Northwestern Enterprises Ltd., the company domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, has entered into binding agreements with three separate sellers with the purpose to acquire ownership of 83,532,030 common shares of Aura Minerals Inc. These shares, representing approximately 29.2 per cent of the issued and outstanding Aura Shares, will be purchased by the BVI company in private transactions for US$0.09 per share, on or before April 30, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.
Also, 53,828,874 Aura Shares, representing approximately 18.8 per cent of the issued and outstanding Aura Shares, will be transferred from Sercor Ltd. to Northwestern Enterprises. Both companies are controlled by one person, so beneficial ownership of the shares will not change.
After the above deals will have effect, the BVI entity will hold 137,360,904 shares of Aura Minerals, representing approximately 48 per cent of the total shares.