Orla Mining Shareholders Approve Acquisition of Musselwhite Mine

Orla Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce the results of the special meeting of the shareholders of the company held earlier today.
At the Meeting, Shareholders approved (i) the Company's proposed acquisition of the Musselwhite Mine (the "Transaction") from Newmont Corporation ("Newmont") and (ii) the concurrent private placement (the "Financing") of convertible notes and common share purchase warrants to Pierre Lassonde and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax"), both of whom are "insiders" of the Company as defined under the TSX Company Manual.
A total of 186,303,542 of the common shares of the Company ("Shares") were represented at the Meeting, representing 57.9% of the total issued and outstanding Shares.
The ordinary resolutions approving the Transaction and Financing were approved by 99.9% and 99.8%, respectively, of the votes cast by Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting, excluding the votes attached to the Shares held by Newmont, Mr. Lassonde and Fairfax in accordance with Multinational Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions and/or the TSX Company Manual, as applicable.
The Financing is expected to close concurrently with and is conditional on the closing of the Transaction. Additional information regarding the terms of the Transaction and the Financing are set out in the management information circular of the Company dated December 9, 2024, which is available on the Company's website at www.orlamining.com, and on SEDAR+ and EDGAR under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov, respectively.
The Transaction is expected to close in the first quarter 2025 and is subject to other customary closing conditions
About Orla Mining Ltd.
Orla's corporate strategy is to acquire, develop, and operate mineral properties where the Company's expertise can substantially increase stakeholder value. The Company has two material gold projects: (1) Camino Rojo, located in Zacatecas State, Mexico and (2) South Railroad, located in Nevada, United States. Orla is operating the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit and heap leach mine. The property is 100% owned by Orla and covers over 139,000 hectares which contains a large oxide and sulphide mineral resource. Orla is also developing the South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open pit, heap leach gold project located on the Carlin trend in Nevada. Orla has also entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Newmont to acquire the Musselwhite Mine, located in Ontario, Canada.
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