UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On July 31, 2023, Solitario Resources Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Newmont Overseas Exploration Ltd (“Newmont”). Pursuant to the SPA, Newmont agreed to purchase 4,166,667 shares of Company common stock for $2,500,000. Concurrently with the execution of the SPA the parties closed on the purchase and sale of the shares.
The Company made certain customary representations, warranties, and covenants in the SPA. The SPA is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company. In addition, in the SPA, Newmont made various representations and warranties, including that Newmont purchased the shares for its own account and that Newmont is an accredited investor. The representations, warranties, and covenants contained in the SPA were made only for purposes of the SPA including the allocation of risk between the parties thereto, and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the SPA, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties thereto.
Concurrently with the execution of the SPA, the Company and Newmont entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”). In the Rights Agreement: (i) subject to certain limitations and conditions, the Company granted Newmont the right to participate in certain equity offerings the Company may conduct from time to time, including with respect to certain sales of Company common stock that may be effected under the Company’s “At-the-Market” program when and if the Company were to sell 1.0 million or greater additional shares of its common stock under such a program; (ii) Newmont was granted a right of first offer with respect to certain transactions, such as a sale or joint venture, involving the Company’s Golden Crest Properties (as identified in the Rights Agreement); (iii) Newmont was granted a right of first refusal to participate in debt and non-equity financing transactions that involve the Golden Crest Properties; (iv) the Company agreed to provide Newmont certain information rights related to the Golden Crest Properties; and (v) Newmont was granted a one-time demand registration right with respect to the shares of Company common stock it purchased in the event that Newmont is deemed to beneficially own greater than 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Rights Agreement will terminate within 90 days of Newmont and its affiliates ceasing to own, in the aggregate, 8% or greater of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
Solitario expects to utilize the proceeds from the sale of the shares to Newmont to fund anticipated exploration activities at its Golden Crest, Lik and Florida Canyon projects as well as for general corporate purposes.
A copy of the SPA is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and the summary of the SPA in this report is qualified by reference to that exhibit. A copy of the Rights Agreement is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.2 and the summary of the Rights Agreement in this report is qualified by reference to that exhibit.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The shares of Company common stock sold to Newmont pursuant to the SPA as described in Item 1.01 above were sold in a private offering pursuant to the exemptions from registration of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 2, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the investment from Newmont. A copy of that press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
August 2, 2023
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| James R. Maronick, Chief Financial Officer | |
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