MineralFunds.com Mergers & Acquisitions Report May 30th, 2022

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – June 2, 2022) – A Copy of the Full Report is Available to Read by Following the Link Below:

Gold Fields Ltd. to Acquire Yamana Gold Inc. in US$6.7B Transaction

The report provides a summary of Gold and Precious Metal Funds that hold:

1) The Acquired Company only:                  Yamana Gold Inc. (TSXV: YRI)
2) The Acquirer only:                                  Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI)
3) Both the acquirer and the acquired company.

On Monday 30^th, May, 2022, South Africa-based Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI) agreed to buy Yamana Gold Inc. (TSXV: YRI) in an all-stock deal that values Yamana at $6.7 billion USD. If the deal is approved, Gold Fields Ltd. shareholders will end up with 61% of the combined $15.6 billion USD company, and Yamana Gold Inc. shareholders will hold the remaining 39%.

Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI) is paying a 34% premium to the weighted average share price of Yamana Gold Inc. (TSXV: YRI) shares calculated over the 10 trading days immediately preceding the transaction. Gold Fields Ltd. shares fell 11% on the news as investors considered these payment terms. Yamana Gold Inc. shareholders are set to receive 0.6 of a Gold Fields Ltd. share. The Transaction implies a valuation for Yamana Gold Inc. of US$6.7 billion and represents a premium of 33.8% to the 10-day Volume-Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of Yamana Gold Inc.’s shares, calculated at US$ 5.20 on Friday, May 27^th, 2022.

Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI) merging with Yamana Gold Inc. (TSXV: YRI) will create world’s fourth biggest gold miner.

7 Funds show as holding Yamana Gold Inc. (TSXV: YRI) exclusively, and will be the biggest performance beneficiaries from this transaction:

Acquired only	Both Advertisement	Acquirer only
Yamana Gold Inc.	Yamana Gold Inc. and Gold Fields Limited	Gold Fields Limited
iW Commodities & Gold Equities	Invesco Gold & Special Minerals Fund	Fidelity Select Gold
DMS Charteris Gold and Precious Metals Fund	VanEck International Investors Gold Fund	Sprott Gold Equity Fund Advertisement
Placeuro Gold Mines	American Century Global Gold Fund	Franklin Gold & Precious Metals Fund
AMG Gold, Minen und Metalle	USAA Precious Metals and Minerals Fund	EuroPac Gold Fund
AuAg Silver Bullet	Gabelli Gold Fund Inc.	U.S. Global Investors Gold and Precious Metals Fund
SafePort Gold & Silver Mining Fund Advertisement	Allspring Precious Metals Fund	Mackenzie Precious Metals Class
Premium Gold and Metal Open Fund	GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust	BlackRock Global Funds World Gold Fund
Total: 7 Funds	Rydex Precious Metals Fund	BAKERSTEEL Precious Metals Fund
	VanEck VIP Global Gold Fund	Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund (Lux) Advertisement
	Precious Metals UltraSector ProFund	STABILITAS Silber+Weissmetalle
	RBC Global Precious Metals Fund	Sprott-Alpina Gold Equity UCITS Fund
	IG Mackenzie Global Precious Metals Class	BlackRock Gold & General Fund
	TD Precious Metals Fund	LF Ruffer Gold Fund
	CIBC Precious Metals Fund	NinetyOne Funds Series iii – Global Gold Fund Advertisement
	Konwave Gold Equity Fund	ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited
	CPR Invest – Global Gold Mines	United Gold & General Fund
	Deutsche Invest I Gold & Precious Metals Equities	Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund
	Schroder International Selection Fund Global Gold	Value Intelligence Gold Company Fonds (AMI)
	Invesco Gold and Special Metals Fund (Lux)	Total: 17 Funds Advertisement
	DJE Gold & Ressourcen
	iW Precious Metal Mining Equities
	Landolt Investment (Lux) SICAV – Gold
	Lombard Odier Funds – World Gold Expertise
	Crossinvest Metals and Mining Equity
	Konwave Sustainable Gold Equity Fund
	Claresco Or et Métaux Précieux
	ES Baker Steel Gold and Precious Metals Fund
	Cours CM-AM Global Gold
	Edmond de Rothschild Goldsphere Advertisement
	Stratégie Indice Or
	AAZ Prestige Or
	DWS Noor Precious Metal Securities Fund (Sharia)
	Sprott-Alpina Gold Equity Fund
	Zenito Silver and Gold Fund
	C-Quadrat Gold & Resources Fund
	Total: 35 Funds

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