Mega Precious to be Acquired by Yamana Gold - Seite 2

Glen Kuntz, Mega's CEO is keen for Yamana to continue the work on the project, stating, "My experience in dealing with Yamana's management and technical team is that they are world-class and committed to growing the Monument Bay Project along with the rest of their portfolio in Canada. This acquisition not only validates the project and its value, but also the opportunity to our shareholders to participate in the future success with one of the industry's most respected gold producers. The work Mega's team has done on Monument Bay has been remarkable, we have not only grown the initial small underground resource into a multi-million ounce resource, but also discovered multiple new deposits and structures. We believe this transaction is an excellent outcome for Mega shareholders as it provides a significant premium recognizing the value embedded in our projects. We look forward to joining their team and continuing the work we have successfully started."

"The acquisition of Mega Precious Metals advances Yamana's strategy to expand our presence in Canada, which we established last year with the joint acquisition of Canadian Malartic and a portfolio of exploration properties in Quebec and Ontario", said William Wulftange, Senior Vice President, Exploration for Yamana Gold. Yamana's exploration program has contributed to unlocking value within our portfolio through consistently finding high quality ounces at our properties and we are looking forward to applying our experience and expertise at Monument Bay. The significant existing mineral resource base at Mega's Monument Bay and North Madsen Projects in particular provide an opportunity for further exploration to meaningfully increase the potential of these assets. "With the addition of Monument Bay in particular, we look forward to continuing the positive relations that have been established with the First Nations population and other stakeholders in the region, including the Government of Manitoba."

Transaction Details:

Full details of the transaction will be set out in Mega's information circular that it will prepare in respect of the meeting of shareholders to approve the transaction. Mega intends to mail the information circular in mid-to-late May 2015. The transaction is expected to close in late June of 2015, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including court and shareholder approval, and Yamana's satisfactory completion of its title, environmental, tax and litigation due diligence on or prior to May 15, 2015.