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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (CSE: EOM) (“Eco Oro” or the “Company”) announces it has completed the second tranche of a previously announced private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 2025 contingent value rights certificates (“2025 CVRs”). The Private Placement was completed in two tranches: (i) a first tranche of US$4,000,000 of 2025 CVRs completed on August 7, 2025 and (ii) a second tranche of US$500,000 of 2025 CVRs completed on March 16, 2026. The proceeds of the Private Placement will be principally used to support the Company’s application to annul the damages award issued on July 15, 2024 awarding no monetary compensation to the Company by the arbitral tribunal constituted under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in its arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Colombia (ICSID Case No. ARB/16/41).
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Upon completion of the first tranche of the Private Placement, the Company’s previously issued contingent value rights certificates and promissory notes were exchanged for a new class of contingent value rights certificates (“Replacement CVRs”). Under the terms of the 2025 CVRs and Replacement CVRs, the Company is permitted to issue (a) up to US$1,000,000 of additional 2025 CVRs at any time on or after July 30, 2027 and (b) if the Board determines that additional funds are required to fund resubmission or collection costs up to US$7,000,000 of new contingent value rights (“Resubmission CVRs”) entitling holders to receive, in the aggregate, up to 20% of the Remainder (as defined below). In addition, the Company will be entitled to incur up to US$6,000,000 of senior debt and US$4,000,000 of subordinated debt.
Under the terms of the 2025 CVRs and Replacement CVRs, any proceeds received by the Company in connection with the arbitral proceedings (“Claim Proceeds”) shall be distributed or retained in the following order of priority:
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| (1) | first, 100% of any such Claim Proceeds will be utilized by the Company to settle outstanding trade payables, including any outstanding legal fees incurred in connection with the Company’s arbitration proceedings, and to repay permitted senior and subordinated debt; | |
| (2) | second, 100% of any such Claim Proceeds,pro ratato the holders of 2025 CVR Certificates and any Resubmission CVR Certificates until the principal amount of 2025 CVR Certificates and any Resubmission CVR Certificates has been repaid in full; and | |
| (3) | third, the balance of any such Claim Proceeds will be distributed to (i) the Company’s arbitration counsel (“Company Counsel”) and (ii) the holders of the 2025 CVRs, the holders of the Replacement CVRs, the holders of the Resubmission CVRs (if any) and participants in the Company’s management incentive plan (“MIP Participants”) and the Company (collectively, the “Residual Claimants”)pro ratabased on the following entitlements: | |
| (a) | to Company Counsel, up to 8% of the Claim Proceeds less any amounts previously paid to such Company Counsel pursuant to clause (1) above; and | |
| (b) | as to the balance of the Claim Proceeds (the “Remainder”)pro ratato the Residual Claimants (subject to dilution in each case in the event that the Company issues Resubmission CVRs entitling holders to receive up to 20% of the Remainder) based on the following entitlements: | |
| (i) to the MIP Participants, 5% of the Remainder; (ii) to the 2025 CVR Holders, 85% of the Remainder; (iii) to the Replacement CVR Holders, 9.7% of the Remainder; and (iv) to the Company, 0.3% of the Remainder. | ||
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