UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2015
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-33119 | 20-5597115 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 9790 Gateway Drive, Suite 200 Reno, Nevada |
89521 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(775) 358-4455
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On June 29, 2015, Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (“Allied Nevada” or the “Company”) completed the previously announced sale (the “Sale”) of its exploration properties and related assets (excluding the Hycroft operation) (the “Acquired Assets”) to Clover Nevada LLC (“Clover Nevada”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP. The Acquired Assets consist of 75 mineral exploration properties and assets encompassing approximately 165,000 acres of land in the State of Nevada. The Acquired Assets include all of Allied Nevada’s patented and unpatented mining claims and rights associated with properties other than Hycroft, including any royalties or similar interests.
The Sale was completed pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of April 27, 2015, by and among the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and Clover Nevada, for an aggregate purchase price of $17.5 million. The foregoing description of the Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2015, and is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: July 6, 2015 | Allied Nevada Gold Corp. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen M. Jones | |||||
| Stephen M. Jones | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||