IAMGOLD CORP

Vanstar

On February 13, 2024, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Vanstar for consideration of approximately 12.0 million common shares of the Company. Vanstar owned a 25% interest in the Nelligan Gold Project ("Nelligan") in Quebec, Canada. With the acquisition of Vanstar complete, the Company owns a 100% interest in Nelligan. In addition, the Company acquired a 1% NSR royalty held by Vanstar on select claims of Nelligan that were cancelled, as well as other early stage exploration properties in Northern Quebec. The total purchase price amounted to $29.6 million, which included transaction costs of $1.5 million, and was net of cash and cash equivalents acquired of $0.1 million. The transaction costs included 0.2 million common shares, with a value of $0.4 million, issued for professional services.

The acquisition did not meet the IFRS definition of a business combination as the primary asset is an exploration stage property with no identified economically recoverable reserves. Consequently, the transaction was recorded as an asset acquisition.