Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 28, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 28, 2025
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EX-99.3 · Key Developments
For the year ended December 31, 2024
Acquisition of 0.5% gross overriding revenue (“GOR”) royalty on the Tres Quebradas lithium project
On December 19, 2024, Triple Flag entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an existing 0.5% GOR royalty from Lithium Royalty Corp (“LRC”), for total consideration of $28.0 million. The royalty covers all mineral properties comprising the Tres Quebradas lithium project. Tres Quebradas, located in Catamarca province, Argentina, is 100%-owned and operated by Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. through its subsidiary Liex SA. Closing and subsequent funding of the transaction is expected to occur in Q1 2025 and is contingent on, amongst other things, the registration of the royalty.
Executive Leadership Transition
On September 26, 2024, following the departure of our founder and former Chief Executive Officer, Shaun Usmar, Sheldon Vanderkooy was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, James Dendle as Chief Operating Officer and Eban Bari as Chief Financial Officer. Drawing upon our succession planning matrix, we successfully filled the roles internally and have maintained a 100% retention rate since the transition. Despite and during this transitionary period, Triple Flag maintained the “Great Place to Work” designation, achieving an overall satisfaction rating of 96%.
Acquisition of 3% gold streams on Agbaou and Bonikro
On August 14, 2024, Triple Flag completed the acquisition of 3% gold streams on each of the Agbaou and Bonikro mines (the “Allied Streams”) operated by Allied Gold Corp. (“Allied”) and also acquired the right to purchase metal based on production from January 1, 2024, to August 14, 2024 (“initial ounces”), for a total cash consideration of $53.0 million. Triple Flag will make ongoing payments of 10% of the spot gold price for each ounce delivered under the streams. The streams cover the existing mining and exploration licenses for the Agbaou and Bonikro mines, both located in Cote d’Ivoire.
The Agbaou gold stream will step down to 2% payable gold after the delivery of 29,000 ounces of gold, and the Bonikro gold stream will step down to 2% payable gold after the delivery of 39,300 ounces of gold. From 2024 to 2027, both streams are subject to a period of annual minimum deliveries. Under the Agbaou stream, an annual minimum of approximately 2,500 to 2,750 ounces will be delivered and under the Bonikro stream, an annual minimum of approximately 3,500 to 4,200 ounces will be delivered. A parent guarantee is provided by Allied under the terms of the respective stream agreements.
The total cash consideration of $53.0 million was comprised of $46.1 million relating to the Allied Streams and $6.9 million to the initial ounces. These ounces were sold prior to the end of the third quarter.
Acquisition of additional Tamarack Royalty
On July 5, 2024, Triple Flag acquired an additional 1.0% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty from Talon Nickel (USA) LLC (“Talon”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Talon Metals Corp., a TSX-listed company, for total consideration of $8.0 million (“Additional Tamarack Royalty”). The royalty is on Talon’s participating interest in the Tamarack project. The royalty is subject to a buydown right to reduce the Additional Tamarack Royalty to 0.6% for $5.0 million, exercisable for a period of two years, subject to certain conditions. This Additional Tamarack Royalty is in addition to the 1.11% NSR royalty which Triple Flag already owns on the Tamarack project.
Kensington litigation settlement
On March 28, 2024, Triple Flag and Coeur entered into a settlement agreement to resolve litigation regarding the terms of a royalty held by Triple Flag on Coeur’s Kensington gold mine.
As part of the settlement agreement, Triple Flag shall receive $6.75 million in Coeur shares ($3.0 million received in April 2024, and $3.75 million to be received in the first quarter of 2025). The Coeur share consideration is in settlement of royalties in arrears and litigation expenses incurred. As such, the settlement amounts were recognized as revenue and recoupment of costs in the consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Further to that settlement, Triple Flag and Coeur agreed to amend the terms of the existing Kensington royalty to provide that:
| • | Effective January 1, 2024, the royalty to pay at a rate of 1.25% of net smelter returns occurring through to December 31, 2026; and |
| • | The royalty rate will increase to 1.50% of net smelter returns from January 1, 2027. |
The amended NSR royalty is subject to a cap of two million ounces of gold, adjusted for consideration received related to royalties in arrears.
For the year ended December 31, 2023
Acquisition of Johnson Camp Mine Royalty
On November 30, 2023, the Company in conjunction with Greenstone Excelsior Holdings LP (“Greenstone”) entered into a financing transaction with Excelsior Mining Corp., who on November 12, 2024, announced a name change to Gunnison Copper Corp. (“Gunnison”). The closing of the financing was a condition subsequent to a previously announced extension of the maturity date of Gunnison’s existing $15.0 million credit facility with Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I LP. As part of the financing transaction, the Company acquired a 1.5% gross revenue royalty (“GRR”) on the Johnson Camp Mine in Arizona, United States, operated by Gunnison, for a consideration of $5.5 million in cash (the “Johnson Camp Mine Royalty”).
Acquisition of an additional royalty interest in Stawell Gold Mines Pty Ltd
On September 25, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Stawell Gold Mines Pty Ltd (“Stawell”) for the acquisition of an additional 2.65% NSR gold royalty. This is in addition to the pre-existing 1.0% NSR royalty on gold that Triple Flag previously held. Both royalties cover future production at the Stawell gold mine in Victoria, Australia. Triple Flag acquired the additional royalty interest for cash consideration of $16.6 million.
Acquisition of Agbaou Royalty
On June 23, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Auramet Capital Partners, L.P. (“Auramet”) for the acquisition of the 2.5% NSR royalty it held on the Agbaou gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, operated by Allied (“Agbaou Royalty”). Triple Flag acquired the Agbaou Royalty for total consideration of $15.5 million, of which $13.5 million was paid in cash and the remaining $2.0 million paid through an in-kind contribution of an asset held by the Company.
Acquisition of Maverix
On January 19, 2023, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Maverix (“Maverix Shares”) pursuant to the terms of an arrangement agreement dated November 9, 2022 (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, Maverix shareholders had the option to receive either 0.36 of a Triple Flag common share or $3.92 in cash per Maverix common share, in each case subject to pro-ration such that the aggregate cash consideration did not exceed 15% of the total consideration and the aggregate share consideration did not exceed 85% of the total consideration. In addition, (i) holders of options to acquire Maverix Shares received fully vested replacement options to acquire Triple Flag common shares; and (ii) the restricted share units (“RSUs”) of Maverix outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the transaction, whether vested or unvested, were assigned and transferred by the holder to Maverix in exchange for a cash payment and each RSU was immediately cancelled. The outstanding Maverix warrants (“Maverix Warrants”) (5,000,000 Maverix Warrants outstanding with an exercise price of $3.28 per Maverix Share outstanding as of the closing date) were automatically adjusted in accordance with their terms, such that if and when exercised, Maverix Warrant holders would receive a total of 1,800,000 Triple Flag common shares at an exercise price of $9.11 per Triple Flag common share. All of the Maverix Warrants were exercised on April 12, 2023.
The acquisition of Maverix closed on January 19, 2023, and Triple Flag paid $86.7 million and issued 45,097,390 common shares to all former Maverix shareholders, and incurred $5.8 million of transaction costs. Following the completion of the acquisition, Maverix became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Triple Flag.
The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition on January 19, 2023, with mineral interests of $587.8 million and is described in Note 6 of the Annual Financial Statements. The other net assets acquired in the transaction included cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable, prepaid gold interests and loans receivable of approximately $68.9 million, amounts payable and other liabilities, lease liabilities and income tax payable of $11.9 million. The other liabilities included change of control payment obligations under the terms of Maverix’s employment agreements.
Operating Assets – Performance
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