i-80 Gold Terminates Gold Offtake Agreement with Vox Royalty
i-80 Gold announces that it has entered into a termination and settlement agreement with Vox Royalty Cayman SEZC and its parent company, Vox Royalty Corp. to terminate the company's gold offtake agreement. The termination of the Offtake Agreement is expected to provide the company with greater financial and commercial flexibility, and further strengthen its balance sheet as it advances its development plan to create a Nevada-focused mid-tier gold producer. The termination of the Offtake Agreement eliminates the Company's fixed obligation to sell and deliver up to 40,000 ounces of refined gold per year from its Granite Creek and Ruby Hill properties through to the December 31, 2028 expiry date, and subject to pricing based on a lookback period. The termination of the Offtake Agreement is expected to result in cash flow savings through to 2028, based on the average offtake margin per ounce of gold sold in 2026 to date. This provides the company with greater flexibility to manage future gold sales based on favourable gold pricing, and to evaluate stockpiling opportunities in anticipation of the planned commissioning of the Lone Tree Plant within Phase 1 of its current development plan. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the company will issue 3,453,237 common shares to Vox, as nominee of Vox Cayman, to satisfy the company's obligations under the Offtake Agreement, representing an aggregate consideration of $4.8M, based on a price per share of $1.39, calculated in compliance with the rules of the NYSE American and the Toronto Stock Exchange. The shares were issued pursuant to the company's existing U.S. shelf registration statement.