Teck Receives Regulatory Approval for Renewal of Share Buy-Back Program
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jun 27, 2014) - Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX: TCK.A, TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") has been informed that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has accepted Teck's notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid to purchase its Class B subordinate voting shares. Under the normal course issuer bid, Teck may purchase up to 20 million Class B subordinate voting shares during the period starting July 2, 2014 and ending on July 1, 2015, representing approximately 3.53% of the outstanding Class B subordinate voting shares, or 4.39% of the public float, as of June 19, 2014. 566,765,932 Class B subordinate voting shares were issued and outstanding as of June 19, 2014.
Teck will make any purchases through the facilities of the TSX, the New York Stock Exchange or any other exchanges or alternative trading systems in both Canada and the United States, if eligible, or by such other means as may be permitted under the TSX's regulations, including private agreements under an issuer bid exemption order or block purchases in accordance with the applicable regulations. Purchases made by way of private agreements under an issuer bid exemption order issued by a securities regulatory authority will be at a discount to the prevailing market price as provided in any applicable exemption order.
The average daily trading volume calculated in accordance with the policies of the TSX for the Class B subordinate voting shares during the six-month period ended May 31, 2014 was 1,798,297. As a result, under the TSX's rules, Teck may purchase a maximum of 449,574 Class B subordinate voting shares (being 25% of the average daily trading volume) on any one day, except pursuant to permitted exceptions. The actual number of Class B subordinate voting shares to be purchased and the timing of any such purchases will be determined by Teck from time to time as market conditions warrant. All repurchased shares will be cancelled.
Teck is making the normal course issuer bid because it believes that the market price of its Class B shares may, from time to time, not reflect their underlying value and that the share buy-back program may provide value by reducing the number of shares outstanding at attractive prices.
Under Teck's previously approved normal course issuer bid, during the 12 month period commencing June 27, 2013, Teck purchased an aggregate of 200,000 Class B subordinate voting shares at a weighted average price of $24.16 per share. All repurchased shares were cancelled.
About Teck
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TCK.A and TCK.B and on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TCK. Further information about Teck can be found at www.teck.com.
Contact
Teck Resources Ltd. - Investor Contact:
Greg Waller
Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis
604.699.4014
greg.waller@teck.com
Teck Resources Ltd. - Media Contact:
Chris Stannell
Senior Communications Specialist
604.699.4368
chris.stannell@teck.com
www.teck.com