Samco Gold releases its Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Related MD&A for the Year ended Dec. 31, 2019

The Company also announces that it will not proceed with the proposed change of business transaction (the “Transaction”) pursuant to the letter agreement with Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V. (“Echo”) announced on July 24, 2019 (the “Letter Agreement”). Neither the Company nor Echo have any remaining further obligations to each other under the Letter Agreement.

Upon entry into the Letter Agreement, the Company and Echo constructively engaged in the negotiation of a definitive agreement and satisfying conditions to the Transaction, which conditions included a concurrent financing at an agreed-upon indicative valuation for Echo. While the Transaction was initially well received by industry participants, the market dynamic for cannabis-related financing, and the cannabis industry in general, have significantly changed, such that the Company determined that a concurrent financing at the indicative value described in the Letter Agreement could not be completed. The Company and Echo’s shareholders negotiated the terms of the Transaction but ultimately could not agree upon a reduced valuation for Echo that would make the Transaction (including a concurrent financing) viable. Therefore, the parties determined it was in their respective best interests to terminate the proposed Transaction.

The Company will engage with the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) to remove the halt imposed on its common shares since the announcement of the entry into of the Letter Agreement, and will continue to seek and engage with potential change of business opportunities.

About Samco Gold Limited
Samco’s legacy business was the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metals properties in Argentina. Since approximately the fall of 2017, the Company has undertaken a process of divesting itself of all of its legacy business interests, and it currently has no significant assets. The Company’s principal business activity has been the identification and evaluation of opportunities to acquire interests in other assets or businesses. Additional details with respect to the Company are available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

For further information please contact:

Matthias Hauger
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +44 (0) 7500 808 274
Email: mh@samcogold.com

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