Norvista Capital Issues Correction to Its Announcement of New Core Investment: Great Bear Royalties
Toronto, September 10, 2021 - Norvista Capital Corp. (TSXV: NVV) ("Norvista" or the "Company") would like to announce that at the request of the Independent Regulatory Organization of Canada the press release issued under the title "Norvista Capital Announces New Core Investment: Great Bear Royalties" is withdrawn and no reliance should be placed on it. The following press release contains clarifying disclosure.Norvista Capital Announces New Core Investment: Great Bear Royalties - Corrected
TORONTO, September 9, 2021 - Norvista Capital Corp. (TSXV: NVV) ("Norvista" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a new core investment in its portfolio, Great Bear Royalties Corp. (TSXV: GBRR). Over the last three months the Company has accumulated a position of 79,467 shares (as at August 31, 2021) at an average cost of $3.99 per share for an aggregate investment of $317,270, representing approximately 3.5% of Norvista's recently announced August 31, 2021 NAV of C$0.126 per share.
Samuel Pelaez, the Company's President, CEO, CIO and Director stated: "We think Great Bear Royalties is undervalued based on our research of the deposit, comparable transactions, and possible mine plans for the Dixie Project." Mr. Pelaez continued, "The 2% NSR it holds on the Dixie Project, in our view is a Tier 1 Royalty, which is very scarce and we believe the market is underestimating the scale and potential upside of the anticipated maiden resource at Dixie. We expect that the coming news flow over the medium term should act as the catalyst to re-rate this stock."
Norvista's Investment Thesis on Great Bear Royalties:
Royalties on Tier 1 Assets are Scarce: Norvista's view is that this type of royalty has the potential to be a cornerstone asset of a larger royalty company.
Potential for Enhanced Valuation: By applying consensus estimates on the Dixie Project to Great Bear Royalties, it suggests that it trades at a discount to royalty peers (P/NAV 0.5x vs peers at 1.2x).
The Shares of Great Bear Royalties were purchased through the facilities of the TSX Venture. Norvista is arm's length to Great Bear Royalties. Norvista's assessment of Great Bear Royalties is based on information disclosed in public announcements of Great Bear Royalties and Great Bear Resources, and Norvista's own internal analysis. There can be no assurance that any resource estimate or PEA can be completed or that such studies will be of economic interest to investors or third party buyers. The holdings of securities of Great Bear Royalties by Norvista are for investment purposes only, and Norvista could increase or decrease its investment in Great Bear Royalties at any time, without notice, or continue to maintain its current position, depending on market conditions or any other relevant factor. Norvista is not affiliated with Great Bear Royalties.
About Great Bear Royalties:
Great Bear Royalties Corp. is a precious metals focused royalty company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol "GBRR". Great Bear Royalties holds a 2% NSR Royalty on Great Bear Resource's Dixie Project located near Red Lake, Ontario.
About Norvista:
Norvista is a resource-focused merchant bank and investment company with a portfolio of publicly listed securities issued by companies engaged in precious and base metal exploration and development. The Company's core investments include Minera Alamos Inc., Rockcliff Metals Corp., Great Bear Royalties Corp., and Nevada Zinc Corp.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release contains references to NAV or "net asset value per share" which is a non-GAAP financial measure. NAV is calculated as the value of total assets less the value of total liabilities divided by the total number of common shares outstanding as at a specific date. The term NAV does not have any standardized meaning according to GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. There is no comparable GAAP financial measure presented in the Company's consolidated financial statements and thus no applicable quantitative reconciliation for such non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes that the measure provides information useful to its shareholders in understanding the Company's performance, and may assist in the evaluation of the Company's business relative to that of its peers. This data is furnished to provide additional information and does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Accordingly, it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, and is not necessarily indicative of other metrics presented in accordance with GAAP. Existing NAV of the Company is not necessarily predictive of the Company's future performance or the NAV of the Company as at any future date.
For further information, please contact:
Derek Macpherson, Executive Chairman by email at dmacpherson@norvistacapital.com or by phone at 416-294-6713 or Samuel Pelaez, President, CEO & CIO by email spelaez@norvistacapital.com or by phone at 202-677-8513. Norvista's website is located at www.norvistacapital.com.
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