Aurvista Gold Corporation (“Aurvista” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:AVA) (OTC:ARVSF) (Frankfurt:AV2) is pleased to report that the Company’s proposed name change to Maple Gold Mines Ltd. (“Maple Gold”), amendments to the Company’s stock option plan and previous option grants were approved by shareholders at the Company’s Special Meeting on November 7, 2017. For additional details, please refer to the Company’s Information Circular filed on SEDAR on October 11, 2017.
The Company will commence trading on the OTCQB under the symbol “MGMLF” effective tomorrow, Thursday November 9, 2017. The official corporate transition from Aurvista to Maple Gold is tentatively set for November 20, 2017, which is also the date on which common shares will commence trading under the symbol “MGM” on the TSX-Venture Exchange.
There is no requirement for shareholders to surrender their existing Aurvista share certificate, however, should shareholders prefer to have a new share certificate evidencing the new name, they may surrender their existing Aurvista share certificate to Computershare Investor Services Inc. at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1.
The Company has also received conditional approval from the TSX-Venture Exchange to list the $0.40 warrants (see press release July 14, 2017), which are anticipated to list for trading later this month, subject to regulatory approval.
Douay Gold Project and Company Profile:
Aurvista Gold Corporation is a well-funded gold exploration company focused on advancing one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in Quebec. The Company’s district-scale 370 km² Douay Gold Project covers 55 km of strike along the Casa Berardi Deformation Zone within the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec. The Project has an established gold resource that remains open in multiple directions, with excellent infrastructure and several large scale operating mines within 150 km. For more information please visit the Company’s website at www.aurvistagold.com.
