Mangazeya Mining Ltd. Announces That Its Subsidiary, 7918534 Canada Inc., Issued a Notice of Redemption of Exchangeable Shares

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 19, 2021) - Mangazeya Mining Ltd. (TSXV: MGZ.H) ("Mangazeya" or the "Company") announces that its subsidiary, 7918534 Canada Inc. (the "Subsidiary"), has issued a notice of redemption to holders of its issued and outstanding Exchangeable Shares (as defined below). As set out in the notice of redemption, the redemption date of the Exchangeable Shares will be May 19, 2021. As per the share provisions of the Exchangeable Shares, each Exchangeable Share shall be automatically redeemed for a price equal to the price of Mangazeya common shares (the "Mangazeya Shares") on the last day prior to the Automatic Redemption Date (as defined below). Consequently, the Exchangeable Shares will be redeemed for $0.04 per Exchangeable Share.

Background

On October 20, 2011, Mangazeya and Century Mining Corporation ("Century") completed a business combination (the "Business Combination") by way of a plan of arrangement (the "Plan of Arrangement"), resulting in the Subsidiary acquiring all the issued and outstanding common shares of Century (the "Century Shares"). Pursuant to an amended and restated arrangement agreement dated as of August 9, 2011 (the "Arrangement Agreement"), among Mangazeya, Century and the Subsidiary, each Century Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, other than Century Shares held by dissenting shareholders, was exchanged for either 0.40 of a Mangazeya Share or 0.40 of a non-voting exchangeable share in the capital of the Subsidiary (each whole exchangeable share, an "Exchangeable Share"). The Exchangeable Shares are exchangeable into Mangazeya Shares, on a one-for-one basis, at any time upon the election of the holder thereof and in the absence of certain circumstances, will be automatically redeemed (the "Automatic Redemption") on October 20, 2016 ("Automatic Redemption Date").

The upcoming redemption of Exchangeable Shares will fulfill the Subsidiary's outstanding obligation to complete the Automatic Redemption. Pursuant to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Exchangeable Shares as set out in the Subsidiary's Articles of Incorporation, as amended on October 4, 2011, the Redemption Price is equal to the Mangazeya Share price on October 19, 2016, which is the last business day prior to the Automatic Redemption Date. Consequently, the Redemption Price is $0.04 per Exchangeable Share.

About Mangazeya Mining Ltd.

Mangazeya Mining Ltd. is a NEX-listed mining and exploration company, focused on the development of mineral resources in the Russian Federation.

Contact:
Anton Grigoryev
Corporate Secretary
Mangazeya Mining Ltd.
[email protected]

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