UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2023.
Commission File Number: 001-39038
EQUINOX GOLD CORP.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
700 West Pender Street, Suite 1501, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1G8
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference as an additional exhibit to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-268499).
EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 | Material Change Report |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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EQUINOX GOLD CORP. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: September 21, 2023 |
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/s/ Susan Toews |
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Name: Susan Toews |
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Title: General Counsel |
FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
Item 1: Name and Address of Company
Equinox Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Equinox Gold")
Suite 1501 - 700 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 1G8
Item 2: Date of Material Change
September 21, 2023
Item 3: News Release
News releases were disseminated on September 18, 2023 and September 21, 2023 through Newsfile. Copies of both have been filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Item 4: Summary of Material Change
On September 18, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with certain initial purchasers (collectively, the "Initial Purchasers"), pursuant to which the Initial Purchasers agreed to buy, on a bought deal basis, 4.75% unsecured convertible senior notes due 2028 (the "Notes") in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million (the "Offering"). The Company granted the Initial Purchasers an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an additional $22.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes.
On September 21, 2023, the Company closed the Offering of $172.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes, which includes the exercise of the full amount of the option to purchase an additional US$22.5 million aggregate principal of Notes. The Notes were issued at par value.
Item 5: Full Description of Material Change
All dollar amounts shown in United States dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
On September 18, 2023, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement with the Initial Purchasers pursuant to which the Initial Purchasers had agreed to buy, on a bought deal basis, the Notes pursuant to the Offering.
The Company agreed to use net proceeds of the Offering for repayment of debt and for general corporate purposes.
The Notes bear a cash interest semi-annually at a rate of 4.75% per annum. The conversion rate for the Notes is 158.7302 common shares of Equinox Gold (the "Shares") per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, equivalent to a conversion price of $6.30 per Share. The conversion rate represents a premium of approximately 20% relative to the closing sale price of the Shares prior to the announcement of the Offering and is subject to adjustment in certain events.
Equinox Gold has the right to redeem the Notes in certain circumstances and holders will have the right to require Equinox Gold to repurchase their Notes upon the occurrence of certain events.
On September 21, 2023, the Company closed the Offering of $172.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes, which includes the exercise of the full amount of the option to purchase an additional $22.5 million aggregate principal of Notes.
The Notes and the Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or qualified by a prospectus in Canada. The Notes and the Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The Notes were offered only to "qualified institutional buyers" (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Offers and sales in Canada were made only pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws.
Item 6: Reliance on Subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102
Not applicable.
Item 7: Omitted Information
Not applicable.
Item 8: Executive Officer
Susan Toews
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (604)-558-0560
Item 9: Date of Report
September 21, 2023.