Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) M&A Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Vista Gold’s Investor Conference Call. It’s my pleasure to introduce Pamela Solly, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Pamela Solly
Vice President of Investor Relations

Thank you, John, and good day, everyone. Thank you for joining the Vista Gold Corp. Investor Conference Call. I’m Pamela Solly, Vice President of Investor Relations. Also on the call today is Fred Earnest, President and Chief Executive Officer.

During the course of this call, we will be making forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Vista to be materially different from results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Please refer to the cautionary statements in this morning’s news release and presentation for details of risks and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements and the cautionary note regarding estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves.

In advance, I want to inform you that we will not be taking questions at the conclusion of this call. Please refer to the announcement and presentation available on our website at www.vistagold.com. I will now turn the call over to Fred Earnest.

Frederick H. Earnest
President, CEO & Director

Thank you, Pam, and thank you to everyone joining us on today’s conference call. This morning, we announced the news of our business combination with Artemis Gold Inc. This combination with Artemis represents a significant milestone for Vista shareholders, delivering an immediate premium to Vista’s share price while providing derisked exposure to growth opportunities from the