The Chirano gold mine in Ghana. Credit: Asante Gold
Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) has reduced its holding in Asante Gold (CSE: ASE) by nearly half following the sale of 29.85 million shares at C$1.55 per share for total proceeds of C$46.3 million.
The shares sold by Kinross represent approximately 44.7% of its holding in Asante, and 4.2% of Asante’s outstanding share capital. The sale price is a discount over the stock’s market open price of C$1.62 on Monday.
By midday, Asante’s shares traded at C$1.65 apiece, down 4.1% for the session, with a market capitalization of C$813 million. Meanwhile, Kinross traded 2% higher at $31.24 per share, capitalizing it at C$37.6 billion.
Following the sale, Kinross still holds approximately 36.93 million of Asante’s shares, for a 5.2% equity ownership. It also holds five million Asante share purchase warrants and a note that can be converted into Asante…
