{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"128686","rtpr_id":"nBw5BQcVwa","ticker":"LMR","exchange":"","all_tickers":["LMR"],"title":"Lomiko Metals Announces Receipt of Interim Court Order and Mailing of Management Information Circular Relating to Arrangement With Global Battery Materials","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-26T22:00:00.068Z","article_body":"Lomiko Metals Announces Receipt of Interim Court Order and Mailing of\nManagement Information Circular Relating to Arrangement With Global Battery\nMaterials\n\nLomiko Metals Inc. (TSX-V: LMR, OTC: LMRMF, FSE: DH8C) (“Lomiko” or the\n“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has filed and is in the process\nof mailing its management information circular (the “Circular”) and\nrelated meeting materials in connection with its upcoming special meeting of\nholders (“Shareholders”) of common shares (“Shares”) and holders of\ncommon share purchase warrants (together with Shareholders, the\n“Securityholders”) to be held on September 23, 2026 (the “Meeting”).\n\nThe purpose of the Meeting is to seek approval for the previously announced\nplan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia),\npursuant to which Global Battery Materials Corp. (the “Purchaser” or\n“GBM”) will acquire all of the outstanding Shares in an all-cash\ntransaction (the “Arrangement”) for $0.13 per Share, all in accordance\nwith the terms of the arrangement agreement dated July 27, 2026 between Lomiko\nand GBM (the “Arrangement Agreement”).\n\nIn addition, Lomiko is pleased to announce that the Supreme Court of British\nColumbia (the “Court”) has granted an interim order (the “Interim\nOrder”) authorizing, among other things, the calling, holding and conducting\nof the Meeting and other procedural matters in connection with the\nArrangement.\n\nLomiko has also initiated all government and legal preclearance requirements\nrelated to its grants and contribution agreement, and all is progressing well\nand as expected.\n\nMeeting Details\n\nIn accordance with the Interim Order, the Meeting will be held in person on\nSeptember 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) at the offices of Fasken\nMartineau DuMoulin LLP, 550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900, Vancouver, British\nColumbia V6C 0A3, and the record date for determining the Securityholders\nentitled to receive notice of, and vote at, such Meeting is the close of\nbusiness on August 19, 2026.\n\nAt the Meeting, Securityholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed\nadvisable, pass, with or without variation, a special resolution approving the\nArrangement (the “Arrangement Resolution”). The Arrangement Resolution\nmust be approved by (i) at least two-thirds (66⅔%) of the votes cast on the\nArrangement Resolution by the Shareholders present in person or represented by\nproxy at the Meeting; (ii) at least two-thirds (66⅔%) of the votes cast on\nthe Arrangement Resolution by the Securityholders present in person or\nrepresented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class, with\nSecurityholders being entitled to one vote for each Shares and Warrants held;\nand (iii) a simple majority of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by\nthe Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting,\nexcluding for this purpose, any votes attached to the Shares held by persons\ndescribed in items (a) through (d) of section 8.1(2) of Multilateral\nInstrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special\nTransactions (the “Securityholder Approval”).\n\nThe deadline for completed proxies to be received by the Company’s transfer\nagent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., is September 21, 2026 at 10:00\na.m. (Vancouver time).\n\nMeeting Materials\n\nThe Circular, form of proxy, voting instruction form and letters of\ntransmittal for the Meeting (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”)\ncontain important information with respect to how Securityholders may vote at\nthe Meeting. Securityholders who wish to attend and/or vote at the Meeting\nmust follow the procedures set out in the Meeting Materials. Securityholders\nwho are unable to attend the Meeting are strongly encouraged to complete,\ndate, sign and return the form of proxy (in the case of registered\nSecurityholders) or voting instruction form (in the case of non-registered\nShareholders) provided with the Meeting Materials so that as many\nSecurityholders as possible are represented and vote at the Meeting.\n\nSecurityholders will receive the Meeting Materials by mail. Securityholders\nare encouraged to access an electronic version of the Circular which is\navailable under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca&esheet=54595251&newsitemid=20260826716367&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.ca&index=1&md5=f8bd4397e7c26303d0b41a628e5b66fc)\nand on the Company’s website at\nhttps://lomiko.com/corporate-information/special-meeting-of-shareholders-2026/\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Flomiko.com%2Fcorporate-information%2Fspecial-meeting-of-shareholders-2026%2F&esheet=54595251&newsitemid=20260826716367&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Flomiko.com%2Fcorporate-information%2Fspecial-meeting-of-shareholders-2026%2F&index=2&md5=cee19d464b260c906b28481ac6641fee)\n. The Circular contains important information on the Arrangement and related\nmatters, including the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, the background to\nthe Arrangement, the reasons for the Arrangement, the recommendations of the\nboard of directors (the “Board”) and the special committee of independent\ndirectors of Lomiko (the “Special Committee”), and how Securityholders can\nparticipate in and vote at the Meeting. Securityholders are urged to read the\nCircular carefully and in its entirety, to consult their financial, legal, tax\nor other professional advisors, and to vote as soon as possible ahead of the\nproxy deadline of September 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) in\naccordance with the instructions accompanying the form of proxy or voting\ninstruction form, as applicable.\n\nRecommendation of the Board of Directors and Special Committee\n\nThe Board (with interested directors abstaining) and Special Committee,\nrespectively, unanimously recommend that Securityholders vote FOR the\nArrangement Resolution at the Meeting. Reasons for these recommendations are\nset out in the Circular.\n\nTransaction Details\n\nIf the Securityholder Approval is obtained at the Meeting, the Arrangement is\nexpected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to the satisfaction\nof customary closing conditions under the Arrangement Agreement, including the\nissuance of a final order by the Court and other regulatory or third party\napprovals.\n\nAssuming completion of the Arrangement, GBM will hold 100% of the outstanding\nShares and intends to cause the Shares to be delisted from the TSX Venture\nExchange and to cause Lomiko to apply to cease to be a reporting issuer under\napplicable Canadian securities laws.\n\nAbout Lomiko Metals Inc.\n\nThe Company holds mineral interests in its advanced La Loutre Graphite Project\nin southern Québec. The La Loutre Graphite Project site is within the Kitigan\nZibi Anishinabeg (KZA) First Nation’s territory, which is situated within\nthe Outaouais and Laurentides regions. Located 180 kilometers northwest of\nMontreal, the property consists of one large, continuous block with 76 mineral\nexclusive exploration rights totaling 4,528 hectares (45.3 km(2)). The Company\nalso holds an interest in seven early-stage projects in southern Québec,\nincluding Ruisseau, Tremblant, Meloche, Boyd, Dieppe, North Low, and Carmin,\ncovering 328 exclusive exploration rights over 18,622 hectares in the\nLaurentian region of Québec and within KZA territory. The Company has\noptioned an early-stage property prospect in the precious metals, antimony,\nand REEs. The Yellow Fox Property is located approximately 10 km southwest of\nthe Town of Glenwood, NL, and south of the Trans-Canada Highway.\n\nNeither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined\nin the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or\naccuracy of this release.\n\nForward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” within the\nmeaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information may be\nidentified by statements including words such as: “anticipate,”\n“intend,” “plan,” “budget,” “believe,” “project,”\n“estimate,” “expect,” “scheduled,” “forecast,” “strategy,”\n“future,” “likely,” “may,” “to be,” “could,” “would,”\n“should,” “will” and similar references to future periods or the\nnegative or comparable terminology, as well as terms usually used in the\nfuture and the conditional.\n\nForward-looking information may include, without limitation, statements\nregarding the expected benefits of the Arrangement, the timing of various\nsteps to be completed in connection with the Arrangement, the anticipated\ntiming and completion of the Arrangement, the timing of the Meeting and\nmailing of the management information circular, the level of shareholder\nsupport for the Arrangement and the number of Shares expected to be voted in\nfavour of the Arrangement, the receipt of required Securityholder, court,\nregulatory, stock exchange and third-party approvals, the satisfaction or\nwaiver of the conditions to completion of the Arrangement, and other\nstatements that are not material facts.\n\nForward-looking information is based on assumptions that may prove to be\nincorrect, including but not limited to, that the parties will receive, in a\ntimely manner and on satisfactory terms, the necessary court, Securityholder,\nstock exchange, third-party and regulatory approvals, that the shareholders\nwho have entered into voting and support agreements will comply with their\nobligations thereunder and vote their Shares in favour of the Arrangement, and\nthat the parties will otherwise be able to satisfy, in a timely manner, the\nother conditions to the closing of the Arrangement.\n\nThe Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable in the circumstances.\nHowever, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the\nactual outcome of such items or factors. By its nature, forward-looking\ninformation involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties, changes in\ncircumstances and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of\nwhich are outside of the Company’s control which may cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from any future or potential results expressed or implied by\nsuch forward-looking information.\n\nImportant factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose indicated in the forward-looking information include, among others: (i)\nthe possibility that the Arrangement will not be completed on the terms and\nconditions, or on the timing, currently contemplated, and that it may not be\ncompleted at all, due to a failure to obtain or satisfy, in a timely manner or\notherwise, required Securityholder, court, third-party and regulatory\napprovals or for other reasons; (ii) the risk that shareholders who have\nentered into voting and support agreements may not comply with their\nobligations thereunder or may not vote their Shares in favour of the\nArrangement; (iii) the possibility of adverse reactions or changes in business\nresulting from the announcement or completion of the Arrangement; (iv) risks\nrelating to the Company's ability to retain and attract key personnel during\nthe interim period; (v) the possibility of litigation relating to the\nArrangement; (vi) the potential of a third party making a superior proposal;\n(vii) risks related to diverting management's attention from the Company's\nongoing business operations; and (viii) other risks inherent to the business\ncarried out by the Company and factors beyond its control which could have a\nmaterial adverse effect on the Company or its ability to complete the\nArrangement. The Company has assumed that the risk factors referred to above\nwill not cause such forward-looking statements and information to differ\nmaterially from actual results or events. The reader is cautioned to consider\nthese and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not\nto put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.\n\nOther than as specifically required by applicable Canadian law, the Company\nundertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect\nevents or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or results, or\notherwise.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826716367/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826716367/en/)\n\nFor more information on Lomiko Metals, review the website at www.lomiko.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lomiko.com&esheet=54595251&newsitemid=20260826716367&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lomiko.com&index=3&md5=85caa5738dc07c6b90453e47a7ab1bd7)\n, contact Gordana Slepcev at 647-391-7344 or email: info@lomiko.com\n(mailto:info@lomiko.com) .\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw5BQcVwa","title":"Lomiko Metals Announces Receipt of Interim Court Order and Mailing of Management Information Circular Relating to Arrangement With Global Battery Materials","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"LMR","created":"2026-08-26T22:00:00.068Z","tickers":["LMR"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Lomiko Metals Announces Receipt of Interim Court Order and Mailing of\nManagement Information Circular Relating to Arrangement With Global Battery\nMaterials\n\nLomiko Metals Inc. (TSX-V: LMR, OTC: LMRMF, FSE: DH8C) (“Lomiko” or the\n“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has filed and is in the process\nof mailing its management information circular (the “Circular”) and\nrelated meeting materials in connection with its upcoming special meeting of\nholders (“Shareholders”) of common shares (“Shares”) and holders of\ncommon share purchase warrants (together with Shareholders, the\n“Securityholders”) to be held on September 23, 2026 (the “Meeting”).\n\nThe purpose of the Meeting is to seek approval for the previously announced\nplan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia),\npursuant to which Global Battery Materials Corp. (the “Purchaser” or\n“GBM”) will acquire all of the outstanding Shares in an all-cash\ntransaction (the “Arrangement”) for $0.13 per Share, all in accordance\nwith the terms of the arrangement agreement dated July 27, 2026 between Lomiko\nand GBM (the “Arrangement Agreement”).\n\nIn addition, Lomiko is pleased to announce that the Supreme Court of British\nColumbia (the “Court”) has granted an interim order (the “Interim\nOrder”) authorizing, among other things, the calling, holding and conducting\nof the Meeting and other procedural matters in connection with the\nArrangement.\n\nLomiko has also initiated all government and legal preclearance requirements\nrelated to its grants and contribution agreement, and all is progressing well\nand as expected.\n\nMeeting Details\n\nIn accordance with the Interim Order, the Meeting will be held in person on\nSeptember 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) at the offices of Fasken\nMartineau DuMoulin LLP, 550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900, Vancouver, British\nColumbia V6C 0A3, and the record date for determining the Securityholders\nentitled to receive notice of, and vote at, such Meeting is the close of\nbusiness on August 19, 2026.\n\nAt the Meeting, Securityholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed\nadvisable, pass, with or without variation, a special resolution approving the\nArrangement (the “Arrangement Resolution”). The Arrangement Resolution\nmust be approved by (i) at least two-thirds (66⅔%) of the votes cast on the\nArrangement Resolution by the Shareholders present in person or represented by\nproxy at the Meeting; (ii) at least two-thirds (66⅔%) of the votes cast on\nthe Arrangement Resolution by the Securityholders present in person or\nrepresented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class, with\nSecurityholders being entitled to one vote for each Shares and Warrants held;\nand (iii) a simple majority of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by\nthe Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting,\nexcluding for this purpose, any votes attached to the Shares held by persons\ndescribed in items (a) through (d) of section 8.1(2) of Multilateral\nInstrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special\nTransactions (the “Securityholder Approval”).\n\nThe deadline for completed proxies to be received by the Company’s transfer\nagent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., is September 21, 2026 at 10:00\na.m. (Vancouver time).\n\nMeeting Materials\n\nThe Circular, form of proxy, voting instruction form and letters of\ntransmittal for the Meeting (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”)\ncontain important information with respect to how Securityholders may vote at\nthe Meeting. Securityholders who wish to attend and/or vote at the Meeting\nmust follow the procedures set out in the Meeting Materials. Securityholders\nwho are unable to attend the Meeting are strongly encouraged to complete,\ndate, sign and return the form of proxy (in the case of registered\nSecurityholders) or voting instruction form (in the case of non-registered\nShareholders) provided with the Meeting Materials so that as many\nSecurityholders as possible are represented and vote at the Meeting.\n\nSecurityholders will receive the Meeting Materials by mail. Securityholders\nare encouraged to access an electronic version of the Circular which is\navailable under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca&esheet=54595251&newsitemid=20260826716367&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.ca&index=1&md5=f8bd4397e7c26303d0b41a628e5b66fc)\nand on the Company’s website at\nhttps://lomiko.com/corporate-information/special-meeting-of-shareholders-2026/\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Flomiko.com%2Fcorporate-information%2Fspecial-meeting-of-shareholders-2026%2F&esheet=54595251&newsitemid=20260826716367&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Flomiko.com%2Fcorporate-information%2Fspecial-meeting-of-shareholders-2026%2F&index=2&md5=cee19d464b260c906b28481ac6641fee)\n. The Circular contains important information on the Arrangement and related\nmatters, including the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, the background to\nthe Arrangement, the reasons for the Arrangement, the recommendations of the\nboard of directors (the “Board”) and the special committee of independent\ndirectors of Lomiko (the “Special Committee”), and how Securityholders can\nparticipate in and vote at the Meeting. Securityholders are urged to read the\nCircular carefully and in its entirety, to consult their financial, legal, tax\nor other professional advisors, and to vote as soon as possible ahead of the\nproxy deadline of September 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) in\naccordance with the instructions accompanying the form of proxy or voting\ninstruction form, as applicable.\n\nRecommendation of the Board of Directors and Special Committee\n\nThe Board (with interested directors abstaining) and Special Committee,\nrespectively, unanimously recommend that Securityholders vote FOR the\nArrangement Resolution at the Meeting. Reasons for these recommendations are\nset out in the Circular.\n\nTransaction Details\n\nIf the Securityholder Approval is obtained at the Meeting, the Arrangement is\nexpected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to the satisfaction\nof customary closing conditions under the Arrangement Agreement, including the\nissuance of a final order by the Court and other regulatory or third party\napprovals.\n\nAssuming completion of the Arrangement, GBM will hold 100% of the outstanding\nShares and intends to cause the Shares to be delisted from the TSX Venture\nExchange and to cause Lomiko to apply to cease to be a reporting issuer under\napplicable Canadian securities laws.\n\nAbout Lomiko Metals Inc.\n\nThe Company holds mineral interests in its advanced La Loutre Graphite Project\nin southern Québec. The La Loutre Graphite Project site is within the Kitigan\nZibi Anishinabeg (KZA) First Nation’s territory, which is situated within\nthe Outaouais and Laurentides regions. Located 180 kilometers northwest of\nMontreal, the property consists of one large, continuous block with 76 mineral\nexclusive exploration rights totaling 4,528 hectares (45.3 km(2)). The Company\nalso holds an interest in seven early-stage projects in southern Québec,\nincluding Ruisseau, Tremblant, Meloche, Boyd, Dieppe, North Low, and Carmin,\ncovering 328 exclusive exploration rights over 18,622 hectares in the\nLaurentian region of Québec and within KZA territory. The Company has\noptioned an early-stage property prospect in the precious metals, antimony,\nand REEs. The Yellow Fox Property is located approximately 10 km southwest of\nthe Town of Glenwood, NL, and south of the Trans-Canada Highway.\n\nNeither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined\nin the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or\naccuracy of this release.\n\nForward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” within the\nmeaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information may be\nidentified by statements including words such as: “anticipate,”\n“intend,” “plan,” “budget,” “believe,” “project,”\n“estimate,” “expect,” “scheduled,” “forecast,” “strategy,”\n“future,” “likely,” “may,” “to be,” “could,” “would,”\n“should,” “will” and similar references to future periods or the\nnegative or comparable terminology, as well as terms usually used in the\nfuture and the conditional.\n\nForward-looking information may include, without limitation, statements\nregarding the expected benefits of the Arrangement, the timing of various\nsteps to be completed in connection with the Arrangement, the anticipated\ntiming and completion of the Arrangement, the timing of the Meeting and\nmailing of the management information circular, the level of shareholder\nsupport for the Arrangement and the number of Shares expected to be voted in\nfavour of the Arrangement, the receipt of required Securityholder, court,\nregulatory, stock exchange and third-party approvals, the satisfaction or\nwaiver of the conditions to completion of the Arrangement, and other\nstatements that are not material facts.\n\nForward-looking information is based on assumptions that may prove to be\nincorrect, including but not limited to, that the parties will receive, in a\ntimely manner and on satisfactory terms, the necessary court, Securityholder,\nstock exchange, third-party and regulatory approvals, that the shareholders\nwho have entered into voting and support agreements will comply with their\nobligations thereunder and vote their Shares in favour of the Arrangement, and\nthat the parties will otherwise be able to satisfy, in a timely manner, the\nother conditions to the closing of the Arrangement.\n\nThe Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable in the circumstances.\nHowever, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the\nactual outcome of such items or factors. By its nature, forward-looking\ninformation involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties, changes in\ncircumstances and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of\nwhich are outside of the Company’s control which may cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from any future or potential results expressed or implied by\nsuch forward-looking information.\n\nImportant factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose indicated in the forward-looking information include, among others: (i)\nthe possibility that the Arrangement will not be completed on the terms and\nconditions, or on the timing, currently contemplated, and that it may not be\ncompleted at all, due to a failure to obtain or satisfy, in a timely manner or\notherwise, required Securityholder, court, third-party and regulatory\napprovals or for other reasons; (ii) the risk that shareholders who have\nentered into voting and support agreements may not comply with their\nobligations thereunder or may not vote their Shares in favour of the\nArrangement; (iii) the possibility of adverse reactions or changes in business\nresulting from the announcement or completion of the Arrangement; (iv) risks\nrelating to the Company's ability to retain and attract key personnel during\nthe interim period; (v) the possibility of litigation relating to the\nArrangement; (vi) the potential of a third party making a superior proposal;\n(vii) risks related to diverting management's attention from the Company's\nongoing business operations; and (viii) other risks inherent to the business\ncarried out by the Company and factors beyond its control which could have a\nmaterial adverse effect on the Company or its ability to complete the\nArrangement. The Company has assumed that the risk factors referred to above\nwill not cause such forward-looking statements and information to differ\nmaterially from actual results or events. The reader is cautioned to consider\nthese and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not\nto put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.\n\nOther than as specifically required by applicable Canadian law, the Company\nundertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect\nevents or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or results, or\notherwise.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826716367/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826716367/en/)\n\nFor more information on Lomiko Metals, review the website at www.lomiko.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lomiko.com&esheet=54595251&newsitemid=20260826716367&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lomiko.com&index=3&md5=85caa5738dc07c6b90453e47a7ab1bd7)\n, contact Gordana Slepcev at 647-391-7344 or email: info@lomiko.com\n(mailto:info@lomiko.com) .\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-26T22:00:00.136698833Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787781600136},"received_at":"2026-08-26T22:00:00.188Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826716367/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"117602","press_release_id":"128686","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["Company will be delisted from TSX Venture Exchange upon deal completion","Transaction requires 66⅔% shareholder approval"],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"Lomiko Metals announced it has entered into a plan of arrangement to be acquired by Global Battery Materials Corp. for $0.13 per share in an all-cash transaction.\n\nThe Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted an interim order, and a special meeting of securityholders has been scheduled for September 23, 2026, to vote on the transaction.\n\nThe board and special committee unanimously recommend voting in favor of the arrangement, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 subject to approval, resulting in the delisting of Lomiko shares.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Lomiko Metals to be taken private by Global Battery Materials for $0.13/share; 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