{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"34608","rtpr_id":"nGNX9ljgqX","ticker":"EVR","exchange":"","all_tickers":["EVR"],"title":"Evolve Royalties Announces Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire a Royalty on the Sunnyside Project in Arizona, USA","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-14T11:00:00.529Z","article_body":"(All amounts in United States dollars unless otherwise noted)  \n\nVANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolve Royalties\nLtd. (“Evolve” or the “Company”) (CSE: EVR; OTCQX: EVRYF) is pleased\nto announce that it has entered into a binding letter of intent with a private\nroyalty holder (“Royalty Holder”) setting out the key terms and conditions\npursuant to which Evolve will acquire from the Royalty Holder a 0.5% net\nsmelter returns royalty (the “Sunnyside Royalty”) on production from\nclaims comprising the Sunnyside Project operated by Barksdale Resources Corp.\n(“Barksdale”) in Arizona, United States, for a total consideration of\n$2.25 million, payable in a mix of cash and common shares of the Company. The\ntransaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including due\ndiligence, execution of a definitive agreement and receipt of all required\napprovals, and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.\n\nThe Sunnyside Royalty represents an opportunity for Evolve to acquire copper\nexploration optionality at modest cost in an established North American mining\njurisdiction. The Sunnyside Project is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona,\nimmediately adjacent to South32 Limited’s Hermosa Project, where\nconstruction of the Taylor zinc-lead-silver deposit is underway. The Sunnyside\nRoyalty covers ground that hosts multiple sources of geological potential,\nincluding the Triple C target currently being drilled by the operator,\nBarksdale, as well as exploration potential extensions onto Sunnyside ground\nof mineralization from South32’s neighbouring Taylor and Peake deposits, as\ndescribed in Barksdale’s public disclosure. Mineralization hosted on\nadjacent properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on\nthe Sunnyside Project.\n\n“The Sunnyside Royalty fits squarely within Evolve’s strategy of acquiring\nhigh-quality royalties on copper assets in tier-one jurisdictions. What makes\nSunnyside particularly attractive is the multiplicity of geological targets on\nthe royalty ground; from the near surface high-grade copper mineralization the\noperator is currently drilling at the Triple C target, to the potential for\nextensions of South32’s neighbouring Taylor and Peake deposits onto\nSunnyside. As Barksdale continues to drill and expand its understanding of\nthese targets, Evolve will participate in that upside and exploration success\nthrough its royalty.” said Joseph de la Plante, President & CEO of Evolve.\n\nTRANSACTION DETAILS\n\nUnder the terms of the letter of intent, Evolve proposes to acquire the\nSunnyside Royalty for a total consideration of $2.25 million, to be paid in\ntwo instalments, the first of which will be $0.5 million in cash and common\nshares having an aggregate value of $0.75 million payable on closing, and the\nsecond of which will be $0.5 million in cash and common shares having an\naggregate value of $0.5 million payable in the first quarter of 2027. The\nnumber of common shares to be issued to the Royalty Holder will be established\nbased on U.S. dollar equivalent of the volume weighted average price of the\ncommon shares in Canadian dollars on the Canadian Securities Exchange for the\nfive consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date on which the\ndefinitive agreement is entered into. The issuance of common shares pursuant\nto the transaction remains subject to approval of the Canadian Securities\nExchange.\n\nSUNNYSIDE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS\n* Located in the Santa Cruz County, Arizona, approximately 80 kilometres\nsoutheast of Tucson, in an established North American mining jurisdiction.\n* Immediately adjacent to South32 Limited’s 100%-owned Hermosa mine,\ncomprising the Taylor zinc-lead-silver deposit (currently in construction),\nthe Clark zinc-manganese-silver deposit, and the Peake copper-lead-zinc-silver\nexploration target. According to public disclosure by Barksdale, drill results\nfrom Sunnyside indicate that Taylor mineralization potentially extends onto\nSunnyside ground, and South32 has reported that the Peake deposit may form\npart of the broader Taylor system, providing additional sources of potential\ndeeper, higher-grade copper mineralization on the royalty ground.\n* Barksdale is currently advancing a Phase II drill program at Sunnyside\nfocused on the Triple C target, located within the broader Chalcocite Zone. In\nits news release dated May 4, 2026, Barksdale reported assay results from the\nfirst four holes of its 2026 reverse circulation drill program, including two\nreported drill intercepts of 0.93% copper over 60.96 metres and 0.90% copper\nover 60.96 metres, as well as a higher-grade interval of 2.75% copper and 73.5\ng/t silver over 3.05 metres in hole SUN26-001R.(1)\n* According to the operator, copper isotope work has confirmed that the near\nsurface chalcocite mineralization intercepted in drilling at the Chalcocite\nZone is hypogene in origin, consistent with a primary porphyry copper system\nrather than a secondary supergene enrichment blanket.\n____________________\n(1) Source: Barksdale Resources Corp. news release dated May 4, 2026 titled:\n“Barksdale Intersects High Grade Porphyry Copper Mineralization, Including\nTwo Intervals of 0.93% Cu and 0.90% Cu over 60.96 Metres Respectively on\nFlagship Sunnyside Project”.\n\nTHIRD-PARTY TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE\n\nThe scientific and technical information relating to the Sunnyside Project\ncontained in this news release has been derived from publicly available\ndisclosure of Barksdale Resources Corp. The Company has not independently\nverified such information.\n\nQUALIFIED PERSON\n\nThe scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed\nand approved by Vincent Cardin-Tremblay, P.Geo., Chief Operating Officer of\nthe Company, who is a “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument\n43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.\n\nCONTACT INFORMATION\n\nFor more information about Evolve, please visit www.evolveroyalties.com or\ncontact us:\n\nJoseph de la Plante, President & CEO\njdelaplante@evolveroyalties.com\n+1 514 546 1070\n\nABOUT EVOLVE\nEvolve Royalties Ltd. is a royalty and streaming company focused on acquiring\nhigh-quality royalties in base and critical metals that support\nelectrification and the global energy transition. The Company’s strategy is\nto build a diversified portfolio of long-life cash-flowing royalties while\nmaintaining exposure to long-term commodity upside. The Company’s common\nshares are listed and posted for trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange\nunder the symbol “CSE: EVR” and on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol\n“OTCQX: EVRYF”. For more information please visit: www.evolveroyalties.com\nor the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nEvolve Royalties Ltd.\n550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900\nVancouver, British Columbia V6C 0A3        \nwww.evolveroyalties.com\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” and\n“forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking\nstatements”) within the meaning of applicable securities laws, which may\ninclude, but are not limited to, the completion of the Sunnyside Royalty\nacquisition, as well as other statements with respect to future events or\nfuture performance. All statements in this news release, other than statements\nof historical fact, that address events or developments that Evolve expects to\noccur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are\ngenerally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”,\n“anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”,\n“projects”, “potential”, “scheduled” and similar expressions, or\nthat events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or\n“should” occur. Certain forward-looking statements may also constitute\n“financial outlook” within the meaning of applicable securities laws.\n\nForward-looking statements, including financial outlook, are based on\nEvolve’s assumptions and information available as of the date of this news\nrelease. Although Evolve believes the expectations expressed in such\nforward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such\nstatements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other\nfactors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from\nthose expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but\nnot limited to: completion of the Sunnyside Royalty acquisition on the terms\nand timeline currently contemplated, including the satisfaction or waiver of\nclosing conditions and the receipt of all required approvals; the impact of\ngeneral business and economic conditions; the absence of control over mining\noperations from which Evolve will receive royalty payments and risks related\nto those mining operations, including risks related to international\noperations, government and environmental regulation (including changes in\nlaws, regulations, taxation and permitting regimes, and potential restrictions\non the repatriation of funds), delays in mine construction and operations and\nachievement of expansion milestones, actual results of mining and current\nexploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in\nproject parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents, equipment\nbreakdowns, title matters, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties\nor interruptions in operations; risks relating to the calculation, timing and\nreceipt of royalty payments and the performance by counterparties of their\nobligations under the Sunnyside Royalty; problems inherent to the\nmarketability of copper, lithium, tin and other metals; the inherent\nuncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected\ncosts and expenses; industry conditions, including fluctuations in the price\nof the primary commodities mined at such operations, fluctuations in foreign\nexchange rates and fluctuations in interest rates; government entities\ninterpreting existing tax legislation or enacting new tax legislation in a way\nwhich adversely affects Evolve; changes in accounting policies, impact of\ninflation, global liquidity and credit availability, stock market volatility;\nregulatory restrictions; liability, competition, loss of key employees,\npolitical risks, access to capital, and other related risks and uncertainties,\nincluding those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of the\nCompany’s management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December\n31, 2025 as well as other materials available on the Company’s profile on\nSEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nForward-looking statements and financial outlook in this news release are\nqualified by the foregoing cautionary statements and are made only as of the\ndate hereof. Evolve expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements or financial outlook or the assumptions or factors\nunderlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, other than as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not\nto place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and financial outlook.\n\nThe Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4f333d50-bb84-488f-9e67-061961958a3f)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX9ljgqX","title":"Evolve Royalties Announces Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire a Royalty on the Sunnyside Project in Arizona, USA","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"EVR","created":"2026-05-14T11:00:00.529Z","tickers":["EVR"],"exchange":"","article_body":"(All amounts in United States dollars unless otherwise noted)  \n\nVANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolve Royalties\nLtd. (“Evolve” or the “Company”) (CSE: EVR; OTCQX: EVRYF) is pleased\nto announce that it has entered into a binding letter of intent with a private\nroyalty holder (“Royalty Holder”) setting out the key terms and conditions\npursuant to which Evolve will acquire from the Royalty Holder a 0.5% net\nsmelter returns royalty (the “Sunnyside Royalty”) on production from\nclaims comprising the Sunnyside Project operated by Barksdale Resources Corp.\n(“Barksdale”) in Arizona, United States, for a total consideration of\n$2.25 million, payable in a mix of cash and common shares of the Company. The\ntransaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including due\ndiligence, execution of a definitive agreement and receipt of all required\napprovals, and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.\n\nThe Sunnyside Royalty represents an opportunity for Evolve to acquire copper\nexploration optionality at modest cost in an established North American mining\njurisdiction. The Sunnyside Project is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona,\nimmediately adjacent to South32 Limited’s Hermosa Project, where\nconstruction of the Taylor zinc-lead-silver deposit is underway. The Sunnyside\nRoyalty covers ground that hosts multiple sources of geological potential,\nincluding the Triple C target currently being drilled by the operator,\nBarksdale, as well as exploration potential extensions onto Sunnyside ground\nof mineralization from South32’s neighbouring Taylor and Peake deposits, as\ndescribed in Barksdale’s public disclosure. Mineralization hosted on\nadjacent properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on\nthe Sunnyside Project.\n\n“The Sunnyside Royalty fits squarely within Evolve’s strategy of acquiring\nhigh-quality royalties on copper assets in tier-one jurisdictions. What makes\nSunnyside particularly attractive is the multiplicity of geological targets on\nthe royalty ground; from the near surface high-grade copper mineralization the\noperator is currently drilling at the Triple C target, to the potential for\nextensions of South32’s neighbouring Taylor and Peake deposits onto\nSunnyside. As Barksdale continues to drill and expand its understanding of\nthese targets, Evolve will participate in that upside and exploration success\nthrough its royalty.” said Joseph de la Plante, President & CEO of Evolve.\n\nTRANSACTION DETAILS\n\nUnder the terms of the letter of intent, Evolve proposes to acquire the\nSunnyside Royalty for a total consideration of $2.25 million, to be paid in\ntwo instalments, the first of which will be $0.5 million in cash and common\nshares having an aggregate value of $0.75 million payable on closing, and the\nsecond of which will be $0.5 million in cash and common shares having an\naggregate value of $0.5 million payable in the first quarter of 2027. The\nnumber of common shares to be issued to the Royalty Holder will be established\nbased on U.S. dollar equivalent of the volume weighted average price of the\ncommon shares in Canadian dollars on the Canadian Securities Exchange for the\nfive consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date on which the\ndefinitive agreement is entered into. The issuance of common shares pursuant\nto the transaction remains subject to approval of the Canadian Securities\nExchange.\n\nSUNNYSIDE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS\n* Located in the Santa Cruz County, Arizona, approximately 80 kilometres\nsoutheast of Tucson, in an established North American mining jurisdiction.\n* Immediately adjacent to South32 Limited’s 100%-owned Hermosa mine,\ncomprising the Taylor zinc-lead-silver deposit (currently in construction),\nthe Clark zinc-manganese-silver deposit, and the Peake copper-lead-zinc-silver\nexploration target. According to public disclosure by Barksdale, drill results\nfrom Sunnyside indicate that Taylor mineralization potentially extends onto\nSunnyside ground, and South32 has reported that the Peake deposit may form\npart of the broader Taylor system, providing additional sources of potential\ndeeper, higher-grade copper mineralization on the royalty ground.\n* Barksdale is currently advancing a Phase II drill program at Sunnyside\nfocused on the Triple C target, located within the broader Chalcocite Zone. In\nits news release dated May 4, 2026, Barksdale reported assay results from the\nfirst four holes of its 2026 reverse circulation drill program, including two\nreported drill intercepts of 0.93% copper over 60.96 metres and 0.90% copper\nover 60.96 metres, as well as a higher-grade interval of 2.75% copper and 73.5\ng/t silver over 3.05 metres in hole SUN26-001R.(1)\n* According to the operator, copper isotope work has confirmed that the near\nsurface chalcocite mineralization intercepted in drilling at the Chalcocite\nZone is hypogene in origin, consistent with a primary porphyry copper system\nrather than a secondary supergene enrichment blanket.\n____________________\n(1) Source: Barksdale Resources Corp. news release dated May 4, 2026 titled:\n“Barksdale Intersects High Grade Porphyry Copper Mineralization, Including\nTwo Intervals of 0.93% Cu and 0.90% Cu over 60.96 Metres Respectively on\nFlagship Sunnyside Project”.\n\nTHIRD-PARTY TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE\n\nThe scientific and technical information relating to the Sunnyside Project\ncontained in this news release has been derived from publicly available\ndisclosure of Barksdale Resources Corp. The Company has not independently\nverified such information.\n\nQUALIFIED PERSON\n\nThe scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed\nand approved by Vincent Cardin-Tremblay, P.Geo., Chief Operating Officer of\nthe Company, who is a “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument\n43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.\n\nCONTACT INFORMATION\n\nFor more information about Evolve, please visit www.evolveroyalties.com or\ncontact us:\n\nJoseph de la Plante, President & CEO\njdelaplante@evolveroyalties.com\n+1 514 546 1070\n\nABOUT EVOLVE\nEvolve Royalties Ltd. is a royalty and streaming company focused on acquiring\nhigh-quality royalties in base and critical metals that support\nelectrification and the global energy transition. The Company’s strategy is\nto build a diversified portfolio of long-life cash-flowing royalties while\nmaintaining exposure to long-term commodity upside. The Company’s common\nshares are listed and posted for trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange\nunder the symbol “CSE: EVR” and on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol\n“OTCQX: EVRYF”. For more information please visit: www.evolveroyalties.com\nor the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nEvolve Royalties Ltd.\n550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900\nVancouver, British Columbia V6C 0A3        \nwww.evolveroyalties.com\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\nThis news release contains “forward-looking information” and\n“forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking\nstatements”) within the meaning of applicable securities laws, which may\ninclude, but are not limited to, the completion of the Sunnyside Royalty\nacquisition, as well as other statements with respect to future events or\nfuture performance. All statements in this news release, other than statements\nof historical fact, that address events or developments that Evolve expects to\noccur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are\ngenerally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”,\n“anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”,\n“projects”, “potential”, “scheduled” and similar expressions, or\nthat events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or\n“should” occur. Certain forward-looking statements may also constitute\n“financial outlook” within the meaning of applicable securities laws.\n\nForward-looking statements, including financial outlook, are based on\nEvolve’s assumptions and information available as of the date of this news\nrelease. Although Evolve believes the expectations expressed in such\nforward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such\nstatements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may\ndiffer materially from those in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other\nfactors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from\nthose expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but\nnot limited to: completion of the Sunnyside Royalty acquisition on the terms\nand timeline currently contemplated, including the satisfaction or waiver of\nclosing conditions and the receipt of all required approvals; the impact of\ngeneral business and economic conditions; the absence of control over mining\noperations from which Evolve will receive royalty payments and risks related\nto those mining operations, including risks related to international\noperations, government and environmental regulation (including changes in\nlaws, regulations, taxation and permitting regimes, and potential restrictions\non the repatriation of funds), delays in mine construction and operations and\nachievement of expansion milestones, actual results of mining and current\nexploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in\nproject parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents, equipment\nbreakdowns, title matters, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties\nor interruptions in operations; risks relating to the calculation, timing and\nreceipt of royalty payments and the performance by counterparties of their\nobligations under the Sunnyside Royalty; problems inherent to the\nmarketability of copper, lithium, tin and other metals; the inherent\nuncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected\ncosts and expenses; industry conditions, including fluctuations in the price\nof the primary commodities mined at such operations, fluctuations in foreign\nexchange rates and fluctuations in interest rates; government entities\ninterpreting existing tax legislation or enacting new tax legislation in a way\nwhich adversely affects Evolve; changes in accounting policies, impact of\ninflation, global liquidity and credit availability, stock market volatility;\nregulatory restrictions; liability, competition, loss of key employees,\npolitical risks, access to capital, and other related risks and uncertainties,\nincluding those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of the\nCompany’s management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December\n31, 2025 as well as other materials available on the Company’s profile on\nSEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nForward-looking statements and financial outlook in this news release are\nqualified by the foregoing cautionary statements and are made only as of the\ndate hereof. Evolve expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements or financial outlook or the assumptions or factors\nunderlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise, other than as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not\nto place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and financial outlook.\n\nThe Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4f333d50-bb84-488f-9e67-061961958a3f)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-14T11:00:00.635748508Z","server_sent_at_ms":1778756400635},"received_at":"2026-05-14T11:00:00.695Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/14/3294720/0/en/Evolve-Royalties-Announces-Binding-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-a-Royalty-on-the-Sunnyside-Project-in-Arizona-USA.html"},"analysis":{"id":"24571","press_release_id":"34608","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"Evolve Royalties has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire a 0.5% net smelter returns royalty on the Sunnyside Project in Arizona, USA, for a total consideration of $2.25 million.\n\nThe Sunnyside Project is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, adjacent to South32 Limited’s Hermosa Project, which includes the Taylor zinc-lead-silver deposit currently under construction.\n\nBarksdale Resources Corp. is currently advancing a Phase II drill program at the Sunnyside Project, with recent assay results indicating potential for high-grade copper mineralization.\n\nThe acquisition aligns with Evolve’s strategy of acquiring high-quality royalties in tier-one jurisdictions, providing exploration optionality and potential upside.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Evolve acquires a 0.5% royalty on the Sunnyside Project, adjacent to South32's Hermosa Project, for $2.25 million."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":2250000,"customDimensions":{"royalty_percentage":"0.5%","payment_installments":2}},"quotedText":"The Sunnyside Royalty fits squarely within Evolve’s strategy of acquiring high-quality royalties on copper assets in tier-one jurisdictions.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Joseph de la Plante","role":"President & CEO"},{"name":"Vincent Cardin-Tremblay","role":"Chief Operating Officer"}],"products":["Sunnyside Royalty","Triple C target","Taylor zinc-lead-silver deposit","Peake copper-lead-zinc-silver exploration target"],"companies":[{"name":"Evolve Royalties Ltd.","ticker":"EVR","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Barksdale Resources Corp.","ticker":"BARK","relationship":"operator"},{"name":"South32 Limited","relationship":"neighboring company"},{"name":"Cantor Fitzgerald","relationship":"underwriter"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$2.25 million","context":"total consideration for Sunnyside Royalty"},{"amount":"$0.5 million","context":"first installment cash payment"},{"amount":"$0.75 million","context":"first installment shares value"},{"amount":"$0.5 million","context":"second installment cash payment"},{"amount":"$0.5 million","context":"second installment shares value"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Evolve Royalties is acquiring a 0.5% net smelter returns royalty on the Sunnyside Project for $2.25 million, which aligns with the company's strategy of acquiring high-quality royalties in tier-one jurisdictions. 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