Lithium Amers Corp (LHMAF) 0.3306 $LHMAF
Lithium Americas Reports on Results of Annual General Meeting, Appointment of New Directors and New Chairman of the Board, and Announces Upcoming Conference Call
Marketwired - Wed Mar 30, 7:15PM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. (the "Company"
(TSX: LAC)(OTCQX: LACDF) is pleased to announce that 141,994,161 common shares representing 48.78% of the total number of shares issued and outstanding were voted at its Annual General Meeting held on March 30, 2016 (the "Meeting". At the Meeting, the shareholders appointed the auditor for the Company for the coming year and approved a new equity incentive plan.
LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Lithium Americas and SQM Announce Joint Venture
Marketwired - Mon Mar 28, 1:19PM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas", or "LAC" (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) (formerly Western Lithium USA Corporation) is pleased to announce a definitive agreement with Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ("SQM" (NYSE: SQM)(SSE: SQM.
(SSE: SQM.A) to enter into a 50/50 joint venture (the "Joint Venture" on the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina (the "Joint Venture Transaction".
SQM: 22.79 (+0.38), WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium Announces Name Change to Lithium Americas and Provides Corporate Update
Marketwired - Tue Mar 22, 5:00PM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" or "the Company" (TSX: WLC) (OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that further to guidance provided in our December 2015 conference call in connection with new branding initiatives, Western Lithium has changed its corporate name to Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" or "LAC", and its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Lithium Corporation, to Lithium Nevada Corp. ("Lithium Nevada" or "LNC". Effective Wednesday, March 30th the Company will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX" under the new name and symbol "LAC" and on the OTCQX, under the new name with a symbol to be announced prior to the effective date. The simplified business structure of Lithium Americas is as follows:
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium Announces Post-Merger Integration and Organization Update
Marketwired - Mon Nov 16, 6:01AM CST
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company" (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to provide an organization and integration update on its recent merger with Lithium Americas Corp. which closed on September 4th, 2015.
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium and Lithium Americas Announce Completion of Merger
Marketwired - Fri Sep 04, 5:38PM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) and Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" (TSX: LAC) are pleased to announce that they have completed the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement", pursuant to which Western Lithium acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Lithium Americas (the "Lithium Americas Shares" in exchange for 0.789 common shares of Western Lithium (the "Exchange Ratio" for each Lithium Americas Share held.
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01), LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Western Lithium and Lithium Americas Announce Shareholder Approval of Plan of Arrangement
Marketwired - Tue Sep 01, 6:31AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) and Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" (TSX: LAC) are pleased to announce that each company held a special meeting of its shareholders earlier today, and that the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement" involving Western Lithium and Lithium Americas was approved by the shareholders of each of Western Lithium and Lithium Americas.
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01), LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Western Lithium Appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its Auditor
Marketwire Canada - Thu Aug 20, 6:30AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" or "the Company" (TSX:WLC)(OTCQX:WLCDF) is pleased to announced that it has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC" as the Company's auditors, effective August 18, 2015. The appointment of PwC, an internationally recognized audit firm, coincides with the Company's next stage of expected growth as it completes a proposed merger with Lithium Americas Corporation, advances development of the merged Company's lithium deposits based in Nevada and Argentina, and pursues sales of its drilling additive Hectatone(TM) products. The Company's Board of Directors and Management would like to thank Crowe MacKay LLP Chartered Accountants (the "Former Auditors", who resigned at the request of the Company, for eight years of excellent service.
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Glass Lewis and ISS Recommend that Western Lithium and Lithium Americas Shareholders Vote FOR the Merger
Marketwired - Tue Aug 18, 6:31AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) and Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" (TSX: LAC) are pleased to announce that Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis" and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS", two leading independent proxy advisory firms which provide voting recommendations to institutional investors, have each recommended that shareholders of Western Lithium vote FOR the ordinary resolution approving the share issuance proposal and that shareholders of Lithium Americas vote FOR the special resolution to approve the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement" and vote FOR the ordinary resolution approving the issuance of common shares of Lithium Americas in connection with the settlement of certain change of control payments otherwise payable by Lithium Americas in cash to certain of its executive officers, in each case in connection with the proposed business combination pursuant to which Western Lithium will acquire all of the common shares of Lithium Americas.
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01), LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Lithium Americas Provides Update on Proposed Merger With Western Lithium
Marketwired - Wed Aug 05, 6:31AM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) ("Lithium Americas" is pleased to announce that on July 30, 2015, it obtained an interim order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the mailing of meeting materials and the holding of a special meeting of Lithium Americas' shareholders to consider and approve the proposed plan of arrangement under which, among other things, Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" would acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Lithium Americas on the basis of 0.789 of a common share of Western Lithium for each outstanding common share of Lithium Americas. The meeting will be held on August 31, 2015 at Suite 6300, 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting is the close of business on July 30, 2015. The meeting materials, including the proxy circular and form of proxy have now been mailed and are available under Lithium Americas' SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Western Lithium Provides Update on Proposed Merger With Lithium Americas
Marketwire Canada - Wed Aug 05, 6:30AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", (TSX:WLC)(OTCQX:WLCDF) is pleased to announce that on July 30, 2015, Lithium Americas Corp. obtained an interim order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the mailing of meeting materials and the holding of a special meeting of shareholders of Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" to consider and approve the proposed plan of arrangement under which, among other things, Western Lithium would acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Lithium Americas on the basis of 0.789 of a common share of Western Lithium for each outstanding common share of Lithium Americas. The meeting will be held on August 31.
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium Closes US$5 Million Subscription Receipt Offering
Marketwired - Mon Jul 27, 6:01AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company" (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that on July 20, 2015, it closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement" of subscription receipts (the "Subscription Receipts" to an affiliate of The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited ("Bangchak". Pursuant to the Private Placement, the Company issued to Bangchak an aggregate of 9,214,211 Subscription Receipts (an increase from the previously announced 8,920,714 Subscription Receipts due to foreign currency fluctuations) at a price of US$0.54264 per Subscription Receipt, for aggregate gross proceeds of US$5,000,000. The gross proceeds for the Subscription Receipts are being held in escrow pending satisfaction of the First Release Conditions and the Second Release Conditions (as each as defined below).
WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Lithium Americas Announces Extension of Co-operation Agreement With POSCO
Marketwired - Wed Jul 22, 8:24AM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) ("LAC" today announced that, at POSCO's request, it has agreed to extend until September 4, 2015, the Co-operation Agreement between POSCO, LAC, and LAC's Argentinian subsidiary, Minera Exar. The Co-operation Agreement was originally executed in January, 2014, with an eighteen month term.
LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch), PKX: 44.85 (+0.96)
Lithium Americas Reports on Results of Annual General Meeting, Appointment of New Directors and New Chairman of the Board, and Announces Upcoming Conference Call
Marketwired - Wed Mar 30, 7:15PM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. (the "Company"
(TSX: LAC)(OTCQX: LACDF) is pleased to announce that 141,994,161 common shares representing 48.78% of the total number of shares issued and outstanding were voted at its Annual General Meeting held on March 30, 2016 (the "Meeting". At the Meeting, the shareholders appointed the auditor for the Company for the coming year and approved a new equity incentive plan. LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Lithium Americas and SQM Announce Joint Venture
Marketwired - Mon Mar 28, 1:19PM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas", or "LAC"
(TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) (formerly Western Lithium USA Corporation) is pleased to announce a definitive agreement with Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ("SQM" (NYSE: SQM)(SSE: SQM.(SSE: SQM.A) to enter into a 50/50 joint venture (the "Joint Venture" on the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy, Argentina (the "Joint Venture Transaction". SQM: 22.79 (+0.38), WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium Announces Name Change to Lithium Americas and Provides Corporate Update
Marketwired - Tue Mar 22, 5:00PM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" or "the Company"
(TSX: WLC) (OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that further to guidance provided in our December 2015 conference call in connection with new branding initiatives, Western Lithium has changed its corporate name to Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" or "LAC", and its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Lithium Corporation, to Lithium Nevada Corp. ("Lithium Nevada" or "LNC". Effective Wednesday, March 30th the Company will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX" under the new name and symbol "LAC" and on the OTCQX, under the new name with a symbol to be announced prior to the effective date. The simplified business structure of Lithium Americas is as follows: WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium Announces Post-Merger Integration and Organization Update
Marketwired - Mon Nov 16, 6:01AM CST
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company"
(TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to provide an organization and integration update on its recent merger with Lithium Americas Corp. which closed on September 4th, 2015. WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium and Lithium Americas Announce Completion of Merger
Marketwired - Fri Sep 04, 5:38PM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium"
(TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) and Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" (TSX: LAC) are pleased to announce that they have completed the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement", pursuant to which Western Lithium acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Lithium Americas (the "Lithium Americas Shares" in exchange for 0.789 common shares of Western Lithium (the "Exchange Ratio" for each Lithium Americas Share held. WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01), LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Western Lithium and Lithium Americas Announce Shareholder Approval of Plan of Arrangement
Marketwired - Tue Sep 01, 6:31AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium"
(TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) and Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" (TSX: LAC) are pleased to announce that each company held a special meeting of its shareholders earlier today, and that the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement" involving Western Lithium and Lithium Americas was approved by the shareholders of each of Western Lithium and Lithium Americas. WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01), LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Western Lithium Appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its Auditor
Marketwire Canada - Thu Aug 20, 6:30AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" or "the Company"
(TSX:WLC)(OTCQX:WLCDF) is pleased to announced that it has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC" as the Company's auditors, effective August 18, 2015. The appointment of PwC, an internationally recognized audit firm, coincides with the Company's next stage of expected growth as it completes a proposed merger with Lithium Americas Corporation, advances development of the merged Company's lithium deposits based in Nevada and Argentina, and pursues sales of its drilling additive Hectatone(TM) products. The Company's Board of Directors and Management would like to thank Crowe MacKay LLP Chartered Accountants (the "Former Auditors", who resigned at the request of the Company, for eight years of excellent service. WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Glass Lewis and ISS Recommend that Western Lithium and Lithium Americas Shareholders Vote FOR the Merger
Marketwired - Tue Aug 18, 6:31AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium"
(TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) and Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" (TSX: LAC) are pleased to announce that Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis" and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS", two leading independent proxy advisory firms which provide voting recommendations to institutional investors, have each recommended that shareholders of Western Lithium vote FOR the ordinary resolution approving the share issuance proposal and that shareholders of Lithium Americas vote FOR the special resolution to approve the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement" and vote FOR the ordinary resolution approving the issuance of common shares of Lithium Americas in connection with the settlement of certain change of control payments otherwise payable by Lithium Americas in cash to certain of its executive officers, in each case in connection with the proposed business combination pursuant to which Western Lithium will acquire all of the common shares of Lithium Americas. WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01), LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Lithium Americas Provides Update on Proposed Merger With Western Lithium
Marketwired - Wed Aug 05, 6:31AM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) ("Lithium Americas"
is pleased to announce that on July 30, 2015, it obtained an interim order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the mailing of meeting materials and the holding of a special meeting of Lithium Americas' shareholders to consider and approve the proposed plan of arrangement under which, among other things, Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium" would acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Lithium Americas on the basis of 0.789 of a common share of Western Lithium for each outstanding common share of Lithium Americas. The meeting will be held on August 31, 2015 at Suite 6300, 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting is the close of business on July 30, 2015. The meeting materials, including the proxy circular and form of proxy have now been mailed and are available under Lithium Americas' SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch)
Western Lithium Provides Update on Proposed Merger With Lithium Americas
Marketwire Canada - Wed Aug 05, 6:30AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium"
, (TSX:WLC)(OTCQX:WLCDF) is pleased to announce that on July 30, 2015, Lithium Americas Corp. obtained an interim order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the mailing of meeting materials and the holding of a special meeting of shareholders of Lithium Americas Corp. ("Lithium Americas" to consider and approve the proposed plan of arrangement under which, among other things, Western Lithium would acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Lithium Americas on the basis of 0.789 of a common share of Western Lithium for each outstanding common share of Lithium Americas. The meeting will be held on August 31. WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Western Lithium Closes US$5 Million Subscription Receipt Offering
Marketwired - Mon Jul 27, 6:01AM CDT
Western Lithium USA Corporation ("Western Lithium", the "Company"
(TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that on July 20, 2015, it closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement" of subscription receipts (the "Subscription Receipts" to an affiliate of The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited ("Bangchak". Pursuant to the Private Placement, the Company issued to Bangchak an aggregate of 9,214,211 Subscription Receipts (an increase from the previously announced 8,920,714 Subscription Receipts due to foreign currency fluctuations) at a price of US$0.54264 per Subscription Receipt, for aggregate gross proceeds of US$5,000,000. The gross proceeds for the Subscription Receipts are being held in escrow pending satisfaction of the First Release Conditions and the Second Release Conditions (as each as defined below). WLC.TO: 0.46 (-0.01)
Lithium Americas Announces Extension of Co-operation Agreement With POSCO
Marketwired - Wed Jul 22, 8:24AM CDT
Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) ("LAC"
today announced that, at POSCO's request, it has agreed to extend until September 4, 2015, the Co-operation Agreement between POSCO, LAC, and LAC's Argentinian subsidiary, Minera Exar. The Co-operation Agreement was originally executed in January, 2014, with an eighteen month term. LAC.TO: 0.80 (unch), PKX: 44.85 (+0.96)
