Spanish Court Decisions ‘Appear to Favor’ Canadian Explorer in Tender Process

Source: Streetwise Reports   06/29/2021

A Research Capital Corp. report discusses how Spanish court decisions affect Emerita Resources and why it believes the company is an excellent vehicle for investors to gain exposure to very promising base metal projects in Spain.

In a June 24 research note, Research Capital Corp. analyst Adam Schatzker reported that previous decisions in the Spanish courts related to the tender process for the Aznalcóllar project, still pending, bode well for Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCMKTS; LLJ:FSE). These decisions, which Emerita detailed in a press release, all have been against the company also bidding for Aznalcóllar.

“The outcome looks to be quite positive for Emerita and points to a higher probability that the company will eventually be declared the winning bidder for the tender,” wrote Schatzker. “If Emerita is declared the winner, our target price would, all other things being equal, increase to CA$3.30 per share.” The current target price is CA$2.30/share, and the share price is trading at around CA$1.15.

Schatzker added that “Emerita is an excellent vehicle for investors to gain exposure to very promising base metal projects in Spain (including the already-won tender for the IBW project).”

The analyst listed some of the points Emerita made in its recap of legal decisions regarding the Aznalcóllar tender process and noted that in sum, they “seem to favor” the Canadian explorer.

Emerita’s release indicated that three Spanish courts, of various levels, deemed that crimes had been committed during the Aznalcóllar tender process. A provincial court ruled that the investigation into the allegations was finished and closed, thus past the point of appeal, and the next step was a formal trial of the defendants. Further, the charges against some of them are more serious than prevarication, the least serious corruption offense, and the convicted may have to serve prison time. Another recent decision required all 14 accused individuals, rather than just seven as previously determined by the courts, to face possible sentencing.

“We do not know how long the process will take before the final decision on the tender process is made and whether there are any other legal paths the opposing party can take at this time,” Schatzker wrote. “However, it appears that the other party may have run out of options.”

Research Capital has a Speculative Buy rating on Emerita.

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