Alamos and AuRico Metals announce completion of merger.

Alamos Gold and AuRico Metals announced the completion of their merger arrangement as Alamos.

Certain assets of the former AuRico, including the Kemess project, certain royalties and cash, were transferred to AuRico Metals.

Approximately 95.1 per cent of the common shares of AuRico Metals were distributed to former Alamos and former AuRico shareholders. Alamos holds an equity interest of approximately 4.9 per cent in AuRico Metals.

Alamos will trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AGI" and AuRico Metals will commence trading on the TSX under the symbol "AMI" on July 6.

"The completion of the merger has transformed Alamos into a leading intermediate producer. With diversified gold production from three North American...