Kinross Gold CorporationPurchase Agreement • January 30th, 2008 • Kinross Gold Corp • Gold and silver ores • New York
Kinross Gold Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS”, and together with Merrill Lynch, the “Representatives”) and each of the other Purchasers named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Purchasers”) an aggregate of $420,000,000 principal amount of its 1.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2028, convertible into common shares (the “Common Shares”), of the Company (the “Firm Notes”) and, at the option of the Purchasers, up to an aggregate of $40,000,000 principal amount of additional 1.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2028 (the “Optional Notes”, and the Firm Notes and the Optional Notes that the Purchasers elect to purchase pursuant to Section 2 hereof being collectively called the “Securities”).
