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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 3

to

Schedule 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Galiano Gold Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON SHARES

(Title of Class of Securities)

04341Y105

(CUSIP Number)

Kelly Carter

Executive Vice-President: Group Head of Legal & Compliance

Tel: 011-27-11-562-9700

150 Helen Road

Sandown, Sandton, 2196

South Africa

with copy to:

Michael Z. Bienenfeld

Linklaters LLP

Tel: 011-44-20-7456-2000

One Silk Street

London EC2Y 8HQ

United Kingdom

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 5, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

 

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page

The information required on this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 04341Y105

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:    Gold Fields Limited
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:    (a) ☑  (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS:    OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e):    ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:    Republic of South Africa

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER    0
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER    50,471,657*
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    0
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    50,471,657*

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    50,471,657*
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:    ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):    19.9%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:    CO

 

*

Consists of 21,971,657 common shares held by Marsh Holdings Inc. and 28,500,000 common shares held by Gold Fields Orogen Holding (BVI) Limited, which may be deemed beneficially owned by Gold Fields Limited by virtue of Marsh Holdings Inc. and Gold Fields Orogen Holding (BVI) Limited being a wholly-owned subsidiaries of Gold Fields Limited.

CUSIP No. 04341Y105

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:    Gold Fields Orogen Holding (BVI) Limited
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:    (a) ☑  (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS:    OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e):    ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:    British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER    0
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER    28,500,000
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    0
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    28,500,000

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    28,500,000
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:    ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):    10.1%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:    CO

CUSIP No. 04341Y105

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:    Gold Fields Netherlands Services B.V.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:    (a) ☑  (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS:    OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e):    ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:    Netherlands

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER    0
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER    21,971,657*
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    0
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    21,971,657*

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    21,971,657*
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:    ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):    9.8%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:    CO

 

*	Consists of 21,971,657 common shares held by Marsh Holdings Inc., which may be deemed beneficially owned by Gold Fields Netherlands Services B.V. by virtue of Marsh Holdings Inc. being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Netherlands Services B.V.

CUSIP No. 04341Y105

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:    Marsh Holdings Inc.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:    (a) ☑  (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS:    OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e):    ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:    British Columbia, Canada

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER    0
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER    21,971,657
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    0
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    21,971,657

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    21,971,657
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:    ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):    9.8%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:    CO

Introductory Note

This Amendment No. 3 (Amendment No. 3) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed by the Reporting Persons on March 29, 2018 (the Schedule 13D) and relating to the common shares, without par value, of Galiano Gold Inc. (the Issuer or Galiano, formerly Asanko Gold Inc.), a corporation incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada and is being filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Each item below amends and supplements the information disclosed under the corresponding Item of the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 3 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. When disclosure made in one Item in the Schedule 13D prior to this Amendment No. 3 was incorporated by reference into another Item, amendments made herein to any such first Item are incorporated into each such second Item of the Schedule 13D.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following:

Share Purchase Agreement

As previously disclosed, on December 20, 2023, the Reporting Persons entered into a share purchase agreement between GF Netherlands, Gold Fields Orogen, Galiano, Galiano International (Isle of Man) Ltd. and Galiano Gold (Isle of Man) Ltd (the SPA). As consideration for the acquisition of Gold Fields joint venture interest in the Asanko Gold Mine, Galiano and its subsidiaries agreed to pay to the GF Group an aggregate amount of U.S.$150 million (in several tranches, including as deferred cash consideration) and U.S.$20 million as share consideration in the Issuer. On March 5, 2024, Gold Fields announced that pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the SPA transactions closed and 28,500,000 Considerations Shares were issued to the Reporting Persons, resulting in the Reporting Persons holding 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Issuer.

Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement

Concurrently with the closing of the SPA transactions, Marsh Holdings Inc. and Galiano entered into the Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

The information set forth in Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Materials to Be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Joint Filing Agreement.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 7, 2024