Major Shareholders Register $1.24 Billion in Shares for Resale, Creating Significant Overhang

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Perpetua Resources Corp. filed a universal shelf registration for future capital raises, while major selling shareholders registered 50.4 million common shares, valued at $1.24 billion, for resale, representing a significant potential market overhang.

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• Company Files Universal Shelf Registration

  Perpetua Resources Corp. filed an S-3ASR universal shelf registration, allowing it to offer and sell an indeterminate amount of various securities (common shares, preferred shares, debt, warrants, subscription receipts, and units) from time to time for future capital raises.

• Major Shareholders Register Shares for Resale

  Selling shareholders registered up to 50,395,327 common shares for resale, representing approximately 40.3% of the company's 124,949,691 outstanding common shares as of March 24, 2026.

• Significant Potential Market Overhang

  The registered shares for resale have an estimated aggregate value of $1.24 billion, based on the current stock price, indicating a substantial potential supply of shares entering the market.

• No Proceeds to Company from Resales

  The company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling shareholders, as this is a secondary offering.

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The S-3ASR filing serves two main purposes. First, it establishes a universal shelf registration, allowing Perpetua Resources Corp. to offer and sell various securities (common shares, preferred shares, debt, warrants, subscription receipts, and units) from time to time in the future. This provides the company with financial flexibility for potential capital raises, which could be used for general corporate purposes, including funding the Stibnite Gold Project, working capital, and exploration. Second, and more significantly, the filing registers up to 50,395,327 common shares for resale by existing selling shareholders. These shares represent approximately 40.3% of the company's currently outstanding common stock and an estimated value of $1.24 billion based on the current stock price. Notably, the company will not receive any proceeds from these secondary sales. The selling shareholders include major institutional investors such as Paulson & Co. Inc., Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, and JPMorgan Chase Funding, Inc., who are registering their entire holdings for potential liquidation. This substantial registration by key investors creates a significant overhang on the stock, signaling a potential large-scale reduction in their positions. This could exert considerable downward pressure on the share price as the market anticipates a large supply of shares becoming available for sale. This event comes on the same day as the 10-K filing, which highlighted progress on a $2.7 billion EXIM loan and prior equity raises, making the potential liquidation by existing large shareholders a conflicting and negative signal regarding investor confidence.