Date Closed

April 6, 2009

Lead Office

Toronto

Value

345.00 Million CAD

On April 6, 2009, First Quantum Minerals Ltd. completed a C$345 million overnight marketed public offering in Canada and a concurrent private placement in the United States and United Kingdom of approximately 9.3 million common shares, including 1.2 million common shares issued in connection with the exercise in full by the underwriters of the over-allotment option. The underwriting syndicate was led by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets and included BMO Capital Markets, Scotia Capital Inc. and UBS Securities Canada Inc.

McCarthy Tétrault advised First Quantum with a team led by Robert Brant and Jonathan Grant.