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Amaya Inc. is one of Wednesday's small caps to watch after it said its special committee struck to review strategic alternatives for the company has added a third party to the process.

Our roundup of Canadian small-caps of between $100-million and $2.5-billion in market capitalization making news and on the move today.

Amaya Inc. (AYA-Q, AYA-T) says the special committee it struck to review strategic alternatives for the company is progressing with its work, and that another party has entered into the due diligence process.

"As previously disclosed, several parties, including David Baazov, who is on a leave of absence as chief executive officer of Amaya, have entered into confidentiality agreements with Amaya," the company said in a release. "A number of these parties have received management presentations and are conducting due diligence. Recently, one more party entered into the process."

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Trimac Transportation Ltd. (TMA-T) says it received shareholder approvals needed to take the company private.

It said 89 per cent of the votes cast were in favour of the transaction.

"The transaction remains subject to court approval and the completion of financing arrangements and is anticipated to be completed on June 30," the company said in a release.

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Nobilis Health Corp. (HLTH-N, NHC-T) says two directors have resigned after not receiving enough votes at the June 28 annual general meeting of shareholders.

"The board of directors of the company, pursuant to the terms of the company's Majority Voting Policy, reviewed, considered and accepted such resignations," the company said in a release.

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Lundin Gold Inc. (LUG-T) has appointed Alessandro Bitelli as its new chief financial officer, while Chester See takes on the role of vice president, finance, effective July 1.

"Now that the feasibility study is complete and the project is moving into the next phase of construction, the demands on the finance team have increased," stated Lundin Gold CEO Ron Hochstein in a release.

"Project financing, in particular, has become a critical responsibility and will remain so over the next several years."

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Nautilus Minerals Inc. (NUS-T) says the company is "exploring alternatives" for delaying project spending and securing immediate bridge financing to give it time needed to find additional funding for its Solwara 1 Project.

It's also seeking alternative transactions aimed at maximizing shareholder value.

The company said construction and development of the seafloor production system was scheduled to start in early 2018.

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WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (WIR.U-T) is raising $60-million (U.S.) in a bought deal agreement with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Securities Inc., CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

They're buying 5.5 million units of the REIT at $11.05 each.

Alberta Investment Management Corporation also plans to buy 1.4 million units at the same price, on a non-brokered private placement basis, for $15 million. The purchase will increase AIMCo's stake in the REIT to 27.6 per cent.

The REIT says it will use the proceeds to fund potential future acquisitions of industrial properties and to repay debt.

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AGF Management Ltd. (AGU-T) reported income from continuing operations of $111.1-million in the second quarter ended May 31, compared to $117.1-million in the same period of 2015,"reflecting lower average retail AUM [assets under management] levels offset by higher fund administration revenue."

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) from continuing operations was $26.2-million, compared to $36.0-million a year earlier.

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was 12 cents per share, compared to 17 cents per share a year earlier. Analysts were looking for EPS of 11 cents in the most recent quarter.

"During the quarter, we incurred one-time costs of $1.5-million related to the transfer of our custody and fund accounting operations," the company said in a release.

AUM was $33.7-billion as of May 31, compared to $36-billion a year earlier.

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