VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jul 27, 2015) - First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic") (FR.TO) (AG) (FMV.F) (AG) and SilverCrest Mines Inc. ("SilverCrest") (SVL.TO) (NYSE MKT:SVLC) (CW5.F) are pleased to announce that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") pursuant to which First Majestic has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of SilverCrest for consideration of 0.2769 of a common share of First Majestic (the "Exchange Ratio") plus C$0.0001 in cash per SilverCrest common share. The offer implies a value of C$1.30 per SilverCrest share based on the closing price of First Majestic's common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") on July 24, 2015. The offer represents a premium of approximately 37% to SilverCrest's 30-day volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") on the TSX for the period ending July 24, 2015 and a 35% premium to SilverCrest's previous closing price. The transaction will be implemented by way of a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). In addition, shareholders of SilverCrest will receive shares in a newly formed company ("New SilverCrest") which will hold certain exploration assets currently held by SilverCrest and First Majestic.