BacTech Mining Corporation Obtains Shareholder Approval for Plan of Arrangement
13 November 2010 - 3:22AM
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BacTech Mining Corporation ("BacTech" or the "Company"), (TSX
VENTURE: BM) announced that shareholders of the Company have
approved the Plan of Arrangement involving the Company, its
subsidiary, BacTech Environmental Corporation ("BacTech
Environmental"), and shareholders of the Company.
At a special meeting of shareholders held earlier today,
shareholders of the Company approved the Arrangement, with 99.9% of
the votes cast being in favour. Shareholders also approved (i) the
change of name of the Company to REBgold Corporation, (ii) an
amendment to the by-laws of the Company to eliminate the
requirement that a majority of directors be resident Canadians, and
(iiii) the adoption by BacTech Environmental of a stock option
plan. Details of the Plan of Arrangement and each of the other
matters approved at the shareholders' meeting are set out in the
management information circular of the Company dated October 14,
2010.
Ross Orr, President and CEO of the Company, said "We are very
pleased by the overwhelming support for the Arrangement transaction
from the shareholders of the Company. The transfer of the Company's
environmental remediation business into BacTech Environmental will
facilitate the funding and development of that business, as well as
the Company's mining technology business, which will continue under
the name REBgold Corporation."
Completion of the Arrangement requires the approval of the
Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) and satisfaction of certain
other conditions precedent. A hearing by the Superior Court of
Justice (Commercial List) is scheduled to be held on November 25,
2010.
Assuming court approval is obtained and all other conditions
precedent are satisfied, it is expected that the Arrangement and
the change of name of the Company to REBgold Corporation will occur
on or about November 30, 2010. It is expected that REBgold
Corporation will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the symbol "RBG", and that BacTech Environmental will trade
on the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX) under the symbol
"BAC".
Going forward, the Directors of REBgold Corporation will be Mark
Burridge, Ross Orr, Stephen Fabian and Peter Secker. The Directors
of BacTech Environmental will be John Gingerich, Ross Orr, Walter
Cimowsky and Jay Naster.
BACTECH PROFILE
BacTech owns patented bacterial oxidation technology for the
treatment of refractory ores and concentrates to enhance the
recovery of gold, silver and base metals. The technology can be
applied to the processing of concentrates generated from mining, as
well as from the reclamation of mine tailings.
Shares outstanding 133,600,039
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contacts: BacTech Mining Corporation Ross Orr President &
CEO 416-813-0303 ext 222 info@bactech.com
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