Compass Completes Disposition of Portfolio of Mali Gold Assets
12 December 2013 - 2:07AM
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Compass Completes Disposition of Portfolio of Mali Gold Assets
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - Dec 11, 2013) - Compass Gold
Corporation (TSX-VENTURE:CVB) ("Compass" or the "Company")
announces that it has completed the transaction with Oklo Resources
Limited ("Oklo"), a Australian Stock Exchange listed resource
company, whereby Oklo acquired 100% of the issued shares (the
"Shares") of Compass' wholly-owned subsidiary, Compass Gold (BVI)
Mali Corp., which constitutes the sale of substantially all of the
assets of the Company (the "Transaction").
The Transaction is described in news releases dated July 30,
2013, September 12, 2013 and November 28, 2013 and as more fully
described in the Company's Information Circular dated October 28,
2013 ("Information Circular"), all available under the Company's
profile at www.sedar.com.
The Company sold the Shares to Oklo for an aggregate purchase
price of A$4,000,000, which was satisfied by the issuance of
800,000,000 ordinary shares of Oklo (the "Consideration Shares").
The Company intends to proceed with a distribution of the
Consideration Shares to the shareholders of Compass on the basis of
five (5) Consideration Shares for every one (1) Compass share held
(the "Distribution") (as described more fully in the Information
Circular).
The Distribution will be subject to the following key dates:
Payable Date: |
December 23, 2013 |
Record Date: |
December 17, 2013 |
Ex-Distribution Date: |
December 24, 2013 |
Due
Bill Redemption Date: |
December 30, 2013 |
The common shares of Compass will commence trading on a "due
bill" basis from December 13, 2013 until December 23, 2013
inclusively. Sellers of Compass shares during this period will not
be entitled to the Distribution.
The Board encourages shareholders to ensure their shareholding
details are correct, including addresses. As part of the
Distribution, Compass shareholders will receive a shareholder
holding statement from Oklo. These statements will be mailed to the
registered addresses of shareholders as at the Record Date.
Consideration Shares received will be freely tradable upon receipt
on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:OKU).
As part of the Transaction, members of the board of directors
and management of the Company have agreed to enter into a debt
settlement under which amounts owed to these parties by Compass
will be settled following closing of the Transaction by the payment
of an aggregate of C$50,000 and the distribution of 25,000,005
Consideration Shares. The debt settlement constitutes a "related
party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101
("MI 61-101"). The debt settlement is exempt from the formal
valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI
61-101 as neither the fair market value of, nor the consideration
to be received for, the debt settlement, insofar as it relates to
related parties, exceeds 25% of the Company's market
capitalization. The Company expects to complete the debt settlement
by the end of December. The Company did not file a material change
report more than 21 days before the expected completion of the debt
settlement because the details of the debt settlement and the
closing date of the Transaction had not been settled and the debt
settlement is dependent upon closing of the Transaction.
Subsequent to the Distribution, Compass will be a shell company
and it is expected that Compass will be suspended from trading on
the TSXV and will be moved to the NEX board of the TSXV.
COMPASS GOLD CORPORATION
Ian Spence, President and CEO
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 NEWS RELEASE.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release may include "forward-looking statements" or
"forward-looking information" as defined in applicable Canadian
securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, the timing of the completion of the Distribution and
the debt settlement, many of which are beyond the control of
Compass. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of
factors or assumptions including, but not limited to, obtaining
regulatory approvals on a timely basis and Compass being able to
complete the Distribution and the debt settlement on a timely
basis. Forward-looking statements are subject to various known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: the
risk of unanticipated costs and expenses; delays in the
Distribution; regulatory restrictions, including escrow or resale
restrictions on the Consideration Shares; and other risks and
uncertainties. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are
not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or
developments may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information
represents management's best judgment based on information
currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed
and actual future results may vary materially. Additional risks and
uncertainties about Compass' business are more fully discussed in
the Company's disclosure materials, including its MD&A, filed
with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available
at www.sedar.com and readers are urged to read these materials.
Compass does not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable
law.
Compass Gold CorporationJames HendersonChairman+61 2 8823
3100info@compassgoldcorp.comwww.compassgoldcorp.comCompass Gold
CorporationIan SpencePresident & CEO+61 2 8823
3100info@compassgoldcorp.comwww.compassgoldcorp.com
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