GPM GPM Metals Inc

TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ -- TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ - GUYANA PRECIOUS METALS INC. (TSXV: GPM) ("GPM") announces that it has entered into an agreement (the "Peters and Aremu Agreement") with Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("GGI") pursuant to which GPM has agreed to purchase and GGI has agreed to sell GGI's 100% interest in the Peters property and Aremu property (collectively, the "Peters and Aremu Properties") located in Guyana, South America for US$2,400,000 payable in cash upon closing (the "Peters and Aremu Transaction"). GPM has also agreed to enter into an agreement (the "Arakaka Agreement") to purchase and GGI has agreed to sell GGI's 70.1% participating interest in the Arakaka property (the "Arakaka Property") located in Guyana, South America for US$3,734,000 and a 1% net smelter royalty in favour of GGI on the GGI's participating interest (the "Arakaka Transaction"). The Peters property consists of approximately 8,358 acres and the Aremu property consists of approximately 9,134 acres. The Arakaka Property consists of approximately 77,000 acres. GPM formed an independent committee of its board of directors to consider the terms of the Peters and Aremu Transaction and the Arakaka Transaction (collectively the "Transactions").  In addition, the independent committee retained Cormark Securities Inc. ("Cormark") to provide a fairness opinion and has received its verbal confirmation that the Transactions are fair, from a financial point of view, to GPM and its shareholders.  Cormark's written opinion will be included in the materials to be sent to GPM's shareholders in connection with the meeting to be held to consider the Transactions (the "Meeting").  The Meeting is scheduled to be held on June 20th, 2011. Completion of the Transactions are subject to a number of conditions, including, without limitation, receipt of the approval of a majority of GPM's shareholders (excluding GGI) at the Meeting and the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, GPM's acquisition of the Arakaka Property is subject to the expiry or waiver of 30 day rights to acquire in favour of the former and current venture partners in the Arakaka Property. Closing of the Transactions are scheduled to occur on or before June 30, 2011. About Guyana Precious Metals Inc. GPM is a Canadian based exploration and development company. GPM presently controls and holds the Coppermine River Project, Nunavut Territory and the Rory Claims, Yukon Territory. Both of these projects are described as Copper-Nickel-Platinum-Palladium prospects. Guyana Goldfields Inc. currently holds for investment purposes approximately 8% of the issued shares of GPM. Forward Looking Statements - Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of GPM, including, but not limited to the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, risks associated with the uncertainty of resource and reserve estimates, currency fluctuations, dependence upon regulatory approvals, the availability of future financing and exploration risk. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. 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. To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/26/c6693.html p bFor further information about GPM: /bbr/ Guyana Precious Metals Inc.br/ Suite 1205br/ 141 Adelaide Street Westbr/ Toronto, Ontario M5H 3L5br/ bAttn: John Patrick Sheridan /bbr/ bTel: (416) 628 5936 /bbr/ bFax: (416) 628 5935 /bbr/ bE-mail: /bua href="mailto:psheridan@guygold.com"psheridan@guygold.com/a/u /p

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