Eastern Goldfields, Inc. Announces the Conversion of the AIMS Loans and Exercise of the AIMS Option
16 October 2009 - 6:00AM
Marketwired
Eastern Goldfields, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EGDD) has announced that the
Company has received notice that Asian Investment Management
Services Limited (AIMS) has elected to convert its existing loans
into shares of the common stock of EGSA, the Company's wholly-owned
subsidiary.
The conversion of the AIMS loan into the shares of EGSA is being
undertaken pursuant to the loan agreement that EGSA and the Company
entered into with AIMS of April 30, 2009. The AIMS loan provided
the Company with funds to repay the bridging loan that the Company
received from Investec Bank.
The AIMS loan, as well as an existing convertible loan provided
by AIMS, is convertible within a period of 6 months on condition
that the Group is listed on either the Australian Stock Exchange
(ASX) or the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Upon
conversion, AIMS will acquire 40% of EGSA. The agreement also gives
AIMS an option to contribute a further US$3.7 million to the
Company for an additional 6% of the outstanding common stock of
EGSA.
AIMS has now exercised its option to contribute additional funds
to the Company for working capital purposes in anticipation that
the Company will complete the steps that will allow the
restructuring of the ownership of EGSA, to obtain a listing on the
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).
The election by AIMS to convert its loans and to exercise its
option is conditional upon a Sale and Purchase Agreement being
signed between the Company, EGSA, and a to-be-formed Australian
domiciled entity. The Company also plans to have the to-be-formed
Australian entity prepare and file a registration statement with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the spinoff
dividend distribution of the common stock of that entity to the
stockholders of the Company. Currently, the date of the record date
and the payment date for the planned dividend distribution has not
been established.
In connection with these plans and on October 14, 2009, the
Company filed Form 15 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission to terminate its registration under Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result of the Form 15 filing,
the Company's Common Stock is expected to be traded on the
Pinksheets Market.
"This is the first step towards the full implementation of the
AIMS transaction, which is designed to recapitalise Eastern
Goldfields and significantly strengthen the Group's balance sheet
prior to its listing on the ASX," said Michael McChesney EGI's
President and CEO.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains 'forward-looking statements.' These
are statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies,
expectations, estimates, intentions, projections, developments,
future events, or performance, underlying (expressed or implied)
assumptions and other statements that are other than historical
facts. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified
by the use of forward-looking words such as 'believes,' 'expects,'
'may,' 'will,' 'should,' or 'anticipates,' or the negative of these
words or other variations of these words or comparable words, or by
discussions of plans or strategy that involve risks and
uncertainties. Management wishes to caution the reader that these
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to,
statements regarding the Company's plans, goals the estimates and
assumptions, the planned restructuring of the Company, the plans
that the Company has with respect to the spinoff dividend
distribution, and the business strategy of the Company and other
matters that are not historical facts are only predictions. No
assurances can be given that such predictions and the estimates
regarding mineral reserves, success of mining plans, the success of
the financing plans or other projections will prove correct or that
the anticipated future results will be achieved. Actual events or
results may differ materially either because one or more
predictions or assumptions, prove to be erroneous or as a result of
other risks facing the company. Forward-looking statements should
be read in light of the cautionary statements and risks that
include, but are not limited to, the risks associated with a small
company, the likelihood that the assumptions and estimates made, a
decline in the price of gold, adverse labour conditions in the
mining labour market in South Africa, the intense competition the
company faces from others, and technological changes. Any one or
more of these or other risks could cause actual results to differ
materially from the future results indicated, expressed, or implied
in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events,
circumstances, or new information after the date of this press
release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated or other
subsequent events.
For further information contact: Derrick Short Eastern
Goldfields, Inc. 1660 Hotel Circle North, Suite 207 San Diego,
California 92108 TEL: 619-497-2555
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