St. Eugene Announces Receipt of Interim Order in Connection With Its Proposed Arrangement With Claude Resources
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire - Dec. 13, 2011) - St. Eugene Mining Corporation Limited (TSX VENTURE: SEM) (“St. Eugene“ or the “Company“) announces that it has received an interim order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with respect to its previously announced plan of arrangement, pursuant to which Claude Resources Inc. (“Claude“) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of St. Eugene (the “Arrangement“).
On October 25, 2011, St. Eugene announced the Arrangement, whereby each shareholder of St. Eugene will receive 0.0789 of a common share of Claude and 0.25 common shares of a newly formed company, Satori Resources Inc. (“Satori“), in respect of each St. Eugene share held. St. Eugene will transfer to Satori its interest in the Tartan Lake Gold Mine Project and approximately $800,000 in cash. Assuming St. Eugene shareholders approve the Arrangement, Satori will seek approval to list its common shares for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Holders of purchase warrants of St. Eugene that are outstanding at and subsequent to the completion of the Arrangement will be entitled to receive (on otherwise the same terms) the number of common shares of Claude and common shares of Satori that such holder of warrants would have acquired if such holder had exercised the warrants of St. Eugene immediately prior to the completion of the Arrangement.
As part of the interim order, St. Eugene was granted an extension of time in which to hold its annual meeting of shareholders from December 31, 2011 to January 31, 2012. The annual general and special meeting of shareholders will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Toronto Time at the Toronto Board of Trade, where shareholders will be asked to approve, among other items of business, the Arrangement.
ABOUT ST. EUGENE
St. Eugene is a Toronto based exploration company that is actively exploring for and developing gold properties, both in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Company's three main assets are the Tartan Lake Gold Mine Project in Manitoba (100% interest), and, in Saskatchewan, the Amisk Gold Joint Venture Project (35% interest St. Eugene - 65% interest Claude Resources Inc.) and the Amisk North Gold Project (100% interest). All three assets are located in the prolific Flin Flon Greenstone Belt.
Tartan Lake Gold Mine Project's independent NI 43-101 resource estimate (completed by MineTech International Ltd. and released on November 8, 2010) resulted in an indicated mineral resource of 1,000,000 tonnes at 4.0g/t Au (130,000 ounces) and an additional inferred mineral resource of 1,900,000 tonnes at 3.9g/t Au (240,000 ounces).
Amisk Gold Joint Venture Project's independent NI 43-101 resource estimate (completed by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. and released on April 4, 2011) resulted in an indicated mineral resource of 921,000 ounces at 0.95 g/t AuEq and an additional inferred mineral resource of 645,000 ounces at 0.70 g/t AuEq. A total of 548,100 ounces is attributed to St. Eugene for this project.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release of St. Eugene contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements.“ Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause St. Eugene's actual results, performance or achievements, or developments in the industry to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects,“ “plans,“ “anticipates,“ “believes,“ “intends,“ “estimates,“ “projects,“ “potential“ and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,“ “would,“ “may,“ “could“ or “should“ occur. Forward-looking statements in this document include statements regarding St. Eugene's expectations regarding ownership, entitlements, drilling and exploration activities on properties in which St. Eugene has, or believes it has an interest. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any factor could cause actual results to differ materially from St. Eugene's expectations. St. Eugene undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change, unless otherwise required by law.
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Contact Information
St. Eugene Mining Corporation Limited
Jennifer Boyle, B.A., LL.B
President and Chief Executive Officer
T: (647) 344.3158 or C: (416) 904.2714
jennifer@capexgroupinc.com