Khan Completes $2,312,000 Private Placement
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 04/19/12 -- Khan Resources Inc. (TSX: KRI) ("Khan" or the "Company") announces the closing of a non-brokered private placement financing resulting in the issuance of 13,600,000 common shares at a price of $0.17 per common share for gross proceeds of $2,312,000 (the "Offering"). The common shares issued are subject to resale restrictions until August 19, 2012. No fees or commissions were paid in connection with the offering.
Khan plans to use the proceeds of the offering to advance the Company's international arbitration case for $200 million against the Government of Mongolia and for general corporate purposes. The hearing for the jurisdictional phase of the arbitration will occur May 14, 2012 to May 16, 2012.
The private placement remains subject to the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Contacts:
Investor Relations Contacts:
Khan Resources Inc.
Grant Edey
President & CEO
Office: 416.360.3405
gedey@rogers.com
Khan Resources Inc.
Marilyn Barton
Manager, Administration
Office: 416.360.3405
mbarton@khanresources.com