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Sparton
Resources Inc. (SRI:TSX-V) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that its subsidiary,
Sparton
Energy Inc. ("SEI") has executed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with
a private investor, where under the investor will purchase a debenture
in SEI
in the sum of C$1.7 million (the “Transaction”). The proceeds of the debenture will be used to
complete SEI's acquisition
of an initial 51% share interest in Linxing 306 Huajun Coal Co. Ltd.
Lincang
City (" Huajun "), which owns the profitable Huajun
coal and germanium producing operations in Yunnan, China. This will
result in
SEI taking over control of the operations and the cash flow at Huajun,
which
latter is currently estimated to be approximately USD$50,000 per month
based on
recent concentrate sales. SEI has completed the sourcing of experienced
technical and financial staff to effect transition of the operational
and
management changes.
Under the non binding
terms of the LOI, the
investor
will receive monthly revenue from the Huajun operations. As
investor
repayment options, SEI or the investor may elect, at or 30 days prior
to
debenture maturity, to have the principal of the debenture plus a 25%
premium
paid in cash, or to have the principal of the debenture converted into
shares
of SEI at a 50% premium in value, if SEI is in the process of becoming
a
publicly listed entity. In the event that neither of these alternatives
is
chosen, the investor may elect to hold a direct 34% share interest in
Huajun.
The
debenture will mature 21 months from closing the Transaction and is
subject to
all applicable third party and regulatory approvals and such other
terms as are
customary and mutually agreed to between SEI and the investor,
according to
definitive documentation related thereto. The anticipated closing date
of the
Transaction is July 15, 2009.
Closing
of the Transaction is subject to various
conditions precedent, including receipt of all required regulatory,
corporate
and third party approvals.
RICHARD D. WILLIAMS JOINS SPARTON BOARD
The company welcomes
Richard D. Williams to Sparton’s Board of Directors,
effective
his election at the Company Annual and Special Meeting held on June 25,
2009.
Mr. Williams is a senior
level mining
executive with broad, in-depth experience in international and
corporate and
commercial affairs and securities law. A multilingual member of the Law
Society
of Upper Canada, he is an active director of several public resource
companies
and has been involved in successful development, financing and
administration
of a number of junior issuers. Sparton will benefit from his experience
and
connections in the industry.
NEW INITENTIVE
OPTIONS GRANTED
Pursuant
to receiving shareholder approval of the Company Stock Option Plan at
the June
25, 2009 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, incentive options to purchase a total of 885,000
common shares of the Company have been granted to Directors, Officers and Consultants of the Company on
July 3, 2009. The options are
exercisable at $0.10 and will expire on July 3, 2014.
Sparton's
international exploration, development, and
evaluation programs are being carried out under the direct supervision
of A.
Lee Barker, P. Eng., P Geol., the Company's President and CEO who is a
Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.
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A. Lee Barker,
President and CEO
Tel.: 416-366-3551 Mobile: 416-716-5762
Fax: 416-366-7421
E-mail: info@spartonres.ca |
Charles Ge
Director
Tel: 1+86 10 8559 0034(int'l)
Fax: 1+86 10 8559 0034(int'l) (Fax)
Email: Charlesge@vip.163.com |
SPARTON
RESOURCES INC. Company
website: www.spartonres.ca
Listed:TSX Venture Exchange
Trading Symbol: SRI.
This press release contains "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use
of forward- looking terminology such as "plans", "expects"
or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",
"planned", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends",
"anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes",
or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,
events
or results "may" ,"could", "would", "might"
or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved".
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
level of
activity, closing of transactions, performance or achievements of the
Company
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related
to exploration
and development, the environment, local and foreign government
regulation,
currency fluctuation infrastructure, capital markets and additional
funding
requirements and the departure of key executives as well as
those factors discussed in the Company’s documents filed on SEDAR
(www.sedar.com). Although the Company has attempted to
identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially
from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other
factors
that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as
actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in
such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance
on
forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update
any
forward-looking statements that are contained herein, except in
accordance with
applicable securities laws. Further
information on Sparton Resources Inc. is available at www.sedar.com.
This
news release and the information contained herein does not constitute
an offer
of securities for sale in the United States and securities may not be
offered
or sold in the United States absent registration or exemption from
registration.
Neither 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.
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