Cap-Ex Ventures to Appoint Francois Laurin as President and CEO; Announces Board Changes and Agreement With Forbes & Manhattan
December 19 2011 - 7:26AM
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Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CEV)(OTCQX:CPXVF)(FRANKFURT:X0V)
("Cap-Ex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has
entered into a management services agreement (the "Agreement") with
Forbes & Manhattan, Inc. ("F&M"). F&M has had great
success with Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited developing
the Bloom Lake project from grass roots exploration to production.
The Bloom Lake project is located in the Labrador iron trough in
Northern Quebec and Labrador, Canada, which is the location of
Cap-Ex's flagship properties.
The Company will become a member of the Forbes & Manhattan
Group of Companies and receive all of the benefits of such
membership, including access to a world class team of geologists
and mining engineers, engineering and capital markets advice from
Stan Bharti and other Forbes & Manhattan capital market
professionals and strategic advice from the Forbes & Manhattan
Board of Advisors.
The Company is also pleased to announce that Francois Laurin has
agreed to become the President, Chief Executive Officer and a
member of the Board of Directors of the Company. In addition, Brian
Penney has agreed to join the Board of Directors and serve as the
Chairman of the Operations Committee of the Board. The appointments
of Francois Laurin and Brian Penney are to be effective upon
closing of the first tranche of the Company's private placement
announced in the Company's press releases of December 2, 2011 and
December 5, 2011. Closing of the first tranche is expected this
week.
Francois Laurin was the Chief Financial Officer of Consolidated
Thompson Iron Mines Ltd., which was acquired by Cliffs Natural
Resources earlier this year for $4.9 billion. Mr. Laurin also has
extensive experience in the transportation, telecommunication,
media and private equity industries. He is currently a member of
the board of directors of several non-profit organizations and has
been a director and member of board committees of both public and
private companies. Mr. Laurin is a Chartered Accountant and a
Chartered Financial Analyst, and holds a graduate diploma in Public
Accountancy and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill
University.
Brian Penney brings significant iron ore experience to the
Company, having worked for the Iron Ore Company of Canada ("IOC"),
a Rio Tinto subsidiary, for more than 15 years. During his tenure
with IOC, Mr. Penney held many senior roles including: General
Manager of all Processing Facilities, General Manager of Mining
Operations and General Manager of Integrated Planning. In addition,
Mr. Penney currently serves as the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Ridgemont Iron Ore Corp. He is a professional engineer,
graduating from Technical University of Nova Scotia with a degree
in Metallurgy.
To facilitate these appointments, Brett Matich will resign as
the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Brett
Matich will remain on the Board of Directors. Chris Farber and
Edward Kruchkowski will resign from the Board.
The Company wishes to express its sincere gratitude to Messrs
Matich, Farber and Kruchkowski who have contributed greatly to the
Company and its successful 2011.
The Agreement further provides that, in the event that the
Company meets its operational plans for 2012 (to be determined by
an Operations Committee of the Board) F&M will search for and
nominate another person to the Board of Directors.
Finally, in the event that the Company completes (after 2012
exploration) an NI 43-101 compliant report on its Block 103
property, F&M will search for and nominate another person to
the Board of Directors.
Andrew Bowering, the Chairman of Cap-Ex, stated, "On behalf of
the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Francois Laurin,
Brian Penney and Forbes & Manhattan to the Cap-Ex team. We
believe that these appointments provide technical expertise and
strategic knowledge to the Company that can only be obtained
through past successes in the Labrador Trough. We would also like
to thank Chris Farber and Edward Kruchkowski for their dedication
and hard work during the transformation of the Company into one of
the leading iron ore exploration companies in Canada."
The transactions disclosed herein may be subject to regulatory
approval including Exchange approval.
CAP-EX VENTURES LTD.
Andrew Bowering, Chairman
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to,
statements regarding the impact of the appointments on the Company,
the timing and cost of future exploration activities and timing for
closing of the financing. Generally, forward-looking information
can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget",
"scheduled", "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 information is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
the Company to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking information, including but not
limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and
social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration
activities; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory
approvals; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project
parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of
mineral prices; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate
as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and shortages and other
risks of the mining industry; and, delays in obtaining governmental
approvals or required financing or in the completion of activities.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such information 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 information. The Company does not undertake to
update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws.
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.
Contacts: Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd. Investor Relations (604)
669-2279info@cap-ex.cawww.cap-ex.ca
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