Concerned Oremex Shareholders Take Action
May 15 2013 - 12:17PM
Sprott Asset Management LP, on behalf of certain funds and managed
accounts, and Concept Capital Management (CCM), directly, and along
with certain affiliates, currently hold approximately 8.4% and
10.5% of the outstanding shares of
Oremex Silver
Inc. (TSX-V:OAG) (Pink
Sheets:ORAGF)
(Frankfurt:OSI), respectively.
We note that Oremex Silver has only two directors serving on the
Board of Directors. This is contrary to TSX-V policy, but more
importantly, the company needs a strong board to help take it
forward. Sprott Asset Management LP and CCM support the
immediate appointment of three additional directors to the board of
Oremex Silver, with the assumption that the current board will not
amend the by-laws of the company to make the board composition more
than five members.
Sprott Asset Management LP and CCM jointly invite the Chairman
of Oremex Silver to immediately appoint Allan Folk, Frank Hoegel
and Keith Stein new directors of Oremex Silver, pending their
confirmation at the next AGM.
Allan Folk brings 30 years of resource-focused investment and
capital markets experience to the board. Allan currently
serves as VP/Director of Brant Securities and also as a Director of
Atlanta Gold.
Frank Hoegel serves on the advisory board of Concept Capital
Management, Oremex Silver's largest creditor through a secured
convertible bond. Frank is an asset manager and financially
evaluates Canadian resource companies for convertible bond
financing and structures gold, silver, and copper off-take
agreements. He also serves as CEO of Peter Beck Performance Fonds
GbR.
Keith Stein has spent much of his career working with public
companies as an executive, advisor or director. He has been
involved in the resource industry as a board member, lawyer and
investor.
Sprott Asset Management LP and CCM invite other shareholders of
Oremex Silver to support this enhancement to the board now, and at
the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Many shareholders
have already expressed their support given their frustration with
the inability of the company to enter into a surface rights
agreement for access to Oremex Silver's flagship property, Tejamen,
as well as with the dividend of 14 million Oremex Gold shares
declared in 2012, but never paid.
According to the terms of the September 2012 secured convertible
debt financing, provided by CCM, and a small group of placees led
by CCM, Oremex Silver was required to pay the legal fees to
structure the financing. To date, Oremex Silver has not paid
the legal fees required by the contract. CCM, as a result of
this financing, holds a mortgage on the Tejamen and Chalchuhuites
properties. A breach of the terms by Oremex Silver can result
in seizure of the assets securing the mortgage, but CCM, along with
Sprott Asset Management LP, prefers to support an initiative to
take the company forward, beginning with the immediate appointment
of these three board members.
CONTACT: Frank Hoegel
f.hoegel@ccm-ag.com
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