CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 10, 2014) - Manson Creek Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MCK) (Manson Creek or the Company) announced today that its Board of directors has approved a change of the Company's auditors. At the request of the Company, PricewaterhouseCooper LLP (the Former Auditor) has resigned as auditor of the Company effective January 10, 2014. The audit committee and board of directors of the Company have appointed BDO Canada LLP as the successor auditor, effective January 10, 2014 (the Successor Auditor).
The Company has sent a Notice of Change of Auditor (the Notice) to the Former Auditor and to the Successor Auditor and has received a letter from each, addressed to the securities commissions in each of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario stating that they agree with the information contained in the Notice. The Notice together with the letter from the Former Auditor and the letter from the Successor Auditor have been reviewed by the Company's audit committee and its Board of directors and are available on
www.sedar.com.
There were no disagreements or unresolved issues with the Former Auditor on any matter of audit scope or procedures, accounting principles or policies, or financial statement disclosure. It is the Company's opinion that there have been no "reportable events" (as defined in National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligation) between the Company and the Former Auditor. The Former Auditor did not provide a modified opinion in their auditor's report for the financial statements of the Company fiscal years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Barbara O'Neill, Corporate Secretary
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.
Except for the historical and present factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release, including words such as "expects", "projects", "plans", "anticipates" and similar expressions, are forward-looking information that represents management of Manson Creek's internal projections, expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, future operating results and various components thereof or the economic performance of Manson Creek. The projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Manson Creek's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those described in Manson Creek's filings with the Canadian securities authorities. Accordingly, holders of Manson Creek shares and potential investors are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those predicted. Manson Creek disclaims any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements.