PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - May 15, 2012) - Magma Metals Limited (News - Market indicators)(ASX:MMW) ("Magma" or the "Company") notes the announcement yesterday by Panoramic Resources Limited ("Panoramic") that it has acquired a relevant interest in 54.15% of Magma shares. Today Magma released its Second Supplementary Target's Statement in response, a copy of which is available on the Company's website at www.magmametals.com.au and is filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

As a consequence of Panoramic acquiring a relevant interest in more than 50% of Magma's shares, Magma shareholders who accept (or have already accepted) Panoramic's offer will now receive 1 Panoramic share for every 7 Magma shares ("Revised Offer").

Having regard to the matters discussed below, the Magma Directors are unanimous in their view that Magma shareholders should now ACCEPT the Revised Offer.

As at the date of this announcement, and in the absence of a superior proposal, it is the intention of the Magma Directors to accept the Revised Offer in respect of Magma shares owned or controlled by them, representing approximately 4% of Magma shares on issue.

Magma requested BDO Corporate Finance (WA) Pty Ltd ("BDO") to review the conclusions in its Independent Expert's Report dated 2 March 2012 in light of developments since that time. A copy of the Supplementary Independent Expert's Report from BDO dated 15 May 2012 is appended to the Second Supplementary Target's Statement. In summary, BDO has concluded:

"In our opinion the Revised Offer is not fair, however, in our opinion, it is reasonable."

In considering their revised recommendation, the Directors also took account of the following matters:

• With more than 50% of the Magma shares, Panoramic will have the ability to determine the composition of the Magma Board such that it has effective control of the Company.

• Magma shareholders who do not accept the Revised Offer risk being locked in as minority holders after the close of the offer if Panoramic does not achieve more than 90% acceptances and thereby move to compulsory acquisition. It is likely that the market for Magma shares on ASX and TSX in those circumstances will be illiquid.

• Magma and its advisers undertook a comprehensive process to test the market for alternative proposals which may have delivered superior value compared to the Panoramic Offer. No such proposals were forthcoming, and while a superior proposal still cannot be ruled out, it now appears unlikely.

• If Panoramic does not acquire 100% of the shares in Magma, it is likely that Magma will, at some point, need to raise additional equity capital in order to pursue its corporate objectives. Equity market conditions, particularly for junior explorers and developers, continue to prove challenging and there is no guarantee that such equity capital would be available on acceptable terms. While the Magma Board would expect Panoramic to provide financial support to Magma, this may be on terms that require minority shareholders to provide additional funds or face further dilution of their equity.

Magma Chairman Max Cozijn said: "While the Board has confidence in the potential of Magma's assets, we also believe that, in light of the change in circumstances since the time of our initial recommendation, Magma shareholders should now accept the Revised Offer."

Based on the closing price of Panoramic shares on ASX yesterday of $0.965, the Revised Offer values Magma at approximately $0.138 per Magma share, representing a premium of 73% to the pre-offer price of Magma shares. While this is still significantly below the valuation range contained in BDO's Independent Expert's Report dated 2 March 2012, the Magma Directors consider the Revised Offer to be reasonable in the circumstances, particularly having regard to the risks of remaining as a minority shareholder in a potentially illiquid company.

Magma shareholders should be aware that the Panoramic share price may fall further, following the close of Panoramic's Revised Offer, if holders of new Panoramic shares issued as a result of the Revised Offer decide to sell those shares.

If Magma shareholders have any doubts in relation to their response to the Revised Offer, or the consequences of accepting the Revised Offer, they should seek independent professional advice without delay. 

Instructions on how to accept the Revised Offer are contained in Panoramic's Bidder's Statement.

Cautionary Statement

Certain information contained in this announcement constitutes "forward-looking information" under Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "estimates", "intends", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Although management believes that the expectations expressed in such forward-looking information disclosed herein are based on reasonable assumptions, these statements are not guarantees of future performance. A number of factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking information. Such factors include future metal prices, exploration and evaluation results, future availability of capital and general economic, market or business conditions, government regulation of mining operations, failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, risks inherent in mineral exploration and development including unusual or unexpected geological formations. Descriptions of these risks can be found in the Company's various statutory reports, including its Annual Information Form available on its website at www.magmametals.com.au and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Magma Metals Limited makes no representation and can give no assurance, guarantee or warranty, express or implied, as to, and can take no responsibility and assume no liability for, the authenticity, validity, accuracy or completeness of, or any errors in or omission from, any information, statement or opinion contained in this report.

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