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Re: News Release - Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Gordon Bogden To Join The Board Of Canplats
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Vancouver, BC -- Canplats Resources Corporation (CPQ: TSX Venture) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Gordon Bogden to its Board of
Directors.
Mr. Bogden is currently a Managing Partner of Gryphon Partners, a
boutique investment bank that provides corporate advisory services to
mining and energy companies. He brings more than 18 years of investment
banking experience to Canplats' Board. Prior to Gryphon, Gordon was a
Vice Chairman and Head of Global Mining and Metals, Corporate and
Investment Banking at National Bank Financial Inc. He holds a BSc. in
Applied Sciences from Queen's University and an ICD.D from the
Institute of Corporate Directors.
In addition, Mr. Bogden will receive incentive stock options to
purchase 200,000 common shares of the Company for a period of five
years at a price of $1.20 per share.
About Canplats
Canplats is focused on advancing the Camino Rojo project, a new gold
and polymetallic discovery located in Zacatecas state, Mexico.
Wholly-owned by Canplats, Camino Rojo is located in an area of
excellent infrastructure, 50 kilometers to the southeast of Goldcorp's
Penasquito mine.
For further information, contact:
Corporate Information
Canplats Resources Corporation
R.E. Gordon Davis
Chairman and C.E.O.
Direct: (604) 484-8220
Canplats Resources Corporation
Bruce A. Youngman
President and C.O.O.
Direct: (604)-484-5960
Investor Inquiries
Blaine Monaghan
Director, Investor Relations
Direct: (604) 484-2194
NA Toll-Free: (866) 338-0047
info@canplats.com
http://www.canplats.com
G2 Consultants Corporation
NA Toll-Free: (866) 742-9990
Tel: (604) 742-9990
Fax: (604) 742-9991
canplats@g2consultants.com
To receive Canplats' news releases by e-mail, contact Blaine Monaghan,
Director, Investor Relations, at info@canplats.com or (866) 338-0047.
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the
information contained herein. Some of the statements contained in the
company's news releases may be forward-looking statements such as the
company's future plans, objectives and goals. The statements that are
not historical facts are forward-looking statements involving known and
unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to
vary considerably from these statements. The risks and uncertainties
include general and economic conditions as well as those described in
Canplats' SEC Form 20F.
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Copyright (c) 2008 CANPLATS RESOURCES CORP. (CPQ) All rights reserved.
For more information visit our website at http://www.canplats.com/ or
send mailto:info@canplats.com
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