EDMONTON, ALBERTA, October 22, 2010 - Mindoro Resources Ltd. (TSXV: MIO; Frankfurt: WKN 906167) is pleased to announce that pursuant to the Company�s October 15, 2010, press release, a prospectus was lodged with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission on October 22, 2010, for an A$8,000,000 (approximately C$8,000,000) capital raising and to undertake a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (�ASX�). Institutional shareholders Asian Lion Ltd, Lion Selection Group Ltd and the Acorn Capital Limited managed Microcap Investment Trusts have indicated their commitment to participate in the offering, subject to meeting certain conditions.
The prospectus offering will consist of 40,000,000 CHESS Depository Interests (CDIs) at a price of A$0.20 per CDI (approximately C$0.20) and is underwritten by E.L. & C. Baillieu Stockbroking Ltd., who will receive a commission of five percent of the gross proceeds raised under the prospectus offering. The Company also intends to apply to list the CDIs on the ASX. Each CDI will be equivalent to and exchangeable for one common share in the capital of the Company.
Mindoro is also pleased to announce that pursuant to the private placement announced October 15, 2010, a subscription agreement has been signed with the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, for the purchase of ten million common shares at a price of C$0.20 per share, for gross proceeds of C$2,000,000 (approximately A$2,000,000). The IFC�s investment is being completed concurrent with and conditional upon the prospectus offering and is subject to final documentation and regulatory approval. The Company does not expect to issue any warrants or pay any commissions or finder's fees in connection with the IFC investment.
The net proceeds of the prospectus offering and the concurrent private placement will be used to advance pre-feasibility then feasibility studies on Agata for a staged and integrated on-site nickel processing project, to complete the regional nickel resource drilling, and to advance the gold and copper-gold projects through drilling.
Closing of these transactions is expected to occur in early December of this year. All securities issued will be subject to a four-month statutory hold period in Canada and cannot be resold into Canada during such period, unless an exemption is available from the applicable prospectus requirements in Canada. However, the CDIs will be tradable on the ASX upon listing. The offering and the private placement are each subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approval, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The prospectus is intended for use only in connection with the offering of Mindoro's securities in Australia and is not to be construed as an offering in Canada or any other jurisdiction. Neither the Shares nor the CDIs have been registered in the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
ABOUT IFC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. IFC creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives by providing financing to help businesses employ more people and provide essential services, mobilizing capital from others, and delivering advisory and risk-management services to ensure sustainable development. In a time of global economic uncertainty, IFC�s new investments climbed to a record $18 billion in fiscal 2010. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
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