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Tamerlane Ventures Inc. ("Tamerlane" or "the Company") (News - Market indicators) announces a net loss of $1,446,692 or $0.02 per share for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to a net loss of $1,156,808 or $0.02 per share for the prior year.
At December 31, 2010 the Company had working capital of $4,158,219 compared to $1,306,399 at December 31, 2009, an increase of $2,851,820.
On April 18, 2011, the Company received $2,151,749 in cash proceeds from the exercise of substantially all warrants from a December 2009 private placement of units. Exercised warrants in April 2011 totaled 7,705,553 at an average price of $0.28, out of 7,765,553 warrants outstanding from this financing; 320,000 warrants from the same private placement had been exercised previously, in October 2010.
In addition, there were 195,000 shares issued in March and April of this year pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options for cash proceeds of $35,000. As of April 29, 2011 the Company had 74,243,426 common shares issued and outstanding. In addition, there are 1,812,571 shares remaining reserved for issuance for the exercise of warrants, and 5,270,000 shares reserved for issuance for exercise of stock options. Exercise of all outstanding stock options and warrants would result in approximately $2.63 million being added to the Company's treasury. If all warrants and options were exercised and there is an exercise of conversion rights for the 3,142,500 shares pursuant to the convertible debenture, there would be 84,468,497 shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis.
About Tamerlane Ventures Inc.
Tamerlane Ventures Inc. is an exploration and development mining company with advanced base metal development projects in Canada and Peru. The Company's immediate focus is bringing the 100%-owned Pine Point project to production. The Company is currently in the financing phase and expects to commence construction this fall. Tamerlane plans to sell the well-known Pine Point Concentrates to various smelting facilities around the world. The Company is also developing its Los Pinos heap leach copper project in Peru.
On behalf of Tamerlane Ventures Inc.
Michael A. Willett, Chief Executive Officer
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