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VANCOUVER
,
Feb. 2
/CNW/ - Mira Resources Corp. (NEX: MRP-H) (the "Company") announces that although the Company is currently in active discussions with the
Ghana
National Petroleum Corporation, the Company does not expect that it will satisfy the Release Conditions (as defined below) of its previously issued subscription receipts (each, a "Subscription Receipt") by
February 8, 2010
(the "Termination Date"). The Subscription Receipts were sold for Cdn$0.30 per Subscription Receipt for total gross proceeds of
$15,000,000
(the "Proceeds"). The Proceeds are currently being held in escrow with a Canadian trust company.
The Company is seeking approval of the holders of the Subscription Receipts to extend the Termination Date from
February 8, 2010
to
April 8, 2010
. The resolution amending the Termination Date must be passed by holders holding at least 66.66% of the outstanding Subscription Receipts. If holders holding at least 66.66% of the outstanding Subscription Receipts do not approve the extension of the Termination Date prior
February 8, 2010
, the Proceeds will be returned to the holders of Subscription Receipts with interest.
Pursuant to the subscription receipt agreement dated
November 10, 2009
among the Company, Haywood Securities Inc. and Computershare Trust Company of
Canada
, upon the Company obtaining the onshore Tano Basin concession in
Ghana
(the "Onshore Tano Basin Concession"), which the Company has an interest in obtaining due to oil and gas prospectivity, and reactivation of the Company and the listing of its common shares for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") (collectively, the "Release Conditions"), the Proceeds will be released to the Company and each Subscription Receipt will, without payment of additional consideration and without any action on the part of the holder, entitle the holder to receive one common share of the Company and one warrant to purchase a common share of the Company at an exercise price of Cdn$0.50 until
November 10, 2011
.
Details regarding the Onshore Tano Basin Concession and ancillary transactions relating to the acquisition of such concession will be contained in the filing statement to be prepared in connection with the transaction and press releases to be issued by the Company from time to time.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include the failure to extend the Termination Date by the requisite majority of holders of Subscription Receipts; the need to satisfy the conditions set forth in any agreement entered into in connection with the Subscription Receipts; timing of the memorandum of understanding and ratification by the Parliament of
Ghana
, if at all; risks related to the Company's reactivation on the TSXV, if at all; risks related to the exploration stage of the Company's projects; market fluctuations in prices for securities of exploration stage companies; and uncertainties about the availability of additional financing.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information: Johnathan More, President and CEO, Telephone: (604) 687-7742, Facsimile: (604) 662-3904
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