Cornerstone Files Circular for Spin-Off
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov.16, 2017(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (“Cornerstone”) (TSXV:CGP) (Frankfurt:GWN) (Berlin:GWN) (OTC:CTNXF) is pleased to announce that it has filed a management information circular calling the special meeting of securityholders of Cornerstone to seek approval of the plan of arrangement providing for, among other things, the previously announced spin-off of Cornerstone Exploration Inc. Details regarding the arrangement were announced on July 13, 2017 and August 24, 2017 and are more fully described in the circular.
The circular and related proxy materials are being mailed to Cornerstone securityholders and are also available on SEDAR under the issuer profile of Cornerstone at www.sedar.com. The special meeting is scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 155 Wellington Street West, 40th floor, Toronto, Ontario.
The board of directors of Cornerstone unanimously recommends that Cornerstone securityholders vote FOR the arrangement. In order for the arrangement to proceed, it must be approved by at least 66-2/3% of the votes cast on the arrangement by the securityholders of Cornerstone present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting. Cornerstone securityholders are encouraged to read the circular and related proxy materials for details regarding how they can vote in respect of the arrangement.
About Cornerstone:
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company with a diversified portfolio of projects in Ecuador and Chile, including the Cascabel gold-enriched copper porphyry joint venture in north west Ecuador. Exploraciones Novomining S.A. (“ENSA”), an Ecuadorean company owned by SolGold Plc and Cornerstone, holds 100% of the Cascabel concession. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including SolGold’s fully funding the project through to feasibility, SolGold Plc will own 85% of the equity of ENSA and Cornerstone will own the remaining 15% of ENSA. SolGold Plc is funding 100% of the exploration at Cascabel and is the operator of the project.
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Investor Relations:
Mario Drolet; Email: Mario@mi3.ca; Tel. (514) 904-1333
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Cautionary Notice:
This news release may contain ‘Forward-Looking Statements’ that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of Cornerstone’s plans, objectives, strategies, intentions and expectations. The words “potential,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “project,” “plan,” and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify ‘Forward-Looking Statements.’ Although Cornerstone believes that its expectations reflected in these ‘Forward-Looking Statements’ are reasonable, such statements may involve unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in our regulatory filings, viewed on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets, predicting natural geological phenomena and from numerous other matters of national, regional, and global scale, including those of an environmental, climatic, natural, political, economic, business, competitive, or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our Forward-Looking Statements. Although Cornerstone believes the facts and information contained in this news release to be as correct and current as possible, Cornerstone does not warrant or make any representation as to the accuracy, validity or completeness of any facts or information contained herein and these statements should not be relied upon as representing its views after the date of this news release. While Cornerstone anticipates that subsequent events may cause its views to change, it expressly disclaims any obligation to update the Forward-Looking Statements contained herein except where outcomes have varied materially from the original statements.
On Behalf of the Board,
Brooke Macdonald
President and CEO
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