Gossan Receives Initial Dividend From The Claims Network Inc.
04 Fevereiro 2011 - 6:36PM
Marketwired
Gossan Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE: GSS)(FRANKFURT/FREIVERKEHR
& XETRA:WKN 904435) has received an initial dividend from its
subsidiary, The Claims Network Inc. (TCN), a service provider to
the property and casualty insurance industry. The payment was
comprised of a regular dividend of $0.02 per TCN share and a
special dividend of $0.06 per TCN share, totaling $306,749 in
aggregate to Gossan.
Gossan recently closed a transaction purchasing secondary TCN
shares which increased its equity interest in TCN from 46% to 66%
providing Gossan with a controlling stake in TCN, subject to an
existing shareholders' agreement. In the future, TCN's financial
results will be consolidated into Gossan's Financial Statements, as
required, based on Gossan now holding a controlling interest.
TCN is a web-based enterprise engaged in providing the insurance
industry with contents loss valuations, on-site claims reporting of
losses, and content claims software. The company utilizes an
extensive proprietary database of product specifications and price
information. Selected audited financial information is provided
below:
2007 2008 2009
Total Revenue $ 900,565 1,259,121 1,967,897
Net Income after tax 83,152 157,611 298,271
Return on Sales 9.2% 12.5% 15.2%
Working Capital $ 259,569 426,479 721,584
Douglas Reeson, President of Gossan commented, "This sizable
initial dividend demonstrates the tangible success of The Claims
Network and how this business is growing and maturing in a manner
that brings Gossan a step closer to realizing significant value
from a non-core asset."
TCN has representatives across Canada that can be dispatched to
loss sites to take immediate inventories of damaged contents. In
terms of its assessment services, the Company values insurance
claims losses using its highly trained staff and its extensive
proprietary data library of product specifications and price
information. TCN has also initiated marketing to insurance
companies in the USA.
TCN's innovative software has allowed insurance claims to be
resolved and settled much faster than traditional methods. This
helps insurance companies to control their costs and improves
customer service to their policy holders.
Barry Bisset, President of The Claims Network stated, "The
declaration of an initial dividend is an important step in a
company's development. At TCN, we look forward to the future and to
providing true value to Gossan and all TCN shareholders"
In the year to date, the insurance industry has experienced a
lower volume of reported claims which has been reflected in TCN's
current results. For the year ending December 30, 2010, TCN's
unaudited total revenue was $1,915,912 as compared to $1,967,897 in
the comparative period in 2009 and working capital was
approximately $1,000,000 at December 31, 2010.
Gossan originally invested $455,000 in The Claims Network in
2002. Gossan has accounted for its investment in TCN using the
equity method, resulting in a carrying value of $418,065 at
September 30, 2010, as previously reported in Gossan's financial
statements. A recent $172,484 purchase of secondary shares in TCN
takes Gossan's ownership to a controlling 66% interest in TCN,
effective October 31, 2010. Gossan's financial reporting in the
future will include the consolidation of financial results of
TCN.
In the future, TCN provides Gossan with a potential source of
funding via ongoing dividends or an asset sale. It also could
eventually provide the opportunity to spin-off TCN to Gossan's
shareholders in the event TCN were to go public. Back in 2002, this
non-mining asset and its potential value allowed the Company to
raise funds through a difficult junior resource market and keep its
portfolio of mining properties intact.
The Claims Network Inc. is a Winnipeg-based service provider to
the property and casualty insurance industry. With representatives
across Canada and an extensive proprietary database of product
specifications and price information, TCN provides the insurance
industry with contents loss valuations and on-site claims reporting
of losses.
Gossan Resources Limited is engaged in mineral exploration and
development in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. It has a
well-diversified portfolio of properties hosting gold, platinum
group and base metals, as well as the specialty and minor metals,
tantalum, lithium, chromium, titanium and vanadium. The Company
also has a large deposit of magnesium-rich dolomite, the world-wide
rights to the Zuliani magnesium production process, and a silica
sand deposit. Gossan trades on the TSX Venture and the
Frankfurt/Freiverkehr & Xetra Exchanges and has 29,117,900
common shares outstanding.
For further information, please bookmark www.gossan.ca and
www.theclaimsnetwork.com.
Neither 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 news release.
Contacts: Gossan Resources Limited Douglas Reeson Chairman &
CEO (416) 533-9664 info@gossan.ca www.gossan.ca The Claims Network
Barry Bisset President (204) 233-0000 bbisset@vinclaims.com
www.theclaimsnetwork.com
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