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MONTREAL,
Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Colt
Resources Inc. ("Colt" or the "Company") (TSXV: GTP) (FRA: P01)
(OTCQX: COLTF) is very pleased to announce that one of its
Portuguese wholly owned subsidiaries has acquired through the
purchase of a private Portuguese limited company key surface rights
covering approximately 140 hectares at its Tabuaço (São Pedro das
Águias) tungsten project, located in the company's Armamar‐Meda
concession in northern Portugal.
"The acquisition of these surface rights not
only provides Colt with unhindered access to the ground for
exploration but more importantly, it is a crucial step for the next
stages of the development of our Tabuaço tungsten project which we
will be fast-tracking in the months ahead." stated Nikolas Perrault, President and CEO.
On August 24,
2011, the Company executed a purchase and sale agreement and
has acquired 100% of the shares of Q.S.P.A, a Portuguese sole
proprietorship limited company consisting of surface rights, an
operational business and real estate in an arm's length transaction
for a total acquisition cost of 10M
Euros. The surface rights are the main asset and the
intrinsic value of the transaction as it is key to the Company's
planned development of this tungsten mining project. The
operational business of Q.S.P.A. is a registered as an Oporto and Douro wine producer, trader, importer/exporter
and bottler. Q.S.P.A was put up for sale about one year ago. The
value of Q.S.P.A. is real estate consisting of land, buildings (the
monastery, the winery and the cellar), valued independently for an
aggregate of 4.5M Euros as well as
inventories valued at 2.5M Euros.
Q.S.P.A.'s unaudited statements as of May
31, 2011, show total assets of 12.7M
Euros and total liabilities of approximately 8.9M Euros, of which 8.1M
Euros is a shareholder loan and which Colt's wholly owned
subsidiary will become the beneficiary. Unaudited revenues and
losses for the last fiscal year are 189K and 67K Euros respectively and for the period ending
May 31, 2011 revenues are
1K Euros with losses of 274K Euros. The Company will maintain the
seasonal employment of the business but will subcontract out the
management.
The Company will be paying a combination of cash
and shares for these assets. The cash component consists of
5M Euros of which 3M Euros have been paid on closing. The balance
of 2M Euros will be paid, in two
instalments of 1M Euros, on the first
and second year anniversary of the acquisition. The Company has
also issued 5M restricted common shares to the seller, with each 1M
common shares to become freely tradable on the date of each
anniversary of the date of closing for the next five consecutive
years. The Company has also issued 5M zero dividend, convertible
preferred shares to the seller. Each zero dividend, convertible
preferred share has a par value €0.50, a five year term. The
preferred shares are convertible at the option of the holder at any
time during the five year term, in whole or in part, into common
shares of Colt at €0.57 per share, resulting in a potential
issuance of an additional 4,385,965 common shares. The convertible
preferred shares are also redeemable by Colt at its option on
thirty day notice at €0.50 per share, in whole or in part, at any
time during the five year term. If converted into common shares,
the shares will be subject to the same five year restrictions as
the common shares issued as part of this transaction. Upon closing
the transaction, the seller has not become an insider of the
Company.
The Company received independent evaluations of
the business from FundBox SGFII S.A., Mr. Hugo de Oliveira e Silva and Taxlibris
Contabilidade e Consultoria, dated May
2011, July 18, 2011 and
July 22, 2011 respectively.
About Colt Resources Inc.
Colt Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior
exploration company engaged in acquiring, exploring, and developing
mineral properties with an emphasis on gold and tungsten. It is
currently focused on advanced stage exploration projects in
Portugal, where it is the second
largest lease holder of mineral concessions.
The Company's shares trade on the TSX‐V, symbol: GTP; the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange, symbol:
P01; and, the OTCQX, symbol: COLTF.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Certain of the
information contained in this news release may contain
"forward-looking information". Forward-looking information and
statements may include, among others, statements regarding the
future plans, costs, objectives or performance of Colt Resources
Inc. (the "Company"), or the assumptions underlying any of the
foregoing. In this news release, words such as "may",
"would", "could", "will", "likely", "believe", "expect",
"anticipate", "intend", "plan", "estimate" and similar words and
the negative form thereof are used to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as
guarantees of future performance or results, and will not
necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or
by which, such future performance will be achieved. Forward-looking
statements and information are based on information available at
the time and/or management's good-faith belief with respect to
future events and are subject to known or unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many of
which are beyond the Company's control. These risks, uncertainties
and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those described
under "Risk Factors" in the Company's revised annual information
form dated April 20, 2011 available
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from those projected in any
forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, nor does
the Company undertake any obligation, to update or revise any
forward-looking information or statements contained in this news
release to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances
or otherwise, except if required by applicable laws. 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.
SOURCE COLT RESOURCES INC.