Last checked at 7 Oct 2013 16:56
ECR MINERALS plc
(“ECR Minerals”, “ECR” or the “Company”)
AIM: ECR
US OTC: MTGDY
THEMAC RESOURCES TRADING HALT
ECR Minerals plc wishes to draw attention to the trading halt announced today with reference to shares of THEMAC Resources Group Ltd (“THEMAC”) traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the code MAC. The full text of the notice of trading halt is provided below.
ECR owns approximately 15% of the issued share capital of THEMAC and has a fully diluted interest in THEMAC’s share capital of approximately 16%.
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October 07, 2013 09:24 ET
IIROC: Halt, THEMAC Resources Group Ltd.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 7, 2013) - The following issues have been halted by IIROC / L'OCRCVM a suspendu la négociation des titres suivants :
| Company / Société : | THEMAC Resources Group Ltd. | |
| TSX-Venture Symbol / Symbole à la Bourse de croissance TSX : | MAC | |
| Reason / Motif : | At the Request of the Company Pending News / À la demande de la société en attendant une nouvelle | |
| Halt Time (ET) / Heure de la suspension (HE) | 9:18 |
IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension of trading in a security of a publicly listed company, usually in anticipation of a material news announcement by the company. Trading halts are issued based on the principle that all investors should have the same timely access to important company information. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.
L'OCRCVM peut prendre la decision d'imposer une suspension provisoire des negociations sur le titre d'une societe cotee en bourse, habituellement en prevision d'une annonce importante de la part de la societe. Les suspensions de negociations sont imposees suivant le principe que tous les investisseurs devraient avoir un acces egal et simultane a l'information importante au sujet des societes dans lesquelles ils investissent. L'OCRCVM est l'organisme d'autoreglementation national qui surveille l'ensemble des societes de courtage et l'ensemble des operations effectuees sur les marches boursiers et les marches de titres d'emprunt au Canada.
For further information: IIROC Inquiries 1-877-442-4322 (Option 2) - Please note that IIROC is not able to provide any additional information regarding a specific trading halt. Information is limited to general enquiries only.
Pour de plus amples informations : Service des enquetes de l'OCRCVM, au 1 877 442 4322 (option 2) - Veuillez prendre note que l'OCRCVM n'est pas en mesure de fournir d'informations supplementaires au sujet d'une suspension des negociations en particulier. L'information est restreinte aux questions generales.
Contact Information
IIROC Inquiries
1-877-442-4322 (Option 2)
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ABOUT ECR MINERALS PLC
ECR is a mineral development company with, among other interests, the right to earn a 50% interest in the Itogon gold-silver project in the Philippines. The Itogon project is an advanced exploration project located in a gold and copper mining district on the island of Luzon in the north of the Philippines, and benefits from an extensive historical dataset.
The Company also has 100% ownership of the Sierra de las Minas gold project in La Rioja Province, Argentina; and a substantial minority stake in THEMAC Resources Group Ltd (TSX-V: MAC), which is focused on the development of the Copper Flat copper-molybdenum-gold-silver porphyry project in New Mexico, USA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
| ECR Minerals plc | Tel: +44 (0)20 7929 1010 | |
| Paul Johnson, Non-Executive Chairman | ||
| Stephen Clayson, Director & Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Email: info@ecrminerals.com | ||
| Website: www.ecrminerals.com | ||
| Daniel Stewart & Company plc | Tel: +44 (0)20 7776 6550 | |
| David Hart/Antony Legge | ||
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement may include forward looking statements. Such statements may be subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and therefore actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Any forward looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof (unless stated otherwise) and, except as may be required by applicable laws or regulations (including the AIM Rules for Companies), the Company disclaims any obligation to update or modify such forward looking statements as a result of new information, future events or for any other reason.
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