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29 July 2010
Polo Resources Limited
("Polo Resources", "Polo" or "the Company")
Polo Resources Responds to Press Speculation
Polo notes press speculation following the notification that Weiss Asset Management LP ("Weiss") holds a 10.6 per cent interest in Polo as announced on 28 July 2010. The Company has received no further notification of interest from Weiss. Press speculation also alleges that Weiss is seeking the breakup of Polo.
Neil Herbert, Executive Co-Chairman and Managing Director of Polo, said: "Polo has enjoyed a very successful financial year to 30 June 2010 with management applying its extensive and successful experience in the mining sector to realise a series of healthy gains on the disposal on its uranium interests throughout the year.
Polo has commenced the 2010-2011 financial year strongly with another disposal, this time of its interest in Extract Resources Limited for A$157.9 million currently awaiting shareholder approval. As announced on 2 July 2010 the Polo Directors intend to pay a 3 pence per share special dividend once this disposal has been completed.
Polo is now focused on its two strategic coal investments. Polo owns 29.83% of GCM Resources Plc ("GCM"), which has rights to the world class Phulbari thermal and semi-soft coking coal project in Bangladesh which is awaiting Government approval of its scheme of development. In the event that such approval is forthcoming Polo believes GCM represents a substantially undervalued asset at current market prices. Second, Polo has a 27.64% interest in Caledon Resources Plc ("Caledon") which operates the Cook Mine in Queensland and is progressing the development of its Minyango coking and thermal coal project in Australia. Caledon is projecting Cook to produce 700,000 saleable tonnes of coal per annum, principally of coking coal. Polo firmly believes these investments have the ability to generate substantial returns in the current financial year and management continues to evaluate new high value mineral investment opportunities.
Management and the Board of Directors of Polo will continue to evaluate strategies to enhance shareholder value and considers that a premature effort to liquidate Polo's coal investments is not in the best interest of shareholders given the potential upside inherent in these investments."
Contacts:
Polo Resources Limited
Neil Herbert
Executive Co-Chairman
+ 27 82 404 36 37
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Ryan Gaffney / Bhavesh Patel
+ 44 (0) 20 7050 6500
Toronto
James McVicar
Heenan Blaikie LLP
+1 416 643 6903
Financial Dynamics
Ben Brewerton / Ed Westropp
+ 44 (0) 20 7831 3113
About the Company
Polo Resources is a natural resources investment company focused investing in undervalued companies and projects with strong fundamentals and attractive growth prospects. The Company will primarily invest in companies with producing assets and/or resources and reserves that have been verified under internationally recognised reporting standards. For complete details on Polo Resources: www.poloresources.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
The AIM Market of London Stock Exchange plc does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential values, the future plans and objectives of Polo Resources Limited. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, achievable or recognizable in the near term.
Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Polo Resources Limited assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change.