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Khan Resources Inc. offers to purchase all of the issued and
outstanding common shares of Western Prospector Group Ltd. on
the basis of 0.685 of a Khan Common Share for each Western
Prospector Common Share The Offer is open for acceptance
until 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 20, 2008 (the "Expiry
Time"), unless the Offer is extended or withdrawn.
Based on the volume weighted average price of the Khan Common
Shares on the TSX for the 20 trading days ending on May 9, 2008,
the Offer represents a premium of approximately 34% over the
volume weighted average price of the Western Prospector Common
Shares on the TSXV for the 20 trading days ending on May 9,
2008.
Whats in it for Khan Shareholders?
- Khan expects the Combined Company to have a more
significant profile facilitating negotiations with the
Mongolian Government, Major Mining Companies and production
vendors
- The Combined Company will have a larger land and
resource base in Mongolia which is expected to make it
easier to engage the Mongolian Government in
negotiations
- As a larger operation the Combined Company is
expected to attract more competitive discounts from
large vendors
- The Combined Company is expected to save in excess of
US$100M in capital costs and approximately US$4 million per
year in annual operating and corporate cost savings
- Most of the capital cost savings come from
constructing one common mill (rather than two separate
mills) and the sharing of infrastructure
- Larger land package allowing more room for
infrastructure particularly for tailings management
- An all share offer leaves treasury resources intact to
fund production decisions
- Increasing Khans stake in Mongolia is expected to be
positively perceived by the Mongolian Government
- Resource size and land package will qualify the Combined
Company as a mid-tier production story giving access to a
new level and wider base of investors
- Added upside exploration potential resulting from
Western Prospector's large unexplored land holdings and
historic Russian resources
- Increased share liquidity in the Combined Company
- Consolidation of Junior Mining Companies into mid-tier
near term producers is what institutional investors are
looking for as a benchmark for investing in the changed
resource market
- Demonstrates to Khan shareholders that management is
actively pursuing new opportunities
- Working capital (consisting primarily of cash and cash
equivalents) will increase from approximately US$32M for
Khan alone to in excess of US$50M in the
Combined Company
Whats in it for Western Prospector Shareholders?
- Uranium resource size will go from approximately 22
million lbs U308 to approximately 68 million lbs U308 in the
Combined Company
- Western Prospector currently has inferred and indicated
U308 resources, while a significant portion of the indicated
resources contributed to the Combined Company by Khan have
been upgraded to probable reserves which are more advanced
- Cash Reserves in the Combined Company will be in excess of CDN$50M
- Access to a technical management group with expertise in
developing and operating Uranium mines
- Access to local Mongolian executive on the ground with
high-level government contacts and western education at
Harvard University
- The Combined Company is expected to save in excess of
US$100M in capital costs and approximately US$4 million per
year in annual operating and corporate cost savings
- Most of the capital cost savings come from
constructing one common mill (rather than two separate
mills) and the sharing of infrastructure
- Khan expects the Combined Company to have a more
significant profile facilitating negotiations with the
Mongolian Government, Major Mining Companies and production
vendors
- The Combined Company will have a larger land and
resource base in Mongolia which is expected to make it
easier to engage the Mongolian Government in
negotiations
- As a larger operation the Combined Company is
expected to attract more competitive discounts from
large vendors
- Access to a Mining Licensed area as compared to only
Exploration permitted ones currently held by Western
Prospector
- Increased share liquidity in the Combined Company
The Timing is Right for Khan and Western
Prospector Shareholders
- Khan and Western Prospector are poised to incur
significant capital expenditures in the near term
- The Offer is well timed to ensure that feasibility
studies on the appropriate mill and infrastructure and the
ordering of long lead time capital equipment will proceed on
the basis of a combined operation avoiding unnecessary
costs, duplication and delays
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