Election of Board of Directors of Auriant Mining AB (publ.)

Election of Board of Directors of Auriant Mining AB (publ.) and appointment of Lord Daresbury (Peter) as Chairman of the Board


The Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Auriant Mining AB (publ.), held on 13 May 2014, decided, in accordance with proposals from the nomination committee, that the Board of Auriant Mining will continue to have the following five ordinary Board members, and in addition, one deputy Board member was elected:

Lord Daresbury

Preston Haskell

Bertil Villard

Ingmar Haga

André Bekker

James Provoost Smith – Deputy Board Member

The AGM on 13 May 2014 decided that the Chairman of the Board will be elected by the Board itself.  Following the AGM, the Board of Directors of Auriant Mining elected Lord Daresbury as Chairman of the Board of Directors. 

 

In addition, the Board of Directors approved the composition of the Board committees as follows:

Finance and Audit Committee

James Provoost Smith        

Lord Daresbury

Ingmar Haga

Bertil Villard

 

Technical Committee

Ingmar Haga            

André Bekker

 

Remuneration Committee

Preston Haskell                   

Lord Daresbury

Bertil Villard

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Max Yacoub, Chief Investment Officer

Tel: + 7 495 660 2220

e-mail: max.yacoub@auriant.com

 

Company name: Auriant Mining AB

Short name: AUR

ISIN-code: SE0001337213

 

Website: www.auriant.com

Twitter: @auriantmining

Postal and visiting address: Tulegatan 2 A, SE-113 58

Stockholm

Sweden

 

Auriant Mining AB (AUR) is a Swedish junior mining company focused on gold exploration and production in Russia, primarily in Zabaikalye and the Republics of Khakassia and Tyva. The company has currently four assets, including two operating mines (Tardan and Solcocon) and two early stage exploration assets, one of which, Kara-Beldyr, is a joint venture with the major Canadian gold producer Centerra Gold. The group’s mineral licenses are estimated to contain almost 1,100,000 troy ounces of gold reserves according to the Russian standards (GKZ).

 

Since July 19, 2010, Auriant Mining´s shares are traded on First North Premier at the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange under the short name AUR (before June 25, 2012 - under the short name CAG). For more information please visit www.auriant.com. Mangold Fondkommission is Certified Adviser to Auriant, for more information please call +46 8 503 015 50 or visit www.mangold.se.

 

Cautionary Statement: Statements and assumptions made in this report with respect to Auriant Mining AB’s (“AUR”) current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, and other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements about the future performance of AUR. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those using words such as "may", "might", "seeks", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "believes", "projects", "plans", strategy", "forecast" and similar expressions. These statements reflect management's expectations and assumptions in light of currently available information. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, (i) changes in the economic, regulatory and political environments in the countries where AUR operates; (ii) changes relating to the geological information available in respect of the various projects undertaken; (iii) AUR’s continued ability to secure enough financing to carry on its operations as a going concern; (iv) the success of its potential joint ventures and alliances, if any; (v) exchange rates, particularly between the Russian rouble and the U.S. dollar. In the light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding any gold production and exploration company at an early stage of its development, the actual results could differ materially from those presented and forecast in this report. AUR assumes no unconditional obligation to immediately update any such statements and/or forecasts

 

This press release shall not, directly or indirectly, be released, published or distributed in or to the United States, Australia Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa or other country where such action as a  whole or in part is subject to legal restrictions. Nothing in this press release should be considered as an offer to invest or otherwise trade in shares of Auriant Mining AB (publ). The proposed issue will not be directed at residents or those living in the United States, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa or other country where such action would require further prospectus, other offering documentation, registration or other measures beyond those required by Swedish law. No securities will be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, a similar law in any state in the United States, or under any provincial law in Canada, nor under the applicable law of another country.

 

 

 


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