Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (May 16, 2011) – Talon Metals Corp., (“Talon” or the “Company”) (TSX: TLO) announces that an information circular and related materials are being mailed today to shareholders of record as of May 3, 2011. The annual and special meeting of Talon shareholders (the “Meeting”) is scheduled for Monday June 6, 2011 in Nassau, Bahamas.
The Meeting has been called for several purposes including for shareholders to consider and vote on the proposed distribution of Rio Verde Minerals Corp. (“Rio Verde”) shares to Talon shareholders (the “RV Distribution”), as previously announced in the Company’s news release of April 5, 2011. The anticipated completion of the RV Distribution, subject to the receipt of all necessary approvals, is scheduled for no later than June 30, 2011. The number of Rio Verde shares to be distributed per outstanding Talon share will be announced prior to the date of distribution. Talon owns approximately 25.6 million shares in Rio Verde.
The RV Distribution will be facilitated through a plan of arrangement involving Talon, Rio Verde, EM Resources Inc. (a reporting issuer in Ontario) and a subsidiary of EM Resources Inc. As a result of the completion of the arrangement, Rio Verde will become a reporting issuer.
In addition, Talon shareholders will vote on a resolution on the shareholder rights protection plan, announced in the Company’s news release of January 17, 2011.
The notice of meeting, information circular and related materials will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com today.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. The securities described in this news release have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.
About Talon
Talon is a TSX-listed company focused on the exploration and development of its 100% owned Trairão Iron Project in ParÁ State, Brazil. The Company has a well-qualified exploration and management team with extensive experience in exploration and project management.
Talon has a treasury of approximately CDN$34 million and has 91,547,037 common shares outstanding and 105,546,189 shares fully diluted.
For additional information on Talon please visit the Company’s website at www.talonmetals.com or contact:
Erica Belling
VP Investor Relations
Tau Capital Corp.
Tel: (416) 361-9636 x 243
Email: ebelling@taucapital.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking information”. All information, other than information pertaining to historical fact, which addresses activities, events or developments that Talon believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future constitutes forward-looking information. Forward-looking information reflects the current expectations or beliefs of Talon based on information currently available to Talon. Such forward-looking information includes, without limitation, the completion and proposed terms of RV Distribution and timing related thereto; and the anticipated effect of the RV Distribution on shareholder value.
Forward-looking information is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking information, and even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, risks related to the exploration stage of the Company’s properties, the possibility that future exploration results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations (including identifying additional and/or deeper mineralization), changes in the price of iron ore, changes in equity markets, political developments in Brazil, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes to regulations affecting the Company’s activities, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required regulatory approvals, the uncertainties involved in interpreting exploration results and other geological data and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration business.
Forward-looking information speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking information, whether as a result of buy . Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking information are reasonable, forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such information due to the inherent uncertainty therein.