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TORONTO, March 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Almonty Industries Inc. ("Almonty" or
the "Company") (TSXV: AII) is pleased to announce that at its Annual
and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on March 26, 2013,
shareholders elected Bruce. C. Ratner to the board of directors
replacing Andrew McIlwain, who did not stand for re-election due to
other professional commitments. Bruce is the CEO of Forest City Ratner
Companies, a New York real estate company, which is the developer and
majority owner of Barclays Center in Brooklyn and a minority owner of
the National Basketball Association's Brooklyn Nets.
Commenting on the results, Lewis Black, Chairman and CEO of Almonty
said, "We appreciate Andrew's contribution to the Board during the
period that we were integrating and optimizing the Los Santos Project
and wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We are pleased to
welcome Bruce to the Board and believe that Bruce's experience and
expertise in a broad range of public company, financial and commercial
matters will benefit the Company as we enter our next phase of growth."
In addition, Shareholders also approved the amended and restated stock
option plan, which is described in the Management Information Circular
dated February 15, 2013, and a full copy of which is available on the
Company's website (www.almonty.com) and filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under Almonty's profile.
All other resolutions set out in the Management Information Circular
dated February 15, 2013 were passed at the meeting.
About Almonty
The principal business of Toronto, Canada based Almonty Industries Inc.
(TSX-V: AII) is the mining, processing and shipping of tungsten
concentrate from its tungsten mine at the Los Santos Project. The Los
Santos Project was acquired by Almonty in September 2011. The mine was
originally opened in 2008 and commissioned in July 2010 by its former
owner. The Los Santos Project is located approximately 50 kilometres
from Salamanca in western Spain and produces tungsten concentrate.
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and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other
uncertainties and potential events.
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forward-looking statements and information to differ materially from
actual results or events. However, the list of these factors is not
exhaustive and is subject to change and there can be no assurance that
such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or
factors.
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SOURCE: Almonty Industries Inc.
