VANCOUVER, May 3 /PRNewswire/ - Argentex Mining Corporation
(the "Company") (TSXV: ATX) (OTCBB: AGXM) is pleased to announce
the results of its Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders held
April 29, 2011, pursuant to a Notice
of Meeting and a Proxy Statement mailed March 24, 2011.
At the meeting, the Argentex shareholders:
- Elected all of the incumbents, namely Kenneth Hicks, Colin
Godwin, Jenna Hardy,
Richard Thibault, Patrick Downey and Stephen Hanson, to the Board of Directors.
- Appointed Morgan & Company, Chartered Accountants, as the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ended January 31,
2011.
- Approved the agreement and plan of merger dated January 13, 2011, (a copy of which was attached
as Schedule "A" to the Proxy Statement), whereby Argentex will
merge into its wholly-owned Nevada
subsidiary for the purpose of changing its corporate jurisdiction
from the state of Delaware to the
state of Nevada.
- Approved the plan of conversion, (a copy of which was attached
as Schedule "B" to the Proxy Statement), whereby Argentex will,
immediately following its merger in to the State of Nevada, change its corporate
jurisdiction from the State of
Nevada to the Province of British
Columbia, Canada, by means of a process called "conversion"
and "continuation".
"I am pleased to see a positive statement and
vote from our shareholders approving all resolutions.
Argentex is enjoying a year of strong growth and we look forward to
advancing our business plan going forward," commented Ken Hicks, President of Argentex.
Out of a total of 57,698,672 shares of our
common stock that were entitled to vote at the meeting, 37,701,283
shares, or 65.34%, voted. Additional information about the
vote can be found in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
EDGAR.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held after the
shareholder meeting, the following directors were appointed to the
following Board committees:
Audit Committee |
Compensation Committee |
Nominating Committee |
Disclosure Committee |
Jenna Hardy (chair) |
Rick Thibault (chair) |
Jenna Hardy (chair) |
Rick Thibault (chair) |
Rick Thibault |
Jenna Hardy |
Rick Thibault |
Stephen Hanson |
Colin Godwin |
|
|
Ken Hicks |
In addition, on April 29,
2011 one of our investors exercised share purchase warrants
pursuant to which they purchased 142,857 of the Company's common
shares, on the exercise of 142,857 share purchase warrants at an
exercise price of CDN$0.90 per share
for gross proceeds of approximately $121,428 (CDN$128,571).
About Argentex:
Argentex Mining Corporation is an exploration
company focused on the discovery of silver, gold and polymetallic
deposits on its advanced late-stage exploration projects in the
Patagonia region of southern Argentina.
In 2011, through an extensive targeted
exploration program, Argentex is focusing primarily on advancing
its 100%-controlled Pinguino project, located in Santa Cruz province. An early 2011 drill
program of approximately 17,000 meters is underway at Pinguino,
where Argentex plans to drill test the extents of high-grade silver
targets discovered in 2010. More than 15,000 meters of the
proposed 17,000-meter program have been completed to date.
The new discoveries being drill tested include
the Tranquilo and Luna veins at Pinguino, which returned high-grade
results in previous drill programs, including 6.0 meters of over
2,428 g/t silver and 0.22 g/t gold and 6.4 meters of 486.6 g/t
silver and 1.91 g/t gold. More than 51 individual veins have so far
been discovered at Pinguino, with a combined strike length in
excess of 75 line-kilometers.
Argentex's 10,000-hectare Pinguino property is
located in Argentina's Patagonia
region, within the Deseado Massif of Santa Cruz province. Pinguino is easily
accessible, situated approximately 400 meters above sea level in
low-relief topography. An existing system of all-weather
roads provides year-round access to the property.
In total, Argentex owns 100% of the mineral
rights to more than 35 projects located within approximately
307,981 acres (124,636 hectares) of highly prospective land located
in the Santa Cruz and Rio Negro provinces of Argentina. Shares of Argentex common stock
trade under the symbol ATX on the TSX Venture Exchange and on the
OTCBB under the symbol AGXM.
Exploration on the Pinguino property is being
conducted under the supervision of Mr. Kenneth Hicks, P.Geo. Argentex's President and a
"Qualified Person" (QP) as defined by Canada's National Instrument 43-101.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Statements in this news release that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties. Words such as "expects", "intends",
"plans", "may", "could", "should", "anticipates", "likely",
"believes" and words of similar import also identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news
release include the statement that Argentex is looking forward to
advancing its business plan going forward. Actual results may
differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number
of factors beyond the Company's control. These risks and
uncertainties include, among other things, competition for
qualified personnel and risks that are inherent in Argentex's
operations including the risk that the Company may not find any
minerals in commercially feasible quantity or raise funds
sufficient to prosecute its exploration plans. These and
other risks are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
SOURCE Argentex Mining Corporation