Exhibit 99.1
CIGMA METALS CORPORATION
NEWS RELEASE 03-2008 | July 14, 2008 |
Trading Symbol: CGMV
Pink Sheets “CGMX”
Frankfurt C9KA.F
NEWS RELEASE
THE BOARD OF CIGMA METALS CORPORATION IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF AGUSTIN GOMEZ DE SEGURA AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY
Almaty, Kazakhstan – July 14, 2008 – The Board of Cigma Metals Corporation (the “Company”, “Cigma”) (Other OTC:CGMX.PK - - News) (Frankfurt:C9KA.F - - News) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Agustin Gomez de Segura as President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2008 and the resignation of Mr. Lars Pearl as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company. Mr. Lars Pearl resigned to pursue other business opportunities.
Mr. Gomez de Segura has been a Director of Cigma since April 1998. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Soil Biogenics Limited and a Director of Delta Capital.
The Board would like to acknowledge the significant contribution Mr. Pearl has made to the Company since he was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2004 and wishes him well in his future endeavors. Cigma Metals Corporation is a mineral exploration company focusing on the exploration and development of its two mineral exploration properties in the Tomsk Oblast region of Siberia, Russia, and its exploration property located in the Dostyk region of Kazakhstan. All the project areas were selected due to their proximity to a well-developed infrastructure, known mineral occurrences and from historical records of gold and base metals production. The Company's stock is quoted for trading in the United States of America on the OTC Pink Sheets under the symbol (Other OTC:CGMX.PK - - News) and under the symbol (Frankfurt:C9KA.F - - News) on the Frankfurt Exchange, in Germany.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Agustin Gomez de Segura”
Agustin Gomez de Segura
President, CEO and Director
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future, called "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," “should,” “could,” “expects,” "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms and other comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements about: our market opportunity; revenue generation; our strategies; competition; expected activities and expenditures as we pursue our business plan; the adequacy of our available cash resources; our ability to acquire properties on commercially viable terms; challenges to our title to our properties; operating or technical difficulties in connection with our exploration and development activities; currency fluctuations; fluctuating market prices for precious and base metals; the speculative nature of precious and base metals exploration and development activities; environmental risks and hazards; governmental regulations; and conduct of operations in politically and economically less developed areas of the world.
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Many of these contingencies and uncertainties can affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. These cautionary statements qualify all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Specific reference is made to our most recent annual report on Form 10KSB and other filings made by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed discussions of the contingencies and uncertainties enumerated above and the factors underlying the forward-looking statements. These reports and filings may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as an offer to solicit, buy, or sell any security.
For Further information, please contact Agustin Gomez de Segura
Address: | 18, 80 Furmanova Str, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Telephone: | Almaty Office +7 327 2611 026 |
Website: | http://www.cigmametals.com |
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