SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the day of: February 2, 2006
Commission File Number 000-50634
TAN RANGE EXPLORATION CORP.
(Registrant's name)
93 Benton Hill Road
Sharon, CT 06069
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Attached hereto asExhibit 1 and incorporated by reference herein is the Registrant's News Release dated February 2, 2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Tan Range Exploration Corporation
(Registrant)
“James E. Sinclair”
Date: February 2, 2006
James E. Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 1
93 Benton Hill Road Email: investors@tanrange.com | Form 20-F, File No. 0-50634 |
News Release - February 2, 2006
Tan Range Chairman Proceeds with Fourth Tranche of C$3 Million Private Placement
Tan Range Exploration Corporation advises that Mr. James E. Sinclair is proceeding with the fourth tranche of the private placement announced on January 13, 2005whereby Mr. Sinclair agreed to purchase common shares of the Corporation representing an aggregate value of $3,000,000. Such shares are to be purchased in 8 quarterly tranches of $375,000 each, commencing February 1, 2005.
The fourth tranche will consist of 47,807 common shares of the Corporation having a purchase price of $7.844 per share for proceeds totaling $375,000. The purchase price reflects the weighted average trading price of the Corporation’s shares for the five consecutive trading days of the fourth tranche quarterly period ended January 31, 2006.
The private placement common shares are subject to certain mandated hold periods and resale restrictions and the certificates representing such shares are legended accordingly. No wrrants, options or other rights have been issued or granted in connection with this placement.
Each tranche is subject to regulatory approval.
Respectfully submitted,
“James Sinclair”
James E. Sinclair
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact Investor Relations at 1-800-811-3855
Visit the Tan Range website: www.tanrange.com
The Toronto Stock Exchange nor American Stock Exchange have not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms on this news release, such as “measured”, “indicated”, and “inferred” “resources” that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No. 0-50634, which may be secured from us, or from the SEC’s website athttp://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.