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GOLDEN PANTHER RESOURCES, LTD.
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GOLDEN PANTHER RESOURCES, LTD.
211 - 1111 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6E 2J3
(604) 689-5377
PROXY STATEMENT
Special Meeting of Stockholders
to be held March 5, 1998
Purpose.
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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with a special
meeting of the stockholders of Golden Panther Resources, Ltd., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), to be held on Thursday, March 5, 1998, at 10:00
a.m. Pacific Standard Time (the "Meeting"). The Meeting will be held at the
offices of the Company, 211 - 1111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada V6E 2J3. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying Notice of
Special Meeting of Stockholders and proxy are first being mailed to
stockholders on or about February 12, 1998. Only stockholders of record at
the close of business on February 11, 1998 (the "Record Date"), are entitled
to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any adjournment thereof.
The only matter to be presented to the Meeting has been adopted by the
unanimous resolution of the Board of Directors and is as follows:
(a) To amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to change the name
of the Company from "Golden Panther Resources, Ltd." to "Panther Resources
Ltd."
The Company is engaged in the business of mining exploration and
development. The Company's activities focus on copper and silver, with no
emphasis on the exploration or development of gold mining properties.
Management wishes to more properly reflect its business activities, and to
eliminate the potential for confusion in this regard, by removing the word
"Golden" from its name. Management does not believe that the name change will
have any material effect on the Company's operations.
The Nevada Revised Statutes (the "Nevada Statutes") require the
approval of stockholders who hold at least a majority of the voting power
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present to amend the Company's
Articles of Incorporation to change its name. See the caption "Voting
Procedures," herein.
This solicitation is being made by the Company and it will bear the cost
of preparing, printing and mailing each of these documents and of the
solicitation of proxies. Solicitation will be made by mail. The Company will
request brokers, custodians, nominees and other like parties to forward copies
of proxy materials to beneficial owners of the Company's one mill ($0.001) par
value common stock (the "Common Stock") and will reimburse such parties for
their reasonable and customary charges or expenses in this regard.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
PROPOSAL.
Record Date and Outstanding Shares.
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The Board of Directors has fixed February 11, 1998, as the record date
for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Meeting and any adjournment thereof. At the close of business on
that date there were 23,031,004 shares of Common Stock outstanding and
entitled to vote. Holders of Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per
share held.
Proxies and Revocability of Proxies.
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The enclosed proxy is being solicited by the Board of Directors for use
at the Meeting and any adjournments thereof and will not be voted at any other
meeting. All proxies that are properly executed, received by the Company
prior to or at the Meeting, and not properly revoked will be voted at the
Meeting or any adjournment thereof in accordance with the instructions given
therein.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the
person giving it at any time before it is voted. Proxies may be revoked by
(i) filing with Katharine Johnston, the Vice President of the Company, at or
before the taking of the vote at the Meeting, a written notice of revocation
bearing a later date than the date of the proxy; (ii) duly executing a
subsequent proxy relating to the same shares and delivering it to the Vice
President of the Company before the Meeting; or (iii) attending the Meeting
and voting in person (although attendance at the Meeting will not in and of
itself constitute a revocation of a proxy). Any written notice revoking a
proxy should be sent to Golden Panther Resources, Ltd., 211 -1111 West
Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3, Canada, Attention:
Katharine Johnston, or hand delivered to Ms. Johnston, at or before the taking
of the vote at the Meeting.
Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal.
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The Nevada Statutes do not provide any dissenter's rights with respect to
the amendment of a corporation's Articles of Incorporation to change its name.
Therefore, no dissenter's rights of appraisal will be given in connection with
the Company's name change.
Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon.
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No director, executive officer, nominee to become such, or any associate
of any of the foregoing persons, has any substantial interest, direct or
indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the change of the Company's
name from "Golden Panther Resources, Ltd." to "Panther Resources Ltd.", which
is not shares by all other stockholders, pro rata, and in accordance with
their respective interests in the Company.
Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof.
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As of February 11, 1998, the record date for the determination of holders
of the Company's common stock entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Meeting and any adjournment thereof, a total of 23,031,004 shares of common
stock were outstanding; such shares are entitled to a total of 23,031,004
votes on the matter to be voted on at the Meeting.
The following table sets forth the shareholdings of the Company's
directors and executive officers and those persons who owned more than 5% of
the Company's common stock as of the Record Date:
Positions Number and Percentage
Name and Address Held of Shares Beneficially Owned
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Gordon Muir CEO 4,032,000 (1) - 17.5%
211 - 1111 West Hastings St. Director
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 2J3
Penny Perfect President 4,032,000 (1) - 17.5%
211 - 1111 West Hastings St. Director
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 2J3
Katharine Johnston Vice President 100,000 (2) - 0.4%
211 - 1111 West Hastings St. Director
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 2J3
Bryson F. Ferrill Director 57,000 (3) - 0.2%
305 Old Oaks Road
Fairfield, Connecticut
06432
Robert Needham Director 0
211 - 1111 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 2J3
(1) This figure does not include unexercised options to acquire an
additional 400,000 shares of common stock.
(2) This figure does not include unexercised options to acquire an
additional 100,000 shares of common stock.
(3) This figure does not include unexercised options to acquire an
additional 200,000 shares of common stock.
Changes in Control.
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At a special meeting of stockholders held on March 26, 1997, the
stockholders of the Company voted to approve an Acquisition and Plan of
Reorganization (the "Plan"), whereby the Company acquired all of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Golden Panther Resources, Ltd., a Canadian
corporation in exchange for 3,000,000 "unregistered" and "restricted" shares
of the Company's common stock. At the special meeting, the stockholders also
voted to elect the following persons to the Company's Board of Directors:
Penny Perfect; John Pickney; and Katharine Johnston. This change of control
was disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 1,
1997, which has previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Voting Procedures.
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The presence of a majority of the shares of the Company's common stock
entitled to vote at the Meeting is required to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered
represented at the Meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum.
Under Nevada law, if a quorum exists, action on the change of the
Company's name shall be approved if the votes cast in favor of the action
exceed the votes cast against the action. Each stockholder will be entitled
to one vote for each share of common stock held.
Proposals of Security Holders.
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Proposals of security holders that are intended to be presented at the
Company's next annual meeting of stockholders (to be held on September 25,
1998) must be received by the Company for inclusion in its proxy statement and
form of proxy for that meeting not later than May 27, 1998.
Other Matters.
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The Board of Directors is not aware of any business other than the
aforementioned matter that will be presented for consideration at the Meeting.
If other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the
person named in the enclosed proxy to vote thereon in accordance with her best
judgment.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. STOCKHOLDERS WHO DO
NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON ARE URGED TO EXECUTE AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE REPLY ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
By Order of the Board of Directors
February 11, 1998 Gordon Muir
Director and Chief Executive
Officer
APPENDIX "A"
PROXY
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
GOLDEN PANTHER RESOURCES, LTD.
TO BE HELD THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1998
By completing and returning this proxy to Golden Panther Resources, Ltd.
(the "Company"), you will be designating Katharine Johnston, the Vice
President of the Company, to vote all of your shares of the Company's common
stock as indicated below.
Please complete this proxy by clearly marking the appropriate column(s),
filling out the stockholder information and dating below, and return to the
Company in the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope.
The sole matter of business is as follows:
PROPOSAL 1 - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. Shall the Articles
of Incorporation of the Company be amended to change the Company's name from
"Golden Panther Resources, Ltd." to "Panther Resources Ltd."?
YES NO ABSTAIN
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Company's Proxy
Statement dated February 11, 1998, and expressly revokes any and all proxies
heretofore given or executed by the undersigned with respect to the shares of
stock represented in this proxy. (Please sign exactly as your name appears on
your stock certificate(s). Joint owners should both sign. If signing in a
representative capacity, give full titles and attach proof of authority unless
already on file with the Company.)
Dated: ____________, 1998 _________________________________
Name of stockholder (Please print legibly)
Number of shares: ____________ _________________________________
Signature
This proxy is being solicited by, and the above-referenced proposal is
being proposed by, the Board of Directors of the Company. The proposal to be
voted on is not related to or conditioned on the approval of any other matter.
You may revoke this proxy at any time prior to the vote thereon.
As of February 11, 1998, which is the record date for determining the
stockholders who are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting, the
Board of Directors of the Company is not aware of any other matters to be
presented at the Meeting. If no direction is indicated on a proxy that is
executed and returned to the Company, it will be voted "FOR" the amendment of
the Company's Articles of Incorporation as proposed above. Unless indicated
below, by completing and returning this proxy, the stockholder grants to Ms.
Johnston the discretion to vote in accordance with her best judgment on any
other matters that may be presented at the Meeting.
____ Withhold discretion to vote on any other matter presented at the
Meeting.