metalline_s4.htm
As
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5,
2010
Registration
No. 333-164592
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form S-4/A No.
1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
METALLINE
MINING COMPANY
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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1000
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91-1766677
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1330
E. Margaret Avenue
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
(208)
665-2002
(Address, including
ZIP code, and telephone number,
including area
code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Merlin
Bingham, Chief Executive Officer
Metalline
Mining Company
1330
E. Margaret Avenue
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
(208)
665-2002
(Name, address,
including ZIP code, and telephone number,
including area
code, of agent for service)
Theresa
M. Mehringer, Esq.
Burns,
Figa & Will, P.C.
6400
S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1000
Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
Approximate date of commencement of
proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as
practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective and upon
completion of the merger described in the enclosed joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
If the
securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with
the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General
Instruction G, check the following box. o
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. o
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company þ
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If
applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision
relied upon in conducting this transaction:
o Exchange Act
Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
o Exchange Act
Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION
FEE
Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
to Be Registered
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Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Unit
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (3)
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Amount
of Registration Fee
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Common
stock, par value $0.01 per share
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47,724,561(1)
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$0.64(2)
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$30,543,719(3)
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$2,178
(4)
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(1) Represents
the maximum number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock to be issued in
connection with the merger described herein. The number of shares of common
stock is based on the number of shares of Dome Ventures Corporation common stock
outstanding.
(2) Calculated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the
high and low trading prices on January 25, 2010, as reported by the NYSE
AMEX.
(3) Estimated
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with
Rules 457(c) under the Securities Act.
(4) Calculated
pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act. Determined in
accordance with Section 6(b) of the Securities Act at a rate equal to $71.30 per
$1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price. The
Registration Fee was paid with the original filing.
The Registrant hereby amends this
Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until the
Registration Statement shall become effective on such dates as the Securities
and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may
determine.
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The
information in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This joint proxy statement/prospectus is not an offer to
sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities
in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
March ____,
2010
Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus
MERGER PROPOSAL — YOUR VOTE IS VERY
IMPORTANT
The Board of
Directors of Metalline Mining Company and the Board of Directors of Dome
Ventures Corporation have agreed to a strategic combination of their two
companies under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization, dated as of December 4, 2009. Upon completion of
the merger, Dome will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Metalline.
If the
merger is completed, Dome stockholders will receive a fixed ratio of
approximately 0.96882 shares of Metalline common stock for each share of Dome
common stock that they own. This exchange ratio may fluctuate
slightly based upon number of outstanding shares of Dome at closing, but will
not be adjusted to reflect stock price changes prior to the closing of the
merger. Based on the closing price of Metalline common stock on the
NYSE AMEX on November 12, 2009, the last trading day before public announcement
of the merger, the exchange ratio represented approximately $0.57 in value for
each share of Dome common stock. Based on such price on March 9,
2010, the last trading day before the date of this joint proxy
statement/prospectus, the 0.96882 exchange ratio represented approximately
$________ in value for each share of Dome common stock. Metalline
stockholders will continue to own their existing Metalline
shares.
Based on the
estimated number of shares of Metalline and Dome common stock to be outstanding
immediately prior to the closing of the merger, we estimate that upon such
closing, current Metalline stockholders will own approximately 53% of the
combined company and former Dome stockholders will own approximately 47% of the
combined company. Metalline common stock is traded on the NYSE AMEX
under the symbol MMG, and Dome common stock is traded on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol DV.U. Upon the closing of the merger,
Metalline and Dome expect that Metalline’s common stock will be listed on the
TSX Venture Exchange.
At the
special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting of Metalline stockholders,
Metalline stockholders will be asked to vote on the issuance of Metalline common
stock to Dome stockholders in the merger. Additionally, Metalline
stockholders will be asked to (i) approve an amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of Metalline to increase the number of authorized shares of
Metalline common stock; (ii) approve the adoption of the 2010 Stock Option and
Stock Bonus Plan; (iii) elect the slate of directors nominated by the current
Board of Directors; and (iv) to ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates
LLP. At the special meeting of Dome stockholders, Dome stockholders
will be asked to vote on the approval of the merger
agreement.
We cannot
complete the merger unless the stockholders of both companies approve the
respective proposals related to the merger. Your vote is very important,
regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether or not you expect
to attend your special meeting in person, please vote your shares as promptly as
possible so that your shares may be represented and voted at the Metalline or
Dome special meeting, as applicable. If you are a Metalline
stockholder, please note that a failure to vote your shares may result in a
failure to establish a quorum for the Metalline special meeting. If
you are a Dome stockholder, please note that a failure to vote your shares has
the same effect as a vote against the merger.
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The Metalline
Board of Directors recommends that the Metalline stockholders vote “FOR” the
proposal to issue shares of Metalline common stock in the merger; “FOR” the
proposal to amend the Metalline Articles of Incorporation; “FOR” the proposal to
adopt the 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan; “FOR” the election of the
Board of Directors' slate of nominees; and “FOR” the ratification of Hein &
Associates LLP as our independent registered accounting firm.
The Dome
Board of Directors recommends that the Dome stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal
to approve the merger agreement.
The
obligations of Metalline and Dome to complete the merger are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of several conditions. More information about
Metalline, Dome and the merger is contained in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. You should read this entire joint
proxy statement/prospectus carefully, including the section entitled “Risk
Factors” beginning on page __.
We look
forward to the successful combination of Metalline and Dome.
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Merlin
Bingham
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Brian
D. Edgar
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Chairman
and President
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President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Metalline
Mining Company
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Dome
Ventures Corporation
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Neither the
Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued under this joint proxy
statement/prospectus or determined that this joint proxy statement/prospectus is
accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
This joint
proxy statement/prospectus is dated March 10, 2010 and is first being mailed to
the respective stockholders of Metalline and Dome on or about March 12,
2010.
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This
document, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is referred to herein as the
SEC, by Metalline (File No. 333-164592), constitutes a prospectus of Metalline
under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which is referred to
as the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of Metalline common stock to
be issued to Dome stockholders in the merger.
This document also
constitutes a notice of meeting and a proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which is referred to as the
Exchange Act, with respect to the Metalline special meeting in lieu an annual of
stockholders, at which Metalline stockholders will be asked to consider and vote
upon certain proposals, including a proposal to approve the issuance of shares
of Metalline common stock to Dome stockholders in the
merger.
This document also
constitutes a notice of meeting and management information circular prepared for
the Dome stockholders in accordance with the disclosure requirements under
Canadian securities laws with respect to the Dome special meeting of
stockholders, at which Dome stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon
a proposal to approve and adopt the merger agreement.
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METALLINE
MINING COMPANY
1330
E. Margaret Ave
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
(208)
665-2002
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MEETING IN LIEU OF AN ANNUAL MEETING OF METALLINE
STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On April 15,
2010
Dear
Stockholders of Metalline Mining Company:
We are
pleased to invite you to attend a special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting
of stockholders of Metalline Mining Company, a Nevada corporation (“Metalline”),
which will be held at the offices of Metalline’s counsel, Burns Figa & Will,
P.C., at 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, Colorado
80111 on April 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time for the following
purposes:
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to
vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of Metalline common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, in connection with the merger contemplated by the
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of December 4,
2009, by and among Dome Ventures Corporation, Metalline and Metalline
Mining Delaware, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of
Metalline;
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to
vote on a proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation of Metalline to
increase the authorized number of shares of Metalline common stock from
160,000,000 to 300,000,000;
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to
vote on a proposal to approve and adopt the Metalline 2010 Stock Option
and Stock Bonus Plan;
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to
vote on the election of the slate of director nominees;
and
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to
ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm.
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Metalline
will transact no other business at the meeting except such business as may
properly be brought before the stockholders’ meeting or any adjournment or
postponement of it. Please refer to the remainder of the joint proxy
statement/prospectus of which this notice is a part for further information with
respect to the business to be transacted at the Metalline stockholders’
meeting.
Holders of
shares of Metalline common stock at the close of business on March 9, 2010,
which is the record date, are entitled to vote at the meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof. The presence, in person or by
proxy, of holders of one-third of the shares of common stock outstanding as of
the record date constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the
meeting.
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The issuance
of Metalline common stock to Dome stockholders, the approval of the Metalline
2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, and ratification of the appointment of
Hein & Associates LLP will each be approved if a majority of the votes
cast on each such proposal vote in favor of such proposal. The
amendment to Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation will be approved if a
majority of the number of votes entitled to be cast on the proposal vote in
favor of the proposal. As to the election of directors, a stockholder
may vote for the election of each of the nominees proposed by the Board, or may
vote to withhold authority to vote for one or more of the nominees being
proposed. Directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast without
respect to broker non-votes.
Completion of
the merger is conditioned on approval of the issuance of Metalline common stock
in the merger. The election of Mr. Brian Edgar and Dr. Murray Hitzman
to the Board is conditioned on completion of the merger.
Your vote is
important. Whether or not you expect to attend in person, we urge you
to authorize a proxy to vote your shares as promptly as possible by signing and
returning your proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided, so that your
shares may be represented and voted at the Metalline special
meeting. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or
other nominee, please follow the instructions on the voting instruction card
furnished by your bank, broker or other nominee.
By Order
of the Board of Directors
Merlin
Bingham
President
and Chairman
March 10,
2010
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Dome
Ventures Corporation
Suite
2200, 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
(604)
687-5800
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MEETING OF DOME STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On April 14,
2010
Dear
Stockholders of Dome Ventures Corporation:
We are
pleased to invite you to attend a special meeting of stockholders of Dome
Ventures Corporation (“Dome”), which will be held at our offices at Suite 2200,
885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada on April 14, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
Pacific Time for the following purposes:
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consider, and if thought advisable, to approve the Agreement and Plan of
Merger and Reorganization, dated as of December 4, 2009, by and among
Dome, Metalline Mining Company and Metalline Mining Delaware, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline Mining Company;
and
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to
approve an adjournment of the Dome special meeting, if necessary,
including to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes
for the proposal to approve the
merger.
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Dome will
transact no other business at the special meeting. This notice is
accompanied by a document referred to as a “joint proxy statement/prospectus”
which constitutes a management information circular prepared for the Dome
stockholders in accordance with the disclosure requirements applicable under
Canadian securities laws. Please refer to the joint proxy
statement/prospectus for further information with respect to the business to be
transacted at the Dome special meeting.
Only
shareholders of record at the close of business on March 9, 2010 will be
entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or any adjournment
thereof. Registered shareholders who are unable to or who do not wish
to attend the meeting in person are requested to date and sign the enclosed
Proxy form promptly and return it in the self-addressed envelope enclosed for
that purpose or by facsimile. To be used at the meeting, proxies must
be received by Computershare Trust Company of Canada, Proxy Department, 100
University Avenue, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1, Canada
(Fax: 1-866-249-7775 [within North America] or (416) 263-9524
[outside North America]) by mail or fax no later than 48 hours (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the time of the meeting, or any
adjournment thereof, or may be accepted by the chairman of the meeting prior to
the commencement of the meeting. If a registered shareholder receives more than one
Proxy form because such shareholder owns shares registered in different names or
addresses, each Proxy form should be completed and returned.
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Approval of
the merger requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding common stock of Dome.
Your vote is
important. Whether or not you expect to attend in person, we urge you
to authorize a proxy to vote your shares as promptly as possible by (1)
accessing the Internet website specified on your proxy card; (2) calling the
toll-free number specified on your proxy card; or (3) signing and returning your
proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided, so that your shares may be
represented and voted at the Dome special meeting. If your shares are
held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, please follow the
instructions on the voting instruction card furnished by your bank, broker or
other nominee.
Your Board of
Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the merger
agreement.
By Order
of the Board of Directors
Brian D.
Edgar
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
March 10,
2010
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This joint
proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial
information about Metalline and Dome from other documents that are not included
in or delivered with this joint proxy statement/prospectus. These
documents are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the reports and
documents filed by Dome. This information is available to you without
charge upon your request. You can obtain the documents incorporated
by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus with respect to Dome on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with respect to Metalline on EDGAR at www.sec.gov or
by requesting them in writing or by telephone from the appropriate company at
the following addresses and telephone numbers:
Metalline
Mining Company
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Dome
Ventures Corporation
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1330
E. Margaret Ave
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Suite
2200, 885 West Georgia Street
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Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
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Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
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(208)
665-2002
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(604)
687-5800
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Attn: Investor
Relations
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Attn: Investor
Relations
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Investors may
also consult Metalline’s or Dome’s website for more information about Metalline
or Dome, respectively. Metalline’s website is www.metallinemining.com. Dome’s
website is www.domeventures.com. Information
included on these websites is not incorporated by
reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus.
For a more detailed
description of the information incorporated by reference in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus and how you may obtain it, see “Where You Can Find More
Information” beginning on page ___.
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ABOUT
THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
This joint
proxy statement/prospectus, which forms part of a registration statement on Form
S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by
Metalline, constitutes a prospectus of Metalline under Section 5 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the
Metalline common stock to be issued to Dome stockholders in the
merger. This joint proxy statement/prospectus also constitutes a
joint proxy statement of both Metalline and Dome under Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). It
also constitutes a notice of meeting with respect to the special meeting in lieu
of annual meeting of Metalline stockholders. Further, this document
constitutes a notice of meeting and management information circular prepared for
the Dome stockholders in accordance with the disclosure requirements under
Canadian securities laws.
You should
rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into this
joint proxy statement/prospectus. No one has been authorized to
provide you with information that is different from that contained in, or
incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. This joint proxy statement/prospectus is dated
March 10, 2010. You should not assume that the information contained
in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than
that date. You should not assume that the information incorporated by
reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date
other than the date of the incorporated document. Neither our mailing
of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to Metalline stockholders or Dome
stockholders nor the issuance by Metalline of common stock in connection with
the merger will create any implication to the contrary.
This joint
proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy,
in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make any
such offer or solicitation. Information contained in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding Metalline has been provided by Metalline and
information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding Dome
has been provided by Dome unless otherwise noted herein.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE |
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MERGER
PROPOSAL |
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ABOUT THIS
DOCUMENT |
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL
MEETING IN LIEU OF AN ANNUAL MEETING OF METALLINE STOCKHOLDERS |
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL
MEETING OF DOME STOCKHOLDERS |
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION |
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ABOUT THIS JOINT
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS |
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS |
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SUMMARY |
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Reporting Currencies
and Accounting Principles |
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Exchange
Rates |
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The
Companies |
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Comparative Per
Share Market Information |
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Share Ownership of
Management |
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Past Material
Contacts, Transactions, or Negotiations |
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The Merger and the
Merger Agreement |
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The Metalline
Special Meeting |
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The Dome Special
Meeting |
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Selected Historical
Consolidated Financial Data |
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Certain Historical
and Pro Forma Per Share Data |
23 |
COMPARISON OF RIGHTS
OF DOME STOCKHOLDERS AND METALLINE STOCKHOLDERS |
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Authorized
Capital |
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Number and Election
of Directors |
25 |
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Removal of
Directors |
26 |
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Filling Vacancies on
the Board of Directors |
26 |
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Stockholder Meetings
and Provisions for Notices; Proxies |
27 |
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Quorum and Voting by
Stockholders |
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Stockholder Action
Without a Meeting |
28 |
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Amendment of
Certificate or Articles of Incorporation |
28 |
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Amendment of
Bylaws |
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Anti-Takeover
Statutes |
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Limitation of
Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
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Appraisal/Dissenter’s
Rights |
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NO APPRAISAL
RIGHTS |
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Metalline |
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Dome |
33 |
EXPERTS |
34 |
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Technical
Reports |
34 |
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Independent
Accounting Firms |
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Interests of
Experts |
34 |
RISK
FACTORS |
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Risk Factors
Relating to the Merger |
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SPECIAL NOTE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
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THE
COMPANIES |
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Metalline Mining
Company |
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Sierra Mojada
Project Technical Report |
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Executive Summary of
Sierra Mojada Project Technical Report |
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Metalline Mining
Delaware, Inc. |
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Dome Ventures
Corporation |
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Description of
Dome’s Business |
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Dome Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations Financial Conditions for
the Year Ended September 30, 2009 |
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Dome Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations Financial Conditions for
the Quarter Ended December 31, 2009 |
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INFORMATION WITH
RESPECT TO CONTINUING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
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PRO FORMA |
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Metalline and Dome’s
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information |
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Material
Changes |
102 |
THE METALLINE
SPECIAL MEETING IN LIEU OF AN ANNUAL MEETING |
103 |
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Date, Time and
Place |
103 |
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Purpose of the
Metalline Special Meeting |
103 |
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Recommendation of
the Board of Directors of Metalline |
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Metalline Record
Date; Stock Entitled to Vote |
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Voting by
Metalline’s Directors and Executive Officers |
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Quorum |
104 |
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Required
Vote |
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Failure to Vote and
Broker Non-Votes |
105 |
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Abstentions |
105 |
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Record
Holders |
106 |
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Shares Held in
Street Name |
106 |
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Changing Your
Vote |
106 |
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Solicitation of
Proxies |
107 |
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Confidential
Voting |
107 |
THE DOME SPECIAL
MEETING |
108 |
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Date, Time and
Place |
109 |
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Purpose of the
Special Meeting |
109 |
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Recommendation of
the Board of Directors of Dome |
108 |
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Dome Record Date;
Stock Entitled to Vote |
108 |
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Voting by Dome’s
Directors and Executive Officers |
109 |
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Quorum |
110 |
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Required
Vote |
110 |
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Failure to Vote and
Broker Non-Votes |
110 |
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Abstentions |
110 |
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Record
Holders |
110 |
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Appointment of
Proxies |
111 |
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Deadline for Receipt
of Proxies |
111 |
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Shares Held in
Street Name |
111 |
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Changing Your
Vote |
112 |
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Voting of
Proxies |
112 |
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Solicitation of
Proxies |
113 |
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Confidential
Voting |
113 |
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THE MERGER
PROPOSAL |
114 |
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Effects of the
Merger |
114 |
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Background of the
Merger |
114 |
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Recommendation of
the Board of Directors of Metalline; Metalline’s Reasons for the
Merger |
116 |
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Recommendation of
the Board of Directors of Dome; Dome’s Reasons for the Merger |
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Severance Benefits
Under Employment Agreements |
121 |
|
Financial Interests
of Dome Directors and Officers in the Merger |
121 |
|
Positions with the
Combined Company |
121 |
|
Director and Officer
Indemnification and Insurance |
121 |
|
Board of Directors
and Management After the Merger |
121 |
|
Material U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger |
121 |
|
U.S. Information
Reporting |
123 |
|
Accounting Treatment
of the Merger |
123 |
|
Material Canadian
Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger |
124 |
|
Description of
Metalline’s Capital Stock |
130 |
|
Exchange of Shares
in the Merger |
131 |
|
Treatment of Stock
Options |
131 |
|
Listing of Metalline
Common Stock |
132 |
|
De-Listing and
Deregistration of Dome Stock |
132 |
|
No Appraisal
Rights |
132 |
|
Restrictions on
Sales of Shares by Certain Affiliates |
132 |
|
Voting
Agreements |
132 |
|
Summary of the
Merger Agreement |
125 |
|
Terms of the Merger;
Merger Consideration |
134 |
|
Completion of the
Merger |
134 |
|
Representations and
Warranties |
134 |
|
Conduct of
Business |
135 |
|
No Solicitation of
Alternative Proposals |
136 |
|
Changes in Board
Recommendations |
137 |
|
Efforts to Obtain
Required Stockholder Votes |
138 |
|
Efforts to Complete
the Merger |
138 |
|
Governance |
138 |
|
Headquarters |
139 |
|
Other Covenants and
Agreements |
139 |
|
Conditions to
Completion of the Merger |
140 |
|
Termination of the
Merger Agreement |
141 |
|
Expenses and
Termination Fees; Liability for Breach |
142 |
|
Amendments,
Extensions and Waivers |
144 |
|
Specific
Performance |
144 |
METALLINE PROPOSAL
NO. 2 |
145 |
AMENDMENT TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF AUTHORIZED
COMMON STOCK |
145 |
|
Background and
Discussion of Proposed Amendment |
145 |
|
Vote Required;
Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Metalline; Reasons for the
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation |
146 |
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METALLINE PROPOSAL
NO. 3 |
147 |
ADOPTION OF
METALLINE 2010 STOCK OPTION AND STOCK BONUS PLAN |
147 |
|
Summary of the 2010
Plan |
147 |
|
Administration of
the 2010 Plan |
147 |
|
Eligibility |
148 |
|
Adjustment |
148 |
|
Other
Provisions |
149 |
|
Income Tax
Consequences of the 2010 Plan |
149 |
|
Vote Required;
Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Metalline; Reasons for the
Adoption of the 2010 Plan |
150 |
METALLINE PROPOSAL
NO. 4 |
151 |
ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS |
151 |
|
Summary of
Proposal |
151 |
|
Vote Required;
Recommendation of the Board of Directors for Nominees |
151 |
METALLINE PROPOSAL
NO. 5 |
151 |
RATIFICATION AND
APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
151 |
|
Summary of
Proposal |
151 |
|
Vote Required;
Recommendation of the Board of Directors for Ratification of Hein &
Associates LLP |
152 |
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS |
153 |
|
Metalline |
153 |
|
Dome |
153 |
DELIVERY OF
DOCUMENTS TO SHAREHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS |
153 |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND
MORE INFORMATION |
154 |
APPROVAL OF DOME’S
DIRECTORS |
157 |
INFORMATION NOT
REQUIRED IN THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS |
158 |
|
Indemnification of
Directors and Officers |
158 |
|
Exhibits and
Financial Statement Schedules |
160 |
|
Undertakings |
160 |
SIGNATURES |
161 |
EXHIBITS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
163 |
ANNEX A – DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008 |
F-1 |
ANNEX B – DOME VENTURES CORPORATION UNAUDITED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
AND 2008 |
F-23 |
EXHIBIT
INDEX |
165 |
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xv
Following
are some questions that you, as a stockholder of either Metalline or Dome, may
have regarding the merger and the other matters being considered at the meetings
and the answers to those questions. Metalline and Dome urge you to
read carefully the remainder of this joint proxy statement/prospectus because
the information in this section does not provide all the information that might
be important to you with respect to the merger and the other matters being
considered at the meetings. Additional important information is also
contained in the Annexes to and the documents incorporated by reference into
this joint proxy statement/prospectus. All references in this joint
proxy statement/prospectus to “Metalline” refer to Metalline Mining Company, a
Nevada corporation; all references in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to
“Dome” refer to Dome Ventures Corporation, a Delaware corporation; all
references in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to “Merger Sub” refer to
Metalline Mining Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly
owned subsidiary of Metalline; unless otherwise indicated or as the context
requires, all references in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to “we”, “our”
and “us” refer to Metalline and Dome collectively; and all references to the
“merger agreement” refer to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization,
dated as of December 4, 2009, by and among Dome, Metalline and Merger
Sub. Metalline following completion of the merger is sometimes
referred to in this joint proxy statement/prospectus as the “combined
company”.
Q:
|
Why
am I receiving this joint proxy
statement/prospectus?
|
A:
|
Metalline
and Dome have agreed to combine under the terms of a merger agreement that
is described in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
|
|
In
order to complete the merger (among other
things):
|
·
|
Metalline
stockholders must approve the issuance of shares of Metalline common stock
in connection with the merger;
|
·
|
Dome
stockholders must approve the merger
agreement.
|
Metalline
stockholders are also being asked to approve an amendment to Metalline’s
Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of
Metalline common stock from 160,000,000 to 300,000,000, to approve and adopt the
Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, to vote on the election of the
director nominees, and to ratify the appointment of Metalline’s
auditors.
Metalline
and Dome will hold separate meetings to obtain these approvals. This
joint proxy statement/prospectus contains important information about the merger
and the meetings of the respective stockholders of Metalline and Dome, and you
should read it carefully.
Your vote
is important. You do not need to attend the special meetings in
person to vote. We encourage you to vote as soon as
possible.
1
Q:
|
What
will I receive in the merger?
|
A:
|
If
the merger is completed, holders of Dome common stock will receive, for
each share of Dome common stock outstanding immediately prior to the
merger, approximately 0.96882 shares of Metalline common
stock. The exact number of Metalline shares issued to Dome
stockholders will be determined based upon the number of outstanding
shares of Dome at closing. Upon completion of the merger,
Metalline will issue a fixed total of 47,724,561 shares of its common
stock to the holders of Dome common stock. The exact exchange
ratio of Metalline shares issued to Dome stockholders on a per share basis
will be determined pursuant to the merger agreement by dividing
47,724,561 by the number of shares of Dome common stock outstanding
immediately prior to the merger. As of the date hereof, there
are 20,249,513 shares of Dome outstanding. Taking into account the
automatic exercise of the special warrants issued by Dome in connection
with the proposed merger on January 11, 2010, Dome expects the per share
exchange ratio to be 0.96882 shares of Metalline common stock issued for
each outstanding share of Dome common stock. This per share
exchange ratio assumes that none of Dome’s common share purchase warrants
outstanding on the date hereof will be exercised prior to the
merger. In addition, as of the date hereof, all outstanding
options of Dome have been exercised or expired and Dome does not expect to
issue any additional options prior to the
merger.
|
|
Dome
stockholders will not receive any fractional shares of Metalline common
stock in the merger. Instead, if the aggregate number of shares
of Metalline common stock that a holder of Dome common stock is entitled
to received in the merger is (i) a fractional share representing 0.5 or
more of a share, the number of shares of Metalline common stock such
holder is entitled to receive will be rounded up to the next whole number
or (ii) a fractional share representing less than 0.5 of a share, the
number of shares of Metalline common stock such holder is entitled to
receive will be rounded down to the next whole number and no additional
compensation will be paid in respect of such fractional
share.
|
Metalline
stockholders will not receive any merger consideration and will continue to hold
their shares of Metalline common stock.
Q:
|
What
is the value of the merger
consideration?
|
A:
|
Because
Metalline will issue a fixed number of shares of Metalline common stock in
exchange for each share of Dome common stock, the value of the merger
consideration that Dome stockholders will receive will depend on the price
per share of Metalline common stock at the time the merger is
completed. That price will not be known at the time of the
stockholder meetings and may be less than the current price or the price
at the time of the stockholder
meetings.
|
2
Q:
|
When
and where will the special meetings be
held?
|
A:
|
The
Metalline special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting will be held at the
offices of its legal counsel, Burns Figa & Will, P.C., at 6400 S.
Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, on
April 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time. The Dome special
meeting will be held at Suite 2200, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC
V6C 3E8, on April 14, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific
Time.
|
A:
|
If
you are a stockholder of record of Metalline as of the close of business
on the record date for the Metalline special meeting, you may vote in
person by attending your stockholder meeting or, to ensure your shares are
represented at the meeting, you may authorize a proxy to vote by signing
and returning your proxy card in the postage-paid envelope
provided. If you are a stockholder of record of Dome as of the
close of business on the record date for the Dome special meeting, you may
vote in person by attending your stockholder meeting or, to ensure your
shares are represented at the meeting, you may authorize a proxy to vote
by:
|
·
|
accessing
the Internet website specified on your proxy
card;
|
·
|
calling
the toll-free number specified on your proxy card;
or
|
·
|
signing
and returning your proxy card in the postage-paid envelope
provided.
|
If you
hold Metalline shares or Dome shares in “street name” through a stock brokerage
account or through a bank or other nominee, please follow the voting
instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee to ensure that your
shares are represented at your special meeting.
Q:
|
My
shares are held in “street name” by my broker. Will my broker
automatically vote my shares for
me?
|
A:
|
No. If
your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you
are considered the “beneficial holder” of the shares held for you in what
is known as “street name.” You are not the “record
holder” of such shares. If this is the case, this joint proxy
statement/prospectus has been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or
other nominee. As the beneficial holder, unless your broker,
bank or other nominee has discretionary authority over your shares, you
generally have the right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee as
to how to vote your shares. If you do not provide voting
instructions, your shares will not be voted on any proposal on which your
broker, bank or other nominee does not have discretionary
authority. This is often called a “broker
non-vote”.
|
Please
follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee so
that they may vote your shares on your behalf. Please note that you
may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to
Metalline or Dome or by voting in person at your stockholder meeting unless you
first provide a proxy from your broker, bank or other
nominee.
3
If you
are a Metalline stockholder and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other
nominee on how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other nominee will not
vote your shares on any matter over which they do not have discretionary
authority. Such a broker non-vote will have no effect on the vote on
any of the Metalline proposals, assuming a quorum is present.
If you
are a Dome stockholder and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other
nominee on how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other nominee will not
vote your shares on any matter over which they do not have discretionary
authority. Such a broker non-vote will have the effect of a vote
against the merger agreement.
Q:
|
Who
is entitled to vote at the Metalline and Dome special
meetings?
|
A:
|
Metalline: Metalline
has fixed March 9, 2010 as the record date for the Metalline stockholder
meeting. If you were a Metalline stockholder at the close of
business on such date, you are entitled to vote on matters that come
before the Metalline stockholder
meeting.
|
A:
|
Dome: Dome
has fixed March 9, 2010 as the record date for the Dome stockholder
meeting. If you were a Dome stockholder at the close of
business on such date, you are entitled to vote on matters that come
before the Dome stockholder
meeting.
|
Q:
|
How
many votes do I have?
|
A:
|
Metalline: You
are entitled to one vote for each share of Metalline common stock that you
owned as of the close of business on the Metalline record
date. As of the close of business on the Metalline record date,
there were approximately 55,366,829 outstanding shares of Metalline common
stock.
|
A:
|
Dome: You
are entitled to one vote for each share of Dome common stock that you
owned as of the close of business on the Dome record date. As
of the close of business on the Dome record date, there were approximately
20,249,513 outstanding shares of Dome common
stock.
|
Q:
|
What
vote is required to approve each
proposal?
|
A:
|
Metalline: The
issuance of Metalline common stock to Dome stockholders, the approval of
the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, and the ratification
of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP will each be approved if a
majority of the votes cast on each such proposal vote in favor of such
proposal. Votes to abstain and broker non-votes will have no
effect.
|
The
amendment to Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation will be approved if the
number of votes cast in favor of the proposal exceeds a majority of the number
of votes entitled to be cast on the proposal. Votes to abstain and
broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote against this
proposal.
4
The
election of directors will be by plurality of votes cast, without respect to
withheld votes for a nominee. Broker non-votes will have no
effect. The election of director nominees Edgar and Hitzman is
conditioned on completion of the merger.
A:
|
Dome: The
proposal at the Dome special meeting to approve the merger requires the
affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast
by holders of outstanding common stock of Dome as of the close of business
on the record date of the Dome special meeting. Failures to
vote, votes to abstain and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote
against the merger proposal.
|
Q:
|
What
will happen if I fail to vote or I abstain from
voting?
|
A:
|
Metalline: If
you are a Metalline stockholder and fail to vote, mark your proxy or
voting instructions to abstain or fail to instruct your broker, bank or
other nominee to vote, it will have no effect on any of the Metalline
proposals, except for the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, in
which case it will have the effect of a vote against the
proposal. However, if you mark your proxy or voting
instructions to withhold your vote on the election of any of the
directors, it will have no effect on the election of each such
director.
|
A:
|
Dome: If you
are a Dome stockholder and fail to vote, fail to instruct your broker,
bank or other nominee to vote, or mark your proxy or voting instructions
to abstain, it will have the effect of a vote against the proposal to
approve the merger.
|
Q:
|
What
will happen if I return my proxy card without indicating how to
vote?
|
A:
|
If
you are a holder of record and sign and return your proxy card without
indicating how to vote on any particular proposal, the Metalline common
stock or Dome common stock represented by your proxy will be voted in
accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of Metalline
or Dome, as applicable.
|
Q:
|
What
constitutes a quorum?
|
A:
|
Metalline: Stockholders
who hold at least one-third of the shares issued and outstanding and who
are entitled to vote at the Metalline stockholders meeting must be present
in person or represented by proxy to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at the Metalline special meeting. All
shares of Metalline common stock represented at the Metalline stockholders
meeting, including shares that are represented but that abstain from
voting, and shares that are represented but that are held by brokers,
banks and other nominees who do not have authority to vote such shares
(i.e., a broker non-vote), will be treated as present and entitled to vote
for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a
quorum.
|
A:
|
Dome: Stockholders
entitled to cast one-third of all the votes entitled to be cast at the
Dome special meeting must be present in person or by proxy to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at the Dome special
meeting. Even if a quorum is present at
the Dome special meeting, the merger can only be approved if at least a
majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding common
stock of Dome as of the close of business on the record date vote in favor
of the proposal.
|
5
Q:
|
Can
I change my vote after I have returned a proxy or voting instruction
card?
|
If you are a record holder of either
Metalline or Dome: If you are a record holder of shares, you
can change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at your special
meeting. You can do this in one of three ways:
·
|
you
can grant a new, valid proxy bearing a later
date;
|
·
|
you
can send a signed notice of revocation;
or
|
·
|
you
can attend your special meeting and vote in person, which will
automatically cancel any proxy previously given, or you may revoke your
proxy in person, but your attendance alone will not revoke any proxy that
you have previously given.
|
If you
choose either of the first two methods, your notice of revocation or your new
proxy must be received by Metalline or Dome, as applicable, no later than the
beginning of the applicable special meeting. In the case of Dome
shareholders, if you have voted your shares by telephone or through the
Internet, you may revoke your prior telephone or Internet vote by any manner
described above.
If you hold shares of either
Metalline or Dome in “street name”: If your shares are held in
street name, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your
vote.
Q:
|
What
are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger to
U.S. holders of Dome common stock?
|
A:
|
The
merger is intended to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a
“reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Assuming the
merger qualifies as such a reorganization, a U.S. holder of Dome common
stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss upon receipt of
Metalline common stock solely in exchange for Dome common stock in the
merger. See “The Merger — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences of the Merger”.
|
Q:
|
When
do you expect the merger to be
completed?
|
A:
|
Metalline
and Dome are working to complete the merger in the first half of
2010.
|
6
Q:
|
What
do I need to do now?
|
A:
|
Carefully
read and consider the information contained in and incorporated by
reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including its
Annexes. Then please authorize a proxy to vote your shares as
soon as possible so that they may be represented at your special
meeting.
|
Q:
|
Do
I need to do anything with my shares of common stock
now?
|
A:
|
No. If
you are a Dome stockholder, after the merger is completed, your shares of
Dome common stock will be converted automatically into the right to
receive approximately 0.96882 (the projected exchange ratio) shares of
Metalline common stock. You do not need to take any action at
the current time.
|
If you
are a Metalline stockholder, you are not required to take any action with
respect to your shares of Metalline common stock.
Q: Are
stockholders entitled to appraisal rights?
A:
|
No. Neither
the stockholders of Metalline nor the stockholders of Dome are entitled to
appraisal rights in connection with the
merger.
|
Q:
|
What
happens if I sell my shares of Dome common stock before the Dome special
meeting?
|
A:
|
The
record date of the Dome special meeting is earlier than the date of the
Dome special meeting and the date that the merger is expected to be
completed. If you transfer your Dome shares after the Dome
record date but before the Dome special meeting, you will retain your
right to vote at the Dome special meeting, but will have transferred the
right to receive the merger consideration in the merger. In
order to receive the merger consideration, you must hold your shares
through the effective time of the
merger.
|
Q:
|
What
if I hold shares in both Metalline and
Dome?
|
A:
|
If
you are a stockholder of both Metalline and Dome, you will receive two
separate packages of proxy materials. A vote as a Metalline
stockholder will not count as a vote as a Dome stockholder, and a vote as
a Dome stockholder will not count as a vote as a Metalline
stockholder. Therefore, please separately vote each of your
Metalline and Dome shares.
|
7
Q:
|
Are
there any risks I should consider in deciding how to
vote?
|
A: Yes. See
“Risk Factors” on page ___ of this joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
Q:
|
Who
can help answer my questions?
|
A:
|
Metalline
stockholders or Dome stockholders who have questions about the merger or
the other matters to be voted on at the special meetings or desire
additional copies of this joint proxy statement/prospectus or additional
proxy cards should contact:
|
Metalline Mining
Company
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
(208)
665-2002
Attn: Investor
Relations
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Dome Ventures
Corporation
Suite
2200, 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
(604)
687-5800
Attn: Investor
Relations
|
The above
questions and answers do not provide all the information relating to the Dome or
Metalline special meetings or the proposed merger and are qualified in their
entirety by the more detailed information elsewhere in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. You are urged to read this joint proxy
statement/prospectus in its entirety before deciding how to vote your
shares.
8
This summary
highlights information contained elsewhere in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus and may not contain all the information that is important
to you. Metalline and Dome urge you to read carefully the remainder
of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes, and the other
documents to which we have referred you because this summary does not provide
all the information that might be important to you with respect to the merger
and the other matters being considered at the Metalline and Dome special
meetings. See also the section entitled “Where You Can Find More
Information” on page ___. We have included page references in this
summary to direct you to a more complete description of the topics presented
below.
Reporting
Currencies and Accounting Principles
Unless
otherwise indicated, all references herein to “$” in this joint prospectus/proxy
statement refer to U.S. dollars and all references to “Cdn$” in this Circular
refer to Canadian dollars.
Metalline’s
financial statements are reported in U.S. dollars and are prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP. Dome’s financial statements are reported in U.S. dollars and are
prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP. See Note 12 to Dome’s
audited consolidated financial statements attached to this proxy statement as
Annex A for differences between Canadian and United States generally accepted
accounting principles.
Exchange
Rates
The following
table sets forth (i) the noon rates of exchange for the Canadian dollar,
expressed in Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar, in effect at the end of the
period indicated, (ii) the average noon rates of exchange for such periods, and
(iii) the high and low noon rates of exchange during such periods, in each case
based on the noon rates of exchange as quoted by the Bank of
Canada:
Canadian
Dollar per U.S. dollar
Canadian
Dollar per U.S. dollar
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|
January
1, 2010 through March 9, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Noon
rate at end of period
|
|
- |
|
|
1.0460 |
|
|
1.2246 |
|
|
0.9881 |
|
Average
noon rate for period
|
|
- |
|
|
1.1420 |
|
|
1.0660 |
|
|
1.0748 |
|
High
noon rate for period
|
|
- |
|
|
1.3000 |
|
|
1.2969 |
|
|
1.1853 |
|
Low
noon rate for period
|
|
- |
|
|
1.0292 |
|
|
0.9719 |
|
|
0.9170 |
|
Metalline
Mining Company (see page __)
Metalline
Mining Company
1330 E.
Margaret Ave
Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho 83815
Telephone: (208)
665-2002
Metalline, a
Nevada corporation, is an exploration stage company, engaged in the business of
mineral exploration. The Company currently owns sixteen concessions,
which are located in the municipality of Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico (the
“Property”). The Company’s objective is to define sufficient mineral
reserves on the Property to justify the development of a mechanized mining
operation (the “Project”). The Company conducts its operations in
Mexico through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiaries, Minera Metalin S.A. de
C.V. (“Minera”) and Contratistas de Sierra Mojada S.A. de C.V.
(“Contratistas”).
Additional
information about Metalline and its subsidiaries is included in documents
incorporated by reference into this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on
page ____.
Merger Sub, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline, is a Delaware corporation that was formed
on December 3, 2009 for the purpose of effecting the merger. In the
merger, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Dome, with Dome surviving as a
wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline.
Dome
Ventures Corporation (see page __)
Dome
Ventures Corporation
Suite
2200, 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8 Canada
Telephone: (604)
687-5800
Dome, a
Delaware corporation, was incorporated in Canada and domesticated to the United
States on December 16, 1999. Dome’s principal business activities are
the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties domiciled in Gabon,
Africa. Dome is in the exploration stage and has not yet determined
whether any of its mineral properties contain ore reserves that are economically
recoverable.
Additional
information about Dome and its subsidiaries is included elsewhere in this joint
proxy statement/prospectus. See “Description of Dome Ventures
Corporation” on page ___.
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Comparative
Per Share Market Information
Metalline
common stock is traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “MMG” and Dome common
stock is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
“DV.U”. No quarterly cash dividends were declared by Metalline or
Dome and accordingly no cash dividend per share information is
reported. On November 12, 2009, the last full trading day prior to
public announcement of the execution of the letter of intent with respect to the
proposed merger, Metalline common stock closed at $0.59 per share, and Dome
common stock closed at $0.46 per share. We urge you to obtain current
market quotations before making any decision with respect to the
merger.
The following
table sets forth the high and low trading prices per share of Metalline common
stock and Dome common stock for the periods indicated:
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Metalline |
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Dome |
|
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High |
|
|
Low |
|
|
High |
|
|
Low |
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Calendar Year Ended December
31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4th
Quarter |
|
$0.95 |
|
|
$0.39 |
|
|
$0.72 |
|
|
$0.15 |
|
3rd
Quarter |
|
$0.50 |
|
|
$0.23 |
|
|
$0.17 |
|
|
$0.15 |
|
2nd
Quarter |
|
$0.36 |
|
|
$0.18 |
|
|
$0.20 |
|
|
$0.16 |
|
1st
Quarter
|
|
$0.40 |
|
|
$0.11 |
|
|
$0.21 |
|
|
$0.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metalline |
|
|
Dome |
|
|
|
High |
|
|
Low |
|
|
High |
|
|
Low |
|
Calendar Year Ended December
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4th
Quarter |
|
$0.87 |
|
|
$0.20 |
|
|
$0.33 |
|
|
$0.11 |
|
3rd
Quarter |
|
$1.68 |
|
|
$0.60 |
|
|
$0.63 |
|
|
$0.31 |
|
2nd
Quarter |
|
$2.34 |
|
|
$1.62 |
|
|
$0.75 |
|
|
$0.37 |
|
1st
Quarter
|
|
$2.70 |
|
|
$1.77 |
|
|
$0.51 |
|
|
$0.38 |
|
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On March 9, 2010 Metalline common stock closed at $______ per
share and Dome common stock closed at $_____ per share.
Share
Ownership of Management
Metalline. As of the record date
for the Metalline special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting, there were
55,366,829 shares
of Metalline common stock outstanding. Directors, executive officers
and affiliates of Metalline beneficially owned approximately 9,599,109 of the outstanding
Metalline common stock on the record date. Metalline’s directors and
officers have indicated that they intend to vote all of the Metalline shares of
common stock held by them in favor of the proposal to approve the issuance of
the Metalline shares of common stock to effect the merger (and effective as of
January 25, 2010 certain of Metalline’s officers and directors entered into
voting agreements with respect to this proposal), the proposal to approve the
Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, the amendment to Metalline’s
Articles of Incorporation to increase the company’s authorized capital, the
election of the director nominees, the ratification and approval of Hein &
Associates LLP, and any proposal that may be presented to adjourn the
meeting. The following votes are required to approve each
proposal: a majority of Metalline’s shares outstanding and entitled
to vote is required to approve the proposed amendment to the company’s articles
of incorporation; a majority of the votes cast is required to approve the
issuance of the shares of common stock to effect the merger, to approve the
adoption of the 2010 Stock Option and Bonus Plan and to approve/ratify the
appointment of Hein & Associates; and directors are elected by a plurality
of votes cast.
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Dome. As of
the record date for the Dome special meeting, there were 20,249,513 shares of Dome common
stock outstanding. Directors, executive officers and affiliates of Dome
beneficially owned approximately 51% of the shares of Dome common stock on the
record date. Each of Dome’s officers and directors has indicated that
they intend to vote for the approval and adoption of the merger
agreement. The transaction requires that a majority of votes entitled
to be cast approve the agreement.
Past
Material Contacts, Transactions, or Negotiations
Although
Metalline and Dome are both engaged in the exploration of mineral properties the
parties have not previously had substantive discussions regarding a material
transaction, business combination or any similar type of transaction between the
two companies. Other than the Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization, there have been no past negotiations, transactions, or material
contacts during the past two years between Metalline and Dome.
The
Merger and the Merger Agreement
The Board
of Directors of Metalline and the Board of Directors of Dome have agreed to a
strategic combination of their two companies under the terms of the merger
agreement. Upon completion of the merger, Dome will become a wholly
owned subsidiary of Metalline. Metalline and Dome encourage you to
read the entire merger agreement carefully because it is the principal document
governing the merger.
Terms
of the Merger; Merger Consideration (see page __)
The
merger agreement provides for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Dome, with
Dome surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline. Upon
completion of the merger, each share of Dome common stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the completion of the merger, except for any shares of Dome
common stock held by Metalline or Merger Sub (which will be cancelled), will be
converted into the right to receive approximately 0.96882 shares of Metalline
common stock, although the exact exchange ratio may vary based on the number of
shares of Dome common stock issued and outstanding at the time of
closing.
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Metalline
will not issue any fractional shares of Metalline common stock in the
merger. Instead, if the aggregate number of shares of Metalline
common stock that a holder of Dome common stock is entitled to received in the
merger is (i) a fractional share representing 0.5 or more of a share, the number
of shares of Metalline common stock such holder is entitled to receive will be
rounded up to the next whole number or (ii) a fractional share representing less
than 0.5 of a share, the number of shares of Metalline common stock such holder
is entitled to receive will be rounded down to the next whole number and no
additional compensation will be paid in respect of such fractional
share.
Treatment
of Stock Options (see page ___)
Stock
Options. Upon completion of the merger, each outstanding stock
option to purchase Dome common stock (if any) will be converted pursuant to the
merger agreement into a stock option to acquire shares of Metalline common stock
on the same terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the
completion of the merger. The number of shares of Metalline common
stock underlying each converted Dome stock option will be determined by
multiplying the number of shares of Dome common stock subject to such stock
option immediately prior to the completion of the merger by the 0.96882 exchange
ratio, and rounding down to the nearest whole share. The exercise
price per share of each converted Dome stock option will be determined by
dividing the per share exercise price of such stock option by the 0.96882
exchange ratio, and rounding up to the nearest whole cent. However,
Dome does not expect that any options will be outstanding at or immediately
prior to the completion of the merger.
Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (see page
__)
The merger is
intended to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a
“reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code. Assuming the merger qualifies as such a reorganization, a U.S.
holder of Dome common stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss upon
receipt of Metalline common stock solely in exchange for Dome common stock in
the merger.
Tax matters
are very complicated and the tax consequences of the merger to each Dome
stockholder will depend on such stockholder’s particular facts and
circumstances. Dome stockholders are urged to consult their tax
advisors to understand fully the tax consequences to them of the
merger.
Recommendations
of the Board of Directors of Metalline (see page __)
At a special
meeting held on December 3, 2009, the Metalline Board of Directors determined
that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement,
including the issuance of Metalline common stock in the merger, are advisable
and in the best interests of Metalline and its stockholders. Accordingly, the Metalline Board of
Directors recommends that the Metalline stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to
issue shares of Metalline common stock in the merger.
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Recommendation
of the Board of Directors of Dome (see page __)
At a
meeting held on December 2, 2009, the Dome Board of Directors, by the unanimous
vote of its directors, determined that the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement are in the best interests of Dome
stockholders, and directed that the merger be submitted for consideration by the
Dome stockholders at the Dome special meeting. Accordingly, the Dome Board of
Directors recommends that the Dome stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the
merger agreement.
Financial
Interests of Metalline Directors and Officers in the Merger (see page
__)
In
considering the recommendation of the Metalline Board of Directors that you vote
to approve the issuance of Metalline common stock in connection with the merger,
you should be aware that some of Metalline’s directors and officers have
financial interests in the merger that are different from, or in addition to,
those of Metalline stockholders generally. The Metalline Board of
Directors was aware of and considered these potential interests, among other
matters, in evaluating the merger agreement and the merger, and in recommending
to you that you approve the issuance of Metalline common stock in connection
with the merger.
Following
the completion of the merger, members of the Metalline Board of Directors,
except Dr. Roger Kolvoord, will continue to be directors of the combined
company, and it is anticipated that all executive officers of Metalline will
continue to be executive officers of the combined company.
Each of
Metalline’s current executive officers (being Messrs. Bingham, Kolvoord, Brown
and Devers) has entered into an employment agreement with the
company. Each agreement provides that if there is a “change of
control” of the company and the executive’s employment agreement is not renewed
in the year following the calendar year that the change of control event
occurred, then the executive would be entitled to a severance payment equal to
one year of his annual salary. The merger transaction would likely be
a “change of control” event as the term is used in each executive’s employment
agreement. Thus, if any of the employment agreements is terminated
during 2009, or not renewed for 2010,then the affected executive may be entitled
to a severance payment under the terms of his employment agreement.
Financial
Interests of Dome Directors and Officers in the Merger (see page
___)
These
interests include the following:
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Brian
Edgar, the current Chief Executive Officer and Director of Dome, is
included in the slate of nominees for the combined company, and will serve
on the Metalline Board if elected by the Metalline
stockholders.
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Certain
Dome affiliates hold equity interests in Metalline and upon closing the
merger will be entitled to receive shares of Metalline common stock in
exchange for their Dome shares. However, the exchange ratio to
be received by the Dome affiliates will be the same as that of other Dome
stockholders.
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Board
of Directors and Management After the Merger (see page __)
Upon the
effective time of the merger, the Metalline Board of Directors will be expanded
from its current size of five members to seven members. Four of the
original members of the pre-merger Metalline Board of Directors, plus one new
Metalline nominee, will be appointed to the post-merger Metalline
board. One member of the pre-merger Dome board, plus one Dome nominee
not currently affiliated with Dome, will be appointed to the post-merger
Metalline board at the effective time of the merger, subject to election by the
Metalline stockholders. Mr. Edgar is the current Dome director on the
slate for election to the Metalline board, and Dr. Murray is the other Dome
nominee on the slate for election of Metalline directors.
Following
the merger, it is expected that Mr. Edgar, currently Chief Executive Officer,
President and a director of Dome, will serve as Chairman of the combined
company. Merlin Bingham, currently the President and Chairman of
Metalline, will continue to serve as President and a director of the combined
company. All other executive officers of Metalline are anticipated to
continue to serve as executive officers of the combined company.
Regulatory
Approvals Required for the Merger (see page __)
Metalline
and Dome have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to obtain all
governmental and regulatory approvals required to complete the transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement. The combined company must use
its reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the merger, approval for the
listing/quotation of the Metalline shares to be issued in the merger on the NYSE
Amex and the TSX Venture Exchange.
Completion
of the Merger (see page __)
Metalline
and Dome currently expect to complete the merger in the first half of 2010,
subject to receipt of required stockholder and regulatory approvals and the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the merger described in the merger
agreement.
Conditions
to Completion of the Merger (see page __)
As more
fully described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and in the merger
agreement, the completion of the merger depends on a number of conditions being
satisfied or, where legally permissible, waived. These conditions
include, among others, the receipt of the approval of Dome stockholders of the
merger agreement, the receipt of the approval of Metalline stockholders of the
issuance of Metalline common stock in the merger, listing in NYSE AMEX of the
shares issued in the merger, listing all of Metalline shares on the TSX Venture
Exchange, the receipt of all required consents approvals, the accuracy of
representations and warranties made by the parties in the merger agreement,
performance by the parties of their obligations under the merger agreement
(subject in each case to certain materiality standards), and the absence of a
material adverse effect on each party. Dome and Metalline cannot be
certain when, or if, the conditions to the merger will be satisfied or waived,
or that the merger will be completed.
None of the following
are conditions to completion of the merger: (i) approval of the
amendment to Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation; (ii) approval of the
Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan; (iii) election of any
individual director on the slate of nominees; (iv) ratification of the
appointment of Hein & Associates LLP.
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Termination
of the Merger Agreement (see page __)
The
merger agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the effective time of
the merger, even after the receipt of the requisite stockholder approvals, under
the following circumstances:
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by
mutual written consent of Metalline and
Dome;
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·
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by
either Metalline or Dome if:
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Ø
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the
merger is not completed by May 30,
2010;
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Ø
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any
law or regulation is passed that makes the merger illegal or any decree or
order is issued that enjoins either Metalline or Dome from completing the
merger;
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·
|
by
Dome upon written notice to Metalline if (i) the Metalline Board
withdraws, modifies or changes in a manner adverse to Dome its approval or
recommendation of the share issuance to Dome stockholders pursuant to the
merger agreement, (ii) the Metalline Board approves or recommends a
superior proposal (as defined in the merger agreement), or (iii) the
merger is not submitted for the approval of Metalline stockholders by May
15, 2010;
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·
|
by
Metalline upon written notice to Dome if: (i) the Dome Board withdraws,
modifies or changes in a manner adverse to Metalline its approval or
recommendation of the merger, (ii) the Dome Board approves or recommends a
superior proposal, or (iii) the Merger is not submitted for the approval
of Dome stockholders by May 15,
2010;
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·
|
by
Metalline upon written notice to Dome in order to enter into a definitive
written agreement with respect to a superior
proposal;
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·
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by
Dome upon written notice to Metalline in order to enter into a definitive
written agreement with respect to a superior
proposal;
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·
|
by
Dome if the Metalline stockholders shall not have approved the share
issuance to the Dome stockholders pursuant to the Merger
Agreement;
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·
|
by
Metalline if the Dome stockholders shall not have approved the
merger;
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·
|
upon
notice by Dome to Metalline if certain conditions for the benefit of Dome
have not been satisfied or waived by Dome;
or
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·
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upon
notice by Metalline to Dome if certain conditions for the benefit of
Metalline have not been satisfied or waived by
Metalline.
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Additionally,
the following conditions precedent in the Merger Agreement have already been
met:
·
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Metalline
received gross proceeds of $2,990,000 by way of a private placement on or
before December 23, 2009; and
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·
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Dome
completed a private placement of special warrants for gross proceeds of
$13,010,000, which amount is held in escrow until the effective time of
the merger. The special warrants are further described herein
under the heading “Description of Dome’s
Business.”
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Expenses
and Termination Fees (see page __)
Generally,
all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the merger and the
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement will be paid by the party
incurring those expenses. However, upon termination of the merger
agreement under certain circumstances, Metalline may be obligated to pay Dome a
termination fee of $964,000 and, in other circumstances, Dome may be obligated
to pay Metalline a termination fee of $964,000. Additionally, either
party may be obligated to pay certain agency fees and expenses in connection
with the special warrant private placement conducted by Dome.
No
Appraisal Rights (see page ___)
Under the
Nevada General Corporation Law, the holders of Metalline common stock are not
entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the merger or any of the
Metalline proposals. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
holders of Dome common stock are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection
with the merger.
The Metalline Special
Meeting
Date,
Time and Place (see page __)
The special
meeting of Metalline stockholders will be held at the offices of its legal
counsel, Burns Figa & Will, P.C., at 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite
1000, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 on April 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
Mountain Time.
Purpose
of the Metalline Special Meeting (see page __)
At the
Metalline special meeting, Metalline stockholders will be asked:
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·
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to
vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of Metalline common stock to
Dome stockholders in connection with the
merger;
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·
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to
vote on a proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation of Metalline to
increase the authorized number of shares of Metalline common stock from
160,000,000 to 300,000,000;
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·
|
to
vote on a proposal to adopt the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock
Bonus Plan;
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·
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to
vote on the election of the slate of director
nominees;
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·
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to
ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as its independent
registered public accounting firm;
and
|
·
|
to
vote upon an adjournment of the Metalline special meeting in lieu of
annual meeting (if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit
additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes for the approval of
any of the foregoing
proposals).
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Completion of
the merger is conditioned on approval of the issuance of Metalline common stock
in the merger. None of the following are conditions to completion of
the merger: (i) approval of the amendment to Metalline’s Articles of
Incorporation; (ii) approval of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus
Plan; (iii) election of any individual director on the slate of nominees (except
for nominees Edgar and Hitzman); (iv) ratification of the appointment of Hein
& Associates LLP.
Metalline
Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote (see page __)
Only holders
of shares of Metalline common stock at the close of business on March 9, 2010,
the record date for the Metalline special meeting, will be entitled to notice
of, and to vote at, the Metalline special meeting or any adjournments or
postponements thereof. On the record date, there were outstanding a
total of 55,366,829 shares of Metalline common stock. Each
outstanding share of Metalline common stock is entitled to one vote on each
proposal and any other matter coming before the Metalline special
meeting.
Required
Vote (see page __)
The required
votes to approve the Metalline proposals are as follows:
·
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The
issuance of Metalline common stock to Dome stockholders, the approval of
the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, and the ratification
of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP will each be approved if a
majority of the votes cast on each such proposal vote in favor of such
proposal. Votes to abstain and broker non-votes will have no
effect.
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·
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The
amendment to Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation will be approved if the
number of votes cast in favor of the proposal exceeds a majority of the
number of votes entitled to be cast on the proposal. Votes to
abstain and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote against this
proposal.
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·
|
The
election of directors will be by plurality of votes cast, without respect
to withheld votes for a nominee. Broker non-votes will have no
effect. The election of director nominees Edgar and Hitzman is
conditioned on completion of the
merger.
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As of the
close of business on the Metalline record date, directors and executive officers
of Metalline had the right to vote 2,266,745 shares of Metalline common stock,
or approximately 4.1% of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of
Metalline common stock entitled to vote at the Metalline special meeting
(excluding any options or warrants held by the respective officer or
director).
Approval
of the Amendment to Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation (see page
___)
Metalline is
seeking stockholder approval of an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to
increase the authorized number of shares of Metalline common stock from
160,000,000 to 300,000,000. Currently Metalline has outstanding
55,334,429 shares of its common stock. If the merger is consummated,
Metalline expects to have 103,058,990 outstanding shares of common stock (which
includes the shares issued to effect the merger
transaction). Currently options and warrants to acquire 21,234,713
shares of common stock are outstanding, of which approximately 20,212,994 are
expected to be outstanding immediately following the merger. If the
2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan is approved, and Metalline’s stockholders
approve the proposed increase to the company’s authorized capital, additional
shares will be reserved for issuance pursuant to grants under that
plan. In total approximately 133,577,883 shares of common stock
either outstanding or reserved for issuance if the merger is approved and the
2010 Plan is approved.
The Metalline
Stockholder Rights Plan, which was approved by stockholders of record in 2007,
can only be effective with respect to protection of stockholders’ interests if
twice the number of shares are authorized as is outstanding at any point in
time. Because of the approvals being asked from stockholders in this
joint proxy statement/prospectus, and the expansion of Metalline’s exploration
activities, the Board believes it is necessary to increase the authorized
capital of Metalline. The Board may determine, in its discretion, not
to adopt and file the amendment if the merger is not consummated, even if the
stockholders of Metalline approve the amendment.
The
Metalline Board of Directors recommends that Metalline stockholders vote “FOR”
the proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation.
Approval
of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan (see page
___)
Metalline
is seeking stockholder approval of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock
Bonus Plan. Currently Metalline’s option plans have very few options
still available for issuance. The 2010 Plan would allow the combined
company to continue to use stock options and restricted stock grants to attract
and retain independent directors, management and key
employees. Metalline anticipates using some of the stock options to
attract key employees needed for an increase in exploration activities in Sierra
Mojada. If the 2010 Plan is not approved, after the merger the
combined company will not have sufficient share capacity to make appropriate
grants to key employees and other individuals.
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Following
completion of the merger, the combined company will not make any grants of
equity awards under any Dome equity compensation plan. Stockholder
approval of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan is not a
condition to completion of the merger.
The
Metalline Board of Directors recommends that Metalline stockholders vote “FOR”
the proposal to approve the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus
Plan.
Metalline is
seeking stockholder approval of the election of each nominee included on its
slate of director nominees. If elected, each will hold office a term of one
year, until their successors are duly elected or appointed or until their
earlier death, resignation or removal; provided that Mr. Edgar and Dr. Hitzman,
if elected, will not hold office until the effective time of the
merger.
The Metalline
Board of Directors recommends that Metalline stockholders vote “FOR” each of the
nominees included on its slate.
Metalline is
seeking stockholder ratification of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP
as its independent registered public accounting firm. The Board of
Directors directed that we submit the selection of Hein for ratification and
approval by our stockholders at the special meeting. Although
Metalline is not required to submit the selection of independent registered
public accountants for stockholder approval, if the stockholders do not ratify
this selection, the Board of Directors may reconsider its selection of
Hein. The Board considers Hein to be well qualified to serve as the
independent auditors for the Company.
The Metalline
Board of Directors recommends that Metalline stockholders vote “FOR” the
ratification of Hein & Associates LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm.
Date,
Time and Place (see page __)
The special meeting of Dome stockholders will be held at Dome’s
offices at Suite 220, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada on April
14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
Purpose
of the Dome Special Meeting (see page __)
At the Dome
special meeting, Dome stockholders will be asked:
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·
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to
approve the merger agreement pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged
with and into Dome; and
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·
|
to
approve an adjournment of the Dome special meeting, if necessary,
including to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes
for the proposal to approve the merger
agreement.
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Dome
Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote (see page __)
Only
holders of shares of Dome common stock at the close of business on March 9,
2010, the record date for the Dome special meeting, will be entitled to notice
of, and to vote at, the Dome special meeting or any adjournments or
postponements thereof. On the record date, there were outstanding a
total of 20,249,513 shares of Dome common stock. Each outstanding
share of Dome common stock is entitled to one vote on each proposal and any
other matter coming before the Dome special meeting.
Required
Vote (see page __)
The
required votes to approve the Dome proposals are as follows:
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Approval
of the merger agreement requires approval by the affirmative vote of at
least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of
outstanding common stock of Dome. Votes to abstain and broker
non-votes will have the effect of a vote against this
proposal.
|
As of the
close of business on the Dome record date, directors and executive officers of
Dome and their affiliates had the right to vote 10,675,898 shares of Dome common
stock, or 51% of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Dome
common stock entitled to vote at the Dome special meeting.
The Dome
Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the approval of the merger
agreement.
Selected
Historical Consolidated Financial Data
Selected
Historical Consolidated Financial Data of Metalline
The tables below
present summary selected financial data of Metalline prepared in accordance with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The following selected
financial data should be read in conjunction with Metalline’s financial
statements and related notes, Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Results of Operations and Financial Condition for the year ended October 31,
2009, and other financial information in Metalline’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on
January 11, 2010, and Annual Report on 10-K for the fiscal year ended October
31, 2008 as filed with the SEC on February 13, 2009 which are incorporated by
reference into this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page
____.
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The statement
of operations data set forth below for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009,
2008 and 2007 and the balance sheet data as of October 31, 2009 and 2008, are
derived from, and qualified by reference to, the audited financial statements of
Metalline and the related notes thereto that are incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. The statements of operations data for the fiscal
years ended October 31, 2005 and 2006, and the balance sheet data as of October
31, 2006 and 2005, are derived from audited financial statements not included
in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.
|
|
(in
thousands, except per share data)
Year
Ended October 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(4,850 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,320 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,932 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,193 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,302 |
) |
Weighted
average basic and diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
41,483 |
|
|
|
39,583 |
|
|
|
35,253 |
|
|
|
30,749 |
|
|
|
20,014 |
|
Basic
and Diluted Net Loss per common share
|
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(0.31 |
) |
|
|
(0.20 |
) |
|
|
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
& Marketable Securities
|
|
$ |
1,483 |
|
|
$ |
2,229 |
|
|
$ |
9,334 |
|
|
$ |
6,615 |
|
|
$ |
213 |
|
Total
Assets
|
|
|
7,042 |
|
|
|
7,818 |
|
|
|
15,233 |
|
|
|
11,612 |
|
|
|
5,085 |
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
|
805 |
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
Stockholders’
Equity
|
|
|
6,237 |
|
|
|
7,440 |
|
|
|
14,832 |
|
|
|
11,122 |
|
|
|
4,783 |
|
Selected
Historical Consolidated Financial Data of Dome
The tables
below present summary selected financial data of Dome prepared in accordance
with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and reconciled to U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. The following selected
financial data should be read in conjunction with Dome’s financial statements
and related notes included as Annex A to this prospectus. Also see Dome Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition for the
year ended September 30, 2009 on page ___.
The
statement of operations data set forth below for the fiscal year ended September
30, 2009, and 2008 and the balance sheet data as of September 30, 2009 and 2008
are derived from, and qualified by reference to, the audited financial
statements of Dome and the related notes thereto that are included as Annex A to
this prospectus. The statements of operations data for the fiscal
years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, and the balance sheet data as of
September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, are derived from audited financial
statements not included in, or incorporated by reference into, this
prospectus.
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|
|
(in
thousands, except per share data)
Year
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(1,228 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,080 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,036 |
) |
|
$ |
(623 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
Weighted
average basic and diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
18,700 |
|
|
|
11,260 |
|
|
|
10,180 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
9,937 |
|
Basic
and Diluted Net Loss from continuing operations per common
share
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.18 |
) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
(0.00 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
& Marketable Securities
|
|
$ |
2,513 |
|
|
$ |
3,735 |
|
|
$ |
4,877 |
|
|
$ |
3,947 |
|
|
$ |
4,444 |
|
Total
Assets
|
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
|
3,757 |
|
|
|
4,894 |
|
|
|
5,368 |
|
|
|
5,953 |
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
Stockholders’
Equity
|
|
|
2,530 |
|
|
|
3,652 |
|
|
|
4,767 |
|
|
|
5,212 |
|
|
|
5,814 |
|
Selected
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial
Information
The pro forma
balance sheet information combines Metalline’s October 31, 2009 consolidated
balance sheet with Dome’s September 30, 2009 consolidated balance sheet as if
the merger and related equity transactions had occurred on October 31,
2009. The pro forma statement of operations information for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 combines Metalline’s consolidated statement
of operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 as if the merger had
occurred on November 1, 2009, the first day of Metalline’s 2009 fiscal
year. The unaudited pro forma financial data does not purport to
represent what the combined results of operations of Metalline and Dome would
have been had the merger occurred on November 1, 2008 or to project the results
of operations or financial condition for any future date or
period. The summary unaudited pro forma financial information is
based upon the assumptions described in the notes thereto and should be read in
conjunction with the “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements” beginning on page ___.
|
|
(in
thousands,
except
per share
data)
Year
Ended
October
31, 2009
|
|
Selected
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
Loss
from operations attributable to Metalline/Dome
|
|
$ |
(6,516 |
) |
Weighted
average basic and diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
94,109 |
|
Basic
and Diluted Net Loss per common share
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Selected
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
|
$ |
18,436 |
|
Total
Assets
|
|
|
35,172 |
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
|
808 |
|
Stockholders’
Equity
|
|
|
34,364 |
|
Certain
Historical and Pro Forma Per Share Data
The following
tables set forth certain historical, pro forma and pro forma equivalent per
share financial information for Metalline’s common stock and Dome’s common
stock. The pro forma and pro forma equivalent per share information
gives effect to the merger as if the merger had occurred on October 31, 2009 in
the case of book value per share data and as of November 1, 2008 in the
case of net income per share data. No Dividends were declared by
Metalline or Dome and accordingly no dividend per common share data is
presented.
The pro forma
per share balance sheet information combines Metalline’s October 31, 2009
consolidated balance sheet with Dome’s September 30, 2009 consolidated balance
sheet as if the merger had occurred on October 31, 2009. The pro
forma per share statement of operations information for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2009 combines Metalline’s consolidated statement of operations for
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 with Dome’s consolidated statement of
operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 as if the merger had
occurred on November 1, 2009, the first day of Metalline’s 2009 fiscal
year. The Dome pro forma equivalent per share financial information
is calculated by multiplying the unaudited Metalline pro forma combined per
share amounts by the expected 0.96882 exchange ratio.
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The following
information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated
financial statements of Metalline and Dome, which are included or incorporated
by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, and the financial
information contained in the section entitled “Metalline and Dome Unaudited Pro
Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” beginning on page
___. The unaudited pro forma information below is not necessarily
indicative of the operating results or financial position that would have
occurred if the merger had been completed as of the periods presented, nor is it
necessarily indicative of the future operating results or financial position of
the combined company. In addition, the unaudited pro forma
information does not purport to indicate balance sheet data or results of
operations data as of any future date or for any future period.
|
|
As
of and for the Year Ended October 31, 2009
|
|
Metalline
Historical Data Per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations – Basic and Diluted
|
|
|
$(0.12) |
|
Book
value per share
|
|
|
$0.13 |
|
|
|
As
of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2009
|
|
Dome
Historical Data Per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations – Basic and Diluted
|
|
|
$(0.07) |
|
Book
value per share
|
|
|
$0.14 |
|
|
|
As
of and for the Year Ended
October
31, 2009
|
|
Metalline
Pro-Forma Combined Data Per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations – Basic and Diluted
|
|
|
$(0.07) |
|
Book
value per share
|
|
|
$0.33 |
|
|
|
As
of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2009
|
|
Dome
Pro-Forma Equivalent Per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations – Basic and Diluted
|
|
|
$(0.07) |
|
Book
value per share
|
|
|
$0.32 |
|
24
COMPARISON
OF RIGHTS OF DOME STOCKHOLDERS
AND
METALLINE STOCKHOLDERS
Dome is
incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, and Metalline is
incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada. As a result of
the merger, the stockholders of Dome will become stockholders of
Metalline. As stockholders of Dome, their rights are currently
governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law and by Dome’s certificate of
incorporation, as amended, and its bylaws. The following discussion
summarizes material differences between Dome’s certificate of incorporation, as
amended, and Dome’s bylaws and Metalline’s articles of incorporation as amended
and Metalline’s amended and restated bylaws; and between certain provisions of
Delaware law and Nevada law affecting stockholders’ rights. This
section does not include a complete description of all differences between the
rights of these holders, nor does it include a complete description of the
specific rights of these holders. In addition, the identification of
some of the differences in the rights of these holders as material is not
intended to indicate that other differences that are equally important do not
exist.
Dome. The total
number of authorized shares of capital stock of Dome is 150,000,000 shares,
consisting of 100,000,000 common shares, par value $0.001 per share, and
50,000,000 preferred shares, par value $0.001 per share. There are
currently no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
Metalline. The
total number of authorized shares of capital stock of Metalline is 160,000,000
shares, consisting solely of common stock, par value $0.01. However,
Metalline is submitting to the shareholders for approval an amendment to
increase authorized capital to 300,000,000 shares of common stock.
Number and Election of
Directors
Dome. The Board of
Directors of Dome currently consists of six members. Dome’s
certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides that the number of directors
shall be fixed as specified or provided for in the bylaws of the
corporation. Dome’s bylaws provide that the Dome Board of Directors
will consist of a number of directors, of not less than 3 but no more than 15,
with the number to be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Dome Board of
Directors.
Under
Delaware law, stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights for the election
of directors unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation so
provides. Dome’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides
that no holder of common stock or preferred stock shall have any right to
cumulate votes in the election of directors.
Metalline. The
Board of Directors of Metalline currently consists of five
members. Both Metalline’s articles of incorporation and its bylaws
provide that the number of directors shall be not less than 3 but no more than
9, with the number to be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Metalline
Board of Directors.
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Under Nevada
law, cumulative voting in the election of directors is only available to
stockholders if the corporation’s articles of incorporation so
provide. Metalline’s articles of incorporation expressly provide that
cumulative voting is not permitted.
Dome. Under
Delaware law, any director or the entire Board of Directors of a Delaware
corporation may be removed with or without cause by the holders of a majority of
the shares then entitled to vote at an election of
directors. Likewise Dome’s certificate of incorporation, as amended,
provides that any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed at
any time but only with the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of
the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote in the election of
directors.
Metalline. Under
Nevada law, a director may be removed by the vote of the holders of not less
than two-thirds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled
to vote, subject to certain restrictions concerning cumulative
voting. However, a Nevada corporation may include in its articles of
incorporation a provision requiring the approval of more than two-thirds of the
voting power to remove a director. Metalline’s articles of
incorporation do not provide for a larger percentage of the voting power to
remove a director. Under Metalline’s bylaws, any director or the
entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders
of two-thirds of the shares of issued and outstanding capital stock entitled to
vote. However, Metalline’s bylaws provide that a director may be
removed by the stockholders only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing
him and the notice for that meeting must state that the purpose, or one of the
purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.
Filling
Vacancies on the Board of Directors
Dome. Pursuant to
Dome’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, and Dome’s bylaws, vacancies
and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized
number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote
as a single class may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
directors then in office. Any directors elected to fill vacancies or
newly created directorships shall hold office until the next annual meeting of
stockholders at which the term of the class to which such directors shall have
been chosen expires (but such directors shall be eligible for election at such
meeting), and when their successors shall be duly elected and
qualified.
Metalline. In
accordance with Nevada law, vacancies and newly created directorships, including
those resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors, may be
filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in
office. Any directors elected to fill vacancies or newly created
directorships shall hold office until the next election of the class for which
such directors shall have been chosen, and until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified.
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Stockholder Meetings and Provisions
for Notices; Proxies
Dome. Dome’s
bylaws provide that the annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such
place, within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such time as
the Board of Directors shall fix and set forth in the notice of the
meeting.
Dome’s
certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides that a special meeting of
stockholders for any proper purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the
Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, or by one or more stockholders holding shares in the aggregate
sufficient to vote not less than a majority of all of the issued and outstanding
shares of the corporation.
Under
Dome’s bylaws, written notice stating the place, day and hour of annual or
special meetings of stockholders must be mailed no less than 10 days and no more
than 60 days before the date of such annual or special meeting to each
stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting. For special meetings,
the purpose or purposes for such meeting must also be stated in the
notice.
Under
Delaware law, no proxy shall be valid after three years from the date of its
execution, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
Metalline. Metalline’s
bylaws provide that an annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on such
date and at such time as may be designated by the Board of
Directors. Unless the date or time or location is otherwise specified
by the Board of Directors, Metalline’s bylaws provide that the annual meeting
shall be held at the principal business office of the Corporation in Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho on the fourth Monday in April of each year at 10:00 a.m. local
time, or as close thereto as practicable.
Metalline’s
bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called for any
purpose or purposes described in the notice of the meeting, and may be called by
a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Board of Directors or by the
President.
Pursuant
to Metalline’s bylaws, written notice may designate the place, date and hour of
the annual or special meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote at such meeting between 10 and 60 days before the date of such
meeting. Every notice of a special meeting shall state the purpose or
purposes for which the meeting is called.
Under
both Metalline’s bylaws and Nevada law, no proxy shall be valid after six months
from the date of its creation, unless the proxy provides for a longer period,
which in no event may exceed seven years from such date.
Quorum and Voting by
Stockholders
Dome. Dome’s
bylaws provide that the holders of one third of the shares entitled to vote at
any meeting of stockholders, present in person or represented by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum at any such meeting of stockholders.
Dome’s bylaws
provide that directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares
present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the
election of directors, and except as otherwise required by law, Dome’s
certificate of incorporation as amended, or Dome’s bylaws, all other matters
shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast, at any meeting at which a
quorum is present.
27
Metalline.
Metalline’s bylaws provide that the holders of one third of the shares entitled
to vote at any meeting of stockholders, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any such meeting of
stockholders. Metalline’s bylaws provide that if a quorum is present,
the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast in favor of the subject
matter shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the vote of a greater
proportion or number or voting by classes is otherwise required by statute or by
the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. Under Nevada law,
directors must be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders by a
plurality of the votes cast at the election, unless the articles of
incorporation or the bylaws require more than a plurality of the votes cast or
unless elected by written consent by at least a majority of the voting
power. Metalline’s articles of incorporation and bylaws do not
require more than a plurality of votes cast for director elections.
Stockholder Action Without a
Meeting
Dome. Delaware law
provides that any action permitted or required by law, or the certificate of
incorporation or the bylaws, to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders, may
be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a
consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall by
signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum
number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a
meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon are present and
vote.
Metalline.
Nevada law permits stockholders to take actions without a meeting, unless
prohibited by a corporation’s articles of incorporation or
bylaws. However, Metalline’s bylaws prohibit Metalline stockholders
from taking action except at an annual or special meeting.
Amendment of Certificate or Articles
of Incorporation
Dome. Under
Delaware law, unless the certificate of incorporation requires a greater vote, a
proposed amendment to the certificate of incorporation requires a declaration by
the Board of Directors of the amendment’s advisability and, except with respect
to a certificate of designations or a short form merger to change the
corporation’s name, an affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding stock
entitled to vote thereon and a majority of the outstanding stock of each class
entitled to vote thereon. Dome’s certificate of incorporation, as
amended, grants the right to amend the certificate of incorporation or any
provision thereof, but does not provide for a greater vote than that required
under Delaware law, except for certain provisions thereof, the amendments of
which also require the prior approval of a majority of Dome’s
directors.
Metalline. Under
Nevada law, the articles of incorporation may be amended by the affirmative vote
of the holders of a majority of the voting power or such greater proportion as
may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series or by the articles of
incorporation. The Board of Directors must adopt a resolution setting
forth the proposed amendment and submit it to a stockholder
vote. Metalline’s articles of incorporation do not modify the Nevada
standard requiring the approval of at least a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares entitled to vote to amend the articles of
incorporation.
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Dome. Dome’s
bylaws may be amended or repealed, or rescinded by either the stockholders or by
the Board of Directors without action on the part of the
stockholders. Under Dome’s bylaws, the stockholders may amend Dome’s
bylaws only by an affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of
capital stock entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders called for that
purpose. Dome’s Board of Directors may also repeal, alter, amend, or
rescind the bylaws by a vote of the majority of the Board of Directors at a duly
called board meeting.
Metalline. Nevada
law provides that the directors of a corporation may amend the bylaws, subject
to any bylaws adopted by the stockholders. Unless otherwise
prohibited by any bylaw adopted by the stockholders, the directors may adopt,
amend or repeal any bylaw, including any bylaw adopted by the
stockholders. The articles of incorporation of a Nevada corporation
may grant the authority to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws exclusively to the
directors. Metalline’s bylaws provide that they may be amended or
repealed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Board of Directors, unless
otherwise required by law, or by stockholders of the corporation holding at
least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the corporation’s
outstanding voting shares then entitled to vote at an election of
directors.
Dome. The
provisions of Delaware law relating to business combinations do not apply to a
corporation if, among other things, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
of the corporation contain a provision expressly electing not to be governed by
the provisions of the statute or the corporation does not have voting stock
listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000
stockholders.
Dome has not
“opted out” of the Delaware laws relating to business combinations.
Under certain
provisions of Delaware law, a corporation may not engage in certain transactions
with an “interested stockholder.” For purposes of this provision, an “interested
stockholder” generally means any person who, together with its affiliates or
associates, directly or indirectly owns 15% or more of the outstanding voting
stock of the corporation. These provisions prohibit certain business
combinations between an interested stockholder and a corporation for a period of
three years following the date that the stockholder acquired its stock
unless:
·
|
prior
to the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the Board of
Directors of the corporation approved the business combination or the
transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder;
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the
interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding
shares held by directors who are also officers and shares held by certain
employee stock plans) in which such stockholder became an interested
stockholder; or
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·
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the
business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized
at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of
at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the
interested stockholder
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Metalline. Nevada
law generally provides that a Nevada resident domestic corporation may not
engage in any combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three
years following the date that such stockholder first became an interested
stockholder unless prior to that time the Board of Directors of the corporation
approved either the combination or the transaction by which the stockholder
first became an interested stockholder. After expiration of the
three-year period, a Nevada corporation may engage in a combination with an
interested stockholder only if such stockholder receives approval from the
holders of a majority of the disinterested shares at a meeting called no earlier
than three years after the person first became an interested stockholder, or the
offer meets certain fair price criteria specified under Nevada
law. For purposes of the foregoing provisions, a resident domestic
corporation means a Nevada corporation that has 200 or more stockholders and an
interested stockholder generally means any person that is the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding
voting shares of the corporation, or its affiliate or associate.
The above
provisions generally do not apply to any combination involving a Nevada resident
domestic corporation:
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whose
original articles of incorporation expressly elect not to be governed by
these anti-takeover provisions of Nevada
law;
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which
does not, as of the date that a person first becomes an interested
stockholder, have a class of voting shares registered with the SEC under
Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, unless the articles of
incorporation provide
otherwise;
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whose
articles of incorporation were amended to provide that the corporation is
subject to the above provisions and which did not have a class of voting
shares registered with the SEC under Section 12 of the Securities Act of
1933 on the effective date of such amendment if the combination is with a
person who first became an interested stockholder before the effective
date of the amendment; or
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that
amends its articles of incorporation, approved by a majority of the
disinterested shares, to expressly elect not to be governed by the
anti-takeover provisions of Nevada
law.
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Metalline’s
articles are governed by Nevada’s “Combinations with Interested Stockholder”
statutes. However, Metalline’s Board of Directors has expressly
approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization and other
transactions for purposes of these statutes so the restrictions do not apply to
Metalline.
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Nevada
also has “acquisition of controlling interest” statutes which provide in effect
that a person acquiring a controlling interest in an issuing corporation, and
those acting in association with such person, obtain only such voting rights in
the control shares as are conferred by stockholders (excluding such acquiring
and associated persons) holding a majority of the voting power of the issuing
corporation unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation in
effect on the tenth day following the acquisition provide that these statutes do
not apply to the corporation or to an acquisition specifically by types of
stockholders. For purposes of the foregoing provisions, a
“controlling interest” means the ownership of voting shares sufficient to enable
an acquiring person to directly or indirectly exercise one-fifth or more but
less than one-third, one-third or more but less than a majority, or a majority
or more of the voting power is the election of directors. An “issuing
corporation” means a corporation organized in Nevada which has 200 or more
stockholders of record, at least 100 of whom have addresses in Nevada on the
corporation’s stock ledger, and which does business in Nevada directly or
through an affiliate. Since Metalline does not do business in Nevada,
these statutes do not apply to the corporation.
Limitation of Liability and
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Dome. Dome’s
certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides that no director of the
corporation shall be personally liable to Dome or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for a breach of the
duty of loyalty, acts or omissions that were not done in good faith or otherwise
involving intentional misconduct or violation of the law, and unlawful payment
of dividend, stock purchase or redemption transactions from which the director
received a personal benefit. Dome’s certificate of incorporation, as
amended, also provides that Dome shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
indemnify any and all officers and directors of Dome, and may, to the fullest
extent permitted by law or to such lesser extent as is determined in the
discretion of the Board of Directors, indemnify any and all other persons whom
it shall have power to indemnify, from and against all expenses, liabilities, or
other matters arising out of their status as such or their acts, omissions or
services rendered in such capacities. Dome’s certificate of
incorporation, as amended, also provides that Dome shall have the power to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at
the request of Dome as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not Dome would have the power to
indemnify him against such liability.
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Metalline. Metalline’s
bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by Nevada law. Nevada law provides that a Nevada
corporation may indemnify and Metalline’s bylaws provide that the corporation
shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding,
except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with
the action, suit or proceeding, if the person (a) is not liable pursuant to NRS
§ 78.138 or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation. NRS § 78.138 and the bylaws provide that a director of
Metalline shall not be personally liable to Metalline or its stockholders or
creditors for damages resulting from any action or failure to act in his or her
capacity as a director or officer, if his or her act or omission did not
constitute a breach of his or her fiduciary duties and did not involve
intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. Nevada
law provides that, to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of an action, suit or
proceeding, Metalline shall indemnify such person against expenses incurred in
connection with the defense. Metalline’s bylaws provide that any
repeal or amendment of a person’s rights to indemnification shall be prospective
only, and a director shall not be liable to Metalline or its stockholders or
creditors to such further extent as permitted by any law enacted after adoption
of the bylaws, including, without limitation, any subsequent amendment to the
NRS.
Appraisal/Dissenter’s
Rights
Dome. Under
Delaware law, Dome stockholders do not have appraisal rights with respect to
shares of any class or series of stock if such shares are (1) listed on a
national securities exchange or (2) held by more than 2,000 stockholders of
record, unless the stockholders receive in exchange for their shares anything
other than shares of stock of the surviving or acquiring entity, or depository
receipts in respect thereof, or shares of stock, or depository receipts in
respect of any other entity that is publicly listed or held by more than 2,000
holders, or cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depository receipts
described above, or a combination of the foregoing. Since Metalline’s
common stock is publicly listed and Dome stockholders are receiving Metalline
common stock as merger consideration, under Delaware law, stockholders are not
entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the merger.
Metalline. Under
Nevada law, Metalline stockholders are not entitled to dissenter’s rights in
connection with the issuance of the Metalline common stock in connection with
the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization.
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NO
APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Metalline
Under §
92A.390 of the Nevada General Corporation Law, the holders of Metalline common
stock are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the merger or any
of the Metalline proposals.
Under §
262(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the holders of Dome common
stock are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the
merger.
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EXPERTS
Technical
Reports
Certain
scientific and technical information is included in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus in reliance upon the “Technical Report and Resource
Estimate for the Sierra Mojada Project, Mexico” dated January 29, 2010 as
prepared by Jeremy L. Clark, J. Ross, Conner, P.Geo, and Aaron M. McMahon, P.G.
of Pincock Allen & Holt, an international consulting and engineering firm
and filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) in accordance with the requirements of
National Instrument 43-101F1. Jeremy L. Clark, J. Ross Conner, P.Geo
and Aaron M. McMahon are each a “qualified person” as that term is defined in
National Instrument 43-101.
Independent
Accounting Firms
The
consolidated financial statements of Metalline as of October 31, 2009, 2008, and
2007 and for the years then ended included in Metalline’s Annual Reports on Form
10-K for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, have been audited by
Hein & Associates LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
forth in its reports appearing therein. The audit reports and corresponding
financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such
reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
The
consolidated financial statements of Dome as of September 30, 2009 and 2008 and
for the years then ended appearing in Dome’s annual report distributed to its
shareholders , have been audited by Manning Elliott
LLP, chartered accountants as set forth in its reports thereon, and included as
Annex A.
Interests
of Experts
To the
knowledge of the management of Metalline and Dome, none of the experts named
herein held, at the time they prepared or certified their report, received after
such time or will receive any registered or beneficial interest, direct or
indirect, in any of the securities or other property of Metalline, Dome or the
combined company or any of their affiliates.
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RISK
FACTORS
In addition to the
other information included or incorporated by reference in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus, including the matters addressed under “Cautionary
Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements,” Metalline and Dome
stockholders should carefully consider the following risks before deciding how
to vote. In addition, Metalline and Dome stockholders should read and
consider the risks associated with the businesses of each of Metalline and
Dome in deciding whether to vote to issue the shares or approve the
merger agreement because these risks will relate to Metalline and
Dome after the merger. Certain of these risks can be found in
Metalline’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2009 which
are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. You should also consider the other information
in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents incorporated by
reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. See “Where You Can Find
More Information.”
Risk
Factors Relating to the Merger
The
exchange ratio is fixed and will not be adjusted in the event of any change in
either Metalline’s or Dome’s stock price.
The
aggregate number of shares to be issued to Dome stockholders at closing is fixed
in the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization at 47,724,561 shares of
Metalline common stock. The exact per share exchange ratio will be
determined by dividing 47,728,561 by the number of outstanding shares of Dome
immediately prior to the closing, and is currently expected to be
0.96882. The exchange ratio will not be adjusted for changes in the
market price of either Dome common stock or Metalline common
stock. Changes in the price of Metalline common stock prior to
completion of the merger will affect the market value that Dome stockholders
will receive on the date of the merger. Stock price changes may
result from a variety of factors (many of which are beyond our control),
including the following factors:
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changes
in Dome’s and Metalline’s respective businesses, operations and prospects,
or the market assessments thereof;
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·
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market
assessments of the likelihood that the merger will be completed, including
related considerations regarding regulatory approvals of the merger;
and
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·
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general
market and economic conditions and other factors generally affecting the
price of Metalline’s and Dome’s common
stock.
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The price of
Metalline common stock at the closing of the merger may vary from its price on
the date the merger agreement was executed, on the date of this joint proxy
statement/prospectus and on the date of the stockholders’ meetings of Dome and
Metalline. As a result, the market value represented by the exchange
ratio will also vary.
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The
issuance of a significant number of Metalline shares could adversely affect the
market price of Metalline shares.
If the merger
is completed, a significant number of additional shares of Metalline common
stock will be available for trading in the public market. The
increase in the number of Metalline shares may lead to sales of such shares or
the perception that such sales may occur, either of which may adversely affect
the market for, and the market price of, Metalline shares.
Because
the date that the merger is completed will be later than the date of the
stockholder meetings, at the time of your meeting, you will not know the exact
market value of the Metalline common stock that Dome stockholders will receive
upon completion of the merger.
If the price
of Metalline common stock increases between the date of the stockholder meetings
and the effective time of the merger, Dome stockholders will receive shares of
Metalline common stock that have a market value that is greater than the market
value of such shares on the date of the stockholders meetings. On the
other hand, if the price of Metalline common stock decreases between the date of
the stockholder meetings and the effective time of the merger, Dome stockholders
will receive shares of Metalline common stock that have a market value that is
less than the market value of such shares on the date of the stockholder
meetings. Therefore, because the exchange ratio is fixed,
stockholders cannot be sure at the time of the stockholder meetings of the
market value of the consideration that will be paid to Dome stockholders upon
completion of the merger.
Obtaining
required approvals necessary to satisfy closing conditions may delay or prevent
completion of the merger.
Completion of
the merger is conditioned upon the receipt of certain regulatory authorizations,
consents, or other approvals, including the NYSE Amex and the TSX
Venture. Metalline and Dome intend to pursue all required approvals
in accordance with the merger agreement. These approvals may impose
conditions or obligations on Metalline and Dome and such conditions may
jeopardize or delay completion of the merger. Further, no assurance
can be given that the required approvals will be obtained and, even if all such
approvals are obtained, no assurance can be given as to the terms, conditions
and timing of the approvals or that they will satisfy the terms of the merger
agreement..
Failure
to complete the merger could negatively impact the stock prices and the future
business and financial results of Metalline and Dome.
If the merger
is not completed, the ongoing businesses of Metalline and Dome may be adversely
affected. Additionally, if the merger is not completed, Metalline or
Dome may be required to pay a termination fee under the merger agreement of
$964,000, and will have to pay certain costs relating to the merger, such as
legal, accounting, financial advisor, filing, printing and mailing
fees. Any of the foregoing, or other risks arising in connection with
the failure of the merger, including the diversion of management attention from
pursuing other opportunities during the pendency of the merger, may have an
adverse effect on the business, financial results and stock prices of Metalline
and Dome.
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The
merger agreement contains provisions that could discourage a potential competing
acquirer of either Metalline or Dome.
The merger
agreement provides that in some circumstances, upon termination of the merger
agreement one of the parties will be required to pay a termination fee of
$964,000 to the other party. These provisions could discourage a
potential competing acquirer that might have an interest in acquiring all or a
significant part of Metalline or Dome from considering or proposing that
acquisition, even if it were prepared to pay consideration with a higher per
share cash or market value than the market value proposed to be received or
realized in the merger, or might result in a potential competing acquirer
proposing to pay a lower price than it might otherwise have proposed to pay
because of the added expense of the $964,000 termination fee that may become
payable in certain circumstances.
If the
merger agreement is terminated and either Metalline or Dome determines to seek
another business combination, it may not be able to negotiate a transaction with
another party on terms comparable to, or better than, the terms of the
merger.
The
pendency of the merger could adversely affect the business and operations of
Metalline and Dome.
In
connection with the pending merger, third parties utilized or relied on by
Metalline and Dome may make decisions, which could negatively Metalline and Dome
regardless of whether the merger is completed. For example, current
and prospective employees of Metalline and Dome may experience uncertainty about
their future roles with Metalline following the merger, which may materially and
adversely affect the ability of each of Metalline and Dome to attract and retain
key personnel.
If
the merger does not qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of
the Code, the stockholders of Dome may be required to pay substantial U.S.
federal income taxes.
The merger is
intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the
Code, and that no gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the
merger. The intended tax consequences of the merger are described in
this joint proxy statement/prospectus under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences of the Merger”. The Agreement provides that after
completion of the merger neither the combined entity, Metalline nor any of their
affiliates shall knowingly take any action, cause any action to be taken, fail
to take any action or cause any action to fail to be taken, which action or
failure to act could cause the merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. However, if the IRS
or a court determines that the merger is taxable, Dome stockholders would
recognize taxable gain or loss on their receipt of Metalline stock in the
merger.
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The
combined company may not realize the benefits currently anticipated due to
challenges associated with integrating the operations of Metalline and
Dome.
The success
of the combined company will depend in large part on the success of management
of the combined company integrating the operations of Dome with those of
Metalline after the completion of the merger. The failure of the
combined company to achieve such integration could result in the failure of the
combined company to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger and could
impair the results of operations, profitability, and financial results of the
combined company.
The overall
integration of the operations of Dome and Metalline may also result in
unanticipated operational problems, expenses, liabilities and diversion of
management’s time and attention.
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This joint
proxy statement/prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this
joint proxy statement/prospectus contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities laws with respect to the financial condition, results of operations,
business strategies, operating efficiencies, synergies, plans and objectives of
management of Metalline, Dome and the combined company, and with respect to the
merger and the markets for Metalline and Dome common stock and other
matters. Statements in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the
documents incorporated by reference herein that are not historical facts are
hereby identified as “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the safe
harbor provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the
Securities Act. These forward-looking statements and forward looking
information, including, without limitation, those relating to the future
business prospects of Metalline, Dome, and the combined company, and those
related to the merger and the expected benefits thereof, wherever they occur in
this joint proxy statement/prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference
herein, are necessarily estimates reflecting the judgment of the respective
managements of Metalline and Dome and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
suggested by the forward-looking statements and forward looking
information. These forward-looking statements and forward looking
information should, therefore, be considered in light of various important
factors, including those set forth in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and
incorporated by reference into this joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
Words such as
“pro forma”, “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “would,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements and forward looking
information. These forward-looking statements are found at various
places throughout this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated by such forward-looking statements include those set forth in
Metalline’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These important factors
also include those set forth under “Risk Factors,” beginning on page __, as well
as, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to:
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the
risk that upon completion of the merger, the market value of the Metalline
shares will be different from the value at the time the formula for the
exchange ratio was agreed;
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the
risk that the other synergies anticipated to be realized from the merger
may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than
expected;
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·
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the
risk of operating and technical difficulties in connection with
exploration and mining development
activities;
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the
risk that the conditions to the merger will not be satisfied or
waived;
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·
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disruption
from the merger making it difficult to maintain relationships with
employees or suppliers;
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·
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the
risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully, or that the
integration will be more costly or more time consuming and complex than
anticipated;
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continued
access to equity markets on favorable terms, and the maintenance by
Metalline of its NYSE AMEX listing;
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general
market, labor and economic conditions and related uncertainties;
and
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·
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the
risk that there may be unforeseen or unexpected consequences to the
transactions which would have a material adverse effect on the combined
company;
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In addition,
pro forma information contained herein is based on certain assumptions,
including the assumption that Metalline stockholders will vote in favor of the
share issuance to effect the merger, and Dome stockholders will vote in favor of
the merger and that all other conditions to the merger are satisfied or
waived. Other assumptions include, but are not limited to, the
ability of the combined company to realize the benefits of the combined
company’s growth projects, and meet key cost estimates.
Although
Metalline and Dome have attempted to identify important factors that could cause
actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements and forward-looking information in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, there
may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There is no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or
information.
Readers are
cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statement or forward-looking
information, which speaks only as of the date of this joint proxy
statement/prospectus or, if such statement is included in another document
incorporated into this joint proxy statement/prospectus, as of the date of such
other document. The parties undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement or forward-looking information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless otherwise required by
law. Readers also should understand that it is not possible to
predict or identify all relevant factors that may impact forward-looking
statements and that the above list and the Risk Factors set forth in Metalline’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2009 should not be
considered a complete statement of all potential risks and
uncertainties.
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Metalline
Mining Company
1330 E.
Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho 83815
Telephone: (208)
665-2002
Metalline,
a Nevada corporation, is an exploration stage company, engaged in the business
of mining. The Company currently owns sixteen concessions, which are
located in the municipality of Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico (the
“Property”). The Company’s objective is to define sufficient mineral
reserves on the Property to justify the development of a mechanized mining
operation (the “Project”). The Company conducts its operations in
Mexico through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiaries, Minera Metalin S.A. de
C.V. (“Minera”) and Contratistas de Sierra Mojada S.A. de C.V.
(“Contratistas”).
Additional
information about Metalline and its subsidiaries is included in documents
incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including
Metalline’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2009, a
copy of which is being delivered along with this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. Additionally, Metalline has incorporated
certain reports it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
reference. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page
____.
Intercorporate
Relationships
The following
chart illustrates the intercorporate relationships among Metalline and its
subsidiaries before the proposed merger with Dome:
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The following
chart illustrates the intercorporate relationships among Metalline and its
subsidiaries after the proposed merger with Dome:
(1) Upon
the effectiveness of the proposed merger, Dome will merge with and into
Metalline Mining Delaware Inc.
Consolidated
Capitalization
The following
table sets forth the consolidated capitalization, cash, cash equivalents and
long-term debt of Metalline as at October 31, 2009, before and after giving
effect to the issuance of 47,724,561 Metalline shares pursuant to the merger,
based on the number of Dome shares outstanding on October 31, 2009 and assuming
all Dome options outstanding on September 30, 2009 were
exercised. This table also takes into account the 6,500,000 shares
issued in the Metalline private placement shares which was completed on December
22, 2009. The table should be read in conjunction with the audited
annual consolidated financial statements of Metalline the year ended October 31,
2009, including the notes thereto, and Metalline’s management’s discussion and
analysis for the year ended October 31, 2009, as well as the unaudited pro forma
consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, of Metalline
incorporated by reference to this joint proxy statement/prospectus.
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As
of
October
31, 2009
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|
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As
of
October
31, 2009 after giving effect to the Merger
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Issued
Capital
|
|
$ |
55,632,558 |
|
|
$ |
84,259,505 |
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Cash
& Cash Equivalents
|
|
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1,482,943 |
|
|
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18,435,914 |
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Long-Term
Debt
|
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- |
|
|
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- |
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Accumulated
Losses
|
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(51,917,015 |
) |
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(52,417,015 |
) |
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
|
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2,521,596 |
|
|
|
2,521,596 |
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TOTAL
CAPITALIZATION
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$ |
7,720,082 |
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$ |
52,800,000 |
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Prior
Sales
The following table summarizes the
issuances of Metalline shares and options granted by Metalline within the 12
months prior to the date of this Joint prospectus/proxy statement.
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Number
and type of securities
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January
31, 2010 |
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$0.64 |
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32,400
Common Shares |
Shares
issued to independent directors for quarterly directors
fees |
December
22, 2009
|
|
|
$0.46 |
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6,500,000
Units(1)
|
Shares
issued pursuant to a private placement for working
capital
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October
31, 2009
|
|
|
$0.54 |
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32,400
Common Shares
|
Shares
issued to independent directors for quarterly directors
fees
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October
16, 2009
|
|
|
$0.32 |
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1,150,000
Common Shares
|
Exercise
of Warrants
|
October
16, 2009
|
|
|
$0.40 |
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113,450
Common Shares
|
Exercise
of Warrants
|
October
14, 2009
|
|
|
$0.32 |
|
1,750,000
Common Shares
|
Exercise
of Warrants
|
October
14, 2009
|
|
|
$0.40 |
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690,000
Common Shares
|
Exercise
of Warrants
|
September
4, 2009
|
|
|
$0.25 |
|
495,912
Units(2)
|
Shares
issued pursuant to a private placement for working
capital
|
August
13, 2009
|
|
|
$0.25 |
|
40,000
Units(2)
|
Shares
issued pursuant to a private placement for working
capital
|
July
31, 2009
|
|
|
$0.25 |
|
3,220,000Units(2)
|
Shares
issued pursuant to a private placement for working
capital
|
July
31, 2009
|
|
|
$0.29 |
|
32,400
Common Shares
|
Shares
issued to independent directors for quarterly directors
fees
|
June
23, 2009
|
|
|
$0.25 |
|
850,040
Units(2)
|
Shares
issued pursuant to a private placement for working
capital
|
April
30, 2009
|
|
|
$0.27 |
|
32,400
Common Shares
|
Shares
issued to independent directors for quarterly directors
fees
|
April
29, 2009
|
|
|
$0.25 |
|
686,000
Units(2)
|
Shares
issued pursuant to a private placement for working
capital
|
(1)
|
Each
Metalline unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock
purchase warrant, two of which warrants entitle the holder to purchase one
share of Metalline common stock at an exercise price of
$0.57.
|
(2)
|
Each
Metalline unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock
purchase warrant, two of which warrants entitle the holder to purchase one
share of Metalline common stock at an exercise price of
$0.50.
|
Market
Information
Metalline’s
common stock is traded on the NYSE Amex (formerly known as the American Stock
Exchange) under the symbol “MMG”. The following table sets forth the
high and low sales prices of Metalline’s common stock, as well as the trading
volume traded, for each month of the 12 months preceding the date of the
prospectus as reported by the NYSE Amex.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
1 - March 9, 2010
|
|
|
$0.74 |
|
|
|
$0.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
February
2010 |
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
|
0.62 |
|
|
|
1,652,249 |
|
January
2010 |
|
|
0.87 |
|
|
|
0.60 |
|
|
|
2,288,124 |
|
December
2009
|
|
|
0.95 |
|
|
|
0.55 |
|
|
|
3,718,081 |
|
November
2009
|
|
|
0.95 |
|
|
|
0.52 |
|
|
|
2,818,544 |
|
October
2009
|
|
|
0.74 |
|
|
|
0.39 |
|
|
|
3,704,939 |
|
September
2009
|
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
|
2,926,982 |
|
August
2009
|
|
|
0.32 |
|
|
|
0.27 |
|
|
|
956,319 |
|
July
2009
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
1,289,910 |
|
June
2009
|
|
|
0.32 |
|
|
|
0.27 |
|
|
|
1,397,557 |
|
May
2009
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
|
2,697,931 |
|
April
2009
|
|
|
0.36 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
944,831 |
|
March
2009
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
1,598,203 |
|
February
2009
|
|
|
0.37 |
|
|
|
0.17 |
|
|
|
1,674,449 |
|
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Transfer
Agents, Registrars, Trustees or Other Agents
The stock
transfer agent of Metalline is OTC Stock Transfer, Inc. of 231 E. 2100 South,
Suite #3, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115.
Additional
Documents Incorporated By Reference
In addition
to those documents and reports incorporated by reference into this Form S-4, to
comply with the requirements of the Canadian securities laws the following are
incorporated into this joint proxy statement/prospectus by
reference:
§
|
Metalline’s
financial statements (being its consolidated balance sheet and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash
flows) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 filed with
Metalline’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October
31, 2008 filed on February 13,
2009.
|
§
|
The
disclosure included under Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or
Plan of Operations” of Metalline’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.
|
§
|
The
description of the material terms of each of the agreements designated as
“material agreements” in reports filed by Metalline under Section 13(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as are currently in effect, and
generally described in Metalline’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2009 and in a Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4,
2009.
|
Events
Subsequent to Metalline’s 2009 Fiscal Year End
The following
subsequent events have occurred since Metalline’s fiscal year-end
October 31, 2009:
·
|
On
December 4, 2009, Metalline executed the Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization with Dome whereby upon the closing of the transaction, Dome
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Metalline.
|
·
|
On
December 22, 2009 and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Metalline
completed a private placement of 6,500,000 units at a price of $.46 per
unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one
common stock purchase warrant, two of which warrants will entitle the
holder to purchase one share of common stock. The warrants are
exercisable only upon termination of the proposed merger transaction until
one year following the date of issuance, with an exercise price of $0.57
per share of common stock. Net proceeds from this placement
were $2,990,000.
|
44
·
|
On
December 22, 2009, Metalline’s Board of Directors of the Company adopted
the 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan. To date no options
or stock bonuses have been granted under this
plan.
|
·
|
Upon
closing of the $2,990,000 private placement on December 22, 2009,
Metalline’s Board of Directors determined that the company had raised
sufficient operating capital to continue its operations and agreed to pay
all deferred salaries, independent director fees, and consulting
costs. On December 24, 2009, the Company paid $430,406 of
deferred costs.
|
Sierra
Mojada Project Technical Report
Preliminary
Note
As required
by NI 43-101, the Technical Report (described below) contains certain disclosure
relating to measured, indicated and inferred mineral resource estimates for
Metalline’s Sierra Mojada Project. Such mineral resources have been
estimated in accordance with the definition standards on mineral resources of
the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum referred to in NI
43-101. Measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources and inferred
mineral resources, while recognized and required by Canadian regulations, are
not defined terms under the SEC’s Industry Guide 7, and are normally not
permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the
SEC.
However, the
summary of the Report is being included in this joint proxy statement and
prospectus pursuant to Instruction 3 to Paragraph (b)(5) of Industry Guide 7
that provides in part, “. . . where such estimates previously have been provided
to a person (or any of its affiliates) that is offering to acquire, merge or
consolidate with, the registrant or otherwise acquire the registrant’s
securities, such estimates may be included.”
Availability
of Full Report
The full
text of the Technical Report will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on
March 10, 2010 under the reports and documents filed by Dome and is incorporated
by reference into this document for purposes of compliance with Canadian
Securities laws.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Mineral Resource Estimates
Investors are
cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral resources in these
categories will ever be converted into mineral reserves. These terms
have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty
as to their economic and legal feasibility. In particular, it should
be noted that mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability. It cannot be assumed that all or any
part of measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources or inferred
mineral resources discussed in the news release and Report will ever be upgraded
to a higher category. In accordance with Canadian rules, estimates of
inferred mineral resources cannot form the basis of feasibility or other
economic studies. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part
of the reported measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources or
inferred mineral resources referred to in this document and in the Technical
Report are economically or legally mineable.
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Executive
Summary of Sierra Mojada Project Technical Report
This is a
summary of the technical report (the “Report”) on the Sierra Mojada Project that
was prepared by Pincock Allen & Holt (“PAH”) for Metalline. The
Report discloses an inferred resource estimate for the Sierra Mojada project in
Coahuila State, Mexico. Metalline is not currently a publicly listed
company in Canada. After the completion of the merger, the parties
intend for Metalline to be a reporting company under the laws of certain
provinces in Canada, thereby subjecting Metalline’s disclosure of scientific or
technical information to Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101)
standards. The Report was prepared to meet NI 43-101 standards in
anticipation of the merger.
The Sierra
Mojada project site was visited between the dates of July 28 to August 2, 2009
by PAH personnel including J. Ross Conner, P. Geo., Principal Environmental
Geologist; Aaron McMahon, P.G., Senior Geologist; and Jeremy Clark (AIG), Senior
Geologist. Jeremy Clark also visited the Sierra Mojada site between
August 17 and 25, 2009. During the initial site visits, inspections
were made of the property, electronic data stored on site, the core collection,
handling and processing facilities as well as a tour of underground
workings. An additional PAH visit was made by Mr. Conner between the
dates of January 18 and 20, 2010.
Metalline has
purchased 15 mining concessions located at Sierra Mojada, Coahuila,
Mexico. It operates in Mexico through a wholly owned Mexican
subsidiary; Minera Metalin S.A. de C.V. All minerals in Mexico are
owned by the federal government and mineral rights are granted by soliciting
mining concessions which by law have priority over surface land
use. It is PAH’s understanding that all necessary agreements are in
place and that the mining and surface rights are in good standing for the
resource estimates presented in this Report.
The Sierra
Mojada project is located in west central Coahuila State in central northern
Mexico at 27˚21’ North Latitude, 103˚43’ West Longitude. Located
approximately 250 kilometers by road north of the major city of Torreon, access
is primarily by good paved road to the town of La Esmeralda and then a gravel
road for 1 kilometer to the site. The nearby townships of La
Esmeralda and Sierra Mojada have approximately 500 to 1,000 residents combined,
and have basic amenities including water and electricity.
Although
power levels are sufficient for current operations and exploration, any
development of the project would potentially require additional power
sources. The Comisión Federal de Electricidad
(English: Federal Electricity Commission) is the Mexican state-owned
electricity monopoly, widely known as CFE, which provides service to the
area. High voltage (13,400 v) power is available in the vicinity of
the head frame for the San Salvador shaft (500 KVA), the Encantada shaft (300
KVA), and the Metalline shop area (112.5 KVA).
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History
Silver and
lead were first discovered by a foraging party in 1879, and mining to 1886
consisted of native silver, silver chloride, and lead
carbonate. After 1886 silver-lead-zinc-copper sulfate ores within
limestone and sandstone units were produced.
Approximately
90 years ago zinc silicate and zinc carbonate minerals were discovered
underlying the silver-lead mineralized horizon. Since discovery and
up to 1990 zinc, silver and lead ores were mined from various mines along the
strike of the deposit including from the Sierra Mojada property. Ores
mined from within these areas were hand sorted and the concentrate shipped
mostly to smelters in the United States.
Estimates
from 1931, by Hayward and Dickenson, puts production, along the mineralized
trend of which the Sierra Mojada property is a subset, at approximately 5
million short tons (all of the following will be short tons). That
compares with Shaw who in his 1922 AIME paper estimated that production to 1920
was 3 to 3.5 million tons of lead-silver ores; and 1.5 to 2 million tons of Ag
and Cu-Ag ores. Based on fragmented records, anecdotal evidence, and
stope volumes perhaps 900,000 tons of additional oxide zinc may have been mined
from red zinc and white zinc areas on the Sierra Mojada property. It
is assumed that there was significant production between 1920 and 1950 from the
district with the involvement of major international mining companies operating
small daily tonnage mines during that period.
Between 1996
and 2003 Metalline has been involved in several joint ventures to explore the
property the most recent of which, with Peñoles, was terminated in
2003. Metalline subsequently acquired 100% of the project and since
2003 Metalline has continued sampling numerous underground workings through
channel and grab samples. Surface and underground diamond drilling
has been completed and is still ongoing at the project site.
Geology
The Sierra
Mojada district is located within the Eastern Zone of Mexico’s three geologic
zones, defined by age and rocks types that are basements orogens (Campa and
Coney, 1983). Basement of the Eastern Zone is mostly heterogeneous
rocks of late Paleozoic age accreted to the Precambrian craton of North America
during the Appalachian-Ouchits-Marathon orogeny. Basement is
unconformably overlain by Middle Jurassic continental red beds and Cretaceous
marine carbonate rocks. The latter carbonate rocks host the mineral
deposits within the Sierra Mojada district.
The Sierra
Mojada district lies on the northeast leading edge of the Laramide thrust belt
and as a result has upright kink folds, broad domes and some low-angle faults
related to this compression. However steep normal and reverse faults
dominate the district and are related to the history of the Sabinas basin,
rather than the Laramide orogeny. The resulting geomorphology has a
distinct basin and range geometry and structure aligned northwest.
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Several
authors have attempted to map the stratigraphic sequence of the district both at
surface and sub-surface; however, due to the structural complexities a detailed
understanding of the district statigraphy has yet to be
completed. Structural complexities appear to disrupt the continuity
and stratigraphy both along strike and vertically giving rise to the
difficulties in establishing the stratigraphic sequence in the
district.
Within the
property limits the difficulties are further enhanced by potential hydrothermal
overprinting and remobilization of minerals. Mineral dating has led
to the interpretation of the lithologies on the northern side of the Sierra
Mojada Fault as older, having given dates from Kimmeridigan through to the
Hauterivian/Barremian whereas the lithologies on the south side of the fault are
younger.
These dates
result in the interpretation that the lithologies found on either side of the
Sierra Mojada Fault form different parts of the carbonate cycle. Of
particular note is that the evaporites formed in the middle Cretaceous are
missing in the sequence in the district. The lack of these rocks
indicates they are probably dissolved or sheared out along a major decollment,
during Larmide thrusting. The thrusting, along with basin-bounding
faults, now brings Menchaca formation in contact (north side) with Aurora (south
side) formation. This effectively removes 200m and 25 million years
from the sequence. The San Marcos formation, which is clastic in
origin, usually forms part of this sequence, and has been noted in the field
within the district by several authors. Discussions with site
personnel and field observations lead to the interpretation that the “red beds”
overlying the north side mineralization are the San Marcos formation, however
PAH believes further investigation is warranted. Observations by PAH
in the field indicate that at least some of these “red beds” could be the
product of hydrothermal alteration and replacement of the limestone formations
and as a result do not form part of the stratigraphic sequence.
The
stratigraphic sequence remains a point of conjecture with both the district and
more specifically within the deposit. A detailed understanding of the
stratigraphy will enhance the structural reconstruction of the deposit as well
as enabling a genetic exploration model to be established.
The Sierra
Mojada deposit is very unique and does not easily lend itself to common deposit
type definitions. Both the zinc and silver mineralization bodies are
hosted in limestone/dolomite. Morphologically, these bodies are
mantos indicating broad stratal controls on mineralization. There
also appears to be some structural control on mineralization proximal to the
Sierra Mojada Fault. The Sierra Mojada deposit has a total absence of
high temperature mineral phases either in the deposit or as spatially and
temporally related peripheral alterations (Hodder, 2001). No evidence
of replacement of sulfide minerals by oxide minerals is found.
The deposits
are probably low temperature carbonate hosted deposits formed from basinal
brines. This interpretation differs from the high temperature
carbonate hosted deposits commonly found in Mexico, and in Arizona and New
Mexico in the United States.
Mineralization
The Sierra
Mojada deposit can be separated into three main mineralized
zones: the south side zinc zone, the north side silver zone, and the
mixed zone between these south and north zones. Generally, the south
and north zones are separated by the Sierra Mojada Fault, which strikes
east-west and dips to the north between 60 to 80o. Each
of the zones within the deposit is outlined below.
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South
Side Mineralization
Mineralization within
the south side zinc zone commonly occurs in two forms, Iron Oxide Manto (Red
Zinc) and Smithsonite Manto (White Zinc). Both the Red Zinc and White
Zinc are zinc-rich, with lower concentrations of silver and lead
mineralization. Both the Red and White Zinc zones have similar
orientation which plunge towards 110o at
-30o.
The Red Zinc
zone has a known strike length of 2,400m and a thickness up to
100m. This zone appears to be parallel or semi-parallel to the
primary dolomitic host bedding, which dips to the south at approximately 15o. PAH
has interpreted a higher grade zone of semi-massive to massive hemimorphite
(minor smithsonite), within a halo of fracture fill and replacement lower grade
mineralization.
The White
Zinc zone commonly underlies the Red Zinc zone but on several occurrences lies
adjacent, possibly due to structural displacement. The White Zinc
zone is slightly higher in zinc grade than the Red Zinc zone, lower in lead and
higher in aluminum. Mineralogically the White Zinc zone differs from
the Red Zinc zone with much higher concentration of smithsonite and a lower
amount of hemimorphite.
For the
purpose of this resource estimate only the Red Zinc zone has been
included.
North
Side Mineralization
Mineralization within
the North Silver zone commonly occurs directly below and is conformable with the
contact of the red clay-rich rock, commonly referred to as the San Marcos
formation, and the underlying Limestone (Manchaca formation). The
origin of this contact is debatable, with one school of thought believing this
contact is an unconformity, while another believes this contact is a low angle
thrust fault. Mineralization ranges from a few meters thick up to 50
meters and appears to cross cut bedding, or at least has a markedly different
orientation. The parallel orientation of mineralization suggests the
overlying clay-rich layer potentially acts a confining layer for fluid
movement.
Mineralogy of
the north side differs from the south side with very little hemimorphite or
smithsonite present, and the common occurence of sulphides. Mineral
studies by Hodder, 2001 suggests sulfides, sulfosalts and sulfarsenide minerals
rich in copper and silver and poor in sulfur are present
locally. Sphalerite and galena occur but rarely and mostly as
secondary formations along fractures.
Mixed
Zone
Between the
North Silver zone and the Red Zinc zone on the north and south side of the
Sierra Mojada fault a mixed mineralized zone occurs, which contains relatively
high levels of silver and zinc. Commonly associated with this zone of
mineralization is copper occurring as mostly malachite and azurite.
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Exploration
Exploration
has focused on the definition of the remaining zinc and silver
mineralization-bearing structures which have similar strike but differing
dips. Generally, the zinc and silver zones are separated by the
steeply dipping Sierra Mojada Fault, which strike east west has a variable dip
of 60 to 80o. The
Red Zinc zone lies on the southern side of the fault, dips to the south at
approximately 15o, and
plunges to the east at 30o. The
silver mineralization commonly lies on the northern side of fault, dips to the
north at approximately 30o and
plunges to the east at 30o. PAH
believes a mixed zone of zinc and silver can be found between the north side and
south zones, which commonly has copper associated.
The Sierra
Mojada project has accumulated an extensive amount of data through past years of
exploration which provide the background for the resource estimates and analysis
that underpin this Technical Report. The recommendations for further
development of the project are primarily concerned with confirming the existing
data and the acquisition of additional information to confirm the geological
interpretation and increase the level of confidence in the resource
estimate.
Current
exploration efforts consist of both surface and underground diamond drilling as
well as the continuation of mineralogical and structural
investigations.
QA/QC
Currently,
all resources for the Sierra Mojada deposit are classified as inferred despite
very high sampling density in many parts of the deposit. This is in
large part due to insufficient QA/QC procedures used in the past during sample
preparation and analysis. A robust QA/QC program provides a measure
of confidence in the analytical results returned from the lab. This
measure of confidence is currently lacking. Specific deficiencies
identified are as follows:
·
|
No
Twin Samples, Coarse Duplicates, Coarse Blanks, Pulp Duplicates, and Pulp
Blanks inserted into the sample
stream.
|
·
|
Infrequent
submission of Check Samples to a secondary
lab.
|
·
|
The
average grades and standard deviations of Standards submitted to the
primary lab are neither known nor
certified.
|
Metalline and
PAH are in the process of executing a re-sampling program. The aim of
this program is to provide the measure of confidence in the analytical results
that is currently lacking.
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Data
Verification
Data
validation completed by PAH included a review of all available
information. This review included:
·
|
All
available driller’s reports, which typically recorded the hole ID, design
azimuth and dip, and any reflex down-hole
surveys.
|
·
|
Reconciliation
of assay data between the digital drill hole database and assay
certificates.
|
·
|
Reconciliation
of channel sample locations and underground
workings.
|
·
|
Comparison
of the driller’s reports to holes currently in the
database. This was completed to validate all holes in the
database and find “missing” and inconsistent
holes.
|
·
|
All
survey information including compilation of all collar coordinates, dip
and azimuth readings using the collar DH survey method, and all data
previously compiled by survey and engineer personnel. After
compilation of the data, comparisons to the current database were
conducted to determine potential errors in the
database.
|
·
|
Bulk
density data were reviewed by comparing hard copy sheets to the spread
sheet provided to PAH by site
personnel.
|
·
|
QA/QC
procedures were reviewed and all available data were verified in
hardcopy.
|
During this
review, several errors were noted by PAH. PAH was then involved in
investigating the source and mitigation of these errors. Following
the corrective actions taken by PAH and Metalline, the integrity of the digital
data appears to be sound. PAH believes that the analytical data have
sufficient accuracy to allow the calculation of resource estimates for the
Sierra Mojada deposit.
Resource
Statement
The geologic
three dimensional resource model was constructed by PAH at its offices in
Denver, in September 2009. All resources stated in this Report are
classified as inferred and are represented in Table 1-1, Inferred Resource
Estimate for the Sierra Mojada Deposit.
The resources
are reported at a variety of cut off grades; however, PAH currently recommends
60 g/t silver as the cut off for the North Side mineralization, while 6 percent
zinc is recommended as the cutoff for the South Side
mineralization.
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TABLE 1-1
Metalline Mining Company
Technical Report, Sierra Mojada Project
Inferred Resource Estimate for the Sierra Mojada Deposit
Domain |
Cut Off
Element
|
Cut Off
Grade
|
Tonnes
(,000's)
|
Silver g/t |
Silver Ounces
(,000's)
|
Zinc % |
Zinc
Tonnes
(,000's)
|
North |
Ag |
60 g/t |
28,422 |
149 |
136,346 |
2.67 |
758 |
Red Zinc |
Zn |
6% |
20,405 |
23 |
15,242 |
10.59 |
2,160 |
Conclusions
The Sierra
Mojada project is an advanced project with 553 drill holes totaling 78,081
meters of sampling drilled into two different mineralized
areas. Historical production has occurred within project limits, with
total production estimated to be approximately 10 million short tons over the
past 100 years.
·
|
The
available geological data (drilling, surveys, assays, density, lithology,
etc.) for the Sierra Mojada deposit are of sufficient quality and quantity
to estimate mineral resources for the
property.
|
·
|
PAH
has generated a resource estimate for the North Side and Red Zinc zones of
the Sierra Mojada Deposit.
|
·
|
Currently,
all resources for the Sierra Mojada deposit are classified as inferred
despite very high sampling density in many parts of the
deposit. This is in large part due to insufficient QA/QC
procedures used in the past during sample preparation and
analysis. A robust QA/QC program provides a measure of
confidence in the analytical results returned from the
lab. This measure of confidence is currently lacking, but is in
the process of being improved.
|
·
|
The
resource estimate is limited by concession boundaries particularly on the
Western side of the property. The current estimate excludes any
material that does not fall inside Metalline’s concession
boundaries.
|
·
|
The
resource estimate is limited by unknown underground
workings. There are large areas at Sierra Mojada where
Metalline believes underground workings exist, but have not been
surveyed. The current estimate excludes any material from these
areas.
|
Recommendations
Re-sampling
Program
Currently,
all resources for the Sierra Mojada deposit are classified as inferred despite
very high sampling density in many parts of the deposit.
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Core halves,
coarse rejects and pulps covering the core drilling and channel sampling
campaigns dating back to 1998 are stored at the site. The author
recommended re-sampling, preparing and analyzing a significant percentage of
this material under a robust QA/QC program. Analysis of the QA/QC
data and a comparison of the old and new assay results will then provide a
measure of confidence for the sample data used to estimate resources at Sierra
Mojada. This exercise will provide an opportunity to re-assess the
current resource classification scheme and potentially upgrade a portion of the
inferred resources to a higher level of confidence.
Metalline and
the author are in the process of executing this re-sampling
program. The estimated costs for this program are
US$76,000.
Exploration
Drill Program
With regard
to the North Side Silver resource, further surface exploration appears
warranted. A surface drill program designed to better delineate the
mineralization as well as provide better geological information into the
continued development of the resource model is recommended.
The current
resource model has significant zones, particularly in the western area of the
North Side silver resource, with only sparse sampling supporting the projection
of the geological model. A program of surface drilling should be
undertaken to delineate the resource boundaries in this
area. Delineation of the resource boundaries in the western end of
the deposit should then be followed up with infill drilling directed toward
increasing the confidence level in the current resource estimate.
PAH
recommends an initial Phase 1 drilling program of 32 holes comprising 4,200
meters of drilling at an estimated cost of $150/meter all inclusive, for a total
initial drilling cost of $630,000.
Surface
and Underground Mapping / Surveying
There is
considerable debate over the genesis of the Sierra Mojada deposits and further
mapping of both underground and surface features is recommended. This
work will assist in the understanding of the deposit and aid in the use of the
geological model for resource estimation.
PAH
anticipates that an initial mapping program will take approximately 5 months to
complete at a cost of $50,000.
Metalline
Mining Delaware, Inc.
Merger Sub, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline, is a Delaware corporation that was formed
on December 3, 2009 for the purpose of effecting the merger. In the
merger, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Dome, with Dome surviving as a
wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline.
Dome
Ventures Corporation
Dome
Ventures Corporation
Suite
2200, 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
Telephone: (604)
687-5800
Description
of Dome’s Business
Background
and Corporate Structure
Dome Ventures
Corp. (“Dome”) was incorporated in Canada and domesticated to the United States
on December 16, 1999. Dome’s permanent establishment is in British
Columbia, Canada and its head and registered office is at Suite 2200 - 885 West
Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3E8. Dome’s principal business
activities are the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties domiciled
in Gabon, Africa. Dome is in the exploration stage and has not yet
determined whether any of its mineral properties contain ore reserves that are
economically recoverable. Dome conducts its operations through its
wholly owned subsidiaries identified in the following chart:
Dome is
listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (trading
symbol: DV.U).
Background
In November
2006, Dome was granted the Mitzic exploration license covering 10,910 square
kilometres in Gabon. In July of 2008, after two years of aggressive
fieldwork Dome converted three areas of its 12,800 square kilometres Mitzic
“prospection” permit into three exploration licenses, the Mitzic license, the
Mevang license and the Ndjole license, each covering an area of 2,000 square
kilometres.
As of the date hereof, Dome had one full time employee and also
utilizes consultants and advisors with respect to its business
operations.
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Description
of Exploration Licenses
The Mitzic
license, the Mevang license and the Ndjole license allow Dome to explore 6,000
square kilometres approximately 150 km east of Libreville, the capital of
Gabon. Dome may employ sub-surface exploration methods, such as
drilling and trial mining to look for potential gold, iron and manganese
projects. These licenses are valid for three years, are transferable
and are renewable twice for three year periods.
Ndjole and Mevang Joint
Venture Agreement
On October
29, 2009, Dome entered into a joint venture agreement with AngloGold Ashanti
with respect to the Ndjole and Mevang licenses. Under the terms of
the joint venture agreement, AngloGold Ashanti has earned a 20% interest by
paying to Dome $400,000 on signing of the joint venture
agreement. AngloGold Ashanti can earn an additional 40% interest by
paying Dome $100,000 per year over the next three years and by incurring
exploration expenditures under the Ndjole and Mevang licenses in the amount of
$3.7 million over the next three years at the rate of $1 million in the first
year, $1.2 million in the second year and $1.5 million in the third
year.
Should
AngloGold Ashanti fail to perform its funding obligations, a 100% interest in
the Ndjole and Mevang licenses shall revert to Dome and the joint venture will
terminate. AngloGold Ashanti shall be entitled to withdraw from the
joint venture without penalty at any time after it has spent $1 million on
exploration expenditures. AngloGold Ashanti can earn an additional
10% interest (70% total) by spending $5 million on exploration expenditures
within two years of earning into a 60% interest as set out above. If
the parties reach a 70/30 joint venture under the terms of the joint venture
agreement, if Dome elects not to contribute to work programs and budgets,
AngloGold Ashanti can elect to earn an additional 15% interest (85% total) by
carrying the project to a completed pre-feasibility study.
Joint venture
dilution provisions apply and if Dome’s interest in the joint venture is diluted
to 5% or less due to lack of contribution to exploration budgets, its interests
will be converted to a 2% net smelter return which can be purchased at appraised
value 14 months after commencement of commercial production.
Ogooue Joint Venture
Agreement
AngloGold
Ashanti has acquired a reconnaissance license over an area comprising 8,295
square kilometers in Gabon, West Africa, for its gold potential. In
October 2009, Dome and AngloGold Ashanti entered into a joint venture agreement
establishing a joint venture in which AngloGold
Ashanti holds an 80% interest and Dome holds a 20% interest. Dome was
instrumental in identifying the ground covered by the licensee and assisting
with the application. AngloGold Ashanti has
agreed pursuant to the joint venture agreement to spend a minimum of $100,000 on
exploration and will fund the first $3 million of exploration expenditures,
after which the parties will contribute on an 80/20 basis. Should
AngloGold Ashanti not meet its funding obligation, the license will be assigned
to Dome. Joint venture dilution provisions apply and if Dome’s
interest in the joint venture is diluted to 5% or less due to lack of
contribution to exploration budgets, its interests will be converted to a 2% net
smelter return which can be purchased at an appraised value 14 months after
commencement of commercial production.
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Dome’s
Strategy
Dome’s recent
execution of the Ndjole and Mevang joint venture agreement and the Ogooue joint
venture agreement each with AngloGold Ashanti Limited, one of the world's
biggest gold mining companies, advanced Dome’s strategy of performing
professional and efficient exploration work to attract a world class and
experienced mining company to partner with Dome and further advance exploration
under Dome’s licenses. Under the terms of these two joint venture
agreements, AngloGold Ashanti will spend a total of US $6.7 million prior to
Dome being asked to contribute to the joint ventures.
Dome’s third
exploration license in Gabon, the Mitzic license, is prospective primarily for
iron ore and while no direct exploration expenses are planned at this time, Dome
plans to group this license with other exploration licenses which are proposed
to be applied for prospective for iron ore to form a property package which
could be offered to international iron ore companies.
Dome’s
current strategy is to monitor the progress of its partner AngloGold Ashanti and
move its Mitzic license forward through a joint venture with a major mining
company.
Recent
Developments – The Merger Agreement
On December
4, 2009, Dome entered into the Merger Agreement whereby it agreed with
Metalline, subject to the conditions therein, that it would merge with and into
Merger Sub, becoming a wholly-owed subsidiary of Metalline. See
“The Merger and the Merger
Agreement” above. If the merger with Metalline is completed,
certain members of Dome’s management will be focused on advancing work programs
to be carried out at Metalline’s Sierra Mojada project.
Recent
Developments – Issuance of Special Warrants
On January
11, 2010, Dome completed a brokered placement of special warrants at a price of
US$0.45 per special warrant for gross proceeds of US$13,010,000. Each
special warrant will be automatically converted, without additional
consideration, to one share of common stock of Dome upon the satisfaction of the
Release Conditions (as described below).
The Release
Conditions are (i) the approval of the NYSE Amex to list the shares of Metalline
common stock to be issued as part of the merger and the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange to the merger of Dome and Metalline, (ii) the US registration
statement of Metalline registering the issuance of the shares of Metalline to
the holders of Dome shares having been declared effective; and (iii) Dome having
confirmed that all the conditions to the merger, including the requisite
approval of the shareholders of both Dome and Metalline, have been satisfied or
waived.
If the
Release Conditions are not satisfied by July 10, 2010, then the proceeds of the
offering of special warrants, plus any interest and less any withholding taxes,
will be repaid to the holders of the special warrants.
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The gross
proceeds from the sale of the special warrants are being held in escrow subject
to the satisfaction of the Release Conditions. Upon satisfaction of
the Release Conditions and the completion of the previously announced merger of
Dome and Metalline, the net proceeds from the Offering will be used for
exploration and development at Metalline’s Sierra Mojada project and for general
working capital.
The
completion of the private placement of special warrants satisfied one of the
conditions to the merger.
Auditor
The auditor
of Dome is Manning Elliott LLP. Manning Elliott LLP was first
appointed the auditor of Dome in 2002.
Market
Information
The Dome
shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX-V under the symbol
“DV.U”. The following table sets out the market price range of the
Dome shares on the TSX-V for the periods indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan. 1,
2010 - March 9, 2010
|
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
|
$ |
0.69 |
|
Oct. 2009
– Dec. 2009
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
0.72 |
|
July
2009 – Sept. 2009
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.17 |
|
April
2009 – June 2009
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
Jan. 2009
– March 2009
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
Oct. 2008
– Dec. 2008
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
July
2008 – Sept. 2008
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
|
0.63 |
|
April
2008 – June 2008
|
|
|
0.37 |
|
|
|
0.75 |
|
Jan. 2008
– March 2008
|
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
0.51 |
|
Source: http://ca.finance.yahoo.com
Holders
As of March 9, 2010, Dome’s transfer agent reported that there
were approximately 18 registered holders of shares of Dome common
stock. The vast majority of shares of Dome common stock are
registered in the name of CDS, which acts as a nominee for many brokerage
firms.
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Dividends
Dome has not
declared or paid any dividends on its common shares since the date of its
incorporation. Dome does not expect to pay dividends or to make any
other distributions in the near future.
Equity
Compensation Plans
Under Dome’s
February 3, 2004 stock option plan, which was approved, ratified and confirmed
at its 2009 annual general meeting held on March 11, 2009, Dome may grant
options to its directors, officers, employees or a company that is wholly-owned
by a director, senior officer or employee, a consultant or a consultant
company. Under Dome’s plan, options granted will total no more than
10% of the issued and outstanding common shares at any time. The
per-share exercise price of each option granted will be the current market price
of a common share, unless set otherwise by Dome at the time of the grant, but
will not be less than the discounted market price of a common
share. Options will vest as of the grant date, unless set otherwise
by Dome at the time of the grant. Each option's maximum term is five
years.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information as at September 30,
2009
|
|
|
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
(a)
|
|
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
|
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
|
319,951 |
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Total
|
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
|
319,951 |
|
Accounting
and Financial Disclosure
During Dome’s
last two fiscal years, there has not been any material disagreement between Dome
and its accountants on any matter regarding accounting or financial
disclosure.
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Dome
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations Financial
Conditions for the Year Ended September 30, 2009
(AMOUNTS
IN US DOLLARS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)
The following
discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition
(“MD&A”) for Dome Ventures Corporation (“Dome” or the “Company”) should be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the
year ended September 30, 2009 and related notes thereto and in conjunction with
year-end audited financial statements of September 30, 2008. The
financial information in this MD&A is derived from Dome's year-end
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles. The effective date of this MD&A
is December 7, 2009.
Forward
Looking Statements
Certain
statements contained in the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis and
elsewhere constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Dome
to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date the statements were made, and readers are advised to
consider such forward-looking statements in light of risks set
below.
Business
of Dome
Dome Ventures
Corporation is a publicly traded mineral exploration company listed on the TSX
Venture Exchange (trading symbol: DV.U) that currently is conducting mineral
exploration activities in Gabon, West Africa.
Overall
Performance and Results Of Operations
Dome had a
net loss of $4,137 from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2009
compared to a net loss of $445,590 from operations for the three months ended
September 30, 2008. The loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2009
stems largely from exploration and project investigation costs of
$115,441. The loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 stems
largely from exploration and project investigation costs of
$308,132.
Dome had a
net loss of $1,214,377 from operations for the year ended September 30, 2009
compared to a net loss of $2,080,184 from operations for the year ended
September 30, 2008. The loss for the year ended September 30, 2009
stems largely from exploration and project investigation costs of $539,926 and
of wages and benefits of $193,596. For the year ended September 30,
2008 the loss largely stems from exploration and project investigation costs of
$1,542,101.
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During the
three months ended September 30, 2009, regulatory fees were $3,278 (2008 -
$4,264) with the decrease partially due to reduced payments made to the transfer
agent; management fees were $17,617 (2008 - $16,396); rent was $8,100 (2008 -
$8,100); wages and benefits were $24,286 (2008 – $63,254). The
decrease in wages and benefits is mainly due to the president not receiving a
salary for two months. This amount has not been
accrued. Stock-based compensation expense was $13,939 (2008 –
$(1,842)) with the increase due to vesting of options calculation.
The balance
of expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 includes exploration
costs of $115,441 (2008 - $308,132) with the decrease mainly due to less field
expenses and labor incurred in the field; office and miscellaneous of $8,965
(2008 - $142); professional and consulting fees of $Nil (2008 – ($38,828) with
decrease related to Dome’s audit; and travel and entertainment of $Nil (2008 –
$7,047).
During the
year ended September 30, 2009, regulatory fees were $26,007 (2008 - $33,952)
with the decrease partially due to reduced payments made to the transfer agent;
management fees were $67,686 (2008 - $68,054); rent was $32,400 (2008 -
$32,400); wages and benefits were $193,596 (2008 – $265,397). The
decrease in wages and benefits is partially due to decreased staff costs and the
president not receiving a salary for two months. Stock-based
compensation expense was $113,145 (2008 - $17,847) with the increase due to the
vesting of options during the year ended September 30, 2009.
The balance
of expenses for the year ended September 30, 2009 includes exploration costs of
$539,926 (2008 - $1,542,101) with the decrease mainly due to less field expenses
and labor incurred in the field; office and miscellaneous of $45,404 (2008 -
$45,060); professional and consulting fees of $47,854 (2008 - $26,977) with
increase related to Dome’s audit; and travel and entertainment of $9,788 (2008 –
$11,334) with the decrease due to reduce travel in seeking other potential
exploration investments for Dome.
Exploration
Overview
Prior to the
signing of the joint venture agreement with AngloGold Ashanti on 30 October
2009, all of Dome’s field programs were on hold and the licenses were
effectively in care and maintenance. The deal with AngloGold Ashanti includes
Dome’s Ndjole and Mevang exploration Licenses and AngloGold Ashanti’s Ogooue
prospection permit and totals over 12,000 square kilometers in
area. Dome will be the initial operator for the Ndjole and Mevang
licenses, and Anglo Gold Ashanti staff will run the field operations on the
Ogooue permit, which is scheduled to start in early 2010. Fieldwork
is currently underway on Dome’s Ndjole license as outlined below.
60
Figure
1. Outline of the Licenses that are part of the Dome-AngloGold Ashanti
deal.
Summary
of the Ndjole and Mevang Exploration Program
A work
program designed for the Ndjole and Mevang explorations licenses was put into
action at the beginning of November 2009 and focuses on three projects
previously identified during Dome’s 2007 and 2008 field seasons and are shown
below in figure 2. For the remainder of 2009 work will focus on the
La Mboumi project and will extend to the Mianga and Ebel projects in
2010.
Figure
2. Location of the projects within Dome's Ndjole and Mevang
Licenses.
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Ndjole
Licence Exploration Plan
Three
controls for the gold mineralization seen in the La Mboumi area are
observed:
1)
|
Gold
is controlled by a series of prominent NE-SW trending structures in the
area. Typical structural traps such as jogs and structural
bends, and hanging walls of any steep thrust component will be the main
targets;
|
2)
|
Gold
is controlled by graphitic-quartzite package which form topographic highs
in the area. Favorable gold traps will most likely be found the
hinges of folds where the competency difference between the graphite and
quartzite units will be most
exaggerated;
|
3)
|
Gold
is controlled by intersections of the NE-SW trending structures and the
graphitic-quartzite unit.
|
Three soil
grids totaling over 7500 samples have been designed to test areas considered
favorable for the theories described above and is shown below in Figure
3. In addition to the soil sampling program, geologists continue to
map along the road cuts and rivers to better constrain the geology and
mineralization in the area.
To date the
LaMboumi soil grid 3 was completed on 24 November and totalled over 2600
samples. These are currently being prepared to be sent for analysis
at ALS Laboratories in Vancouver. Work on La Mboumi soil grid 2 is
scheduled to start on 1 December and is planned to be completed before 15
December 2009.
Figure
3. Location of the La Mboumi soil grids.
Subject to
favorable results, the next step after this program will involve augering,
trenching, geophysics and eventually drilling.
Mevang
Licence Exploration Plan
The planned
work plan for the Mevang license focuses on the Mianga Project and is expected
to commence in early 2010.
62
An anomalous
gold area was highlighted with the Mianga soil grid and is coincident with a
very strong VTEM geophysics anomaly. The anomalous area falls within
the basal unit of the Ogooue Supergroup, Proterozoic in age, and at the thrust
front of the Archean-Proterozoic contact. Gold mineralization is
suspected to be controlled along steepening thrust faults or within other
typical structural traps common to thrust regimes, or possibly, though less
likely, within lithologies such as conglomerates at the base of the sediments –
these are mentioned in texts but have not yet been seen in the
field.
The initial
exploration program will consist of mapping and hard rock sampling to better
understand the structure and style of mineralization. The steep
nature of the relief and high erosion in the area means exploration personnel
are likely to find fresh outcrop to sample and map.
The following
table summarizes exploration costs in Gabon and other areas by type of
costs:
By
type of cost
|
|
Additions
Q1 ending Dec 31, 2008 - Gabon
|
|
|
Additions
Q2 ending
March
31, 2009 - Gabon
|
|
|
Additions
Q3 ending June 30, 2009 - Gabon
|
|
|
Additions
Q4 ending Sept. 30, 2009 - Gabon
|
|
|
Additions
Q4 ending Sept. 30, 2009 – Others
|
|
|
Balance
accumulated at
Sept
30, 2009- Gabon
|
|
|
Balance
accumulated at
Sept
30, 2009- Others
|
|
|
Total
accumulated as at
Sept. 30,
2009
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
Camp
and housing rental
|
|
|
4,489 |
|
|
|
10,200 |
|
|
|
3,888 |
|
|
|
1,391 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
127,425 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
127,425 |
|
Field
supplies, equipment and labour
|
|
|
63,201 |
|
|
|
30,797 |
|
|
|
13,821 |
|
|
|
11,982 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
673,849 |
|
|
|
21,185 |
|
|
|
695,034 |
|
Field
transportation
|
|
|
12,577 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
6,008 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
264,096 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
264,096 |
|
Consulting
fees
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
26,410 |
|
|
|
37,346 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
8,552 |
|
|
|
108,874 |
|
|
|
24,494 |
|
|
|
133,368 |
|
Geological,
Geophysical & Geochemical
|
|
|
98,177 |
|
|
|
39,975 |
|
|
|
13,129 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
14,300 |
|
|
|
964,198 |
|
|
|
26,681 |
|
|
|
990,879 |
|
Maps,
reports, survey and sampling costs
|
|
|
15,237 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
521,188 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
521,188 |
|
Office
and miscellaneous
|
|
|
10,744 |
|
|
|
6,007 |
|
|
|
4,605 |
|
|
|
52,729 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
92,338 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
92,338 |
|
Transportation,
travel & accommodations
|
|
|
11,475 |
|
|
|
16,732 |
|
|
|
5,675 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
20,477 |
|
|
|
323,373 |
|
|
|
130,675 |
|
|
|
454,048 |
|
Total
|
|
|
215,900 |
|
|
|
130,121 |
|
|
|
78,464 |
|
|
|
72,110 |
|
|
|
43,329 |
|
|
|
3,075,341 |
|
|
|
203,035 |
|
|
|
3,278,376 |
|
By
type of cost
|
|
Balance
accumulated at
Sept
30, 2007- Gabon
|
|
|
Balance
accumulated at
Sept
30, 2007 - Others
|
|
|
Total
accumulated as at
Sept
30, 2007
|
|
|
Additions
for 2008 – as at
Sept. 30,
2008 – Gabon
|
|
|
Additions
for 2008 – as at
Sept. 30,
2008 – Others
|
|
|
Balance
accumulated at
Sept
30, 2008- Gabon
|
|
|
Balance
accumulated at
Sept
30, 2008- Others
|
|
|
Total
accumulated as at
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
Camp
and housing rental
|
|
|
34,307 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
34,307 |
|
|
|
73,150 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
107,457 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
107,457 |
|
Field
supplies, equipment and labour
|
|
|
329,851 |
|
|
|
21,185 |
|
|
|
351,036 |
|
|
|
224,197 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
554,048 |
|
|
|
21,185 |
|
|
|
575,233 |
|
Field
transportation
|
|
|
146,691 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
146,691 |
|
|
|
98,820 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
245,511 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
245,511 |
|
Consulting
fees
|
|
|
34,610 |
|
|
|
15,942 |
|
|
|
50,552 |
|
|
|
10,508 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
45,118 |
|
|
|
15,942 |
|
|
|
61,060 |
|
Geological,
Geophysical & Geochemical
|
|
|
332,289 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
332,289 |
|
|
|
480,628 |
|
|
|
12,381 |
|
|
|
812,917 |
|
|
|
12,381 |
|
|
|
825,298 |
|
Maps,
reports, survey and sampling costs
|
|
|
62,002 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
62,002 |
|
|
|
443,949 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
505,951 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
505,951 |
|
Office
and miscellaneous
|
|
|
11,862 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
11,862 |
|
|
|
6,391 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
18,253 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
18,253 |
|
Transportation,
travel & accommodations
|
|
|
140,659 |
|
|
|
66,953 |
|
|
|
207,612 |
|
|
|
148,832 |
|
|
|
43,245 |
|
|
|
289,491 |
|
|
|
110,198 |
|
|
|
399,689 |
|
Total
|
|
|
1,092,271 |
|
|
|
104,080 |
|
|
|
1,196,351 |
|
|
|
1,486,475 |
|
|
|
55,626 |
|
|
|
2,578,746 |
|
|
|
159,706 |
|
|
|
2,738,452 |
|
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Qualified
Person
Timothy
Barry, a director of Dome and its registered geologist (MAusIMM), is a Qualified
Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved
the exploration and technical disclosure in this MD&A.
Selected
Annual Information
|
|
Fiscal
Year Ended September 30
(Audited)
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
$
(Restated)
|
|
|
$
(Restated)
|
|
|
$
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
185,961 |
|
|
140,819 |
|
|
25,070 |
|
Gain
on sale of subsidiary
|
|
448,594 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
-0- |
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
(587,496 |
) |
|
(2,080,184 |
) |
|
(1,214,377 |
) |
Income
(loss) per share - basic
|
|
(0.058 |
) |
|
(0.185 |
) |
|
(0.065 |
) |
Income
(loss) per share – fully diluted
|
|
(0.036 |
) |
|
(0.185 |
) |
|
(0.060 |
) |
Total
assets
|
|
4,886,326 |
|
|
3,749,911 |
|
|
2,546,684 |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
126,822 |
|
|
105,463 |
|
|
3,468 |
|
Dome’s only
activity for the fiscal periods above was evaluating potential investments
and/or acquisitions. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007
Dome, pursuant to the share purchase agreement governing the sale of a former
subsidiary, received $448,594 upon settlement of a dispute related to the
sale.
Foreign
Currency Translation
Monetary
assets and liabilities denominated in other than US currency are translated at
the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet
date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses
denominated in non-US currency are translated at rates prevailing at the time of
the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses on translation
are reflected on the statement of income as incurred.
Related
Party Transactions
Dome has
engaged the services of Rand Edgar Investment Corp (“REIC”) commencing March
2001 for $10,000 US (plus gst) per month. REIC is owned by two
directors of Dome and provides advisory services relating to general corporate
development, financial matters, raising additional capital, corporate
maintenance, administrative services and provisions of office
space. This agreement is effective until July 31, 2012.
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Summary
of Quarterly Results
|
|
Quarter
ended
Sept. 30,
2009
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
June
30, 2009
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
March
31, 2009
(Restated)
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
Dec. 31,
2008
(Restated)
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
1,604 |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
6,347 |
|
|
|
15,519 |
|
Gain
on sale of investment
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
(4,137 |
) |
|
|
(16,657 |
) |
|
|
(323,177 |
) |
|
|
(870,406 |
) |
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
|
|
(0.000 |
) |
|
|
(0.001 |
) |
|
|
(0.017 |
) |
|
|
(0.047 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
Sept. 30,
2008
(Restated)
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
June
30, 2008
(Restated)
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
March
31, 2008
(Restated)
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
Dec. 31,
2007
(Restated)
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
21,505 |
|
|
|
27,958 |
|
|
|
41,085 |
|
|
|
50,271 |
|
Gain
on sale of investment
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
(445,590 |
) |
|
|
(828,044 |
) |
|
|
(431,348 |
) |
|
|
(375,202 |
) |
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.042 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
As disclosed
in Note 3 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
September 30, 2009, the prior period results have been restated as a result of
the change in accounting policy for mineral property exploration
costs.
Net loss,
quarter over quarter, is affected by the level of exploration and project
investigation expenses incurred and write-off of mineral properties interests
and will vary accordingly.
Dome does not
derive any revenue from its operations. Dome does have interest
income and income from property payments from joint venture
partners. Its primary focus is in the acquisition and exploration of
properties. The consolidated financial statements of Dome have been
prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
policies.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Dome’s
primary source of liquidity is cash and highly liquid
investments. Investments include short-term, high quality commercial
paper (i.e., debt instruments). As of September 30, 2009 Dome had
working capital of $2,522,411 compared to $2,523,009 at June 30, 2009 and
$3,644,448 as at September 30, 2008. Subsequent to year end, working
capital was increased by $400,000 (see Subsequent Events). Dome has
not suffered any loss as a result of its holdings of commercial
paper. At the present stage of exploration activities, Dome has
sufficient capital resources to carry out all of its planned activities for its
next fiscal year.
Outstanding
Share Capital
Dome’s
authorized share capital consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a
stated par value of $0.001 per share and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock,
with a par value of $0.001 per share, of which 20,000,000 shares are designated
as Series A Preferred shares.
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|
December
7, 2009
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares
|
18,699,513
|
|
18,699,513
|
|
18,699,513
|
Preferred
shares
|
-0-
|
|
-0-
|
|
-0-
|
Share
options
|
1,550,000
|
|
1,550,000
|
|
250,000
|
Warrants
|
2,300,000
|
|
2,300,000
|
|
2,300,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
fully diluted share capital
|
22,549,513
|
|
22,549,513
|
|
21,249,513
|
As at December 7,
2009 Dome has 2,300,000 warrants outstanding. Each warrant entitles
the holder to purchase one additional common share at $0.40 per
share. These warrants expire between June 16 and June 26,
2010. Dome had outstanding stock options to purchase a total of
1,550,000 common shares that are exercisable at $0.11 per share (expiring
November 18, 2011). All options are subject to the terms of Dome's
stock option plan.
Management’s Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting
Dome has
reviewed its internal controls over financial reporting and believes that its
system of internal controls over financial reporting as defined under MI 52-109
is sufficiently designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with the Canadian GAAP.
However,
certain weaknesses exist in Dome’s systems of internal control over financial
reporting. These weaknesses arise primarily from the limited number
of personnel employed in the accounting and financial reporting area, a
situation that is common in many smaller companies. As a consequence
of this situation: a) it is not feasible to achieve the complete segregation of
duties; and b) Dome does not have full “in house” expertise in complex areas of
financial accounting and taxation.
Dome’s
management, including the Certifying Officers, does not expect that its internal
controls and procedures will prevent all error and all
fraud. However, Dome believes that the weaknesses identified in its
systems of internal control are mitigated by the thorough review of Dome’s
financial statements by senior management, the audit committee of the Board of
Directors, and by consulting with external experts. In addition,
senior management is active in Dome’s day-to-day operations and in monitoring
Dome’s financial reporting. Regardless, these mitigating factors
cannot completely eliminate the possibility that a material misstatement will
occur as a result of the weaknesses identified in Dome’s internal controls over
financial reporting. A cost effective system of internal controls
over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide
only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the internal
controls over financial reporting are achieved
Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
Dome has no
long-term obligations or commitments other than the following: Dome has engaged
the services of Rand Edgar Investment Corp. (a company controlled by
two of Dome’s directors) commencing March 2001 for $10,000 (plus gst) per
month. This agreement is effective until July 31, 2012.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
None.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Dome
maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
in its financial reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified by applicable provincial securities legislation and
that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
The Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, together with management,
have evaluated the effectiveness of Dome’s disclosure controls and
procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these
disclosure controls and procedures is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of the financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
Management is
responsible for applying judgment in preparing accounting
estimates. Certain estimates and related disclosures included within
the financial statements are particularly sensitive because of their
significance to the financial statements and because of the possibility that
future events affecting them may differ significantly from management’s current
judgments. The only critical accounting estimate is the recording of
stock based compensation.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Changes To Accounting Policies
The
accounting policies followed by Dome are set out in the year end audited
consolidated statements as at September 30, 2009, and have been adopted for
these financial statements.
CICA 3862,
“Financial Instruments – Disclosures” and CICA 3863, “Financial Instruments
Presentation” – These standards relate to the disclosures and presentation of
financial instruments. They apply to interim and annual statements
for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2007, and must be adopted at
the same time, replacing CICA 3861, “Financial Instruments – Disclosure and
Presentation”. Dome adopted these standards for its interim and
annual financial statements for its fiscal year commencing October 1,
2008. The disclosures required by this standard are presented in Note
9.
CICA 1535,
“Capital Disclosures” – This standard relates to the disclosure of capital
management strategies. It applies to Interim and annual financial
statements for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1,
2007. Dome adopted this standard for its interim and annual financial
statements for its fiscal year commencing October 1, 2008. The
disclosures required by this standard are presented in Note 10.
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CICA 3031,
“Inventories” – This standard relates to the measurement and disclosure of
inventories. Dome adopted this standard for its interim and annual
financial statements for fiscal year commencing October 1, 2008. The
adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on Dome’s financial
statements.
CICA 3064,
“Goodwill and Intangible Assets” – In February 2008, the CICA issued Handbook
section 3064, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets”, which replaces Section 3062,
“Goodwill and Intangible Assets.” This new standard provides guidance
on the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of goodwill and
intangible assets and is effective for Dome beginning October 1,
2009. Concurrent with the adoption of this standard, EIC-27, “Revenue
and Expenditures in the Pre-operating Period,” will be
withdrawn. Dome is currently assessing the impact of adopting this
standard and has not yet determined its effect on its financial
statements.
CICA 1400,
“General Standards of Financial Statement Presentation” – In May 2007, the CICA
issued amended Handbook section 1400, “General Standards of Financial Statements
Presentation”. The section provides revised guidance related to
management’s responsibility to assess and disclose the ability of an entity to
continue as a going concern. This amended standard applies to interim
and annual financial statements for fiscal years beginning on or after January
1, 2008. Dome adopted this standard for its interim and annual
financial statements for its fiscal year commencing October 1,
2008. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on
Dome’s financial statements.
International
Financial Reporting Standards – In February 2008, the CICA Accounting Standards
Board confirmed that public companies will be required to prepare interim and
annual financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”) for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Dome
is currently assessing the impact of adopting IFRS and has not yet determined
its effect on its financial statements.
Dome will
adopt the new standards of “Business Combinations” (CICA handbook section 1582),
“Consolidated Financial Statements” (CICA handbook section 1601) and
“Non-controlling Interests” (CICA handbook section 1602). This new
sections replace Section 1581. Prospective application of the
standard is effective January 1, 2011, with early adoption
permitted. This new standard effectively harmonizes the business
combinations standard under Canadian GAAP with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”). The new standard revises guidance on the
determination of the carrying amount of the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed, goodwill and accounting for non-controlling interests at the time of a
business combination. The CICA concurrently issued Section 1601
“Consolidated Financial Statements” and Section 1602 “Non-Controlling
Interests,” which replace Section 1600 “Consolidated Financial
Statements.”
Section 1601
provides revised guidance on the preparation of consolidated financial
statements and Section 1602 addresses accounting for non-controlling interests
in consolidated financial statements subsequent to a business
combination. These standards are effective January 1, 2011, unless
they are early adopted at the same time as Section 1582 “Business
Combinations.” Dome is currently assessing the impact of adopting
these standards and has not yet determined its effect on its financial
statements.
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During the
first quarter of the 2009 fiscal year, Dome changed its accounting policy for
mineral property exploration costs. In prior years, Dome capitalized
the acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures directly to mineral
properties following the principles outlined in Accounting Guideline
II. Under its new policy, property exploration costs incurred prior
to the determination of the feasibility of mining operations and a decision to
proceed with development, including all maintenance fees, are charged to
operations as incurred. All direct costs related to the acquisition
of resource property interests will continue to be
capitalized. Management believes that this treatment provides a more
relevant and reliable depiction of the asset base of Dome prior to establishing
the economic feasibility of its resource base.
Dome has
accounted for this change in accounting policy on a retroactive
basis. The balance sheet amounts as at September 30, 2008 were
restated as follows: mineral properties were reduced by $2,578,746 and the
deficit increased by $2,578,746. The restatement also resulted for
the three months ended September 30, 2008 increasing exploration and project
investigation expenses by $307,391 and increasing net loss by
$307,391. The restatement also resulted in the September 30, 2008
increasing exploration and project investigation expenses by $1,486,474 and
increasing net loss by $1,486,474.
Financial
Instruments and Financial Risk
Dome’s
financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable and
accrued liabilities. The carrying values of these financial
instruments approximate their fair values due to the near-term maturity of these
financial instruments.
Credit Risk –
Dome maintains a majority of its cash and cash equivalents with a major Canadian
financial institution. Dome maintains the remainder of its cash and
cash equivalents with a major Gabonese financial
institution. Deposits held with these institutions may exceed the
amount insurance provided on such deposits.
Currency Risk
– As Dome operates on an international basis, currency risk exposures arise from
transactions and balances denominated in foreign
currencies. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between these
currencies and the US dollar could have a material effect on Dome’s business,
financial condition and results of operations. Dome does not engage
in any hedging activity.
Liquidity
Risk – Dome manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash and cash
equivalents balances.
Interest Rate
Risk – Dome’s cash equivalents are subject to interest rate
risk. Dome’s interest rate risk management policy is to purchase
highly liquid investments with a term to maturity of three months or less on the
date of purchase. Dome does not engage in any hedging
activity.
69
Commodity
Price Risk – Mineral prices are volatile and have risen and fallen sharply in
recent periods. The prices are subject to market supply and demand,
political and economic factors, and commodity speculation, all of which can
interact with one another to cause significant price movements. Dome
does not engage in any hedging activity.
Subsequent
Events
Subsequent to
the year ended September 30, 2009 the following material events
occurred:
a)
|
Execution of Joint
Venture Agreements with AngloGold Ashanti
Limited
|
In October
2009, Dome and AngloGold Ashanti Limited entered into the Ogooue Joint Venture
Agreement and the Ndjole and Mevang Joint Venture Agreement. Dome’s
working capital was increased by $400,000 paid by AngloGold Ashanti under the
terms of the Ndjole and Mevang Joint Venture Agreement.
Ogooue Joint Venture
Agreement
AngloGold
Ashanti has acquired a reconnaissance license over an area comprising 8,295
square kilometers in Gabon, West Africa. This license was acquired by
AngloGold Ashanti for its gold potential. The joint venture is an
80/20 joint venture in favor of AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti
has made a firm commitment to spend a minimum of US $100,000 on exploration and
will sole fund the first US $3 million of exploration expenditures, after which
the parties will contribute on an 80/20 basis. Should AngloGold
Ashanti not meet its funding obligation, the license will be assigned to
Dome. Joint venture dilution provisions apply and if Dome is diluted
in the future to a joint venture interest of 5% or less due to lack of
contribution to exploration budgets, its interests will be converted to a 2% Net
Smelter Return which can be purchased at an appraised value 14 months after
commencement of commercial production.
Ndjole and Mevang Joint
Venture Agreement
Dome is the
owner of the Ndjole and Mevang Exploration Licenses, each comprised of 2,000
square kilometers. Under the terms of the joint venture, AngloGold
Ashanti has earned a 20% interest by paying to Dome US $400,000 on signing of
the joint venture agreement. AngloGold Ashanti can earn an additional
40% interest by paying Dome US $100,000 per year over the next three years and
by incurring exploration expenditures in the amount of US $3.7 million over the
next three years at the rate of US $1 million in the first year, US $1.2 million
in the second year and US $1.5 million in the third year.
Should
AngloGold Ashanti fail to perform as set out above, a 100% interest in the
licenses shall revert to Dome and the joint venture will
cease. AngloGold Ashanti shall be entitled to withdraw from the joint
venture after it has spent US $1 million on exploration
expenditures.
AngloGold
Ashanti can earn an additional 10% interest (70% total) by spending US $5
million on exploration expenditures within two years of earning into a 60%
interest as set out above. When the parties have a 70/30 joint
venture, if Dome elects not to contribute to work programs and budgets,
AngloGold Ashanti can elect to earn an additional 15% interest by carrying the
project to a completed pre-feasibility study.
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The Joint
venture dilution provisions apply and if Dome is diluted in the future to a
joint venture interest of 5% or less due to lack of contribution to exploration
budgets, its interests will be converted to a 2% Net Smelter Return which can be
purchased at appraised value 14 months after commencement of commercial
production.
b)
|
Proposed Merger with
Metalline Mining Company
|
In November
2009, Dome entered into a Letter of Intent pursuant to which Dome proposed to
merge with Metalline Mining Company (“Metalline”). On December 4th,
2009 a formal merger agreement was signed. Under the terms of the
merger agreement:
(i) Dome
is to arrange a private placement in securities of Metalline. The
financing is to consist of 6.5 million units with each unit consisting of one
share and one warrant to raise $2,990,000. The shares are to be
priced at US $0.46 per share and each two warrants will entitle the holder to
purchase a further share of Metalline at US $0.57 per share within one
year. It is a further condition of the proceeding that Dome arranges
its own financing to raise $13,010,000 million by sale of Dome common
shares.
(ii) Subsequent
to the closing of the above private placement in Metalline and the Dome
financing, Metalline is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dome by the
issuance of 47,724,561 common shares of Metalline. At the closing of
the merger of Metalline and Dome, the Metalline warrants issued to Investors in
connection with the above Metalline private placement are to be cancelled, and
any other existing Dome warrants will be exchanged for warrants to acquire
Metalline common stock on equivalent terms. The merger will be
subject to the approval of the shareholders of both companies and any required
regulatory approvals. If the merger is not completed by May 30, 2010,
the agreement will terminate.
(iii) Also
on December 4th,
Dome entered into an agreement with Cormark Securities Inc. (“Cormark”) pursuant
to which Cormark, along with Haywood Securities Inc. (together the “Agents”),
has agreed to market, on a best-efforts basis, a private placement of special
warrants of Dome (each a “Special Warrant”) to raise gross proceeds of
$13,010,000 (the “Offering”). Each Special Warrant issued in the Dome
private placement will be priced at $0.45 per Special Warrant and will be
exercisable to acquire, without additional consideration, one share of common
stock of Dome upon the satisfaction of the Release Conditions (as defined
below).
Dome will pay
the Agents at the closing of the transaction a cash commission equal to 6.0% of
a certain portion of the gross proceeds of the Offering, 1.0% of the remaining
portion of the gross proceeds of the Offering plus an advisory fee of
$300,000. The Offering closed on January 11, 2010.
The Release
Conditions are: (i) the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and the NYSE Amex
to the merger of Dome and Metalline, (ii) the US registration statement of
Metalline registering the shares of Metalline to be issued to the holders of
Dome shares having been declared effective and (iii) Dome having confirmed that
all the conditions under the merger agreement, including the requisite approval
of the shareholders of both Dome and Metalline, have been satisfied or
waived.
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In the event
that the Release Conditions have not been satisfied on or before the date which
is 180 days after the closing date of the Offering the trustee shall return to
each holder of Special Warrants an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate issue
price of the number of Special Warrants held by such holder.
Directors
and Officers
Directors: |
Brian D.
Edgar |
William
Rand |
|
Robert F.
Chase |
Matthew J.
Mason |
|
Timothy A.
Young |
Timothy T.
Barry |
|
|
|
Officers |
Brian D. Edgar -
President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
William A. Rand -
Chairman |
|
Par Sibia - Chief
Financial Officer |
|
Karin Lutz -
Corporate Secretary |
Additional
Information
Additional
information relating to Dome is available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. Financial information relating to Dome is provided in
Dome's comparative financial statements which are available on SEDAR and may
also be obtained by sending a written request to the President of Dome at its
office located at Suite 2200, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British
Columbia, V6C 3E8, Canada.
Dome Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Conditions for the Quarter Ended
December 31, 2009
(AMOUNTS
IN US DOLLARS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)
The following
discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition
("MD&A") for Dome Ventures Corporation ("Dome" or the "Company") are for the
quarter ended December 31, 2009. This discussion should be read in
conjunction with the interim consolidated financial statements for the period
ended December 31, 2009 and related notes thereto and in conjunction with
year-end audited financial statements of September 30, 2009. The
effective date of this MD&A is February 26th,
2010.
FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
statements contained in the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis and
elsewhere constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements
were made, and readers are advised to consider such forward-looking statements
in light of risks set below.
BUSINESS
OF THE COMPANY
Dome Ventures
Corporation is a publicly traded mineral exploration company listed on the TSX
Venture Exchange (trading symbol: DV.U) that currently is conducting mineral
exploration activities in Gabon, West Africa.
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OVERALL
PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company
had a net income of $94,250 from operations for the three months ended December
31, 2009 compared to a net loss of $870,406 from operations for the three months
ended December 31, 2008. The income for the quarter ended December
31, 2009 stems largely from the $400,000 that was received upon the execution of
the joint venture agreements. The loss for the quarter ended December
31, 2008 stems largely from foreign exchange losses of $454,694 and exploration
and project investigation costs of $215,900.
During the
three months ended December 31, 2009, regulatory fees were $7,487 (2008 -
$5,942) with the increase partially due to payments made to the transfer agent;
management fees were $17,355 (2008 - $16,132); rent was $8,100 (2008 - $8,100);
wages and benefits were $61,414 (2008 – $54,284). Stock-based
compensation expense was $Nil (2008 – $99,206) with the decrease due to no
vesting of options or granting of new options.
The balance
of expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2009 includes exploration
costs of $42,722 (2008 - $215,900) with the decrease mainly due to
less field expenses and labor incurred in the field; office and miscellaneous of
$11,485 (2008 - $18,412); professional and consulting fees of $208,826 (2008 –
($13,255) with the increase related to the proposed merger with Metalline Mining
Company; and travel and entertainment of $Nil (2008 – $Nil).
EXPLORATION
OVERVIEW
The
agreements with AngloGold Ashanti include Dome’s Ndjole and Mevang exploration
Licenses and AngloGold Ashanti’s Ogooue prospection permit and total over 12,000
square kilometers in area. Dome remains the initial operator for the
Ndjole and Mevang licenses, while Anglo Gold Ashanti staff are currently working
on the desk top analysis and target generation for the Ogooue
permit. Fieldwork is currently underway on Dome’s Ndjole license as
outlined below.
Figure
1. Outline of the licenses involved in the Dome-AngloGold joint
ventures
Ground
Reconnaissance completed during the reporting period
In
preparation for the planned soil grids, significant time was spent mapping new
logging roads recently put into the Ndjole area. Over 50km
of new roads were added to Dome’s already extensive road database. In addition
to mapping new roads two bridges were repaired in the La Mboumi area. These new
roads provide significantly easier access to a number of new areas in the region
and will allow for a much faster assessment of the area.
Mapping
and Sampling completed during the reporting period
The field
program during the reporting period consisted of a 1:25,000 mapping and sampling
campaign, run from tented base camps. Over 5500 soil and ridge and spur samples
were collected over target areas of interest and are outlined in Table 1. The
locations of these areas are shown in the figure below.
Dense
vegetation, steep gradients and flooded rivers inhibited the pace of field
exploration and mapping. Thick tropical soil meant that outcrop was scarce
limiting exposure to deeply incised river drainages that were often full due to
the wet season. Outcrop in the field is composed of low grade metamorphic rocks
and where float was abundant is dominated by quartz boulders and pebbles some of
which contain visible gold.
Gold
mineralization in the area is associated with quartz veins zones within the
country rock which has been hydrothermally altered. A very strong correlation
between gold and arsenic anomalies found in the soils suggests that in addition
to free gold in the system there may also be refractory gold within
arsenopyrite.
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EXPLORATION
OVERVIEW (continued)
Figure
2. Location of Soil grids and Ridge and Spur samples for the La Mboumi
region
GEOCHEMICAL
SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD
Grid
Name
|
Sample
Spacing (m)
|
Line
Spacing (m)
|
Number
of Samples
|
Status
|
La
Mboumi 2
|
50
|
400
|
2500
|
Completed
December 2009
|
La
Mboumi 3
|
50
|
400
|
2508
|
Completed
November 2009
|
La
Mboumi 4
|
100
|
400
|
1500
|
Planned
for January 2010
|
Ridge
and Spur Sampling
|
50
|
N/A
|
332
|
Completed
November 2009
|
Table
1. Summary of soil samples taken in the La Mboumi area during the reporting
period.
PLANNED
PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS
A continued
soil sampling and mapping campaign is planned for the Ndjole and Mevang Lisenses
in the first half of 2010 , afterwhich, and subject to favorable results, a
drill program of at least 4000 metres is planned to commence during the dry
season.
Dome
continues to look for a partner for it’s Mitzic Iron license in the
North.
Dome-AGA
JV Expense 2009 Summary
|
EXPENSE
TYPE
|
USD
|
CFA
|
Food
|
6,926.66
|
3,079,955
|
Office
|
9,899.41
|
4,637,557
|
Wages
|
164,246.86
|
74,699,633
|
Travel
|
22,203.19
|
10,501,969
|
Office
Equipment
|
1216.04
|
561163
|
Field
Equipment
|
3,762.24
|
1,682,311
|
Geochemical
|
15,664.85
|
7,031,325
|
Special
Projects
|
15,958.15
|
7,167,543
|
Shared
costs
|
31,408.52
|
5,050,803
|
Miscellaneous
|
4,587.93
|
2,193,912
|
TOTAL
|
$275,873.58
|
116,606,171
|
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EXPLORATION
OVERVIEW (continued)
The following
table summarizes exploration costs in Gabon and other areas by type of
costs:
By
type of cost
|
|
Balance
accumulated at Sept 30, 2009 - Gabon
|
|
|
Balance
accumulated at Sept 30, 2009
-
Others
|
|
|
Total
accumulated as at Sept. 30, 2009
|
|
|
Additions
Q1 ending Dec 31, 2009
-
Gabon
|
|
|
Additions
Q1 ending Dec 31, 2009
–
Others
|
|
|
Balance
Accumulated at Dec 31, 2009 - Gabon
|
|
|
Balance
accumulated at Dec 31, 2009
-
Others
|
|
|
Total
accumulated as at
Dec
31, 2009
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Camp
and housing rental
|
|
127,425 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
127,425 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
127,425 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
127,425 |
|
Field
supplies, equipment and labour
|
|
673,849 |
|
|
21,185 |
|
|
695,034 |
|
|
9,195 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
683,044 |
|
|
21,185 |
|
|
704,229 |
|
Field
transportation
|
|
264,096 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
264,096 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
264,096 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
264,096 |
|
Consulting
fees
|
|
108,874 |
|
|
24,494 |
|
|
133,368 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
108,874 |
|
|
24,494 |
|
|
133,368 |
|
Geological,
Geophysical & Geochemical
|
|
964,198 |
|
|
26,681 |
|
|
990,879 |
|
|
6,603 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
970,801 |
|
|
26,681 |
|
|
997,482 |
|
Maps,
reports, survey and sampling costs
|
|
521,188 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
521,188 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
521,188 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
521,188 |
|
Office
and miscellaneous
|
|
92,338 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
92,338 |
|
|
3,311 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
95,649 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
95,649 |
|
Transportation,
travel & accommodations
|
|
323,373 |
|
|
130,675 |
|
|
454,048 |
|
|
1,317 |
|
|
22,296 |
|
|
324,690 |
|
|
152,971 |
|
|
477,661 |
|
Total
|
|
3,075,341 |
|
|
203,035 |
|
|
3,278,376 |
|
|
20,426 |
|
|
22,296 |
|
|
3,095,767 |
|
|
225,331 |
|
|
3,321,098 |
|
JOINT
VENTURE AGREEMENTS WITH ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI
LIMITED
In October
2009, the Company and AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“Anglo”) entered into the
Ogooue Joint Venture Agreement and the Ndjole and Mevang Joint Venture
Agreement.
Ogooue Joint Venture
Agreement
Anglo
acquired a reconnaissance license over an area comprising 8,295 square
kilometers in Gabon, West Africa. This license was acquired by Anglo
for its gold potential. The joint venture is an 80/20 joint venture
in favour of Anglo. Anglo has made a firm commitment to spend
$100,000 on exploration and will sole fund the first $3 million of
exploration expenditures, after which the parties will contribute on an 80/20
basis. Joint venture dilution provisions apply and if the Company is
diluted in the future to a joint venture interest of 5% or less due to lack of
contribution to exploration budgets, its interest will be converted to a 2% Net
Smelter Return which can be purchased at an appraised value 14 months after
commencement of commercial production. Should Anglo elect not to
spend the aforesaid $3 million, the license shall be assigned to the
Company.
Ndjole and Mevang Joint
Venture Agreement
The Company
is the owner of the Ndjole and Mevang Exploration Licenses, each comprised of
2,000 square kilometers. Under the terms of the joint venture,
Anglo has earned a 20% interest by paying to the Company $400,000 on signing of
the joint venture agreement. Anglo can earn an additional 40%
interest by paying the Company $100,000 per year over the next three years and
by incurring exploration expenditures in the amount of $3.7 million over
the next three years at the rate of $1 million in the first year,
$1.2 million in the second year and $1.5 million in the third
year.
Once it has
earned a 60% interest, Anglo can earn an additional 10% interest (70% total) by
spending $5 million on exploration expenditures within two years of earning
into a 60% interest as set out above. When the parties have a 70/30
joint venture, if the Company elects not to contribute to work programs and
budgets, Anglo can elect to earn an additional 15% (85% total) interest by
carrying the project to a completed pre-feasibility study.
Should Anglo
fail to perform as set out above, a 100% interest in the licenses shall revert
to the Company and the joint venture will cease. Anglo shall be
entitled to withdraw from the joint venture after it has spent $1 million
on exploration expenditures.
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JOINT
VENTURE AGREEMENTS WITH ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
(continued)
The Joint
venture dilution provisions apply and if the Company is diluted in the future to
a joint venture interest of 5% or less due to lack of contribution to
exploration budgets, its interests will be converted to a 2% Net Smelter Return
which can be purchased at appraised value 14 months after commencement of
commercial production.
The Company
is operating the exploration program on behalf of Anglo and receives funds from
time-to-time to continue the joint venture operations in Gabon. As at
December 31, 2009 the Company had a balance of $227,928 received from Anglo in
trust for ongoing exploration costs. These funds are not reflected on
the Company’s balance sheet as they are held in trust for joint venture
expenditures on Anglo’s behalf.
QUALIFIED
PERSON
Timothy
Barry, a director of the Company and its registered geologist (MAusIMM), is a
Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and
approved the exploration and technical disclosure in this
MD&A.
FOREIGN
CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Monetary
assets and liabilities denominated in other than US currency are translated at
the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet
date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses
denominated in non-US currency are translated at rates prevailing at the time of
the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses on translation
are reflected on the statement of income as incurred.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company
has engaged the services of Rand Edgar Investment Corp (“REIC”) commencing March
2001 for $10,000 US (plus gst) per month. REIC is owned by two
directors of the Company and provides advisory services relating to general
corporate development, financial matters, raising additional capital, corporate
maintenance, administrative services and provisions of office
space. This agreement is effective until July 31,
2012.
SUMMARY
OF QUARTERLY RESULTS
|
Quarter
ended
December
31, 2009
|
Quarter
ended
Sept.
30, 2009
|
Quarter
ended
June
30, 2009
|
Quarter
ended
March
31, 2009
(Restated)
|
Interest
and other income
|
401,349
|
1,604
|
1,600
|
6,347
|
Gain
on sale of investment
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Net
income (loss)
|
94,250
|
(4,137)
|
(16,657)
|
(323,177)
|
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
0.005
|
(0.000)
|
(0.001)
|
(0.017)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
ended
Dec.
31, 2008
(Restated)
|
Quarter
ended
Sept.
30, 2008
(Restated)
|
Quarter
ended
June
30, 2008
(Restated)
|
Quarter
ended
March
31, 2008
(Restated)
|
Interest
income
|
15,519
|
21,505
|
27,958
|
41,085
|
Gain
on sale of investment
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Net
income (loss)
|
(870,406)
|
(445,590)
|
(828,044)
|
(431,348)
|
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
(0.047)
|
(0.04)
|
(0.07)
|
(0.042)
|
As
disclosed in Note 3 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the
year ended September 30, 2009, the prior period results have been restated as a
result of the change in accounting policy for mineral property exploration
costs.
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SUMMARY
OF QUARTERLY RESULTS (continued)
Net loss,
quarter over quarter, is affected by the level of exploration and project
investigation expenses incurred and write-off of mineral properties interests
and will vary accordingly.
The Company
does not derive recurring revenue from its operations. The Company
does have interest income and income from property payments received from joint
venture partners from time to time. Its primary focus is in the
acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. The consolidated
financial statements of Dome have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting policies.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company’s
primary source of liquidity is cash and highly liquid
investments. Investments include short-term, high quality commercial
paper (i.e., debt instruments). As of December 31, 2009 the Company
had working capital of $2,616,661 compared to $2,522,411 at September 30, 2009
and $2,873,248 as at December 31, 2008. The Company has not suffered
any loss as a result of its holdings of commercial paper. At the
present stage of exploration activities, the Company has sufficient capital
resources to carry out all of its planned activities for its next fiscal
year.
OUTSTANDING
SHARE CAPITAL
Dome’s
authorized share capital consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a
stated par value of $0.001 per share and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock,
with a par value of $0.001 per share, of which 20,000,000 shares are designated
as Series A Preferred shares.
|
February
3, 2010
|
December
31, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares
|
18,699,513
|
18,699,513
|
18,699,513
|
Preferred
shares
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Share
options
|
1,550,000
|
1,550,000
|
1,550,000
|
Warrants
|
2,300,000
|
2,300,000
|
2,300,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total
fully diluted share capital
|
22,549,513
|
22,549,513
|
22,549,513
|
As at
February 3, 2010 the Company had 2,300,000 warrants outstanding. Each
warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at $0.40 per
share. These warrants expire between June 16 and
June 26, 2010. The Company had outstanding stock options to
purchase a total of 1,550,000 common shares that are exercisable at $0.11 per
share (expiring November 18, 2011). All options are subject to the
terms of the Company's stock option plan.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT
ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The Company
has reviewed its internal controls over financial reporting and believes that
its system of internal controls over financial reporting as defined under MI
52-109 is sufficiently designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with the Canadian GAAP.
However,
certain weaknesses exist in the Company’s systems of internal control over
financial reporting. These weaknesses arise primarily from the
limited number of personnel employed in the accounting and financial reporting
area, a situation that is common in many smaller companies. As a
consequence of this situation: a) it is not feasible to achieve the complete
segregation of duties; and b) the Company does not have full “in house”
expertise in complex areas of financial accounting and
taxation.
77
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT
ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
(continued)
The Company’s
management, including the Certifying Officers, does not expect that its internal
controls and procedures will prevent all error and all
fraud. However, the Company believes that the weaknesses identified
in its systems of internal control are mitigated by the thorough review of the
Company’s financial statements by senior management, the audit committee of the
board of directors, and by consulting with external experts. In
addition, senior management is active in the Company’s day-to-day operations and
in monitoring the Company’s financial reporting. Regardless, these
mitigating factors cannot completely eliminate the possibility that a material
misstatement will occur as a result of the weaknesses identified in the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. A cost
effective system of internal controls over financial reporting, no matter how
well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that the objectives of the internal controls over financial reporting are
achieved
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
The Company
has no long-term obligations or commitments other than the following: The
Company has engaged the services of Rand Edgar Investment Corp. (a company
controlled by two of the Company’s directors) commencing March 2001 for $10,000
(plus gst) per month. This agreement is effective until July 31,
2012; The other is the Proposed Merger with Metalline Mining Company (see
subsequent note).
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
None.
DISCLOSURE
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company
maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
in its financial reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified by applicable provincial securities legislation and
that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
The Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, together with management,
have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these
disclosure controls and procedures is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of the financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting
Principals.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Management is
responsible for applying judgment in preparing accounting
estimates. Certain estimates and related disclosures included within
the financial statements are particularly sensitive because of their
significance to the financial statements and because of the possibility that
future events affecting them may differ significantly from management’s current
judgments. The only critical accounting estimate is the recording of
stock based compensation.
78
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CHANGES TO ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
accounting policies followed by Dome are set out in the year end audited
consolidated statements as at December 31, 2009, and have been adopted for these
financial statements.
In February
2008, the CICA issued Section 3064, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets,” which
replaces Section 3062, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” This
new standard provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation and
disclosure of goodwill and intangible assets and is effective for the Company
beginning October 1, 2009. Concurrent with the adoption of this
standard, EIC-27, “Revenues and Expenditures in the Pre-operating Period,” will
be withdrawn. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a
material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In January
2009, the CICA issued Section 1582 “Business Combinations” to replace Section
1581. Prospective application of the standard is effective January 1,
2011, with early adoption permitted. This new standard effectively
harmonizes the business combinations standard under Canadian GAAP with
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The new
standard revises guidance on the determination of the carrying amount of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed, goodwill and accounting for
non-controlling interests at the time of a business combination. The
CICA concurrently issued Section 1601 “Consolidated Financial Statements” and
Section 1602 “Non-Controlling Interests,” which replace Section 1600
“Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Section 1601
provides revised guidance on the preparation of consolidated financial
statements and Section 1602 addresses accounting for non-controlling interests
in consolidated financial statements subsequent to a business
combination. These standards are effective January 1, 2011, unless
they are early adopted at the same time as Section 1582 “Business
Combinations.” The Company is currently assessing the impact of
adopting these standards and has not yet determined its effect on its financial
statements.
In February
2008, the CICA Accounting Standards Board confirmed that public companies will
be required to prepare interim and annual financial statements under
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for fiscal years beginning
on or after January 1, 2011. The Company is currently assessing the
impact of adopting IFRS and has not yet determined its effect on its financial
statements.
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK
The Company’s
financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable and
accrued liabilities. The carrying values of these financial
instruments approximate their fair values due to the near-term maturity of these
financial instruments.
Credit Risk –
The Company maintains a majority of its cash and cash equivalents with a major
Canadian financial institution. The Company maintains the remainder
of its cash and cash equivalents with a major Gabonese financial
institution. Deposits held with these institutions may exceed the
amount insurance provided on such deposits.
Currency Risk
– As the Company operates on an international basis, currency risk exposures
arise from transactions and balances denominated in foreign
currencies. The Company’s foreign exchange risk arises primarily with
respect to the Canadian dollar and Central African CFA francs. The
majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are denominated in Canadian
dollars. The majority of the Company’s expenses are denominated in
Canadian dollars and Central African CFA francs. Fluctuations in the
exchange rates between these currencies and the US dollar could have a material
effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of
operations. The Company does not engage in any hedging
activity.
Liquidity
Risk – The Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash and cash
equivalents balances. The Company continuously monitors and reviews
both actual and forecasted cash flows, and also matches the maturity profile of
financial assets and liabilities.
79
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK (continued)
Interest
Rate Risk – The Company’s cash equivalents are subject to interest rate
risk. The Company’s interest rate risk management policy is to
purchase highly liquid investments with a term to maturity of three months or
less on the date of purchase. The Company does not engage in any
hedging activity.
Commodity
Price Risk – Mineral prices are volatile and have risen and fallen sharply in
recent periods. The prices are subject to market supply and demand, political
and economic factors, and commodity speculation, all of which can interact with
one another to cause significant price movements. The Company does
not engage in any hedging activity.
PROPOSED
MERGER AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
|
In
November 2009, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent superceeded by
a formal merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) dated December 4, 2009
pursuant to which the Company proposed to merge with Metalline Mining
Company ("Metalline"). On December 4th,
2009 a formal merger agreement was signed. Under the terms of
the merger agreement:
|
|
(i)
|
The
Merger Agreement was subject to the condition that the Company arrange a
private placement in the securities of Metalline consisting of 6.5 million
units with each unit consisting of one share and a warrant in order to
raise approximately $3 million. The units were priced at $0.46
per share and two warrants entitle the holder to purchase a further share
of Metalline at $0.57 per share within one year. This financing
closed December 23, 2009. It was a further condition of the
merger that the Company arranges its own financing to raise $13 million,
which condition was satisfied on January 11, 2010. The
financing consisted of the sale of 28,911,111 special warrants at a price
of $0.45 per special warrant. Each special warrant is
convertible into one share of the Company without payment of further
consideration. The financing was led by Cormark Securities Inc.
and assisted by Haywood Securities Inc., (the “Brokers”). The
Brokers will receive a commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of
part of the offering, plus an advisory fee of $300,000. Upon
the conversion of the special warrants into shares of the Company, and the
exercise of the outstanding options referred to in Note 5 (of financial
statements – the option holders have agreed to exercise the options prior
to the closing) a total of 49,260,624 shares of the Company will be
outstanding just prior to the merger. This will result in each
shareholder of the Company receiving a 0.968818 of Metalline share for
each share of the Company.
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(ii)
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Under
the terms of the Merger Agreement, Metalline is to file a Registration
Statement in the US and both companies will mail to their respective
shareholders a Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in connection with general
meetings at which the merger agreement will be presented for
approval. Upon approval by the shareholders of both companies,
and necessary regulatory approval, Metalline will acquire all of the
outstanding shares of the Company by the issuance of 47,724,561 common
shares of Metalline. At the closing of the merger of Metalline
and the Company, the Metalline warrants issued to investors in connection
with the above Metalline private placement will be
cancelled. If the merger is not completed by July 10, 2010, the
agreement will terminate.
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(iii)
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Also
on December 4th,
the Company entered into an agreement with Cormark Securities Inc.
(“Cormark”) pursuant to which Cormark, along with Haywood Securities Inc.
(together the “Brokers”), has agreed to market, on a best-efforts basis, a
private placement of special warrants of the Company (each a “Special
Warrant”) to raise gross proceeds of $13,010,000 (the
“Offering”). Each Special Warrant issued in the Dome private
placement will be priced at $0.45 per Special Warrant and will be
exercisable to acquire, without additional consideration, one share of
common stock of the Company upon the satisfaction of the Release
Conditions (as defined
below).
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The
Company will pay the Brokers at the closing of the transaction a cash
commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds of part of the Offering
plus an advisory fee of
$300,000.
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The
Offering closed on January 11,
2010.
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The
Release Conditions are: (i) the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and
the NYSE Amex to the merger of the Company and Metalline, (ii) the US
registration statement of Metalline registering the shares of Metalline to
be issued to the holders of Dome shares having been declared effective and
(iii) the Company having confirmed that all the conditions under the
merger agreement, including the requisite approval of the shareholders of
both Dome and Metalline, have been satisfied or
waived.
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In
the event that the Release Conditions have not been satisfied on or before
the date which is 180 days after the closing date of the Offering the
trustee shall return to each holder of Special Warrants an amount equal to
100% of the aggregate issue price of the number of Special Warrants held
by such holder.
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INFORMATION
WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Information
required under Items 401, 402, 407(e)(4) and 404 of Regulation S-K regarding
Metalline’s current executive officers and directors who will continue their
service as an executive officer or director of Metalline following the merger is
incorporated herein by reference from Metalline’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.
At the
effective time of the merger, Metalline will cause its Board of Directors to be
expanded from five to seven persons. Metalline has agreed to include
two nominees on its slate of directors designated by Dome, being Brian Edgar and
Murray Hitzman. Upon his election and closing of the merger Mr. Edgar
is expected to be appointed to serve as the Chairman of Metalline’s Board of
Directors. Dr. Kolvoord, who has served on Metalline’s Board of
Directors since 2002, is not included on the slate of nominees but supports the
Board’s slate, with Duncan Hsia to serve in the seat Dr. Kolvoord currently
holds. Metalline’s current executive officers, including Dr.
Kolvoord, will remain as executive officers following the
merger.
In sum, if
the merger transaction is closed and each of the nominees is elected to serve as
a director, Metalline’s Board of Directors will comprise:
Brian
Edgar (Chairman)
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Merlin
Bingham
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Wesley
Pomeroy
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Robert
Kramer
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Gregory
Hahn
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Duncan
Hsia
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Murray
Hitzman
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The following
table sets forth the names, ages and anticipated positions with Metalline of the
two persons nominated by Dome to serve on Metalline’s Board of Directors as well
as that of Duncan Hsia, Metalline’s nominee to serve in the Board seat currently
occupied by Roger Kolvoord. There are no family relationships among
Messrs. Edgar, Hitzman or Hsia, or between any of them and any current Metalline
executive officer or director. Further, none of Messrs. Edgar,
Hitzman or Hsia has been involved in any legal proceedings during the past five
years that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K or
otherwise material to an evaluation of their ability or integrity as a
director.
Name
|
Age
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Anticipated
Position with Metalline
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Brian
Edgar
|
60
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
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Murray
Hitzman*
|
55
|
Director
|
|
|
|
Duncan
Hsia*
|
43
|
Director
|
* Messrs. Hitzman and Hsia would each
be deemed "independent" as that term is defined in Section 803A of the NYSE
Amex Company Guide.
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Brian
Edgar. Mr. Edgar has
broad experience working in junior and mid-size level natural resource
companies. He has served as Dome’s President and Chief Executive
Officer since February of 2005. Further, Mr. Edgar has served on
Dome’s Board of Directors since 1998. Mr. Edgar currently serves as a
director of several other publicly traded companies, including BlackPearl
Resources Inc., Denison Mines Corp., Lucara Diamond Corp., Lundin Mining
Corporation, Red Back Mining Inc. and ShaMaran Petroleum Corp., all of which
trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the TSX Venture
Exchange. Prior to establishing Rand Edgar Capital Corp. (succeeded
by Rand Edgar Investment Corp.), Mr. Edgar practiced corporate/securities law in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for sixteen years.
Murray
Hitzman. Dr. Hitzman has
extensive experience in the mining sector and began work in the mining industry
with Anaconda Copper Mining Company. From 1982 through 1993, Dr.
Hitzman worked throughout the world for Chevron Resources Company and initiated
and managed base and precious metal exploration projects throughout the
world. In 1993, Dr. Hitzman was named Geological Society of America
Congressional Fellow and served from September, 1993 to August, 1994, on the
staff of U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (D - CT) working on natural resource and
environmental issues. Dr. Hitzman was named Executive Branch Fellow
by the American Association for the Advancement for Science/Sloan Foundation
during 1994. As the Executive Branch Fellow he served as a senior
policy analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from
September, 1994 through March, 1996 specializing in natural resource,
environmental, and geoscience issues. In June, 1996, Dr. Hitzman
became a professor at the Colorado School of Mines, and in 2000 was named Head
of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering (he stepped down as such
in August, 2007). Dr. Hitzman serves as a director of several
publicly held companies being Cardero Resources Corp. (NYSE Amex:
CDY); Mansfield Minerals Inc. (TSX Venture: MDR.V), and Teal Exploration and
Mining Inc. (publicly traded in Germany). Dr. Hitzman has a Bachelor
of Arts in Geology from Dartmouth College, a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
from Dartmouth College, a Master of Science in Geology from the University of
Washington and a Ph.D. in Geology from Stanford University,
California.
Duncan
Hsia. Mr. Hsia has worked as a consultant to both the private
and public sectors in a variety of industries for Andersen Consulting in the
U.S. and Europe. From 1999 to the present Mr. Hsia has served as an
analyst in the financial industry and primarily focuses his analysis and
research on public and private companies in the mining and commodities
sectors. He has authored articles on the financial markets for
various newsletters and websites. From 1993 through 1999 Mr. Hisa
worked for PeopleSoft, Inc. where he held various positions including Regional
Manager for PeopleSoft's Western Region Consulting Group and corporate manager
for PeopleSoft's Account Management division. Mr. Hsia has a B.S. in
Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a B.A.S. from the Moore School
of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Executive
Compensation
Information
required under Item 402 of Regulation S-K regarding Metalline’s current
executive officers and directors who will continue their service as an executive
officer or director of Metalline following the merger is incorporated herein by
reference from Metalline’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended
October 31, 2009.
Mr. Edgar has
served as an executive officer of Dome and is expected to be appointed as the
Chairman of Metalline’s Board of Directors at the effective time of the merger
transaction. The following table sets out the compensation received
by Mr. Edgar during Dome’s fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and
2008.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
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Option
|
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All
Other
|
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Name
and
|
|
Fiscal
|
|
Salary
|
|
Awards
|
|
Compensation(1)
|
|
Total
|
Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian
Edgar, Chief Executive Officer and President
|
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2009
|
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$200,000
|
|
$25,549
(2)
|
|
See
Note (1)
|
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$225,549
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$240,000
|
|
$Nil
|
|
See
Note (1)
|
|
$240,000
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(1)
|
For
its fiscal years ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2009, Dome
paid $120,000 to Rand Edgar Investment Corp., a company wholly-owned by
Brian D. Edgar and William Rand, both directors of Dome, for management
and administrative services rendered to
Dome.
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(2)
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Amount
represents the dollar amount recognized for financial reporting purposes
for fair value of options to acquire 350,000 shares on November 18,
2008.
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Compensation
of Directors
To date,
neither Mr. Hitzman nor Mr. Hsia have received any compensation from either
Metalline or Dome. Effective February 1, 2008, Metalline’s
independent directors began being receiving quarterly compensation of $9,000 and
10,800 shares of Metalline’s common stock per fiscal quarter for their
services. In addition, they have been and may be compensated with
discretionary stock option grants. Upon their election and/or
appointment to Metalline’s Board of Directors Messrs. Hsia and Hitzman will
begin receiving the standard compensation provided to Metalline’s other
independent Board members and Mr. Edgar is expected to receive a monthly salary
of $7,500 as Executive Chairman of the Company.
Related
Party Transactions; Director Independence
Except as
described below, none of the directors or executive officers of Metalline nor
Dome, or any person who owned of record or was known to own beneficially more
than 5% of Metalline’s outstanding shares of its Common Stock, nor any associate
or affiliate of such persons or companies, has any material interest, direct or
indirect, in any transaction that has occurred since November 1, 2008, or in any
proposed transaction, which has materially affected or will affect the Company,
except as follows:
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§
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Certain
Dome officers and directors participated in a Metalline private placement
transaction that closed on December 22, 2009. Each of these
Dome affiliates purchased Metalline units at $0.46 per unit with each unit
consisting of one share of Metalline common stock and one warrant, with
each two warrants (subject to certain conditions) being exercisable at
$0.57 per share. The Dome affiliates
that participated in that private placement
included:
|
Name
|
Investment
Amount
|
Brian
Edgar
|
$460,000
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Matthew
Mason
|
$1,150,000
|
William
Rand
|
$276,000
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Karin
Lutz
|
$46,000
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Pardeep
Sibia
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$46,000
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Timothy
Young
|
$920,000
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§
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Dome
engaged the services of Rand Edgar Investment Corp (“REIC”) commencing
March 2001 for $10,000 US (plus gst) per month. REIC is owned
by two Dome directors and provides advisory services relating to general
corporate development, financial matters, raising additional capital,
corporate maintenance, administrative services and provisions of office
space. This agreement is effective until July 31,
2012.
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§
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Certain
of Metalline’s significant stockholders participated in a private
placement conducted by Metalline during its 2009 fiscal
year. That private placement consisted of units with each unit
being comprised of one share of Metalline common stock and one half of a
warrant, with each whole warrant being exercisable at $0.50 per
share. The units were issued at $0.25 per share. The
investors in this private placement included certain persons who
beneficially own greater than 5% of the Company’s common stock being: John
Barrett ($550,000 total investment), Steven Carlitz ($100,000 total
investment), and Lazarus Investment Partners, LLP ($73,000 investment
amount).
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§
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On
October 27, 2009, Mr. Hsia exercised warrants to purchase 1,263,450 shares
of Metalline common stocks. Mr. Hsia exercised these warrants in
accordance with a one-time offer and agreement between Metalline and four
holders of certain Metalline warrants, whereby the exercise price of
certain warrants were reduced in consideration for their immediate
exercise in full by the holders. Mr. Hsia paid an aggregate of $413,380
upon the exercise of the warrants.
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Director
Independence
Wesley
Pomeroy, Robert Kramer and Gregory Hahn each have served on Metalline’s Board of
Directors and each is expected to continue to serve on the Board of Directors
after the closing of the merger transaction with Dome. Each is
considered “independent” as that term is defined in Section 803A of the NYSE
Amex Company Guide. Each currently serves on our nominating,
compensation and audit committees. If elected/appointed to
Metalline’s Board of Directors both Messrs. Hsia and Hitzman would be considered
independent as that term is defined in Section 803A of the NYSE Amex Company
Guide. However, Mr. Edgar would not be considered
“independent.”
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
Metalline
The number of
shares outstanding of Metalline’s common stock as of March 9, 2010 (the record
date) was 55,366,829. Each share of Metalline common stock is
entitled to one vote per share.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The
following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Metalline’s common stock
as of March 4, 2010 by each person (other than the directors and executive
officers of the Company) who owned of record, or was known to own beneficially,
more than 5% of the outstanding voting shares of Common
Stock.
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner
|
|
Amount
and Nature of Metalline
Beneficial
Ownership(1)
|
|
|
Percent
of Metalline
Common
stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
C. Barrett
PO
Box 10433
Pompano
Beach FL 33061
|
|
|
6,774,000
(2) |
|
|
|
12.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lazarus
Investment Partners LLP
c/o
Lazarus Management Company LLC
2401
E. 2nd Avenue,
#600
Denver,
CO 80206
|
|
|
3,251,667
(3) |
|
|
|
5.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steven
Carlitz
1411
Aster Lane
Cupertino,
CA 95014
|
|
|
3,120,931
(4) |
|
|
|
5.6% |
|
____________
(1)
|
Calculated
in accordance with rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
|
(2)
|
Includes
warrants to acquire 1,100,000 shares of common stock held by John
C. Barrett and John C. Barrett Revocable
Trust.
|
(3)
|
Includes
warrants to acquire 146,000 shares of common
stock.
|
(4)
|
Includes
warrants to acquire 200,000 shares of common
stock.
|
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Security
Ownership of Metalline Management
The
following table sets forth the number of shares of the Metalline’s common stock
beneficially owned by each of Metalline’s current directors, each nominee to
serve as a director, the Company’s executive officers and each named executive
officer, and the number of shares beneficially owned by all of the Company’s
current directors and named executive officers as a group as of March 9,
2010:
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner
|
|
Position
|
|
Amount
and Nature of Metalline
Beneficial
Ownership(1)
|
|
Percent
of Metalline
Common
stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Merlin
Bingham
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
|
|
2,951,365(2)
|
|
5.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roger
Kolvoord
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Executive
Vice President and Director
|
|
1,387,406(3)
|
|
2.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wesley
Pomeroy
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Director
|
|
726,400 (4)
|
|
1.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
Kramer
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Director
|
|
714,650 (5)
|
|
1.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gregory
Hahn
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Director
|
|
402,400 (6)
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
Devers
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
411,875(7)
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Terry
Brown
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Vice
President-Operations
|
|
395,313(8)
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Duncan
Hsia
1330
E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83815
|
|
Nominee
for Director
|
|
1,609,700(9)
|
|
2.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian
Edgar
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
|
Nominee
for Director
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
1.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Murray
Hitzman
804
Ballantine Road
Golden
CO 80401
|
|
Nominee
for Director
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
current directors, nominees, executive officers and named executive
officers as a group (10 persons)
|
|
|
|
9,599,109 (10)
|
|
16.2%
|
____________
|
*
|
Indicates
less than one percent.
|
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(1)
|
Calculated
in accordance with rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
|
(2)
|
Includes:
(i) 1,330,639 shares of common stock; (ii) 74,726 common shares held by
Mr. Bingham’s spouse; (iii) options to acquire 1,435,250 shares of common
stock; and (iv) vested options held by Mr. Bingham’s spouse to acquire
110,750 shares of common stock.
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(3)
|
Includes:
(i) 369,406 shares of common stock; and (ii) options to acquire 1,018,000
shares of common stock.
|
(4)
|
Includes:
(i) 272,400 shares of common stock; (ii) vested options to acquire 304,000
shares of common stock; and (iii) warrants to acquire 150,000 shares of
common stock.
|
(5)
|
Includes:
(i) 143,400 shares of common stock; (ii) vested options to acquire 554,000
shares of common stock; and (iii) warrants to acquire 17,250 shares of
common stock.
|
(6)
|
Includes:
(i) 98,400 shares of common stock; and (ii) vested options to acquire
304,000 shares of common
stock.
|
(7)
|
Includes
options to acquire 411,875 shares of common
stock.
|
(8)
|
Includes:
(i) 52,500 shares of common stock; and (ii) vested options to acquire
342,813 shares of common stock.
|
(9)
|
Includes:
(i) 914,950 shares of common stock; (ii) warrants to purchase 376,000
shares of common stock; (iii) 267,500 shares of common stock held in trust
for the benefit of Mr. Hsia’s children; and (iv) warrants to acquire
50,250 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Hsia’s
children.
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(10)
|
Includes
securities reflected in footnotes 2 -
9.
|
Dome
The number
of shares outstanding of Dome’s common stock as of March 9, 2010 (the record
date) was __________. Each share of Dome common stock is entitled to
one vote per share.
Security Ownership of
Management and Beneficial Owners
The following
table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Dome’s common stock as of March 9,
2010 by each directors and executive officer of the
Dome.
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Holder
|
Position
|
|
Number
of Dome Shares Beneficially Owned, Directly or Indirectly, or Controlled
or Directed at Present(1)
|
|
|
Percent
of Dome (2)
|
|
William
A. Rand
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
Chairman
|
|
|
3,268,979
(3) |
|
|
|
16.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian
D. Edgar
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
|
|
3,704,419
(4) |
|
|
|
18.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
F. Chase
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
Director
|
|
|
195,000
|
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matthew
J. Mason
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
Director
|
|
|
1,150,000
|
|
|
|
5.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timothy
A. Young
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
Director
|
|
|
1,150,000
|
|
|
|
5.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timothy
T. Barry
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
Chief
Geologist and Director
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pardeep
Sibia
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
|
131,000
|
|
|
|
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karin
Lutz
885
West Georgia St.
Suite
2200
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
|
Corporate
Secretary
|
|
|
76,500
(5) |
|
|
|
0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
current directors, executive officers and named
executive
officers as a group (8) persons
|
|
|
|
10,275,898
|
|
|
|
50.8% |
|
(1)
|
The
information as to shares beneficially owned or controlled has been
provided by the directors
themselves.
|
(2)
|
Assumes
the exercise of all outstanding Dome options and the issuance of 100,000
shares of common stock as a finders fee in connection with the
merger. Assumes no warrants or special warrants of Dome have
been exercised.
|
(3)
|
Includes
3,252,313 shares held by Mr. Rand, 16,666 shares held in trust for his
children.
|
(4)
|
Includes 3,275,853 held by Mr. Edgar, 59,000 held by his
spouse, 19,566 held by his
children.
|
(5)
|
Includes
500 shares held by her
spouse.
|
The following
table sets for the beneficial ownership of Dome’s common stock as of March 9,
2010 by each person (other than the directors and executive officers of Dome)
who owned of record, or was known to won beneficially, more than 5% of the
outstanding voting shares of Common Stock.
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner
|
|
Amount
and Nature of Dome
Beneficial
Ownership
|
|
Percent
of Dome
Common
stock(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rand
Edgar Capital Corp.
|
|
1,372,728
(2)
|
|
6.8%
|
(1) Assumes
no warrants or special warrants of Dome have been exercised.
(2) The
shares of Rand Edgar Capital Corp. are owned equally by the spouses of William
A. Rand and Brian D. Edgar respectively.
89
INTERESTS
OF METALLINE AND DOME AFFILIATES IN THE MERGER, AND OTHER MATTERS TO BE ACTED
UPON
None of the
affiliates of Metalline or Dome have any substantial interest, direct or
indirect, in any matter to be acted upon at the Metalline or Dome meeting except
through their share ownership in Metalline and/or Dome. As set forth
in the following table, certain of Dome’s affiliates hold equity interests in
Metalline:
Name;
Position with Dome
|
Metalline
Common Shares Owned
|
Brian
D. Edgar
(President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director)
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
Matthew
J. Mason
(Director)
|
2,500,000
|
|
|
William
Rand
(Chairman)
|
600,000
|
|
|
Pardeep
Sibia
(Chief
Financial Officer)
|
100,000
|
|
|
Timothy
A. Young
(Director)
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
Karin
Lutz
(Corporate Secretary)
|
100,000
|
Dome’s
affiliates will not receive any separate or different consideration than that to
be received by Metalline’s stockholders if the merger transaction is
completed. However, Mr. Edgar is expected to serve as a Director and
Chairman of Metalline on a post transaction basis.
Also, as
described above certain Dome affiliates are Dome stockholders and will upon
closing the merger will be entitled to receive shares of Metalline common stock
in exchange for their Dome shares. However, the exchange ratio to be
received by the Dome affiliates will be the same as that of other Dome
stockholders.
Certain Dome
affiliates (being those identified in the above table) hold warrants to acquire
shares of Metalline common stock. Those warrants do not vest unless
the proposed merger transaction is not completed pursuant to the agreement
between the parties. If that agreement is terminated the warrants
become exercisable but will expire on December 22, 2010. The warrants
were acquired in a private placement transaction closed on December 22, 2009 and
exercisable at $0.57 per share.
90
Metalline
and Dome’s Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial
Information
The unaudited
pro forma condensed combined balance sheet assumes that the merger took place on
October 31, 2009 and combines Metalline’s October 31, 2009 consolidated balance
sheet with Dome’s September 30, 2009 consolidated balance sheet.
The unaudited
pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2009 assumes that the merger took place on November 1, 2008, the
first day of Metalline’s 2009 fiscal year. Metalline’s audited
consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009
has been combined with Dome’s audited consolidated statement of operations for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.
The
historical consolidated financial information of Metalline and Dome has been
adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements to
give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the
merger, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the statements of
operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined
results. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the
unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. In
addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was
based on and should be read in conjunction with the following historical
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of Metalline and Dome
for the applicable periods:
|
•
|
Separate
historical financial statements of Metalline as of and for the year ended
October 31, 2009 and the related notes included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed on January 11, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
Separate
historical financial statements of Dome as of and for the year ended
September 30, 2009 and the related notes included in this proxy statement
as Annex D.
|
All pro
forma financial statements use Metalline’s period-end dates and no adjustments
were made to Dome’s information for its slightly different year end
dates.
For
purposes of these pro-forma financial statements, the special warrant offering
made in conjunction with the merger transaction and described in Note 1 is
reflected as a separate financing transaction of the combined company and
accordingly the value of the Metalline common shares issued for these special
warrants are not considered part of the merger consideration.
The unaudited
pro forma condensed combined financial information has been presented for
informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the
combined company’s financial position or results of operations actually would
have been had the merger been completed as of the dates indicated. In
addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does
not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the
combined company. There were no material transactions between
Metalline and Dome during the periods presented in the unaudited pro forma
condensed combined financial statements that would need to be
eliminated.
91
The unaudited
pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the
acquisition method of accounting under existing GAAP
standards. Metalline has been treated as the acquirer in the merger
for accounting purposes. The acquisition accounting is dependent upon
certain valuations and other studies that have yet to commence or progress to a
stage where there is sufficient information for a definitive
measurement. The assets and liabilities of Dome have been measured
based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that Metalline believes
are reasonable based on information that is currently
available. Accordingly, the pro forma adjustments are preliminary and
have been made solely for the purpose of providing unaudited pro forma condensed
combined financial statements prepared in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Differences
between these preliminary estimates and the final acquisition accounting will
occur and these differences could have a material impact on the accompanying
unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and the combined
company’s future results of operations and financial position.
92
METALLINE AND
DOME
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF OCTOBER 31,
2009
|
|
Metalline
|
|
|
Dome
(a)
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
Combined
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
1,482,943 |
|
|
$ |
2,513,071 |
|
|
$ |
14,439,900 |
|
(A)
|
|
$ |
18,435,914 |
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
18,303 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
18,303 |
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
134,122 |
|
|
|
12,808 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
146,930 |
|
Total
Current Assets
|
|
|
1,635,368 |
|
|
|
2,525,879 |
|
|
|
14,439,900 |
|
|
|
|
18,601,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINING
CONCESSIONS
|
|
|
3,713,722 |
|
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
4,792,800 |
|
(B)
|
|
|
8,513,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OFFICE
& MINING EQUIPMENT
|
|
|
1,685,392 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
(C)
|
|
|
1,745,392 |
|
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(679,659 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(679,659 |
) |
|
|
|
1,005,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
|
1,065,733 |
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value-added
tax receivable
|
|
|
960,753 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
960,753 |
|
less
allowance for uncollectible taxes
|
|
|
(273,761 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(273,761 |
) |
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,304,636 |
|
(D)
|
|
|
6,304,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$ |
7,041,815 |
|
|
$ |
2,533,079 |
|
|
$ |
25,597,336 |
|
|
|
$ |
35,172,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$ |
55,037 |
|
|
$ |
3,468 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
$ |
58,505 |
|
Income
tax payable
|
|
|
9,290 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
9,290 |
|
Deferred
salaries and costs
|
|
|
393,903 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
393,903 |
|
Accrued
liabilities and expenses
|
|
|
346,446 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
346,446 |
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
804,676 |
|
|
|
3,468 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
808,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
|
488,344 |
|
|
|
18,700 |
|
|
|
523,546 |
|
(E)
|
|
|
1,030,590 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
55,144,214 |
|
|
|
11,774,464 |
|
|
|
16,310,237 |
|
(F)
|
|
|
83,228,915 |
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
|
(51,917,015 |
) |
|
|
(9,263,553 |
) |
|
|
8,763,553 |
|
(G)
|
|
|
(52,417,015 |
) |
Other
comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
2,521,596 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
2,521,596 |
|
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
6,237,139 |
|
|
|
2,529,611 |
|
|
|
25,597,336 |
|
|
|
|
34,364,086 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
$ |
7,041,815 |
|
|
$ |
2,533,079 |
|
|
$ |
25,597,336 |
|
|
|
$ |
35,172,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Amounts
are presented in U.S. dollars and in accordance with U.S. GAAP as
described in Note 3.
|
See the
accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements which are an integral part of these statements. The pro
forma adjustments are explained in Note 6.
93
METALLINE AND
DOME
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009
|
|
Metalline
|
|
|
Dome
(a)
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
Combined
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPLORATION
AND PROPERTY HOLDING COSTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration
and property holding costs
|
|
|
1,206,178 |
|
|
|
553,531 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
1,759,709 |
|
Depreciation
and asset write-off
|
|
|
174,927 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
(H)
|
|
|
204,927 |
|
TOTAL
EXPLORATION AND PROPERTY HOLDING COSTS
|
|
|
1,381,105 |
|
|
|
553,531 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
|
1,964,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries
and payroll expenses
|
|
|
1,494,244 |
|
|
|
233,744 |
|
|
|
(233,744 |
) |
(I)
|
|
|
1,494,244 |
|
Office
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
255,297 |
|
|
|
113,598 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
368,895 |
|
Professional
services
|
|
|
943,384 |
|
|
|
47,853 |
|
|
|
560,000 |
|
(J)
|
|
|
1,551,237 |
|
Directors
fees
|
|
|
302,332 |
|
|
|
72,997 |
|
|
|
81,947 |
|
(K)
|
|
|
457,276 |
|
Management
Fees
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
67,686 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
67,686 |
|
Provision
for uncollectible value-added taxes
|
|
|
56,102 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
56,102 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
20,539 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
20,539 |
|
TOTAL
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
|
|
3,071,898 |
|
|
|
535,878 |
|
|
|
408,203 |
|
|
|
|
4,015,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(4,453,003 |
) |
|
|
(1,089,409 |
) |
|
|
(438,203 |
) |
|
|
|
(5,980,615 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
and investment income
|
|
|
1,542 |
|
|
|
25,070 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
26,612 |
|
Foreign
currency transaction gain (loss)
|
|
|
(264,919 |
) |
|
|
(163,643 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(428,562 |
) |
TOTAL
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
|
|
(263,377 |
) |
|
|
(138,573 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(401,950 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(4,716,380 |
) |
|
|
(1,227,982 |
) |
|
|
(438,203 |
) |
|
|
|
(6,382,565 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
TAXES
|
|
|
7,730 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
7,730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
|
$ |
(4,724,110 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,227,982 |
) |
|
$ |
(438,203 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(6,390,295 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEEMED
DIVIDEND ON EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
|
|
|
(126,090 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
(126,090 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
|
$ |
(4,850,200 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,227,982 |
) |
|
$ |
(438,203 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(6,516,385 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
|
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(L)
|
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC
AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES
OUTSTANDING
|
|
|
41,482,728 |
|
|
|
18,699,573 |
|
|
|
33,926,497 |
|
(L)
|
|
|
94,108,798 |
|
(a)
|
Amounts
are presented in U.S. dollars and in accordance with U.S. GAAP as
described in Note 3.
|
See the
accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements which are an integral part of these statements. The pro
forma adjustments are explained in Note 7.
94
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED
COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note
1 – Description of Transaction
On December
4, 2009, Metalline executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization
(the “Merger Agreement”) with Dome Ventures Corporation (“Dome”) whereby upon
the closing of the transaction described in the Merger Agreement, Dome will
become a wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline. Dome is a publicly
held resource company based in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V)
under the symbol “DV.U”. Dome holds three exploration licenses in
Gabon, West Africa and recently announced a joint venture agreement with
AngloGold Ashanti Limited on two of its licenses, Ndjole and
Mevang. At the same time Dome entered into a second joint venture
agreement on the Ogooue license held by AngloGold Ashanti Limited.
Pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, Dome arranged a private placement of 6,500,000 units of
Metalline at a price of $.46 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of
Metalline’s common stock and one common stock purchase warrant of Metalline, two
of which warrants will entitle the holder to purchase one share of common
stock. The warrants are exercisable if the Merger Agreement between
Dome and Metalline is terminated and then only for a term extending until one
year following the date of issuance, with an exercise price of $0.57 per share
of common stock. This private placement was completed on December 22,
2009 with total net proceeds of $2,990,000.
Further
pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Dome raised $13,010,000 through private
placement of special warrants of Dome on January 10, 2010. The
private placement was completed through a syndicate of Canadian investment
dealers and each special warrant will automatically convert into one share of
Dome common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the
Merger. The funds are being held in escrow pending the closing of the
transaction.
Upon
completion of funding transactions described above, both Dome and Metalline must
submit the proposed transaction to their respective stockholders for approval,
and accordingly completing the transaction is subject to both parties receipt of
their stockholders’ approval. As such, the Merger Agreement obligates
Metalline to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
registration statement pursuant to which it will seek stockholder approval of
the transaction and register the shares of common stock to be issued to Dome’s
stockholders.
Upon the
closing of the transaction described in the Merger Agreement, Metalline will
acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dome by the issuance of 47,724,561
shares of common stock. The specific number of Metalline common
shares to be received by each Dome shareholder on a per share basis will depend
on the number of Dome shares outstanding at the closing of the
transaction. Additionally, upon the effective date of the transaction
all outstanding Dome warrants will be exchanged for warrants to acquire
Metalline common stock on equivalent terms. The parties anticipate
that the Metalline common stock issued in the transaction will be listed on both
the NYSE Amex and the TSX Venture Exchange.
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The Merger
Agreement sets forth a number of conditions precedent for completion of the
transaction, and contains other standard provisions for transactions of this
nature, including transaction protection terms, standard representations,
warranties and covenants. There can be no assurance that Metalline
will be able to meet the conditions precedent to the transaction contemplated by
the Merger Agreement. The parties expect to complete the transaction
during the second calendar quarter of 2010. If the Merger is not
completed by July 7, 2010, the Merger Agreement will terminate.
Note
2 – Basis of Presentation
The merger
will be accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance
with ASC Topic 805-10, “Business Combinations —
Overall” (“ASC 805-10”). Metalline will account for the
transaction by using Metalline’s historical information and accounting policies
and adding the assets and liabilities of Dome as of the completion date of the
merger at their respective fair values. Pursuant to ASC 805-10, under
the acquisition method, the total estimated purchase price (consideration
transferred) as described in Note 4, Estimate of Consideration Expected to be
Transferred, will be measured at the closing date of the merger using the market
price of Metalline common stock at that time. Therefore, this may
result in a per share equity value that is different from that assumed for
purposes of preparing these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements. The assets and liabilities of Dome have been measured
based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that Metalline
management believes are reasonable utilizing information currently
available. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield
materially different results.
The
process for estimating the fair values of identifiable intangible assets and
certain tangible assets requires the use of significant estimates and
assumptions, including estimating future cash flows and developing appropriate
discount rates. The excess of the purchase price (consideration
transferred) over the estimated amounts of identifiable assets and liabilities
of Dome as of the effective date of the merger will be allocated to goodwill in
accordance with ASC 805-10. The purchase price allocation is subject
to finalization of Metalline’s analysis of the fair value of the assets and
liabilities of Dome as of the effective date of the
merger. Accordingly, the purchase price allocation in the unaudited
pro forma condensed combined financial statements is preliminary and will be
adjusted upon completion of the final valuation. Such adjustments
could be material.
For purposes
of measuring the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed as reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements, Metalline used the guidance in ASC Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurement and
Disclosure — Overall” (“ASC 820-10”), which established a framework for
measuring fair values. ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit
price). Market participants are assumed to be buyers and sellers in
the principal (most advantageous) market for the asset or
liability. Additionally, under ASC 820-10, fair value measurements
for an asset assume the highest and best use of that asset by market
participants. As a result, Metalline may be required to value assets
of Dome at fair value measures that do not reflect Metalline’s intended use of
those assets. Use of different estimates and judgments could yield
different results.
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In accordance
with ASC 805-10, transactions entered into primarily for the benefit of the
combined entity, rather than primarily for the benefit of the acquired company
should be accounted for as a separate transaction. The special
warrant offering described in Note 1 is being completed for the benefit of the
combined entity and therefore the value of the Metalline common shares issued in
exchange for the special warrants is treated as a separate financing transaction
and not included as part of the merger consideration. Based upon the
exchange rate of .968818 shares of Metalline common shares to Dome common
shares, the Company has determined that 28,009,594 common shares of Metalline
will be issued pursuant to special warrant offering and 19,714,968 common shares
of Metalline will be issued for merger consideration.
Under ASC
805-10, acquisition-related transaction costs (e.g., investment banker,
advisory, legal, valuation, and other professional fees) and certain acquisition
restructuring and related charges are not included as a component of
consideration transferred but are required to be expensed as
incurred. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet
reflects the $500,000 of anticipated acquisition-related transaction costs of
both companies as a reduction of cash with a corresponding decrease in retained
earnings. These costs are also reflected in the unaudited pro forma
condensed combined statement of operations as an addition to professional
fees.
The unaudited
pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect any significant
cost savings with respect to the merger. Although Metalline’s
management expects some minor costs savings will result from the merger, there
can be no assurance that these cost savings will be achieved. The
unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect any
estimated restructuring and integration charges associated with the
merger. Such restructuring and integration charges will be expensed
in the appropriate accounting periods following the completion of the merger in
accordance with applicable GAAP standards (ASC 420-10, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations —
Overall”).
Note
3 – Accounting Policies
The
historical consolidated financial statements of Dome have been prepared using
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian
GAAP”). Canadian GAAP permits the deferral of exploration costs until
the underlying exploration properties are brought into
production. U.S. GAAP requires these costs be treated as period costs
and expensed as incurred. Dome has elected not to defer exploration
costs in its 2009 consolidated financial statements, but to expense them as
period costs, which is consistent with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, no
significant Canadian GAAP to U.S. GAAP adjustments were
identified. For further information, refer to “Differences between
Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles” under note
12 to Dome’s audited consolidated financial statements attached to this proxy
statement as Annex A.
Upon
completion of the merger, Metalline will perform a detailed review of Dome’s
accounting policies. As a result of that review, Metalline may
identify differences between the accounting policies of the two companies that,
when conformed, could have a material impact on the consolidated financial
statements of the combined company. At this time, Metalline is not
aware of any accounting policy differences.
Note
4 – Estimate of Consideration Expected to be Transferred
The following
is a preliminary estimate of consideration expected to be transferred to effect
the acquisition of Dome:
|
|
Conversion
Calculation
|
|
|
Estimated
Fair Value
|
|
Number
of shares of Dome common stock outstanding as of February 24,
2010
|
|
|
18,699,513 |
|
|
|
|
Number
of shares of Dome common stock to be issued for exercise of options
(a)
|
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
|
|
Number
of shares of Dome common stock to be issued for services
(b)
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
number of shares of Dome common stock outstanding as of February 24,
2010
|
|
|
20,349,513 |
|
|
|
|
Multiplied
by Metalline’s stock price as of February 24, 2010 multiplied by the
exchange ratio of 0.96882 ($0.67 * 0.96882)
|
|
$ |
0.649 |
|
|
$ |
13,209,028 |
|
Fair
value of the Metalline warrants issued to replace Dome warrants at closing
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
648,519 |
|
Estimated
consideration expected to be transferred (d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
13,857,547 |
|
(a)
|
|
Immediately
prior to completion of the proposed merger transaction, Dome anticipates
that options to acquire 1,550,000 shares of Dome common stock will be
exercised at $0.11 for total net proceeds of $170,500 increasing the
number of shares outstanding at the time of the merger.
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
Dome
plans to issue 100,000 shares of common stock for services in connection
with the merger thereby increasing the number of shares outstanding
immediately prior to the merger.
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
Represents
the fair value of Metalline warrants issued to replace Dome warrants at
closing. ASC 805-10 requires that the fair value of replacement
warrants be included in the consideration transferred. The fair
value of the Metalline equivalent warrants was estimated as of February
26, 2010 to be $648,519 using the Black-Scholes valuation model utilizing
the assumptions noted below.
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Assumptions used for the valuation of
replacement warrants:
Stock
price
|
|
$0.67
|
Post
conversion strike price
|
|
$0.41
|
Average
expected volatility
|
|
98%
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
None
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
|
0.12%
|
Average
contractual term
|
|
.33
years
|
Black-Scholes
average value per warrant
|
|
$0.2910
|
The expected
volatility of the Metalline’s stock price is based on the average historical
volatility which is based on daily observations and duration consistent with the
expected life assumption and implied volatility. The average
contractual term of the warrants is based on the remaining contractual exercise
term of each warrant. The risk free interest rate is based on U.S.
treasury securities with maturities equal to the expected life of the
warrants.
(d)
|
|
The
estimated consideration expected to be transferred reflected in these
unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements does not
purport to represent what the actual consideration transferred will be
when the merger is completed. In accordance with ASC 805-10,
the fair value of equity securities issued as part of the consideration
transferred will be measured on the closing date of the merger at the
then-current market price. This requirement will likely result
in a per share equity component different from the $0.67 assumed in these
unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and that
difference may be material. Assuming a $0.02 change in
Metalline’s closing common stock price, the estimated consideration
transferred would increase or decrease by approximately $394,000, which
would be reflected in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements as an increase or decrease to
goodwill. Based on the recent stock history of Metalline’s
common stock price, Metalline believes that the stock price could
fluctuate by as much as 20% per share, which would result in a
corresponding increase or decrease in goodwill of approximately $2.56
million.
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Note
5 – Estimate of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
The following
is a preliminary estimate of the assets to be acquired and the liabilities to be
assumed by Metalline in the merger, reconciled to the estimate of consideration
expected to be transferred:
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Net
book value of net assets acquired at September 30, 2009
|
|
$ |
2,529,611 |
|
Adjustments
to:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
170,500 |
|
Mining
Concessions
|
|
|
4,792,800 |
|
Office
and Mining Equipment
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
6,304,636 |
|
Total
adjustments
|
|
|
11,327,936 |
|
Estimate
of consideration expected to be transferred
|
|
$ |
13,857,547 |
|
The following
is a discussion of the adjustments made to Dome’s assets and liabilities in
connection with the preparation of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements.
Cash: Prior to the
effective time of the merger, all of the holders of Dome stock options plan to
exercise options to acquire 1,550,000 common shares of Dome for total net
proceeds of $170,500. Accordingly, the cash proceeds from the
exercise of these options will increase the cash acquired by
Metalline.
Mining
Concession: As of the effective time of the merger, mining
concessions are required to be measured at fair value. At this time,
Metalline has estimated the fair value of the mining concessions to be
$4,800,000 based upon the information available to the Company at the time the
pro-forma financial information was prepared. Accordingly, the
Company has proposed an adjustment of $4,792,800 to increase the book value of
these mining concessions to this estimated fair value. The Company is
in the process of preparing a more detailed fair value analysis of the mining
concessions and the estimated fair value is subject to change and could vary
materially from the actual adjustment on the closing date.
Office and Mining
equipment: As of the effective time of the merger, office and
mining equipment is required to be measured at fair value. For
purposes of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements,
Metalline estimated that the fair value adjustment to increase office and mining
equipment would approximate $60,000. The estimate of fair value is
preliminary and subject to change and could vary from the actual adjustment on
the closing date. The estimated remaining useful life of the
underlying assets is estimated to be 2 years.
Goodwill: Goodwill
is calculated as the difference between the acquisition date fair value of the
consideration expected to be transferred and the values assigned to the
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not
amortized but rather is subject to impairment testing, on at least an annual
basis.
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Note
6 – Adjustments to Unaudited Pro-Forma Condensed Combined Balance
Sheet
Item
(A): Adjustments to Cash and Cash Equivalents are comprised of
the following:
Proceeds
from private placement of 6,500,000 Metalline units at $.46 per unit on
December 23, 2009
|
|
$ |
2,990,000 |
|
Proceeds
from special warrant offering of 28,911,111 warrants at $.45
per warrant – converted to 28,009,594 Metalline common shares based upon
an exchange rate of .968818
|
|
|
13,010,000 |
|
Less
commission, fees, and expenses paid on special warrant
offering.
|
|
|
(1,230,600 |
) |
Proceeds
from exercise of 1,550,000 Dome stock options at $.11 per share as
anticipated pursuant to terms of the merger.
|
|
|
170,500 |
|
Estimated
acquisition- related transaction costs of Metalline and
Dome
|
|
|
(500,000 |
) |
|
|
$ |
14,439,900 |
|
Item (B): Reflects
adjustments to Mining Concessions for the following:
Estimated
fair value of Gabon mining concessions (a)
|
|
$ |
4,800,000 |
|
Eliminate
Dome’s historical cost basis of mining concession
|
|
|
(7,200 |
) |
|
|
$ |
4,792,800 |
|
(a)
|
The
estimated fair value of the Gabon mining concessions was determined by
Metalline based upon the fair value measurement framework in ASC 820-10
and information available to the Company at the time the pro-forma
financial information was prepared. The Company is in the
process of preparing a more detailed study of the fair value of the mining
concessions and the estimated fair value is subject to change and could
vary materially from the actual adjustment on the closing
date
|
Item (C): To add
$60,000 for estimated fair value of office and mining equipment owned by Dome’s
wholly owned subsidiary, Dome Ventures SARL Gabon.
Item (D): To
recorded estimated transaction goodwill based upon estimate of consideration
expected to be transferred identified in Note 4 of $13,857,547 less identifiable
net assets of $7,552,911.
Item (E): Reflects
adjustments to Common Stock for the following:
Issuance
of Metalline common stock in private placement of 6,500,000 Metalline
units at $.46 per unit on December 23,2009
|
|
$ |
65,000 |
|
Issuance
of 28,009,594 shares of Metalline common stock based upon exchange ratio
of 0.96882 from special warrant offering of 28,911,111 warrants
at $.45 per warrant
|
|
|
280,096 |
|
Issuance
of 19,714,968 shares of Metalline common stock as merger consideration
based upon exchange ratio of 0.96882 for each share of Dome common
stock
|
|
|
197,150 |
|
Eliminate
Dome’s historical common stock
|
|
|
(18,700 |
) |
|
|
$ |
523,546 |
|
Item (F): Reflects
adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital for the following:
Proceeds
of $2,990,000 for private placement of 6,500,000 Metalline units at $.46
per unit on December 23,2009, less $65,000 par value recorded to common
stock
|
|
$ |
2,925,000 |
|
Proceeds
from special warrant offering of $13,010,000 net of $280,096 par value
recorded to common stock
|
|
|
12,729,904 |
|
Less
offering costs paid on special warrant offering
|
|
|
(1,230,600 |
) |
Merger
consideration at fair value of $13,857,547, net of $197,150 par value
recorded to common stock
|
|
|
13,660,397 |
|
Eliminate
Dome’s historical additional paid in capital
|
|
|
(11,774,464 |
) |
|
|
$ |
16,310,237 |
|
Item (G): Reflects
adjustments to Accumulated Deficit for the following:
Estimated
acquisition- related transaction costs of Metalline and
Dome
|
|
$ |
(500,000 |
) |
Eliminate
Dome’s historical accumulated deficit
|
|
|
9,263,553 |
|
|
|
$ |
(8,763,553 |
) |
Note
7 – Adjustments to Unaudited Pro-Forma Condensed Statement of
Operations
Item (H): Reflects additional
depreciation expense for $60,000 estimated fair value of vehicles identified in
Dome merger over its estimated useful life of 2 years.
Item (I): Reflects elimination
of general and administrative salaries and wages for Mr. Brian Edgar and other
Dome employees. Mr. Edgar will no longer be compensated as officer of
Dome, but will be paid director fees pursuant to item (K) below.
Item (J): Reflects $500,000 of
estimated cash transaction costs for legal, accounting and other professional
fees related to the merger and $60,000 of stock based compensation for 100,000
shares of Dome that will be granted immediately prior to closing. The
fair value of the Dome shares was estimated based upon the closing price of Dome
as of February 24, 2009.
Item (K): Reflects adjustments
to Directors fees for the following:
101
|
|
Year
Ended October 31, 2009
|
|
Eliminate
Dome’s historical stock based compensation paid to
directors
|
|
$ |
(72,997 |
) |
Record
cash portion of directors fees paid to new Metalline
directors
|
|
|
126,000 |
|
Record
stock based compensation for quarterly shares issued to new independent
director estimated at $0.67 per share.
|
|
|
28,944 |
|
|
|
$ |
81,947 |
|
Item (L): The
weighted average basic and diluted shares of Dome as disclosed in Dome’s annual
report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 were converted at the
0.96882 conversion ratio and added to the weighted average basic shares of
Metalline. The number of common shares of Metalline issued pursuant
to the private placement and special warrant offerings were considered to be
outstanding as of November 1, 2008. Below is a detailed calculation
of earnings per share.
|
|
Year
Ended October 31, 2009
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
Pro-Forma
Net loss applicable to common shares attributable to
Metalline/Dome
|
|
$ |
(6,516,385 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
Metalline
weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
41,482,728 |
|
Dome
weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding converted at 0.96882
conversion ratio
|
|
|
18,116,476 |
|
Metalline
shares issued in Private Placement
|
|
|
6,500,000 |
|
Metalline
shares issued for special warrants at 0.96882 conversion
ratio
|
|
|
28,009,594 |
|
Pro-Forma
weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
94,108,798 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
(4)
Describe any and all material changes in the registrant’s affairs that have
occurred since the end of the latest fiscal year for which audited financial
statements were included in the latest Form 10-K or latest annual report to
security holders (whichever the registrant elects to deliver pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this Item) and that were not described in a Form 10-Q or
quarterly report delivered with the prospectus in accordance with paragraph
(a)(2)(ii) or (iii) of this Item.
THE
METALLINE SPECIAL MEETING IN LIEU OF AN ANNUAL MEETING
Date,
Time and Place
The special
meeting in lieu of an annual meeting of stockholders of Metalline will be held
at the offices of its legal counsel, Burns Figa & Will, P.C., at 6400 S.
Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 on April
15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time.
Purpose
of the Metalline Special Meeting
At the
Metalline Special Meeting, Metalline stockholders will be
asked:
|
•
|
to
vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of Metalline common stock in
connection with the merger;
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
to
vote on a proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation of Metalline to
increase the authorized number of shares of Metalline common stock from
160,000,000 to 300,000,000;
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
to
vote on a proposal to approve and adopt the Metalline 2010 Stock Option
and Stock Bonus Plan;
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
to
vote on the election of the slate of director nominees;
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
to
ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm; and
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
to
vote upon an adjournment of the Metalline special meeting in lieu of
annual meeting (if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit
additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes for the approval of
any of the foregoing proposals).
|
Completion of
the merger is conditioned on approval of the issuance of Metalline common stock
in the merger. None of the following are conditions to completion of
the merger: (i) approval of the amendment to Metalline’s Articles of
Incorporation; (ii) approval of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus
Plan; (iii) election of any individual director on the slate of nominees; and
(iv) ratification of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP.
Recommendation
of the Board of Directors of Metalline
At a special
meeting held on December 3, 2009, the Metalline Board of Directors determined
that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement,
including the issuance of Metalline common stock in the merger, are advisable
and in the best interests of Metalline and its stockholders. Accordingly, the Metalline Board of
Directors recommends that the Metalline stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to
issue shares of Metalline common stock in the merger. Additionally,
the Metalline Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the
proposal to amend the Metalline Articles of Incorporation, “FOR” the proposal to
adopt the 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, “FOR” the election of the
Board of Directors’ slate of nominees, and “FOR” the ratification of Hein &
Associates LLP as its independent registered accounting
firm.
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Metalline
stockholders should carefully read this joint proxy statement/prospectus in its
entirety for more detailed information concerning the merger, the amendment to
Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation, the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock
Bonus Plan, the slate of nominees standing for election, and the ratification of
Hein & Associates LLP. In addition, Metalline stockholders are
directed to the merger agreement, the form of amendment to Metalline’s Articles
of Incorporation and the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, all
of which are included as Annexes in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
Metalline
Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote
Holders of
shares of Metalline common stock at the close of business on March 9, 2010,
which is the record date, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Metalline
special meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. On the
record date there were outstanding a total of _________ shares of Metalline
common stock. Each outstanding share of common stock is entitled to
one vote on each proposal and any other matter coming before the Metalline
special meeting.
Voting by Metalline’s Directors and
Executive Officers
On the record
date, approximately _____% of the outstanding shares of Metalline common stock
were held by Metalline directors and executive officers and their
affiliates. All of the Metalline directors and executive officers
have entered into agreements to vote their shares in favor of all the issuance
of the Metalline shares.
Stockholders
who hold at least one-third of the shares issued and outstanding and who are
entitled to vote at the Metalline special meeting must be present in person or
represented by proxy to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
the Metalline special meeting. However, even if a quorum is present
at the Metalline special meeting, the issuance of shares can only be approved if
a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the proposal exceeds the votes cast
against the proposal.
All
shares of Metalline common stock represented at the Metalline special meeting,
including shares that are represented but that vote to abstain, and shares that
are represented but that are held by brokers, banks and other nominees who do
not have authority to vote such shares (i.e., a broker non-vote), will be
treated as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence
or absence of a quorum.
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The
required votes to approve the Metalline proposals are as follows:
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The
issuance of Metalline common stock to Dome stockholders, the approval of
the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan, and the ratification
of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP will each be approved if a
majority of the votes cast on each such proposal vote in favor of such
proposal. Votes to abstain and broker non-votes will have no
effect.
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The
amendment to Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation will be approved if the
number of votes cast in favor of the proposal exceeds a majority of the
number of votes entitled to be cast on the proposal. Votes to
abstain and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote against this
proposal.
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The
election of directors will be by plurality of votes cast, without respect
to withheld votes for a nominee. Broker non-votes will have no
effect. The election of director nominees Edgar and Hitzman is
conditioned on completion of the
merger.
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Failure
to Vote and Broker Non-Votes
If you
are a Metalline stockholder and fail to vote or fail to instruct your broker,
bank or other nominee to vote, it will have no effect on the following
proposals: the issuance of Metalline common stock to Dome
stockholders; the approval of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus
Plan; the ratification of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP; and the
election of the directors.
However, if
you are a Metalline stockholder and fail to vote or fail to instruct your
broker, bank or other nominee to vote on the proposal to amend Metalline’s
Articles of Incorporation, it will have the effect of a vote against this
proposal.
Abstentions
If you
are a Metalline stockholder and you vote to abstain, it will have no effect on
the following proposals: the issuance of Metalline common stock to
Dome stockholders; the approval of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock
Bonus Plan; the ratification of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP;
and the election of the directors.
However, if
you are a Metalline stockholder and you vote to abstain on the proposal to amend
Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation, it will have the effect of a vote against
this proposal.
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If you are a
record holder of Metalline common stock, a proxy card is enclosed for your
use. Metalline requests that you vote your shares by telephone or
through the Internet, or sign the accompanying proxy card and return it promptly
in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Information and applicable
deadlines for voting by telephone or through the Internet are set forth on the
enclosed proxy card. When the enclosed proxy card is returned
properly executed, the shares of Metalline common stock represented by it will
be voted at the Metalline special meeting or any adjournment thereof in
accordance with the instructions contained in the proxy card. Your
telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in
the same manner as if you had marked, signed and returned a proxy
card.
Your
vote is important. Accordingly, if you are a record holder of
Metalline common stock, please sign and return the enclosed proxy card or vote
via telephone or the Internet whether or not you plan to attend the Metalline
special meeting in person.
If a
proxy card is signed and returned without an indication as to how the shares of
Metalline common stock represented are to be voted with regard to a particular
proposal, the Metalline common stock represented by the proxy will be voted in
accordance with the recommendation of the Metalline Board of
Directors. At the date hereof, the Metalline Board of Directors has
no knowledge of any business that will be presented for consideration at the
special meeting and which would be required to be set forth in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus or the related Metalline proxy card other than the matters
set forth in Metalline’s Notice of Special Meeting of
Stockholders. In accordance with Nevada law, business transacted at
the Metalline special meeting will be limited to those matters set forth in such
notice. Nonetheless, if any other matter is properly presented at the
Metalline special meeting for consideration, it is intended that the persons
named in the enclosed proxy and acting thereunder will vote in accordance with
their best judgment on such matter.
Shares
Held in Street Name
If your
shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you are
considered the “beneficial holder” of the shares held for you in what is known
as “street name.” You are not the “record
holder” of such shares. If this is the case, this joint proxy
statement/prospectus has been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other
nominee. As the beneficial holder, unless your broker, bank or other
nominee has discretionary authority over your shares, you generally have the
right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee as to how to vote your
shares. If you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will
not be voted on any proposal on which your broker, bank or other nominee does
not have discretionary authority. This is often called a “broker
non-vote”.
Please
follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee,
so that they may vote your shares on your behalf. Please note that
you may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly
to Metalline or Dome or by voting in person at your special meeting unless you
first provide a proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee.
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If you
are a Metalline stockholder and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other
nominee on how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other nominee will not
vote your shares on any matter over which they do not have discretionary
authority. Such a broker non-vote will have no effect on the vote on
any of the Metalline proposals, assuming a quorum is present and, except for the
proposal to amend Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation, in which case it will
have the effect of a vote against that proposal.
If you are a record holder of
Metalline: If you are a record holder of shares of Metalline
common stock, you can change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at
your special meeting. You can do this in one of three
ways:
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you
can grant a new, valid proxy bearing a later date (including by telephone
or Internet);
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You
can send a signed notice of revocation;
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You
can attend the special meeting and vote in person, which will
automatically cancel any proxy previously given, or you may revoke your
proxy in person, but your attendance alone will not revoke any proxy that
you have previously given.
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If you choose
either of the first two methods, your notice of revocation or your new proxy
must be received no later than the beginning of the Metalline special
meeting. If you have voted your shares by telephone or through the
Internet, you may revoke your prior telephone or Internet vote by any manner
described above.
If you hold shares of Metalline in
“street name”: If your shares are held in street name, you
must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your
vote.
Metalline
is soliciting proxies for the Metalline special meeting and, in accordance with
the merger agreement, the cost of proxy solicitation for the Metalline special
meeting will be borne by Metalline. In addition to the use of the
mail, proxies may be solicited by officers and directors and regular employees
of Metalline, without additional remuneration, by personal interview, telephone,
facsimile or otherwise. Metalline will also request brokerage firms,
nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward proxy materials to the
beneficial owners of shares and will provide customary reimbursement to such
firms for the cost of forwarding these materials. Metalline may
engage and retain an outside firm to assist in its solicitation of proxies in an
attempt to ensure a sufficient number of votes are cast on the proposed
measures, however, as of the date hereof has yet done so.
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It is
Metalline’s policy that all proxies, ballots and tabulations of stockholders who
check the box indicated for confidential voting be kept confidential, except
where mandated by law and other limited circumstances.
Date,
Time and Place
The special
meeting of stockholders of Dome will be held at Dome’s offices at Suite 2200,
885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8,
Canada on April 14, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
Purpose
of the Special Meeting
At the
Dome special meeting, Dome stockholders will be asked:
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to
consider, and if thought advisable, to approve the Agreement and Plan of
Merger and Reorganization, dated as of December 4, 2009, by and among
Dome, Metalline and Metalline Mining Delaware, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Metalline, pursuant to which Metalline Mining Delaware, Inc.
will be merged with and into Dome;
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to
approve an adjournment of the Dome special meeting, if necessary,
including to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes
for the proposal to approve the merger
agreement.
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Recommendation
of the Board of Directors of Dome
At a meeting
held on December 2, 2009, the Dome Board of Directors determined that the merger
and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable
and in the best interests of Dome and its stockholders. Accordingly, the Dome Board of
Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the approval of the merger
agreement.
Dome
Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote
Holders of
shares of Dome common stock at the close of business on March 9, 2010, are
entitled to vote at the special meeting and any adjournment or postponement of
the special meeting. Each outstanding share of common stock is
entitled to one vote on each proposal and any other matter coming before the
Dome special meeting.
Voting by Dome’s Directors and
Executive Officers
On the
record date, approximately 51% of the outstanding shares of Dome common stock
were held by Dome directors and executive officers and their
affiliates.
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Stockholders
who hold at least one-third of the shares issued and outstanding and who are
entitled to vote at the Dome special meeting must be present in person or
represented by proxy to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
the Dome special meeting. However, even if a quorum is present at the Dome
special meeting, the merger can only be approved if a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast vote in favor of the proposal.
All shares of
Dome common stock represented at the Dome special meeting, including shares that
are represented but that vote to abstain, and shares that are represented but
that are held by brokers, banks and other nominees who do not have authority to
vote such shares (i.e., a broker non-vote), will be treated as present and
entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a
quorum.
Approval of
the merger requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all votes
entitled to be cast on the proposal by holders of outstanding common
stock.
Failure to Vote and Broker
Non-Votes
If you are a
Dome stockholder and fail to vote or fail to instruct your broker, bank or
nominee to vote, it will have the same effect as a vote against the merger
proposal.
Abstentions
If you are a
Dome stockholder and you vote to abstain or instruct your broker, bank or
nominee to vote to abstain, it will have the same effect as a vote against the
merger proposal.
If you are a
record holder of Dome common stock, a proxy card is enclosed for your use. Dome
requests that you vote your shares by telephone or through the Internet, or sign
the accompanying proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope. Information and applicable deadlines for voting by telephone or
through the Internet are set forth on the enclosed proxy card. When the enclosed
proxy card is returned properly executed, the shares of Dome common stock
represented by it will be voted at the Dome special meeting or any adjournment
thereof in accordance with the instructions contained in the proxy card. Your
telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in
the same manner as if you had marked, signed and returned a proxy
card.
Your vote is important. Accordingly,
if you are a record holder of Dome common stock, please sign and return the
enclosed proxy card or vote via telephone or the Internet whether or not you
plan to attend the Dome special meeting in person.
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If a proxy
card is signed and returned without an indication as to how the shares of Dome
common stock represented are to be voted with regard to a particular proposal,
the Dome common stock represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with
the recommendation of the Dome Board of Directors. At the date hereof, the Dome
Board of Directors has no knowledge of any business that will be presented for
consideration at the special meeting and which would be required to be set forth
in this joint proxy statement/prospectus or the related Dome proxy card other
than the matters set forth in Dome’s Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders.
In accordance with Delaware law, business transacted at the Dome special meeting
will be limited to those matters set forth in such notice. Nonetheless, if any
other matter is properly presented at the Dome special meeting for
consideration, it is intended that the persons named in the enclosed proxy and
acting thereunder will vote in accordance with their best judgment on such
matter.
Appointment
of Proxies
The enclosed
proxy form is solicited by and on behalf of management of Dome. The
persons named in the enclosed form of proxy are directors or officers of
Dome. A Dome stockholder has the right to appoint a person (who need
not be a Dome stockholder) to represent them at the Dome stockholder meeting
other than the persons designated in the form of proxy provided by
Dome. To exercise this right, the Dome stockholder should strike out
the name of the management designees in the enclosed form of proxy and insert
the name of the desired representative in the blank space provided in the form
of proxy or submit another appropriate form of proxy.
Deadline
for Receipt of Proxies
To be used at
the Dome meeting, proxies must be received by Computershare Trust Company of
Canada, Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario,
M5J 2Y1, Canada (Fax: 1-866-249-7775 [within North America] or (416)
263-9524 [outside North America]) by mail or fax no later than 48 hours
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the time of the meeting, or
any adjournment thereof, or may be accepted by the chairman of the meeting prior
to the commencement of the meeting.
Shares Held in Street
Name
Only
registered holders of shares of common stock of Dome or the persons they appoint
as their proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Dome meeting. If
your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you are
considered the “beneficial holder” of the shares held for you in what is known
as “street name.” You are not the “registered
holder” of such shares. If this is the case, this joint proxy
statement/prospectus has been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other
nominee. As the beneficial holder, unless your broker, bank or other
nominee has discretionary authority over your shares, you generally have the
right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee as to how to vote your
shares. If you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will
not be voted on any proposal on which your broker, bank or other nominee does
not have discretionary authority. This is often called a “broker
non-vote”.
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Please follow
the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee, so that
they may vote your shares on your behalf. Please note that you may not vote
shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to Dome or by
voting in person at the Dome special meeting unless you first provide a proxy
from your broker, bank or other nominee.
If you
are a Dome stockholder and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other
nominee on how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other nominee will not
vote your shares on any matter over which they do not have discretionary
authority. Such a
broker non-vote will have the effect of a vote against the merger
proposal.
A
registered shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it by an instrument in
writing
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executed
by the shareholder giving same or by the shareholder's attorney authorized
in writing or, where the shareholder is a corporation, by a duly
authorized officer or attorney of the corporation,
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delivered
at the head office of the Corporation at Suite 2200, 885 West Georgia
Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3E8, Canada at any time up to and
including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any
adjournment thereof at which the proxy is to be used, or to the chairman
of the meeting on the day of the meeting or any adjournment thereof before
any vote in respect of which the proxy is to be used shall have been taken
or in any other manner provided by
law.
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If you hold shares of Dome in
“street name”: If your shares are held in street name, you
must contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your
vote.
Voting
of Proxies
Shares
represented by a Dome stockholder’s proxy form will be voted or withheld from
voting in accordance with the stockholder's instructions on any ballot that may
be called for at the meeting and, if the shareholder specifies a choice with
respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted
accordingly. In the
absence of any instructions, the proxy agent named on the proxy form will cast
the shareholder's votes in favor of the passage of the resolutions set forth
herein and in the Notice of Meeting.
The enclosed
Proxy form confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein with
respect to (a) amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of
Meeting and (b) other matters which may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof. At the time of printing of this prospectus/proxy
statement, management of Dome knows of no such amendments, variations or other
matters to come before the meeting other than the matters referred to in the
Notice of Meeting.
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Dome is
soliciting proxies for the Dome special meeting and, in accordance with the
merger agreement, the cost of proxy solicitation for the Dome special meeting
will be borne by Dome. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be
solicited by officers and directors and regular employees of Dome, without
additional remuneration, by personal interview, telephone, facsimile or
otherwise. Dome will also request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and
fiduciaries to forward proxy materials to the beneficial owners of shares and
will provide customary reimbursement to such firms for the cost of forwarding
these materials.
It is Dome’s
policy that all proxies, ballots and tabulations of stockholders who check the
box indicated for confidential voting be kept confidential, except where
mandated by law and other limited circumstances.
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Upon
completion of the merger, Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline
that has been organized to effect the merger, will merge with and into
Dome. Dome will be the surviving corporation in the merger and will
become a wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline.
In the
merger, each outstanding share of Dome common stock (other than shares owned by
Metalline or Merger Sub, which will be cancelled) will be converted into the
right to receive approximately 0.96882 shares of Metalline common
stock. The aggregate number of shares to be issued to Dome
stockholders at closing is fixed in the Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization at 47,724,561 shares of Metalline common stock. The
exact per share exchange ratio will be based upon the number of outstanding
shares of Dome at the closing. See “Terms of the Merger; Merger
Consideration” below. The exchange ratio will not be adjusted to
reflect stock price changes prior to the closing of the
merger. Metalline stockholders will continue to hold their existing
Metalline shares.
In light
of the nature of the mining industry, management of each of Metalline and Dome
generally is familiar with the other’s business. In addition, both
companies periodically review and assess developments in the mining sectors in
which they participate and the strategic alternatives and joint ventures that
are formulated between and among other mining companies.
In the spring
and summer of 2009 the Metalline Board of Directors held numerous meetings to
discuss Metalline’s future, and the lack of available capital for continued
financing. In February 2009 the officers and directors of Metalline
agreed to substantially defer salaries and compensation to conserve cash, and
drilling and related operations at the Sierra Mojada site were significantly
scaled back. Metalline was attempting to raise additional funds
through a private placement of its securities, but because of the significant
decline in the capital markets overall, as well as the decline in Metalline’s
stock price, raising funds was a difficult task. Metalline’s fund
raising efforts were conducted through its officers and
directors. Additionally, on May 1, 2009 Metalline received a letter
from NYSE AMEX identifying areas of non-compliance with listing standards and
requiring Metalline to submit a plan to regain compliance with the listing
standards in order for Metalline to retain its listing on that
exchange.
During these
numerous board meetings the board members ultimately concluded that, in order to
maximize stockholder value, Metalline needed to consider a strategic transaction
that would provide more depth to Metalline. Any partner in a
strategic transaction would need to bring to the table the ability to finance
the Sierra Mojada project for the long term, not just an immediate cash
infusion. However, finding the right strategic partner would take
some time and patience, and in the short term Metalline would need to continue
with its efforts to obtain short term financing to fund its exploration
activities and for general corporate purposes.
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The short
term plan involved raising funds through the private placement of its equity
securities to enable the Company to continue its scaled back exploration
activities and retain critical key employees at the Sierra Mojada
site. The long term plan involved identifying strategic partners and
setting up meetings with potential third parties to determine level of interest
and what type strategic relationship might work between the
parties. At each board meeting the individual members reported back
on their list of contacts and progress made, if any. Confidentiality
agreements were signed at the first level of interest. There was
initial interest from several potential strategic
partners. Additionally, as discussions progressed work continued on
an independent geologic report from Metalline’s outside
experts. Metalline received a few proposals for funding, each of
which was discussed and dismissed because the terms were not favorable to its
existing stockholders. Metalline also received offers to acquire
interests in the Sierra Mojada project directly, and for joint operating
arrangements for the project, none of which benefited the Metalline stockholders
directly and each of which posed the substantial threat that Metalline could
lose most or all of its rights in the Sierra Mojada project should Metalline
fail to meet its obligations under such an arrangement. The board was
extremely cautious about considering any proposal that could ultimately result
in loss of the project or cause significant dilution of stockholders equity in
the project. This type of proposal was the least acceptable to the
board members, as it failed to compensate the Metalline stockholders for true
value in the project. Therefore, the most beneficial strategic
transaction involved long term funding capabilities at the Metalline corporate
level, rather than at the project level. Proposals were also
considered for structures that involved Metalline being acquired by a
non-domestic entity, which involved discussions on the legal and tax
implications, and the resulting impact to the Metalline
stockholders. This structure was considered as possible, but only if
the resulting value to the Metalline stockholder provided sufficient premium to
more than compensate for the taxable exchange that would likely occur at the
stockholder level.
In September
2009, the management of Dome was also assessing potential strategic transactions
that could enhance shareholder value. Mr. Matt Mason, a Dome
director, was at the same time working with his associate, Mr. Stephen Stanley,
in developing an unrelated venture when Mr. Mason learned that Metalline was
searching for financing or a new partner. At the request of Mr.
Mason, Mr. Stanley agreed that this investment opportunity could go to Dome in
consideration for his receipt of a 100,000 share finder's fee. Mr.
Mason advised Mr. Brian Edgar, Dome's Chief Executive Officer, President and a
director, that some kind of deal may be possible with Metalline if Dome was
interested. After Dome’s initial investigations into Metalline’s
operations, Mr. Edgar had conversations with Mr. Greg Hahn, a Metalline
director, and Metalline’s President and Chairman, Mr. Merlin Bingham, about a
potential business combination between Dome and Metalline.
Ultimately,
the Metalline board was left with one proposal that was beneficial from a
structure standpoint – the proposal from Dome. Dome executed a
confidentiality agreement with Metalline on October 2, 2009 and advanced its due
diligence. After Dome representatives reviewed drilling and
exploration data on the Sierra Mojada project, conversations quickly
progressed. The Dome board presented its initial written proposal to
Metalline within two weeks, which Metalline did not sign, but continued to
discuss deal terms and structure with Dome. During this time
Metalline had ongoing discussions with other interested parties, but none
progressed in terms of value and structure to compete with the Dome
proposal. Several Metalline representatives traveled to Toronto,
Ontario and met with Dome representatives on Monday, November 2, 2009 to
continue discussions. As a result of that meeting, Dome again
presented the Metalline board with a written proposal. A letter of
intent was signed on November 13, 2009, and the merger agreement was signed on
December 4, 2009.
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Recommendation of the Board of
Directors of Metalline; Metalline’s Reasons for the Merger
At a
special meeting held on December 3, 2009, the Metalline Board of Directors
considered the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement. On December 22, 2009, the Metalline Board of Directors
recommended the proposals be submitted for shareholder vote, including the
proposal to issue shares of Metalline common stock to effect the merger
transaction with Dome. The
Metalline Board of Directors recommends that the Metalline stockholders vote
“FOR” the proposal to issue shares of Metalline common stock in the
merger. In reaching this determination, the
Metalline Board of Directors consulted with Metalline’s management and its
legal, financial and other advisors, and also considered numerous factors,
including the following factors:
Expected Strategic Benefits of the
Merger. The combination of Metalline and Dome is expected to
result in several significant strategic benefits to the combined company, which
will benefit Metalline and its stockholders. These strategic benefits
include the following:
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Ability to Advance the Sierra
Mojada Project. The merger provides significant capital
resources to allow the Company to continue to advance the Sierra Mojada
project and create long-term value for our existing
investors.
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Gabon Mining
Concessions. The addition of Gabon mining concessions
provides our investors with exposure to an early stage mining project in
another country which is well funded with a strong joint venture partner
that could provide additional long-term value to our
stockholders.
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Warrant Holders Retain
Long-term Growth Potential. The warrant holders of
Metalline continue to hold their warrants in the combined
company. Under other proposed structures, deal terms required
redemption of warrant holders at nominal prices for out of the money
warrants.
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Increased Depth in Mining
Industry and Capital Markets. Dome principals have
extensive experience in both the mining industry and the associated
capital markets for this sector. The experience and strategic
relationships within these areas should help develop the project that is
attractive to the capital markets.
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Exposure to the Canadian
Investment Community. The addition of Dome stockholders
to the Metalline stockholder base plus the anticipated TSX Venture
Exchange listing provides additional following and a presence in the
Canadian investment community.
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Increased Shareholder
Liquidity. Increased market capitalization and a broader
shareholder base resulting from the merger should create improved trading
liquidity for shareholders.
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No Tax Consequences to our
Shareholders. The structure of the transaction between
Metalline and Dome allows Metalline to continue as the parent company,
with no adverse tax consequences to the Metalline stockholders because the
Metalline stockholders merely continue as stockholders of the combined
company.
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Maintain
Control of Project. The
structure of the merger allows additional funding at Metalline level, with
no risk of losing control over the Sierra Mojada project, and therefore
allowing Metalline stockholders the ability to profit from the long term
potential of the project on less dilutive terms than otherwise available
to Metalline.
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Expected Financial
Benefits of the Merger. The combination of Metalline and Dome
is expected to result in several significant financial benefits to the combined
company and its stockholders. These financial benefits include the
following:
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Short-Term Capital
Funding. The terms of the merger included a short term
cash infusion (achieved December 22, 2009 with closing of Metalline
private placement, with investments made primarily by Dome affiliates)
which allowed Metalline to expand its drilling and exploration activities
rather than conducting limited operations on a significantly scaled back
exploration plan;
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Mid-Term Capital
Funding. The additional capital resources, including the
approximately $13 million raised through the special warrant offering will
provide necessary working capital to fund exploration activities over the
next 2-3 years and allow Metalline to further develop the Sierra
Mojada;
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Access to Capital
Markets. Dome brings strategic relationships with
several respected investment banking firms in Canada for potential future
funding needs; and
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Regain Compliance with NYSE
AMEX Listing Standards. The additional capital resources
will help Metalline regain compliance with the minimum stockholders equity
requirement in the NYSE Amex listing guidelines and help ensure the
continued listing of Metalline’s common stock on that
exchange.
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The Board of
Directors of Metalline weighed these factors against a number of other factors
identified in its deliberations as weighing negatively against the merger,
including:
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A
significant consideration in arriving at the exchange ratio was a
valuation based in large part on relative market values of Metalline and
Dome, respectively, even though Dome’s stock is thinly
traded;
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The
exchange ratio was determined through negotiations based in part on market
value during the month preceding the proposal from Dome, and therefore
Metalline stockholders do not benefit from any increase in market value
between that time and the consummation of the
merger;
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The
private placement pricing and terms for Metalline were based on market
value of Metalline common stock during the month preceding the proposal
from Dome, and therefore Metalline did not have the ability to adjust its
price in that offering for increases in its stock price that occurred up
to the closing of the private placement in Metalline on December 22,
2009;
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Because
Dome is a fully reporting company under the securities laws in the
provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, the merger requires
that Metalline assume those reporting obligations and become a fully
reporting company in Canada. The increased costs of Canadian
securities law compliance are expected to result in an increase in
Metalline’s legal and regulatory
costs;
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Audit
costs will be higher due to the location of Dome assets in Gabon, Africa,
plus the resulting consolidation among assets and currencies of Gabon,
Canada, Mexico and the United
States;
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date, Metalline’s corporate office expense has been
minimal. The combined company will establish offices in
Vancouver, British Columbia and Denver, Colorado, as well as continuing
its corporate office in Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho.
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discussion of the information and factors considered by the Board of Directors
of Metalline includes the principal positive and negative factors considered by
the Board of Directors, but is not intended to be exhaustive and may not include
all of the factors considered by the Board of Directors of
Metalline. The Board of Directors of Metalline did not quantify or
assign any relative or specific weights to the various factors that it
considered in reaching its determination that the merger agreement and the
merger are advisable and in the best interests of Metalline and its
stockholders. Rather, the Board of Directors of Metalline viewed its
position and recommendation as being based on the totality of the information
presented to it and the factors it considered. In addition,
individual members of the Board of Directors of Metalline may have given
differing weights to different factors. It should be noted that this
explanation of the reasoning of the Board of Directors of Metalline and certain
information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature and,
therefore, that information should be read in light of the factors discussed in
the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this
joint proxy statement/prospectus, beginning on page __.
Recommendation of the Board of
Directors of Dome; Dome’s Reasons for the Merger
At a meeting
held on December 2, 2009, the Dome Board of Directors considered the merger, and
determined that that merger is advisable and in the best interests of Dome and
its stockholders. Accordingly, the Dome Board of
Directors recommends that the Dome stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to
approve the merger. In considering the business combination
proposal from Metalline and in reaching its conclusion that the merger is
advisable and in the best interests of Dome and its stockholders, the Board of
Directors of Dome consulted with its management and financial, legal and other
advisors, and considered a variety of factors weighing in favor of or relevant
to the merger, including the factors listed below.
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Expected Benefits of
the Merger. The combination of Metalline and Dome is expected
to result in several significant strategic and financial benefits to the
combined company, which will benefit Dome and its stockholders as stockholders
of the combined company. These benefits include the
following:
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Premium to Dome
Shareholders. The exchange ratio in the merger
represents a premium of approximately 48% to Dome shareholders based on
the volume-weighted average price of the Metalline shares on the AMEX and
the Dome shares on the TSX-V for the 20% trading day period prior to the
announcement of the merger agreement and a premium of approximately 57%
over the closing price of the Dome shares on December 3, 2009, the last
full trading day prior to the announcement of the merger
agreement.
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Sierra Mojada Exploration
Project. The merger will allow Dome shareholders to be
exposed to the potential benefits of Metalline’s Sierra Mojada exploration
project, which Dome and Metalline expect to advance with the operating
capital provided by the Dome Private
Placement.
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Shareholder
Liquidity. Increased market capitalization and a broader
shareholder base resulting from the merger should create improved trading
liquidity for shareholders.
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Market
Exposure. The combined company will provide enhanced
market exposure to Dome’s shareholders through the proposed TSX listing
and the AMEX listing of the combined
company.
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Strong Management
Team. Combining Dome’s and Metalline’s highly
experienced management team creates a management team with complementary
skills in exploration, business and project development and
operations.
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Synergies. The combined company will benefit from
management synergies, including the removal of duplication of certain
public company costs.
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Alternative
Transactions. Prior to the merger, the Board of
Directors of Dome will remain able to consider and respond to unsolicited
bona fide
acquisition proposals that are more favorable to Dome shareholders than
the arrangement. The Board of Directors of Dome believes that
the termination fee payable to Metalline in certain circumstances is
reasonable and not preclusive of other
proposals.
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Required Shareholder
Approval. The Board of Directors of Dome considers the
requirement that a majority of the outstanding shares of Dome common stock
vote to approve the merger to be protective of the rights of the Dome
shareholders.
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The Board of
Directors of Dome weighed these factors against a number of other factors
identified in its deliberations as weighing negatively against the merger,
including:
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The
exchange ratio is fixed and, as a result, the Metalline shares issued on
closing of the merger may have a market value different than at the time
of announcement of the
merger.
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The
merger of Dome and Metalline is subject to several conditions and because
there can be no certainty that these conditions will be satisfied or
waived, the merger may not be successfully
completed.
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The
Merger Agreement may be terminated by Dome or Metalline in certain
circumstances, in which case the market price for Dome shares may be
adversely affected.
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Dome
has not verified the reliability of the information regarding Metalline
and its properties included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and
information not known to Dome may result in unanticipated liabilities or
expenses, increase the cost of integrating the businesses of Dome and
Metalline or adversely affect the operational plans of the combined
company and its results of operations and financial
condition.
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discussion of the information and factors considered by the Board of Directors
of Dome includes the principal positive and negative factors considered by the
Board of Directors, but is not intended to be exhaustive and may not include all
of the factors considered by the Board of Directors of Dome. The
Board of Directors of Dome did not quantify or assign any relative or specific
weights to the various factors that it considered in reaching its determination
that the merger agreement and the merger are advisable and in the best interests
of Dome and its stockholders. Rather, the Board of Directors of Dome
viewed its position and recommendation as being based on the totality of the
information presented to it and the factors it considered. In
addition, individual members of the Board of Directors of Dome may have given
differing weights to different factors. It should be noted that this
explanation of the reasoning of the Board of Directors of Dome and certain
information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature and,
therefore, that information should be read in light of the factors discussed in
the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this
joint proxy statement/prospectus, beginning on page 24.
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Severance Benefits Under Employment
Agreements
In 2009,
Metalline entered into employment agreements that provided for payments to be
made to certain key management employees who are terminated following a change
in control of Metalline or whose employment agreements are not renewed for the
calendar year following the year in which the change in control
occurs. The merger will likely constitute a change in control under
these employment agreements. These agreements currently cover four
Metalline executive officers, and the material terms of each of these
agreements, including the severance provisions, are described in Metalline’s
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 accompanying this joint
proxy statement/prospectus. Thus, if any of the employment agreements
were terminated within the calendar year following the closing of the
transaction the effected executive may be entitled to a severance payment under
the terms of his employment agreement. As of the date hereof, the
parties do not currently anticipate any of the applicable employment agreements
being terminated during such time period.
Financial Interests of Dome Directors
and Officers in the Merger
In
considering the recommendation of the Dome Board of Directors that you vote
“FOR” the merger proposal, you should note that with respect to those Dome
directors and executive officers that will serve as officers or directors of the
combined company they have financial interests in the merger that are different
from, or in addition to, those of other Dome stockholders
generally. The Board of Directors of Dome was aware of these
differences and considered them, among other matters, in approving the merger
and in recommending to the stockholders that the stockholders approve the merger
proposal.
Positions with the Combined
Company
One current
member of the Dome Board of Directors, (Brian Edgar – Dome’s President and Chief
Executive Officer) is included in the slate of nominees and is expected to
become a director and Chairman of the combined company, and one additional Dome
nominee (Dr. Murray Hitzman) is on the slate of director
nominees. Both Mr. Edgar and Dr. Hitzman are expected to assume their
roles if elected and the merger is consummated. Additionally, certain
officers of Dome will become executive officers of the combined company, as
described below under “Board of Directors and Management After the
Merger.”
Director and Officer Indemnification
and Insurance
From and
after the completion of the merger, Metalline has agreed that all rights to
indemnification existing as of the date of the merger agreement for acts or
omissions occurring prior to the merger in favor of the directors or officers of
Dome as provided in its articles of incorporation and by-laws or in written
contracts in effect on the date of the merger agreement will survive the merger
and continue until the earlier of the expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations with respect to any claims against directors or officers of Dome
arising out of such acts or omissions and the sixth anniversary of the
merger.
Board of Directors and Management
After the Merger
At the
effective time of the merger, the Metalline Board of Directors will be expanded
from its current size of five members to seven members. Metalline has
the right to appoint five members to the board, and the slate of nominees to the
Board of Directors (as further described in proposal No. 4) includes four
members of the pre-merger Metalline Board of Directors, one new nominee (Mr.
Duncan Hsia). Dome has the right to name two nominees to the
post-merger Metalline board at the effective time of the
merger. Brian Edgar, currently a Dome director and the Dome President
and Chief Executive Officer, is one nominee. Murray Hitzman is the
other Dome nominee. Both will take office upon election by the
stockholders and after the merger is consummated.
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Following the
merger, Merlin Bingham, currently Chairman of the Board of Directors and
President of Metalline, will continue to serve as President and a director of
Metalline. Brian Edgar, currently the President, Chief Executive
Officer and a director of Dome, will serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Metalline. All other executive officers of Metalline are
anticipated to continue to serve as executive officers of Metalline following
the merger.
Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
The
following discussion summarizes the material U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the merger to U.S. holders (as defined below) of Dome common
stock. The discussion is based on and subject to the Code, the
Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative rulings and court
decisions in effect on the date hereof, all of which are subject to change,
possibly with retroactive effect, and to differing
interpretations. The discussion does not address all aspects of U.S.
federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular Dome stockholders in
light of their personal circumstances or to such stockholders subject to special
treatment under the Code, such as, without limitation: banks, thrifts, mutual
funds and other financial institutions, traders in securities who elect to apply
a mark-to-market method of accounting, tax-exempt organizations and pension
funds, insurance companies, dealers or brokers in securities or foreign
currency, individual retirement and other deferred accounts, persons whose
functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, persons subject to the alternative
minimum tax, stockholders who hold their shares as part of a straddle, hedging,
conversion or constructive sale transaction, partnerships or other pass-through
entities, stockholders holding their shares through partnerships or other
pass-through entities, stockholders whose shares are not held as “capital
assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code, and stockholders who
received their shares through the exercise of employee stock options or
otherwise as compensation. In addition, the discussion does not
address any state, local or foreign tax consequences.
For purposes
of this discussion, a U.S. holder means a beneficial owner of Dome common stock
who is:
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corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal
income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under
the laws of the United States or any subdivision thereof;
or
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trust or estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S.
federal income tax purposes regardless of its
source.
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discussion does not purport to be a comprehensive analysis or description of all
potential U.S. federal income tax consequences. Each Dome stockholder is urged to
consult such stockholder’s tax advisor with respect to the particular tax
consequences to such stockholder.
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The merger is
intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the Code. Based upon the foregoing, the material U.S. federal
income tax consequences of the merger will be as follows:
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of Metalline, Dome or Merger Sub will recognize gain or loss in the
merger;
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stockholders will not recognize gain or loss in the
merger;
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tax basis of the shares of Metalline common stock received in the merger
by a Dome stockholder will be the same as the tax basis of the shares of
Dome common stock exchanged therefor; and
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holding period for the shares of Metalline common stock received in the
merger by a Dome stockholder will include the holding period of the shares
of Dome common stock exchanged
therefor.
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The
foregoing discussion is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or
any court, and none of Metalline, Merger Sub or Dome intends to request a ruling
from the IRS regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the
merger. Consequently, there can be no certainty that the IRS will not
challenge the conclusions reflected above or that a court would not sustain such
a challenge.
U.S. Information
Reporting
A Dome
stockholder who receives shares of Metalline common stock as a result of the
merger will be required to retain records pertaining to the
merger. Each Dome stockholder who is required to file a U.S. federal
income tax return and who is a “significant holder” that receives shares of
Metalline common stock in the merger will be required to file a statement with
such U.S. federal income tax return setting forth such stockholder’s basis in
the Dome common stock surrendered and the fair market value of such stock
immediately before the merger. A “significant holder” is a Dome
stockholder who, immediately before the merger, owned at least 5% of the
outstanding stock of Dome.
Accounting Treatment of the
Merger
Metalline
prepares its financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The merger
will be accounted for by applying the acquisition method, which requires the
determination of the acquirer, the acquisition date, the fair value of assets
and liabilities of the acquiree and the measurement of
goodwill. Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805-10, “Business Combinations —
Overall” (“ASC 805-10”) provides that in identifying the acquiring entity
in a combination effected through an exchange of equity interests, all pertinent
facts and circumstances must be considered, including the relative voting rights
of the stockholders of the constituent companies in the combined entity, the
composition of the Board of Directors and senior management of the combined
company, the relative size of each company and the terms of the exchange of
equity securities in the business combination, including payment of any
premium.
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Based on
Metalline being the entity issuing its equity interests in the merger, the
current Metalline directors representing four out of seven directors of the
combined company and the other terms of the merger, Metalline will be considered
to be the acquirer of Dome for accounting purposes. This means that
Metalline will allocate the purchase price to the fair value of Dome’s assets
and liabilities at the acquisition date, with any excess purchase price being
recorded as goodwill.
Material
Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
General
The following
is a general summary, as of the date hereof, of the principal Canadian federal
income tax considerations generally applicable to a beneficial owner of Dome
common stock who disposes of Dome common stock pursuant to merger and who, for
the purposes of the Income Tax
Act (Canada) and regulations thereto (the “Canadian Tax Act”) and at all
relevant times (i) holds the Dome common stock, and will hold any Metalline
common stock received pursuant to the Offer, as capital property; (ii) deals at
arm’s length with and is not affiliated with Metalline or Dome; and (iii) in
respect of whom Dome or Metalline is not a “foreign affiliate” (as defined in
the Canadian Tax Act). Persons meeting such requirements are referred
to as a “Holder” or “Holders” herein, and this summary only addresses such
Holders. Dome common stock will generally constitute capital property
to a Holder unless the Holder holds such shares in the course of carrying on a
business or as part of an adventure in the nature of trade. This
summary is not applicable to persons holding options to acquire Dome common
stock, warrants to acquire Dome common stock or other rights to acquire Dome
common stock or persons who acquired Dome common stock on the exercise of
employee stock options, and all such persons should consult their own tax
advisors in this regard. In addition, this summary is not applicable
to a Holder that is a “financial institution” (as defined in the Canadian Tax
Act for the purposes of the mark-to-market rules), a “specified financial
institution” as defined in the Canadian Tax Act, a Holder an interest in which
is a “tax shelter investment” for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, or a
Holder to whom the “functional currency” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act)
reporting rules apply. Such Holders should consult their own tax
advisors.
This summary
is based on the current provisions of the Canadian Tax Act, all specific
proposed amendments to the Canadian Tax Act publicly announced by or on behalf
of the Minister of Finance (Canada) before the date hereof (“Proposed
Amendments”) and counsel’s understanding of the current administrative policies
and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) published in
writing prior to the date hereof and assumes that the Proposed Amendments will
be enacted in the form proposed. No assurances can be given that the
Proposed Amendments will be enacted in the form proposed, or at
all. This summary does not otherwise take into account or anticipate
changes in law, whether by judicial, governmental or legislative decision or
action, or changes in the administrative policy or assessing practices of the
CRA, nor does it take into account provincial, territorial or foreign tax
legislation or considerations, which may differ significantly from the Canadian
federal income tax considerations discussed herein.
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This summary
is of a general nature only and is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian
federal income tax considerations applicable to Holders in all
circumstances. This summary is not intended to be, nor should it be
construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular
Holder. Accordingly, all Holders should consult their own independent
tax advisors having regard to their own particular
circumstances.
Holders
Resident in Canada
This part of
the summary is generally applicable to Holders who, for purposes of the
application of the Canadian Tax Act are, or are deemed to be, resident in Canada
(a “Canadian Holder” or “Canadian Holders”).
Currency
For the
purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, all amounts related to the disposition of Dome
common stock and acquisition, holding or disposition of Metalline common stock
(including dividends, adjusted cost base and proceeds of disposition) must be
expressed in Canadian dollars. All amounts denominated in a foreign
currency (other than amounts related to the acquisition of Metalline common
stock pursuant to the merger where a Canadian Holder does not recognize a gain
or loss) must be converted to an amount expressed in Canadian dollars using the
rate of exchange quoted by the Bank of Canada at noon on the effective date (as
determined in accordance with the Canadian Tax Act) of the related acquisition,
disposition or recognition of income or such other rate of exchange as is
acceptable to the CRA.
Consequences of the Merger
to a Canadian Holder
A Canadian
Holder who receives Metalline common stock for his, her or its Dome common stock
on merger will generally do so on a tax-deferred basis. Unless an
election, as discussed in the next paragraph, is made and any gain or loss in
respect of the merger is included in a holder’s income, such holder will be
deemed to have disposed of the Dome common stock for proceeds of disposition
equal to the aggregate adjusted cost base of that Dome common stock immediately
before the merger and to have acquired the Metalline common stock at a cost
equal to such adjusted cost base. The adjusted cost base to a
Canadian Holder of Metalline common stock acquired pursuant to the merger will
be determined by averaging the cost of that Metalline common stock with the
adjusted cost base of all other Metalline common stock held at that time by the
Canadian Holder. To achieve this tax deferral the Canadian Holder is
not required to take any further action.
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A Canadian
Holder who wishes to exchange its Dome common stock on a taxable basis is
required to elect for the rules in the Canadian Tax Act pertaining to a "foreign
merger", as defined in the Canadian Tax Act not to apply. The
election must be made in the Canadian Holder’s Canadian federal income tax
return for the taxation year of the Canadian Holder in which the merger
occurs. If a Canadian Holder elects that the rules in the Canadian
Tax Act pertaining to a "foreign merger" do not apply to the transaction and in
such holder’s return of income for the taxation year of the merger includes in
income any portion of the gain or loss from the merger, the Canadian Holder will
not be eligible for any tax deferral on the merger. In that case, the
Canadian Holder will be considered to have disposed of its Dome common stock for
proceeds of disposition equal to the fair market value at that time of the
Metalline common stock acquired in exchange for such shares. The
Canadian Holder will realize a capital gain (or capital loss) to the extent that
the fair market value at that time of the Metalline common stock acquired on the
exchange, net of any reasonable costs of disposition, exceeds (or is less than)
the adjusted cost base of such Dome common stock. The cost to a
Canadian Holder of the Metalline common stock acquired on this exchange will be
equal to the fair market value at the time of the exchange of such shares of
Metalline common stock. The adjusted cost base to a Canadian Holder
of Metalline common stock acquired pursuant to the merger will be determined by
averaging the cost of that Metalline common stock with the adjusted cost base of
all other Metalline common stock held at that time by the Canadian
Holder.
Tax
Treatment of Capital Gains and Capital Losses
Generally,
one-half of any capital gain (a “taxable capital gain”) realized by a Canadian
Holder in a taxation year will be included in computing the Canadian Holder’s
income in such year. A Canadian Holder will be required to deduct
one-half of any capital loss (an “allowable capital loss”) realized on the
merger against taxable capital gains realized by the Canadian Holder in the
year. Any allowable capital loss not deductible in the year it is
realized generally may be carried back and deducted against taxable capital
gains in any of the three preceding years or carried forward and deducted
against taxable capital gains in any subsequent year (in accordance with the
rules contained in the Canadian Tax Act). Capital gains realized by
an individual or trust, other than certain specified trusts will be relevant in
computing possible liability for the alternative minimum tax.
A Canadian
Holder that is, throughout the relevant taxation year, a “Canadian-controlled
private corporation” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act) may be liable to pay,
in addition to the tax otherwise payable under the Canadian Tax Act, an
additional refundable tax of 62⁄3% on its
“aggregate investment income” for the year (which is defined in the Canadian Tax
Act to include taxable capital gains).
Holding and Disposing of
Metalline Common Stock
Dividends
on Metalline Common Stock
The full
amount of dividends received or deemed to be received by a Canadian Holder on
the Metalline common stock, including amounts deducted for foreign withholding
tax, if any, will be included in computing the Canadian Holder’s
income. For an individual (including a trust) the gross-up and
dividend tax credit rules in the Canadian Tax Act will not apply to such
dividends. A Canadian Holder that is a corporation will not be
entitled to deduct the amount of such dividends in computing its taxable
income. A Canadian Holder that is a “Canadian-controlled private
corporation” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act) may be liable to pay an
additional refundable tax of 62⁄3% in
respect of its “aggregate investment income” for the year, which will include
such dividends. United States tax, if any, payable by a Canadian
Holder in respect of dividends received on the Metalline common stock may be
eligible for a foreign tax credit or deduction under the Canadian Tax Act to the
extent and under the circumstances described in the Canadian Tax
Act. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with
respect to the availability of a foreign tax credit or deduction, having regard
to their own particular circumstances.
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Dispositions
of Metalline Common Stock
In general, a
disposition or a deemed disposition of Metalline common stock will give rise to
a capital gain (or a capital loss) equal to the amount by which the proceeds of
disposition of Metalline common stock, net of any reasonable costs of
disposition, exceed (or are less than) the adjusted cost base to the Canadian
Holder of the Metalline common stock immediately before the
disposition. The tax treatment of capital gains and capital losses is
discussed above under “Consequences of the Merger to a Canadian
Holder”.
United States
tax, if any, levied on any gain realized on the disposition of Metalline common
stock may be eligible for a foreign tax credit or deduction under the Canadian
Tax Act to the extent and under the circumstances described in the Canadian Tax
Act. Canadian Holders should consult their own tax advisors with
respect to the availability of a foreign tax credit or deduction, having regard
to their own particular circumstances.
Proposals
Regarding Foreign Investment Entities
Under
legislation contained in former Bill C-10, amendments to the Canadian Tax Act
were proposed by the Minister of Finance (Canada) regarding the taxation of
certain interests in non-resident entities that are “foreign investment
entities” (the “FIE Proposals”), to be generally applicable for taxation years
commencing after 2006. Parliament was dissolved on September 7, 2008,
before the FIE Proposals were enacted.
As part of
the January 27, 2009 Federal Budget, the Minister of Finance (Canada) announced
that the government would be reviewing the FIE Proposals and submissions made to
the government thereon before proceeding with any amendments regarding the
taxation of “foreign investment entities”. There can be no assurance
that the FIE Proposals will ultimately be enacted in the form set out in Bill
C-10, or at all.
Pursuant to
the FIE Proposals, where a holder holds a “participating interest” (such as a
share), that is not an “exempt interest” in a corporation that is a “foreign
investment entity” (a “FIE”) at the corporation’s tax year-end, the holder will
be required to take into account, in computing income for the Canadian Holder’s
taxation year that includes such taxation year-end: (i) an amount based on a
prescribed rate of return on the “designated cost” of such participating
interest held by the Canadian Holder at the end of each month ending in the
Canadian Holder’s taxation year at which time the participating interest is held
by the Canadian Holder; (ii) in certain limited circumstances, any gains or
losses accrued on such participating interest for the year; or (iii) in certain
limited circumstances, the Canadian Holder’s proportionate share of the FIE’s
income (or loss) for the year, calculated in accordance with the Canadian Tax
Act.
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Under the FIE
Proposals, a corporation will not be a FIE if the “carrying value” of all of its
“investment property” is not greater than one-half of the “carrying value” of
all its property or if, throughout the taxation year, its principal undertaking
is the carrying on of a business that is not an “investment business” within the
meaning of those terms in the FIE Proposals. Provided the carrying
value test is met at the end of a taxation year of the corporation, then the
corporation will not be a FIE for such taxation year.
In any event,
the FIE Proposals will not apply in a taxation year of a Canadian Holder of
Metalline common stock if, at the end of the taxation year of Metalline that
ends in such year, the Metalline common stock are an “exempt interest” to such
Canadian Holder. Generally, Metalline common stock will constitute an
exempt interest to a Canadian Holder at the end of a particular taxation year
if:
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“tax avoidance motive” (within the meaning of the FIE Proposals) in
respect of the Metalline common
stock;
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the period of Metalline’s taxation year that includes that time, either:
(i) Metalline is governed by and exists under the laws of the United
States and Metalline is a resident of the United States for purposes of
the Canada-United States
Tax Convention (1980); or (ii) Metalline is a resident of the
United States for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act and the Metalline
common stock are listed on a designated stock exchange as defined in the
Canadian Tax Act (which includes the TSX Venture Exchange and the NYSE
AMEX); and
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the period of Metalline’s taxation year that includes that time, the
Metalline common stock are an “arm’s length interest” of the Canadian
Holder within the meaning of the FIE
Proposals.
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determination of whether a Canadian Holder has a tax avoidance motive in respect
of the Metalline common stock within the meaning of the FIE Proposals will
depend upon the particular circumstances of the holder. Canadian
Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the determination of
whether they have such a tax avoidance motive.
The Metalline
common stock will qualify as an “arm’s length interest” at any time in respect
of a Canadian Holder for purposes of the FIE Proposals provided: (i) it is
reasonable to conclude that there are at least 150 persons each of which holds,
at that time, Metalline common stock having a total fair market value of at
least C$500 or the Metalline common stock are identical to shares of Metalline
which are listed on a designated stock exchange and such shares were traded at
least 10 consecutive days on that stock exchange in the period that begins 30
days before that time; (ii) it is reasonable to conclude that the Metalline
common stock can normally be acquired and sold by members of the public in the
open market; and (iii) the aggregate fair market value, at that time, of the
Metalline common stock that are held by the Canadian Holder, or an entity or
individual with whom the Canadian Holder does not deal at arm’s length, does not
exceed 10% of the fair market value of all of the Metalline common stock at that
time. No assurances can be given that the Metalline common stock will
qualify as an arm’s length interest to any particular Canadian Holder at any
time in the future.
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The
determination of whether or not Metalline is a FIE must be made on an annual
basis at the end of each taxation year of Metalline and no assurances can be
given that Metalline will not be a FIE at the end of any of its taxation
years. In the event that the FIE Proposals are enacted as last
proposed and do apply to the Metalline common stock, a Canadian Holder may be
required to include in income for each taxation year an amount of income or
gains computed in accordance with the FIE Proposals, regardless of whether or
not the Canadian Holder actually receives any income or realizes any gains
relating to such Metalline common stock.
The FIE
Proposals are complex and have been subject to extensive commentary and
amendment. Canadian Holders should consult their own tax advisors
regarding the potential application of the FIE Proposals in their particular
circumstances.
Foreign
Property Information Reporting
A holder
of Metalline common stock who is a “specified Canadian entity” for a taxation
year or a fiscal period and whose total cost amount of “specified foreign
property”, including such Metalline common stock, at any time in the taxation
year or fiscal period exceeds C$100,000 will be required to file an information
return for the year or fiscal period disclosing prescribed information,
including the cost amount and any income in the taxation year, in respect of
such property.
Subject to
certain exceptions, a taxpayer resident in Canada in the taxation year will be a
“specified Canadian entity”. Canadian Holders are encouraged to
consult their own tax advisors as to whether they must comply with these
rules.
Eligibility
for Investment
The Metalline
common stock will be a qualified investment for trusts governed by registered
retirement savings plans, registered education savings plans, registered
retirement income funds, deferred profit sharing plans, registered disability
savings plans and tax-free savings accounts, provided the Metalline common stock
are listed on a designated stock exchange as defined in the Canadian Tax Act
(which currently includes the TSX Venture Exchange and the NYSE
AMEX).
Provided that
the holder of a tax-free savings account does not hold a “significant interest”
(as defined in the Canadian Tax Act) in Metalline or any corporation,
partnership or trust that does not deal at arm’s length with Metalline, and
provided that such holder deals at arm’s length with Metalline, the Metalline
common stock will not be a prohibited investment for a trust governed by the
tax-free savings account.
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Holders
Not Resident in Canada
In addition
to the comments set out under the heading “General” above, this portion of the
summary is generally applicable to Holders who, at all relevant times for the
purposes of the application of the Canadian Tax Act, have not been and are not
resident in Canada or deemed to be resident in Canada and do not use or hold,
and are not deemed to use or hold their Dome common stock in carrying on a
business in Canada. Holders meeting all such requirements are
hereinafter referred to as a “Non-Canadian Holder” or “Non-Canadian Holders”,
and this part of the summary only addresses such Non-Canadian
Holders. Special rules, which are not discussed in this summary, may
apply to holders that are insurers carrying on an insurance business in Canada
and elsewhere.
Consequences of the Merger
to Canadian Holders
A Non-Canadian
Holder will not be subject to tax under the Canadian Tax Act in respect of any
capital gain realized on a disposition of Dome common stock pursuant to the
Offer.
Holding and Disposing of
Metalline Common Stock
Dividends
paid or deemed to be paid to a Non-Canadian Holder on Metalline common stock
will not be subject to tax under the Canadian Tax Act.
A
Non-Canadian Holder will not be liable for Canadian income tax on a disposition
or deemed disposition of Metalline common stock.
Description
of Metalline’s Capital Stock
Metalline’s
authorized capital consists of 160,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value common
stock. Metalline’s common stock is registered under Section 12(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is currently traded on the NYSE
Amex.
Each share of
common stock is entitled to share pro rata in dividends and distributions, if
any, with respect to the common stock when, as and if declared by the Board of
Directors from funds legally available for such purpose. No holder of
any shares of common stock has any preemptive rights to subscribe for any
securities of the Company. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Company, each share of the common stock is entitled to share ratably
in the amount available for distribution to holders of common
stock. All shares of common stock presently outstanding are fully
paid and nonassessable.
Each
shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock
held. There is no right to cumulate votes for the election of
directors. This means that holders of more than 50% of the shares
voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors if they
choose to do so, and in such event, the holders of the remaining less than 50%
of the shares voting for the election of directors will not be able to elect any
person or persons to the Board of Directors.
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Exchange of Shares in the
Merger
At or
prior to the completion of the merger, an exchange agent will be appointed to
handle the exchange of shares of Dome common stock for shares of Metalline
common stock. Upon completion of the merger, shares of Dome common
stock will be automatically converted into the right to receive shares of
Metalline common stock without the need for any action by the holders of Dome
common stock.
Dome
stockholders should not return stock
certificates with the enclosed proxy card.
After the
completion of the merger, shares of Dome common stock will no longer be
outstanding, will be automatically cancelled and will cease to exist and each
certificate, if any, that previously represented shares of Dome common stock
will represent only the right to receive the merger consideration as described
above.
Dome
stockholders will not receive any fractional shares of Metalline common stock
pursuant to the merger. Instead, if the aggregate number of shares of
Metalline common stock that a holder of Dome common stock is entitled to
received in the merger is (i) a fractional share representing 0.5 or more of a
share, the number of shares of Metalline common stock such holder is entitled to
receive will be rounded up to the next whole number or (ii) a fractional share
representing less than 0.5 of a share, the number of shares of Metalline common
stock such holder is entitled to receive will be rounded down to the next whole
number and no additional compensation will be paid in respect of such fractional
share.
Metalline
stockholders need not take any action with respect to their stock
certificates.
Treatment
of Stock Options
Upon
completion of the merger, each outstanding stock option to purchase Dome common
stock if any will be converted pursuant to the merger agreement into a stock
option to acquire shares of Metalline common stock on the same terms and
conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the completion of the
merger. The number of shares of Metalline common stock underlying
each converted Dome stock option will be determined by multiplying the number of
shares of Dome common stock subject to such stock option immediately prior to
the completion of the merger by the 0.96882 exchange ratio, and rounding down to
the nearest whole share. The exercise price per share of each
converted Dome stock option will be determined by dividing the per share
exercise price of such stock option by the 0.96882 exchange ratio, and rounding
up to the nearest whole cent. However, Dome does not expect that any
options will be outstanding at, or immediately prior, to the completion of the
merger.
Listing of Metalline Common
Stock
Metalline
intends to apply to have its common stock approved for listing on the TSX
Venture Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance. It is
expected that following the merger, Metalline common stock will continue to
trade on the NYSE AMEX under the symbol “MMG”.
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De-Listing and Deregistration of Dome
Stock
When the
merger is completed, the Dome common stock currently listed on the TSX Venture
exchange will cease to be listed on the TSX Venture exchange.
Under the
Nevada General Corporation Law, the holders of Metalline common stock are not
entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the merger or any of the
Metalline proposals. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
holders of Dome common stock are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection
with the merger or the Dome proposal to approve the merger. See “No
Appraisal Rights” beginning on page ___.
Restrictions
on Sales of Shares by Certain Affiliates
The shares of
Metalline common stock to be issued in connection with the merger will be freely
transferable under the Securities Act, except for shares issued to any
stockholder who is an “affiliate” of Metalline. Persons who may be
deemed to be affiliates include individuals or entities that control, are
controlled by, or are under common control with Metalline and may include the
executive officers, directors and significant stockholders of
Metalline.
Voting
Agreements
Pursuant to
the merger agreement certain directors and officers of Metalline have entered
into voting agreements in which each made certain covenants and representations
that are applicable during the term of the voting agreement, including but not
limited to:
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attend the Metalline special meeting of stockholders and vote any all
shares beneficially owned or acquired after execution of the voting
agreement in favor of the issuance of Metalline common shares to be issued
as the merger consideration, and appointed Dome as his attorney in fact to
vote their shares in favor of the
proposal.
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vote against certain corporate actions or issues that may be submitted to
Metalline’s stockholders for approval such as a merger which might impede
the merger transaction; and
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and directors who entered into these voting agreements held an aggregate of
2,181,845 shares of Metalline common stock as of March 5,
2010.
Summary of the Merger
Agreement
The
following summarizes material provisions of the merger
agreement. The rights and obligations of Metalline and Dome are
governed by the express terms and conditions of the merger agreement and not by
this summary or any other information contained in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. Metalline stockholders and Dome stockholders
are urged to read the merger agreement carefully and in its entirety as well as
this joint proxy statement/prospectus before making any decisions regarding the
merger or the issuance of Metalline common stock. The merger
agreement has been filed with a Current Report on Form 8-K by Metalline on
February 3, 2010 and by Dome on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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The merger
agreement is included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to provide you
with information regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any factual
information about Metalline or Dome. The merger agreement contains
representations and warranties by each of the parties to the merger
agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely
for the benefit of the other parties to the merger agreement and:
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be intended not as statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating
the risk to one of the parties if the statements prove to be
inaccurate;
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been qualified by certain disclosures that were made to the other party in
connection with the negotiation of the merger agreement, which disclosures
are not reflected in the merger agreement itself; and
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apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be
viewed as material by you or other
investors.
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Accordingly,
the representations and warranties and other provisions of the merger agreement
should not be read alone, but instead should be read together with the
information provided elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and in
the documents incorporated by reference into this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information”
beginning on page ____.
This summary
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the merger agreement, which is
incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
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Terms of the Merger; Merger
Consideration
The merger
agreement provides for the merger of Merger Sub with and into
Dome. Dome will be the surviving corporation in the merger and will
become a wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline. Upon completion of the
merger, Metalline will issue a fixed total of 47,724,561 shares of its common
stock to the holders of Dome common stock. The exact exchange ratio
of Metalline shares issued to Dome stockholders on a per share basis will be
determined pursuant to the merger agreement by dividing 47,724,561 by
the number of shares of Dome common stock outstanding immediately prior to the
merger. As of the date hereof, there are 20,249,513 shares of Dome
outstanding. Taking into account the automatic exercise of the
special warrants issued by Dome in connection with the proposed merger on
January 11, 2010, Dome expects the per share exchange ratio to be 0.96882 shares
of Metalline common stock issued for each outstanding share of Dome common
stock. This per share exchange ratio assumes that none of Dome’s
common share purchase warrants outstanding on the date hereof will be exercised
prior to the merger. In addition, as of the date hereof, all
outstanding options of Dome have been exercised or expired and Dome does not
expect to issue any additional options prior to the merger.
Metalline
will not issue any fractional shares of Metalline common stock in the
merger. Instead, if the aggregate number of shares of Metalline
common stock that a holder of Dome common stock is entitled to received in the
merger is (i) a fractional share representing 0.5 or more of a share, the number
of shares of Metalline common stock such holder is entitled to receive will be
rounded up to the next whole number or (ii) a fractional share representing less
than 0.5 of a share, the number of shares of Metalline common stock such holder
is entitled to receive will be rounded down to the next whole number and no
additional compensation will be paid in respect of such fractional
share.
Unless the
parties agree otherwise, the closing of the merger will take place no later than
three business days after all conditions to the completion of the merger have
been satisfied or waived. The merger will be effective when the
parties file articles of merger with the Secretary of State for the State of
Delaware.
Metalline and
Dome currently expect to complete the merger in the first half of 2010, subject
to receipt of required stockholder and regulatory approvals and the satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions to the merger described in the merger
agreement.
Representations and
Warranties
The merger
agreement contains reciprocal representations and warranties, many of which are
qualified by materiality. The representations and warranties relate
to, among other topics, the following:
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authority
relative to the execution and delivery of the merger agreement, and the
execution, delivery and enforceability of the merger
agreement;
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absence
of conflicts with, or violations of, organizational documents and other
agreements or obligations and required consents;
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and accuracy of documents and financial statements filed with securities
regulatory authorities;
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of undisclosed liabilities;
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absence
of certain changes and events from the end of the most recently completed
fiscal year of a party to the date of execution of the merger
agreement;
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of certain litigation;
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with applicable laws and permits;
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The merger
agreement also contains certain representations and warranties of Metalline with
respect to its direct wholly owned subsidiary, Merger Sub, including its lack of
prior business activities.
Each of
Metalline and Dome has undertaken certain covenants in the merger agreement
restricting the conduct of their respective businesses between the date of the
merger agreement and the effective time of the merger. In general,
each of Metalline and Dome has agreed to conduct its business in the ordinary
course.
In addition,
each of Metalline and Dome has agreed to various specific restrictions relating
to the conduct of its business between the date of the merger agreement and the
effective time of the merger, including the following (subject in each case to
exceptions specified in the merger agreement or previously disclosed in writing
to the other party as provided in the merger agreement):
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combining, sub-dividing or reclassifying any of its capital stock or
issuing of any other securities in substitution for shares of its capital
stock;
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redeeming or otherwise acquiring its own capital stock, or declaring a
dividend;
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or selling shares of capital stock, voting securities or other equity
interests;
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its charter or bylaws or equivalent organizational
documents;
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any change in financial accounting methods, except as required by a change
in GAAP;
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indebtedness outside the ordinary course of business, or encumbering any
of its properties;
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capital expenditures outside of the ordinary course of
business;
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into or amending any contracts, or taking other actions, that would
reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede or delay the
completion of the merger;
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into or amending any material contract to the extent that completion of
the merger or compliance with the merger agreement would cause a default,
create an obligation or lien, or cause a loss of a benefit under such
material contract;
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any material indebtedness or waiving any material claims of
value;
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with the other parties to the extent practicable to implement the
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No Solicitation of Alternative
Proposals
Each company
has agreed that until the merger occurs or the merger agreement is terminated in
accordance with its terms, each company will shut down any existing data rooms
established to solicit offers and will not solicit offers or any other
expression of interest intended to result in a merger or acquisition of their
assets. In addition, neither company will directly or indirectly
through any officer, director, employee, representative, counsel, advisor or
agent, as the case may be, take any action to solicit, assist or encourage
inquiries, submissions, proposals or offers from any third party relating to,
and will not initiate, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions,
negotiations or agreements with a third party regarding, or otherwise co-operate
in any way with or assist to participate in, or facilitate or encourage any
efforts or attempt by, any third party with respect to:
(a) the
direct or indirect acquisition or disposition of all or any of either Dome’s or
Metalline’s securities,
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(b) any
amalgamation, merger, sale of all of any part of its assets, take-over bid,
tender offer, plan of arrangement, issuer bid, reorganization, dividend or
distribution, recapitalization, liquidation or winding-up of, or other business
combination or similar transaction involving such party and all of any part of
its assets; or
(c) any other
transaction the consummation of which would reasonably be expected to impede,
interfere with, prevent or materially delay the merger.
Subject to
certain conditions, the Board of Directors of each of Metalline and Dome will be
permitted to consider, discuss, negotiate and furnish information with respect
to Metalline or Dome, as applicable, to a person making a bona fide written
takeover proposal and participate in discussions and negotiations with respect
to such bona fide written proposal if the Board of Directors of such party
determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a
financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that such proposal
constitutes a superior proposal. A “superior proposal” with respect
to a party means any bona fide written offer made by a third person to
consummate any of the following transactions: (i) a merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination or other similar transaction
involving either Dome or Metalline pursuant to which the stockholders of that
party immediately preceding such transaction would hold less than 50% of the
equity interest in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction; or
(ii) the acquisition by any person or group (including by means of a tender
offer or an exchange offer or a two-step transaction involving a tender offer
followed with reasonable promptness by a cash-out merger involving a Dome or
Metalline), directly or indirectly, of ownership of 100% of the then outstanding
shares of stock, in each case on terms (including conditions to consummation of
the contemplated transaction) that the Board of Directors of such party
determines, in its good faith judgment (after having received the advice of
independent legal counsel (who may be the party’s regularly engaged independent
legal counsel) and a financial advisor of internationally recognized
reputation), to be (A) more favorable to its stockholders than the merger
(taking into account probability of closing and all other terms and conditions
of such proposal and the merger agreement and any changes to the financial terms
of the merger agreement proposed by the other party to the merger agreement in
response to such offer or otherwise), and (B) reasonably capable of being
completed taking into account all legal, regulatory and other aspects of such
proposal for which financing, to the extent required, is then
committed.
Changes in Board
Recommendations
The Boards of
Directors of each of Metalline and Dome have agreed that they will not withdraw
or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to the other
party, the approval or recommendation by the board or any committee thereof of
the merger agreement or the merger and the joint proxy statement/prospectus will
include the recommendation of the respective boards to the respective
stockholders in favor of approval of the merger and the share issuance pursuant
to the merger agreement.
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Notwithstanding the
foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the applicable stockholder approval,
the Board of Directors of Metalline or Dome, as applicable, may withdraw or
modify its recommendation or recommend a superior proposal if such party
receives a superior proposal and such board determines in good faith (after
consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally
recognized reputation) that it is required to do so to comply with it fiduciary
obligations under applicable law. Prior to taking any such action,
such Board of Directors must inform the other party of its decision to change
its recommendation and give the other party five business days to respond to
such decision, including by proposing changes to the merger
agreement.
Efforts to Obtain Required
Stockholder Votes
Metalline has
agreed to hold its special meeting and to use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain stockholder approval of the issuance of shares of Metalline common stock
to Dome stockholders in the merger. The Board of Directors of
Metalline has approved the merger and the issuance of stock and has adopted
resolutions directing that such proposal be submitted to Metalline stockholders
for their consideration. Certain of Metalline’s officers, directors
and regular employees may solicit proxies personally or by telephone or
facsimile. Metalline will not pay any officer, director, or employee
additional compensation for doing so. Metalline does not currently
intend to retain a professional solicitor to assist in the solicitation of
proxies but may later determine that it is appropriate to do so.
Dome has also
agreed to hold its special meeting and to use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain stockholder approval of the merger agreement. The Board of
Directors of Dome has approved the merger and adopted resolutions directing that
the merger agreement be submitted to the Dome stockholders for their
consideration.
Efforts to Complete the
Merger
Metalline and
Dome have agreed to:
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promptly its respective filings, and thereafter make any other required
submissions, under applicable laws with respect to the merger and the
other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;
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its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate
action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable under applicable laws to consummate the merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including, without
limitation, using its reasonable best efforts to obtain all permits,
consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of
governmental authorities and parties to contracts with the parties or
their subsidiaries as are necessary for the consummation of the merger and
the other transactions contemplated by the merger
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Governance
Upon the
effective time of the merger, the Metalline Board of Directors will be expanded
from its current size of five members to seven members. Four of the
current members of the pre-merger Metalline Board of Directors will remain on
the post-merger board, along with one new member nominated by Metalline (Duncan
Hsia). In addition, the board is nominating Brian Edgar to serve as
Chairman and Murray Hitzman to serve as a director, each of whom is designated
as a Dome nominee pursuant to the merger agreement. If elected and if
the merger is consummated, Mr. Edgar and Dr. Hitzman will each serve for a one
year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. If the
merger does not occur, the number of directors will remain at five
members.
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Following the
merger, Merlin Bingham, currently Chairman of the Board of Directors and
President of Metalline, will continue to serve as President and a director of
the combined company. Brian Edgar, currently a director and the
President, and Chief Executive Officer of Dome, will serve as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the combined company.
Following the
merger, Metalline intends that it will continue to have its headquarters located
in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and will have a substantial operating presence in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and will likely open an office in Denver,
Colorado.
Other Covenants and
Agreements
The merger
agreement contains certain other covenants and agreements, including covenants
relating to:
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cooperation
between Metalline and Dome in the preparation of this joint proxy
statement/prospectus;
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by each party to certain information about the other party during the
period prior to the effective time of the merger;
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use of each party’s reasonable best efforts to cause the merger to qualify
as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of the Code;
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use of reasonable efforts by Metalline to cause its common stock to be
approved for listing on the NYSE AMEX, and the approval for listing of all
Metalline shares of common stock on the TSX Venture Exchange (although
Dome and Metalline expect the combined company’s shares to be listed on
the TSX Exchange).
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also agreed that all rights to indemnification existing as of the date of the
merger agreement for acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the effective
time in favor of the directors or officers of Dome as provided in its articles
of incorporation and by-laws or in written contracts in effect on the date of
the merger agreement, will survive the merger and continue in full force and
effect until the earlier of the expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations with respect to any claims against directors or officers of Dome
arising out of such acts or omissions and the sixth anniversary of the effective
date.
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Conditions to Completion of the
Merger
The obligations of Metalline and Dome
to complete the merger are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
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assistance of Dome in arranging for purchasers to subscribe for Metalline
securities with aggregate gross proceeds of $2,990,000 to Metalline (this
condition was met on December 22, 2009);
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completion of a private placement by Dome of special warrants for
aggregate gross proceeds of $13,010,000 (this condition was met on January
11, 2010);
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approval of Dome’s stockholders of the merger
agreement;
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approval of Metalline’s stockholders of the issuance of Metalline common
stock in the;
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approval of the listing of the shares of Metalline common stock to be
issued in the merger on the NYSE AMEX;
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approval of the listing of all Metalline common shares on the TSX Venture
Exchange;
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the
receipt of all required consents or approval to the
merger;
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effectiveness of the registration statement (of which this joint proxy
statement/prospectus is a part) and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the registration statement has been issued no proceeding
for that purpose has been initiated;
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no
provision of any applicable law is in effect, and no judgment, injunction,
order or decree has been entered since the date of the merger agreement
and will be in effect, that makes the merger illegal or otherwise
restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the merger,
except where the violation of the law, judgment, injunction, order or
decree that would occur if the merger were consummated would not have a
material adverse effect on Dome or
Metalline.
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In
addition, each of Metalline’s and Dome’s obligations to effect the merger is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following additional
conditions:
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representations and warranties of the other party being true and correct
in all material respects;
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the
other party having complied and performed in all material respects with
its covenants in the merger agreement;
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adoption
of necessary resolutions and taking of all other corporate action;
and
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is no adverse material change in the business and affairs of the other
party, or any event, occurrence or development which would materially and
adversely affect the ability of the other party to complete the
merger.
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Approval of
Metalline’s other proposals presented to stockholders at its special meeting in
lieu of annual meeting is not a condition to completion of the
merger.
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Termination of the Merger
Agreement
The merger agreement may be terminated
at any time prior to the effective time of the merger, even after the receipt of
the requisite stockholder approvals, under the following
circumstances:
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mutual written consent of Metalline and Dome;
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either Metalline or Dome if:
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merger is not completed by May 30, 2010;
Ø any law
or regulation is passed that makes the merger illegal or any decree or order is
issued that enjoins either Metalline or Dome from completing the
merger.
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Dome upon written notice to Metalline if (i) the Metalline Board
withdraws, modifies or changes in a manner adverse to Dome its approval or
recommendation of the share issuance to Dome stockholders pursuant to
the merger agreement, (ii) the Metalline Board approves or
recommends a superior proposal (as defined in the merger
agreement), or (iii) the merger is not submitted for the approval of
Metalline stockholders by May 15, 2010;
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Metalline upon written notice to Dome if: (i) the Dome Board withdraws,
modifies or changes in a manner adverse to Metalline its approval or
recommendation of the merger, (ii) the Dome Board approves or recommends a
superior proposal, or (iii) the Merger is not submitted for the approval
of Dome stockholders by May 15, 2010;
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Metalline upon written notice to Dome in order to enter into a definitive
written agreement with respect to a superior proposal;
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Dome upon written notice to Metalline in order to enter into a definitive
written agreement with respect to a superior proposal;
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Dome if the Metalline stockholders shall not have approved the share
issuance to the Dome stockholders pursuant to the Merger
Agreement;
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Metalline if the Dome stockholders shall not have approved the
merger;
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notice by Dome to Metalline if certain conditions for the benefit of Dome
have not been satisfied or waived by Dome; or
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notice by Metalline to Dome if certain conditions for the benefit of
Metalline have not been satisfied or waived by
Metalline.
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Additionally,
the following conditions precedent in the Merger Agreement have already been
met:
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Metalline
received gross proceeds of $2,990,000 by way of a private placement on or
before December 23, 2009; and
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completed a private placement of special warrants for gross proceeds of
$13,010,000, which amount is held in escrow until the effective time of
the merger.
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Expenses and Termination Fees;
Liability for Breach
Except as
provided below, each party will pay all fees and expenses incurred by it in
connection with the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement.
If the merger
agreement is validly terminated, the merger agreement will become void and have
no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of any
party
Metalline
will be obligated to pay a fee of $964,000 (referred to as a “break fee”) to
Dome if:
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Dome
terminates the merger agreement because (i) the Metalline board withdraws,
modifies or changes in a manner adverse to Dome its approval or
recommendation of the share issuance to Dome stockholders pursuant to the
merger agreement, (ii) the Metalline board approves or recommends a
superior proposal (as defined in the merger agreement), or (iii) the
merger is not submitted for the approval of Metalline stockholders by May
15, 2010;
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terminates the merger agreement in order to enter into a definitive
written agreement with respect to a superior proposal;
or
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Dome
terminates the merger agreement because Metalline stockholders have not
approved the share issuance at the Metalline stockholder meeting, and (i)
a bona fide
unsolicited proposal for a competing transaction has been made by
any person other than Dome prior to the Metalline stockholder meeting and
not withdrawn and (ii) either (x) a competing transaction is consummated,
after the date of the merger agreement and prior to the expiration of
twelve months following the termination of the merger agreement or (y)
Metalline enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a competing
transaction after the merger agreement and prior to the expiration of
twelve months following the termination of the merger agreement, and
thereafter consummates such transaction.
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Dome will
be obligated to pay a break fee of $964,000 to Metalline if:
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Metalline
terminates the merger agreement because: (i) the Dome board withdraws,
modifies or changes in a manner adverse to Metalline its approval or
recommendation of the merger, (ii) the Dome board approves or recommends a
superior proposal, or (iii) the merger is not submitted for the approval
of Dome stockholders by May 15, 2010;
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terminates the merger agreement in order to enter into a definitive
written agreement with respect to a superior proposal;
or
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Metalline
terminates the merger agreement because Dome stockholders have not
approved the merger at the Dome stockholder meeting, and (i) a bona fide unsolicited
proposal for a competing transaction has been made by any person other
than Metalline prior to the Dome stockholder meeting and not withdrawn and
(ii) either (x) a competing transaction is consummated, after the date of
the merger agreement and prior to the expiration of twelve months
following the termination of the merger agreement or (y) Dome enters into
a definitive agreement with respect to a competing transaction after the
date of the merger agreement and prior to the expiration of twelve months
following the termination of the merger agreement, and thereafter
consummates such transaction,
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In addition
to the termination fees described above, fees to the placement agents related to
the Dome private placement of the special warrants will be due in the following
circumstances:
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If
the merger agreement is terminated and a break fee is payable by either
Dome or Metalline, such party must pay to the placement agents a fee equal
to 50% of the agency fee, plus agents’ expenses, as described in an
engagement letter between Dome and the agents. Generally, the
agency fees equate to 6% of the offering gross
proceeds.
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the merger agreement is terminated as a result of the failure of either
Dome or Metalline to obtain approval of its stockholders of the merger or
share issuance, as applicable, regardless of whether a break fee is
payable, such party must pay to the agents a fee equal to 50% of the
agency fee plus agents’ expenses.
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If
the merger agreement is terminated as a result of the failure of both Dome
and Metalline to obtain the requisite approval of their respective
stockholders and no break fee is payable by either party, then Dome and
Metalline must pay, shared equally between them, to the agents a fee equal
to 50% of the agency fee plus the agents’
expenses.
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Amendments, Extensions and
Waivers
The merger
agreement may be amended by the parties at any time before or after the receipt
of the approvals of the Metalline stockholders or the Dome stockholders required
to consummate the merger. However, after any such stockholder or
stockholder approval, there may not be, without further approval of Metalline
stockholders or Dome stockholders, any amendment of the merger agreement for
which applicable law requires further stockholder or stockholder approval,
respectively.
At any time
prior to the effective time of the merger, with certain exceptions, any party
may (a) extend the time for performance of any obligations or other acts of the
other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of
the other party contained in the merger agreement or in any document delivered
pursuant to the merger agreement, (c) waive compliance by another party with any
of the agreements contained in the merger agreement, or (d) waive the
satisfaction of any of the conditions contained in the merger
agreement.
Metalline and
Dome acknowledge and agree in the merger agreement that irreparable damage would
occur if any of the provisions of the merger agreement is not performed in
accordance with its specific terms. The parties further agree that
they shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of
the merger agreement and to enforce specifically the performance of terms and
provisions of the merger agreement.
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METALLINE
PROPOSAL NO. 2
AMENDMENT
TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF AUTHORIZED
COMMON STOCK
Background
and Discussion of Proposed Amendment
The Board of
Directors of Metalline has approved an amendment to Metalline’s Articles of
Incorporation to increase the number of shares of authorized common stock from
160,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares.
The proposed
increase in the authorized common stock has been recommended by the Board of
Directors to ensure that an adequate supply of authorized unissued shares is
available for general corporate needs. With respect to Metalline’s
authorized capital: (i) 55,366,829 shares of Common Stock were
outstanding on March 5, 2010; (ii) an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of
authorized common stock have been reserved under the 2000 and 2006 option plans,
and a total of 15,107,371 shares reserved for warrants at the closing of the
merger; (iii) 47,724,561 shares will be issued in the merger, if approved by the
stockholders; and (iv) if the stockholders approve the 2010 Plan, an additional
approximately 10,300,000 shares of authorized Common Stock will be reserved for
issuance under Metalline’s 2010 option plan. The additional
authorized shares of common stock may be used for additional options and
warrants, including option grants upon hiring additional personnel necessary for
the expanding exploration activities, for raising additional capital that may be
necessary for the increased exploration work to be conducted by Metalline on its
Sierra Mojada project, and to ensure sufficient shares will be available in the
event the Metalline Stockholder Rights Plan, which was approved by stockholders
of record in 2007, is triggered due to a change in control or third party offer,
as described in that plan. The Metalline Stockholder Rights Plan can
only be effective with respect to protection of stockholders’ interests if twice
the number of shares are authorized as is outstanding at any point in
time. There are currently no plans or arrangements relating to the
issuance of any of the additional shares of common stock. Such shares
would be available for future issuance without further action by the
stockholders, unless required by Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
or by applicable law.
Anti-Takeover
Effects. The issuance of additional shares of common stock by
Metalline may also potentially have an anti-takeover effect by making it more
difficult to obtain stockholder approval of various actions, such as a merger or
removal of management. The increase in authorized shares of common
stock has not been proposed for an anti-takeover related purpose and the Board
of Directors and management have no knowledge of any current efforts to obtain
control of Metalline or to effect large accumulations of its common
stock.
Dilutive
Effects. The authorization and subsequent issuance of
additional shares of common stock may, among other things, have a dilutive
effect on earnings per share and on the equity and voting power of existing
holders of common stock. The actual effect on the holders of common
stock cannot be ascertained until the shares of common stock are issued in the
future. However, such effects might include dilution of the voting
power and reduction of amounts available on liquidation.
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Vote
Required; Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Metalline; Reasons for the
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
This proposal
requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on
the proposal. Unless you specify otherwise, your proxy will be voted
“FOR” the adoption of the 2010 Plan described in this
proposal. Because of the approvals being asked from stockholders in
this joint proxy statement, and the expansion of Metalline’s exploration
activities, the Board believes it is necessary to increase the authorized
capital of Metalline. The Board may determine, in its discretion, not
to adopt and file the amendment if the merger is not consummated, even if the
stockholders of Metalline approve the amendment. The Board of Directors recommends
that stockholders vote “FOR” the proposed amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation.
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METALLINE
PROPOSAL NO. 3
ADOPTION
OF METALLINE 2010 STOCK OPTION AND STOCK BONUS PLAN
Summary
of the 2010 Plan
On December
22, 2009, the Board of Directors of Metalline adopted the 2010 Stock option and
Stock Bonus Plan, which we refer to as the 2010 Plan. Under the 2010
Plan, the lesser of (i) 30,000,000 shares or (ii) 10% of the total shares
outstanding will be reserved to be issued upon the exercise of options or the
grant of stock bonuses. The 2010 Plan includes two types of
options. Options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended are referred to as
incentive options. Options which are not intended to qualify as
incentive options are referred to as non-qualified options. Bonuses,
which may also be granted under the 2010 Plan, are the outright issuance of
shares of common stock.
Stockholder
approval of the 2010 Plan is sought: (i) to permit the issuance of
options which will qualify as incentive options pursuant to the Internal Revenue
Code; and (ii) to comply with Section 711 of the NYSE AMEX Company Guide, which
requires stockholder approval of equity compensation plans in which officers,
directors, employees, or consultants may participate.
As of March 9, 2010 no options or bonuses have been granted under
the 2010 Plan, although in certain circumstances options or bonuses can be
granted prior to approval by the stockholders.
The 2010 Plan
is intended to provide incentives to officers, employees, consultants and
advisers (including members of the Board of Directors), who contribute to the
success of Metalline by offering them the opportunity to acquire an ownership
interest in it. The Board of Directors believes that this also will
help to align the interests of its management and employees with the interests
of stockholders. The terms of the 2010 Plan concerning the incentive
options and non-qualified options are substantially the same except that only
employees of Metalline or its subsidiaries are eligible to receive incentive
options. Non-qualified options may be granted to employees, officers
and consultants of Metalline.
The number of
shares reserved for issuance under the plan is a maximum aggregate so that the
number of incentive options and/or non-qualified options that may be granted
reduces the number of bonuses which may be granted, and vice versa.
Administration
of the 2010 Plan
The 2010 Plan
is administered by the Board of Directors, or a committee appointed by the Board
of Directors, which we refer to as the committee. In addition to
determining who will be granted options or bonuses, the committee has the
authority and discretion to determine when options and bonuses will be granted
and the number of options and bonuses to be granted. The committee
also may determine a vesting and/or forfeiture schedule for bonuses and/or
options granted, the time or times when each option becomes exercisable, the
duration of the exercise period for options and the form or forms of the
agreements, certificates or other instruments evidencing grants made under the
2010 Plan. The committee may determine the purchase price of the
shares of common stock covered by each option and determine the fair market
value per share. The committee also may impose additional conditions
or restrictions not inconsistent with the provisions of the 2010
Plan. The committee may adopt, amend and rescind such rules and
regulations as in its opinion may be advisable for the administration of the
2010 Plan.
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The committee
also has the power to interpret the 2010 Plan and the provisions in the
instruments evidencing grants made under it, and is empowered to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of
it.
Eligibility
Participants
in the 2010 Plan may be selected by the committee from employees, officers,
consultants and advisors (including board members) of Metalline and its
subsidiary and affiliated companies. The committee may take into
account the duties of persons selected, their present and potential
contributions to the success of Metalline and such other considerations as the
committee deems relevant to the purposes of the 2010 Plan. As of
March 9, 2010, there are approximately 53 employees (including four officers and
employees of our subsidiaries) who are eligible to participate in the 2010
Plan.
The grant of
options or bonuses under the 2010 Plan does not confer any rights with respect
to continuation of employment, and does not interfere with the right of the
recipient or Metalline to terminate the recipient’s employment, although a
specific grant of options or bonuses may provide that termination of employment
or cessation of service as an employee, officer, or consultant may result in
forfeiture or cancellation of all or a portion of the bonuses or
options.
Adjustment
In the event
a change, such as a stock split, is made in our capitalization which results in
an exchange or other adjustment of each share of common stock for or into a
greater or lesser number of shares, appropriate adjustments will be made to
unvested bonuses and in the exercise price and in the number of shares subject
to each outstanding option. The committee also may make provisions
for adjusting the number of bonuses or underlying outstanding options in the
event we effect one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights
offerings, or other increases or reductions of shares of our outstanding common
stock. options and bonuses may provide that in the event of the
dissolution or liquidation of Metalline, a corporate separation or division or
the merger or consolidation of Metalline, the holder may exercise the option on
such terms as it may have been exercised immediately prior to such dissolution,
corporate separation or division or merger or consolidation; or in the
alternative, the committee may provide that each option granted under the 2010
Plan shall terminate as of a date fixed by the committee.
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Other
Provisions
The exercise
price of any option granted under the 2010 Plan must be no less than 100% of the
“fair market value” of Metalline’s common stock on the date of
grant. Any incentive stock option granted under the 2010 Plan to a
person owning more than 10% of the total combined voting power of the common
stock must be at a price of no less than 110% of the fair market value per share
on the date of grant.
The exercise
price of an option may be paid in cash, in shares of Metalline common stock or
other property having a fair market value equal to the exercise price of the
option, or in a combination of cash, shares and property. The
committee determines whether or not property other than cash or common stock may
be used to purchase the shares underlying an option and shall determine the
value of the property received.
Income
Tax Consequences of the 2010 Plan
The Incentive
options issuable under the 2010 Plan are structured to qualify for favorable tax
treatment to recipients provided by Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986. Pursuant to Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, optionees
will not be subject to federal income tax at the time of the grant or at the
time of exercise of an incentive option. In addition, provided that
the stock underlying the option is not sold within two years after the grant of
the option and is not sold within one year after the exercise of the option,
then the difference between the exercise price and the sales price will be
treated as long-term capital gain or loss. An optionee also may be
subject to the alternative minimum tax upon exercise of his
options. Metalline will not be entitled to receive any income tax
deductions with respect to the granting or exercise of incentive options or the
sale of the common stock underlying the options. The exercise price
of incentive options granted cannot be less than the fair market value of the
underlying common stock on the date the options were granted. In
addition, the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date an option
is granted) of the common stock underlying the options granted to a single
employee which become exercisable in any single calendar year may not exceed the
maximum $100,000 permitted for incentive options. No incentive option
may be granted to an employee who, at the time the option would be granted, owns
more than ten percent of the outstanding stock of Metalline unless the exercise
price of the options granted to the employee is at least 110% of the fair market
value of the stock subject to the option and the option is not exercisable more
than five years from the date of grant.
Non-qualified
options will not qualify for the special tax benefits given to incentive options
under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. An optionee does not
recognize any taxable income at the time he or she is granted a non-qualified
option. However, upon exercise of the option, the optionee recognizes
ordinary income for federal income tax purposes measured by the excess, if any,
of the then fair market value of the shares over the exercise
price. The ordinary income recognized by the optionee will be treated
as compensation and will be subject to income tax withholding by Metalline (if
an employee) or self-employment tax (if a non-employee). Upon an
optionee’s sale of shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a non-qualified
option, any difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the
shares on the date when the option was exercised will be treated as long-term or
short-term capital gain or loss. Upon an optionee’s exercise of a
non-qualified option, Metalline will be entitled to a tax deduction in the
amount recognized as ordinary income to the optionee (provided that Metalline
effects withholding with the respect to the deemed compensation if the optionee
is an employee).
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With respect
to bonuses, generally, a grantee will recognize as ordinary income the fair
market value of the bonuses as of the date of receipt. If the grantee
is an employee, then the grant is compensation and will be subject to income tax
withholding by us (if an employee) or self-employment tax (if a
non-employee).
Vote
Required; Recommendation of the Board of Directors of Metalline; Reasons for the
Adoption of the 2010 Plan
This proposal
requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the
stockholders at the meeting.
The Board of
Directors of Metalline recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to
adopt the 2010 Plan. Unless you specify otherwise, your proxy
will be voted “FOR” the adoption of the 2010 Plan described in this
proposal. The 2010 Plan provides a means of compensating recipients
without utilizing Metalline’s cash resources. Moreover, the Board of
Directors believes that the 2010 Plan will better align the interests of our
employees, officers, consultants and advisors with the interests of our
stockholders by providing for increased share ownership which will provide an
additional incentive for those persons to work for the success of Metalline and
to maximize stockholder value. In addition, the Board of Directors
believes that the 2010 Plan provides an incentive for those persons to put forth
maximum efforts for our success in order to maximize the value of the
compensation provided to them through the bonuses and options.
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METALLINE
PROPOSAL NO. 4
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
Summary
of Proposal
The Board of
Directors is nominating a slate of five directors for election to serve for a
one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified, being Messrs.
Bingham, Kramer, Hahn, Pomeroy, and Hsia. In addition, the Board of
Directors has approved the expansion of the board to seven members, to take
effect upon closing of the merger. The Board is nominating Brian
Edgar to serve as Chairman and Murray Hitzman to serve as a director, each of
whom is designated as a Dome nominee pursuant to the merger
agreement. Certain information regarding Hsia, Edgar and Hitzman is
included under the heading “Information with Respect to Continuing Directors and
Officers of this Prospectus and Joint Proxy Statement”. If elected
and if the merger is consummated, Mr. Edgar and Dr. Hitzman will each serve for
a one year term or until their successors are elected and
qualified. If the merger does not occur, the number of directors will
remain at five members.
Vote
Required; Recommendation of the Board of Directors for Nominees
Unless you
indicate otherwise, your proxy will be voted “FOR” for the election of the seven
nominees named below. The election of directors will be by plurality
of votes cast for each nominee, without respect to withheld votes for a
nominee. If, at the time of the meeting, any of these nominees shall
become unavailable for any reason, which event is not expected to occur, the
persons entitled to vote the proxy will vote for such substitute nominee or
nominees, if any, as they determine in their sole discretion. If
elected, Merlin Bingham, Duncan Hsia, Wesley Pomeroy, Robert Kramer, Gregory
Hahn, Brian Edgar and Murray Hitzman will each hold office a term of one year,
until their successors are duly elected or appointed or until their earlier
death, resignation or removal, with Messrs. Edgar and Hitzman not taking office
unless and until the merger closes. The Board of Directors recommends a
vote “FOR” the election of Messrs. Bingham, Hsia, Pomeroy, Kramer, Hahn, Edgar
and Hitzman.
METALLINE
PROPOSAL NO. 5
RATIFICATION
AND APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Summary
of Proposal
On December
22, 2009, Metalline’s Board of Directors unanimously approved its Audit
Committee’s recommendation to appoint Hein & Associates LLP (“Hein”) as its
independent registered public accounting firm. Further, the Board of
Directors directed that we submit the selection of Hein for ratification and
approval by our stockholders at the special in lieu of annual
meeting. Although Metalline is not required to submit the selection
of independent registered public accountants for stockholder approval, if the
stockholders do not ratify this selection, the Board of Directors may reconsider
its selection of Hein. The Board considers Hein to be well qualified
to serve as the independent auditors for the Company, however even if the
selection is ratified, our Board of Directors may direct the appointment of a
different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the
year if the Audit Committee and Board of Directors determines that the change
would be in our best interests.
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Vote
Required; Recommendation of the Board of Directors for Ratification of Hein
& Associates LLP
This proposal
requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the
meeting. Unless you indicate otherwise, your proxy will be voted
“FOR” the ratification of Hein & Associates LLP as our independent
registered accounting firm. The Board of Directors recommends a
vote “FOR” this proposal.
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STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS
Metalline
Metalline
intends to hold its next meeting of stockholders during its 2011 fiscal
year.
For inclusion
in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2011 annual meeting,
stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act must
have been received by the Metalline Secretary not later than November 12, 2010
(or, if Metalline holds its 2011 annual meeting on a date that is more than 30
days after Aapril 15, 2011, proposals must be received not later than a
reasonable period of time before Metalline begins to print and send its proxy
materials for its 2011 annual meeting).
Dome
It is not
expected that Dome will hold an annual meeting of stockholders for 2010 unless
the merger is not completed. In order to be considered for inclusion
in the proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting of Stockholders, should one
be held, Stockholder proposals must have been submitted in writing and received
not later than ____________, 2009 (or, if Dome holds its 2010 annual meeting on
a date that is not within 30 days of ________________, 2010, received not later
than a reasonable period of time before Dome begins to print and send its proxy
materials for its 2010 annual meeting).
DELIVERY
OF DOCUMENTS TO SHAREHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS
Only one set
of the meeting materials (being this joint prospectus/proxy statement and
accompanying materials are being delivered by Metalline to its stockholders
sharing an address unless Metalline has received contrary instructions from one
or more of the stockholders. Upon the written or oral request of a
stockholder, Metalline will deliver promptly a separate copy of the meeting
materials at a shared address to which a single copy was
delivered. Stockholders desiring to receive a separate copy in the
future may contact us by mail at 1330 E. Margaret Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
83815 or by telephone (208) 665-2002.
Metalline
stockholders who share an address but are receiving multiple copies of the proxy
statement and/or annual report may contact us by mail at 1330 E. Margaret
Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815 or by telephone (208) 665-2002 to request
that a single copy be delivered.
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Metalline
files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and
copy any of this information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference
Room. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding
issuers, including Metalline, who file electronically with the
SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.
Additional
documents and reports filed by Dome are available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
Investors may
also consult Metalline’s or Dome’s website for more information about Metalline
or Dome, respectively. Metalline’s website is www.metallinemining.com. Dome’s
website is www.domeventures.com. Information
included on these websites is not incorporated by
reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus.
Metalline has
filed with the SEC a registration statement of which this joint proxy
statement/prospectus forms a part. The registration statement
registers the shares of Metalline’s common stock to be issued to Dome’s
stockholders in connection with the merger. The registration
statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional relevant
information about Metalline and Metalline common stock. The rules and
regulations of the SEC allow Metalline to omit certain information included in
the registration statement from this joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
In
addition, the SEC allows Metalline to disclose important information to you by
referring you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. This
information is considered to be a part of this joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
This joint
proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below
that Metalline has previously filed or will file with the SEC. Dome
has also filed these documents with the Canadian Securities Authorities on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com. These documents contain important information about
Metalline, its financial condition or other matters.
·
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Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, filed
January 11, 2010 which is being delivered with this joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
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Current
Reports on Form 8-K, filed November 18, 2009, December 4, 2009, December
24, 2009, and January 11, 2010.
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The
description of the Metalline common stock contained in Metalline’s
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the SEC under Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 15, 1999, including any subsequently
filed amendments and reports updating such
description.
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The
description of the rights associated with Metalline’s common stock
contained in Metalline’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB, filed with
the SEC on October 15, 1999, and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such
description.
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In addition,
Metalline incorporates by reference any future filings it makes with the SEC
under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of
this joint proxy statement/prospectus and prior to the date of the Metalline
special meeting. Such documents are considered to be a part of this
joint proxy statement/prospectus, effective as of the date such documents are
filed. Dome will also file these documents incorporated by reference
with the Canadian Securities Authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
You can
obtain any of these documents from the SEC, through the SEC’s website at the
address described above, or Metalline will provide you with copies of these
documents, without charge, upon written or oral request to:
Metalline
Mining Company
1330 E.
Margaret Ave
Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho 83815
Telephone: (208)
665-2002
Attn: Investor
Relations
You can
obtain any of these documents which Dome has file with the Canadian Securities
Authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or Dome will provide you with copies of
any of the Dome documents referenced in this joint proxy statement/prospectus
from Dome upon written or oral request to:
Dome
Ventures Corporation
Suite
2200, 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3E8
Telephone: (604)
687-5800
In the
event of conflicting information in this joint proxy statement/prospectus in
comparison to any document incorporated by reference into this joint proxy
statement/prospectus, or among documents incorporated by reference, the
information in the latest filed document controls.
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You should
rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into this
joint proxy statement/prospectus. No one has been authorized to
provide you with information that is different from that contained in, or
incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy
statement/prospectus. This joint proxy statement/prospectus is dated
March 10, 2010. You should not assume that the information contained
in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than
that date. You should not assume that the information incorporated by
reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date
other than the date of such incorporated document. Neither our
mailing of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to Metalline stockholders or
Dome stockholders nor the issuance by Metalline of shares of common stock in
connection with the merger will create any implication to the
contrary.
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APPROVAL
OF DOME’S DIRECTORS
The contents
and the sending of the notice of meeting and joint proxy statement/prospectus
which constitutes a management information circular prepared for Dome
stockholders in accordance with the disclosure requirements applicable under
Canadian securities laws has been approved by the Dome board of
directors.
Dated: March
10, 2010
On behalf
of the Board of Directors of Dome:
/s/
William A. Rand
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Part
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
Item
20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
This section
describes the indemnification rights that will apply to Metalline and Dome upon
completion of the merger. Upon completion of the merger and in
accordance with the merger agreement, Dome will be subject to Merger Sub’s
certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
Under Section
78.7502 of the
Nevada General Corporation Law, a corporation may indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation (or a person who is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against
expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person if he (i) is not
liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada General Corporation Law (duty of
good faith) or (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action brought by or in
the right of a corporation, the corporation may indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation (or a person who is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him if
he (i) is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada General
Corporation Law (duty of good faith) or (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim,
issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the corporation unless and only to the extent a court finds that, in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
Section
78.752 of the
Nevada General Corporation Law also provides that a corporation has the power to
maintain insurance on behalf of its directors and officers against any liability
asserted against those persons and incurred by them in their capacity as
directors or officers, as applicable, whether or not the corporation would have
the authority to indemnify them against liability and expense.
Article XI of
Metalline’s Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the company will indemnify
officers, directors and certain other persons to the fullest extent permitted
under the Nevada General Corporation Law.
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Article XI of
Metalline’s Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that a director shall not be
personally liable to the company or its stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach
of the director’s duty of loyalty to the company or to its stockholders, (ii)
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit.
Under Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may indemnify a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or a person who is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful. In the case of an action brought by or in the right of
a corporation, the corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation (or a person who is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification
may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent a court finds that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the
court shall deem proper. Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law also provides that a corporation has the power to maintain
insurance on behalf of its directors and officers against any liability asserted
against those persons and incurred by them in their capacity as directors or
officers, as applicable, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify them against liability under the provisions of Section
145.
Article VII
of Merger Sub’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that the company will
advance expenses to and indemnify officers, directors and certain other persons
to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
Article VIII
of Merger Sub’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director shall not
be liable to the company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent not permitted under the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Metalline or Dome
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Metalline and Dome has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of Metalline or Dome in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Metalline or Dome, as
applicable, will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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Item
21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The exhibits
listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference
as part of this Registration Statement.
Item
22. Undertakings
(a) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(f) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the joint proxy statement/prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of
Registration Fee” table in the effective registration
statement;
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4) That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a
registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration
statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on
Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement
made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in
any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
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(5) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in a
primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the
securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned
registrants will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:
(f) any
preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus or joint proxy statement/prospectus
of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrants;
(iii) the
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities
provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and
(iv) any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrants to the purchaser.
(b) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information
that is incorporated by reference into the joint proxy statement/prospectus
pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this form, within one business day of
receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class
mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information
contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the
registration statement through the date of responding to the
request.
(c) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective
amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being
acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the
registration statement when it became effective.
(d) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the joint proxy
statement/prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set
forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the
underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed
securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent
reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to
be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the joint
proxy statement/prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set
forth the terms of such offering.
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(e) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s
annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(f) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered
with the joint proxy statement/prospectus, to each person to whom the joint
proxy statement/prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to
security holders that is incorporated by reference in the joint proxy
statement/prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of
Rule 14a-3 or rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where
interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of
Regulation S-X are not set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus, to
deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the joint proxy
statement/prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is
specifically incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus
to provide such interim financial information.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-4/A No. 1 and duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the
City of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
on March 5, 2010.
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METALLINE
MINING COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Merlin
Bingham |
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Merlin
Bingham, Chief Executive
Officer, President and Chairman of the
Board
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By:
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/s/ Robert
J. Devers |
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Robert
J. Devers, Chief
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
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Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the
Board
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March
5, 2010
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Merlin
Bingham
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Executive
Vice President and Director
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March
5, 2010
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Roger
Kolvoord |
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Director
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March
5, 2010
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Wesley
Pomeroy |
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Director
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March
5, 2010
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Robert
Kramer |
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Director
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March
5, 2010
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Gregory
A. Hahn |
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*By: /s/ Robert J. Devers
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL
STATEMENT SCHEDULES
2.1
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger and Reorganization.3
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3.1(a)
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Articles
of Incorporation.1
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3.1(b)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.2
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4.1
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Rights
Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2007, between the Company and OTC Stock
Transfer, as Rights Agent.
7
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5.1
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Opinion
of Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.,previously
filed
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8.1
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Opinion
of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, previously
filed
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8.2
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Opinion
of Burns Figa & Will, P.C., previously
filed
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10.1
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2000
Equity Incentive Plan.
5
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10.2
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2006
Stock Option Plan.
5
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10.4
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Employment
Agreement with Merlin Bingham, effective January 1, 2007.5
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10.5
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Employment
Agreement with Roger Kolvoord, effective January 1, 2007.
5
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10.6
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Employment
Agreement with Terry Brown, effective January 1, 2007.
5
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10.7
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Employment
Agreement with Robert Devers, effective January 1, 2008.6
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10.8
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2010
Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan.
3
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21.1
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant,
4
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23.1
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Consent
of Hein & Associates LLP, filed
herewith.
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23.2
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Consent
of Manning Elliot LLP, filed
herewith.
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23.3
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Consent
of Pincock Allen and Holt, previously
filed
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99.1
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Sierra
Mojada location map.4
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(1) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-SB, filed October 15, 1999.
(2) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-QSB, filed September 19, 2006.
(3) Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, filed February 3,
2010.
(4) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-K, filed January 11, 2010.
(5) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-KSB, filed January 31, 2007.
(6) Incorporated
by reference from Form 8-K, filed January 22, 2008.
(7)
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed on June 11, 2007.
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ANNEX
A – DOME VENTURES CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009 AND 2008
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Shareholders of
Dome
Ventures Corporation
We have
audited the consolidated balance sheets of Dome Ventures Corporation as at
September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive loss and deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing
standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to
obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting
as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation.
In our
opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as at September 30, 2009 and
2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then
ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles.
/s/
Manning Elliot LLP
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver,
British Columbia
December
2, 2009 (except as to Notes 11(b)(iii) and (iv) and 12 which are as of January
29, 2010)
COMMENTS
BY AUDITORS ON CANADA-UNITED STATES REPORTING DIFFERENCES
The
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
require the addition of an explanatory paragraph when the financial statements
are affected by conditions and events that cast substantial doubt on the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, such as those described in
Note 1 to the financial statements. Although we conducted our audits in
accordance with both Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), our
report to the shareholders dated December 2, 2009 (except as to Notes 11(b)(iii)
and (iv) and 12 which are as of January 20, 2010), is expressed in accordance
with Canadian reporting standards which do not permit a reference to such
conditions and events in the auditors’ report when these are adequately
disclosed in the financial statements.
/s/
Manning Elliot LLP
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver,
British Columbia
December
2, 2009 (except as to Notes 11(b)(iii) and (iv) and 12 which are as of January
29, 2010)
F-2
DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
AS
AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
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2009
$
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2008
$
(Restated
–
Note
3)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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2,513,071 |
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3,735,340 |
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Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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12,808 |
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14,571 |
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2,525,879 |
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3,749,911 |
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Mineral
properties (Note 5)
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20,805 |
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– |
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2,546,684 |
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3,749,911 |
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LIABILITIES
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8(b))
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3,468 |
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105,463 |
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SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Share
capital (Note 6)
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18,700 |
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18,700 |
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Contributed
surplus (Note 6)
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11,774,464 |
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11,661,319 |
|
Deficit
|
|
|
(9,249,948 |
) |
|
|
(8,035,571 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,543,216 |
|
|
|
3,644,448 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,546,684 |
|
|
|
3,749,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
(Note 5)
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS (Note 11)
Approved
on Behalf of the Board of Directors:
/s/
“Brian D. Edgar”
|
|
/s/
“William A. Rand”
|
Brian
D. Edgar, Director
|
|
William
A. Rand, Director
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
F-3
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE LOSS AND DEFICIT
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
|
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
2008
$
(Restated
–
Note
3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
exploration costs
|
|
|
539,926 |
|
|
|
1,542,101 |
|
Regulatory
fees
|
|
|
26,007 |
|
|
|
33,952 |
|
Management
fees (Note 8(a))
|
|
|
67,686 |
|
|
|
68,054 |
|
Office
and miscellaneous (Note 8(a))
|
|
|
45,404 |
|
|
|
45,060 |
|
Professional
fees
|
|
|
47,853 |
|
|
|
26,977 |
|
Rent
(Note 8(a))
|
|
|
32,400 |
|
|
|
32,400 |
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
113,145 |
|
|
|
17,847 |
|
Travel
and entertainment
|
|
|
9,787 |
|
|
|
11,334 |
|
Wages
and benefits (Note 8(a))
|
|
|
193,596 |
|
|
|
265,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss before other items
|
|
|
(1,075,804 |
) |
|
|
(2,043,122 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
25,070 |
|
|
|
140,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
exchange loss
|
|
|
(163,643 |
) |
|
|
(177,881 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss and comprehensive loss for the year
|
|
|
(1,214,377 |
) |
|
|
(2,080,184 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit,
beginning of year
|
|
|
(8,035,571 |
) |
|
|
(5,955,387 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit,
end of year
|
|
|
(9,249,948 |
) |
|
|
(8,035,571 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per share, basic and diluted
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
18,699,573 |
|
|
|
11,260,176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
F-4
DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
|
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
2008
$
(Restated
–
Note
3)
|
|
Operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for the year
|
|
|
(1,214,377 |
) |
|
|
(2,080,184 |
) |
Items
not involving cash:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense (Note 6(d))
|
|
|
113,145 |
|
|
|
17,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in non-cash working capital items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
|
|
|
1,763 |
|
|
|
(5,058 |
) |
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(101,995 |
) |
|
|
(21,359 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(1,201,464 |
) |
|
|
(2,088,754 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral
property acquisition costs
|
|
|
(20,805 |
) |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(20,805 |
) |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common shares
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
971,500 |
|
Share
issuance costs
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(24,219 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash from financing activities
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
947,281 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease
in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(1,222,269 |
) |
|
|
(1,141,473 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
|
3,735,340 |
|
|
|
4,876,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
|
|
2,513,071 |
|
|
|
3,735,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents are comprised of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
in bank accounts
|
|
|
225,635 |
|
|
|
837,249 |
|
Term
deposits
|
|
|
2,287,436 |
|
|
|
2,898,091 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,513,071 |
|
|
|
3,735,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Cash
paid for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
F-5
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
1.
|
NATURE
AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS
|
Dome
Ventures Corporation (the "Company") was incorporated in Canada and domesticated
to the United States in 1999. The Company's permanent establishment is in
British Columbia, Canada. The Company’s principal business activities include
the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties domiciled in Gabon,
Africa. The Company is in the exploration stage and has not yet determined
whether any of its mineral properties contain ore reserves that are economically
recoverable.
As at
September 30, 2009, the Company had accumulated losses since inception of
$9,249,948. The continuance of the Company’s operations is dependent on
obtaining sufficient additional financing when necessary in order to explore and
realize the recoverability of the Company’s investments in mineral properties,
which is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves and
market prices for the underlying minerals.
These
financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles
applicable to a going concern, which assumes the Company will be able to realize
its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for
the foreseeable future.
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
(a)
|
Basis
of Presentation
|
These
consolidated financial statements are denominated in United States dollars and
have been prepared using Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. The
accounts include those of the Company and its wholly-owned British Virgin
Islands subsidiaries Dome Asia Inc. and Dome International Global Inc., as well
as Dome International Global Inc.’s wholly-owned Gabon subsidiary Dome Ventures
SARL Gabon and 99.99%-owned Nigerian subsidiary Dome Minerals Nigeria Limited.
All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated on
consolidation.
Certain
figures presented for comparative purposes have been reclassified to conform to
the presentation adopted for the current year.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported
period. Significant areas requiring the use of estimates relate to
recoverability or valuation of mineral properties, the utilization of future
income tax assets, the valuation of asset retirement obligations and stock-based
compensation. Actual results may ultimately differ from those
estimates.
(c)
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
Cash and
cash equivalents include cash, money market investments and other highly liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company’s cash
equivalents have been classified as held-for-trading and are recorded at fair
value on the balance sheet. Fair values are determined directly by reference to
published price quotations in an active market. Changes in the fair value of
these instruments are reflected in foreign exchange loss in the statement of
operations.
F-6
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES(continued)
|
Property
exploration costs, including maintenance fees, incurred prior to the
determination of the economic feasibility of mining operations and a decision to
proceed with development are charged to operations as incurred. All direct costs
related to the acquisition of resource property interests are capitalized. The
carrying value of mineral properties is assessed when an event occurs indicating
impairment. The carrying value is assessed using factors such as future asset
utilization and the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the
use or sale of the related assets. An impairment loss is recognized in the
period when it is determined that the carrying amount of the asset is not
recoverable and exceeds its fair value. At that time, the carrying amount is
written down to fair value.
(e)
|
Asset
Retirement Obligations
|
The
Company accounts for asset retirement obligations under CICA Handbook section
3110, “Asset Retirement Obligations”. Under the standard, a liability is
recognized for the future retirement obligations associated with the Company’s
mineral properties. The fair value of the obligation is recorded on a discounted
basis. This amount is capitalized as part of the cost of the related property
and is subject to depletion. At September 30, 2009, the Company has not incurred
any asset retirement obligations.
(f)
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
|
The
Company has a stock option plan, which is described in note 6(d), and accounts
for all stock-based payments using the fair value method. Under the fair value
method, stock-based payments are measured at the fair value of the equity
instruments issued, with the resulting compensation expense recognized over the
vesting period of the options granted and a corresponding increase to
contributed surplus.
The fair
value of stock-based payments to non-employees is re-measured during the vesting
period as the options are earned, and any change therein is recognized over the
period and in the same manner as if the Company had paid cash instead of paying
with or using equity instruments.
The
Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.
Future income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary
differences between the accounting and taxes bases of existing assets and
liabilities, and are measured using the tax rates expected to apply when these
differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded against any future tax
asset if it is more likely than not that the asset will not be
realized.
(h)
|
Foreign
Currency Translation
|
The
majority of the Company’s assets and operations are denominated in Canadian
dollars and CFA Francs. The Company reports in US dollars.
Transactions
in foreign currencies such as Canadian dollars and CFA Francs are translated
into US dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction dates using
the temporal method. Monetary balance sheet items denominated in Canadian
dollars or CFA Francs are translated into US dollars at the exchange rates in
effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting exchange gains and losses are
recognized in income.
F-7
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (continued)
|
(i)
|
Earnings/Loss
per Share
|
Basic
earnings/loss per share is computed by dividing net income/loss by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings
per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding using the treasury stock method, to reflect the potential
dilution of securities that could result from the exercise of “in-the-money”
stock options and warrants. Common equivalent shares are not included in the
computation of weighted average number of shares outstanding if their effect
would be outstanding.
3.
|
CHANGE
IN ACCOUNTING POLICY
|
During
the first quarter of the 2009 fiscal year, the Company changed its accounting
policy for mineral property exploration costs. In prior years, the
Company capitalized the acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures
directly to mineral properties following the principles outlined in Accounting
Guideline 11. Under its new policy, property exploration costs
incurred prior to the determination of the feasibility of mining operations and
a decision to proceed with development, including all maintenance fees, are
charged to operations as incurred. All direct costs related to the
acquisition of resource property interests will be
capitalized. Management believes that this treatment provides a more
relevant and reliable depiction of the asset base of the Company prior to
establishing the economic feasibility of its resource base.
The
Company has accounted for this change in accounting policy on a retroactive
basis. The financial statements as at and for the year ended
September 30, 2008 were restated as follows: mineral properties were reduced by
$2,578,746 and the deficit increased by $2,578,746; exploration and project
investigation expenses increased by $1,486,474 and net loss increased by
$1,486,474.
4.
|
ADOPTION
OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND RECENT ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
New Accounting
Standards
(a)
|
CICA
3862, “Financial Instruments – Disclosures” and CICA 3863, “Financial
Instruments Presentation
|
These
standards relate to the disclosures and presentation of financial instruments.
They apply to interim and annual financial statements for fiscal years beginning
on or after October 1, 2007, and must be adopted at the same time, replacing
CICA 3861, “Financial Instruments – Disclosure and Presentation”. The Company
adopted these standards for its interim and annual financial statements for its
fiscal year commencing October 1, 2008. The disclosures required by this
standard are presented in Note 9.
(b)
|
CICA 1535, “Capital
Disclosures”
|
This
standard relates to the disclosure of capital management strategies. It applies
to interim and annual financial statements for fiscal years beginning on or
after October 1, 2007. The Company adopted this standard for its interim and
annual financial statements for its fiscal year commencing October 1, 2008. The
disclosures required by this standard are presented in Note 10.
F-8
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
4.
|
ADOPTION
OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
(continued)
|
New Accounting
Standards (continued)
(c)
|
CICA
3031, “Inventories”
|
In June
2007, the CICA issued Section 3031, “Inventories” to replace existing Section
3030. The new section, which is effective January 1, 2008, establishes standards
for the measurement and disclosure of inventories. The Company adopted this
standard for its interim and annual financial statements for its fiscal year
commencing October 1, 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have a
material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
(d)
|
CICA
1400, “General Standards of Financial Statement
Presentation”
|
In May
2007, the CICA issued amended Handbook Section 1400, “General Standards of
Financial Statement Presentation”. The section provides revised guidance related
to management’s responsibility to assess and disclose the ability of an entity
to continue as a going concern. This amended standard applies to interim and
annual financial statements for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1,
2008. The Company adopted this standard for its interim and annual financial
statements for its fiscal year commencing October 1, 2008. The adoption of this
standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
(e)
|
CICA
3064, “Goodwill and Intangible
Assets”
|
In
February 2008, the CICA issued Section 3064, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets,”
which replaces Section 3062, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” This new
standard provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation and
disclosure of goodwill and intangible assets and is effective for the Company
beginning October 1, 2009. Concurrent with the adoption of this standard,
EIC-27, “Revenues and Expenditures in the Pre-operating Period,” will be
withdrawn. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material
effect on the Company’s financial statements.
(f)
|
CICA
1582, “Business Combinations”, CICA 1601, “Consolidated Financial
Statements” and CICA 1602, “Non-Controlling
Interests”
|
In
January 2009, the CICA issued Section 1582 “Business Combinations” to replace
Section 1581. Prospective application of the standard is effective January 1,
2011, with early adoption permitted. This new standard effectively harmonizes
the business combinations standard under Canadian GAAP with International
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The new standard revises guidance on the
determination of the carrying amount of the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed, goodwill and accounting for non-controlling interests at the time of a
business combination. The CICA concurrently issued Section 1601 “Consolidated
Financial Statements” and Section 1602 “Non-Controlling Interests,” which
replace Section 1600 “Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Section
1601 provides revised guidance on the preparation of consolidated financial
statements and Section 1602 addresses accounting for non-controlling interests
in consolidated financial statements subsequent to a business combination. These
standards are effective January 1, 2011, unless they are early adopted at the
same time as Section 1582 “Business Combinations.” The Company is currently
assessing the impact of adopting these standards and has not yet determined its
effect on its financial statements.
F-9
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
4.
|
ADOPTION
OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
(continued)
|
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements (continued)
(g)
|
International
Financial Reporting Standards
|
In February 2008, the CICA Accounting
Standards Board confirmed that public companies will be required to prepare
interim and annual financial statements under International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”) for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The
Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting IFRS and has not yet
determined its effect on its financial statements.
As at
September 30, 2009, cumulative expenses incurred in Gabon are $3,075,341, all of
which have been expensed except for $20,805 related to property acquisition
expenditures, which have been capitalized. The following table summarizes
exploration costs in Gabon by type of expenditure:
|
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
|
2008
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Camp
and housing rental
|
|
|
127,425 |
|
|
|
107,457 |
|
Field
supplies, equipment and labour
|
|
|
673,849 |
|
|
|
554,048 |
|
Field
transportation
|
|
|
264,096 |
|
|
|
245,511 |
|
Consulting
fees
|
|
|
108,874 |
|
|
|
45,118 |
|
Geological,
geophysical and geochemical
|
|
|
964,198 |
|
|
|
812,917 |
|
Maps,
reports and sampling costs
|
|
|
521,188 |
|
|
|
505,951 |
|
Office
and miscellaneous
|
|
|
92,338 |
|
|
|
18,253 |
|
Transportation,
travel and accommodations
|
|
|
323,373 |
|
|
|
289,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,075,341 |
|
|
|
2,578,746 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During
the year, the Company spent $517,400 on mineral exploration activity in Gabon,
West Africa and $43,329 on mineral property investigation costs in Spain. The
Gabon activity relates to license acquisition, equipment acquisition,
administrative set-up costs and geological, geochemical and geophysical
investigation. In September 2006, the Company was granted a prospection license
in Gabon in connection with this activity. The license was effective until
September 2008. In accordance with Gabonese law, the Company filed applications
for three exploration licenses covering approximately 2,000 square kilometres
each within the Company’s prospection license. These exploration
licenses were granted in July 2008 and entitle the Company to employ sub-surface
exploration methods, such as drilling and trial mining. These transferable
licenses are valid for three years and are renewable twice with each renewal
lasting for three years. The Company must spend 200,000,000 CFA francs in order
to renew each exploration license for a second term of three years and
400,000,000 CFA francs in order to renew the license for a third term of three
years. The Company must spend 800,000,000 CFA francs in the third term. The
Company may apply for a mining license at any time during these periods. As at
September 30, 2009, 1 United States dollar approximates 448 CFA
francs.
F-10
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
(a)
|
Authorized
Share Capital
|
50,000,000
preferred shares, convertible into common shares on a one-to-one basis,
with a par value of $0.001, of which 20,000,000 are designated series A
preferred shares
|
100,000,000
common shares with a par value of $0.001 per
share
|
(b)
|
Issued
and Outstanding Share Capital
|
|
|
Number
of Shares
|
|
|
Share
Capital
$
|
|
|
Contributed
Surplus
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
shares issued:
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
5,561,537 |
|
|
|
5,562 |
|
|
|
6,512,590 |
|
Converted
to common shares during the year
|
|
|
(5,561,537 |
) |
|
|
(5,562 |
) |
|
|
(6,512,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
September 30, 2008 and 2009
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares issued:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
10,282,976 |
|
|
|
10,283 |
|
|
|
4,186,456 |
|
Issued
for preferred shares during the year
|
|
|
5,561,537 |
|
|
|
5,562 |
|
|
|
6,512,590 |
|
Stock
options exercised during the year
|
|
|
555,000 |
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
165,945 |
|
Issued
for private placements during the year
|
|
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
802,700 |
|
Compensation
expense of stock options granted
during
the year
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
17,847 |
|
Less:
share issuance costs
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
(24,219 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
18,699,513 |
|
|
|
18,700 |
|
|
|
11,661,319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense of stock options granted during the year
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
113,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
September 30, 2009
|
|
|
18,699,513 |
|
|
|
18,700 |
|
|
|
11,774,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(i)
|
On
June 16, 2008, the Company issued 300,000 units at $0.35 per unit for
gross proceeds of $105,000 under a non-brokered private placement. Each
unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each
share purchase warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one
additional common share for 24 months from the date of closing at a price
of $0.40 per common share. As the Company’s share capital has a
stated par value of $0.001, $300 was allocated to share
capital. The remainder of the proceeds received from the
private placement of $104,700 and the contributed surplus related to the
fair value of the attached warrants remain in contributed
surplus. In connection with the private placement, the Company
incurred share issuance costs of
$10,331.
|
(ii)
|
On
June 26, 2008, the Company issued 2,000,000 units at $0.35 per unit for
gross proceeds of $700,000 under a non-brokered private placement. Each
unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each
share purchase warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one
additional common share for 24 months from the date of closing at a price
of $0.40 per common share. As the Company’s share capital has a
stated par value of $0.001, $2,000 was allocated to share
capital. The remainder of the proceeds received from the
private placement of $698,000 and the contributed surplus related to the
fair value of the attached warrants remain in contributed
surplus. In connection with the private placement, the Company
incurred share issuance costs of
$13,888.
|
F-11
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
6.
|
SHARE
CAPITAL (continued)
|
(b)
|
Issued
and Outstanding Share Capital
(continued)
|
(iii)
|
On
September 15, 2008, the Company exercised its right to convert preferred
shares to common shares on a one-to-one basis. As a result, all
5,561,537 preferred shares were converted to 5,561,537 common shares with
a par value of $5,562.
|
Warrant
activity since September 30, 2007 is presented below:
|
|
Number
of Warrants
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
$
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
Issued
during the year
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2008 and 2009
|
|
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
Warrants
outstanding at September 30, 2009 expire between June 16, 2010 and June 26,
2010.
Under the
Company’s February 3, 2004 stock option plan (the "Plan"), the Company may grant
options to its directors, officers, employees or a company that is wholly-owned
by a director, senior officer or employee, a consultant or a consultant company.
Under the Plan, options granted will total no more than 10% of the issued and
outstanding common shares at any time. The per-share exercise price of each
option granted will be the current market price of a common share, unless set
otherwise by the Company at the time of the grant, but will not be less than the
discounted market price of a common share. Options will vest as of the grant
date, unless set otherwise by the Company at the time of the grant. Each
option's maximum term is five years.
Stock
option activity since September 30, 2007 is presented below:
|
|
Number
of
Options
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
$
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
875,000 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(555,000 |
) |
|
|
0.30 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(170,000 |
) |
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
September 30, 2008
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
0.39 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
|
|
(0.39 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2009
|
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-12
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
6.
|
SHARE
CAPITAL (continued)
|
(c)
|
Stock
Options (continued)
|
The
following table summarizes stock options outstanding at September 30,
2009:
Options
Outstanding |
|
|
Options
Exercisable |
|
Exercise
Price
$
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life
in
Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Price
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
2.13 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
options outstanding at September 30, 2009 expire on November 18,
2011.
During
the year ended September 30, 2009, the Company granted 1,550,000 (2008 -
100,000) stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the Company.
The weighted average fair values of each option granted was $0.073 (2008 –
$0.24) calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the date of
each grant using the following assumptions:
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Expected
stock price volatility
|
|
|
108.0% |
|
|
|
88.7% |
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
2.3% |
|
|
|
3.0% |
|
Expected
option lives
|
|
3.0
years
|
|
|
2.5
years
|
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
0% |
|
During
the year ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized $113,145 (2008 -
$17,847) of compensation cost which has been recorded in stock-based
compensation expense on the statement of operations, comprehensive loss and
deficit.
In
assessing the realization of the Company’s future income tax assets, management
considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all of the
future income tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of
future income tax assets is dependent upon the generation of taxable income
during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.
Management considers the scheduled reversal of future tax liabilities, projected
future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The
amount of future income tax assets considered realizable could change materially
in the near term based on future taxable income generated during the
carry-forward period.
The tax
effect of United States tax losses carried forward and temporary differences in
the recognition of items for accounting and tax purposes have been computed by
applying the statutory rates of income tax applicable in the Company’s taxation
jurisdictions of 35% (2008 - 34%). These tax losses carried forward and
temporary differences comprise the Company's future income tax assets as
follows:
F-13
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
7.
|
INCOME
TAXES (continued)
|
|
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
2008
$
(Restated -
Note 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
income tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
losses carried forward
|
|
|
715,000 |
|
|
|
493,000 |
|
Temporary
differences for mineral properties
|
|
|
1,230,000 |
|
|
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,945,000 |
|
|
|
1,555,000 |
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(1,945,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,555,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
future income tax assets
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at
September 30, 2009, the Company has tax losses of approximately $2,083,000 that
can be used to offset taxable income in the United States in future years which
expire as follows:
2021
|
|
$ |
363,000 |
|
2022
|
|
|
97,000 |
|
2023
|
|
|
217,000 |
|
2024
|
|
|
108,000 |
|
2026
|
|
|
78,000 |
|
2028
|
|
|
587,000 |
|
2029
|
|
|
633,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,083,000 |
|
The
following table reconciles the amount of income tax recoverable on application
of statutory federal tax rates in the United States to the amount reported in
these financial statements:
|
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
|
2008
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(1,214,377 |
) |
|
|
(2,080,184 |
) |
Statutory
rate
|
|
|
35 |
% |
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected
future income tax recovery
|
|
|
(425,032 |
) |
|
|
(707,263 |
) |
Permanent
differences
|
|
|
39,601 |
|
|
|
5,263 |
|
Change
in enacted tax rates
|
|
|
(4,569 |
) |
|
|
– |
|
Change
in valuation allowance
|
|
|
390,000 |
|
|
|
702,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
income tax recovery
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
8.
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
|
(a)
|
The
Company has engaged the services of Rand Edgar Investment Corp. (“REIC” a
company controlled by two of the Company’s directors) commencing March
2001 for $10,000 (plus GST) per month. During the year ended
September 30, 2009, the Company paid $123,878 to REIC for management and
administrative services (2008 - $126,165). Of this amount,
$67,694 has been included in management fees, $7,318 in office and
miscellaneous, $32,400 in rent, and $16,466 in wages and benefits in the
statement of operations. This agreement is effective until July 31,
2012.
|
F-14
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
8.
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
(continued)
|
(b)
|
As
at September 30, 2009, $792 included in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities on the balance sheet is payable to one of the Company's
directors for expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf (2008 - $8,787).
The amount is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on
demand.
|
(c)
|
As
at September 30, 2009, $1,876 included in prepaid expenses and deposits on
the balance sheet is due from a company controlled by two of the Company’s
directors (2008 – $nil).
|
All of
the above noted transactions were in the normal course of operations and are
recorded at their exchange amounts, which is the consideration agreed upon by
the related parties.
9.
|
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK
|
(a)
|
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
|
The
Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and accounts
payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying values of these financial
instruments approximate their fair values due to the near-term maturity of these
financial instruments.
The
Company maintains a majority of its cash and cash equivalents with a major
Canadian financial institution. The Company maintains the remainder of its cash
and cash equivalents with a major Gabonese financial institution. Deposits held
with these institutions may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such
deposits.
As the
Company operates on an international basis, currency risk exposures arise from
transactions and balances denominated in foreign currencies. The Company’s
foreign exchange risk arises primarily with respect to the Canadian dollar and
Central African CFA francs. The majority of the Company’s cash and cash
equivalents are denominated in Canadian dollars. The majority of the Company’s
expenses are denominated in Canadian dollars and Central African CFA francs.
Fluctuations in the exchange rates between these currencies and the US dollar
could have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and
results of operations. The Company does not engage in any hedging
activity.
At
September 30, 2009, the Company had cash and cash equivalents denominated in
Canadian dollars of $2,470,973. A strengthening (weakening) of the United States
dollar against the Canadian dollar of 10% would result in increase (decrease) in
the Company’s loss for the year of $230,468 United States dollars.
The
Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash and cash equivalent
balances. The Company continuously monitors and reviews both actual and
forecasted cash flows, and also matches the maturity profile of financial assets
and liabilities.
The
Company’s cash equivalents are subject to interest rate price risk. The
Company’s interest rate risk management policy is to purchase highly liquid
investments with a term to maturity of three months or less on the date of
purchase. The Company does not engage in any hedging activity.
F-15
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
9.
|
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISK (continued)
|
Mineral
prices are volatile and have risen and fallen sharply in recent periods. These
prices are subject to market supply and demand, political and economic factors,
and commodity speculation, all of which can interact with one another to cause
significant price movements. The Company does not engage in any hedging
activity.
The
Company defines capital as all components of shareholders’ equity. The Company
has no debt obligations. The board of directors does not establish quantitative
return on capital criteria for management due to the nature of the Company’s
business. The Company does not pay dividends. The Company is not subject to any
externally imposed capital requirements. The Company raises capital to fund its
corporate and exploration costs through the sale of its common shares or units
consisting of common shares and warrants.
a)
|
Execution
of Joint Venture Agreements with AngloGold Ashanti
Limited
|
|
In
October 2009, the Company and AngloGold Ashanti Limited entered the Ogooue
Joint Venture Agreement and the Ndjole and Mevang Joint Venture
Agreement. The Company’s working capital was increased by
$400,000 paid by AngloGold Ashanti under the terms of the Ndjole and
Mevang Joint Venture Agreement.
|
|
Ogooue
Joint Venture Agreement
|
|
AngloGold
Ashanti has acquired a reconnaissance license over an area comprising
8,295 square kilometers in Gabon, West Africa. This
license was acquired by AngloGold Ashanti for its gold
potential. The joint venture is an 80/20 joint venture in
favour of AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti has made a firm
commitment to spend $100,000 on exploration and will sole fund the first
$3 million of exploration expenditures, after which the parties will
contribute on an 80/20 basis. Joint venture dilution provisions
apply and if the Company is diluted in the future to a joint venture
interest of 5% or less due to lack of contribution to exploration budgets,
its interests will be converted to a 2% Net Smelter Return which can be
purchased at an appraised value 14 months after commencement of
commercial production.
|
|
Ndjole
and Mevang Joint Venture Agreement
|
|
The
Company is the owner of the Ndjole and Mevang Exploration Licenses, each
comprised of 2,000 square kilometers. Under the terms of
the joint venture, AngloGold Ashanti has earned a 20% interest by paying
to the Company $400,000 on signing of the joint venture
agreement. AngloGold Ashanti can earn an additional 40%
interest by paying the Company $100,000 per year over the next three years
and by incurring exploration expenditures in the amount of
$3.7 million over the next three years at the rate of $1 million
in the first year, $1.2 million in the second year and
$1.5 million in the third
year.
|
|
Should
AngloGold Ashanti fail to perform as set out above, a 100% interest in the
licenses shall revert to the Company and the joint venture will
cease. AngloGold Ashanti shall be entitled to withdraw from the
joint venture after it has spent $1 million on exploration
expenditures.
|
F-16
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
11.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS (continued)
|
a)
|
Execution
of Joint Venture Agreements with AngloGold Ashanti Limited
(continued)
|
|
Ndjole
and Mevang Joint Venture Agreement
(continued)
|
|
AngloGold
Ashanti can earn an additional 10% interest (70% total) by spending
$5 million on exploration expenditures within two years of earning
into a 60% interest as set out above. When the parties have a
70/30 joint venture, if the Company elects not to contribute to work
programs and budgets, AngloGold Ashanti can elect to earn an additional
15% interest (85% total) by carrying the project to a completed
pre-feasibility study.
|
|
Joint
venture dilution provisions apply and if the Company is diluted in the
future to a joint venture interest of 5% or less due to lack of
contribution to exploration budgets, its interests will be converted to a
2% Net Smelter Return which can be purchased at appraised value
14 months after commencement of commercial
production.
|
b)
|
Proposed
Merger with Metalline Mining
Company
|
|
In
November 2009, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent pursuant to
which the Company proposes to merge with Metalline Mining Company
("Metalline"). Under the terms of the Letter of Intent (as
modified):
|
|
(i)
|
It
is a condition that the Company will arrange a private placement in
securities of Metalline consisting of 6.5 million units with each
unit consisting of one share and one warrant in order to raise
approximately $3 million. The shares will be priced at
$0.46 per share and each two warrants will entitle the holder to purchase
a further share of Metalline at $0.57 per share within one
year. It is a further condition of the proceeding that the
Company arranges its own financing of $13 million by the sale of Dome
common shares.
|
|
(ii)
|
Subsequent
to the closing of the above private placement, Metalline and the Dome
financing, Metalline will acquire all of the outstanding shares of the
Company by the issuance of 47,724,561 common shares of
Metalline. At the closing of the merger of Metalline and the
Company, the Metalline warrants issued to investors in connection with the
above Metalline private placement will be cancelled. In the
event that a formal agreement is not executed between the parties by
December 4, 2009, the Letter of Intent will expire, unless extended
by the parties. The merger will be subject to the approval of
the shareholders of both companies and any required regulatory
approvals. If the merger is not completed by May 30, 2010,
the agreement will terminate.
|
|
(iii)
|
On
December 4, 2009 the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement
pursuant to which it will merge with a subsidiary of
Metalline. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will
merge with and become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Metalline. In order to effect this transaction, all the shares
of the Company’s common stock will be cancelled in exchange for rights to
receive shares of Metalline common stock listed on the NYSE
Amex. The Metalline rights will in turn be converted into
47,724,561 shares of Metalline. All outstanding options and
warrants will be substituted or exchanged for Metalline options or
warrants as provided in the
agreement.
|
|
|
The
completion of the merger under the agreement is subject to the approval of
both the Company’s and Metalline’s shareholders, the filing of proxy
statements, filing of a registration statement, the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange and the NYSE Amex, and the registration statement for the
Metalline common stock to be issued pursuant to the
agreement
|
F-17
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
11.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS (continued)
|
b)
|
Proposed
Merger with Metalline Mining Company
(continued)
|
being
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
merger under the agreement is also contingent upon Metalline receiving
$2,990,000 through the issuance of Metalline units on or before December 23,
2009, and the Company arranging and receiving financing of $13,010,000 on terms
acceptable to the Company on or before January 10, 2010.
|
(iv)
|
On
January 11, 2010 the Company closed a private placement of special
warrants at a price of $0.45 each for gross proceeds of
$13,010,000. Each special warrant will be automatically
converted without additional consideration, into one share of common stock
of the Company upon completion of the merger described in Note
11(b)(iii). The Company will pay a $300,000 advisory fee and a
commission of 6% of the gross proceeds to the agents upon closing of the
merger described in Note
11(b)(iii).
|
12.
|
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES
|
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”), which differ in
certain respect with those principles and practices that the Company would have
followed had its financial statements been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the United States (“US
GAAP”).
The
material differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission affecting the Company’s
financial statements are summarized as follows:
|
|
As
at September 30,
|
|
Balance
Sheets
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
2008
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
2,546,684 |
|
|
|
3,749,911 |
|
Increase
(decrease) in mineral properties acquisition costs (a)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets under US GAAP
|
|
|
2,533,079 |
|
|
|
3,757,111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
2,543,216 |
|
|
|
3,644,448 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
mineral properties adjustment (a)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity under US GAAP
|
|
|
2,529,611 |
|
|
|
3,651,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-18
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
12.
|
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES (continued)
|
|
|
As
at September 30,
|
|
Statements
of Operations
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
2008
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated
Note 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
(1,214,377 |
) |
|
|
(2,080,184 |
) |
Mineral
property costs expensed and written-off (a)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss in accordance with US GAAP
|
|
|
(1,227,982 |
) |
|
|
(2,080,184 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share under US GAAP
|
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
(0.18 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
at September 30,
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
2008
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
(1,201,464 |
) |
|
|
(2,088,754 |
) |
Deferred
exploration and acquisition costs (a)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities under US GAAP
|
|
|
(1,215,069 |
) |
|
|
(2,088,754 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
(20,805 |
) |
|
|
– |
|
Deferred
exploration (a)
|
|
|
13,605 |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities under US GAAP
|
|
|
(7,200 |
) |
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities under Canadian and US GAAP
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
947,281 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Mineral
Property Expenditures
|
Canadian
GAAP permits mineral property exploration and acquisition costs to be
capitalized during the exploration for a commercially mineable
deposit. During the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company changed
its accounting policy for mineral property exploration costs. In
prior years, the Company capitalized the acquisition and exploration expenditure
costs directly to mineral properties. Under the new policy, property
exploration costs incurred prior to the determination of the feasibility of
mining operations and a decision to proceed with development, are charged to
operations as incurred. Under US GAAP, mineral exploration costs are expensed as
incurred and mineral property acquisition costs are initially capitalized when
incurred using the guidance in EITF 04-02, “Whether Mineral Rights are Tangible
or Intangible Assets”. The Company assesses the carrying costs for impairment
under SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”
at each fiscal quarter end.
Under
Canadian GAAP, cash flows relating to mineral property exploration and
development are reported as investing activities. Under US GAAP, these costs are
characterized as operating activities.
F-19
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
12.
|
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES (continued)
|
Adoption
of new United States accounting pronouncements
FASB
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
On July
1, 2009, the Company adopted the FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”)
(formerly SFAS No. 168, ‘‘The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB
Statement No. 162’’). The ASC is the single source of authoritative US GAAP
recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. The
Codification reorganized the thousands of GAAP pronouncements into accounting
topics and displays them using a consistent structure. Also included in the
Codification is relevant Securities and Exchange Commission guidance organized
using the same topical structure in separate sections within the
Codification. On the effective date of the ASC, the Codification
superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All
other non grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the
Codification became non authoritative. The ASC was effective for financial
statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15,
2009. The adoption of the ASC changed the Company’s references to US GAAP
accounting standards but did not have any impact on the consolidated financial
statements.
Codification
Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurements
Codification
Topic 820, (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”)) was issued September 2006. The
Statement provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and
liabilities. The Statement also expands disclosures about the extent
to which companies measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information
used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurement on
earnings. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that
require or permit fair value measurements. This Statement does not
expand the use of fair value measurements in any new
circumstances. Under this Statement, fair value refers to the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the
entity transacts. Codification Topic 820 is effective for the Company
for fair value measurements and disclosures made by the Company in its fiscal
year beginning on January 1, 2008. The adoption of Codification Topic 820 on
January 1, 2008 had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements
of the Company.
Codification
Topic 825 – Fair Value Option
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Codification Topic 825, (formerly FASB Statement
No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities). This statement permits entities the option to measure
financial instruments at fair value, thereby achieving an offsetting effect for
accounting purposes for certain changes in fair value of certain related assets
and liabilities without having to apply hedge accounting. This statement is
effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. The adoption of
Codification Topic 825 on January 1, 2008 had no material impact on the
consolidated financial statements of the Company.
F-20
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
12.
|
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES (continued)
|
Adoption
of new United States accounting pronouncements
(continued)
Codification
Topic 805 – Business Combinations
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Codification Topic 805, (formerly SFAS 141R), a
revised standard on accounting for business combinations. The standard is
converged with proposals issued by the Accounting Standards Board (“AcSB”) and
the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) on this subject. The major
changes to accounting for business combinations are summarized as
follows:
|
•
|
All
business acquisitions would be measured at fair
value
|
|
•
|
The
existing definition of a business would be
expanded
|
|
•
|
Pre-acquisition
contingencies would be measured at fair
value
|
|
•
|
Most
acquisition-related costs would be recognized as expenses as incurred
(they would no longer be part of the purchase
consideration)
|
|
•
|
Obligations
for contingent consideration would be measured and recognized at fair
value at acquisition date (would no longer need to wait until contingency
is settled)
|
|
•
|
Liabilities
associated with restructuring or exit activities be recognized only if
they meet the recognition criteria of Codification Topic 420 –
Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, (formerly SFAS 146, Accounting for
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities), as of the acquisition
date.
|
|
•
|
Non-controlling
interests would be measured at fair value at the date of acquisition
(i.e., 100% of the assets and liabilities would be measured at fair value
even when an acquisition is less than
100%)
|
|
•
|
Goodwill,
if any, arising on a business combination reflects the excess of the fair
value of the acquiree, as a whole, over the net amount of the recognized
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is
allocated to the acquirer and the non-controlling
interest.
|
|
•
|
n
accounting for business combinations achieved in stages, commonly called
step acquisitions, the acquirer is to re-measure its non-controlling
equity investment in the acquiree at fair value as of the acquisition date
and recognize any unrealized gain or loss in
income.
|
The
statement is effective for business combinations occurring in the first annual
reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and is to be applied
prospectively. This statement does not apply to the Company, as no business
combination has occurred since December 15, 2008 and
onward. Therefore, the application of codification 805 had no impact
on the September 30, 2009 financial statements.
Codification
Topic 815 – Derivatives and Hedging
|
In
March 2008, the FASB issued Codification Topic 815, (formerly Statement
No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS
161”)). Codification Topic 815 intends to improve financial reporting about derivative
|
F-21
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(Expressed
in United States Dollars)
12.
|
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES (continued)
|
Adoption
of new United States accounting pronouncements (continued)
instruments
and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to
better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial
performance and cash flows. Codification Topic 815 also requires disclosure
about an entity’s strategy and objectives for using derivatives, the fair values
of derivative instruments and their related gains and losses. Codification Topic
815 became effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008. The Company did not identify any impact on its reconciliation
of accounting principles generally accepted in the US as a result of applying
Codification Topic 815.
Codification
Topic 815-40 – Contracts in entity's own equity
In June
2008, the FASB ratified Codification Topic 815-40, (formerly EITF 07-5,
“Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an
Entity’s Own Stock”). Codification Topic 815-40 provides guidance in determining
whether or not derivative financial instruments are indexed to a Company’s own
stock. It is effective the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of
Codification Topic 815-40 on January 1, 2008 had no impact on the consolidated
financial statements of the Company.
F-22
ANNEX
B – DOME VENTURES CORPORATION UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR
THE QUARTERS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION
Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements
Three
months ended December 31, 2009
F-23
DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION
INTERIM
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
December
31, 2009
$
(unaduted)
|
|
|
September
30,
2009
$
(audited)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
2,731,980 |
|
|
$ |
2,513,071 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
|
|
|
6,251 |
|
|
|
12,808 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,738,231 |
|
|
|
2,525,879 |
|
Mineral
properties (Notes(b) & 6)
|
|
|
20,805 |
|
|
|
20,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,759,036 |
|
|
$ |
2,546,684 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$ |
121,570 |
|
|
$ |
3,468 |
|
|
|
|
121,570 |
|
|
|
3,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
capital (Note 5)
|
|
|
18,700 |
|
|
|
18,700 |
|
Contributed
surplus (Note 5)
|
|
|
11,774,464 |
|
|
|
11,774,464 |
|
Deficit
|
|
|
(9,155,698 |
) |
|
|
(9,249,948 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,637,466 |
|
|
|
2,543,216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,759,036 |
|
|
$ |
2,546,684 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsequent
Events (Note 10)
Approved
on Behalf of the Board of Directors:
/s/
“Brian D. Edgar”
|
|
/s/
“William A. Rand”
|
Brian
D. Edgar, Director
|
|
William
A. Rand, Director
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
F-24
DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE LOSS AND DEFICIT
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
(unaudited)
|
|
For
the three months
ended
|
|
|
For
the three months
ended
|
|
|
|
December
31,
2009
(unaudited)
|
|
|
December
31,
2008
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
exploration costs
|
|
$ |
42,722 |
|
|
$ |
215,900 |
|
Regulatory
fees
|
|
|
7,487 |
|
|
|
5,942 |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
17,355 |
|
|
|
16,132 |
|
Office
and miscellaneous
|
|
|
11,485 |
|
|
|
18,412 |
|
Professional
and consulting fees
|
|
|
208,826 |
|
|
|
13,255 |
|
Rent
|
|
|
8,100 |
|
|
|
8,100 |
|
Wages
and benefits
|
|
|
61,414 |
|
|
|
54,284 |
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
99,206 |
|
Foreign
exchange (gain) loss
|
|
|
(50,290 |
) |
|
|
454,694 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss before other items
|
|
|
(307,099 |
) |
|
|
(885,925 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
Income
|
|
|
1,349 |
|
|
|
15,519 |
|
Joint
Venture Recoveries (Note 9)
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
401,349 |
|
|
|
15,519 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
94,250 |
|
|
|
(870,406 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit
– beginning of period
|
|
|
(9,249,948 |
) |
|
|
(8,035,571 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit
– end of period
|
|
|
(9,155,698 |
) |
|
|
(8,905,977 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) per share – basic and diluted
|
|
|
0.005 |
|
|
|
(0.065 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
18,699,513 |
|
|
|
13,382,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
F-25
DOME
VENTURES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
(unaudited)
|
|
For
the three months ended
|
|
|
For
the three months ended
|
|
|
|
December
31,
2009
(unaudited)
|
|
|
December
31,
2008
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income from operations
|
|
$ |
94,250 |
|
|
$ |
(870,406 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Item
not involving cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
99,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in non-cash working capital items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
|
|
|
6,557 |
|
|
|
(4,641 |
) |
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
118,102 |
|
|
|
(55,684 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided (used) in operating activities
|
|
|
218,909 |
|
|
|
(831,525 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of shares
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash (used) in financing activities
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral
properties
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash (used) in investing activities
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
218,909 |
|
|
|
(831,525 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
2,513,071 |
|
|
|
3,735,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
2,731,980 |
|
|
$ |
2,903,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents are comprised of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
in bank accounts
|
|
$ |
705,743 |
|
|
$ |
514,857 |
|
Short-term
money market instruments
|
|
|
2,026,237 |
|
|
|
2,388,958 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,731,980 |
|
|
$ |
2,903,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
F-26
Dome
Ventures Corporation (“Dome” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Canada and
domesticated to the United States in 1999. The Company’s permanent
establishment is in British Columbia, Canada.
The
Company’s principal business activities currently include the acquisition and
exploration of mineral properties domiciled in Gabon, Africa. The
Company is in the exploration stage and has not yet determined whether any of
its mineral properties contain ore reserves that are economically
recoverable.
As at
December 31, 2009, the Company had accumulated losses since inception of
$9,155,698. The continuance of the Company’s operations is dependent
on obtaining sufficient additional financing when necessary in order to explore
and realize the recoverability of the Company’s investments in mineral
properties, which is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable
reserves and market prices for the underlying minerals.
These
financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles
applicable to a going concern, which assumes the Company will be able to realize
its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for
the foreseeable future.
2.
|
Summary
of Significant Accounting
Policies
|
These
interim consolidated financial statements are denominated in US dollars and have
been prepared using Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles. The accounts include those of the Company and its wholly
owned British Virgin Islands subsidiaries Dome Asia Inc., and Dome International
Global Inc., and Dome Ventures SARL Gabon, as well as Dome International Global
Inc.’s 99.99%-owned Nigerian subsidiary Dome Minerals Nigeria
Limited. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have
been eliminated on consolidation.
b)
Mineral
Properties
Property
exploration costs, including maintenance fees, incurred prior to the
determination of the economic feasibility of mining operations and a decision to
proceed with development are charged to operations as incurred. All
direct costs related to the acquisition of resource property interests are
capitalized. The carrying value of mineral properties is assessed
when an event occurs indicating impairment. The carrying value is
assessed using factors such as future asset utilization and the future
undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use or sale of the related
assets. An impairment loss is recognized in the period when it is
determined that the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable and exceeds
its fair value. At that time, the carrying amount is written down to
fair value.
c)
Asset Reitrement Obligations
The
Company accounts for asset retirement obligations under CICA Handbook section
3110, “Asset Retirement Obligations”. Under the standard, a liability
is recognized for the future retirement obligations associated with the
Company’s mineral properties. The fair value of the obligation is
recorded on a discounted basis. This amount is capitalized as part of
the cost of the related property and is subject to depletion. At
December 31, 2009, the Company has not incurred any asset retirement
obligations.
F-27
2.
|
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
|
d)
Foreign currency translation
The
majority of the Company’s assets and operations are denominated in Canadian
dollars and CFA Francs. The Company reports in US
dollars.
Transactions
in foreign currencies such as Canadian dollars and CFA Francs are translated
into US dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction dates using
the temporal method. Monetary balance sheet items denominated in
Canadian dollars or CFA Francs are translated into US dollars at the exchange
rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting exchange
gains and losses are recognized in income.
e) Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents include cash, money market investments and other highly liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company’s cash
equivalents have been classified as held-for-trading and are recorded at fair
value on the balance sheet. Fair values are determined directly by
reference to published price quotations in an active market. Changes in the fair
value of these instruments are reflected in the statement of
operations.
f) Stock-based
compensation
The
Company has a Stock Option Plan, which is described in Note 6(d) of the year-end
financial statements ended September 30, 2009, and accounts for all stock-based
payments using the fair value method. Under the fair value method,
stock-based payments are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments
issued, with the resulting compensation expense recognized over the vesting
period of the options granted and a corresponding increase to contributed
surplus.
The fair
value of stock-based payments to non-employees is re-measured during the vesting
period as the options are earned, and any change therein is recognized over the
period and in the same manner as if the Company had paid cash instead of paying
with or using equity instruments.
g) Earnings
per share (“EPS”)
Basic EPS
is computed by dividing the net income/loss by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per
share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of common shares
with the treasury stock method, to reflect the potential dilution of securities
that could result from the exercise of “in-the-money” stock options and
warrants.
h) Use
of estimates
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported
period. Significant areas requiring the use of estimates relate to
recoverability or valuation of mineral properties, the utilization of future
income tax assets, the valuation of asset retirement obligations and stock-based
compensation. Actual results may ultimately differ from those
estimates.
F-28
3.
|
Adoption
of New Accounting Standards and Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
|
In
February 2008, the CICA issued Section 3064, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets,”
which replaces Section 3062, “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets.” This new standard provides guidance on the recognition,
measurement, presentation and disclosure of goodwill and intangible assets and
is effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2009. Concurrent
with the adoption of this standard, EIC-27, “Revenues and Expenditures in the
Pre-operating Period,” will be withdrawn. The adoption of this
standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
In January 2009, the CICA issued Section 1582 “Business
Combinations” to replace Section 1581. Prospective application of the
standard is effective January 1, 2011, with early adoption
permitted. This new standard effectively harmonizes the business
combinations standard under Canadian GAAP with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”). The new standard revises guidance on the
determination of the carrying amount of the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed, goodwill and accounting for non-controlling interests at the time of a
business combination. The CICA concurrently issued Section 1601
“Consolidated Financial Statements” and Section 1602 “Non-Controlling
Interests,” which replace Section 1600 “Consolidated Financial
Statements.”
Section
1601 provides revised guidance on the preparation of consolidated financial
statements and Section 1602 addresses accounting for non-controlling interests
in consolidated financial statements subsequent to a business
combination. These standards are effective January 1, 2011, unless
they are early adopted at the same time as Section 1582 “Business
Combinations.” The Company is currently assessing the impact of
adopting these standards and has not yet determined its effect on its financial
statements.
In
February 2008, the CICA Accounting Standards Board confirmed that public
companies will be required to prepare interim and annual financial statements
under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for fiscal years
beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The Company is currently
assessing the impact of adopting IFRS and has not yet determined its effect on
its financial statements.
4.
|
Financial
Instruments and financial
risk
|
The
Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and accounts
payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying values of these
financial instruments approximate their fair values due to the near-term
maturity of these financial instruments.
Credit Risk – The Company maintains a majority of its cash and
cash equivalents with a major Canadian financial institution in Canadian
funds. The Company maintains the remainder amount of its cash and
cash equivalents with a major Gabonese financial institution in CFA
funds. Deposits held with these institutions may exceed the amount
insurance provided on such deposits.
Currency
Risk – As the Company operates on an international basis, currency risk
exposures arise from transactions and balances denominated in foreign
currencies. The Company’s foreign exchange risk arises primarily with
respect to the Canadian dollar and Central African CFA francs. The
majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are denominated in Canadian
dollars. The majority of the Company’s expenses are denominated in
Canadian dollars and Central African CFA francs. Fluctuations in the
exchange rates between these currencies and the US dollar could have a material
effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of
operations. The Company does not engage in any hedging
activity.
Liquidity
Risk – The Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash and cash
equivalents balances. The Company continuously monitors and reviews
both actual and forecasted cash flows, and also matches the maturity profile of
financial assets and liabilities.
Interest
Rate Risk – The Company’s cash equivalents are subject to interest rate
risk. The Company’s interest rate risk management policy is to
purchase highly liquid investments with a term to maturity of three months or
less on the date of purchase. The Company does not engage in any
hedging activity.
F-29
Commodity
Price Risk – Mineral prices are volatile and have risen and fallen sharply in
recent periods. These prices are subject to market supply and demand, political
and economic factors, and commodity speculation, all of which can interact with
one another to cause significant price movements. The Company does
not engage in any hedging activity.
Authorized:
|
▪ 50,000,000
Preferred shares with a par value of $0.001 per share, of which 20,000,000
are designated Series A Convertible Preferred shares – None are
issued
|
|
▪
100,000,000 Common shares with a par value of $0.001 per
share
|
|
|
Number
of
Shares
Issued
|
|
|
Par
Value
|
|
|
Contributed
Surplus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares issued:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at September 30, 2009
|
|
|
18,699,513 |
|
|
|
18,700 |
|
|
|
11,774,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
cost of stock options granted (during the three months ended December 31,
2009)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
capital stock common at December 31, 2009
|
|
|
18,699,513 |
|
|
$ |
18,700 |
|
|
$ |
11,774,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Warrants
outstanding: The Company has 2,300,000 warrants outstanding as
at December 31, 2009. Each of the 2,300,000 purchase warrants
entitles the holder to acquire an additional common share of Dome at a
price of $0.40 per share. These warrants expire between June 16
and June 26, 2010.
|
(b)
|
Options
outstanding: During the quarter ended December 31, 2009 there
were no new options granted. As at December 31, 2009 there were
1,550,000 stock options outstanding at $0.11 per share (expiring November
18, 2011).
|
(c)
|
Stock-based
compensation: During the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the amount of
$Nil (Dec 31, 2008 was $99,206) of stock-based compensation expense was
recognized for options vesting during the quarter which were granted to
directors and officers of the
Company.
|
As at
December 31, 2009, cumulative expenses incurred in Gabon are $3,095,767, all of
which have been expensed except for $20,805 related to property acquisition
expenditures, which have been capitalized. The following table summarizes
exploration costs in Gabon by type of expenditure:
|
|
December
31,
2009
$
|
|
|
September
30, 2009
$
|
|
|
December
31,
2008
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Camp
and housing rental
|
|
|
127,425 |
|
|
|
127,425 |
|
|
|
111,946 |
|
Field
supplies, equipment and labour
|
|
|
683,044 |
|
|
|
673,849 |
|
|
|
617,249 |
|
Field
transportation
|
|
|
264,096 |
|
|
|
264,096 |
|
|
|
258,088 |
|
Consulting
fees
|
|
|
108,874 |
|
|
|
108,874 |
|
|
|
45,118 |
|
Geological,
geophysical and geochemical
|
|
|
970,801 |
|
|
|
964,198 |
|
|
|
911,094 |
|
Maps,
reports and sampling costs
|
|
|
521,188 |
|
|
|
521,188 |
|
|
|
521,188 |
|
Office
and miscellaneous
|
|
|
95,649 |
|
|
|
92,338 |
|
|
|
28,997 |
|
Transportation,
travel and accommodations
|
|
|
324,690 |
|
|
|
323,373 |
|
|
|
300,966 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,095,767 |
|
|
|
3,075,341 |
|
|
|
2,794,646 |
|
F-30
During
the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company spent $42,722 on mineral
exploration activity of which $20,426 was spent on mineral exploration activity
in Gabon, West Africa and $22,296 on mineral property investigation costs in
relationship to the merger with Metalline Mining Company. The Gabon
activity relates to license acquisition, equipment acquisition, administrative
set-up costs and geological, geochemical and geophysical investigation. In
September 2006, the Company was granted a prospection license in Gabon in
connection with this activity. The license was effective until September 2008.
In accordance with Gabonese law, the Company filed applications for three
exploration licenses covering approximately 2,000 square kilometers each within
the Company’s prospection license. These exploration licenses were
granted in July 2008 and entitle the Company to employ sub-surface exploration
methods, such as drilling and trial mining. These transferable licenses are
valid for three years and are renewable twice with each renewal lasting for
three years. The Company must spend 200,000,000 CFA francs in order to renew
each exploration license for a second term of three years and 400,000,000 CFA
francs in order to renew the license for a third term of three years. The
Company must spend 800,000,000 CFA francs in the third term. The Company may
apply for a mining license at any time during these periods. As at December
31, 2009, 1 United States dollar approximates 448 CFA francs. For
further details see Note 9 Exploration project.
The
Company defines capital as all components of shareholders’
equity. The Company has no debt obligations. The board of
directors does not establish quantitative return on capital criteria for
management due to the nature of the Company’s business. The Company
does not pay dividends. The Company is not subject to any externally
imposed capital requirements. The Company raises capital to fund its
corporate and exploration costs through the sale of its common shares or units
consisting of common shares and warrants.
Currently
the Company has no significant sources of revenues. There were no
changes in the Company’s approach for the period ended December 31,
2009.
8.
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
The
Company has engaged the services of Rand Edgar Investment Corp (“REIC”)
commencing March 2001 for $10,000 US (plus gst) per month. REIC is
owned by two directors of the Company and provides advisory services relating to
general corporate development, financial matters, raising additional capital,
corporate maintenance, administrative services and provisions of office
space. This agreement is effective until July 31,
2012.
Further
to the disclosed information in Note 6, the Company has executed the following
Joint Venture Agreements.
Joint Venture Agreements
with AngloGold Ashanti Limited
In
October 2009, the Company and AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“Anglo”) entered into
the Ogooue Joint Venture Agreement and the Ndjole and Mevang Joint Venture
Agreement.
Ogooue
Joint Venture Agreement
Anglo
acquired a reconnaissance license over an area comprising 8,295 square
kilometers in Gabon, West Africa. This license was acquired by Anglo
for its gold potential. The joint venture is an 80/20 joint venture
in favour of Anglo. Anglo has made a firm commitment to spend
$100,000 on exploration and will sole fund the first $3 million of
exploration expenditures, after which the parties will contribute on an 80/20
basis. Joint venture dilution provisions apply and if the Company is
diluted in the future to a joint venture interest of 5% or less due to lack of
contribution to exploration budgets, its interest will be converted to a 2% Net
Smelter Return which can be purchased at an appraised value 14 months after
commencement of commercial production. Should Anglo elect not to
spend the aforesaid $3 million, the lease shall be assigned to the
Company.
F-31
Ndjole
and Mevang Joint Venture Agreement
The
Company is the owner of the Ndjole and Mevang Exploration Licenses, each
comprised of 2,000 square kilometers. Under the terms of the
joint venture, Anglo has earned a 20% interest by paying to the Company $400,000
on signing of the joint venture agreement. Anglo can earn an
additional 40% interest by paying the Company $100,000 per year over the next
three years and by incurring exploration expenditures in the amount of
$3.7 million over the next three years at the rate of $1 million in
the first year, $1.2 million in the second year and $1.5 million in
the third year.
Once it
has earned a 60% interest, Anglo can earn an additional 10% interest (70% total)
by spending $5 million on exploration expenditures within two years of
earning into a 60% interest as set out above. When the parties have a
70/30 joint venture, if the Company elects not to contribute to work programs
and budgets, Anglo can elect to earn an additional 15% interest (85% total) by
carrying the project to a completed pre-feasibility study.
Should
Anglo fail to perform as set out above, a 100% interest in the licenses shall
revert to the Company and the joint venture will cease. Anglo shall
be entitled to withdraw from the joint venture after it has spent
$1 million on exploration expenditures.
Joint
venture dilution provisions apply and if the Company is diluted in the future to
a joint venture interest of 5% or less due to lack of contribution to
exploration budgets, its interests will be converted to a 2% Net Smelter Return
which can be purchased at appraised value 14 months after commencement of
commercial production.
9.
|
Exploration
project (continued)
|
Ndjole
and Mevang Joint Venture Agreement (continued)
The
Company is operating the exploration program on behalf of Anglo and receives
funds from time-to-time to continue the joint venture operations in
Gabon. As at December 31, 2009 the Company had a balance of $227,928
received from Anglo in trust for ongoing exploration costs. These
funds are not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet as they are held in trust
for joint venture expenditures on Anglo’s behalf.
10.
|
Proposed
Merger and Subsequent Events
|
Proposed
Merger with Metalline Mining Company
In
November 2009, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent superceded by a
formal merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) dated December 4, 2009 pursuant
to which the Company proposes to merge with Metalline Mining Company
("Metalline"). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement (as
modified):
|
(i)
|
The
Merger Agreement was subject to the condition that the Company arrange a
private placement in the securities of Metalline consisting of
6.5 million units with each unit consisting of one share and a
warrant in order to raise approximately $3 million. The
units were priced at $0.46 per share and two warrants entitle the holder
to purchase a further share of Metalline at $0.57 per share within one
year. This financing closed December 23, 2009. It was a further
condition of the merger that the Company arrange its own financing to
raise $13 million, which condition was satisfied on January 11,
2010. The financing consisted of the sale of 28,911,111 special
warrants at a price of $0.45 per special warrant. Each special
warrant is convertible into one share of the Company without payment of
further consideration. The financing was led by Cormark
Securities Inc. and assisted by Haywood Securities Inc., (the
“Brokers”). The Brokers will receive a commission equal to 6%
of the gross proceeds of part of the offering, plus an advisory fee of
$300,000. Upon the conversion of the special warrants into
shares of the Company , and the exercise of the outstanding options
referred to in Note 5 (the option holders have agreed to exercise the
options prior to the closing), a total of 49,260,624 shares of the Company
will be outstanding just prior to the merger. This will result
in each shareholder of the Company receiving a 0.968818 of a Metalline
share for each share of the
Company.
|
F-32
|
(ii)
|
Under
the terms of the Merger Agreement, Metalline is to file a Registration
Statement in the US and both companies will mail to their respective
shareholders a Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in connection with general
meetings at which the merger agreement will be presented for
approval. Upon approval by the shareholders of both companies,
and necessary regulatory approval, Metalline will acquire all of the
outstanding shares of the Company by the issuance of 47,724,561 common
shares of Metalline. At the closing of the merger of Metalline
and the Company, the Metalline warrants issued to investors in connection
with the above Metalline private placement will be
cancelled. If the merger is not completed by July 10, 2010, the
agreement will terminate.
|
|
(iii)
|
Also
on December 4th,
the Company entered into an agreement with Cormark Securities Inc.
(“Cormark”) pursuant to which Cormark, along with Haywood Securities Inc.
(together the “Brokers”), has agreed to market, on a best-efforts basis, a
private placement of special warrants of the Company (each a “Special
Warrant”) to raise gross proceeds of $13,010,000 (the
“Offering”). Each Special Warrant issued in the Dome private
placement will be priced at $0.45 per Special Warrant and will be
exercisable to acquire, without additional consideration, one share of
common stock of the Company upon the satisfaction of the Release
Conditions (as defined
below).
|
The
Company will on a portion pay the Brokers at the closing of the transaction a
cash commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds of part of the Offering plus
an advisory fee of $300,000. The Offering closed on January 11,
2010.
The
Release Conditions are: (i) the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and the
NYSE Amex to the merger of the Company and Metalline, (ii) the US registration
statement of Metalline registering the shares of Metalline to be issued to the
holders of Dome shares having been declared effective and (iii) the Company
having confirmed that all the conditions under the merger agreement, including
the requisite approval of the shareholders of both Dome and Metalline, have been
satisfied or waived.
In the
event that the Release Conditions have not been satisfied on or before the date
which is 180 days after the closing date of the Offering the trustee shall
return to each holder of Special Warrants an amount equal to 100% of the
aggregate issue price of the number of Special Warrants held by such
holder.
F-33
11.
|
Differences
Between Canadian and United States Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles
|
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”), which differ in
certain respect with those principles and practices that the Company would have
followed had its financial statements been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Unites States (“US
GAAP”).
The
material differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission affecting the Company’s
financial statements are summarized as follows:
Balance
Sheets
|
|
December
31,
2009
$
|
|
|
September
30,
2009
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
2,759,036 |
|
|
|
2,546,684 |
|
Increase
(decrease) in mineral properties acquisition costs
(i)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets under US GAAP
|
|
|
2,745,431 |
|
|
|
2,533,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
2,637,466 |
|
|
|
2,543,216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
mineral properties adjustment (i)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity under US GAAP
|
|
|
2,623,861 |
|
|
|
2,529,611 |
|
|
|
As
at December 31,
|
|
Statements
of Operations
|
|
2009
$
|
|
|
2008
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) under Canadian GAAP
|
|
|
94,250 |
|
|
|
(870,406 |
) |
Mineral
property costs expensed and written-off (i)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss in accordance with US GAAP
|
|
|
80,645 |
|
|
|
(884,011 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share under US GAAP
|
|
|
0.004 |
|
|
|
(0.066 |
) |
F-34
11.
|
Differences
Between Canadian and United States Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (continued)
|
|
|
As
at December 31,
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities under Canadian GAAP
|
|
$ |
218,909 |
|
|
$ |
(831,525 |
) |
Deferred
exploration and acquisition costs (i)
|
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
(13,605 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities under US GAAP
|
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Investing
activities
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activities under Canadian and US GAAP
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Financing
activities
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activities under Canadian and US GAAP
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(i)
Mineral
Property Expenditures
Canadian
GAAP permits mineral property exploration and acquisition costs to be
capitalized during the exploration for a commercially mineable deposit. During
the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company changed its accounting policy for
mineral property exploration costs. In prior years, the Company capitalized the
acquisition and exploration expenditure costs directly to mineral properties.
Under the new policy, property exploration costs incurred prior to the
determination of the feasibility of mining operations and a decision to proceed
with development, are charged to operations as incurred. Under US GAAP, mineral
exploration costs are expensed as incurred and mineral property acquisition
costs are initially capitalized when incurred using the guidance in EITF 04-02,
“Whether Mineral Rights are Tangible or Intangible Assets”. The Company assesses
the carrying costs for impairment under SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” at each fiscal quarter
end.
Under
Canadian GAAP, cash flows relating to mineral property exploration and
development are reported as investing activities. Under US GAAP, these costs are
characterized as operating activities.
Adoption
of new United States accounting pronouncements
FASB
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
On July
1, 2009, the Company adopted the FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”)
(formerly SFAS No. 168, ‘‘The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB
Statement No. 162’’). The ASC is the single source of authoritative US GAAP
recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. The
Codification reorganized the thousands of GAAP pronouncements into accounting
topics and displays them using a consistent structure. Also included in the
Codification is relevant Securities and Exchange Commission guidance organized
using the same topical structure in separate sections within the Codification.
On the effective date of the ASC, the Codification superseded all then-existing
non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non grandfathered non-SEC
accounting literature not included in the Codification became non authoritative.
The ASC was effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual
periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the ASC changed the
Company’s references to US GAAP accounting standards but did not have any impact
on the consolidated financial statements.
F-35
Codification
Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurements
Codification
Topic 820, (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”)) was issued September 2006. The Statement
provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The
Statement also expands disclosures about the extent to which companies measure
assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair
value, and the effect of fair value measurement on earnings. This Statement
applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements. This Statement does not expand the use of fair value measurements
in any new circumstances. Under this Statement, fair value refers to the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the
entity transacts. Codification Topic 820 is effective for the Company for fair
value measurements and disclosures made by the Company in its fiscal year
beginning on January 1, 2008. The adoption of Codification Topic 820 on January
1, 2008 had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the
Company.
Codification
Topic 825 – Fair Value Option
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Codification Topic 825, (formerly FASB Statement
No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities).
This statement permits entities the option to measure financial instruments at
fair value, thereby achieving an offsetting effect for accounting purposes for
certain changes in fair value of certain related assets and liabilities without
having to apply hedge accounting. This statement is effective for the Company
beginning January 1, 2008. The adoption of Codification Topic 825 on January 1,
2008 had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the
Company.
Codification
Topic 805 – Business Combinations
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Codification Topic 805, (formerly SFAS 141R), a
revised standard on accounting for business combinations. The standard is
converged with proposals issued by the Accounting Standards Board (“AcSB”) and
the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) on this subject. The major
changes to accounting for business combinations are summarized as
follows:
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All
business acquisitions would be measured at fair
value
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The
existing definition of a business would be
expanded
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Pre-acquisition
contingencies would be measured at fair
value
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Most
acquisition-related costs would be recognized as expenses as incurred
(they would no longer be part of the purchase
consideration)
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Obligations
for contingent consideration would be measured and recognized at fair
value at acquisition date (would no longer need to wait until contingency
is settled)
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Liabilities
associated with restructuring or exit activities be recognized only if
they meet the recognition criteria of Codification Topic 420 –
Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, (formerly SFAS 146, Accounting for
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities), as of the acquisition
date.
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Non-controlling
interests would be measured at fair value at the date of acquisition
(i.e., 100% of the assets and liabilities would be measured at fair value
even when an acquisition is less than
100%)
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Goodwill,
if any, arising on a business combination reflects the excess of the fair
value of the acquiree, as a whole, over the net amount of the recognized
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is
allocated to the acquirer and the non-controlling
interest.
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In
accounting for business combinations achieved in stages, commonly called
step acquisitions, the acquirer is to re-measure its non-controlling
equity investment in the acquiree at fair value as of the acquisition date
and recognize any unrealized gain or loss in
income.
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The
statement is effective for business combinations occurring in the first annual
reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and is to be applied
prospectively. This statement does not apply to the Company, as no business
combination has occurred since December 15, 2008 and onwards. Therefore, the
application of codification 805 had no impact on the September 30, 2009
financial statements.
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Codification
Topic 815 – Derivatives and Hedging
In March
2008, the FASB issued Codification Topic 815, (formerly Statement No. 161,
“Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of
FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”)). Codification Topic 815 intends to improve
financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by
requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their
effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
Codification Topic 815 also requires disclosure about an entity’s strategy and
objectives for using derivatives, the fair values of derivative instruments and
their related gains and losses. Codification Topic 815 became effective for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company
did not identify any impact on its reconciliation of accounting principles
generally accepted in the US as a result of applying Codification Topic
815.
Adoption
of new United States accounting pronouncements (continued)
Codification
Topic 815-40 – Contracts in entity's own equity
In June
2008, the FASB ratified Codification Topic 815-40, (formerly EITF 07-5,
“Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an
Entity’s Own Stock”). Codification Topic 815-40 provides guidance in determining
whether or not derivative financial instruments are indexed to a Company’s own
stock. It is effective the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of
Codification Topic 815-40 on January 1, 2008 had no impact on the consolidated
financial statements of the Company.
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
2.1
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger and Reorganization.3
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3.1(a)
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Articles
of Incorporation.1
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3.1(b)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.2
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4.1
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Rights
Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2007, between the Company and OTC Stock
Transfer, as Rights Agent.
7
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5.1
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Opinion
of Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.,previously
filed
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8.1
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Opinion
of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, previously
filed
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8.2
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Opinion
of Burns Figa & Will, P.C., previously
filed
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10.1
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2000
Equity Incentive Plan.
5
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10.2
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2006
Stock Option Plan.
5
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10.4
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Employment
Agreement with Merlin Bingham, effective January 1, 2007.5
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10.5
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Employment
Agreement with Roger Kolvoord, effective January 1, 2007.
5
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10.6
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Employment
Agreement with Terry Brown, effective January 1, 2007.
5
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10.7
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Employment
Agreement with Robert Devers, effective January 1, 2008.6
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10.8
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2010
Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan.
3
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21.1
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant,
4
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23.1
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Consent
of Hein & Associates LLP, filed
herewith.
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23.2
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Consent
of Manning Elliot LLP, filed
herewith.
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23.3
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Consent
of Pincock Allen and Holt, previously
filed
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99.1
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Sierra
Mojada location map.4
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165
____________
(1) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-SB, filed October 15, 1999.
(2) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-QSB, filed September 19, 2006.
(3) Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, filed February 3,
2010.
(4) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-K, filed January 11, 2010.
(5) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10-KSB, filed January 31, 2007.
(6) Incorporated
by reference from Form 8-K, filed January 22, 2008.
(7)
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed on June 11, 2007.
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166
PROXY
METALLINE
MINING COMPANY
1330 E.
Margaret Avenue
Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho 83815
(208)
665-2002
SPECIAL
MEETING IN LIEU OF AN ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS – _________,
2010
PROXY
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned stockholder of
Metalline Mining Company (“Metalline”) hereby constitutes and appoints Merlin
Bingham and Robert Devers, or either of them, as attorneys and proxies to
appear, attend and vote all of the shares of Common Stock and/or standing in the
name of the undersigned at the Special Meeting in Lieu of an Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held at ________________________ on____________,
2010, at 10:00 a.m. local time, and at any adjournment or
adjournments thereof, upon the following:
Proposal No. 1:
Approval for the issuance of common stock to the shareholders of Dome Ventures
Corporation in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization dated December 4, 2009 between Metalline, Dome and Metalline
Mining Delaware, Inc.
For
/ / Against
/ / Abstain
/ /
Proposal No. 2:
Approval of an amendment to Metalline’s Articles of Incorporation increasing
Metalline’s authorized capital to 300,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par
value.
For
/ / Against
/ / Abstain
/ /
Proposal No. 3:
Approval and adoption of the Metalline 2010 Stock Option and Stock Bonus
Plan.
For
/ / Against
/ / Abstain
/ /
Proposal No.
4: To elect the following seven persons as directors to hold
office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors
have been elected and qualified:
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Merlin
Bingham |
For
/ / |
Withhold Authority
to vote / / |
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Duncan
Hsia |
For
/ / |
Withhold Authority
to vote / / |
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Wesley
Pomeroy |
For
/ / |
Withhold Authority
to vote / / |
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Robert
Kramer |
For
/ / |
Withhold Authority
to vote / / |
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Gregory
Hahn |
For
/ / |
Withhold Authority
to vote / / |
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Brian
Edgar |
For
/ / |
Withhold Authority
to vote / / |
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Murray
Hitzman |
For
/ / |
Withhold Authority
to vote / / |
Proposal No. 5:
Ratification and approval of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm.
For
/ / Against
/ / Abstain
/ /
In their discretion, the Proxy is
authorized to vote upon such other business as lawfully may come before the
Meeting. The undersigned hereby revokes any proxies as to said shares heretofore
given by the undersigned and ratifies and confirms all that said proxy lawfully
may do by virtue hereof.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED HEREON WITH RESPECT TO THE ABOVE PROPOSALS, BUT IF NO
SPECIFICATION IS MADE THEY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND FOR THE OTHER
PROPOSALS LISTED ABOVE. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY ON ANY OTHER BUSINESS.
Please mark, date and sign exactly as
your name appears hereon, including designation as executor, Trustee, etc., if
applicable, and return the Proxy in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as
promptly as possible. It is important to return this Proxy properly
signed in order to exercise your right to vote if you do not attend the meeting
and vote in person. A corporation must sign in its name by the
President or other authorized officer. All co-owners and each joint owner
must sign.
Date: _______________________
_____________________________________
Signature(s)
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Address
if different from that on envelope:
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_____________________________________
Street Address
_____________________________________
City, State and Zip
Code
Please
check if you intend to be present at the meeting:
Computershare
9th
Floor, 100 University Avenue
Toronto,
Ontario M5J 2Y1
www.computershare.com
DOME VENTURES
CORPORATION
Form of Proxy - Special Meeting to be
held on April 14, 2010
This Form of Proxy is solicited by
and on behalf of Management.
Notes to proxy
1.
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Every holder has the right to appoint some
other person or company of their choice, who need not be a holder, to
attend and act on their behalf at the meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof. If you wish to appoint a person or company other
than the persons whose names are printed herein, please insert the name of
your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see
reverse).
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2.
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If
the securities are registered in the name of more than one owner (for
example, joint ownership, trustees, executors, etc.), then all those
registered should sign this proxy. If you are voting on behalf of a
corporation or another individual you must sign this proxy with signing
capacity stated, and you may be required to provide documentation
evidencing your power to sign this
proxy.
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3.
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This
proxy should be signed in the exact manner as the name(s) appear(s) on the
proxy.
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4.
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If
this proxy is not dated, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it is
mailed by Management to the holder.
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5.
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The securities represented by this
proxy will be voted as directed by the holder, however, if such a
direction is not made in respect of any matter, this proxy will be voted
as recommended by
Management.
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6.
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The
securities represented by this proxy will be voted in favour or withheld
from voting or voted against each of the matters described herein, as
applicable, in accordance with the instructions of the holder, on any
ballot that may be called for and, if the holder has specified a choice
with respect to any matter to be acted on, the securities will be voted
accordingly.
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7.
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This
proxy confers discretionary authority in respect of amendments or
variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting or other matters
that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof.
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8.
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This
proxy should be read in conjunction with the accompanying documentation
provided by Management.
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Proxies submitted must be received by
10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on Monday, April 12, 2010.
VOTE USING THE TELEPHONE OR INTERNET 24
HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK!
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To Vote Using the
Telephone |
To Vote Using the
Internet |
• Call the number listed
BELOW from a touch tone telephone |
Go to the following
web site: |
1-866-732-VOTE
(8683) Toll Free |
www.investorvote.com |
If
you vote by telephone or the Internet, DO NOT mail back this proxy.
Voting by mail may be the only
method for securities held in the name of a corporation or securities being
voted on behalf of another individual.
Voting by mail or by Internet
are the only methods by which a holder may appoint a person as proxyholder other
than the Management nominees named on the reverse of this proxy. Instead of
mailing this proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined above
to vote this proxy.
To
vote by telephone or the Internet, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER
listed below.
CONTROL
NUMBER
22FE10048.E.SEDAR/000001/000001/i
+
Appointment of
Proxyholder |
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I/We, being holder(s) of Dome
Ventures Corporation hereby appoint: Brian D. Edgar,
or failing him, William A. Rand, |
OR |
Print
the name of the person you are appointing
if this person is someone other than the
Chairman of the Meeting
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as my/our
proxyholder with full power of substitution and to attend, act and to vote for
and on behalf of the shareholder in accordance with the following direction (or
if no directions have been given, as the proxyholder sees fit) and all other
matters that may properly come before the Special Meeting of shareholders
of Dome Ventures
Corporation to be held at Suite 2200, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada, on April 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) and at
any adjournment or postponement thereof.
VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INDICATED
BY HIGHLIGHTED TEXTOVER
THE BOXES.
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For |
Against |
1. Approval of Merger between
the Corporation, Metalline Mining Company and Metalline Mining Delaware
Inc. |
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To consider, and if thought advisable, approve the Agreement and Plan
of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of December 4, 2009, by and among
the Corporation, Metalline Mining Company and Metalline Mining Delaware,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Metalline Mining Company.
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o |
o |
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For |
Against |
2. Approval of Adjournment of
Dome Special Meeting |
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To approve an adjournment of the Dome special meeting, if necessary,
including to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes
for the proposal to approve the merger.
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o |
o |
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Signature(s) |
Date |
Authorized Signature(s) - This
section must be completed for your
instructions to be executed. |
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I/We
authorize you to act in accordance with my/our instructions set out above.
I/We hereby revoke any proxy previously given with respect to the
Meeting. If no voting
instructions are indicated above, this Proxy will be voted as recommended
by Management.
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