Vancouver, British Columbia (TSX Venture: ASW) (OTCBB: ASWRF) (BERLIN: AMO), February 13, 2009 – Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. ("Anglo Swiss") announced today that it has completed the first tranche of a private placement of 1,300,000 units ("Units") of Anglo Swiss at a price of $0.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of $130,000 of a proposed $700,000 offering. Each Unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant of Anglo Swiss, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to acquire one common share of Anglo Swiss on or before February 2, 2011 at a price of $0.15 per share
Anglo Swiss intends to use the proceeds from the private placement for general working capital purposes. All of the securities issued by Anglo Swiss pursuant to the private placements are subject to a four-month hold period under Canadian securities laws and are subject to restrictions on resale prior to June 3, 2009.
Anglo Swiss has also reached a Debt Settlement Agreement with Full Force Diamond Drilling Ltd. to settle an outstanding debt of $474,940.43 by the issuance of 1,000,000 common shares, subject to regulatory approval. The common shares issued will be restricted for trading until June 7, 2009.
About Anglo Swiss
Anglo Swiss is a mineral exploration company focused on creating shareholder value through the acquisition and development of quality precious/base metal and gemstone properties that have undiscovered resource potential. The company is actively exploring and drilling its 100% owned, advanced staged Kenville Gold Property located in southeastern British Columbia with the goal of developing a world-class porphyry copper and gold deposit. The company is also in the process of exploring a diamondiferous bearing kimberlite property, known as the Fry Inlet Diamond Property, located in the Lac de Gras region of Canada's Northwest Territories in which it has the right to earn up to a 60% interest pursuant to an option and joint venture agreement with New Shoshoni Ventures Ltd.
For further information, investors are asked to visit the Anglo Swiss Resources Investor Relations Hub at www.agoracom.com/IR/AngloSwiss or email to ASW@agoracom.com. Please visit the company's website at www.anglo-swiss.com or contact:
Len Danard
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (604) 683-0484
Fax: (604) 683-7497
Email: info@anglo-swiss.com
Investor Relations Contacts:
Canada
Jeff Walker or Grant Howard
The Howard Group Inc.
Toll Free: 1-888-221-0915
www.howardgroupinc.com
United States
Tony Schor or Jim Foy
Investor Awareness Inc.
1-847-945-2222
http://www.investorawareness.com
Reader Advisory
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities offered will not be and have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on Anglo Swiss' current internal expectations, which may prove to be incorrect. These statements are not a guarantee of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are common to junior mineral exploration companies. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, Anglo Swiss' need for additional funding to continue its exploration efforts, changes in general economic, market and business conditions; and competition for, among other things, capital and skilled personnel. Anglo Swiss undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws.
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