Tempus Resources Ltd. Announces Appointment of Mr. Jonathan Shellabear as Non-Executive Director
Perth, Jan 26, 2021 - Tempus Resources Ltd. (ASX: TMR) (TSXV: TMRR) ("Tempus" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jonathan Shellabear as a Non-Executive Director following the resignation Mr. Brendan Borg (see Tempus ASX announcement of 8 January 2021). Chairman, Alexander Molyneux commented, "Jonathan has a great mix of executive management experience in the gold space, and corporate finance experience from his prior career in the finance industry. He's very well known for his energetic leadership in the industry and we look forward to his contributions to Tempus' ongoing development."
Mr. Jonathan Shellabear has over thirty years' experience in the mining and financial services industries having worked as a geologist, resources analyst, corporate executive and investment banker with NM Rothschild & Sons, Deutsche Bank and Resource Finance Corporation. Mr. Shellabear was previously the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Mining Limited, which was acquired by Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. in February 2011 to create, at that time, the second largest Australian listed gold company by market capitalisation. He has also held senior corporate roles with Portman Limited (now Cliffs Natural Resources) as General Manager, Business Development and Heron Resources as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Capricorn Metals Ltd.. Mr. Shellabear has extensive capital markets and advisory experience and has advised on numerous public market transactions to companies. Furthermore, he is an accomplished and respected gold industry senior executive with extensive knowledge across technical, commercial and financial disciplines. Mr. Shellabear holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Geology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia.
The effective date of Mr. Shellabear's appointment and the cessation of Mr. Borg's directorship will be 1 February 2021.
Subject to shareholder approval, the Company proposes to award Mr. Shellabear 200,000 performance rights with the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix 1.
This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Directors of Tempus Resources Ltd.
For further information, please contact:
Melanie Ross - Director/Company Secretary
P: +61 8 6188 8181
E: info@tempusresources.com.au
www.tempusresources.com.au
APPENDIX 1
Appointment of Mr. Jonathan Shellabear as Non-Executive Director of Tempus
As part of Mr. Shellabear's appointment, it is proposed to issue Mr. Shellabear 200,000 Performance Rights, with milestones required to be met for vesting as follows:
- 100,000 Performance Rights will be issued to the Non-Executive Director (or its nominee) and will vest upon completion of a Mineral Resource estimate (conforming to the JORC Code 2012 Edition or any such subsequent JORC Code) equivalent to 500,000 oz at a minimum grade of 1g/tonne Au on any mineral deposit in Canada that is validly owned by the Company or its Related Bodies Corporate within 2 years from the date of issue; and
- 100,000 Performance Rights will be issued to the Non-Executive Director (or its nominee) and will vest upon completion of an economic prefeasibility study or higher in relation any project in Canada that is validly owned by the Company or its Related Bodies Corporate within 2 years from the date of issue.
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
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