Dec. 22, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) --
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PERTH, Western Australia, Dec. 23 /CNW/ - The Special Meeting of Shareholders of Ratel Gold Limited ("Ratel", "the Company") (TSX Code : RTL) was held on Thursday, 23 December 2010 at 10.00am (WST).
Resolutions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were put to the Meeting in accordance with the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders previously advised to the Toronto Stock Exchange. All resolutions were unanimously passed on a show of hands.
The results of the proxy votes received are as follows:
| Resolution | Number of Proxy Votes | |||
| For | Against | Non votes | Invalid | |
| Resolution 1 | 34,111,864 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Resolution 2 | 29,711,864 | 0 | 0 | 4,400,000 |
| Resolution 3 | 34,111,864 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Resolution 4 | 34,111,664 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Resolution 5 | 34,111,864 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Resolution 6 | 34,003,491 | 108,373 | 0 | 0 |
| Resolution 7 | 29,711,864 | 0 | 0 | 4,400,000 |
| Resolution 8 | 34,021,491 | 90,373 | 0 | 0 |
| Australian Contacts Director - Michael Carrick Tel: +61 8 9263 4000 Fax: +61 8 9263 4020 Email: mcarrick@ratelgold.com | US Contact Independent Chairman - Mark Savage Tel: +1 505 344 2822 Fax: +1 505 344 2922 Email: marksavage@comcast.net |
www.ratelgold.com | Post-Acquisition CEO - Andy Russell Tel: +1 480 205 8336 Email: ajrussell@russellmining.com |
For further information about the Company, please refer to the Company's filings on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).