Item
1.02 Termination
of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
July
27, 2007, Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. (the “Registrant”) entered into (i)
that certain Sale of Shares and Claims Agreement by and among the Registrant,
SSC Mandarin Group Limited (“SSC Mandarin”) and China Global Mining Resources
Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“China Global BVI”) and (ii) that
certain Sale of Shares and Claims Agreement by and among the Registrant, SSC
Mandarin and China Global Mining Resources Limited, a Hong Kong corporation
(“China Global HK”) (the agreements shall collectively be referred to herein as
the “CGMR Agreements”), pursuant to which Registrant acquired from SSC Mandarin
100% of the equity interest in China Global BVI and China Global HK for a
purchase price of 10,000 Hong Kong Dollars (approximately $1,250) for each
entity. China Global BVI holds rights to acquire interests in various mining
properties located in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). Prior to the
acquisition of China Global BVI, Registrant made loans China Global BVI for
the
purpose of investments and financings used toward such mining properties, and
holds promissory notes from China Global BVI in the aggregate amount of
approximately $8.9 million. These notes are set to mature on December 31, 2007,
and are secured by China Global BVI’s rights to a supply agreement relating to
the purchase of nickel and in various agreements underlying China Global BVI’s
interests in the mining properties. China Global HK is a shell corporation
created for the purpose of obtaining rights to the name China Global in Hong
Kong. Registrant disclosed its entry into the CGMR Agreements and information
relating to the holdings of China Global BVI in a Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2007, which
is
incorporated herein by reference. Registrant
has yet to receive from SSC Mandarin documents of title relating to China Global
BVI and China Global HK and other closing deliverables in accordance with the
terms of the CGMR Agreements. Registrant has on numerous occasions demanded
that
SSC Mandarin transfer such documents to Registrant in accordance with the terms
of the CGMR Agreements.
On
October 15, 2007, the Registrant received a notice of termination of the CGMR
Agreements from SSC Mandarin. SSC Mandarin alleges that the parties agreed
to
certain amended terms to the CGMR Agreements, and that Registrant has breached
those amended terms. Registrant denies that such amended terms were ever agreed
upon, and asserts that the CGMR Agreements have been executed and delivered
by
the respective parties and that consideration for the transfer of equity
interest has been paid by Registrant to SSC Mandarin. Accordingly, Registrant
believes that the CGMR Agreements have been consummated and are not terminable.
Registrant
is in discussions with SSC Mandarin to resolve the issue, and intends to fully
exercise its rights in enforcing the terms of the CGMR Agreements and its equity
interest in both China Global BVI and China Global HK.
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
October 15, 2007, Easyknit Enterprises Holdings Limited and Race Merger, Inc.
(collectively referred to as “Easyknit”), filed an Answer and Counterclaim in
Registrant’s declaratory
judgment action whereby it seeks a declaration by the Court that it is entitled
to terminate the merger agreement based on its dissatisfaction with due
diligence and a material adverse change in the financial condition of Easyknit
and unspecified damages for breach of contract to potentially include in excess
of $2 million for lost out of pocket expenses and in excess of $300 million
for
lost profits. Easyknit’s
counterclaims seek a declaratory judgment that (1) Easyknit is entitled to
a $30
million termination fee in the event that Registrant terminates the merger
agreement and (2) that Easyknit is entitled to a $30 million termination fee
in
the event that Easyknit terminates the merger agreement based on Registrant’s
alleged breach of the terms of the merger agreement. Registrant does not believe
Easyknit’s counterclaims are meritorious, and intends to vigorously defend
against these counterclaims.
This
Current Report shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an
offer to purchase any securities. An offer of securities in the United States
pursuant to a business combination transaction will only be made through a
prospectus which is part of an effective registration statement filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In connection with the
Registrant’s proposed merger with Easyknit, as previously disclosed by the
Registrant in certain of its filings with the SEC, Easyknit will file a
registration statement on Form F-4, which will include a proxy statement of
Registrant that also constitutes a prospectus of Easyknit, and other documents
with the SEC. Such registration statement, however, is not currently available.
SHAREHOLDERS OF REGISTRANT ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT ON FORM F-4 AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED
WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS THAT WILL
BE
PART OF THE DEFINITIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-4, WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The final proxy
statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of Registrant. Investors
and
security holders will be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy
statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing relevant information
about Registrant and Easyknit without charge, at the SEC’s website
(http://www.sec.gov) once such documents are filed with the SEC. Copies of
the
proxy statement/prospectus will also be available, without charge, once they
are
filed with the SEC by directing a request to Registrant’s Investor Relations at
Lighthouse Communications (866) 739-0390 or info@lhcom.bz.
Easyknit
and Registrant, and their respective directors and executive officers may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Registrant’s
shareholders with respect to the proposed merger. Information about Easyknit’s
directors and executive officers will be available in Registrant’s proxy
statement to be filed with the SEC as referenced above. Information about
Registrant’s directors and officers will be available in Registrant’s proxy
statement to be filed with the SEC as referenced above, and is currently
available in Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006 filed with the SEC on April 16, 2007 and other public filings
with the SEC made by Registrant. Other information about the participants in
the
proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests
(by
security holdings or otherwise) will be contained in the proxy statement and
other relevant materials after they are filed with the SEC.
The
statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K concerning predictions
of
economic performance and management's plans and objectives constitute
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section
27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This Current Report contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause
actual results to differ materially. Such statements are valid only as of today,
and we disclaim any obligation to update this information. These statements
are
subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
future experience and results to differ materially from the statements made.
These statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations as to such
future outcomes. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation,
the
parties’ ability to consummate or terminate the merger, and other risks and
uncertainties described in the Registrant’s filings from time to time with the
SEC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
| Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. | ||
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| Date: October 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ Mark D. Dacko |
| Mark D. Dacko | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||