Pala invests in Mercator Minerals Ltd.
TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2011 /CNW/ – Pala Investments Holdings Limited (“PIHL”) announced today that on June 22, 2011, PIHL acquired ownership of 4,354,500 common shares of Mercator Minerals Ltd. (“Mercator”) in connection with the acquisition by Mercator of Creston Moly Corp. (“Creston”) by way of plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”). In addition, on November 21, 2011 PIHL purchased units (“Units”) of Mercator by way of private placement. Each Unit consists of one common share and one quarter of a common share purchase warrant (each a “Warrant”). PIHL acquired 1,143,014 Units comprising 1,143,014 common shares and 285,753.50 Warrants. Collectively between the two transactions, PIHL acquired ownership of 5,497,514 common shares representing approximately 2.12% of the 258,782,175 issued and outstanding common shares of Mercator, as known by PIHL, on a non-diluted basis.