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AGORACOM Acquires Grandich.com, Appoints Peter Grandich Chief Commentator

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:35 AM on Friday, October 3rd, 2008

TORONTO, October 3, 2008 – AGORACOM (http://www.agoracom.com), Canada’s largest small-cap investment community and only provider of monitored online communities to public companies, is proud to announce the acquisition of www.Grandich.com, the home of The Grandich Letter, a leading newsletter analyzing the metals and mining markets within global stock and bond markets. The Grandich Letter has been published since 1984, has over 11,000 subscribers and also serves as an investor relations vehicle for Grandich clients.

In addition, AGORACOM is very pleased to announce that Peter Grandich, publisher of the Grandich Letter, has been appointed Chief Commentator and can be found at http://grandich.agoracom.com

ACQUISITION COMBINES POWERFUL SMALL-CAP COMMUNITY WITH LEADING COMMENATARY

The combination of AGORACOM and Peter Grandich represents the next generation of financial communities, in which investors read in-depth leading commentary and then have the ability to interact with both management and investors in a monitored, professional and courteous environment.

Over the past 12 months, the AGORACOM small-cap community has attracted over 1,200,000 investors that have read over 101,000,000 pages of information, while Peter Grandich commentary has been quoted in major financial media such as The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch, CNN, GlobeInvestor, Financial Post and BNN.

George Tsiolis, Founder of AGORACOM, stated “This is a momentous occasion for two reasons. First, from a personal point of view, I have admired Peter Grandich for several years for both his integrity and his analytical abilities. I’ve never met someone with such an uncanny ability to perfectly call tops and bottoms, only to then go out and publish them despite not always being in the best interests of his clients. His calls on the perilous state of the US stock market and financial industry were well documented long before the public had any hint of the problem – and don’t start me on his crystal ball for the gold market. His value to AGORACOM is immeasurable.”

“Secondly, from a business point of view, you could not find a more complementary combination. Investors need access to consistent and high-quality commentary, as well as, the ability to then collaborate and exchange ideas with other investors and CEO’s. We now have that.”

Peter Grandich, Founder of Grandich Publications stated “Today’s news marks a significant step forward for both Grandich readers and clients. The importance of not just the internet but Web 2.0 capabilities can not be overstated. We live in a world where investors demand both the ability to interact and the option to receive information on their own terms. AGORACOM provides both a blog and monitored forums format that provides the best interaction tools I have ever seen. At the same time, my commentary will now be available for consumption via web postings, e-mail, RSS Feeds and even Twitter. Moreover, through the use of tagging and search engine techniques developed by AGORACOM, my commentary will reach a new audience that I could never have dreamed of ever reaching. Grandich readers and clients should be very happy today.”

Grandich went on to add “On a personal note, I have invested a significant portion of my life, time and energy into my work. George Tsiolis and his team at AGORACOM are the perfect fit for this next step of mine because they put integrity above all else. They have mastered Web 2.0 and ushered in the next phase of communications and investor relations – but they did it by truly caring about their audience and clients first – a rare combination today. As such, I have no doubt that we are going to accomplish great things together for many years to come.”

About AGORACOM – No Profanity, No Spam, No Stock Bashing, No Stock Hyping

AGORACOM (http://www.Agoracom.com) is North America’s only small-cap community built to serve the needs of serious small-cap and micro-cap investors. No rumours, profanity, stock bashing or hyping. Over the past 12 months, AGORACOM has attracted over 1,200,000 that have read over 100,000,000 pages of information.

AGORACOM Investor Relations (http://www.AgoracomIR.com) is North America’s largest online investor relations firm for small-cap companies. We have partnered with the world’s biggest internet companies, including Globe Investor, Yahoo, AOL, Google and Blackberry to market our clients to a massive audience of new small-cap investors. We have served over 250 companies since 1997.

About Peter Grandich

With no formal education or training, Peter Grandich entered Wall Street and within three years was appointed Vice President of Investment Strategy for a leading New York Stock Exchange member firm. A prolific and often-quoted writer, he edited and published four investment newsletters.

Labeled the Wall Street Whiz Kid, Grandich gained national notoriety by being among the very few who not only forecasted the 1987 stock market crash just weeks before it happened, but on the very next day he predicted that within two years the market would reach a new all-time high – which it did. Proving his 1987 forecast was no fluke, Mr. Grandich said in January 2000 that the year 2000 will go down as the year the great mega bull market of the 80s and 90s came to an end.

He appears almost daily in the financial media on TV, radio, the web and in print. Grandich also speaks at major investment conferences worldwide and has been awarded Best Speaker Award eight times. His company, Grandich Publications, also provides a variety of services to publicly-held corporations on a compensation basis.

CONTACT INFORMATION

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Mitchell Fanning
Director of Marketing / Communications
[email protected]

Jo Schloeder
Creative Approach, inc.
Phone 732-751-1004
E-Mail: [email protected]

CORPORATE INQUIRIES

George Tsiolis, LL.B
President
AGORACOM
[email protected]

AGORACOM Gets CEO’s In Front Of Bay Street’s Top Fund Managers, Analysts and Brokers (An Exclusive Event)

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:09 PM on Monday, September 29th, 2008

TORONTO, September 29, 2008 – AGORACOM, North America’s largest Investor Relations Firm is proud to announce a series of upcoming poker networking events giving public companies the rare opportunity to present their company’s message to Bay Street’s top brokers, fund managers, analysts and institutions.

“Every other month AGORACOM hosts an all expenses paid “Bay Street Hold’em” Poker Tournament,” says George Tsiolis, President & Founder of AGORACOM,  “These events are one of the most sought after networking events on Bay Street and typically ‘sells out’ within two hours of announcing them!   All attendees are top brokers, analysts, and decision-makers on Bay Street, representing over 40 different institutions, who collectively control between $5 – $7 billion worth of assets.”

The Opportunity

At every poker event, AGORACOM gives one company the opportunity to be its Exclusive Sponsor.  The sponsor’s message is delivered directly to this captive audience of brokers throughout the entire evening.  As well, sponsors are given the opportunity to network with this influential Bay Street group.

View the video of one of our latest poker events on YouTube here:

The AGORACOM “Bay Street Hold’em” Poker Sponsorship Package

“I highly recommend AGORACOM’s ‘Bay Street Hold’em’ Poker tournament to any junior company looking for Bay Street branding. It is an incredible opportunity to present your company’s message to a captive audience and network with Bay Street’s top money managers on a personal level. Rarely can a junior company position themselves in such an atmosphere.  My company has sponsored this event twice and has plans to sponsor it again in the near future.” Mike Belantis, Timmins Gold

Participating as a sponsor is an opportunity for public companies to receive great marketing exposure in addition to gathering knowledge, and networking with key industry players.

AGORACOM BSH Sponsorship offers the following benefits:

  • Your name added to the event title as the official event sponsor
  • Acknowledgement of sponsorship during opening remarks
  • Press release announcing and promoting sponsorship.
  • Slide show with logo placement running during poker event.
  • Table/booth for displaying marketing materials.
  • Logo placement on customized poker felts.
  • Logo placement and mention in 3 pre-promotional email invitations to over 200 top brokers and analysts.
  • Logo placement and mention in post-event email blast thanking players for attending event.
  • Logo placement and mention in post-event video, which will be posted on YouTube.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

$20,000 (Non-AGORACOM client price)

$13,500 (Special AGORACOM client price)

Currently AGORACOM is taking sponsorship applications for the following dates:

September 18th                RESERVED

Nov 2008                          Available for sponsorship

Jan 2009                           Available for sponsorship

March 2009                       RESERVED

May 2009                          Available for sponsorship

July 2009                           RESERVED

*Spaces are limited so we will be working on a “first come first serve” basis.

If any of these sponsorship opportunities interest you please contact [email protected].

About AGORACOM – Investor Relations Firm For Small-Cap Companies: AGORACOM Investor Relations is North America’s largest investor relations firm for small-cap companies. We have partnered with the world’s biggest Internet companies, including Globe Investor, Yahoo, AOL, Google and Blackberry to market our clients to a massive audience of new small-cap investors. We have served over 200 companies since 1997.

AGORACOM Investor Relations has displaced the telephone and e-mail as primary IR communications devices. Our IR HUB delivers two-way investor relations in near real-time that is 24/7/365 accessible to shareholders around the world and goes far beyond text by offering both audio and video communications.

AGORACOM is North America’s only small-cap community built to serve the needs of serious small-cap and micro-cap investors. No rumours, profanity, stock bashing or hyping. Our traffic ranking is above the top 1% of all websites around the world.

CONTACT INFORMATION

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Mitch Fanning

Director of Marketing / Communications

[email protected]

CORPORATE INQUIRIES

George Tsiolis, LL.B

President

AGORACOM

[email protected]

AGORACOM Sponsors Toronto Cambridge Conference 2008

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:33 PM on Monday, September 29th, 2008

Good morning to you all. AGORACOM is proud to announce that we will once again be sponsoring the Toronto Resource Investment Conference (AKA Toronto Cambridge Conference).  The conference is taking place this Saturday and Sunday, where you can find us in booth # 203.

Yes, in case you are wondering, we will once again be hosting the premier hospitality event – Bay Street Hold ‘Em At The CN Tower!  Look for the official announcement tomorrow but for those of you that need a refresher, take a look at the following:

With gold making another move towards $1,000, the conference should be a great one. See you there!

Regards,
George

AGORACOM Launches 30-Second TV Spots On CNBC, Bloomberg, BNN

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:23 AM on Friday, September 26th, 2008

I am very proud to announce that AGORACOM has taken yet another giant leap forward with the launch of 30-second TV spots on the best business television channels in North America. Specifically, CNBC TV and Bloomberg Television in the United States, as well as, BNN in Canada.

Yes, we continue to focus 95% of all our marketing efforts online. However, there is no denying the power of a smart TV campaign in building a brand. Online marketing via search engines, social networks and display advertising is fantastic at driving traffic and sales leads. TV, on the other hand, can do wonders for your brand. We’ve already received significant feedback from members, clients and colleagues that have seen the ads.

For those of you that haven’t seen the ads yet, don’t despair. I’ve enclosed all 4 ads below. Please have a look and please provide feedback via comments.

(TIP: If you want a prettier mug than mine to look at, start with “AGORACOM US Community”)

Regards,
George

Small-Cap CEO Lesson (Canada) – Stephen Harper Goes Web 2.0, Why Aren’t You?

Posted by AGORACOM at 3:33 PM on Monday, September 8th, 2008

If you are a Canadian Small-Cap CEO that still doubts the power of Web 2.0 as your primary IR tool (no, your website alone is no longer sufficient) for finding new investors, communicating with all investors and converting them into shareholders, then you need to consider the fact that Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has gone Web 2.0 in his bid to win a majority in the upcoming Canadian elections.

Specifically, Harper has moved beyond the Conservative Party website and incorporated Twitter to communicate with Canadian voters. Here is a screen shot below:

Before I go on to explain the value of Twitter, or you dismiss the idea, you should also know that the following are using Twitter:

OK, I’M CURIOUS … TELL ME MORE

So what the hell is Twitter? Twitter is a microblog – a tool that allows users to communicate with an audience via short, quick bursts of information. So short, in fact, that no entry can be more than 140 characters long.

Why would Harper, me or anyone use Twitter? Good question. Tools like Twitter and regular blogs are ideal for communications that are not big enough to require a press release – but important enough to get out to your audience (in your case, shareholders). In the process, you not only provide shareholders with even better information, you also create a tighter bond with them. After all, good communication is the basis of every good relationship.

GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF HOW I WOULD USE THIS

For example, you are the CEO of a small-cap public company and exhibiting at a very big industry conference in Las Vegas. You’ve already announced the launch of a new product via press release but want to provide investors and others with some feedback about the show without having to assemble your IR team and issue a press release. As such, you might Twitter something like this throughout the show:

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Monday – The team and I are setting up for show open at 10. Big lineup of people already outside. Should be a good day but will keep you posted.

Tuesday – We have been running product demos for groups of 5-10 people every 15 minutes. Reactions are good as is feedback to improve.

Wednesday AM – Nice surprise has been the fact that a couple of journalists came by to discuss the product in-depth.

Wednesday PMShow is done for the day but we are hosting a hospitality suite this evening that should be well attended.

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MORAL OF THE STORY?

You don’t have to use every Web 2.0 tool available to you (Blogs, YouTube, Search Engines, Twitter, AGORACOM Community, etc.) but you need to start somewhere. Why? First – on the positive side – because it is the smart thing to do. Web 2.0 IR tools are the best communication and conversion devices on the planet. They help you find new investors, communicate with them and convert them faster than anything we’ve seen before.

Second – on the scary side – Web 2.0 will completely envelop our lives in the next 2-3 years. You should trust me on this .. and the data supports me. You may take the web for granted but take a minute to think about how much you use the web … now multiply that by millions of investors across North America and then multiply it again by the further rate of penetration over the next 2-3 years.

Forward thinking companies are already using these tools and building their audience of investors to beat you at this game. Don’t get left behind because the consequences will be disastrous.

Regards,
George

The Ultimate Member Testimonial – We’re Onto Something

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:08 AM on Friday, September 5th, 2008

AGORACOM has been blessed with great success thanks to an incredible team of people, great clients and fantastic members. I define success as a 50/50 combination of bottom line profit and client/member satisfaction.

Despite the fact I weigh them equally, I have to tell you that I receive greater personal satisfaction when clients/members tell me how AGORACOM has impacted their lives. At the end of the day, adding more zero’s to the bank account has a diminishing return because one can only spend so much. Look no further than Warren Buffet as the ultimate example.

On the other hand, you can never have enough bottom line happiness and satisfaction. The more you have, the more you can utilize through smiles, laughter, pride and spirit. That’s why we keep track of client and member testimonials. This morning, I received an amazing shot of pride and joy thanks to one of our members that sent me the following private message:

I really like your thoughts and joint collaboration with the ARU small retailers here.
Even if on the background you are just trying to get through the day, make a ‘profit’,
get this great site running, empowering us and yourself, which sometimes may seem
like a corporate body on itself, in the greater scope of things you are the angel fighting
for us to stay above the waterline.

I think all small shareholders should worship this site and its administration, for in the
future lots of collaborations could stem from this site.

You truely are the seed of what the future will bring. I wish the best of times and luck
in the future, you deserve it. Lets hope integrity sticks around, this is paramount to your
success. Be hard on people who don’t stick to the rules. This may sound like a dictating
role, maybe this is necessary to get a structured empowering body to work in this world.
Later we can relax a little hopefully, once you get a name for instance and a respected
stance. I hope you continue to look for more administrators to help out functioning
just like you do, helping out, bringing in the connections and press and knowlegde.

Stay honest…

kind regards
Bernhard

ps. I hope I set the right tone in my message, I really support your work and entrepreneuriL spirit, I am certain you will be one of my great examples in the future for my own endeavors…

Made my day. I wish this kind of success upon all of you.

Regards,
George

AGORACOM Surpasses 1,000,000 Small-Cap, Micro-Cap Investors For The Year

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:36 AM on Thursday, August 28th, 2008

I am very pleased to announce that AGORACOM has hit a major milestone this month, our 1 millionth visitor! If a picture is worth a thousand words, this snapshot from our Google analytics is worth 1,000,000 words:

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR LARGE, CLEAR GRAPH]

As you can see, the actual number of visitors is 1,109,628. We surpassed the 1,000,000 mark on July 25. With respect to dates, we started counting on October 5, 2007, when we we announced the launch of our wiki-powered “Investor Controlled Discussion Forums”.

When we made first made the announcement, we set out to destroy the stock discussion forum status quo that we have all come to hate over the past 10 years thanks to unrelenting spam, profanity, stock bashing, stock hyping and assorted noise. Many thought it could not be done because we could neither change habits nor unseat the incumbents. We not only knew we could, we knew that we would. Now, more than lip service, the following numbers speak for themselves:

THE TALE OF THE TAPE

(Figures for October 5, 2007 – August 27, 2008. All figures reported by Google Analytics)

  • Unique Visitors 1,109, 628
  • Visits 6,764,163
  • Page Views 90,633,470
  • Pages Per Visit 13.40
  • Avg Time On Site 10:04
  • Number Of Countries/Territories 205
  • Top 10 (Canada, USA, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Mexico)

The numbers look even better when you consider

  • We built our model on quality vs quantity. As such, this is pure discussion. No spam, flaming and bickering traffic.
  • We are only focusing on small-cap and micro-cap stocks …for now.

THE STATUS QUO IS CRUMBLING

We are very happy to see the data back up our theory that investors deeply desire the ability to amalgamate and discuss individual stock investments in a civilized community. investors are no longer willing to accept the unacceptable.

Until now, the trash has ruled the day, forcing the masses to abandon discussion forums and conduct due diligence either on their own, or in small groups. It is inefficient but it is the best option we’ve had for nearly a decade.

Eventually, the market corrects inefficiencies and AGORACOM has set its sights on correcting this one.

By refusing to sacrifice quality for quantity, AGORACOM is attracting and will continue to attract smart and conscientious investors that understand the wisdom of crowds. Eventually, quality begets quality and a massive community that both generates its own content and moderates itself will replace the status quo.

HAPPY TO SEE A HAPPY COMMUNITY

Despite the plethora of great data illustrating our success, nothing makes us happier than reading the reaction of our members. Here are just some of the raving testimonials we’ve been able to pull from the site so far.

While we’re talking about our members, I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of them for believing in our model, spreading the word and breathing life into it. Without them, this would be one hell of an application with no users. A special thanks goes out to all HUB Leaders that abandoned their former communities at Stockhouse, Raging Bull, Yahoo Finance and others in hopes of a better experience. I’m glad our promises to you have been fulfilled.

BLOGS CAN NOT REPLACE DISCUSSION FORUMS

With the advent of financial blogs – and some pretty great ones that include Paul Kedrosky, Barry Ritholtz and Mark McQueen to name but a few – some might argue discussion forums are no longer necessary, even outdated. Don’t make that mistake. Blogs are great for insight into the most important economic issues from a wide array of great minds. However, they rarely stay focused on a particular topic for more than a day.

Stock discussion forums, on the other hand, provide investors with an ability to exchange ideas and analyze one particular stock 24/7/365. You might read about macro events (i.e. sub-prime or Apple earnings) on a blog but figuring out the ongoing impact on your specific stock investments requires an extended micro discussion that blogs can not provide.

CONCLUSION

This is Wiki meets IGC (investor generated content) at its finest. There are bigger communities to be sure – but can you find another vertical in which the need for a drastically more efficient model is needed more? Trillions of dollars are at stake. People’s futures are at stake. The implications of inefficient or imperfect information are severe.

Stock discussion forums are vital to the lives of so many people. I believe we are about to witness a paradigm shift that makes them valuable once again. Stay tuned for more.

Regards,
George

AGORACOM Story Takes Top Spot On Yahoo Buzz On First Day!

Posted by AGORACOM at 7:05 PM on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

AGORACOM is very proud to announce that our story covering the Aurelian Resources Online Shareholder Revolt has taken the top spot on Yahoo buzz today.

As of 7:40 PM EST the story is ranking as follows:

#1 in Business Category with 118 votes (#2 = 60 votes)

#9 in All Category with 118 votes (Only 164 needed to get to pass Obama/McCain story in spot #6)

This is an incredible achievement and full credit goes to the entire Aurelian Resources self named “Crew” on AGORACOM. After posting the story this morning at 6:50 AM, the Crew mobilized, spread the word and began to the story.

This also serves as another example of the power of community. Specifically, a properly fun financial community in which investors are given the opportunity to amalgamate and communicate the pro’s and con’s of a company within a moderated environment free of spam, profanity, bashing and hyping.

Finally, this achievement is truly special because it took place on the very first day that Yahoo buzz was opened to all publishers. We’re going to relish this one!

Regards,
George

p.s. For those of you wishing to vote on the story and buzz it up on Yahoo, please find enclosed the following instructions that we posted to the Aurelian HUB:

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Good evening to you all. Yahoo Buzz! is a brand new feature released by Yahoo (just last night) in which users are able to submit stories.

The power behind the system is that the most popular stories are promoted to the FRONT PAGE of Yahoo, bringing millions of eyeballs to the story. If everyone votes up the story, it could provide greater attention than anything we’ve done to date.

I submitted the Aurelian story this morning and it is now the #1 “Business” story on Yahoo Buzz with more than 120 votes. It has graduated to the actual “Top Buzz” page as editors at Yahoo authenticated the story.

As such, I ask that each and every one of you (that have not yet already done so) to vote for the story. If you already have a Yahoo ID, it is as simple as the green thumb votes here on AGORACOM. If you don’t have a Yahoo ID, please take 2-3 minutes to create one and vote on the story.

Look for this button when viewing the Aurelian story and click on it to register your vote.

Spread the word!

Regards,
George

SEC – “Financial Disclosure Meets The Matrix”. IDEA Unveiled By Chairman Cox

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:53 AM on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Good afternoon to you all. I just finished up listening to the SEC’s News Conference this morning and the quote of the day is “Financial Disclosure Meets The Matrix”. Quite frankly, this wasn’t an overstatement. You can watch the archive at the link above, read the Twitter entries, or review my notes as follows:

  • EDGAR will be replaced by IDEA (Interactive Data Electronic Applications), an XBRL-based platform.
  • EDGAR is dependable as a Model-T but you don’t want to be driving one today with all new car technology now available to drivers.
  • EDGAR was a system based on mainframe computing.
  • IDEA is now the next step, web-based system of 21st Century Disclsoure.
  • IDEA will provide faster, easier, cheaper and better data analysis.
  • IDEA is global, with 40 languages to be supported within data tags.
  • IDEA is good for small companies because it will make filing cheaper and easier.
  • The 21st Century Disclosure Initiative will host a round table discussion on October 8th
  • IDEA will allow investors to use search and search engines to gather and analyze data
  • SEC recognizes that it is simply easier for investors to get data via the web.
  • EDGAR is form-based, making data extraction extremely cumbersome. Requires searching through documents and cutting and pasting data 1-by-1, making mass comparisons difficult, expensive and only possible to experts or highly-paid third parties.
  • EDGAR doesn’t even allow investors to export data to Excel or other spreadsheets.
  • SEC expects third-party developers to write data extracting programs (AGORACOM will !)
  • There will no longer be an intermediary provider such as EDGAR. Investors will simply grab information and data.
  • Excellent example are sites that allow travelers to compare prices on hotels, air fares, rental cars, etc.
  • SEC Chairman Cox also appeared to bring up a screen shot of Zillow, the real estate comparison site.
  • IDEA will operate side-by-side with EDGAR for a while.
  • SEC is looking for ways to better communicate with retail investors using Web 2.0 tools such as Twitter. All Web 2.0 tools are available, including those that will come in the future.
  • WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB!!

“Hold on to your seat Dorothy because Kansas is about to go bye-bye.”

Financial Disclosure Has Met The Matrix.

Regards,
George

Aurelian Shareholder Revolt Hits 580,000 Page Views, Expands To YouTube

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:01 AM on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The Web 2.0 Aurelian Resources shareholder revolt against a “friendly” takeover bid by Kinross Gold has generated more than 580,000 page views over the past 30 days on the company’s HUB on AGORACOM.

Shareholders, led by these 6 HUB Leaders, have used the HUB to amalgamate, discuss and execute a strategy to vote down the bid, including submitting thousands of e-mail messages, telephone calls and letters to management, directors, media, analysts, bloggers, securities regulators and even other potential suitors.

The campaign has been a massive success and perhaps the best example of Web 2.0 Canadian shareholder activism with coverage from the likes of The Financial Post, Calgary Herald and Montreal Gazette.

Now, in response to this piece of advice from yours truly, Aurelian shareholders have taken their message to YouTube. A shareholder by the name of Bob and better known as HUB Leader Heloboy2005, posted what I can only describe as a fantastic 9-minute video statement on behalf of the activist group.

As further evidence this revolt is far beyond a mere fringe group of investors, the video has been viewed 728 times in less than 2 days. Add that to the 580,000 + page views on the Aurelian HUB over the past 30 days and you have a serious group of motivated investors.

The video first outlines all shareholder concerns relating to the deal, including a strong argument for its weak valuation. More importantly, however, it calls out management and the board for what appears to be major potential improprieties, including the granting of more than 2.4 million options to board members only 5 days before JV discussions with Kinross began.

Bob ends the video by challenging President and CEO, Patrick Anderson, to visit the Aurelian HUB on AGORACOM and answer a list of more than 22 questions compiled and posted by the entire group of shareholders.

Will he take up the challenge? There is no doubt in my mind that he now needs to. He doesn’t have to do it on AGORACOM but he definitely needs to address these concerns via a statement of some kind.

In the meantime Mr. Anderson, if you haven’t seen the video, enjoy the following:

Regards,
George