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Rosemont Copper CEO Admits Company Didn’t File Disclosures in Arizona

April 3, 2012 By Administrator Leave a Comment


Rosemont Copper CEO Admits Company Didn’t File Disclosures in Arizona

Press Release: April 2, 2012
Contact: Frances Causey
520-990-8172
fcausey@gmail.com

(Tucson, Ariz) – Rosemont Copper CEO Rod Pace is now admitting the company did not disclose a corporate bankruptcy of two of its key officials to Arizona authorities. Pace acknowledged that Rosemont’s parent company, Vancouver-based Augusta Resource Corporation, reported to Canadian regulators that two of its top officers had been involved in a corporate bankruptcy. He claimed, however, that Rosemont is not required to make those disclosures in Arizona.

“The evidence and Arizona law plainly show that such disclosures are required,” said Vince Rabago, attorney for Save the Scenic Santa Ritas (SSSR), which filed the formal complaint last Thursday with the ACC and other prosecutorial agencies requesting an investigation of Rosemont Copper.

“Proper disclosure is the foundation for investor trust,” said Sheila Dagucon, former NASDAQ Vice-President responsible for regulatory activities, and SSSR Board member, now practicing law in Sonoita, AZ. “Corporate disclosure provides the transparency critical to capital formation.”

“When disclosure regulations are ignored, the results can be devastating to investors and the general public, as we too often have seen,” Dagucon added.

Pace’s admission that the bankruptcy was not reported to Arizona regulators came after he had initially denounced the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) complaint regarding this concealment as “frivolous.”

“Rosemont initially denied there was a problem, but in subsequent public statements Mr. Pace said that the “matter” had been disclosed in Canada,” said Rabago. “Apparently, Mr. Pace believes that it is okay for Rosemont to tell the truth in Canada but not share that information with Arizona regulatory authorities as required by law.”

The complaint alleges Rosemont repeatedly submitted false disclosure statements to the ACC that did not disclose the bankruptcy of a major Vancouver company involving two of Rosemont’s top officers. The false statements began with Rosemont’s initial incorporation documents and continued for the last seven years.

The ACC complaint follows earlier complaints filed by SSSR last December requesting that U.S. and Canadian securities regulators investigate alleged violations of securities laws in both countries. Pace dismissed that complaint at the time as “mudslinging”.

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