VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-(Marketwire February 7, 2014) - Passport Potash, Inc. (Passport or the Company) (TSX.V: PPI)(OTCQX: PPRTF) is pleased to announce that the Company has reached an agreement with creditors of the Company to settle indebtedness in the aggregate amount of $1,522,560.91 by issuing 27,682,926 common shares of the Company (the Shares) at a deemed price of $0.055 per share.
All securities issued in connection with the debt settlement will be subject to statutory hold periods from the date of issuance of the Shares in accordance with applicable securities legislation.
Closing of the shares for debt settlement is subject to regulatory approval.
About the Holbrook Potash Project
Passport Potash Inc. is a publicly traded corporation engaged in the exploration and development of advanced potash properties with its major focus on a previously explored potash property in Arizona. Passport has acquired a strategic position in the Holbrook Basin with land holdings encompassing over 127,000 acres. Passport has also entered into a joint exploration agreement with the Hopi Indian Tribe to work toward developing about 13,000 acres of contiguous privately held Hopi land.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
PASSPORT POTASH INC.
Joshua Bleak, President
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Contact:
Passport Potash Inc.
Peter J. Kletas
Manager of Corporate Development
866-999-6251-Toll Free
[email protected]
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