High Tide Resources Corp. press release
Namibia Rare Earths Announces Appointment of New Director
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HALIFAX, July 2, 2013/CNW/ - NamibiaRare Earths Inc. ("NamibiaRare Earths" or the "Company") (TSX: NRE) (OTCQX: NMREF) is pleased to announce that William L. Price has joined the Board of Directors of NamibiaRare Earths.
William L. Price is the former Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer of Dresdner RCM Global Investors and CIO for equities at Allianz Dresdner RCM. Following his retirement in 2003, Mr. Pricehas been a private investor and CEO of the William L. Price Charitable Foundation. He has served as a corporate director of several publicly traded companies. A graduate of Dartmouth College and a Graduate Fellow (Political Science) at Brooklyn College, Mr. Priceworked for the US Department of State before going to Wall Street as a securities analyst. He joined Rosenberg Capital Management in 1976 and became Chairman and CEO in 1996. For fifteen of those years he was a guest lecturer at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Mr. Priceresides in Atherton, California. Mr. Pricecurrently owns or controls over 11.6% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
The Company also announced that Greg Johnsonhas stepped down from the Board of the Company effective immediately.
Gerald McConnell, CEO of NamibiaRare Earths stated,
_"We are very pleased to welcome Bill Priceto the board of NamibiaRare Earths. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from many years of international investing and management. We look forward to his contribution to the Board as we move forward with development of our Lofdal heavy rare earth project._
_We would also like to acknowledge Greg Johnson's valuable contribution to the Board over the past two years and wish him well in his future endeavours."_
About NamibiaRare Earths Inc.
NamibiaRare Earths Inc. is developing a portfolio of mineral exploration projects in Namibiaand is currently focused on the accelerated development of the Lofdal Rare Earths Project. The Company completed a CDN$28.75 million initial public offering and TorontoStock Exchange listing in April, 2011 and is well funded to carry out its development program. The common shares of NamibiaRare Earths Inc. trade on the TorontoStock Exchange under the symbol "NRE" and in the United Stateson the OTCQX International under the symbol "NMREF".
No regulatory authority had approved or disapproved the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The foregoing information may contain forward-looking information relating to the future performance of NamibiaRare Earths Inc. Forward-looking information, specifically, that concerning future performance, is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the appropriate securities commissions.
SOURCE: NAMIBIA RARE EARTHS INC.
Namibia Rare Earths Inc. Don Burton, President Tel: +01 (902) 835-8760 Fax: +01 (902) 835-8761 Email:Info@NamibiaREE.com Web site:www.NamibiaRareEarths.com
Cowen and Company (Principal American Liaison) OTCQX International Market (U.S.) Christopher Weekes / Stephen Nash Tel: +1 (212)-372-5766
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