Toronto, March 9, 2009 �� Hawk Uranium Inc. (TSX-V:HUI,
FRANKFURT:HPM) (��Hawk�� or the "Company��) is
pleased to announce that J. Birks Bovaird, Walter
E. Brooks, C. Nigel Lees, Peter M. Hall, Richard Nemis,
Michael Newbury and H. Vance White were elected to its Board of Directors
at the 2009 Annual and Special Meeting of its shareholders held on February
26, 2009, by a vote of more than 99% of votes cast. Mr. Nemis (Chairman Emeritus of Noront
Resources Ltd.) is a new addition to Hawk's Board, and all other Directors
were re-elected.
Vance White, President of Hawk, said:
��The re-election of the Board demonstrates that
Hawk's investors continue to have confidence in the guidance provided by
such a highly qualified group of individuals, and the addition of Mr. Nemis will no doubt help to increase the Company's
visibility and its exposure to high quality projects and opportunities.��
In addition to electing all of the
Board nominees proposed by management, at the February 26, 2009 meeting the
shareholders approved all of management's proposals, including the re-appointment
of McCarney Greenwood LLP as auditor of the
Company was approved by a vote of over 99% of votes cast, and the
shareholders re-approved the Company's stock option plan by a vote of more
than 97% of votes cast.
Following the shareholders' meeting,
the Board of Directors re-elected the following as Hawk's officers for the
ensuing year, all of whom previously served as officers of the Company:
H. Vance White (President and CEO), Gaetan Chabot
(Chief Financial Officer), Walter E. Brooks (Vice President-Corporate
Development) and Denis S. Frawley (Secretary).
About Hawk Uranium Inc.
Hawk Uranium Inc. is a Canadian based junior mining company with a
portfolio of diversified exploration projects at various stages of
exploration and drilling, for Uranium in N. Saskatchewan, Ontario and
Quebec, Gold in N. Ontario and Nickel/Copper/PGM in the ��Ring of Fire�� McFauld��s Lake Area of N. Ontario.
More detailed information is available on the website at www.hawkuranium.com.
Cautionary Statement:
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other
regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained
herein.
The foregoing information may contain forward-looking statements
relating to the future performance of Hawk Uranium Inc. Forward-looking
statements, specifically those concerning future performance, are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ
materially from Hawk's plans and expectations. These plans, expectations,
risks and uncertainties are detailed herein and from time to time in the
filings made by Hawk with the TSX Venture Exchange and securities
regulators. Hawk does not assume any obligation to update or revise
its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Contacts:
Hawk Uranium Inc.
H. Vance White
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