Title: Disclaimer
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2Disclaimer
- This presentation includes certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning
of applicable securities legislation. These
statements are based on managements current
expectations and are naturally subject to certain
uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual
results may vary materially from the expectations
contained herein due to changes in economic,
business, competitive and/or regulatory factors.
49 North Resource Fund Inc and 49 North 2008
Resource Flow-Through Limited Partnership is
under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims
any such obligation to) update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. The
reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance
on forward-looking statements.
3Management and Directors
- Ronald G. Walker, CFO and Director
- Founder and present chairman of Great Canadian
Dollar Store Franchising Ltd. - Founder and past president of Pacific Western
Trust Corporation - Mr. Walkers extensive involvement in the
financial and resource sectors includes 21 years
of mining experience as a past director of Claude
Resources Ltd. and Shore Gold Inc. - Harvey J. Bay, Director
- Has served as the Chief Financial Officer of
Shore Gold Inc. since November 4, 2002, director
of Shore Gold Inc. since May 15, 2003 and Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and a Director of
Wescan Goldfields Inc. since June 2004 - Mr. Bays career in the mining industry spans 23
years and includes senior financial positions
with several well known mining companies,
including Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd.
and Saskatchewan Mining and Development
Corporation, the predecessor company to Cameco
Corporation - Brad Munro, Director
- President and Chief Executive Officer of
Bittercreek Capital Corporation, and has been
involved as a director of 21 private and public
companies during his career - Mr. Munro presently serves as a director of five
private companies and four public companies
Bonnetts Energy Services Trust and Galleon
Energy Inc. (TSX), and Fairmount Energy Inc. and
Flagship Energy Inc (TSXV). Mr. Munro was also
the lead director of the independent committee on
the recent privatization of CCS Income Trust - Dr. Edward A. Schiller, Ph.D., P.Geol Senior
Geological Advisor - Consulting geologist with over 40 years
experience in mineral exploration, project
management, acquisitions, financing, joint
venture negotiations and corporate governance - Former director of Dia Met Minerals Ltd., and
supervised the discovery and drilling of the
first diamond-bearing kimberlite at Pointe Lake
in 1991 (now part of the Ekati Mine production).
- Dr. Schiller currently sits on boards of Azteca
Gold Corp., March Resources Corp., Pan African
Mining Corp. Sacre-Coeur Minerals Ltd., and
Athabasca Potash. He also contributes to many
prestigious resource journals maintaining his
status as one of Canadas foremost geological
commentators
4 How the World Views Saskatchewan
- "The dominant economic fact of this century will
be the rise of China," "Saskatchewan has just
about everything that China craves--agriculture,
oil and gas, uranium and other minerals" -
- Ken Courtis, Vice-Chair Goldman Sachs
- Saskatchewan doesnt realize how important it is
in the world.. About half of the Paris lights are
on thanks to Saskatchewan uranium - Tim Gitzel, Senior Vice-President and Chief
Operating Officer, Cameco Corporation
5Saskatchewans Resource Industry
- Supplies 1/3 of the worlds potash
- Supplies 1/3 of the worlds uranium
- 2nd largest oil producing province
- 3rd largest natural gas producing province
- 3rd largest coal producing province (recent
significant new discoveries) - Advanced oil sands development
- Worlds largest diamond exploration project
- Significant precious and base metals finds (gold,
zinc, copper) - Largest rare earth minerals find in North America
- World-class Helium discovery
- Source Saskatchewan Industry and Resources
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7History of 49 North Resource Group
- December 2005 Closed 1st FT LP (Raised 6.0
million) - November 2006 Closed 2nd FT LP (Raised 8.1
million) - February 2007 49 North commences active
trading on TSX V (FNR) - October 2007 Closed 3rd FT LP (Raised 9.3
million) - January 2008 Conversion to Corporate Structure
- May 2008 Closed 4th FT LP (Raised 9.1 million)
8Top 10 Holdings of FNR As of June 2, 2008
9Portfolio Distribution
10Share Liquidity
- As of June 3, 2008, 318,319 shares of FNR have
traded year to date - Given that trading activity since inception has
been accelerating, we anticipate that a minimum
of 50 of shares outstanding will trade in 2008
11Peer Group Discount Comparison at March 31, 2008
Average Discount 29.82
12Comparative Performance to Market Index
FNR
TSX Venture Index
13Comparative Performance to Peer Group
FNR
Endeavour
Endeavor Mining
Longview
Pinetree
14 49 Norths Vision
To become a leading supplier of investment
capital for the junior and intermediate resource
sector and be the vehicle of choice for
individual investors from Saskatchewan and
elsewhere to participate in this dynamic sector
of Saskatchewans economy.
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