SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriman Capital,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MERR), today announced that it will serve as the Principal American
Liaison (PAL) for Antioquia Gold Inc. (TSXV: AGD; OTCQX: ANTZF) as
it begins trading on OTCQX®.
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Antioquia Gold has been exploring for precious metals in
Colombia since 2007. The
Company has a land package of close to 40,000 hectares located
throughout Colombia. The
Company announced today that it is now trading on the OTC market's
highest tier, OTCQX.
OTCQX distinguishes the best companies traded over-the-counter
(OTC) from more than 9,000 securities traded on the OTCBB and OTC
Link that are not required to meet any financial standards or
undergo a qualitative review.
Spencer Grimes, Merriman Capital
Managing Director, said: "Antioquia Gold's decision to join OTCQX
is further proof of their commitment to U.S. investors. We are
excited to partner with them as they work to increase their
visibility in the U.S. market."
Rick Thibault, President and CEO
of Antioquia Gold, commented: "Interest in Antioquia from U.S.
investors has been with us since our beginning and is increasing.
So to provide better access and ease in making investment decisions
for our current and future U.S. shareholders, we have joined
OTCQX."
About Merriman Capital, Inc.
Merriman Capital, Inc. is a full-service investment banking firm
that provides investment banking, sales and trading, and equity
research services to corporate and institutional clients. Merriman
Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings,
Inc., which is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market and trades under
the symbol "MERR."
Merriman specializes in four growth sector industries:
Technology, Telecom, Consumer, Media & Internet and CleanTech
Infrastructure. For more information, please go to
http://www.merrimanco.com/.
Merriman Capital, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer and member
of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
http://www.finra.org and the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation (SIPC) http://www.sipc.org/contact.cfm.
About Antioquia Gold Inc.
Antioquia Gold has been exploring for precious metals in
Colombia since 2007. The
Company has a land package of close to 40,000 hectares located
throughout Colombia.
Antioquia's principal asset, which is being actively
explored, is its 5,630 hectare Cisneros Project, located 55
kilometers northeast of Medellin
in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia. At the Cisneros Project the
Company has conducted extensive geochemical and geophysical
programs over the entire property and has identified to date six
exploration targets. On the original discovery zone it has
drilled over 28,000 meters and is well versed in the understanding
of the deposit type and the project's path to resource definition
and production.
About OTCQX
The OTCQX marketplace is the premier tier of the U.S. OTC
market. Investor-focused companies use the quality-controlled
OTCQX platform to offer investors transparent trading, superior
information, and easy access through their regulated U.S.
broker-dealers. The innovative OTCQX platform offers
companies and their shareholders a level of marketplace services
formerly available only on a U.S. stock exchange. For more
information and to view a full list of OTCQX companies, visit
www.otcqx.com.
Note to Investors
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that
involve risks and uncertainties. This release does not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities
of the Company. Forward-looking statements in this release are
based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our
actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied
in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties
associated with our business, which include the risk factors
disclosed in our Form 10-K/A filed on April 28, 2011 and our Form 10-Q filed on
August 15, 2011.
Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our
expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the
future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as
"anticipate," believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend,"
"may," "should," and "would" or similar words. We assume no
obligation to update the information included in this press
release, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. The Form 10-K/A filed on April
28, 2011 and 10-Q filed on August 15, 2011, together with this press
release and the financial information contained herein, are
available on our website, www.merrimanco.com. Please click on
"Investor Relations."
SOURCE Merriman Holdings, Inc.