MONTREAL,
QUEBEC -- Perlite Canada inc.
("Perlite Canada") is pleased
to announce that Richard Barabé, Martin
Joyal, Patrick Martel and Louis-Marie
Demers have been elected as directors at
the last annual and special meeting of
the shareholders of Perlite Canada held
in Montreal on Friday, April 20th, 2007.
Richard Barabé and Martin Joyal were
re-elected as directors, whereas Patrick
Martel and Louis-Marie Demers were
appointed for the first time. Patrick
Martel is a consultant in business
financing and Louis-Marie Demers is the
President of Consultation T.P.F. Inc.
and acts as management and operation
counsel for businesses in the sawmilling
and pulp and paper industry. At this
shareholders meeting, the shareholders
of Perlite Canada also approved a
shareholders rights plan dated December
6, 2006 entered into between Perlite
Canada and Computershare Investor
Services Inc.
About Perlite
Perlite Canada Inc. specializes in the
processing, distribution and sale of
perlite and vermiculite, two minerals
used in industry and horticulture.
The common shares of Perlite Canada Inc. are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Forward-looking Information
Forward-looking statements contained
herein, are based on current
expectations and are subject to a number
of uncertainties and risks, and actual
results may differ materially. These
uncertainties and risks include, but are
not limited to the dependence on certain
key suppliers, competitive pressures and
changes in market activity, risks
associated with international operations
and foreign exchange, legal proceedings,
environmental, health and safety and
other regulatory requirements. Further
information can be found in the
disclosure documents filed by Perlite
Canada with the securities regulatory
authorities, available at www.sedar.com.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not
reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
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