Scorpio Gold Grants Incentive Stock Options
TSX-V:SGN
News Release No. 16 March 12, 2010
Scorpio Gold Grants Incentive Stock Options
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Vancouver, March 12, 2010 - Scorpio Gold Corporation (the “Company”) (TSX-V: SGN) has granted a total of 2,300,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, consultants and employees, exercisable at a price of $0.75 per share for a period of five (5) years.
For additional information please see the Company’s website at www.scorpiogold.com
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION
Peter J. Hawley, Chief Executive Officer and Director
For further information contact:
Jag Sandhu, JNS Capital Corp. Tel : (604) 306-1950 Email: [email protected]
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.
The Company relies on litigation protection for "forward-looking" statements. This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the Company’s current expectations and estimates. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “suggest”, “indicate” and other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur, and include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s plans with respect to the exploration and development of its projects. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results implied or expressed in such forward-looking statements. Any forwardlooking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
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