UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CIK # 878518
as at April 15, 2009
TASEKO MINES LIMITED
800 West Pender Street, Suite 1020
Vancouver , British Columbia
Canada V6C 2V6
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
By: /s/ Russell E. Hallbauer
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Date: April 27, 2009
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1020 - 800 W Pender St.
Vancouver BC
Canada V6C 2V6
Tel 604 684 - 6365
Fax 604 684 - 8092
Toll Free 1 800 667 - 2114
www.tasekomines.com
TASEKO ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF PUBLIC OFFERING
April 15, 2009, Vancouver, BC - Taseko Mines Limited
(TSX: TKO; NYSE Amex: TGB) (the "Company") announces that it has closed
the previously announced "bought deal" short form prospectus offering
(the "Offering") of 13,793,104 common shares at a price of $1.45 per
common share (the "Offering Price") with a syndicate of underwriters
(the "Underwriters").
The Company granted to the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase
up to an additional 2,068,965 common shares at the Offering Price. The Underwriters
elected to exercise the over-allotment option in full for the closing, resulting
in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $23 million.
The net proceeds from the Offering are intended to be used for discharge of
accounts payable and general working capital.
The securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities
laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or
an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. Securities purchased by U.S. investors pursuant to exemptions from the
registration requirements may not be resold within the United States other
than pursuant to further exemptions from the registration requirements. This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Taseko is a development and production company listed on the Toronto and NYSE
Amex Exchanges. Its Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine is currently undergoing
a two phase expansion, designed to increase copper production capacity to
115 million pounds per year by the end of 2009. The Company's Prosperity
gold-copper project is in the permitting phase. Both Gibraltar and Prosperity
are located in south-central British Columbia, Canada.
Russell Hallbauer
President and CEO
For further information contact: Brian Bergot, Investor Relations - 778-373-4545,
toll free 1-800-667-2114.
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information in
this news release.
Forward
Looking Statements
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of
historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration
drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company
expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and
actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements include capital market conditions, commodities
market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, lack of continuity
of mineralization, completion of the mill upgrade on time estimated and at
scheduled cost, continued availability of capital and financing, and general
economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any
such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results
or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. For more information on the Company, Investors should review the
Company's annual Form 40-F filing with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or the Company's home jurisdiction filings at www.sedar.com.