EX-99.2 3 exh99_2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2


Exhibit 99.2
 
Please carefully read all the instructions below and the Instructions starting on page 7 of this Letter of Transmittal before completing this Letter of Transmittal.

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

FOR COMMON SHARES
OF
ENTRÉE GOLD INC.

As a registered shareholder of common shares (the “Common Shares”) of Entrée Gold Inc. (“Entrée”), you must properly complete and sign this Letter of Transmittal and deposit this Letter of Transmittal with your certificates for Common Shares (if applicable) and all other required documents, in connection with the proposed arrangement (the “Arrangement”) involving Entrée and Mason Resources Corp. (“Mason”). The Arrangement is being submitted to Entrée’s securityholders for approval at the annual general and special meeting of Entrée’s securityholders to be held on May 1, 2017 (the “Meeting”). The Arrangement is described in Entrée’s management information circular dated March 20, 2017 (the “Circular”) which accompanies this Letter of Transmittal.

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Letter of Transmittal have the meanings given to them in the Circular.

TO: ENTRÉE GOLD INC.

AND TO:
COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC. (the “Depositary”) at its offices specified on the last page.

In connection with the Arrangement, the undersigned registered shareholder of Entrée (the “Shareholder”) delivers to you the enclosed certificate(s) for Common Shares or confirms their Direct Registration System (“DRS”) account number(s). The following are the details of the enclosed certificate(s) or account number(s):

 
Certificate Number(s) / DRS Account Number(s)
 
 
Name in which Common Shares
are Registered
 
Number of Common Shares Deposited
     
     

The Shareholder is delivering the certificate(s) (if any) described above for cancellation upon the Arrangement becoming effective. The Shareholder acknowledges that it has received the Circular and represents and warrants that the Shareholder has good and sufficient authority to deposit, sell and transfer the Common Shares represented by the enclosed certificate(s) or held in the DRS account number(s) referenced above (the “Deposited Shares”). The above-listed share certificates and/or account number(s) are hereby surrendered in exchange for DRS statements representing: (i) “new” common shares of Entrée (“New Common Shares”); and (ii) common shares of Mason (“Mason Common Shares”), on the basis of one (1) New Common Share (Entrée will change its name to Entrée Resources Ltd. upon completion of the Arrangement) and 0.45 of a Mason Common Share for one (1) “old” Common Share. No fractional Mason Common Shares will be issued.  Instead, all fractional shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

Prior to the sixth anniversary of the closing date of the Arrangement, all registered Shareholders must submit a completed Letter of Transmittal with all required documentation to the Depositary to receive New Common Shares and Mason Common Shares.

The undersigned authorizes and directs the Depositary to issue new DRS statements representing New Common Shares and Mason Common Shares to which the undersigned is entitled as indicated below and to mail such DRS statements to the address indicated below or, if no instructions are given, in the name and to the address if any, of the undersigned as appears on the share register maintained by the Depositary. If the Arrangement does not proceed for any reason, the certificates and other relevant documents deposited by the Shareholder will be returned according to the Shareholder’s instructions below.

If the Shareholder becomes legally incapacitated in future, each authority granted or agreed to be granted by the Shareholder in this Letter of Transmittal may be exercised during that time, and all of the Shareholder’s obligations in this Letter of Transmittal will be binding upon the Shareholder’s heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.
 
 



BLOCK A
 
BLOCK B
     
ISSUE  DRS STATEMENTS IN NAME OF:
 
SEND DRS STATEMENTS
(please print):
 
TO:
     
     
(Name)
 
(Name)
     
(Street Address and Number)
   
     
     
     
(City and Province or State)
 
(Street Address and Number)
     
(Country and Postal (Zip) Code)
   
     
(Telephone — Business Hours)
 
(City and Province or State)
     
(Social Insurance or Social Security No.)
 
(Country and Postal (Zip) Code)
     
     
BLOCK C
   
     
STATUS AS UNITED STATES HOLDER
   
     
Indicate whether you are a United States (“U.S.”) holder or are acting on behalf of a U.S. holder:
   
 The owner signing on page 2 represents that it is not a U.S. holder and is not acting on behalf of a U.S. holder.
   
 The owner signing on page 2 is a U.S. holder or is acting on behalf of a U.S. holder.
   
U.S. holders must provide their Taxpayer Identification Number (“TIN”)
 
 
   
To avoid U.S. backup withholding, if you are a U.S. holder or acting on behalf of a U.S. holder, you must complete Form W-9 on page 3 or, in certain circumstances, another withholding tax certificate.  You can find more information on page 8 (see Instruction 7, “Form W-9 — U.S. Shareholders”).
   
     


 
Signature guaranteed by
(if required under Instruction 3)
 
 
                                                                                                                                                   
Authorized Signature
 
                                                                                                                                                   
Name of Guarantor (please print or type)
 
 
                                                                                                                                                  
Address of Guarantor (please print or type)
 
 
 
Dated:                                                                                             , 2017 
 
                                                                                                                  
Signature of Shareholder or authorized representative
(see Instructions 2 and 4)
 
                                                                                                                  
Address
                                                                                                                  
Name of Shareholder (please print or type)
 
                                                                                                                  
Telephone No
 
                                                                                                                 
Name of authorized representative, if applicable
(please print or type)
 
 

 
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CERTIFICATION OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
NOTE: FAILURE TO FURNISH YOUR CORRECT TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER MAY RESULT IN A PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 28%.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU WROTE "APPLIED FOR" IN PART I OF THE ATTACHED IRS FORM W-9.
I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate IRS Center or Social Security Administration Office, or (b) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that if I do not provide a TIN by the time of the Arrangement, 28% may be withheld.

Signature of U.S. Person:                                                                                                                                                                  Date:                                                                                                                                                   


INSTRUCTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

1. Use of Letter of Transmittal

The method used to deliver this Letter of Transmittal and any accompanying certificates representing Common Shares (if any) is at your option and risk. Delivery will be deemed effective only when the Depositary has actually received your Letter of Transmittal enclosing your certificates (if any) or providing details of your DRS account numbers. Entrée recommends that you hand deliver the necessary documents to the Depositary at the office specified below, and obtain a receipt; otherwise Entrée recommends that you use registered mail properly insured, with return receipt requested. If your Common Shares are registered in the name of a broker, investment dealer, bank, trust company or other nominee, you should contact that nominee for assistance in depositing your Common Shares.

2. Signatures

This Letter of Transmittal must be filled in and signed by you or by your duly authorized representative (according to Instruction 4).

(a)
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the DRS account numbers(s)/accompanying certificate(s), the signature(s) on this Letter of Transmittal must correspond with the names(s) as registered or as written on the face of the certificate(s) without any change whatsoever, and any accompanying certificate(s) need not be endorsed. If the deposited DRS account number(s)/certificate(s) are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all owners must sign the Letter of Transmittal.

(b)
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered owner(s) of the DRS account number(s)/accompanying certificate(s):

(i)
the deposited DRS account(s)/certificate(s) must be endorsed or be accompanied by an appropriate share transfer power of attorney properly completed by the registered owner(s); and

(ii)
the signature(s) on such endorsement or share transfer power of attorney must correspond exactly to the name(s) of the registered owner(s) as registered or as appearing on the certificate(s) and must be guaranteed as noted in Instruction 3 below.

3. Guarantee of Signatures

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered owner(s) of the Deposited Shares, or if Deposited Shares are to be returned to a person other than such registered owner(s) or sent to an address other than the address of the registered owner(s) as shown on the registers of Entrée, or if the DRS statement for the New Common Shares or the Mason Common Shares is to be issued in the name of a person other than the registered owner of the Deposited Shares, that signature must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined below), or in some other manner satisfactory to the Depositary (except that no guarantee is required if the signature is that of an Eligible Institution).
 
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An “Eligible Institution” means a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank, a major trust company in Canada, a commercial bank or trust company in the United States, a member of the Securities Transfer Association Medallion Program (STAMP), a member of the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or a member of the New York Stock Exchange Inc.  Medallion Signature Program (MSP).  Members of these programs are usually members of a recognized stock exchange in Canada and the United States, members of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or banks and trust companies in the United States.

4. Fiduciaries, Representatives and Authorizations

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person on behalf of an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, corporation, partnership or association or is signed by any other person acting in a representative capacity, this Letter of Transmittal must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of that person’s authority to act. Any of Entrée, Mason or the Depositary, at its discretion, may require additional evidence of authority or additional documents.

5. Miscellaneous

(a)
If there is not enough space on this Letter of Transmittal to list all DRS account numbers/certificates for Deposited Shares, you may include additional certificate numbers or account numbers and number of Deposited Shares on a separate signed list and attach it to this Letter of Transmittal.

(b)
If Deposited Shares are registered in different forms (e.g. “John Doe” and “J. Doe”), you should complete and sign a separate Letter of Transmittal for each different registration.

(c)
No alternative, conditional or contingent deposits will be accepted.

(d)
The Arrangement and any agreement in connection with the Arrangement will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable in British Columbia.
 
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(e)
You may obtain additional copies of the Circular and this Letter of Transmittal from the Depositary at any of its offices at the addresses listed on the last page below.

6. Lost Certificates

If a share certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, you should complete this Letter of Transmittal as fully as possible and deliver this Letter of Transmittal together with a letter describing the loss to the Depositary. The Depositary will respond to you with the replacement requirements.

7. Form W-9 — U.S. Shareholders

To avoid “backup withholding” of United States income tax on payments made on the Common Shares, if you are a Shareholder that is a U.S. holder (as defined below), you must generally provide your correct TIN on the Form W-9 on page 3 above and certify, under penalties of perjury, that such number is correct, that you are not subject to backup withholding, and that you are a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). If you don’t provide the correct TIN or if any other information is not correctly provided, payments made in relation to the Common Shares may be subject to backup withholding of 28%. For the purposes of this Letter of Transmittal, a “U.S. holder” means: a beneficial owner of Common Shares that, for United States federal income tax purposes, is
(a) 
a citizen or resident of the United States,
(b) 
a corporation, or other entity classified as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state in the United States, including the District of Columbia,
(c) 
an estate if the income of such estate is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of the source of such income,
(d) 
a trust if (i) such trust has validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person for United States federal income tax purposes or (ii) a United States court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust, or
(e) 
a partnership, limited liability company or other entity classified as a partnership for United States tax purposes that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state in the United States, including the District of Columbia.

Backup withholding is not an additional United States income tax. Rather, the United States income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained provided that the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.

Certain persons (including, among others, corporations, certain “not-for-profit” organizations, and certain non-U.S. persons) are not subject to backup withholding. A Shareholder that is a U.S. holder should consult his or her tax advisor as to the Shareholder’s qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such exemption.

The TIN for an individual United States citizen or resident is the individual’s social security number.

You may write “Applied For” in Part I of the Form W-9 if you have not been issued a TIN and have applied for a TIN or intend to apply for a TIN in the near future. If you write “Applied For” in Part I, you must also complete the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number found below the Form W-9 in order to avoid backup withholding. If a Shareholder that is a U.S. holder completes the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number but does not provide a TIN within 60 days, that Shareholder will be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 28% until a TIN is provided.


Failure to furnish TIN — If you fail to furnish your correct TIN, you are subject to a penalty for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

Non-U.S. holders receiving payments in the U.S. who provided a U.S. address in Block A above should return a completed Form W-8BEN, a copy of which is available from the Depositary upon request.

8. Extinction of Rights

Any Shareholder who does not return a completed Letter of Transmittal with all required documentation to the Depositary prior to the sixth anniversary of the closing date of the Arrangement will cease to have any claim or interest of any kind or nature against Entrée. On such date, the aggregate New Common Shares and Mason Common Shares to which the former Shareholder referred to in the preceding sentence was ultimately entitled shall be deemed to have been surrendered for no consideration to Entrée, and shall be returned to Entrée by the Depositary. Neither Entrée, Mason, nor the Depositary shall be liable to any person in respect of any amount of New Common Shares or Mason Common Shares delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
 
 
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The Depositary is:

COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC.

By Hand or by Courier

100 University Avenue, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2Y1

By Mail
 
P.O. Box 7021
31 Adelaide St E
Toronto, ON   M5C 3H2
Attention:  Corporate Actions


Toll Free: 1-800-564-6253
E-Mail: corporateactions@computershare.com



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