| Filed by Gold Reserve Inc. Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 Subject Company: Gold Reserve Inc. Commission File Number: 001-31819 Date: January 6, 2009 |
GOLD RESERVE FILES INVESTOR PRESENTATION
| SPOKANE, Washington, January 6, 2009 |
Gold Reserve Inc. (NYSE Alternext: GRZ) (TSX: GRZ) today announced that it has filed an investor presentation with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in connection with Rusoro Mining Ltd.’s (“Rusoro”) (TSX-V: RML.V) unsolicited offer to acquire Gold Reserve. The presentation will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and on Gold Reserve’s website at www.goldreserveinc.com.
Gold Reserve Inc. is a Canadian company, which holds the rights to the Brisas gold/copper project and the Choco 5 gold exploration property in Bolivar State, Venezuela.
This press release and the presentation contain certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended that are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the date of this press release and the presentation. Forward-looking statements can often, but not always, be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “predicts”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management at this time, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. We caution that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other risks that may cause the actual financial results, performance, or achievements of Gold Reserve to be materially different from our estimated future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. Numerous factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, concentration of operations and assets in Venezuela; corruption and uncertain legal enforcement; the outcome of any potential proceedings under the Venezuelan legal system or before arbitration tribunals as provided in investment treaties entered into between Venezuela,
Canada and other countries to determine the compensation due to Gold Reserve in the event that Gold Reserve and the Venezuelan government do not reach an agreement regarding construction and operation of the Brisas project, or the Brisas project is transferred to the Venezuelan government and the parties do not reach agreement on compensation; requests for improper payments; regulatory, political and economic risks associated with Venezuelan operations (including changes in previously established laws, legal regimes, rules or processes); the ability to obtain, maintain or re-acquire the necessary permits or additional funding for the development of the Brisas project; significant differences or changes in any key findings or assumptions previously determined by us or our experts in conjunction with our 2005 bankable feasibility study (as updated or modified from time to time) as a result of actual results in our expected construction and production at the Brisas project (including capital and operating cost estimates); risk that actual mineral reserves may vary considerably from estimates presently made; impact of currency, metal prices and metal production volatility; fluctuations in energy prices; changes in proposed development plans (including technology used); our dependence upon the abilities and continued participation of certain key employees; the prices, production levels and supply of and demand for gold and copper produced or held by Gold Reserve or Rusoro; the potential volatility of both Gold Reserve shares and Rusoro shares; the price and value of the Gold Reserve notes; uncertainty as to the future value of Rusoro, Gold Reserve or the combined company proposed by the Rusoro offer; the prospects for exploration and development of projects by Gold Reserve or Rusoro; whether or not an alternative transaction superior to the Rusoro offer will emerge; and risks normally incident to the operation and development of mining properties. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of Gold Reserve's forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Gold Reserve or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Gold Reserve disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise; and whether or not an alternative transaction superior to the Rusoro offer may emerge.
In addition to being subject to a number of assumptions, forward-looking statements in this press release and the presentation involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including the risks identified under “Important Note for U.S. Investors Concerning Resource Calculations” as well as the risks identified in the filings by Gold Reserve with the SEC and Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities, including Gold Reserve’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2007, dated March 31, 2008, and Gold Reserve’s Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2008.
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Gold Reserve Inc. President A. Douglas Belanger, 509-623-1500 Fax: 509-623-1634 www.goldreserveinc.com Dan Katcher / Steve Frankel / Andi Salas Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher 212-355-4449 |