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Braich Group to acquire control of Karnalyte Resources Inc
September 30, 2015
Karnalyte Resources Inc. acquisition by Braich Group.
(1888PressRelease) September 30, 2015 - Saskatoon - Mumbai, India, based lawyer, Jamshed Mistry, who is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, is pleased to announce that his client Canadian Billionaire Erwin Singh Braich, 59, in his capacity as a trustee of the Braich Group of Companies and Trusts ('Braich Group'), has made an offer to acquire control of Karnalyte Resources Inc. ('Karnalyte'), a publicly traded company.

The offer consists of a subscription to purchase 63,000,000, newly issued common voting shares at CDN $3.15, attached with two sets of warrants, exercisable at CDN $5.15 and CDN $10.00, both within two years.

Mistry stated that if both sets of warrants are exercised, it would give the Braich Group approximately 75% ownership of Karnalyte, on a fully diluted basis.

In addition to the immediate equity injection that Karnalyte will receive of CDN $198,450,000, if the warrants are exercised, as expected within 24 months, the company would receive an additional CDN $238,625,000. The Braich Group has also undertaken to provide an additional CDN $400 million by way of a loan facility, for completion of phase one of the potash solution mine located in Wynyard, Saskatchewan. The project has received approvals from all levels of government and is ready for construction.

The arrangement was made possible by Ms. Betty Hayer-DuSange, founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Ishan Group of Companies. Ms. Hayer-DuSange stated that she began her work with Karnalyte, in 2011 and was glad that she could arrange a deal of this magnitude that would benefit all involved parties.

The Ishan Group of Companies, had previously assisted Karnalyte in receiving an investment of CDN $45 million in March, 2013, from Gurjarat State Fertlizer and Chemicals Ltd. ('GSFC')

The deal with GSFC included an off-take agreement whereby GSFC will receive 350,000 tonnes of potash annually. At the time of this transaction reaching conclusion, now Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, was the Chief Minister of Gujarat state.

Ms. Hayer-DuSange, went on to say that, "after the CEO of Karnalyte, signed an agreement for the transaction that will inject in excess of CDN $800 million within 24 months into the company, that it was nice to see that Mr. Braich and Mr. Phinney were already collaborating to quickly implement phase two and three which will cost between CDN $2.5 to $3 billion, so that this project could produce in excess of 2 million tonnes annually of potash".

"With further Environmental Impact Studies meeting the approval of the Province of Saskatchewan, the Braich Group is prepared to fund the expansion of the annual capacity of potash production to become one of the largest low-cost producers in the world. The potential is 6 to 8 million tonnes annually, in fact, given the size of the reserves", added Ms. Hayer-DuSange. "This is why we are already working on potential rail routes and port facilities with government officials, Mr. Braich and the very talented Karnalyte team", she concluded.

The terms of the agreement are subject to approval by Karnalyte's board of directors, shareholders, and the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Karnalyte Resources Inc. Provides Clarification to Braich Press Release Issued on September 30, 2015
T.KRN | 20 hours ago
CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - September 30, 2015) - Karnalyte Resources Inc. ("Karnalyte" or the "Company") (TSX: KRN) wishes to clarify certain statements made in a press release (the "Braich Press Release") issued this morning on behalf of Erwin Singh Braich ("Braich") regarding a non-binding proposal (the "Proposal") that was received by the Board of Directors of Karnalyte (the "Board") on September 21, 2015. The Proposal indicates that Braich is interested in making a significant investment in the Company by entities controlled by him, which, if completed, would result in Braich acquiring control of the Company.

Contrary to certain statements made in the Braich Press Release which suggest otherwise, no binding agreement has been entered into by Braich and Karnalyte with respect to such investment. The Proposal has not been accepted by the Board. In accordance with the Board's fiduciary duties, the Board is presently considering the Proposal along with all other strategic options available to the Board to secure financing for the furtherance of the Company's business plan, including the potential debt financing to be arranged by the Company's largest shareholder, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., as referenced in the Company's news release issued on July 14, 2015. The Board has engaged Dundee Securities Ltd. as its financial advisor to consider the financial merits of the strategic alternatives available to the Company. The Company will disclose any material fact or material change relating to any financing by the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws as soon as such event occurs.

About Karnalyte

Karnalyte Resources Inc. is engaged in the business of exploration and development of high quality agricultural and industrial potash and magnesium products. Karnalyte intends to develop and extract a carnallite - sylvite mineral deposit through a known solution mining process at competitive costs and with minimal environmental impact. Using a staged approached to potash plant construction, the Company plans to operate a solution mining facility that will initially produce 625,000 tonnes of potash per year, increasing to 2.125 million tonnes of potash per year. Karnalyte owns a 100% interest in Subsurface Permit KP 360A and Subsurface Mineral Lease KLSA-010 located near Wynyard, Saskatchewan, comprising a total of 85,126 acres.

Karnalyte's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol KRN.

For further information, please contact:

Karnalyte Resources Inc.
Robin Phinney
President
1(306) 986-1486
info@karnalyte.com
www.karnalyte.com

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Marketwired (Canada)
September 30, 2015 - 4:15 PM EDT

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