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Cline Mining Enters Into Agreement for Financial Restructuring

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The Restructuring will also include a recapitalization (the "Marret Plan"), as described below, unless, by April 30, 2013, Cline implements a transaction the ("Cline Transaction") which results in any of (i) a take-over bid of, or other business combination with, Cline in which any person or group of persons acting in concert acquires 50% or more of the equity securities of Cline, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets or business of Cline and its subsidiaries, or (iii) a recapitalization of Cline, subject to certain conditions including that as a result of such recapitalization Cline receives at least CDN$35,000,000 of gross cash proceeds from the issuance of equity securities or, as a result of such sale, Cline receives sufficient net proceeds to repay all amounts (including interest, premium, principal and other fees) owing on or under the Bonds and the other financing documents. The principal terms and conditions of the Marret Plan, which will be subject to the approval of the TSX, are set out below:

--  US$25,000,000 principal amount of the Bonds will be exchanged for 2.091    billion common shares of Cline, being an effective exchange price of    approximately US$0.012 per share;--  the current common shareholders of Cline will receive rights to    subscribe for up to an aggregate of 1.711 billion common shares at a    subscription price of CDN$0.0205 per share for gross proceeds of    CDN$35,000,000. Marret, on behalf of the bondholders, will act as stand-    by underwriter for the rights offering for a fee of US$3,500,000 which    may, at the option of Cline, be satisfied by the issuance of Bonds which    Marret would exchange for common shares of Cline at the rights offering    subscription price. Assuming that all rights are exercised by the    current common shareholders of Cline, and subject to currency    fluctuations, those shareholders will then own approximately 46% of the    outstanding common shares and the bondholders will own approximately    54%;--  the maturity date of the Bonds will be extended for two years to    February 27, 2016;--  Cline will issue warrants to its current common shareholders on a pro    rata basis, entitling the holders to acquire common shares for no    consideration for a period of three years. The common shares issuable on    exercise of the warrants will, in the aggregate, represent 5% of the pro    forma outstanding common shares. The warrants will not be exercisable    except (i) when the 20-day volume-weighted average trading price of the    common shares reaches or exceeds CDN$0.0615 per share, or (ii)    immediately preceding a transaction that would constitute a change of    control of Cline (including by way of a merger, plan of arrangement or    similar transaction) at a price (or value) per common share equal to or    greater than CDN$0.0615. In either of these two events, the warrants    will be deemed to be exercised and automatically converted into common    shares;--  the Marret Plan will be implemented on the earliest of (i) March 10,    2013, if by February 28, 2013 Cline has not received a letter of intent    by February 28, 2013 with respect to a Cline Transaction, (ii) April 10,    2013, if by March 31, 2013 Cline has not entered into a binding    agreement to implement a Cline Transaction, or (iii) May 10, 2013, if by    April 30, 2013 Cline has not implemented a transaction to effect a Cline    Transaction; and--  a one-time termination fee of CDN$1,750,000, plus all reasonable legal    fees and related expenses incurred by the bondholders will be payable by    Cline if the Marret Plan does not proceed, except under certain    conditions including if the Marret Plan does not obtain requisite    approvals.

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