UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F
| [_] Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| or |
| [X] Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 | Commission File Number 001-33562 |
Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| British Columbia | 1099 | Not Applicable |
| (Province or Other Jurisdiction of | (Primary Standard | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Incorporation or Organization) | Industrial Classification Code) | Identification No.) |
Bentall Tower 5
Suite 328 - 550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6C 2B5
(604) 899-5450
(Address
and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive offices)
DL Services Inc.
Columbia Center, 701 Fifth
Avenue, Suite 6100
Seattle, WA 98104-7043
(206) 903-8800
(Name,
address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent
for service in the United States)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class: | Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered: |
| Common Shares, no par value | NYSE Amex |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this form:
| [X] Annual Information Form | [X] Audited Annual Financial Statements |
At August 31, 2011, the Registrant had outstanding 177,584,542 common shares without par value.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). If "Yes" is marked, indicate the filing number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.
[_] Yes [X] No
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] Yes [_] No
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The annual information form (“AIF”) of Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 is incorporated herein by reference.
The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended August 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, including the report of the auditors with respect thereto, are incorporated herein by reference. For a reconciliation of important differences between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles, see Note 16 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.
The Company’s management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for the year ended August 31, 2011 is incorporated herein by reference.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Company is a Canadian issuer eligible to file its annual report pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act on Form 40-F. The Company is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Company’s equity securities are exempt from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 3a12-3.
The Company is permitted, under a multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States, to prepare this annual report on Form 40-F in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements, which are different from those of the United States.
The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting practices (“GAAP”), and they may be subject to Canadian auditing and auditor independence standards. Accordingly, the financial statements of the Company incorporated by reference in this report may not be comparable to financial statements of United States companies. Significant differences between Canadian GAAP and United States GAAP are described in Note 16 to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated by reference in this report.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements concerning anticipated developments in the operations of the Company in future periods, planned exploration and development activities, the adequacy of the Company’s financial resources and other events or conditions that may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “potential,” “possible” and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions or results “will,” “may,” “could” or “should” occur or be achieved. Information concerning the interpretation of drill results and mineral resource or reserve estimates also may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, as such information constitutes a prediction of what mineralization might be found to be present if and when a project is actually developed. Forward-looking statements are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, those described in the AIF incorporated by reference in this report.
The Company’s forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are made and the Company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements in the future. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The information provided under the heading “Disclosure Controls and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” contained in the Company’s MD&A is incorporated by reference herein.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The information provided under the heading “Disclosure Controls and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” contained in the Company’s MD&A is incorporated by reference herein.
ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM
The information provided under the heading “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to the Shareholders of Platinum Group Metals Ltd.” contained at the beginning of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements is incorporated by reference herein.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The information provided under the heading “Disclosure Controls and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting – Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting” contained in the Company’s MD&A is incorporated by reference herein.
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
The information provided under the heading “Directors and Officers – Committees of the Board of Directors – Audit Committee Composition and Background” contained in the Company’s AIF is incorporated by reference herein.
CODE OF ETHICS
The information provided under the heading “Directors and Officers - Code of Ethics” contained in the Company’s AIF is incorporated by reference herein
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information provided under the headings “Directors and Officers – Committees of the Board of Directors – Independent Auditor’s Fees” and “Directors and Officers – Committees of the Board of Directors – Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures” contained in the Company’s AIF is incorporated by reference herein.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The information provided “Discussion of Operations and Financial Conditions – Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” contained in the Company’s MD&A is incorporated by reference herein.
TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The following table discloses the Company’s continual obligations for optional mineral property acquisition payments and contracted office and equipment lease obligations. Apart from a possible buy-out of the War Springs and Tweespalk projects, which optional acquisition payments are included in explanatory notes to the following table, the Company has no other property acquisition payments due to vendors under mineral property option agreements. The Company has no long term debt or loan obligations.
| Payments by period in Canadian Dollars | |||||||||||||||
| < 1 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 5 | > 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Year | Years | Years | Years | |||||||||||
| Payments (War Springs & Tweespalk)(1) | $ | 72,915 | $ | 14,583 | $ | 29,166 | $ | 29,166 | $ | - | |||||
| Lease Obligations | 406,238 | 130,790 | 216,313 | 59,135 | - | ||||||||||
| Eskom–Power (2) | 12,640,885 | 8,452,435 | 4,188,450 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Insurance contracts | 435,890 | 302,667 | 133,223 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Other miscellaneous | 110,338 | 110,338 | - | - | |||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 13,666,266 | $ | 9,010,813 | $ | 4,567,152 | $ | 88,301 | $ | - | |||||
Explanatory Notes:
(1) The Company pays annual prospecting fees to the vendors of US$3.25 per hectare. The Company has the option to settle the vendors’ residual interests in these mineral rights at any time for US$690 per hectare.
(2) The Company’s project operating subsidiary Maseve Investments 11 (pty) Ltd. has entered into a long term electricity supply agreement with South African power utility Eskom. Under the agreement the Company is scheduled to receive connection and service for a 10 MVa construction power supply in 2012 and a total 40 MVa production power supply in later calendar 2013 or early 2014 in exchange for connection fees and guarantees totaling Rand 90,508,735 ($12,640,885 at August 31, 2011).
For additional information related to the Company’s contractual obligations and commitments, including certain optional property acquisition payments, see the information set forth under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” contained in the Company’s MD&A.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The information provided under the heading “Directors and Officers – Committees of the Board of Directors –Audit Committee Composition and Background” contained in the Company’s AIF is incorporated by reference herein. The Company has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
UNDERTAKINGS
The Company undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or to transactions in said securities.
CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
The Company has previously filed with the Commission a written consent to service of process and power of attorney on Form F-X. Any change to the name or address of the Company’s agent for service shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to the Form F-X referencing the file number of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD.
/s/ R. Michael
Jones
R. Michael Jones
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Date: November 21, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are being filed with the Commission as exhibits to this annual report on Form 40-F.