EX-2 5 exhibit2.htm MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT OF THE REGISTRANT DATED SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 Material Change Report of the Registrant dated, September 16, 2010


FORM 51-102F3

MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT



Item 1.

Name and Address of Company


CARDERO RESOURCE CORP. (the “Issuer”)

Suite 1920, 1188 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, B.C.

V6E 4A2


Item 2.

Date of Material Change


September 14, 2010


Item 3.

News Release


The date of the press release issued pursuant to section 7.1 of National Instrument 51-102 with respect to the material change disclosed in this report is September 14, 2010.  The press release was issued in Vancouver, British Columbia through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange, Marketwire, Canada Stockwatch and Market News Publishing.


Item 4.

Summary of Material Change


The Issuer completes a $1,500,000 investment in Kria Resources Ltd.


Item 5.

Full Description of Material Change


The Issuer reports that it has completed a $1,500,000 investment in Kria Resources Ltd. (“Kria”) of Toronto, Ontario


Kria is a base metal exploration and development company focused on high-quality, advanced-stage base metal assets.  Kria’s primary asset is the Halfmile Lake and Stratmat properties near Bathurst, New Brunswick.  The Halfmile Lake and Stratmat projects are optioned by Kria from Xstrata Canada Corporation, which is currently the largest shareholder of Kria, holding approximately 24.27%.  Kria has approximately 98,518,239 common shares outstanding and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “KIA”.


Kria completed a preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) on its Halfmile Lake project in July 2009 that estimated a pre-tax NPV of CAD 139 million (8% discount) and IRR of over 16% based on metal prices of USD 0.80/lb Zn, USD 1.91/lb Cu, USD 0.56/lb Pb and USD 10.59/oz Ag.  A second PEA completed in August 2010 indicated that the project’s economics improve if the mineral resource from Kria’s nearby Stratmat property is combined with the mineral resource from Halfmile Lake.  The combined Halfmile/Stratmat PEA estimated a pre-tax NPV of CAD 254 million (8% discount) and IRR of over 20% based on metal prices of USD 1.03/lb Zn, USD 3.03/lb Cu, USD 0.92/lb Pb and USD 15.08/oz Ag.  Kria also has the Ruttan copper-zinc sulphide project near Leaf Rapids, Manitoba that has an NI 43-101 compliant inferred mineral resource estimate of 19.75 million tonnes grading 1.17% copper and 1.47% zinc using a 1.0% capped copper equivalent cut-off grade.


Please refer to Kria’s technical reports filed on SEDAR for details regarding the NI 43-101 compliant resource estimates on the Halfmile, Stratmat and Ruttan properties.  The prices and other assumptions mentioned in this press release are Kria’s internal assumptions and estimates.  Additional information is available at www.kriaresources.com.


Kria recently completed a $1,500,000 financing, consisting of 15,000,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit.  Each unit consisted of one common share and one transferable common share purchase warrant, with each warrant being exercisable to acquire one additional common share until July 29, 2012 at an exercise price of $0.20.  The Issuer purchased all of the units in the financing.


As a result of this acquisition, the Issuer now holds an aggregate of 15,000,000 common shares of Kria, representing approximately 15.22% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Kria.  Assuming the exercise of the 15,000,000 warrants comprised in the units, the Issuer would then hold 30,000,000, or approximately 26.42%, of the then issued common shares (assuming no other warrant or option exercises).  The Issuer is not acting jointly or in concert with any other persons or companies in connection with such acquisition or the securities of Kria.  The Issuer acquired the securities of Kria for investment purposes only, and not for the purpose of influencing control or direction over Kria.  The Issuer will, however, review its holdings in Kria from time to time, and may increase or decrease its position as future circumstances dictate.


The Issuer has undertaken to the TSX Venture Exchange that it will not exercise any of the warrants, and/or acquire additional securities of Kria from treasury, if, to do so, would result in the Issuer holding, after such exercise, a number of common shares of Kria which equals or exceeds twenty percent of the number of common shares of Kria then issued and outstanding, unless the shareholders of Kria (other than the Issuer and any of its affiliates or associates) shall have previously approved the shareholding of the Issuer in Kria equalling or exceeding twenty percent.


In addition, in the subscription agreement with respect to the private placement, Kria granted to the Issuer the right to maintain its percentage equity interest in Kria, on an ongoing basis, provided that such right will terminate if the Issuer’s interest falls below 10%.  Under a “top-up” provision, the Issuer has the right, twice a year, to carry out a private placement of common shares of Kria to maintain its then current equity ownership percentage in Kria, thereby avoiding dilution as a result of the issuance of common shares by Kria in connection with property payments or warrant or option exercises.  The Issuer was also granted a separate right to participate in any equity financings by Kria up to its then pre-financing percentage equity interest.


A copy of the Early Warning Report filed under Part 3 of National Instrument 62-103 with respect to the foregoing acquisition is available upon request to Lawrence W. Talbot, the Vice-President & General Counsel of the Issuer, at 604-408-7488.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements


This material change report contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and US securities legislation.  All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated content, commencement and cost of exploration programs, anticipated exploration program results, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, business and financing plans and business trends, are forward-looking statements.  Although the Issuer believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.  Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events.  The Issuer cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Issuer are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, variations in the market for, and pricing of, any mineral products the Issuer may produce or plan to produce, the Issuer’s inability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, the Issuer’s inability to produce minerals from its properties successfully or profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Issuer’s Annul Information Form filed with certain Canadian Securities Commissions and annual report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and other information released by the Issuer and filed with the appropriate regulatory agencies.  All of the Issuer’s Canadian public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and its United States public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sec.gov, and readers are urged to review these materials, including the technical reports filed with respect to the Issuer’s mineral properties.


Item 6.

Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) or (3) of National Instrument 51-102


Not applicable


Item 7.

Omitted Information


No information has been omitted on the basis that it is confidential.


Item 8.

Senior Officer


The following senior officer of the Issuer is knowledgeable about the material change disclosed in this report.


Henk Van Alphen, President & CEO

Business Telephone No.:  (604) 408-7488


Item 9.

Date of Report


September 16, 2010