Sept 24 (Reuters) - Regis Resources Ltd RRL.AX :
* NOTES MEDIA SPECULATION REGARDING A POTENTIAL CORPORATE TRANSACTION BETWEEN REGIS AND CAPRICORN METALS
* CONFIRMS IT HAS BEEN IN TALKS WITH CAPRICORN & HAS PUT FORWARD CONFIDENTIAL, INDICATIVE & INCOMPLETE PROPOSAL TO BUY CAPRICORN
* INDICATIVE PROPOSAL CONTEMPLATES AN OFFER OF 11.4 CENTS IN REGIS SHARES PER CAPRICORN SHARE
* BOARD OF CAPRICORN HAS IT WILL UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND PROPOSAL & SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS HAVE INDICATED THEIR SUPPORT
* LARGEST SHAREHOLDER, HAWKE'S POINT (WITH A 18.9% INTEREST), HAS TO DATE NOT BEEN PREPARED TO SUPPORT PROPOSAL