18:00 Fri 08 Jan 2021
Canadian O'Seas Petr - Atomic Acquisition Update & Additional £3m Placing
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited
Announces Atomic Acquisition Update and Additional
· The Company has paid US
· COPL has closed a follow-on non-brokered private placement to raise additional gross proceeds of
The net proceeds from the Placing will be used for the acquisition of Atomic as announced by the Company on
Following the Placing, and including the common shares issued pursuant to the finder's fees, the Company will have a total of 9,657,246,472 Common Shares issued and outstanding. There are no Common Shares held in treasury and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 9,657,246,472. This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Arthur Millholland, President and CEO, commented: "The
Ryan Gaffney, CFO, added: "The closing of both portions of the Placing will allow the Company to progress the Atomic acquisition. COPL's access to the equity markets has provided much confidence to debt investors with whom we are in discussions with to provide the balance of funds required to complete the transaction. We are targeting the receipt of binding Term Sheets from the targeted investors in the near term thus allowing COPL to progress to completion."
About the Company:
The Company is actively pursuing opportunities in the United States through the acquisition of Atomic Oil and Gas LLC, and in sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria, in partnership with Shoreline Energy International Limited ("Shoreline") and through their jointly held affiliated company Shoreline Canadian Overseas Petroleum Development Corporation ("ShoreCan"), COPL and Shoreline currently hold 80% of the share capital and have taken over the management of Essar Exploration and Production Limited (Nigeria) ("Nigerian Affiliate" or the "Affiliate"). On
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Arthur Millholland, President & CEO
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited
Tel: + 1 (403) 262 5441
Cathy Hume
CHF Investor Relations
Tel: +1 (416) 868 1079 ext. 251
Email: cathy@chfir.com
Charles Goodwin
Yellow Jersey PR Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 77 4778 8221
Email: copl@yellowjerseypr.com
The Common Shares are listed under the symbol "XOP" on the CSE and under the symbol "COPL" on the London Stock Exchange.
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