Storm Cat Energy Corporation's US Subsidiaries File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in US
November 10 2008 - 5:23PM
PR Newswire (US)
Storm Cat Expects to Continue Operations in Ordinary Course DENVER,
and CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Storm Cat
Energy Corporation (Amex: SCU; TSX: SME) today reported that all of
its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries filed for a voluntary petition
for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Colorado. Storm Cat Energy Corporation was not included in the U.S.
bankruptcy filing, nor did it file an application for creditor
protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in
Canada. Storm Cat is in negotiations with its existing lenders to
secure sufficient debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. Under
Chapter 11, and assuming the DIP financing negotiations are
successful, Storm Cat expects it will continue, without undue
interruption, its operations in the ordinary course of business,
and intends to file a reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court as soon as practicable. As previously reported, the Company
has engaged Parkman Whaling LLC for the purpose of assisting the
Company in exploring strategic business alternatives as well as
Alvarez & Marsal, a turnaround and restructuring firm, for the
purpose of assisting the Company with its restructuring efforts.
About Storm Cat Energy Storm Cat Energy is an independent oil and
gas company focused on the exploration, production and development
of large unconventional gas reserves from fractured shales, coal
beds and tight sand formations and, secondarily, from conventional
formations. The Company has producing properties in Wyoming's
Powder River Basin and Arkansas' Arkoma Basin and exploration and
development acreage in Canada. The Company's shares trade on the
American Stock Exchange under the symbol "SCU" and in Canada on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SME." Forward-looking
Statements This press release contains certain "forward-looking
statements", as defined in the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Canadian
securities legislation, relating to potential future production and
growth, proposed new wells and infrastructure improvements
affecting the Company's operations. Forward-looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but
not always, identified by the words "expects," "plans,"
"anticipates," "believes," "intends, "estimates," "projects,"
"aims," "potential," "goal," "objective," "prospective," and
similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will," "would,"
"may," "can," "could" or "should" occur. Forward-looking statements
are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of Storm Cat's
management on the date the statements are made and they involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no
assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Storm Cat undertakes no obligation
to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs,
estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors
that could cause future results to differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern; (ii) the ability of the Company to operate pursuant to the
terms of the debtor-in-possession facility; (iii) the Company's
ability to obtain court approval with respect to motions in the
Chapter 11 proceeding prosecuted by it from time to time; (iv) the
ability of the Company to develop, prosecute, confirm and
consummate one or more plans of reorganization with respect to the
Chapter 11 cases; (v) risks associated with third parties seeking
and obtaining court approval to terminate or shorten the
exclusivity period for the Company to propose and confirm one or
more plans of reorganization, for the appointment of a Chapter 11
trustee or to convert the cases to Chapter 7 cases; (vi) the
ability of the Company to obtain and maintain normal terms with
vendors and service providers; (vii) the Company's ability to
maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; (viii) the
potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 cases on the Company's
liquidity or results of operations; (ix) the ability of the Company
to fund and execute its business plan; (x) the ability of the
Company to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and
employees; (xi) the ability of the Company to attract and retain
customers and (xii) the other risk factors discussed in greater
detail in the Company's various filings on SEDAR
(http://www.sedar.com/) with Canadian securities regulators and its
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007. DATASOURCE: Storm Cat Energy Corporation CONTACT: Paul
Wiesner, Chief Financial Officer of Storm Cat Energy Corporation,
+1-303-991-5070 Web site: http://www.stormcatenergy.com/
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