Coelacanth Energy Announces Bought Deal Financing of C$80 Million
October 23 2023 - 4:17PM
Coelacanth Energy Inc. (the “Company” or “Coelacanth”)
(TSX-V: CEI) is pleased to announce that it has entered
into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters (the
"
Agreement"), led by Haywood Securities Inc., as
sole bookrunner (collectively, the
"
Underwriters"), pursuant to which the
Underwriters have agreed to purchase for resale to the public, on a
bought deal basis: (i) 100 million units of the Company
("
Units") consisting of one common share in the
capital of the Company (a "
Common Share") and one
third (1/3) of one Common Share purchase warrants (each whole
warrant, a "
Warrant") at a price of $0.80 per Unit
(the "
Offering Price") for gross proceeds of $80
million (the "
Offering"). The Warrants have an
exercise price of $1.05 per Common Share and a term of 12 months
from the closing date of the Offering. In connection with the
Offering, the Underwriters will be entitled to a cash fee in an
amount equal to 4.5% of the gross proceeds from the Offering.
The Common Shares to be issued under the
Offering will be distributed by way of a short form prospectus in
each of the Provinces of Canada, other than Québec. A portion of
the Offering will be conducted on a private placement basis in the
United States via Rule 144A to Qualified Institutional Buyers only
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended and certain other
jurisdictions outside of Canada as the Company and the Underwriters
may agree on a private placement basis. No prospectus will be
required to be filed in any jurisdiction other than the Canadian
jurisdictions.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the
Offering for the Two Rivers East project, including completion of
the 5-19 pad, plus related infrastructure, and for general
corporate purposes.
The Offering is scheduled to close on or about
November 15, 2023 and is subject to certain conditions including,
but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and
other approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange
and the securities regulatory authorities.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws. The use of any of the words "expect",
"anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "may", "will", "should",
"believe", "intends", "forecast", "plans", "guidance" and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements or
information.
More particularly and without limitation, this
document contains forward-looking statements and information
relating to anticipated timing of the closing of the Offering and
the anticipated use of proceeds from the Offering. The
forward-looking statements and information are based on certain key
expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including
expectations and assumptions relating to prevailing commodity
prices and exchange rates, applicable royalty rates and tax laws,
future well production rates, the performance of existing wells,
the success of drilling new wells, the availability of capital to
undertake planned activities, the availability and cost of labour
and services and the receipt of all necessary approvals, including
the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and
information are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking
statements and information address future events and conditions, by
their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from those currently
anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include,
but are not limited to, the risks associated with the oil and gas
industry in general such as operational risks in development,
exploration and production, delays or changes in plans with respect
to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures, the
uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production
rates, costs and expenses, commodity price and exchange rate
fluctuations, marketing and transportation, environmental
risks, competition, the ability to access sufficient capital from
internal and external sources and changes in tax, royalty and
environmental legislation. The forward-looking statements and
information contained in this document are made as of the date
hereof for the purpose of providing the readers with the Company's
expectations for the coming year. The forward-looking statements
and information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities laws.
For further information, please contact:
COELACANTH ENERGY INC.
Suite 2110, 530 - 8th Avenue SWCalgary, Alberta
T2P 3S8Phone: (403) 705-4525www.coelacanth.ca
Mr. Robert J. ZakreskyPresident and Chief
Executive Officer
Mr. Nolan ChicoineVice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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