CALGARY, AB,
May 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Prairie
Storm Resources Corp. (TSXV: PSEC) ("Prairie Storm" or the
"Company") announces that in connection with recent changes to
Policy 2.4 – Capital Pool Companies of the TSX Venture
Exchange (the "Exchange"), which became effective on January 1, 2021 (the "New CPC Policy"), the
Company intends to seek the approval of the holders (the
"Shareholders") of common shares of the Company (the "Common
Shares") to implement certain contractual amendments to align with
the New CPC Policy. The Company also announces that it intends to
seek Shareholder approval of the amendment and restatement of its
Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated, the "Amended and
Restated Option Plan").
In accordance with the New CPC Policy, at the upcoming
annual general and special meeting of Shareholders to be held on
June 10, 2021 (the "Meeting"),
disinterested Shareholders will be asked to authorize the Company
to amend certain provisions of: (i) the escrow agreement dated
December 15, 2020 among the Company,
Computershare Investor Services Inc. and certain Shareholders (the
"QT Escrow Agreement"); and (ii) the escrow agreement dated
May 7, 2018 among the Company,
Computershare Investor Services Inc. and certain Shareholders (the
"IPO Escrow Agreement", and together with the QT Escrow Agreement,
the "Escrow Agreements"). At the Meeting, the Company will also be
seeking Shareholder approval of the Amended and Restated Option
Plan.
The proposed amendments are described in further detail
below and in the management information circular of the Company
(the "Circular") to be mailed in connection with the Meeting, which
will be filed on the Company's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com.
Amendments to the Escrow Agreements
Disinterested Shareholders will be asked to approve
separate ordinary resolutions (one in respect of the QT Escrow
Agreement and the other in respect of the IPO Escrow Agreement)
authorizing the Company to amend the provisions of the Escrow
Agreements to reflect the escrow provisions provided for in the New
CPC Policy. If approved, such amendments will reduce
the length of the escrow period to which the Company's escrowed
securities are subject to under the applicable Escrow Agreement
from 36 months as provided for in the Exchange's Policy 2.4 –
Capital Pool Companies (as at June
14, 2010) to 18 months as provided for in the New CPC
Policy. Subject to disinterested Shareholder approval of the
respective ordinary resolutions, the amendments will result in the
Company's escrowed securities being released from escrow in
accordance with the following schedule:
Release Dates
|
Percentage to be Released
|
Date of Final QT
Exchange Bulletin (December 17, 2020)
|
25%
|
Date 6 months
following Final QT Exchange Bulletin (June 17, 2021)
|
25%
|
Date 12 months
following Final QT Exchange Bulletin (December 17, 2021)
|
25%
|
Date 18 months
following Final QT Exchange Bulletin (June 17, 2022)
|
25%
|
In accordance with the New CPC Policy, the Company also
plans to amend the QT Escrow Agreement (subject to
disinterested Shareholder approval) to provide that
all options granted prior to December 17,
2020 ("CPC Stock Options"), and all Common Shares issued
upon exercise of CPC Stock Options issued prior to such date, will
be released from escrow retroactively as of December 17, 2020, other than: (i) CPC Stock
Options granted prior to the Company's initial public offering at
an exercise price less than the issue price of Common Shares issued
in the Company's initial public offering; and (ii) Common Shares
issued pursuant to the exercise of such CPC Stock Options, which
will be released from escrow in accordance with the 18 month escrow
release schedule set out above.
Amended and Restated Option Plan
At the Meeting, Shareholders will also be asked to approve
an ordinary resolution authorizing and approving the Amended and
Restated Option Plan. The Amended and Restated Option Plan was
adopted by the Company's board of directors on April 6, 2021, subject to Shareholder approval
and the acceptance of the Exchange. The Exchange has conditionally
accepted the Amended and Restated Option Plan, subject to receipt
of Shareholder approval.
If such approvals are obtained, the Company's existing
Stock Option Plan will be amended and restated to, among other
things: (i) prescribe specific amendments to the Amended and
Restated Option Plan, or any options awarded thereunder, that
require Shareholder approval; (ii) clarify the types of amendments
or revisions which will require approval of Shareholders or
disinterested Shareholders, as applicable; (iii) include a
participation limit for insiders as a group; (iv) accelerate stock
option vesting in the event of a change of control; and (v) include
certain other miscellaneous amendments. The foregoing amendments
are more particularly described in the Circular and a copy of the
Amended and Restated Option Plan is appended thereto.
About Prairie Storm Resources Corp.
Prairie Storm is a Canadian oil company
focused on sustainable growth of its high netback, low decline oil
assets through waterflood enhanced recovery methods and
exploitation of the bioturbated Cardium formation. Prairie Storm
has no debt and a positive working capital position. The shares of
the Company trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
"PSEC".
FORWARD LOOKING-INFORMATION AND
ADVISORIES
Forward-looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking
information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of
applicable securities laws ("forward-looking information"). The use
of any of the words "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate",
"may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "plans", "intends"
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
information. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing,
this news release contains forward-looking information pertaining
to: statements with respect to the Meeting, the proposed changes
arising from the New CPC Policy, the proposed amendments to the
Company's Escrow Agreements, and the Amended and Restated Option
Plan. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Prairie
Storm, as the case may be, to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Although
Prairie Storm has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such information will
prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such information and
statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information.
The forward-looking information contained in this news
release speaks only as of the date of this news
release, and Prairie Storm does not assume any obligation to
publicly update or revise any of the included
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may
be required by applicable securities laws.
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 news release.
SOURCE Prairie Storm Resources Corp.