Storm Resources Ltd. Announces Closing of $23.7 Million Bought Deal Financing and $5.6 Million Non-Brokered Financing

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – May 1, 2013) –

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STORM RESOURCES LTD. (“Storm“) (TSX VENTURE:SRX) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced bought deal financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $23,650,400 (the “Bought Deal Financing“). Pursuant to the Bought Deal Financing, Storm, through a syndicate of underwriters led by FirstEnergy Capital Corp. and including National Bank Financial Inc., Peters & Co. Limited, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., and RBC Capital Markets Inc., issued 12,580,000 common shares of Storm (“Common Shares“) at a price of $1.88 per Common Share.

In addition, Storm completed its previously announced non-brokered financing to certain investors identified by Storm, including directors, officers, and employees of Storm, for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,640,000 (the “Non-Brokered Financing“). Pursuant to the Non-Brokered Financing, Storm issued 3,000,000 Common Shares at a price of $1.88 per Common Share.

In the aggregate, pursuant to the Bought Deal Financing and the Non-Brokered Financing, Storm issued 15,580,000 Common Shares, at a price of $1.88 per Common Share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $29,290,400.

Storm began operations in August 2010, is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and is active in the Horn River Basin and Umbach areas of north eastern British Columbia, and in the Grande Prairie area of north western Alberta.

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