CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Aug. 28, 2014) – Elkwater Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ELW) (“Elkwater” or the “Corporation“) has filed on SEDAR its unaudited condensed interim financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A“) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. The financial statements and MD&A will be available for review on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
On July 9, 2014, the Corporation completed a non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $25.0 million and appointed a new management team and board of directors (the “Recapitalization Transaction“).
On July 31, 2014, the Corporation provided details with respect to a rights offering (“Rights Offering“) to the holders of common shares of the Corporation (“Common Shares“). Pursuant to the Rights Offering, each holder of Common Shares on August 14, 2014 (other than those holders of Common Shares that subscribed for Common Shares pursuant to the Recapitalization Transaction) received one transferable right (a “Right”) for every Common Share held. Every four Rights will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of $0.10 until the Rights expire at 4:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on September 30, 2014. Details of the Rights Offering are described in the Rights Offering circular available on SEDAR.
Following the completion of the Recapitalization Transaction and assuming the exercise of 19.1 million Rights issued in connection with the Rights Offering, and the 60.0 million warrants issued in connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, Elkwater will have approximately 333.9 million Common Shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis.
About Elkwater
Elkwater is a publically traded Calgary, Alberta based company engaged in the oil and gas exploration and development industry. The Common Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “ELW”.
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This news release may include forward-looking statements including opinions, assumptions, estimates, and, more particularly, statements concerning the completion of the Rights Offering and the number of securities issued by way of the Rights Offering.
When used in this document, the words “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intent,” “may,” “project,” “should,” and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements are founded on the basis of expectations and assumptions made by Elkwater which include, but are not limited to, the timing of the receipt of the required, regulatory and third party approvals, as well as the satisfaction of other conditions pertaining to the completion of the Rights Offering.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertainties, and although Elkwater believes that the expectations represented by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will be realized.
Any number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward -looking statements including, but not limited to, regulatory and third party approvals not being obtained in the manner or timing anticipated, the ability to implement corporate strategies, the state of domestic capital markets, the ability to obtain financing, changes in general market conditions and other factors more fully described from time to time in the reports and filings made by Elkwater with securities regulatory authorities.
Except as required by applicable laws, Elkwater does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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Elkwater Resources Ltd.
Doug Bailey
President and Chief Executive Officer
403-262-0242
Elkwater Resources Ltd.
Neil Burrows
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
403-262-0242
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