CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marksmen Energy Inc. (“Marksmen” or the “Company”) announces that it has completed the first closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement. The Company issued 2,393,335 units (the “Units”) of Marksmen at a price of $0.12 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $287,200 (the “Offering”). Each Unit is comprised of one (1) common share (“Common Share”) and one-half of one (1/2) share purchase warrant (“Warrant”) of Marksmen. Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of $0.24 per share expiring two (2) years from the date of issuance. The Company intends to complete a second closing of the Offering on or prior to November 30, 2018.
Pursuant to the first closing of the Offering, Marksmen paid a cash commission to qualified non-related parties of $800 and issued 8,000 broker warrants entitling the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.12 per share for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance.
Further to its press release of October 19, 2018, Marksmen intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to pay for capital expenditures related to remedial and completion work on the Leaman #1 well of approximately $150,000 and the remainder for extra road and lease upgrades as directed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Completion of the Offering is subject to regulatory approval including, but not limited to, the approval of the TSXV. The securities issued are subject to a four month hold period from the date of issuance.
Related Party Participation in the Private Placement
Insiders subscribed for an aggregate of 1,118,334 Units in the first closing of the Offering for a total of 46.73% of the first closing. As insiders of Marksmen participated in this Offering, it is deemed to be a “related party transaction” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101-Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”).
Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company after reasonable inquiry, a related party, has knowledge of any material information concerning the Company or its securities that has not been generally disclosed.
The Offering is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 (pursuant to subsections 5.5(c) and 5.7(1)(b)) as it was a distribution of securities for cash and neither the fair market value of the Units distributed to, nor the consideration received from, interested parties exceeded $2,500,000.
The Company did not file a material change report more than 21 days before the expected closing of the Offering because the details of the participation therein by related parties of the Company were not settled until shortly prior to closing of the Offering and the Company wished to close on an expedited basis for business reasons.
For additional information regarding this news release please contact Archie Nesbitt, Director and CEO of the Company at (403) 265-7270 or e-mail ajnesbitt@marksmenenergy.com.