3 May 2016 07:00
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May 3, 2016
CAZA OIL & GAS, INC. ANNOUNCES SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF SHARE CONSOLIDATION AND ALL OTHER BUSINESS AT SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
MIDLAND, TEXAS (Marketwire - May 3, 2016) -Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. ("Caza" or the "Company") (TSX: CAZ) (AIM: CAZA) hereby announces that all resolutions proposed at a special meeting (the "Meeting") of shareholders held on April 29, 2016, were duly approved by the shareholders of the Company.
Accordingly, the Company confirms that the consolidation (the "Share Consolidation") of the common shares (the "Common Shares") of the Company on a 560,000,000 to one basis has been approved. Shareholders also approved the cancellation (the "Cancellation") of the admission to trading of the Common Shares on AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc ("AIM") at the Meeting.
Trading of the Common Shares on AIM will cease at the close of business on May 9, 2016 with the Cancellation becoming effective at 7.00 a.m. (GMT) on May 10, 2016. The Company confirms that the Consolidation will be completed after the Cancellation has been effected and will issue a further announcement confirming the timing and mechanics of the Consolidation in due course.
Holders of 9,444,256,720 Common Shares, being 99.6% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation, were represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy. Approximately 99.9% of the Common Shares represented at the Meeting voted in favour of the Share Consolidation and approximately 99.998% of the Common Shares represented at the Meeting voted in favour of the Cancellation.
About Caza
Caza is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons in the following regions of the United States of America through its subsidiary, Caza Petroleum, Inc.: Permian Basin (West Texas and Southeast New Mexico) and Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast (on-shore).
For further information, please contact:
Caza Oil & Gas, Inc.
Michael Ford, CEO +1 432 682 7424 (Midland)
Richard Albro, VP Land and Secretary +1 281 363 4442 (Houston)
Cenkos Securities plc
Neil McDonald +44 131 220 6939 (Edinburgh)
Nick Tulloch +44 131 220 9772 (Edinburgh)
Beth McKiernan +44 131 220 9778 (Edinburgh)
VIGO Communications
Chris McMahon +44 20 7830 9702 (London)
The TSX has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.
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