4 Jan 2012 14:45

NIGHTHAWK ENERGY PLC
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("Nighthawk" or "the Company")
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Acquisition of 25% interest in, and Operatorship of, the Jolly Ranch Project and associated fundraising
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Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
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Nighthawk, the US focused oil development and production company (AIM: HAWK and OTCQX: NHEGY), announces that, further to the announcement on 28 December 2011 concerning the proposed acquisition of a 25% working interest in, and operatorship of, the Jolly Ranch Project, together with the associated fundraising, a circular containing further details of the acquisition, issue of convertible loan notes and warrants, open offer to shareholders and the proposed placing and incorporating a notice of general meeting, has today been posted to shareholders.
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The general meeting is to be held at 11.00 a.m. on 20 January 2012 at the offices of FTI Consulting, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1PB.
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A copy of the circular will be available later today on the Company's website at www.nighthawkenergy.com.
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The expected timetable of the open offer is as follows:
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2012 | |
Posting of the circular, application form and form of proxy | 4 January |
Open offer entitlements and excess open offer entitlements credited to stock accounts in CREST of qualifying CREST shareholders | 8.00 a.m. on 5 January |
Recommended latest time and date for requesting withdrawal of open offer entitlements and excess open offer entitlements from CREST | 4.30 p.m. on 13 January |
Latest time for depositing open offer entitlements and excess open offer entitlements into CREST | 3.00 p.m. on 16 January |
Latest time and date for splitting of application forms (to satisfy bona fide market claims only) | 3.00 p.m. on 17 January |
Latest time and date for receipt of forms of proxy and electronic proxy appointments via the CREST system | 11.00 a.m. on 18 January |
Latest time and date for receipt of completed application forms and payment in full under the open offer or settlement of relevant CREST instruction (as appropriate) | 11.00 a.m. on 19 January |
Announcement of results of the open offer and latest time and date for the announcement of results of the proposed placing | 7.00 a.m. on 20 January |
General meeting | 11.00 a.m. on 20 January |
Completion of the proposed placing, open offer, acquisition, admission and commencement of dealings in the enlarged share capital | 8.00 a.m. on 23 January |
New ordinary shares credited to CREST stock accounts | 23 January |
Despatch of definitive share certificates for new ordinary shares | within 14 days of Admission |
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Enquiries:
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Nighthawk Energy plc Steve Gutteridge, Chairman Tim Heeley, Chief Executive Officer Richard Swindells, Chief Financial Officer  |  020 3582 1350  |
Westhouse Securities Limited Tim Feather Matthew Johnson | 020 7601 6100 tim.feather@westhousesecurities.com matthew.johnson@westhousesecurities.com |
FTI Consulting Ben Brewerton Ed Westropp | 020 7831 3113 ben.brewerton@fticonsulting.com edward.westropp@fticonsulting.com  |
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