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July 10, 2020
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR"). Upon publication of this announcement via a regulatory information service ("RIS"), the inside information contained in this document is now considered to be in the public domain.
ZENITH ENERGY LTD.
("Zenith" or the "Company")
Completion of Financing
Zenith Energy Ltd. ("Zenith" or the "Company") (LSE: ZEN; OSE: ZENA-ME), the listed international oil & gas production company focused on pursuing African development opportunities, announces that it has completed a private placement in Norway (the "Financing").
The Financing has raised an aggregate total amount of approximately NOK 3,120,000 (approximately £260,000)
Issue Price
The issue price of the Financing was NOK 0.08, equivalent to approximately £0.007 (0.7 pence).
Use of Proceeds
The proceeds of the Financing will be used to provide additional funding for the Company's publicly announced acquisition campaign in Africa, as well as for general working capital purposes.
Financing Overview
Zenith has issued a total of 60,000,000 common shares of no-par value in the capital of the Company in connection with the Financing (the "Financing Common Shares").
An application for the Financing Common Shares to be listed on the standard segment of the FCA Official List and to be admitted for trading on the London Stock Exchange Main Market for listed securities will be made within 12 months of the issue of the Financing Common Shares.
Total Voting Rights
The Company wishes to announce, in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the following revised information resulting from the issue of the Financing Common Shares.
Class of share |
Total number of shares |
Number of voting rights per share |
Total number of voting rights per class of share
|
Common Shares in issue and admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange | 313,400,824 | 1 | 313,400,824 |
Common Shares in issue and admitted to trading on the Merkur Market of the Oslo Børs | 852,072,921 | 1 | 842,072,921 |
Zenith holds 25,395,828 Common Shares in treasury. The above figure for total number of Common Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Further Information:
Zenith Energy Ltd. |
|
Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: +1 (587) 315 9031 |
| E-mail: info@zenithenergy.ca |
Notes to Editors:
Zenith Energy Ltd. is an international oil and gas production company, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:ZEN) and the Merkur Market of the Oslo Stock Exchange (ZENA:ME).
Zenith's development strategy is to identify and rapidly seize value-accretive hydrocarbon production opportunities in the onshore oil & gas sector, specifically in Africa. The Company's board of directors and senior management team have the experience and technical expertise to develop the Company successfully.