Renaissance closes first tranche of its private placement for C$6.1 million

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VANCOUVER, Oct. 6, 2015 /CNW/ - Renaissance Oil Corp. ("Renaissance" or the "Company") (TSX-V: ROE) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced private placement pursuant to an agency agreement dated October 6, 2015 (the "Agency Agreement") between the Company and Haywood Securities Inc. (the "Agent"), for 61,025,000 units ("Units") at a price of C$0.10 per Unit, for gross proceeds of approximately C$6.1 million (the "Offering").

Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant").  Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of C$0.20 until October 6, 2020. The Warrants were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, a warrant indenture between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada dated October 6, 2015. The Company intends to apply to the TSX Venture Exchange upon expiry of the hold period for the listing of the Warrants.

Pursuant to the Agency Agreement, as compensation for services rendered in connection with the Offering, the Agent will receive a cash commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, excluding proceeds identified and delivered by management or the board of directors of the Company, such orders not to exceed C$5,000,000, and will be subject to a 3% cash commission.

The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to aid in the Company's ongoing efforts in securing oil and gas rights in Mexico, to fund capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes.

The securities issued under the Offering, including the common shares issued on exercise of the Warrants, are subject to a hold period of four months plus one day from the date of issuance, expiring on February 7, 2016. 

RENAISSANCE OIL CORP.

Per:

Craig Steinke
Chief Executive Officer

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, including, without limitation, statements with respect to the expected listing of the Warrants; the completion of the Offering; satisfaction of conditions to the closing of the Offering; and the anticipated use of the net proceeds of the Offering.  Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts which address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "aims", "potential", "goal", "objective", "prospective", and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "can", "could" or "should" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Certain material assumptions regarding such forward-looking statements are discussed in this news release and the Company's annual and quarterly management's discussion and analysis filed at www.sedar.com. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The securities offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration or any applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful

SOURCE Renaissance Oil Corp.

Craig Steinke, Chief Executive Officer, Tel: [phone]; Kevin J. Smith, Tel: [phone]