ShaMaran Waiver Request to Bondholders
VANCOUVER, Nov. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. ("ShaMaran" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SNM) (NASDAQ First North: SNM) refers to the Company's November 18, 2018 news release advising of developments which have led to the expiry of the Marathon acquisition. Under the terms of the Company's Bond Agreement (ISIN NO 00108264456) the expiry of the Marathon acquisition creates a Marathon Transaction Longstop Event whereby $50 million plus accrued interest will be repaid to bondholders. While the Company considers its options, it is proposing to seek a waiver from bondholders to keep the $50 million restricted cash on the Marathon Pledge Account. View PDF Version
Pareto Securities AS has been engaged by the Company to seek approval for a waiver from a majority of the bondholders. If supported by a majority of the bondholders, the Company will put forward a proposal of written resolution to temporarily waive the Marathon Transaction Longstop Event and postpone the repayment of the $50 million restricted cash on the Marathon Pledge Account.
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This information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. under the EU Market Abuse Regulation. This information was publicly communicated on November 19, 2018 at 12:15 a.m. Pacific Time.
ABOUT SHAMARAN
ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. is a Kurdistan focused oil development and exploration company with a 20.1% direct interest in the Atrush oil discovery.
ShaMaran is a Canadian oil and gas company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the NASDAQ Stockholm First North Exchange (Sweden) under the symbol "SNM". Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Pareto Securities AB is the Company's Certified Advisor on NASDAQ Stockholm First North.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains statements and information about expected or anticipated future events and financial results that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as legal and political risk, civil unrest, general economic, market and business conditions, the regulatory process and actions, technical issues, new legislation, competitive and general economic factors and conditions, the uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, the occurrence of unexpected events and management's capacity to execute and implement its future plans. Any statements that are contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking information. Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "projects", "potential", "scheduled", "forecast", "outlook", "budget" or the negative of those terms or similar words suggesting future outcomes. The Company cautions readers regarding the reliance placed by them on forward‐looking information as by its nature, it is based on current expectations regarding future events that involve a number of assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the Company.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected by management. Further, any forward-looking information is made only as of a certain date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management of the Company to predict all factors and to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on the Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking information.
SOURCE ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.
Chris Bruijnzeels, President and CEO, ShaMaran Petroleum Corp., +41 22 560 8605, [email protected]; Sophia Shane, Corporate Development, ShaMaran Petroleum Corp., +1 604 689 7842, [email protected], www.shamaranpetroleum.com; Robert Eriksson, Investor Relations, Sweden, ShaMaran Petroleum Corp., +46 701 112615, [email protected]
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