April 8, 2019
ZENITH ENERGY LTD.
("Zenith" or the "Company")
Conditional Approval of Canadian Financing
Zenith Energy Ltd. ("Zenith" or the "Company") (LSE: ZEN; TSX.V: ZEE; OSE: ZENA-ME) the listed international oil & gas production company operating the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan, is pleased to announce that it has received conditional approval from the TSX-V for the issue of equity in Canada (the “Canadian Financing”), announced on April 2, 2019.
The Company can confirm that the common shares (“New Common Shares”) associated with the Canadian Financing were issued on April 5, 2019 following submission of the necessary documentation.
The Canadian Financing remains subject to final approval from the TSX-V.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Further Information:
Zenith Energy Ltd Tel: +1 (587) 315 9031
Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer E-mail: info@zenithenergy.ca
Optiva Securities - Joint Broker Tel: + 44 (0) 203 981 4179
Christian Dennis
Jonathan Brown
Peterhouse Capital - Joint Broker Tel: + 44 (0) 207 469 0930
Lucy Williams
Charles Goodfellow
Allenby Capital Limited - Financial Adviser Tel: + 44 (0) 203 328 5656
Nick Harriss
Nick Athanas
IFC Advisory - Financial PR & IR Tel: + 44 (0) 203 934 6630
Graham Herring
Miles Nolan
Zach Cohen
Notes to Editors:
Zenith Energy Ltd. is an international oil and gas production company, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V:ZEE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE:ZEN). In addition, the Company's common share capital was admitted to trading on the Merkur Market of the Oslo Børs (ZENA:ME) on November 8, 2018. The Merkur Market is a multilateral trading facility owned and operated by the Oslo Børs.
The Company was assigned a medium to long-term issuer credit rating of "B+ with Positive Outlook" on October 8, 2018 by Arc Ratings, S.A.
The Company operates the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan following the signing of a 25-year REDPSA, (Rehabilitation, Exploration, Development and Production Sharing Agreement), with SOCAR, State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in 2016.
The Company's primary focus is the development of its Azerbaijan operations by leveraging its technical expertise and financial resources to maximise low-cost oil production via a systematic field rehabilitation programme intended to achieve significantly increased revenue. Zenith also operates, or has working interests in, a number of natural gas production concessions in Italy. The Company's Italian operations produce natural gas, condensate and electricity.
Zenith's development strategy is to identify and rapidly seize value-accretive hydrocarbon production opportunities in the onshore oil & gas sector. The Company's Board of Directors and senior management team have the experience and technical expertise to develop the Company successfully.