Issue of Equity and TVR

RNS Number : 3388Z

Xtract Energy plc

12 January 2011

 



AIM: XTR

XTRACT ENERGY PLC

("Xtract" or the "Company")

Exercise of warrants and TVR

Xtract Energy plc announces that today, following an exercise of warrants at an exercise price of 2.5p, 20,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each (the "New Ordinary Shares") have been issued by the Company.

Application has been made for admission of the New Ordinary Shares, which will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares, to trading on the AIM market. Admission is expected to occur on 18 January 2011.

Following admission of the New Ordinary Shares, Xtract will have 874,965,026 ordinary shares in issue and each share has the right to one vote. Therefore for the purposes of the FSA Disclosure and Transparency Rules the total number of voting rights in the Company is 874,965,026.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify the Company of their interests in, or change to their interests in, Xtract Energy plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries please contact:

Xtract Energy	Peter Moir, Director	[phone]
Cenkos Securities Plc	Jon Fitzpatrick Beth McKiernan	[phone] [phone]

About Xtract Energy

Xtract identifies and invests in a diversified portfolio of early stage energy sector technologies and businesses with significant growth potential. The Company aims to work closely with the associated management teams to achieve critical project milestones, to finance later development stages, and to build and crystallise value for all shareholders and partners.

For further information on Xtract please visit www.xtractenergy.co.uk

A short description of the principal assets of Xtract is set out below. These assets are either held directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.

Extrem Energy AS ("Extrem Energy")

Extrem Energy is an exploration and production joint venture with Merty Energy of Turkey. The JV's aim is to create a new medium-sized oil and gas exploration and production business, initially focused on Turkey where Merty Energy has particular experience and expertise. Extrem Energy has a portfolio of licence interests including the high potential prospect at Candarli Bay in south-west Turkey. Xtract owns 50% of the issued share capital of Extrem Energy.

Elko Energy Inc. ("Elko")

Elko is a Canadian registered oil & gas exploration company which has interests in exploration and production licences in the Danish and Dutch North Sea. Its major asset is in the Danish North Sea; an 80% interest on 26 offshore blocks in a 5,400 sq km exploration and production licence close to the prolific Central Graben oil field. Technical work indicates the potential for significant reserves. Elko recently announced an agreement with the Norwegian Energy Company ASA to farm in to the 02/05 licence with a 47% working interest; Elko retaining 33%. As previously reported, this transaction is subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals typical of transactions of this nature. Elko also holds a 60% operating interest in gas-bearing license blocks P1 and P2 in the Dutch North Sea. Xtract owns approximately 50.0% of Elko's issued share capital.

Zhibek Resources Ltd ("Zhibek Resources")

Zhibek Resources is an oil and gas exploration and production company which has a 72% interest in the Tash Kumyr exploration licence in the Kyrgyz Republic. Xtract has entered a farm-out agreement to fund a seismic and drilling programme for 2008-10. Xtract owns 25.0% of the issued share capital of Zhibek Resources.

Xtract Oil Ltd ("XOL")

Xtract's wholly owned subsidiary, XOL, is focused on the development of the Company's oil shale resources in Australia and the technology for oil extraction from oil shale resources. Xtract has oil shale exploration rights over mining tenements in the Julia Creek area of Queensland. In addition to evaluating third party technologies, XOL has been developing proprietary technology for the commercial extraction of liquid hydrocarbon products from oil shale.

Xtract Energy (Oil Shale) Morocco SA ("XOSM")

XOSM is a joint venture with Alraed Limited Investment Holding Company WLL, a company controlled by His Highness, Prince Bandar Bin Mohd. Bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia. XOSM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines for the purposes of evaluation and possible development of an oil shale deposit near Tarfaya, in the south west part of Morocco. Xtract currently holds 70% of the joint venture.

 

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