Condor Energies Inc. (“
Condor” or the
“
Company”) (TSX: CDR) is pleased to announce that,
due to strong investor demand, it has upsized its previously
announced brokered, marketed offering of common shares of Condor
(“
Common Shares”) under the Listed Issuer
Financing Exemption (the “
LIFE Offering”) by up to
$5,000,000 by way of a private placement to accredited investors
(the “
Accredited Investor Offering”). The Common
Shares placed under the Accredited Investor Offering will be issued
at a price of $1.90 per Common Share, resulting in aggregate gross
proceeds of up to $15,000,000 under the combined LIFE Offering and
Accredited Investor Offering (collectively, the
“
Offering”).
The Offering is being led by Research Capital
Corporation, as the lead agent and sole bookrunner, on behalf of a
syndicate of agents, including Auctus Advisors LLP and Canaccord
Genuity Corp. (collectively, the “Agents”).
The lead investor and largest shareholder of the
Company, EurAsia Resource Value S.E., and together with certain
insiders and other significant strategic investors of the Company
will be subscribing into the Accredited Investor Offering.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used
for the ongoing workover program as part of Condor’s production
enhancement service activities in Uzbekistan, accelerating a
multi-well vertical and horizontal drilling program to the first
half of 2025, purchasing additional in-field flowline water
separation systems and field equipment, upgrading field facilities,
working capital and general corporate purposes. Condor is
continuing and expanding the workover program initiated in June
2024 comprised of plunger lift installations, production tubing
replacements, perforating previously non-depleted and bypassed pay
zones and other workover activities. A third service rig is planned
to commence operations in the first quarter of 2025.
In addition, the Company has granted the Agents
an option (the “Agents’ Option”) to increase the
size of the Accredited Investor Offering by up to $2,250,000 by
giving written notice of the exercise of the Agent's Option, or a
part thereof, to the Company at any time prior to closing of the
Offering.
As part of the Offering, 5,263,157 Common Shares
(“LIFE Shares”) will be offered for sale to
purchasers pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption under
Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus
Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) in all provinces of
Canada, except Quebec, and other qualifying jurisdictions,
including the United States. In addition, in relation to the
Accredited Investor Offering and assuming the exercise of the full
Agents’ Option, up to 3,815,788 Common Shares (“Accredited
Investor Shares”) will also be offered to “accredited
investors” (as defined in NI 45-106) pursuant to the accredited
investor exemption under NI 45-106 (or, in Ontario, under section
73.3 of the Ontario Securities Act) in all provinces of Canada, and
other qualifying jurisdictions, including the United States. The
LIFE Shares will not be subject a statutory hold period under
applicable Canadian securities laws, but any LIFE Shares sold in
jurisdictions outside of Canada may be subject to hold periods and
other resale restrictions. The Accredited Investor Shares will have
a statutory hold period of 4 months and a day from closing of the
Offering. There is an amended and restated offering document dated
November 25, 2024 (the “Offering
Document”) related to this Offering that can be accessed
under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and on the
Company's website at www.condorenergies.ca. Prospective investors
should read the Offering Document before making an investment
decision. The Offering Document amends and restates the offering
document of the Company dated November 20, 2024 in
respect of the Offering.
The Offering is anticipated to close on or about
December 5, 2024, or such later date as the Agents and the Company
may determine. The closing is subject to certain conditions
including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary
regulatory and other approvals, including the approval of the
Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”).
The Company has agreed to pay to the Agents a
cash commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the Offering
(including in respect of any exercise of the Agents’ Option). In
addition, the Company has agreed to issue to the Agents broker
warrants of the Company to acquire in aggregate the number of
Common Shares equal to 3% of the number of Common Shares sold under
the Offering (including in respect of any exercise of the Agents’
Option). The Agents may exercise the broker warrants for a period
of 24 months following the Offering at an exercise price of $2.20.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has agreed to pay to the
Agents a reduced cash commission equal to 2% of the gross proceeds
of certain president’s list orders.
This news release does not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any
sale of any of securities of Condor (including the Common Shares)
in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful, and in particular, this news release does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy
any Common Shares in United States of America or to U.S. Persons
(as defined below). The securities have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “1933 Act”) or any state securities
laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to,
or for account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in
Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933
Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such
registration requirements is available.
About Condor
Condor is a Canadian-based, TSX-listed energy
transition company focused on European and Asian markets. The
Company produces natural gas and condensate in Uzbekistan stemming
from a production enhancement services contract for increasing the
production, ultimate recovery and overall system efficiency from an
integrated cluster of eight conventional natural gas-condensate
fields. The Company also has ongoing initiatives to construct and
operate LNG facilities in Kazakhstan and to develop and produce
lithium brine in Kazakhstan.
The TSX does not accept responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
For further information, please contact:Don
Streu, President and Chief Executive OfficerSandy Quilty, Vice
President of Finance and Chief Financial OfficerTelephone: (403)
201-9694
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information as defined under
applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws (collectively,
“forward-looking information”). Forward-looking
information includes, without limitation, forecasts, estimates,
plans, projections, targets, expectations and objectives for future
operations and financial results, and the use of words such as
“may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “continue”,
“plan”, “ongoing”, “strive”, “expand” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking information. The
forward-looking information contained herein is provided for the
purpose of assisting readers in understanding management’s current
expectations and plans relating to the future. These
forward‐looking statements or information relate to, among other
things: Condor’s expectations as to the insiders and significant
shareholders that will subscribe to the Offering; the aggregate
gross proceeds of the Offering including the aggregate gross
proceeds from insider and significant shareholder subscriptions;
Condor’s continued energy production progress in Uzbekistan;
Condor’s plans to add a third workover rig in Uzbekistan in early
2025; the timing and ability of Condor to commence its infill
drilling campaign in Uzbekistan in the first half of 2025; the
allocation and use of proceeds of the Offering; Condor’s
expectations as to the jurisdictions in which the Offering will
take place; the anticipated closing date of the Offering and
Condor’s expectation that its project to construct and operate LNG
facilities in Kazakhstan will be ongoing.
Forward-looking information is subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
the actual actions, events or results to be materially different
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information, including but not limited to: general economic, market
and business conditions; volatility in market conditions including
market prices for natural gas; risks related to the exploration,
development and production of natural gas and condensate reserves;
risks inherent in the Company’s international operations; risks
related to the timing of completion of the Company’s projects and
financings; competition for capital; the availability of capital on
acceptable terms; reliance on third parties to execute the
Company’s strategy; and increasing regulations affecting the
Company’s future operations. Additional risk factors relevant to
the Company and the Common Shares are discussed under the heading
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual information form for the
year ended December 31, 2023 and under the heading “Forward-Looking
Statements” in the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, both of
which are available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca.
The above summary of assumptions and risks
related to forward-looking information is provided in this news
release to assist prospective investors with understanding the
risks associated with an investment in the Common Shares and may
not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company’s actual results
could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these
forward-looking statements, and no assurance can be given that any
of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will
transpire or occur. Readers are therefore cautioned that they
should not unduly rely on the forward-looking statements included
in this news release.
The forward-looking statements included in this
news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement
and are made only as of the date of this news release. The Company
does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements except as required by applicable
securities laws.
ABBREVIATIONS
The following is a summary of abbreviations used in this news
release:
boe/d |
Barrels of oil equivalent per day |
$ |
Canadian Dollars |
LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
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