Greenfields Petroleum Corporation (the "
Company"
or "
Greenfields") (TSX VENTURE: GNF), a production
focused company with operating assets in Azerbaijan, announces that
it has mailed a management information circular (the "Circular") to
holders ("Shareholders") of its common shares ("Shares") in
connection with a special meeting (the "Meeting") of Shareholders
to be held solely by remote communication via webcast on June 3,
2020 at 10:00 a.m. (CST).
The Company intends to apply to delist the
Shares from the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") and apply to cease to
be a reporting issuer in each province in which it currently
reports and to terminate its public reporting obligations (the
"Applications"). At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to
consider for approval a resolution approving the Applications. To
be effective, the resolution must be approved by a "majority of the
minority" of Shareholders voting on the matter at the Meeting. The
votes of directors, officers and insiders of the Company will be
excluded.
Greenfields has been unable to access the public
markets to raise money and the Shares are thinly traded on the
TSXV. The proposed transactions will eliminate the burden of
maintaining a public listing and continuing as a reporting issuer.
Under applicable securities laws a broad range of regulatory
obligations are imposed on companies, such as Greenfields, with
public shareholders, including the provision of quarterly financial
statements and information to shareholders, mandatory solicitation
of proxies for annual meetings, increased insurance costs, transfer
agent and stock exchange fees and compliance cost and shareholder
communication costs. These regulatory requirements necessitate the
employment of independent accountants, reserves evaluators,
financial consultants, printers, lawyers and other skilled
personnel. Greenfields believes that the present and anticipated
time and costs entailed in meeting the additional disclosure and
other regulatory obligations to which public companies are subject
cannot be justified in view of Greenfields's present business
strategy, including its limited number of public shareholders.
Upon completion of the delisting, it will no
longer be possible to effect transactions involving the Shares on
the TSXV, which will impact the liquidity of the Shares. If the
delisting is approved by Shareholders and the TSXV, the Shares are
expected to be delisted approximately 15 to 30 days after the
Meeting. Thereafter, management will try and facilitate trades for
any Shareholders seeking liquidity from time to time.
At the Meeting, Shareholders will also be asked
to consider for approval a resolution approving a consolidation of
the Shares on the basis of twenty pre-consolidation Shares for each
one post-consolidation Share (the "Consolidation") and approving an
increase of the Company's authorized share capital (after giving
effect to the Consolidation) from US$10 million divided into
39,999,600 Shares of nominal or par value of US$0.20, 9,999,900
non-voting shares of nominal or par value of US$0.20 and 100,000
preferred shares of nominal or par value of US$0.01 to US$100
million divided into 799,992,000 Shares of nominal or par value of
US$0.10, 199,998,000 non-voting shares of nominal or par value of
US$0.10 and 100,000 preferred shares of nominal or par value of
US$0.01 (the "Authorized Share Increase"), each having the rights
and subject to the restrictions set out in the Amended and Restated
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company. Under Cayman
Companies Law, the Company's authorized share capital cannot be
unlimited.
Upon receipt of Shareholder approval at the
Meeting, and subject to acceptance of the TSXV, the Company is
expected to set June 3, 2020 as the effective date of the
Consolidation and the Authorized Share Increase.
The Company's management and board of directors
believe that the Consolidation and Authorized Share Increase will
benefit the Company by providing greater flexibility to settle the
outstanding debt, carry out future capital raising activities and
helping to avoid delays and expenses associated with convening a
special meeting to approve further alterations to the Company's
authorized share capital.
The Company also announces that it has completed
the shares for debt transaction previously announced on April 29,
2020 (the "Debt Settlement"). In connection with the Debt
Settlement, Greenfields issued an aggregate of 25,449,408 Shares to
certain lenders to the Company in satisfaction of amounts owed to
such lenders in the aggregate amount of USD$1,094,325
(CDN$1,519,896) at deemed price per Share of USD$0.043 (CDN$0.06).
The Shares are be subject to a four month hold period from the date
of issuance.
A portion of the Debt Settlement constituted a
"related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral
Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in
Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") because certain lenders who
participated in the Debt Settlement are related parties of the
Company. In its consideration and approval of the Debt Settlement,
the board of directors of Greenfields determined that the Debt
Settlement was exempt from the formal valuation requirement and
minority shareholder approval requirement under MI 61-101. The
Shares are not listed or quoted on any of the markets specified in
section 5.5(b) of MI 61-101, enabling the Company to rely on an
exemption from the formal valuation requirement. The Company meets
the "financial hardship" requirements set out in section 5.7(1)(e)
of MI 61-101, enabling the Company to rely on an exemption from the
minority shareholder approval requirement.
The Company currently has 43,430,189 issued and
outstanding Shares, including the Shares issued pursuant to the
Debt Settlement. In the event that the Consolidation is completed,
the Company would have approximately 2,171,510 Shares outstanding
following the Consolidation. No fractional Shares will be issued
pursuant to the Consolidation.
Further details with regard to the background,
reasoning and impact of the Applications, Consolidation and
Authorized Share Increase, are contained in the Circular, a copy of
which are available on Greenfield's SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com.
About Greenfields Petroleum
Corporation
Greenfields is an oil and natural gas company
focused on the development and production of proven oil and gas
reserves in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Company is the sole
owner of Bahar Energy Limited ("BEL"), a venture
with an 80% participating interest in the Exploration,
Rehabilitation, Development and Production Sharing Agreement with
State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan
("SOCAR") and SOCAR Oil Affiliate, in respect of
the Bahar Project, which includes the Bahar Gas Field and the Gum
Deniz Oil Field. BEL operates the Bahar Project through its
wholly owned subsidiary Bahar Energy Operating Company Limited.
More information about the Company may be obtained on the
Greenfields' website at www.greenfields-petroleum.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. More
particularly and without limitation, this press release contains
forward-looking statements regarding the Meeting, the Applications,
the Consolidation and the Authorized Share Increase.
Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by
the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan",
"estimate", "potential", "will", "should", "continue", "may",
"objective" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements
are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the
Company, including, but not limited to, expectations and
assumptions concerning the timely receipt of all required
Shareholder, TSXV and regulatory approvals.
Although the Company believes that the
expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking
statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be
placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can
give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since
forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by
their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Actual results could differ materially from those currently
anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. Please refer to
the risk factors identified in the Company's management's
discussion and analysis which are available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are made as of the date hereof and the Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities laws.
Completion of the transactions described in this
press release are subject to a number of conditions, including but
not limited to, Shareholder, TSXV and regulatory acceptance. There
can be no assurance that the proposed transactions will be
completed as proposed or at all. Investors are cautioned that,
except as disclosed in the Circular prepared in connection with
Meeting at which Shareholder approval will be sought for the
proposed transactions, any information released or received with
respect to the proposed transactions may not be accurate or
complete and should not be relied upon.
The TSXV has in no way passed upon the merits of
the proposed transactions and has neither approved nor disapproved
of the contents of this press release.
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.
For more information, please contact:
Greenfields Petroleum
Corporation |
info@greenfieldspetroleum.com |
John W Harkins (CEO) |
+1 (832) 234 0836 |
Sanjay Swarup (CFO) |
+44 207 096 0662 |
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