Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. - Shareholder Information
March 23 2022 - 2:00AM
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. - Shareholder Information
Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd.(“Falcon” or the
“Company”)
Shareholder Information
23 March 2022 – Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV:
FO, AIM: FOG) notes recent commentary regarding sanctions being
imposed on Mr. Viktor Vekselberg.
Falcon is incorporated in British Columbia,
Canada and its shares are traded publicly on the Toronto TSX
Venture Stock Exchange and on the AIM market operated by the London
Stock Exchange.
According to public disclosure of shareholdings,
Lamesa Holding S.A. (“Lamesa”) holds 16% of
Falcon’s issued share capital. Mr. Viktor Vekselberg is a
beneficiary of the foundation which holds 100% of the shares of
Lamesa. Neither Lamesa nor Mr. Viktor Vekselberg have any influence
or control over the operations of Falcon and/or its subsidiaries
and their businesses.
The Beetaloo joint venture in Northern Territory
Australia is a joint venture between Origin Energy B2 Pty Ltd., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Origin Energy Limited
(“Origin”) (77.5%) and Falcon Oil & Gas
Australia Limited (22.5%), a 98% subsidiary of Falcon. Origin as
operator and majority owner has control over all activities in the
Beetaloo joint venture. Lamesa has no shareholding in Falcon Oil
& Gas Australia Limited other than through its minority
shareholding in Falcon, and has never had any influence or control
over the operations of the Beetaloo joint venture.
In April 2018, the United States imposed
sanctions on Mr. Viktor Vekselberg. The effect of these US imposed
sanctions is that Lamesa’s shareholding in Falcon has been
quarantined since April 2018.
For as long as the US imposed sanctions over Mr.
Viktor Vekselberg remain in place, Lamesa’s shares in Falcon remain
quarantined and Mr. Viktor Vekselberg:
- Cannot benefit
directly or indirectly from any dividends paid by Falcon or Falcon
Oil & Gas Australia Limited.
- Cannot benefit
directly or indirectly from the proceeds of any sale of Lamesa’s
shares in Falcon.
- Cannot vote
Lamesa’s shares at any meeting of Falcon’s shareholders.
Ends.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd. |
+353 1 676 8702 |
Philip O'Quigley, CEO |
+353 87 814 7042 |
Anne Flynn, CFO |
+353 1 676 9162 |
|
Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD & Broker) |
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Neil McDonald / Derrick Lee |
+44 131 220 9771 |
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Camarco |
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James Crothers / Rebecca Waterworth / Billy Clegg |
+44 (0)20 3781 8331 |
About Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd.Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd is an international oil &
gas company engaged in the exploration and development of
unconventional oil and gas assets, with the current portfolio
focused in Australia, South Africa and Hungary. Falcon Oil &
Gas Ltd is incorporated in British Columbia, Canada and
headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with a technical team based in
Budapest, Hungary.
Falcon Oil & Gas Australia Limited is a c.
98% subsidiary of Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. Falcon Oil & Gas
Australia Limited and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Origin Energy
Limited (ASX: ORG) (“Origin”) are joint venture
partners in respect of the Beetaloo project.
For further information on Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd. please visit www.falconoilandgas.com
About OriginOrigin is a leading
Australian integrated energy company. Origin is a leading energy
retailer with approximately 4.2 million customer accounts, has
approximately 7,500 MW of owner and contracted power generation
capacity and is also a large natural gas supplier. Origin is the
upstream operator of Australia Pacific LNG, which supplies natural
gas to domestic markets and exports LNG under long term
contracts.
www.originenergy.com.au
Certain information in this press release may
constitute forward-looking information. This information is based
on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results might
differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking
statements. Falcon assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those reflected in the forward
looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws
applicable to Falcon. Additional information identifying risks and
uncertainties is contained in Falcon’s filings with the Canadian
securities regulators, which filings are available at
www.sedar.com.
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.
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