$12.5m Raising to Further Development of Mississippi Lime
Sydney, Oct 17, 2012 AEST (ABN Newswire) - AusTex Oil Limited (
ASX:AOK) (OTCQX:ATXDY) is pleased to announce an equity capital raising to raise up to A$12.5 million ("Offer") which will fund the appraisal and development of the Company's acreage in the light oil sweet spot of the Mississippi Lime Play.
The Offer comprises:
- A Placement of approximately 83.3 million new fully paid ordinary shares to sophisticated and professional investors at a price of $0.12 per share ("Issue Price") which raised $10.0million; and,
- A Share Purchase Plan ("SPP") of up to $15,000 per eligible shareholder at the Issue Price to raise up to $2.5 million.
GMP Securities is Sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner to the Placement.
The Placement was strongly supported by existing shareholders and new investors, and has resulted in a number of domestic and institutional investors joining AusTex's register.
The Placement will be completed in two tranches with the first tranche of 29.3 million shares expected to settle on Wednesday 24 October 2012, and the second tranche of approximately 54 million shares subject to shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting expected to be held on or around 21 November 2012 with the date to be confirmed.
The SPP will provide eligible shareholders (being those persons registered as ordinary shareholders as at 7pm EDST on Tuesday 16 October 2012 who reside in Australia or New Zealand) with the opportunity to subscribe for new ordinary shares in AusTex at the same price as the Placement. Further details of the SPP will be provided to eligible shareholders in due course.
Use of Proceeds
Net proceeds from the Offer will be used to fund appraisal and development of AusTex's acreage in the light oil rich sweet spot of the Mississippi Lime Play, including:
- Participating in additional horizontal wells with Range Resources Corporation (NYSE: RRC), including an offsetting well to the highly successful Balder #1-30N (1st 30-day average rate 899 boepd, 70% oil);
- Continuation of the two vertical well per month program at the company's 100% owned Snake River Project in Northern Oklahoma;
- Drilling activity at AusTex's properties in Kansas; and
- Pursuing opportunities to expand AusTex's acreage position via land acquisitions and joint ventures.
Commenting on the Offer AusTex's Managing Director Dan Lanskey, said:
"We are very encouraged by the strong support for this Placement and it is a solid endorsement of the quality of AusTex's acreage position, its production success to date, and the Company's strategy of targeting the light oil sweet spot of the Mississippi Lime Play.
"The result from Balder #1-30N is very encouraging for our future horizontal well program with Range Resources which will complement our growing, low risk vertical production. Funds raised under the Offer will enable AusTex to fast track appraisal and development activity in our core area and drive production growth.
"We are pleased to welcome a number of new institutional investors to the AusTex register and we are grateful for their support. Their investment provides the Company with a strong platform to pursue its next phase of growth. In addition, AusTex is pleased to offer existing shareholders the opportunity to gain further exposure to AusTex at the same price as the Placement."
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About AusTex Oil Limited
AusTex Oil Limited (ASX:AOK) (OTCQX:ATXDY) is a Public Company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the OTCQX.
AusTex is focused on exploration and development of oil and gas leases in the USA. The company produces oil and gas in Oklahoma and Kansas and is currently developing producing leases in both states with interests in 11,600 net acres of oil and gas leases in the Mississippi Lime Play. The Company has net production of circa 800 boe/day with Independent 1P reserves certified at 3.505 Million BOE with NPV10 of US34.8 million as at 31 December 2015.
US operations are based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with an office at 1801 East 71st Street. International Energy Corporation (Oklahoma) is a wholly owned subsidiary and a licensed oil and gas operator in Oklahoma and Kansas.
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