VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dejour Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: DEJ / TSX: DEJ), an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company operating in North America's Piceance Basin and Peace River Arch regions, announces that it will close a non-brokered private placement, subject to a Canadian regulatory hold period of 4 months, for up to 7 million shares at a price of C$ 0.11 per share.
Dejour insiders may participate for a maximum of 25% of the offering.
Proceeds from the placement will be used to eliminate U.S. payables and enhance working capital. The Company will pay finder fees of 7.0% of the proceeds in cash to bone fide agents, as appropriate.
The closing of the placement and the issuance of the Shares are subject to approval by the TSX and the NYSE MKT. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, nor is it a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities. The Shares have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may be offered or sold in the United States only with applicable exemptions to the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
About Dejour
Dejour Energy Inc.
is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company
operating projects covering over 80,000 net acres in NW Colorado’s
Piceance Basin and 7,000 net acres in NE BC’s Peace River Arch region.
The Dejour team has consistently been among early identifiers of premium
energy assets, repeatedly timing investments and transactions to realize
their value to shareholders' best advantage. Dejour maintains offices in
Denver, USA, Calgary and Vancouver, Canada. The company is publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange MKT (NYSE MKT: DEJ) and Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX: DEJ).
Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information: This news
release contains statements about oil and gas production and operating
activities that may constitute "forward-looking statements" or
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation as they involve the implied assessment that the
resources described can be profitably produced in the future, based on
certain estimates and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are based
on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number
of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated by Dejour and
described in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties
and other factors include, but are not limited to, adverse general
economic conditions, operating hazards, drilling risks, inherent
uncertainties in interpreting engineering and geologic data,
competition, reduced availability of drilling and other well services,
fluctuations in oil and gas prices and prices for drilling and other
well services, government regulation and foreign political risks,
fluctuations in the exchange rate between Canadian and US dollars and
other currencies, as well as other risks commonly associated with the
exploration and development of oil and gas properties. Additional
information on these and other factors, which could affect Dejour’s
operations or financial results, are included in Dejour’s reports on
file with Canadian and United States securities regulatory authorities.
We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements should
circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change unless
otherwise required under securities law.
The TSX does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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