CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 7, 2011) -Vast Exploration Inc. ("Vast" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:VST) advises that it will accept exercises of its June 2009 $0.50 series warrants (TSX VENTURE:VST.WT) exercisable until June 5, 2011 (see News Release dated June 5, 2009) until June 13, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time). Vast has elected to extend the exercise by one week in order to accommodate any warrant holders that have or shall purchase warrants on the TSX Venture Exchange between June 6, 2011 and June 13, 2011 which will settle on or before June 13, 2011.
About Vast Exploration
Vast Exploration Inc. is an independent oil and gas company. Vast is focused on the exploration and development of its principal asset, the Qara Dagh Block, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, where it holds a net undivided 37% working interest in the block. The Qara Dagh Block lies on trend with existing discoveries and is located in the prolific Zagros Fold Belt of Northern Iraq, which contains several large fields including the super-giant Kirkuk field.
Regulatory Statements
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Contact Information:
Ahmed Said
President and CEO
+1 (403) 263 3000
asaid@forbesenergygroup.com