CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 9, 2013) - Hesperian Capital Management Ltd. announced today that Norrep Short Duration 2013 Flow-Through Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") has completed the second closing of its initial public offering of limited partnership units ("Partnership Units"). The Partnership issued 816,232 Partnership Units at $10.00 per Partnership Unit for gross proceeds of $8,162,320. In combination with the first closing, which occurred on April 9, 2013, the Partnership has issued an aggregate of 2,335,173 Partnership Units at $10.00 per Partnership Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $23,351,730. The next closing of the offering is scheduled to occur on or about May 31, 2013. The offering was led by BMO Capital Markets and included CIBC, National Bank Financial Inc., TD Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Dundee Securities Ltd., Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. and Raymond James Ltd. (collectively, the "Agents").

About the Partnership

The Partnership has been organized to invest in flow-through shares of resource companies whose principal business is oil & gas exploration and development, mineral exploration and development, and renewable energy development and production.

The Partnership will focus on Canadian Development Expense (CDE) expenditures over Canadian Exploration Expense (CEE) expenditures. This shifts the nature of the underlying activities from higher risk exploration activities to lower risk development drilling which focuses on already identified oil & gas pools or mineral deposits.

Hesperian Capital Management Ltd. manages or has managed fourteen other flow-through limited partnerships that were formed to invest in flow-through shares of resource companies. Including the Partnership, these partnerships have raised total gross proceeds of approximately $470 million.

This offering is only made by a prospectus dated March 27, 2013 (the "Prospectus"). The Prospectus contains important information relating to these securities. Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained from any of the Agents. Investors should read the Prospectus before making an investment decision.

Certain information set forth in this press release, including a discussion of future plans and operations, contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond management's control, including but not limited to, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, fluctuation of commodity prices, fluctuation of foreign exchange rates, environmental risks industry competition, availability of qualified personnel and management, stock market volatility, timely and cost effective access to sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Actual results, performance or achievement could differ from those expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.