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HONG KONG, June 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. (“Primeline” or the “Company”), listed on the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. under the trading symbol “PEH”, announced today it has issued 4,923,768 new Ordinary Shares of Primeline (“Shares”) to Primeline International (Holdings) Inc. (‘‘PIHI’’).
2,700,902 Shares were issued in payment of a portion of interest due on US$11.3 million principal amount Convertible Bonds (the “New Bonds”) and 2,222,866 Shares were issued in payment of a portion of interest due on US$9.3 million principal amount Convertible Bonds (the ‘‘New B Bonds’’) issued to PIHI, which is wholly owned by Mr. Victor Hwang, the Company’s President, Chairman and majority shareholder. Interest is payable on the New Bonds and the New B Bonds (together “the Bonds”) quarterly at 7% per annum, of which 4.5% is payable in cash (“the Cash Interest”) and 2.5% in Shares (“the Share Interest”). In order to assist the Company with its cash flow until such time as the arbitral tribunal in the Company’s previously announced arbitration against China National Offshore Oil Corporation and its subsidiary CNOOC China Limited issues its award, Mr. Hwang and PIHI have previously agreed that payment of the Cash Interest in respect of the New Bonds and the New B Bonds will be deferred and accrued, while Share Interest shall continue to be paid in accordance with the terms of the New Bonds and the New B Bonds.
The Shares issued in respect of the Share Interest will be issued at a deemed price of CAD$0.035 per Share, the closing price of the Shares on the TSX-V on the trading day preceding the interest payment date of June 14, 2019.
Upon completion of the issue, Mr. Hwang, together with PIHI, owns 136,680,287 Shares, representing approximately 65.5% of the Company’s 208,559,959 Shares issued and outstanding.
About Primeline Energy Holdings Inc.
Primeline is an exploration and production company focusing exclusively on China natural resources under petroleum contracts with CNOOC in the East China Sea. LS36-1 Gas Field has been in production since July 2014. Shares of Primeline are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PEH.
ON BEHALF OF PRIMELINE ENERGY HOLDINGS INC.
Signed “Andrew Biggs”
Chief Executive Officer
Contact:
| Primeline Energy Holding Inc. | FronTier Merchant Capital Group |
| Andrew Biggs, CEO PH: +44 207.499.8888 Fax: +44 560 372 5179 Toll Free: 1.877.818.0688 E-Mail: IR@pehi.com | Robin Cook 1411-1 King Street West Toronto, ON M5H 1A1 PH: +1 (416) 809-1738 FAX: +1 (866) 749-0447 E-Mail: robin@frontiermcg.com www.frontiermcg.com |
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Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this news release contain forward-looking information, which involves inherent risk and uncertainty affecting the business of Primeline. These statements relate to Primeline’s expectation that it will ultimately be successful in the CNOOC Arbitration, and that the Syndicate Banks will continue to take no enforcement action as a result of Primeline’s default under the Syndicate Facility pending the making of the award in the CNOOC Arbitration. Although these statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, actual results may vary from those anticipated in such statements. Primeline may not be successful in the CNOOC Arbitration, and if it is successful Primeline may be unable to enforce the award of the tribunal. The Syndicate Banks may take enforcement action prior to the making of the award in the CNOOC Arbitration. Any of these events may result in Primeline’s insolvency, and seizure of Primeline’s assets. Primeline assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information, except as required by law. Exploration for oil and gas is subject to the inherent risk that it will not result in a commercial discovery.
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.