Thunderbird Completes $7.5 Million Gas Linked Debenture Financing

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Thunderbird Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TBD) (the "Company") today announced that
effective December 22, 2010, the previously announced $7.5 million 3 year,
secured, natural gas linked debenture (the "Gas Linked Debentures") offering has
been fully subscribed. Purchasers who participated in the final closing of the
Gas Linked Debentures were issued transferable warrants (the "Debenture
Warrants") to purchase up to 315,000 common shares of the Company at escalating
prices between $0.30 and $0.50 per share until October 31, 2013. The Company
also issued non-transferable Finder's Warrants to purchase up to 5,000 common
shares of the Company at a price of $0.20 per share until October 31, 2013. All
securities issued pursuant to the final closing are subject to hold periods in
Canada expiring April 23, 2011. 


Thunderbird Energy is a Canadian based oil and gas exploration and production
Company with interests in the US Rockies and mid-continent regions.
Thunderbird's holdings include the Gordon Creek, Utah natural gas field, the
Rush County, Kansas light oil project and a light oil exploration project in
Weston County Wyoming. 


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