PetroShale Begins Trading on OTCQX®

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced that PetroShale, Inc. (OTCQX: PSHIF; TSX-V: PSH), an oil company focused on the Williston Bakken in North Dakota and Montana, has been approved to trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace with qualified companies.

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PetroShale begins trading today on OTCQX International, a segment of the OTCQX marketplace reserved for high-quality non-U.S. companies that are listed on a qualified international exchange and provide their home country disclosure to U.S. investors.  U.S. investors can find current financial disclosures and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased PetroShale has chosen to trade on the OTCQX marketplace," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.  "With this move, PetroShale ensures its U.S. investors will have transparent trading and convenient access to its news and disclosure, making it easier to analyze, value and trade its securities.  We look forward to working with PetroShale's management team as they continue to grow the company's visibility in the U.S. market." 

Dorsey & Whitney LLP serves as PetroShale's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements and U.S. securities laws.

PetroShale is a growing oil company committed to value creation by identifying and consolidating interests in the prolific, multi-zone Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. Through a strategic relationship with Denver-based Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. (SECI), a division of Slawson Companies, PetroShale seeks to leverage SECI's operating expertise to effectively and efficiently exploit this high-impact resource.  PetroShale manages its risk and capital exposure by acquiring working interests in fields being developed by large, experienced and capable operators who employ leading-edge technologies to maximize production, optimize ultimate recoveries and enhance rates of return.

PetroShale will trade in the U.S. on OTCQX under the symbol "PSHIF."

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities. Through our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum of securities. We organize these securities into marketplaces to better inform investors of opportunities and risks – OTCQX®, The Best Marketplace with Qualified Companies; OTCQB®, The Venture Stage Marketplace with U.S. Reporting Companies; and OTC Pink®, The Open Marketplace with Variable Reporting Companies. Our data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors. To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial marketplaces, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

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