Petrel Resources PLC Results of EGM and Issue of New Ordinary Shares (2533U)

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RNS Number : 2533U

Petrel Resources PLC

21 November 2019

21(st) November 2019

Petrel Resources plc

("Petrel" or "the Company")

Results of Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") and

Issue of New Ordinary Shares

Petrel is pleased to announce that at the EGM held earlier today the ordinary resolution to approve, on a poll, the waiver under Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules was passed.

Accordingly 64,035,976 Ordinary Shares of 1.25 cent each ("New Shares") will be issued to the Tamraz group at the placing price of 1.25 cent each. Following the allotment of the New Shares the Tamraz group will hold 51% of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital of the Company.

Application has been made for the New Shares, which will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that this will take place on or around 27 November 2019 ("Admission").

Following the Admission of the 64,035,976 New Shares, Petrel Resources will have 213,382,135 Ordinary Shares in issue which will also represent the total number of voting rights in the Company. The above figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was Jim Finn, Secretary.

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, at http://www.petrelresources.com/ or contact:

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Enquiries:

 
            Petrel Resources 
 John Teeling, Chairman                  [phone] 
 David Horgan, Director 
 
 Nominated Adviser and Broker 
 Beaumont Cornish - Nominated Adviser 
  Felicity Geidt 
  Roland Cornish                          [phone] 
 Novum Securities Limited - Broker 
  Colin Rowbury                            [phone] 
 
 Blytheweigh - PR                        [phone] 
  Julia Tilley                            [phone] 
  Fergus Cowan                            [phone] 
 
 Teneo 
  Luke Hogg                                [phone] 
  Alan Tyrrell                             [phone] 
 

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November 21, 2019 08:56 ET (13:56 GMT)