ACCESS Newswire
12 Jan 2022, 23:08 GMT+10
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2022 / Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM:ECO)(TSX-V:EOG), the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, announces that, on 12 January 2022, six directors of the Company and one senior manager elected to exercise 4,450,000 options over common shares of no par value ('Common Shares') which were due to expire at midnight on 12 January 2022, at an exercise price of CAD $0.30 (the 'Options Exercise'), as detailed in the PDMR Notifications below.
In order to effect a cashless exercise, as permitted under the Company's Stock Option Plan, and minimise dilution to shareholders, the Board has agreed to issue, in aggregate, 1,599,999 common shares in lieu of the 4,450,000 options exercised, based on the closing price of the Company's Common Shares on the TSXV on 11 January 2022 of CAD0.45.
Pursuant to the Options Exercise, application has been made for admission of 1,599,999 new Common Shares, which will rank pari passu with existing Common Shares, to trading on AIM ('Admission'). It is expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 18 January 2022.
Following Admission, the enlarged issued share capital of the Company will be 201,493,635 Common Shares. The above figure may 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 share capital of the Company.
For more information, please visit www.ecooilandgas.com or contact the following:
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended).
PDMR Notification Forms
Notes to editors:
About Eco Atlantic:
Eco Atlantic is a TSX-V and AIM quoted Atlantic margin focused Oil & Gas Exploration Company with offshore license interests in Guyana, Namibia, and South Africa. Eco aims to deliver material value for its stakeholders through its role in the energy transition to explore for low carbon consuming oil and gas in stable emerging markets near to infrastructure.
Offshore Guyana in the proven Suriname-Guyana Basin, the Company holds a 15% Working Interest in the 1,800 km2 Orinduik Block Operated by Tullow Oil, and also indirectly through a 6.4% shareholding in JHI Associates Inc. a private company which holds a 17.5% WI in the 4,800km2 Canje Block Operated by ExxonMobil. In Namibia, the Company holds Operatorship and 85% Working Interests in four offshore Petroleum Licences: PEL's: 97, 98, 99 and 100 totalling 28,593 km2 in the Walvis Basin.
Offshore South Africa, Eco holds Operatorship and 50% WI of Block 2B, and 20% Working Interest of Blocks 3B/4B and Nearshore 3B/4B, totalling some 21,603 km2.
Eco Atlantic is also a 100% shareholder in Solear Ltd., Solear is an independent private clean energy investment company focused on low cost, high yield solar development projects in southern Europe.
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SOURCE: Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd.
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