Completion of Placing

RNS Number : 0641S

Upland Resources Limited

21 June 2018

 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN

This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. This announcement is not an offer for sale, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire, securities in any jurisdiction, including in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, or Japan. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any transferable securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus dated 18 June 2018 (the "Prospectus") published by the Company in connection with the Placing.

21 June 2018

UPLAND RESOURCES LIMITED

("Upland" or the "Company")

Completion of Placing of 120,000,000 Placing Shares

Further to its announcement on 13 June 2018 of the proposed placing of 120,000,000 new shares of no par value in the Company at 2.5p per share (the "Placing") to raise £3 million (before expenses), Upland Resources Limited (LSE: UPL), the oil and gas company actively building a portfolio of attractive upstream assets, is pleased to announce that the Placing was completed on admission of all the Placing Shares to listing on the UK Listing Authority's Official List (standard listing segment) and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities ("Admission") which became effective at 8.00 am today.

Directors' participation

The Directors participated in the Placing and subscribed for an aggregate of 5,130,770 Placing Shares for aggregate £128,269.25 in cash (at the placing price of 2.5p per share), further details of which are set out in Part VIII (The Placing) of the Prospectus.

Total Voting Rights

Following Admission, the Company has 579,012,060 shares of no par value in issue, each with one vote per share (and none of which are held in treasury). The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 579,012,060.  This figure of 579,012,060 may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for calculations to determine if they have a notifiable interest in the share capital of the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, or if such interest has changed.

Contact details:-

Upland Resources Limited	www.uplandres.com
Steve Staley, CEO	Tel: [phone]   [e-mail]
Optiva Securities Limited	www.optivasecurities.com
Jeremy King (Corporate Finance)	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
Christian Dennis (Corporate Broker)	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
FlowComms Ltd	www.flowcomms.com
Sasha Sethi (Investor Relations)	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

Notes

Upland is an upstream oil & gas company whose highly experienced management has a track record of creating major value for shareholders in junior oil & gas companies, including Cove Energy plc. The Company has extensive technical and commercial skills and contacts, management having held senior roles in Petronas, Conoco, Shell etc.

 

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