Private Placement, Director/PDMR Shareholdings

RNS Number : 2378D

Zenith Energy Ltd

17 February 2020

 

February 17, 2020

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 ("MAR"). Upon publication of this announcement via a regulatory information service ("RIS"), the inside information contained in this document is now considered to be in the public domain.

ZENITH ENERGY LTD.

("Zenith" or the "Company")

Completion of Private Placement, Director/PDMR Shareholdings

Zenith Energy Ltd., ("Zenith" or the "Company"), (LSE: ZEN; TSX.V: ZEE; OSE: ZENA-ME), the international oil & gas production company, announces that in addition to the issue of equity announced on February 14, 2020, which attracted the participation of a significant, existing UK institutional shareholder ("UK Financing"), and resulted in the issue of 9,000,000 new common shares at an issue price of £0.015 ("UK Financing Shares"), Zenith has today issued 11,000,000 new common shares in Norway following participation from certain Directors of the Company at a price of NOK 0.18 ("Norway Financing").

Aggregate proceeds from the UK Financing and the Norway Financing amount to a total of approximately £300,000.00 (approximately CAD$516,000 or NOK 3,590,000.00) (collectively the "Financing").

The proceeds of the Financing will be used to provide additional funding for the development of Zenith's existing production portfolio, the identification and acquisition of new oil & gas production assets, as well as for general working capital purposes.

UK Financing  

As announced on February 14, 2020, a significant existing UK institutional shareholder, as well as a selection of UK high net-worth private investors, subscribed for a total of 9,000,000 UK Financing Shares at a price of £0.015 to raise gross proceeds of £135,000 (approximately CAD$232,000). 

Norway Financing 

The Company has issued a total of 11,000,000 new common shares of no par value in the capital of the Company ("Norway Financing Shares") at a price of NOK 0.18 in connection with the Norwegian Financing to raise gross proceeds of NOK 1,980,000 (approximately £165,000 or CAD $284,000). 

Director Dealing/ PDMR Shareholding

Mr. Sergey Borovskiy, a Non-Executive Director of Zenith subscribed for a total of 3,849,289 Norwegian Financing Shares.

Following the aforementioned dealing, Mr. Borovskiy is directly beneficially interested in a total of 3,849,289 Common Shares in the capital of the Company, representing 0.67 per cent of the total issued and outstanding common share capital of the Company admitted to trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and Merkur Market of the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Mr. Luigi Regis Milano, Executive Director of the Company, subscribed for a total of 1,150,711 Norwegian Financing Shares.

Following the aforementioned dealing, Mr. Luigi Regis Milano, is directly beneficially interested in a total of 2,150,711 Common Shares in the capital of the Company, representing 0.41 per cent of the total issued and outstanding common share capital of the Company admitted to trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and Merkur Market of the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Mr. Regis Milano is also indirectly interested in a total of 8,662,963 Common Shares, representing 1.64 per cent of the Company's enlarged common share capital admitted to trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and Merkur Market of the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Total Voting Rights 

The Company wishes to announce, in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the following information following the aforementioned transactions. 

Class of share	Total number of shares	Number of voting rights per share	Total number of voting rights per class of share
Common Shares in issue and admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange	286,403,856	1	286,403,856
Common Shares in issue and admitted to trading on the TSXV	577,072,921	1	577,072,921
Common Shares in issue and admitted to trading on the Merkur Market of the Oslo Børs	577,072,921	1	577,072,921

Zenith holds 4,395,828 Common Shares in treasury. The above figure for total number of Common Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Further Information:

Zenith Energy Ltd
Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
	E-mail: [e-mail]
Novum Securities Limited - Broker	Tel: + 44 (0) 207 399 9400
Charlie Brook-Partridge
Hugh McAlister

Notes to Editors: 

Zenith Energy Ltd. is an international oil and gas production company, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V:ZEE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE:ZEN). In addition, the Company's common share capital was admitted to trading on the Merkur Market of the Oslo Børs (ZENA:ME) on November 8, 2018. The Merkur Market is a multilateral trading facility owned and operated by the Oslo Børs. 

The Company was assigned a medium to long-term issuer credit rating of "B+ with Positive Outlook" on October 9, 2019 by Arc Ratings, S.A. On November 18, 2019, the Company was assigned a "B+" with Stable Outlook debt issuer credit rating by Rating-Agentur Expert RA.

The Company operates the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan by cumulative acreage following the signing of a 25-year REDPSA, (Rehabilitation, Exploration, Development and Production Sharing Agreement), with SOCAR, State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in 2016. Zenith also operates, or has working interests in, a number of natural gas production concessions in Italy. The Company's Italian operations produce natural gas, condensate and electricity.

Zenith's development strategy is to identify and rapidly seize value-accretive hydrocarbon production opportunities in the onshore oil & gas sector. The Company's Board of Directors and senior management team have the experience and technical expertise to develop the Company successfully.

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

1		Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)		Name		Sergey Borovskiy
2		Reason for the notification
a)		Position/status		Non-Executive Director
b)		Initial notification/Amendment		Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name		ZENITH ENERGY LTD
b)	LEI		213800AYTYOYD61S4569
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument		Common Shares
	Identification code		CA98936CI068
b)	Nature of the transaction		Subscription of new common shares in Norwegian Financing
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)		Price(s)		Volume(s)
			NOK 0.18		3,849,289
d)	Aggregated information		NA (single transaction)
	Aggregated volume		-
	Price		-
e)	Date of the transaction		February 17, 2020
f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

1		Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)		Name		Luigi Regis Milano
2		Reason for the notification
a)		Position/status		Executive Director
b)		Initial notification/Amendment		Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name		ZENITH ENERGY LTD
b)	LEI		213800AYTYOYD61S4569
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument		Common Shares
	Identification code		CA98936CI068
b)	Nature of the transaction		Subscription of new common shares in Norwegian Financing
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)		Price(s)		Volume(s)
			NOK 0.18		1,150,711
d)	Aggregated information		NA (single transaction)
	Aggregated volume		-
	Price		-
e)	Date of the transaction		February 17, 2020
f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

 

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