Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 9797W

Petro Matad Limited

29 November 2010

 



Petro Matad Limited ("Petro Matad" or the "Company")

Exercise of options

Petro Matad announces that 18,750 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each (the "Option Shares") were issued today as a result of the exercise of options held by an employee under the Company's employee share scheme.  The 18,750 Option Shares were issued at a price of US$ 0.75 per share.

The Option Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.  Application has been made for the Option Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and this is envisaged to occur on 3 December 2010.

Following the issue of the Option Shares, there will be 183,061,577 ordinary shares in issue.

Note to Editors:

About Petro Matad Limited

Petro Matad is the parent company of a group focussed on oil exploration, as well as future development and production in Mongolia.  The Group holds the sole operatorship of three Production Sharing Contracts with the Government of Mongolia.  The principal asset is the PSC for Block XX, a petroleum block of 10,340km² in the far eastern part of the country.  The two other Blocks, IV and V are located in central Mongolia and jointly cover 71,040km².

Petro Matad Limited is incorporated in the Isle of Man under company number 1483V.  Its registered office is at Victory House, Prospect Hill, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1EQ.

Further information:

Petro Matad Limited

Douglas J. McGay - CEO 

[phone]

Westhouse Securities Limited

Richard Baty/Petre Norton

[phone]

 

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