HOUSTON, TEXAS–(Marketwired – June 30, 2016) – Greenfields Petroleum Corporation (the “Company” or “Greenfields“) (TSX VENTURE:GNF)(TSX VENTURE:GNF.DB) announces that it has signed the seventh amending agreement to the loan agreement dated November 25, 2013 (the “Loan Agreement“) with its senior lender (“Lender“) to extend the loan maturity date to July 31, 2016. The extension is intended to provide the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Greenfields Petroleum International Company Ltd. (“GPIC“), additional time: (i) to complete the acquisition (“Acquisition“) of the balance of the Bahar Energy Limited shares not currently owned by GPIC; (ii) to implement the debenture conversion (the “Debenture Conversion“); and (iii) to complete the restructuring of the Company’s loan with the Lender with a principal amount of $27 million plus accrued and unpaid interest originally due December 31, 2015 (together with the Debenture Conversion, the “Restructuring Transaction“), all as announced by the Company on March 8, 2016. Interest will continue to accrue on the principal of the loan at rates ranging from 15% to 20%. Unpaid interest accrued as of January 31, 2016 bears interest at a rate of 17.04% until the maturity date. The Company intends on completing the Acquisition and the Restructuring Transaction by the end of August 2016 and intends on seeking a further extension to the maturity date to provide the requisite time for GPIC to close the Acquisition and the Restructuring Transaction.
About Greenfields Petroleum Corporation
Greenfields is a junior oil and natural gas company focused on the development and production of proven oil and gas reserves principally in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Company plans to expand its oil and gas assets through further farm-ins, and acquisitions of Production Sharing Agreements from foreign governments containing previously discovered but under-developed international oil and gas fields, also known as “greenfields”. More information about the Company may be obtained on the Greenfields website at www.greenfields-petroleum.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. More particularly, this press release includes, without limitation, forward-looking statements concerning the Loan Agreement, the Acquisition and the Restructuring Transaction. In addition, the use of any of the words “can”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “should”, “future”, “continue”, “may”, “expect”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain a further extension of the maturity date under the Loan Agreement, the ability to receive the necessary approvals for the Acquisition and the Restructuring Transaction and the ability to close the Acquisition and Restructuring Transaction. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct.
Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties most of which are beyond the control of Greenfields. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements could vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks associated with receiving further maturity date extensions under the Loan Agreement, receiving the required approvals with respect to the Acquisition and the Restructuring Transaction, the oil and gas industry in general (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and expenses, and health, safety, political and environmental risks), commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations, changes in legislation affecting the oil and gas industry and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures. Additional risk factors can be found under the heading “Risk Factors” in Greenfields’ Annual Information Form and similar headings in Greenfields’ Management’s Discussion & Analysis which may be viewed on www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and Greenfields undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws. The Company’s forward-looking information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
John W. Harkins
Chief Executive Officer
(832) 234-0836
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation
A. Wayne Curzadd
Chief Financial Officer
(832) 234-0835
info@greenfieldspetroleum.com
www.greenfields-petroleum.com