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Questerre completes Magnus acquisition
Return to Press Releases2007-11-02
Calgary, Alberta - Questerre Energy Corporation ("Questerre" or the "Company") (TSX, OSE: QEC) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Magnus Energy Inc. (“Magnus”) pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement (the “Arrangement”).
Magnus is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Questerre. The total consideration for the Magnus acquisition was net cash of $6.7 million, the assumption of a $1.6 million working capital deficit and 10.09 million Questerre shares.
Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer of Questerre, commented, ”This acquisition positions Questerre in the high profile Bakken/Torquay oil play in southeast Saskatchewan. It gives us a large land base with significant upsides and drill-ready development locations. I am confident that the six months of work and delays in our production development related to this acquisition will be well rewarded once our drilling results come in.”
At the Annual and Special Meeting of the Magnus shareholders held on October 31, 2007, the Arrangement was approved by over 93% of the votes cast by shareholders. Final approval from the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta was subsequently received. Magnus shareholders will receive 0.015316 of a Questerre Share for each Magnus Class A share. Each Magnus Class B share was exchanged for 10 Magnus Class A shares prior to the exchange of Magnus Class A shares for Questerre Shares.
Included in the net cash consideration is $9.3 million in proceeds from a Magnus equity placement completed concurrent with the closing of the acquisition. In addition, subject to regulatory approval, Questerre intends to issue a further 2.5 million Questerre Shares, on a flow-through basis, for gross proceeds of $2 million. The proceeds from these placements will fund Magnus’ flow-through commitments, including its 50% share of drilling costs for the A-8 well at the Beaver River Field and Questerre’s other exploration activities in Western Canada.
The cash consideration also includes the acquisition of the remaining Magnus senior secured debt at its face value of $10.08 million. The debt was acquired through a cash payment of $8 million and, subject to regulatory approval, the issuance of 2.25 million Questerre Shares. In addition to the acquisition of the secured debt of $7.4 million announced on October 24, 2007, this brings the total Magnus secured debt satisfied by Questerre to approximately $17.5 million. On a consolidated basis, Questerre will have no debt.
Questerre Energy Corporation is a Calgary-based independent resource company actively engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of high-impact exploration and development oil and gas projects in Canada.
This news release contains forward-looking information. Implicit in this information are assumptions regarding commodity pricing, production, royalties and expenses, that, although considered reasonable by the Company at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially as a result of changes in the Company’s plans, commodity prices, equipment availability, general economic, market, regulatory and business conditions as well as production, development and operating performance and other risks associated with oil and gas operations. There is no guarantee made by the Company that the actual results achieved will be the same as those forecasted herein.
For further information, please contact:
Questerre Energy Corporation - Jason D’Silva, VP Finance
Tel: (403) 777-1185
Fax: (403) 777-1578
Email: info@questerre.com
Web: www.questerre.com
