Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC Joins OTCQX

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Jul 05, 2011, 06:00 ET

NEW YORK, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the financial information and technology services company that provides the world's largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks, today announced that Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC (LSE: BPC; OTCQX: BSHPY), an oil and gas company, has chosen to have its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) traded on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX®.

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Bahamas Petroleum began trading today on the OTC market's prestigious tier, OTCQX International. Investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on www.otcqx.com and www.otcmarkets.com.

"The superior information and visibility of the OTCQX marketplace allows companies to efficiently build investor confidence and expand their shareholder base," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and Chief Executive Officer of OTC Markets Group. "We are pleased to welcome Bahamas Petroleum to OTCQX."

BNY Mellon will serve as Bahamas Petroleum's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements.

About Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC

Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC (LSE: BPC; OTCQX: BSHPY) trades in the United States on OTCQX under the symbol "BSHPY", where each ADR represents 50 ordinary shares. Bahamas Petroleum Company is an oil and gas company with 100% owned offshore license permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates the world's largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks. Our OTC Link™ platform supports an open network of competing broker-dealers that provide investors with the best prices in over 10,000 OTC securities. In 2010, securities on OTC Link traded over $144 billion in dollar volume, making it the third largest U.S. equity trading venue after NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange. We categorize the wide spectrum of OTC-traded companies into three tiers - OTCQX (the quality-controlled marketplace for investor friendly companies), OTCQB® (the U.S. reporting company marketplace for development stage companies), and OTC Pink™ (the speculative trading marketplace) - so investors can identify the level and quality of information companies provide. To learn more about how OTC Markets Group makes the unlisted markets more transparent, informed, and efficient, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

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