American Eagle Energy Issues 5 Million Shares at $2.00
DENVER, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Eagle Energy Corporation (OTCQX: AMZG) (the "Company") announced today that it completed the sale of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock directly to an investor, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement. The shares were sold at a price of $2.00 per share. The offering was made pursuant to an effective registration statement. The Company's common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and the OTC Markets Group, Inc.'s OTCQX tier under the symbol "AMZG." The last reported sale price of our common stock on August 12, 2013 was $1.71 per share.
The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the private placement, along with cash on hand and cash flow from operations, for working capital, to fund the Company's 2013 capital budget and for other general corporate purposes. Following the completion of the private placement, the Company has 55,068,346 shares of common stock outstanding.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
ABOUT AMERICAN EAGLE ENERGY CORPORATION
American Eagle Energy Corporation is an independent exploration and production operator that is focused on acquiring acreage and developing wells in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana, targeting the Bakken and Three Forks shale oil formations. The Company is based in Denver, CO. More information about American Eagle Energy can be found at www.americaneagleenergy.com or by contacting investor relations at 303-798-5235 or [email protected]. Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be obtained free of charge at the SEC's internet site at www.sec.gov.
SAFE HARBOR
This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and the Company's future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release regarding the Company's financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, industry conditions, and indebtedness covenant compliance are forward-looking statements. When used in this report, forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by terms or phrases such as "estimate," "project," "predict," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "plan," "intend," "seek," "goal," "will," "should," "may" or other words and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Items contemplating or making assumptions about, actual or potential future sales, market size, collaborations, and trends or operating results also constitute such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and important factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including the following: general economic or industry conditions, nationally and/or in the communities in which the Company conducts business, changes in the interest rate environment, legislation or regulatory requirements, conditions of the securities markets, our ability to raise capital, changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines, financial or political instability, acts of war or terrorism, other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technical factors affecting the Company's operations, products, services, and prices.
The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. The Company does not assume any obligations to update any of these forward-looking statements.
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Marty Beskow
Vice President of Capital Markets and Strategy
American Eagle Energy Corporation
303-798-5235
[email protected]
www.americaneagleenergy.com
Brad Holmes
EnergyIR
713-654-4009
[email protected]
SOURCE American Eagle Energy Corporation
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