TransCoastal Corp. Engages Crescent Securities Group to Fund Preferred Stock Offering

DALLAS, Jan. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- TransCoastal Corp (OTCQB: TCEC), (the Company), an independent energy development company, announced today that it has entered an exclusive engagement with Crescent Securities Group Inc., of Dallas, TX, a licensed FINRA broker dealer, to fund a $10 million preferred stock offering on a best efforts basis. The closing of the engagement is subject to customary due diligence and all necessary approvals.

"We are very pleased to engage Crescent to assist us in our next financing phase. Crescent has a deeply established record of success and we are excited to work with them to achieve our goals," said Stuart Hagler, CEO of TransCoastal.

About TransCoastal:
TransCoastal Corporation is an independent oil & gas company formed in August 1998 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Since inception, TransCoastal's growth has focused on the acquisition of producing oil and gas properties. The Company's strategy is driven by exploitation opportunities of proven yet underdeveloped mature oil and gas fields, which possess long-life reserve potential with low risk development opportunities. For further information on the Company, please visit TransCoastal's website at www.TransCoastal.net.

This press release is not an offer to sell securities nor is it soliciting an offer to buy any securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

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SOURCE TransCoastal Corporation