25th Aug 2010 10:45
ABN 88 002 522 009
Ground Floor, 1 Havelock StreetWest Perth, WA 6005P +61 8 9488 5220F +61 8 9324 240025 August 2010
Company Presentation and Share Issues
Please note that the latest Range Resources Ltd (the "Company") presentation as announced on the ASX is available on the Company's website - www.rangeresources.com.au, along with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) website - www.asx.com.au.
The Company also wishes to advise that it has issued the following shares on exercise of options and as consideration for facilitation and advisory fees:
* 30,218,260 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued upon exercise of listed options ($0.05, 31 December 2011); * 2,800,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued upon exercise of unlisted options ($0.05, 31 March 2015); and * 854,621 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued as payment of broker, facilitation, financing, capital raising and corporate advisory fees. Following the issue of these securities the total number of securities on issueare as follows:1,162,167,306 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares 64,897,125 Listed Options (RRSOA) (A$1.00, 1 October 2010) 353,227,039 Listed Attaching Options (RRSO) ($A0.05, 31 December 2011) 16,045,645 Unlisted Options (A$0.05, 31 Mar 2015) 5,420,655 Unlisted Options (£0.04, 30 June 2015) 60,000,000 Unlisted Directors Options (A$0.10, 31 Dec 2011) 3,177,029 Unlisted Options (A$0.50, 30 June 2012)
For and on behalf of the Board
RegardsPeter LandauExecutive DirectorContactsRange ResourcesPeter LandauTel : +61 (8) 8 9488 5220Em: [email protected] LondonPPR Conduit PRDavid Tasker Jonathan CharlesTel: +61 (8) 9388 0944 Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7429 6611Em: [email protected] Em: [email protected] Corporate Finance (Nominated Advisor) Old Park Lane Capital (Broker)Stuart Laing Michael ParnesTel: +61 (8) 9480 2500 Tel: +44 (0) 207 493 8188Range Background
Range Resources is a dual listed oil & gas exploration company with oil & gas interests in the frontier state of Puntland, Somalia, the Republic of Georgia and Texas, USA.
* Range holds a 25% interest in the initial Smith #1 well and 20% interest in further wells on the North Chapman Ranch project, Texas. The project area encompasses approximately 1,680 acres in one of the most prolific oil and gas producing trends in the State of Texas. Drilling of the first well has resulted in a commercial discovery with independently assessed gross recoverable reserves in place of 215 Bcf of natural gas, 16 mmbbls of oil and 15 mmbbls of natural gas liquids. * Range holds a 13.56% interest in the East Texas Cotton Valley Prospect in Red River County, Texas, USA, with the prospect's project area encompasses approximately 1,570 acres encompassing a recent oil discovery. Independently assessed gross recoverable reserves in place of 5.4 mmbbls of oil. * In Puntland, Range holds a 20% working interest in two licences encompassing the highly prospective Dharoor and Nugaal valleys with plans to drill two wells - 65% Operator, in 2010. * In the Republic of Georgia, Range holds a 50% farm-in interest in onshore blocks VIa and VIb, covering approx. 7,000sq.km. Currently, Range has recently completed a 410km 2D seismic program. * In Trinidad Range has entered into a HOA to acquire a 10% interest in holding companies with three onshore production licenses. Independently assessed gross recoverable P2 reserves in place of 4.8MMbls.
The reserves estimate for the North Chapman Ranch Project and East Texas Cotton Valley has been formulated by Lonquist & Co LLC who are Petroleum Consultants based in the United States with offices in Houston and Austin. Lonquist provides specific engineering services to the oil and gas exploration and production industry, and consults on all aspects of petroleum geology and engineering for both domestic and international projects and companies. Lonquist & Co LLC have consented in writing to the reference to them in this announcement and to the estimates of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids provided. These estimates were formulated in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Petroleum Engineers ("SPE"). The SPE Reserve definitions can be found on the SPE website at spe.org as well as in the full Lonquist report on the Range website.
The reserves estimates for the 3 Trinidad blocks referred above have been formulated by Forrest A. Garb & Associates, Inc. (FGA). FGA is an international petroleum engineering and geologic consulting firm staffed by experienced engineers and geologists. Collectively FGA staff has more than a century of worldâ€"wide experience. FGA have consented in writing to the reference to them in this announcement and to the estimates of oil and natural gas liquids provided. The definitions for oil and gas reserves are in accordance with SEC Regulation Sâ€"X.
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