7th Oct 2009 07:00
7 October 2009
MAPLE ENERGY PLC
("Maple" or the "Company")
Notification of Transactions by Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
Maple Energy plc (AIM: MPLE; LIMA: MPLE), an integrated energy company with assets in Peru, was notified today that Mr. Jack Hanks, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, has satisfied his repayment obligations under that certain sale and repurchase agreement dated 6 February 2009 (the "Initial Agreement") through his entry into additional sale and repurchase agreements, available cash and proceeds from the direct sale of ordinary shares to each of Mr. Rex Canon, Maple's Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director, and Mr. Tony Hines, Maple's Senior Vice-President of Operations and Executive Director.
As notified in a press release dated 30 September 2009, Mr. Hanks had entered into the Initial Agreement through the Lima Stock Exchange for the sale and repurchase of 900,000 ordinary shares beneficially owned by Mr. Hanks. Mr. Hanks recently entered into three separate sale and repurchase agreements through the Lima Stock Exchange covering 791,208 shares with three separate brokerage firms. The terms of the three separate sale and repurchase agreements are set forth below:
In addition to the sale and repurchase agreements described immediately above, Mr. Hanks completed the sale of an aggregate of 155,277 ordinary shares to Messrs. Canon and Hines on 5 October 2009 as well. Mr. Canon and Mr. Hines purchased 100,000 and 55,277 ordinary shares, respectively, at a purchase price of $1.44 (90p*) per ordinary share.
Following these transactions, the changes to the beneficial interest of the Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility in the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company, on a non-diluted basis following such sales and purchases are as follows:
|
Name |
Position |
Shares sold |
Shares purchased |
Beneficial ownership after transaction |
|
|
Shares |
% Share Capital (1) |
||||
|
Rex W. Canon |
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director |
- |
100,000 |
7,150,598 |
8.0% |
|
Jack. W. Hanks |
Chairman of the Board and Executive Director |
155,277 |
- |
3,177,440 |
3.5% |
|
Tony Hines |
Senior Vice-President of Operations and Executive Director |
- |
55,277 |
8,902,927 |
10.0% |
|
Total |
155,277 |
155,277 |
19,230,965 |
21.5% |
|
(1) Reflects the percentage of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company on a non-diluted basis.
* The exchange rate used was 1.5938, the rate at Bloomberg for US dollars/UK sterling at 12:39 hrs (EST) on 06 October 2009.
For further information, please contact:
Maple Energy plc (+ 51 1 611 4000)
Jack W. Hanks, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director
Rex W. Canon, Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director
Jefferies International Limited: (+44 20 7029 8000)
Jack Pryde
Paul Wheeler
Schuyler Evans
Citigate Dewe Rogerson (+44 20 7638 9571)
Martin Jackson
George Cazenove
About Maple Energy
Maple is an integrated independent energy company, listed in London and Lima, with assets and operations in Peru engaging in numerous aspects of the energy industry, including:
- Exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas
- Refining, marketing and distribution of hydrocarbon products
- The development of an ethanol project
Maple was admitted to AIM on 13 July 2007 and trades under the symbol "MPLE". The company was also admitted to the Lima Stock Exchange on 21 December 2007 where it trades under the same symbol.
Operations
Maple's operations are conducted and revenues are generated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Maple's principal operations consist of the following:
- Crude Oil Production. Operator and holder of 100% working interests in its crude-oil producing properties,
Blocks 31-B, 31-D and 31-E;
- Refining, Marketing and Distribution Operations. Operator of the Pucallpa Refinery and Sales Plant, which
has capacity to refine up to (i) 3,400 barrels per day of crude oil producing Residual 5 fuel oil, (ii) 3,000
barrels per day of crude oil producing Residual 6 fuel oil or (iii) 4,100 barrels per day of natural gasolines.
This plant also includes sales and distribution operations in the central Peruvian jungle, central Peruvian
highlands and Lima regions;
- Crude Oil Development. Maple intends to develop additional wells in Blocks 31-B and 31-D;
- Ethanol Project. Project developer and major shareholder in an estimated US$ 222 million (excluding
value-added taxes) ethanol project located in the Piura Region on the northwest coast of Peru;
- Oil and Gas Exploration. Significant exploration opportunities through a:
- 100% working interest in Block 31-E, containing the Santa Rosa, San Roque and Cashiboya Deep
prospects; and
- 33.77% beneficial interest in the Aguaytía Deep Prospect in Block 31-C
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this document, particularly those regarding possible, projected, or assumed future performance and results, including growth outlook, forecasted economics, operations, production, contracting, costs, prices, earnings, returns, and potential growth, are or may include forward-looking statements. Such statements relate to future events and expectations and as such involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, market conditions, weather risks, economic and political risks, and other factors discussed in Maple's Admission Document available on the Company's website (www.maple-energy.com). Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or an assurance that Maple's current assumptions and projections are valid. Actual results, actions, and developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Furthermore, any forward -looking statements presented are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable basis as of the date of this release. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this release, and Maple does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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