18th Jun 2010 08:54
ABN 88 002 522 009Level 3, 1 Havelock StreetWest Perth, WA 6005P +61 8 9488 5220F +61 8 9324 240018 June 2010Share Placement
Previous to the Company's announcement on 17 June 2010, the Company has now received commitments for the full $10 million placement amount at A$0.07 (and £ 0.04 equivalent) per share, and is issuing a total of 142,857,143 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares. Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to trading on both the ASX and AIM.
Following the issue the Company will have a total of 1,027,042,442 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares on issue, along with the following options:
64,897,125 Listed Options (RRSOA) (A$1.00, 1 October 2010) 441,452,742 Listed Attaching Options (RRSO) ($A0.05, 31 December 2011) 18,845,645 Unlisted Options (A$0.05, 31 Mar 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. * 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. Range has recently completed a 410km 2D seismic program.
The reserves estimate for the North Chapman Ranch Project 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.
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