CabelTel disclosed that URC Energy LLC (owned by Gene Phillips) will buy 950,000 new shares at $3 each ($2.85M cash), roughly doubling the shares outstanding from 986,939 to 1,936,939. URC would hold about 49%, and with the other Phillips-affiliated holders about 69%, a deemed change of control; shares are expected to be issued around February 29, 2008. Existing shareholders are heavily diluted. The filing says proceeds will be held as working capital and may fund seismic work and drilling or acreage consolidation on the Cleburne County, Arkansas leasehold. This is the equity raise that follows the October 2007 AMEX delisting notice, which cited a failure to raise $2.1M in equity; the filing itself does not mention the listing issue (inference).
What it means for a shareholder
950,000 new shares at US$3.00 to raise about US$2.9m. Shares on issue before the raise aren't in the record, so the dilution can't be worked out.
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