Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSXV: TPL.H) ("Tethys" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its approval for graduation from NEX to a Tier 2 'Oil & Gas' issuer on the TSX Venture exchange. This graduation will occur on Friday, July 10, 2020. A bulletin from the TSX will be released today. Tethys has successfully completed the necessary conditions as originally detailed in the press release from February 8, 2020 and further updated on April 16, 2020, and June 8, 2020. Tethys entered into a legally binding settlement agreement with Olisol Petroleum Limited and certain of its affiliated companies and their principals (together "Olisol") and DSFK Special Finance Company LLP ("DSFK"), (hereinafter the "Settlement Agreement").
The key terms of the Settlement Agreement insofar as they affect Tethys are:
(1) Tethys has issued eighteen million (18,000,000) ordinary shares to Olisol in full satisfaction, and in exchange for full repayment, of all amounts owing under the facility agreement between the parties. Based on the amount claimed by Olisol to be owing at December 31, 2019 of US$7,396,812, this equates to a price of US$0.41 per ordinary share;
(2) Olisol has agreed to sell a total of two million eight hundred and nine thousand and thirty six (2,809,036) Tethys ordinary shares to existing shareholder Gemini IT Consultants DMCC ("Gemini") for an aggregate of US$1,151,705, at a price of US$0.41 per Share. The proceeds of the sale shall be delivered by Olisol to DSFK; This transaction is expected to be completed soon.
(3) Tethys has issued Gemini a debenture for US$4.8 million with a three year term, interest and principal due at maturity, interest rate of 9% payable if held to maturity or 4% if converted prior to maturity. Upon conversion 15,483,871 shares would be issued.
About Tethys
Tethys is focused on oil and gas exploration and production activities in Central Asia and the Caspian Region. Tethys believes that significant potential exists in both exploration and in discovered deposits in the area.
Disclaimer
Some of the statements in this document are forward-looking. No part of this announcement constitutes, or shall be taken to constitute, an invitation or inducement to invest in the Company or any other entity and shareholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Save as required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake to update or change any forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date of this announcement.
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Tethys Petroleum Limited is an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central Asia and the Caspian Region with projects in Kazakhstan. Through its subsidiaries, TethysAralGas LLP and Kul-Bas LLP, it operates over four contracts in the North Ustyurt basin to the west of the Aral Sea adjacent to the prolific Pre-Caspian basin. It has a 100% working interest in the Kyzyloi Production Contract (449 square kilometers (km2)), Akkulka Exploration License and Contract (827 km2), Akkulka Production Contract (396 km2) and Kul-Bas Exploration and Production Contract (7,632 km2). The Kul-Bas exploration and production contract area surrounds the Akkulka block, which has an exploration area of over 7,632 km2. Kyzyloi and Akkulka gas development fields are tied into the Bukhara-Urals gas pipeline by an over 56-kilometer pipeline owned and built by the Company. The Doris oil field provides over two oil-bearing zones, the lower zone and an upper, lower cretaceous sandstone zone.
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