REG - Touchstone Explrtn. - EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS

Canaccord GenuityAnnouncement

03/06/2021 07:41

RNS Number : 6373A
  
Touchstone Exploration Inc.
  
02 June 2021
  
 

EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS
 
CALGARY, ALBERTA (June 2, 2021) - Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or the "Company") announces that on June 1, 2021, a non-executive director exercised share options representing a total of 80,000 common shares of no par value in the Company ("Common Shares").
 
Non-executive director Dr. Harrie Vredenburg exercised share options representing 80,000 Common Shares at a price of C$0.23 per Common Share (approximately 13.5 pence per Common Share). The share options were previously granted in 2016 in accordance with the Company's Share Option Plan.
 
Application has been made for the 80,000 new Common Shares, which will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued share capital, to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). These new Common Shares are expected to be admitted to trading on AIM on June 8, 2021. Immediately following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 209,714,627 Common Shares. The Company does not hold any Common Shares in treasury. This figure may be used by shareholders to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.
 
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


Harrie Vredenburg




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




b)


Initial notification /Amendment


Initial notification




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Touchstone Exploration Inc.




b)


LEI


2138008URBSUC1J24J73




4


Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code


Common Shares of Touchstone Exploration Inc.
 
 
CA89156L1085 




b)


Nature of the transaction


Exercise of 80,000 common share options 




 
c)


 
Prices and volumes


 







Effective Price


Volume




1


C$0.23 (13.5p)


80,000



 




d)


Aggregated information
-  Aggregated volume
-  Price


Aggregated volume: exercise of 80,000 share options
Aggregated price: C$0.23 (13.5p) each
Aggregated total: C$18,400 (£10,800)
 




e)


Date of the transaction


1 June 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


Off market transaction



 
Touchstone Exploration Inc. 
 
Touchstone Exploration Inc. is a Calgary, Alberta based company engaged in the business of acquiring interests in petroleum and natural gas rights and the exploration, development, production and sale of petroleum and natural gas. Touchstone is currently active in onshore properties located in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "TXP".
 
For further information about Touchstone, please visit our website at www.touchstoneexploration.com or contact:
 
Touchstone Exploration Inc.
Mr. Paul Baay, President and Chief Executive Officer                             Tel: +1 (403) 750-4487
Mr. Scott Budau, Chief Financial Officer
 
Shore Capital (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)
Nominated Advisor: Edward Mansfield / Daniel Bush / Michael McGloin   Tel: +44 (0) 207 408 4090
Corporate Broking: Jerry Keen
 
Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker) 
Adam James / Henry Fitzgerald O'Connor / Thomas Diehl                       Tel: +44 (0) 207 523 8000
 
Camarco (Financial PR)
Nick Hennis / Billy Clegg                                                                        Tel: +44 (0) 203 781 8330
 
Advisory
 
For reference purposes in this announcement, one British pound has been translated from Canadian dollars at a rate of 1.71 to 1.00.
 
 

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