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Touchstone ExplorationAnnouncement

03/05/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 0897N  Touchstone Exploration Inc.  03 May 2024

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RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE PRESENTATION REFERRED TO HEREIN IS AN ADVERTISEMENT
AND NOT A PROSPECTUS OR PROSPECTUS EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT AND INVESTORS SHOULD
NOT MAKE ANY INVESTMENT DECISION IN RELATION TO THE NEW TOUCHSTONE SHARES
EXCEPT ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION IN THE SCHEME DOCUMENT WHICH IS
PROPOSED TO BE PUBLISHED IN DUE COURSE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

TOUCHSTONE EXPLORATION INC.

 

INVESTOR PRESENTATION

 

CALGARY, ALBERTA (May 3, 2024) - Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or
the "Company") (TSX, LSE: TXP) is pleased to announce that Paul R. Baay,
President and Chief Executive Officer, will give a presentation regarding the
Company's announcement on 1 May 2024 (the "Rule 2.7 Announcement") of a firm
intention to make a recommended all-share offer for Trinity Exploration and
Production Plc ("Trinity").

 

The presentation will be at 10:30 a.m. BST today via Investor Meet Company
platform. Investors can sign up to Investor Meet Company for free and add to
meet Touchstone via:

https://www.investormeetcompany.com/touchstone-exploration-inc/register-investor
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Investors who already follow Touchstone on the Investor Meet Company platform
will automatically be invited.

 

A recorded version of the presentation and associated materials will also
subsequently be made available (subject to certain restrictions relating to
persons in Restricted Jurisdictions) on Touchstone's website at:

https://www.touchstoneexploration.com/trinity-acquisition
(https://www.touchstoneexploration.com/trinity-acquisition)

Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall, unless otherwise defined,
have the meanings set out in the Rule 2.7 Announcement.

 

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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 the
Company's website at www.touchstoneexploration.com
(https://url.avanan.click/v2/___http:/www.touchstoneexploration.com/___.YXAxZTpzaG9yZWNhcDphOm86NjhmMTNlYmU3ZjdlZDY3NWJjYWUxOWVmYTQ1NDRiZWY6NjozZTEzOjE1YmU5NzYwODE4MjE4YzI5YzY4ZDVjMGMzYTI2YzMwZTZjZGI1N2QzMmYwY2MxOThkYmVjMWVkMTFlMmMzZGI6cDpG)
or contact:

 

 

 Touchstone
 Paul Baay, President and Chief Executive Officer                          +1 403 750 4487

 Brian Hollingshead, Vice President Engineering and Business Development

 John Wright, Chair of the Board of Directors
 Shore Capital (Lead Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser and Joint Corporate
 Broker to Touchstone)
 Daniel Bush                                                               +44 (0)20 7408 4090

 Toby Gibbs

 Tom Knibbs
 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Co-Financial Adviser, and Joint Corporate Broker to
 Touchstone)
 Adam James                                                                +44 (0)20 7523 8000

 Ana Ercegovic
 FTI Consulting (PR Adviser to Touchstone)
 Ben Brewerton                                                             +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

 Nick Hennis

 

 

Important notices

Shore Capital & Corporate Limited and Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited
(either individually or collectively "Shore Capital") which are authorised and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, are acting
exclusively as lead financial adviser and joint corporate broker for
Touchstone and for no-one else in connection with the subject matter of this
announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Touchstone for
providing the protections afforded to clients of Shore Capital, or for
providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matter referred
to herein. Neither Shore Capital & Corporate Limited nor Shore Capital
Stockbrokers Limited, nor any of their subsidiaries or affiliates owes or
accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or
indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any
person who is not a client of Shore Capital in connection with this
announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord Genuity"), which is authorised and
regulated in the UK by the FCA, is acting as co-financial adviser and joint
corporate broker to Touchstone and no one else in connection with the matters
set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Touchstone for providing the protections afforded to clients of Canaccord
Genuity or for providing advice in relation to contents of this announcement
or any other matters referred to in this announcement. Neither Canaccord
Genuity nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or
responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in
tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of
Canaccord Genuity in connection with this announcement, any statement
contained herein or otherwise.

 

Further information

This announcement and the presentation are for information purposes only and
does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase any
securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, pursuant to
the Acquisition or otherwise.

The Acquisition will be made solely by means of the Scheme Document (or, if
the Acquisition is implemented by way of a Takeover Offer, any document by
which the Takeover Offer is made) which, together with the Forms of Proxy,
will contain the full terms and conditions of the Acquisition, including
details of how to vote in respect of the Acquisition.

Neither this announcement nor the presentation constitutes a prospectus or
prospectus exempted document. The New Touchstone Shares are not being offered
to the public by means of this announcement or the presentation.

If you are in any doubt about the contents of this announcement or the action
you should take, you are recommended to seek your own independent financial
advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant
or independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services
and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you are resident in the United Kingdom
or, if not, from another appropriately authorised independent financial
adviser.

Overseas shareholders

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in or into
certain jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law.
Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to other
jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable
requirements. Further details in relation to Overseas Shareholders will be
contained in the Scheme Document.

Unless otherwise determined by Touchstone or required by the Code, and
permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Acquisition shall not be made
available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction
where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction and no person may
vote in favour of the Acquisition by any such use, means, instrumentality or
form within a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction if to do so
would constitute a violation of the laws of that jurisdiction. Accordingly,
copies of this announcement and all documents relating to the Acquisition are
not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise
forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction
where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction, and persons
receiving this announcement and all documents relating to the Acquisition
(including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise
distribute or send them in, into or from such jurisdictions where to do so
would violate the laws in that jurisdiction.

The availability of the Acquisition to Trinity Shareholders who are not
resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant
jurisdictions in which they are resident. Persons who are not resident in the
United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable
requirements.

The New Touchstone Shares may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or
indirectly, in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction or to, or for the
account or benefit of, any Restricted Overseas Persons except pursuant to an
applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, applicable
securities laws of those jurisdictions.

Publication on website

 

In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Code, a copy of this Announcement will be
made available (subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident
in Restricted Jurisdictions), free of charge, on Touchstone's website at
https://www.touchstoneexploration.com/  by no later than 12:00 noon on the
business day following the date of this Announcement. For the avoidance of
doubt, the contents of these websites are not incorporated into and do not
form part of this announcement.

 

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