News
December 03 2008
EMERALD BAY ANNOUNCES A PRIVATE PLACEMENT
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
EMERALD BAY PROPOSES A PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Calgary, Alberta, December 3 – Emerald Bay Energy Inc. (TSX Venture: EBY) (the "Corporation") today reported that the Corporation is proposing a non-brokered private placement offering of up to a maximum of 7,500,000 units ("Units") to be issued at a price of $0.10 per Unit, for aggregate consideration of $750,000. Each Unit consists of one (1) common share of the Corporation to be issued as a "flow-through share" pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Flow-Through Common Share") and one-half of one (1/2) share purchase warrant (the "Warrant") (each full Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one (1) additional common share of the Corporation for a period of eighteen (18) months from the issuance of the Units at a price of $0.20).
The proceeds will be used for drilling wells and for seismic activities in Canada.
All of the Flow-Through Common Shares and Warrants issued pursuant to the private placement are subject to a four-month hold period. Completion of the private placement is subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
ABOUT EMERALD BAY
Emerald Bay Energy Inc., based in Calgary, is a junior oil and gas producer with production properties in Western Canada and additional high-impact exploration prospects in Texas, USA. The common shares of Emerald Bay trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "EBY". Please visit our website at http://www.emeraldbayenergy.com.
For further information, please contact:
Emerald Bay President, Shelby D. Beattie, by telephone at (403) 262-6000 or by email at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address),
or
CHF Investor Relations:
Christopher Haldane, Account Manager, (416) 868-1079 x237, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Catarina Cerqueira, Associate Account Manager, (416) 868-1079 x251, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
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