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December 23 2008
EMERALD BAY CLOSES FIRST TRANCHE OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
EMERALD BAY CLOSES FIRST TRANCHE OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Calgary, Alberta, December 23 – Emerald Bay Energy Inc. (TSX Venture: EBY) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company has closed the first tranche of its previously announced private placement (any subsequent tranches of this offering will be closed on or before December 31, 2008). Pursuant to the private placement, 3,000,000 units ("Units") were issued at a price of $0.10 per Unit, for aggregate consideration of $300,000 (of which $150,000 originated from an Insider of the Corporation). Each Unit consisted of one (1) common share of the Corporation 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 "Offering").
The proceeds will be used for drilling wells and for seismic activities.
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)
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