CALGARY, March 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Ridgeline Energy Services
Inc. ("Ridgeline" or the "Company") (TSXV: RLE, OTCQX: RGDEF, FSE:
RL7) a water treatment and energy technology company, today
announces the first closing of a private placement. The Company's
private placement consists of an offering of up to 4,000,000 (the
"Units") for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,880,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit is
comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (a
"Common Share") and one full Common Share purchase warrant (a
"Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Common Share
at a price of $0.59 for a period of
five years from date of issuance.
Subject to regulatory approval, the Company
intends to increase the Offering from 4,000,000 Units to 6,000,000
Units for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,480,000. The additional 2,000,000 Units are
expected to be issued at the same price and on the same terms as
set out above.
Effective March 7,
2013 the Company has completed its first closing of the
Offering through the issuance and sale of 3,199,436 Units for gross
proceeds of $1,503,735. The Warrants
issued under the first closing expiry on March 7, 2018.
The Offering is non-brokered but the Company has
offered cash commissions to sellers of up to 7% on the gross
proceeds of subscriptions obtained by a seller. The Company will
not be issuing any securities to sellers as compensation. Under the
first closing of the Offering the Company paid a total of $
$39,748.96 in cash commissions.
The Common Shares, Warrants and the Common
Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants are subject to a
four month plus one day resale restriction pursuant to National
Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities. The securities
issued under the Offering must not be traded before July 8, 2013 unless otherwise permitted under
securities legislation.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from
the private placement for working capital.
About Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.
Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. is a water
treatment and energy technology company. The Company is applying
proprietary technology to treat water generated from industrial and
commercial waste water markets. These markets include a wide
variety of clients across a broad spectrum of industries including
oil and gas. Through its environmental consulting and remediation
divisions, Ridgeline Environment has built a reputation as an
established provider of environmental services to the Western
Canadian oil and gas industry. Ridgeline GreenFill provides soil
remediation and wet waste disposal services to the oil and gas
industry. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the symbol "RLE", the OTCQX as "RGDEF" and the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange as "RL7".
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Dennis Danzik"
CEO
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SOURCE Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.