CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 10/23/14 — MENA Hydrocarbons Inc. (“MENA” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: MNH) is pleased to announce that on October 22 it completed its previously announced transaction with SacOil Holdings Limited (“SacOil”). The transaction involved the sale of the Company–s Lagia Project in consideration for US$14,100,000, paid as follows: (i) US$1,857,319 in cash, (ii) US$2,242,681 in assumption of liabilities by SacOil, and (iii) the issuance of 183,666,947 ordinary shares of SacOil (the “SacOil Shares”) to MENA.
Magdy Bassaly, the Company–s President and CEO, commented: “The Company has weathered many struggles in the past two years, and the management of MENA believes this transaction presents a very positive opportunity to advance MENA–s Lagia Project as well as share in the future successes of SacOil. I would like to thank the MENA staff in Cairo for their efforts. I would also like to thank our counsel Davis LLP, Calgary and LC LAW Stylianou & Drakou LLC, Cyprus for all of their hard work to complete the transaction.”
The Company intends to distribute a portion of the SacOil Shares to its shareholders as a special in specie dividend and has set a record date of October 28, 2014 for the distribution. Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 28, 2014 will be entitled to participate pro rata in the special dividend. The Company will announce the anticipated payment date and the amount of the special dividend upon completion of the shares for debt transactions currently underway.
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Contacts:
MENA Hydrocarbons Inc.
Magdy Bassaly
President and Chief Executive Officer
+1(714) 713-6534 or Cell 2 01 222 101582