CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 04/25/12 — CANADIAN PHOENIX RESOURCES CORP. (“Canadian Phoenix” or the “Corporation”) (TSX VENTURE: CXP), a junior oil and gas exploration, development and production company seeking to invest its cash holdings of over $79 million, announces the results for the final quarter of its fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
2011 FOURTH QUARTER AND ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Corporation, through a Special Committee of the Board of directors, continues to seek investment opportunities in the oil and gas sector. Neither the exact timing, nor the form of an appropriate transaction is known, but potential opportunities continue to be assessed.
Financial results and select financial information
Following the dispositions of significant producing assets in the second quarter of 2010 and minor producing assets in the second quarter of 2011, the Corporation–s oil and gas production has been negligible during 2011. Interest income on the cash received through these disposals and a recovery on certain operating expenses resulted in net income and comprehensive income of $7 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2011. On a full-year basis, net loss and comprehensive loss of $461 thousand was incurred in 2011 as a result of operating costs incurred on certain oil and gas assets prior to their disposal in the second quarter of the year.
It is anticipated that in the immediate future, interest income will be sufficient to cover the Corporation–s operating and administrative expenses and that earnings and cash flow will be flat or slightly positive. This preserves the strength of the Corporation–s financial position from which it can make strategic investments in the future.
The Corporation–s audited consolidated financial statements and related MD&A for the three and year ended December 31, 2011 can be found at and on the Corporation–s website at .
About Canadian Phoenix
Canadian Phoenix Resources Corp. is a publicly-traded junior oil and gas exploration, development and production company seeking investment opportunities in Western Canada. Canadian Phoenix–s shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “CXP”.
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Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
Canadian Phoenix Resources Corp.
Michael Atkinson
President & CEO
(604) 689-1428
Canadian Phoenix Resources Corp.
John Downes
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(604) 488-5415