MEDIA RELEASE PR38531
Trident - Courts Approve Equity Commitment and Sale and Investor Solicitation Process
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
The following statement is being issued by Trident Resources Corp.
regarding the Trident bankruptcy.
Trident Resources Corp., Trident Exploration Corp. and their affiliates
(collectively, "Trident" or the "Company"), announced that on February 19,
2010, in conjunction with the ongoing restructuring proceedings under the
Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (the "CCAA") in Canada and Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States, the Canadian Court and
the US Court (the "Courts") each approved a "back-stop" commitment letter that
provides for a US$200 million equity commitment, subject to a number of
conditions being met.
The Courts also approved a sale and investor solicitation process (the
"SISP") which provides the opportunity to invest in Trident or to acquire some
or all of the Trident assets and business. The SISP is being undertaken under
the supervision of FTI Consulting Canada ULC, the Court-appointed Monitor in
the CCAA proceedings. The terms of the SISP are available on the Monitor's
Any party that wishes to participate in the SISP must contact William Shaw
(212-403-5221, william.shaw@rothschild.com) or Marcelo Messer (212-403-3716
marcelo.messer@rothschild.com) of Rothschild Inc., financial advisor to
Trident. The deadline for letters of intent is March 31, 2010.
Advisory Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release, either stated or
implied, are forward-looking statements or information within the meaning of
applicable securities legislation, collectively referred to herein as
"forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements in this release
include, but are not limited to, future economic and operating performance
including projections of operations growth, financial ratios, returns, free
cash flow, cash flow, operating netback, EBITDA and changes in net asset
value. Projections contained in the Company's forecasts and the anticipated
ability to meet those forecasts, the anticipated life of proved reserves, the
anticipated growth and success of resource plays including the expected
characteristics of resource plays, anticipated production of the Mannville and
Horseshoe Canyon CBM and Montney Shale Gas formations, anticipated 2010 and
future year development plans, natural gas prices including basis differentials
for each play, the potential demand for natural gas, anticipated costs and cost
reductions, expectations to convert proved undeveloped and probable reserves to
proved developed reserves and the time frame to do so, the number of future
drilling locations and the number of locations planned for development,
facility capacity for the delivery of natural gas in the development areas,
anticipated future hedging positions and inflationary assumptions involve
assumptions and management estimates that may differ from actual results and
the difference may be material. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements as there can be no assurance that the
plans, intentions or expectations on which they are based will occur. By their
nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous and often complex
assumptions with risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, both general
and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions,
forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will or will not
occur or will or will not occur in the time frame anticipated in the
forward-looking information. Readers are further cautioned that the foregoing
list of important factors and considerations is not exhaustive.
About Trident
Trident is an unconventional natural gas exploration and development
company principally focused on CBM in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
In Alberta, TRC is the leading producer of Mannville CBM natural gas in Canada
achieving and operating the first commercial Mannville CBM field at Corbett
Creek. In addition, TRC is a significant producer in the Horseshoe Canyon CBM
trend. From these two resources, Trident produces in excess of 100 million
cubic feet per day of working interest natural gas. In addition, TRC has
recently achieved 1st production in the Montney shale gas play in British
Columbia. TRC has high-quality exploration holdings in both the Columbia River
and Snake River basins in the Northwest United States.
SOURCE: Trident Resources Corp.
CONTACT: Todd A. Dillabough, Trident Resources Corp., +1-403-770-0333
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