PERTH, Western Australia, May 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Aurora Oil & Gas Limited
(ASX:AUT, TSX:AEF) (Aurora) is pleased to announce that the Federal Court of Australia (Court) has today made orders approving the scheme of arrangement between
Aurora and its shareholders under which Baytex Energy Corp. (Baytex) will acquire, through its wholly owned subsidiary Baytex Energy
Australia Pty Ltd, all of the shares in Aurora (Scheme).
Aurora expects to lodge a copy of the Court's orders approving the
Scheme with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) tomorrow (i.e. 27 May 2014), at which time the Scheme will become
effective.
It is expected that trading in Aurora's shares on ASX will be suspended
from close of trading tomorrow. Trading in Aurora's shares is expected
to be suspended on the Toronto Stock Exchange immediately prior to the
opening of trading on 27 March 2014 (Toronto time), to ensure
suspension is effected concurrently on both exchanges.
A copy of the orders granted by the Court will be filed on SEDAR and
will be available for review at www.sedar.com and on Aurora's website at www.auroraoag.com.au.
SOURCE Aurora Oil & Gas Limited
Investors:
Jon Stewart
Executive Chairman
Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd
Tel: +61 8 9380 2700
Media:
Shaun Duffy
FTI Consulting
Tel: +61 8 9485 8888
Mob: +61 404 094 384
Shaun.Duffy@fticonsulting.com
Head Office
Level 1, 338 Barker Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia
PO Box 20, Subiaco, WA 6904
T +61 8 9380 2700, f + 61 8 9380 2799, e info@auroraoag.com.au
Houston
Aurora USA Oil & Gas, Inc. a subsidiary of Aurora Oil & Gas Limited
1200 Smith Street, Suite 2300, Houston TX 77002-5500
T + 1 713 402 1920, f + 1 713 357 9674
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