RMS Systems Inc. and PHX Energy Services Corp. Complete $3,000,000 Common Share Private Placement
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 29, 2013) -
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RMS Systems Inc. ("RMS" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:RMS) and PHX Energy Services Corp. ("PHX") (TSX:PHX) are pleased to announce that the previously announced private placement of common shares ("Common Shares") of RMS (the "Private Placement") has been completed, pursuant to which 20,000,000 Common Shares were issued to PHX, at a price of $0.15 per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds to RMS of $3,000,000. The Common Shares issued to PHX pursuant to the Private Placement are subject to a four-month hold period that will expire on September 30, 2013. RMS will use the proceeds to fund capital expenditures and for general working capital purposes.
After giving effect to completion of the Private Placement, RMS has 79,056,403 Common Shares issued and outstanding of which, immediately following completion of the Private Placement, PHX owns and controls 31,501,000 Common Shares representing approximately 39.8% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. The Private Placement was approved by "disinterested" shareholders of RMS at RMS' annual general and special meeting held on May 27, 2013.
PHX has advised that it acquired the Common Shares for strategic purposes, which Common Shares were issued to PHX pursuant to a share subscription agreement dated as of April 23, 2013. PHX has advised that it may in the future take such actions in respect of its shareholdings in RMS as it may deem appropriate in light of the circumstances then existing, including, subject to applicable securities laws, the purchase of additional common shares or other securities of RMS through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, or the sale of all or a portion of its holdings in the open market or privately negotiated transactions to one or more purchasers.
PHX will be filing a report (as contemplated by National Instrument 62-103 - "The Early Warning System and Related Takeover Bid and Insider Reporting Issues") in connection with its acquisition of the Common Shares pursuant to the Private Placement. For further information, or to obtain a copy of such report, please contact PHX Energy Services Corp. at the contact information below.
Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law. The use of any of the words "will", "intends" and other similar words or expressions is intended to identify forward-looking information. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking information concerning the proposed use of proceeds of the Private Placement and the filing by PHX of its report in connection with the acquisition of Common Shares.
The forward-looking information in this news release is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by RMS and PHX. Although RMS and PHX believe that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because RMS and PHX can give no assurance that it will prove to be correct. The forward-looking information in this news release is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information.
As a result of the foregoing, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking information contained in this news release. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other factors that could affect the operations of RMS and PHX are included in reports on file with applicable securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR website www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking information contained in this news release is made as of the date hereof and RMS and PHX undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.
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Contact Information:
RMS Systems Inc.
Mr. Dave Hall
(403) 717-9694
RMS Systems Inc.,
Bay 10, 3491 12th Street NE
Calgary, Alberta T2E 6S6
PHX Energy Services Corp.
Mr. John Hooks
(403) 543-4466
PHX Energy Services Corp.
Suite 1400, 250 - 2nd Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0C1
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