Transeastern Power Trust Announces Completion of OMV Wind Farm Acquisition
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 28, 2017) -
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Transeastern Power Trust* ("Transeastern" or the "Trust") (TSX VENTURE:TEP.UN)(TSX VENTURE:TEP.DB) is pleased to announce that
it has completed the previously announced acquisition of a 45 MW wind farm located in the Dobrogea Region, Romania (the
"OMV Wind Project") by acquiring the outstanding balance of shareholder loans and the issued
and outstanding common shares in the capital of OMV Petrom Wind Power SRL from OMV Petrom SA. The acquisition was completed
using $23 million of short-term bridge financing and EUR2.8 million from the vendor of the OMV Wind Project, which will be repaid
out of the proceeds of the previously announced $40 million private placement scheduled to close in the first week of
January.
Mr. J. Colter Eadie, Chief Executive Officer of Transeastern, commented "as we move from a renewable energy utility model to a
vertically integrated cryptocurrency mining operation we believe we are pioneering a new and robust business model. We are
well positioned to power our mining operations primarily through clean energy generated at our own operations at nominal cost
augmented by revenue from green certificates earned through the generation of renewable energy. We believe that this is an
environmentally sustainable model for cryptocurrencies and one that will allow us to operate profitably in many cryptocurrency
pricing environments. We look forward to leveraging our knowledge of renewable energy operations and experience with delivering
large scale infrastructure projects to execute our leading-edge cryptocurrency strategy."
*Transeastern Power Trust anticipates changing its name to Blockchain Power Trust concurrently with the closing of
its previously announced private placement.
About Transeastern
The Trust, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries in Canada, the Netherlands and Romania, has been formed to acquire
interests in renewable energy assets in Romania, other countries in Europe and abroad that can provide stable cash flow to the
Trust and a suitable risk-adjusted return on investment. The Trust seeks to provide investors with long-term, stable
distributions, while preserving the capital value of its investment portfolio through investment, principally in a range of
operational assets, which generate electricity from renewable energy sources, with a particular focus on solar and hydro power.
The Trust intends to qualify as a "mutual fund trust" under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act"). The Trust will not be a
"SIFT trust" (as defined in the Tax Act), provided that the Trust complies at all times with its investment restriction which
precludes the Trust from holding any "non-portfolio property" (as defined in the Tax Act). All material information about the
Trust may be found under Transeastern's issuer profile at www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements Except for statements of historical fact contained herein, the information in this press release
constitutes "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities law. Such forward-looking information may be
identified by words such as "anticipates", "plans", "proposes", "estimates", "intends", "expects", "believes", "may" and "will".
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ
materially from such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others: risks
related to foreign operations (including various political, economic and other risks and uncertainties), the interpretation and
implementation of the energy law, expropriation of property rights, political instability and bureaucracy, limited operating
history, lack of profitability, high inflation rates, failure to obtain bank financing, fluctuations in currency exchange rates,
competition from other businesses, reliance on various factors (including local labour, importation of machinery and other key
items and business relationships), risks related to seasonality (including adverse weather conditions, shifting weather patterns,
and global warming), a shift in energy trends and demands, a shift in energy generation in the European Union, vulnerability to
fluctuations in the world market, the lack of availability of qualified management personnel and stock market volatility. Details
of the risk factors relating to Transeastern and its business are discussed under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in
Transeastern's annual management's discussion & analysis dated May 3, 2017, a copy of which is available on Transeastern's SEDAR
profile at www.sedar.com. Most of these factors are outside the control of the
Trust. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. These statements speak only as of the
date of this press release. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities statutes or regulation, Transeastern expressly
disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the
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