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Elkwater Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ELW) ("Elkwater" or the "Corporation") is
pleased to announce that it has received the written consent of a majority of
its shareholders to: (i) its previously announced non-brokered private placement
of $25 million (the "Private Placement"); and (ii) the appointment of a new
management team and board of directors (collectively, the "New Management
Team").


Elkwater is also pleased to announce that it has closed the Private Placement
(the "Closing"), issuing an aggregate of: (i) 60,000,000 units ("Units") at a
price of $0.10 per Unit; and (ii) 190,000,000 common shares of the Corporation
("Common Shares") at a price of $0.10 per Common Share, for aggregate gross
proceeds of $25 million to the New Management Team and other individuals
identified by the New Management Team. Each Unit is comprised of one Common
Share and one Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles
the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of $0.12 until July
9, 2019. The Warrants will vest and become exercisable as to one-third upon the
20-day weighted average trading price of the Common Shares (the "Market Price")
equaling or exceeding $0.20, an additional one-third upon the Market Price
equaling or exceeding $0.265 and a final one-third upon the Market Price
equaling or exceeding $0.335. The Private Placement remains subject to the final
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV").


Elkwater is also pleased to announce that, contemporaneous with the Closing, the
previously announced appointment of the New Management Team was completed. The
New Management Team is led by Doug Bailey as President and Chief Executive
Officer, Neil Burrows, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer,
Frank Muller as Vice President, Exploration, Darrin Drall as Vice President,
Engineering, Glenn Cartier as Vice President, Production and Operations and Ryan
Heath as Vice President, Land and Business Development. The board of directors
of Elkwater now includes Neil Roszell, Kevin Olson, John Ferguson and Patrick R.
Ward. Sony Gill is Corporate Secretary. It is anticipated that the shareholders
of Elkwater will be asked to approve a change of the Corporation's name to
"Striker Exploration Corp." at a future meeting to be held in conjunction with
other corporate business.


From December 2012 until May 2014, Neil Burrows was Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer of Alston Energy Inc. ("Alston"). Mr. Burrows is a CMA
with over 28 years' experience in the oil and gas industry. He has held various
accounting and finance positions including, Vice President Finance and Chief
Financial Officer of Standard Exploration Ltd., Renegade Oil and Gas Ltd. and
Expedition Energy Inc. and prior to that was the divisional controller for
Addison Energy Inc. Please refer to the June 25, 2014 press release of the
Corporation for a description of the remainder of the New Management Team.


Elkwater confirms that it intends to conduct the previously announced rights
offering (the "Rights Offering") by way of a rights offering circular which will
be mailed to all shareholders as of the record date for such offering (the
"Record Date"). Pursuant to the Rights Offering, each shareholder as of the
Record Date will be issued one right ("Right") for each Common Share held on the
Record Date, entitling that holder to purchase one Common Share for every four
Rights held at a price of $0.10 per Common Share at or before the expiry time of
the Rights Offering, following which all outstanding Rights shall terminate and
expire. Subscribers of Common Shares, including Common Shares issued as part the
Units under the Private Placement, will not be entitled to participate in the
Rights Offering with respect to any securities acquired pursuant to the Private
Placement. The Rights Offering is subject to applicable regulatory approval,
including the TSX Venture Exchange.


About Elkwater

Elkwater is a Calgary, Alberta-based company engaged in the oil and gas
exploration and development industry. The Corporation's Common Shares are listed
on the TSXV under the trading symbol "ELW".


Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

This news release may include forward-looking statements including opinions,
assumptions, estimates, and, more particularly, statements concerning the
completion of the Private Placement and the Rights Offering and the number of
securities issued by way of the Private Placement and the Rights Offering.


When used in this document, the words "will", "anticipate", "believe",
"estimate", "expect", "intent", "may", "project", "should", and similar
expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify
forward-looking statements.


The forward-looking statements are founded on the basis of expectations and
assumptions made by Elkwater which include, but are not limited to, the timing
of the receipt of the required, regulatory and third party approvals, as well as
the satisfaction of other conditions pertaining to the completion of the Private
Placement and the Rights Offering.


Forward-looking statements are subject to a wide range of risks and
uncertainties, and although Elkwater believes that the expectations represented
by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance
that such expectations will be realized.


Any number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward -looking statements including, but not limited to,
regulatory and third party approvals not being obtained in the manner or timing
anticipated, the ability to implement corporate strategies, the state of
domestic capital markets, the ability to obtain financing, changes in general
market conditions and other factors more fully described from time to time in
the reports and filings made by Elkwater with securities regulatory authorities.


Except as required by applicable laws, Elkwater does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.


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 news release.


This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy any of the securities described herein. The securities have not
been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and may not
be offered or sold within the United States or to United States Persons unless
registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or
an exemption from such registration is available.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Elkwater Resources Ltd.
Doug Bailey
President and Chief Executive Officer
(403) 262-0242
(403) 262-0339 (FAX)


Elkwater Resources Ltd.
Neil Burrows
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(403) 262-0242
(403) 262-0339 (FAX)