CALGARY, July 19, 2016 /CNW/ - Madalena Energy Inc.
("Madalena" or the "Company") (TSXV: MVN and OTCQX: MDLNF)
announces the departure of Mr. Ray
Smith from the board of directors of the Company. Mr.
Smith has been a director of Madalena for over 10 years and the
board thanks him for his significant contributions to the
Company.
Madalena also announces the departures of Mr. Stephen Kapusta, Vice President, Engineering and
Mr. Robert Stanton, Vice President,
Operations. Mr. Kapusta has resigned effective July 31, 2016 to pursue other opportunities. The
departure of Mr. Stanton, who was previously responsible for
Madalena's Canadian operations, is effective August 5, 2016 and is as a result of the sale of
Madalena's Canadian assets. The Madalena board of directors
and management thank Mr. Kapusta and Mr. Stanton for their
contributions and wish each of them success in the future.
In addition, Madalena announces that it has entered into a
settlement agreement with Mr. Kevin
Shaw, former President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, with respect to his departure from Madalena. Pursuant to
such agreement, among other things, Madalena has agreed to issue
1,696,970 common shares of the Company at a deemed issue price of
$0.165 per share, which decreases the
severance contractually owed to Mr. Shaw by $280,000. Such share issuance is subject to the
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Madalena Energy
Madalena is an independent, Canadian-based, Argentina focused upstream oil and gas company
with operations in four provinces of Argentina where it is focused on the
delineation of unconventional resources in the Vaca Muerta shale,
Lower Agrio shale and Loma Montosa
oil plays. The Company is implementing horizontal drilling and
completions technology to develop both its conventional and
resource plays.
Madalena trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MVN
and on the OTCQX under the symbol MDLNF.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Madalena Energy Inc.