UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
September 23, 2020
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PETROTEQ ENERGY
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ontario, Canada
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000-55991
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None
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
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15315 W. Magnolia Blvd., Suite
120
Sherman Oaks, California
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91403
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(Address of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(800) 979-1897
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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SECTION 7 - REGULATION
FD
Item 7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On September 23, 2020, Petroteq Energy
Inc. disseminated a news release which is reproduced below in its
entirety.
PETROTEQ ANNOUNCES DEBENTURE
AMENDMENT AND DEBT CONVERSIONS
Sherman Oaks, California -
September 23, 2020 - Petroteq Energy Inc. ("Petroteq" or the
"Company") (TSXV:PQE; OTC:PQEFF; FSE:PQCF), an integrated
oil company focused on the development and implementation of its
proprietary oil-extraction and remediation technologies, announces
an agreement to amend a previously issued US$3,300,000 principal
amount convertible debenture (the "Debenture") with an arm's
length lender (the "Original Lender") that bears interest
at 5.0% per annum and that had matured September 17, 2019.
The Original Lender has assigned
the Debenture to its US affiliate (the "Lender") and the
Company and the Lender have agreed to (i) amend the conversion
price of the Debenture from US$1.00 to US$0.055 and the maturity of
the Debenture from September 17, 2019 to March 31, 2021 (the
"Maturity Date"), and (ii) a shares for debt transaction
wherein the Lender has agreed to accept 24,030,713 common shares of
the Company in satisfaction of the accrued and unpaid interest
under the Debenture (US$1,321,689.22) up to and including September
23, 2020. The interest under the Debenture from September 24, 2020
to March 31, 2021 will be due on the Maturity Date.
Accordingly, the shares for debt
transaction announced on August 14, 2020 with the Original Lender
for 27,500,000 common shares in satisfaction of US$1,650,000 of
indebtedness will not proceed.
In addition, the Company and the
Original Lender have agreed to a shares for debt transaction
wherein the Original Lender has agreed to accept 2,161,892 common
shares of the Company in satisfaction of the principal and accrued
and unpaid interest under a non-convertible debenture
(US$118,904.11) issued by the Company to the Original Lender on
September 17, 2018.
The Company (with the lenders'
consent) determined to satisfy the foregoing indebtedness with
common shares in order to preserve the Company's cash for use on
its extraction technology in Asphalt Ridge, Utah, and for working
capital.
The foregoing transactions are
subject to all necessary approvals, including from the TSX Venture
Exchange (the "Exchange"). The foregoing securities
(including the amended Debenture if the amendments are determined
to involve the offer and sale of a new replacement security) will
be issued in reliance on exemptions from the registration
requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and applicable state
securities laws, and will be issued as "restricted securities" (as
defined in Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act). In addition,
the shares issuable in the shares for debt transactions will be
subject to a Canadian four-month hold period.
About Petroteq Energy
Inc.
Petroteq is a fully integrated
clean technology company focused on the development and
implementation of a new proprietary technology for oil extraction.
The Company has an environmentally safe and sustainable technology
for the extraction and reclamation of heavy and bitumen from oil
sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits. Petroteq is
engaged in the development and implementation of its patented
environmentally friendly heavy oil processing and extraction
technologies. Petroteq is currently focused on developing its oil
sands resources and expanding production capacity at its Asphalt
Ridge soil remediation and heavy oil extraction processing facility
located near Vernal, Utah.
For more information, visit
www.Petroteq.energy.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements contained in
this press release contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the U.S. and Canadian securities laws. Words such as
"may," "would," "could," "should," "potential," "will," "seek,"
"intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect" and
similar expressions as they relate to the Company are intended to
identify forward-looking information, including closing of the
transactions noted herein. Readers are cautioned that there is no
certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any
portion of the resources. All statements other than statements of
historical fact may be forward-looking information. Such
statements reflect the Company's current views and intentions with
respect to future events, based on information available to the
Company, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, including, without limitation: receipt of director
and Exchange approval for the transactions. Material factors or
assumptions were applied in providing forward-looking information.
While forward-looking statements are based on data, assumptions and
analyses that the Company believes are reasonable under the
circumstances, whether actual results, performance or developments
will meet the Company's expectations and predictions depends on a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual
results, performance and financial condition of the Company to
differ materially from its expectations. Certain of the "risk
factors" that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the Company's forward-looking statements in this press release
include, without limitation: failure by the Exchange or the
directors of the Company to provide necessary approvals; all
closing conditions being satisfied or waived; uncertainties
inherent in the estimation of resources, including whether any
reserves will ever be attributed to the Company's properties; since
the Company's extraction technology is proprietary, is not widely
used in the industry, and has not been used in consistent
commercial production, the Company's bitumen resources are
classified as a contingent resource because they are not currently
considered to be commercially recoverable; full scale commercial
production may engender public opposition; the Company cannot be
certain that its bitumen resources will be economically producible
and thus cannot be classified as proved or probable reserves in
accordance with applicable securities laws; changes in laws or
regulations; the ability to implement business strategies or to
pursue business opportunities, whether for economic or other
reasons; status of the world oil markets, oil prices and price
volatility; oil pricing; state of capital markets and the ability
of the Company to raise capital; litigation; the commercial and
economic viability of the Company's oil sands hydrocarbon
extraction technology, and other proprietary technologies developed
or licensed by the Company or its subsidiaries, which currently are
of an experimental nature and have not been used at full capacity
for an extended period of time; reliance on suppliers, contractors,
consultants and key personnel; the ability of the Company to
maintain its mineral lease holdings; potential failure of the
Company's business plans or model; the nature of oil and gas
production and oil sands mining, extraction and production;
uncertainties in exploration and drilling for oil, gas and other
hydrocarbon-bearing substances; unanticipated costs and expenses,
availability of financing and other capital; potential damage to or
destruction of property, loss of life and environmental damage;
risks associated with compliance with environmental protection laws
and regulations; uninsurable or uninsured risks; potential
conflicts of interest of officers and directors; risks related to
COVID-19 including various recommendations, orders and measures of
governmental authorities to try to limit the pandemic, including
travel restrictions, border closures, non-essential business
closures, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters-in-place and
social distancing, disruptions to markets, economic activity,
financing, supply chains and sales channels, and a deterioration
of general economic conditions including a possible national or
global recession; and other general economic, market and business
conditions and factors, including the risk factors discussed or
referred to in the Company's disclosure documents, filed with
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at
www.sec.gov (including, without limitation, its most recent annual
report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), and with the securities regulatory authorities in
certain provinces of Canada and available at
www.sedar.com.
Should any factor affect the
Company in an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying
the forward- looking information prove incorrect, the actual
results or events may differ materially from the results or events
predicted. Any such forward-looking information is expressly
qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Moreover,
the Company does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or
completeness of such forward-looking information. The
forward-looking information included in this press release is made
as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
information, other than as required by applicable law.
The securities referred to in
this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not
be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the
account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an
applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This
news release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities,
nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities. Any public
offering of securities in the United States must be made by means
of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company
and management, as well as financial statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange
nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Petroteq Energy
Inc.
Alex
Blyumkin
Executive Chairman
Tel: (800)
979-1897
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.
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DATE: September 23, 2020
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By: /s/ Alex
Blyumkin
Alex
Blyumkin
Executive
Chairman
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