PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. ("
PrairieSky" or the
"
Company") (TSX: PSK) is pleased to announce that
the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "
TSX") has
accepted the notice of PrairieSky's intention to commence a normal
course issuer bid (the "
NCIB").
On April 22, 2024, PrairieSky announced its
intention to seek TSX approval to renew its NCIB for an additional
one-year period. The NCIB allows the Company to purchase up to
5,000,000 common shares which represents approximately 2.1% of the
common shares outstanding, being 238,952,008 as of May 21, 2024,
and approximately 3.3% of the public float of 152,809,315 common
shares which is defined as the common shares outstanding after
excluding common shares beneficially owned by directors and
executive officers of PrairieSky and persons who beneficially own
or exercise control or direction over more than 10% of the issued
and outstanding common shares of PrairieSky. The NCIB will commence
on June 4, 2024 and will expire no later than June 3, 2025.
Under the NCIB, common shares may be repurchased
in open market transactions on the TSX, and/or other Canadian
alternative trading systems. In accordance with the rules of the
TSX governing normal course issuer bids, the total number of common
shares the Company is permitted to purchase is subject to a daily
purchase limit of 78,194 common shares, representing 25% of the
average daily trading volume of common shares on the TSX calculated
for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024, being approximately
312,776 common shares. However, the Company may make one block
purchase per calendar week which exceeds the daily repurchase
restriction. Any common shares that are purchased under the NCIB
will be cancelled upon their purchase by PrairieSky.
PrairieSky currently intends to purchase up to a
maximum of 5,000,000 common shares to effect NCIB purchases over
the next 12 months through its broker BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
PrairieSky did not purchase any common shares under its current
normal course issuer bid that commenced on June 1, 2023 and ran to
May 31, 2024. Since instituting the normal course issuer bid in
2016 to March 31, 2024, PrairieSky has purchased and cancelled an
aggregate of 16.7 million common shares at a weighted average price
per share of $14.77.
The Company believes that from time to time the
market price of the Common Shares may not reflect their underlying
value. The purchase of Common Shares will increase the proportion
of interest of, and be advantageous to, all remaining shareholders.
In addition, any purchases by the Company will afford increased
liquidity to those shareholders of the Company who may wish to
dispose of their Common Shares.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words "expect",
"anticipate", "may", "will", "should", "believe", "intends", and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press
release include our expectations with respect the number of common
shares under NCIB purchases to be effected over the next 12
months.
With respect to forward-looking statements
contained in this press release, we have made several assumptions
including that the common shares will from time-to-time trade below
their value, that the Company will complete purchases of common
shares pursuant to the NCIB and those described in detail in our
MD&A and the Annual Information Form for the period ended
December 31, 2023. Readers and investors are cautioned that the
assumptions used in the preparation of such forward-looking
statements, although considered reasonable at the time of
preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance
should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Our actual
results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from
those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking
statements. We can give no assurance that any of the events
anticipated will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what
benefits we will derive from them.
By their nature, forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are
beyond our control, including the market price of the common shares
being too high to ensure that purchases benefit the Company and its
shareholders, impact of general economic conditions, industry
conditions, volatility of commodity prices, stock market volatility
and failure to execute purchases under the NCIB. The foregoing and
other risks are described in more detail in PrairieSky’s MD&A
and the Annual Information Form for the period ended December 31,
2023 under the headings "Risk Management" and "Risk Factors",
respectively, each of which is available at www.sedarplus.com.
Further, any forward-looking statement
is made only as of the date of this press release, and PrairieSky
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by
applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time,
and it is not possible for PrairieSky to predict all of these
factors or to assess in advance the impact of each such factors on
PrairieSky’s business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements.
The forward-looking statements contained
in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary
statement.
ABOUT PRAIRIESKY ROYALTY
LTD.
PrairieSky is a royalty-focused company,
generating royalty revenues as petroleum and natural gas are
produced from its properties. PrairieSky has a diverse portfolio of
properties that have a long history of generating funds from
operations and that represent the largest and most concentrated
independently-owned fee simple mineral title position in Canada.
PrairieSky’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol PSK.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
Investor Relations(587) 293-4000
www.prairiesky.com
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