Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. Provides Update on Current NCIB and Receives TSX Approval for New NCIB

April 4, 2019 CNW

TSX: TVE – CALGARY, April 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. (“Tamarack” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on the current normal course issuer bid (the “Current NCIB“) and announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) has accepted the notice of Tamarack’s intention to commence a new normal course issuer bid (the “New NCIB“) on April 8, 2019.

The Current NCIB commenced on April 6, 2018 and will conclude on April 5, 2019. Under the Current NCIB, 3,309,900 shares were repurchased in open market transactions through the facilities of the TSX and alternative Canadian trading systems, at an average cost of $3.72 per share. As at March 31, 2019 Tamarack has 227,143,437 common shares (“Common Shares“) outstanding.

The New NCIB allows Tamarack to acquire up to 8,600,000 Common Shares of the Company, representing 3.8% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company as at March 31, 2019, over a period of twelve months, expiring no later than April 7, 2020. Any Common Shares that are purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled upon their purchase by Tamarack.

The Common Shares may be repurchased in open market transactions on the TSX, alternative Canadian trading systems, or by such other exchanges or marketplaces through which the Common Shares may trade from time to time. The price which the Company will pay for any such Common Shares will be the prevailing market price at the time of purchase.

The total number of Common Shares the Company is permitted to purchase is subject to a daily purchase limit of 272,243 Common Shares, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of 1,088,972 Common Shares on the TSX calculated for the six-month period ended March 31, 2019. Notwithstanding the daily purchase limit, Tamarack may make one block purchase per calendar week which exceeds the daily repurchase restrictions.

About Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.

Tamarack is an oil and gas exploration and production company committed to long-term growth, through the identification, evaluation and operation of resource plays in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Tamarack’s strategic direction is focused on two key principles: (i) targeting repeatable and relatively predictable plays that provide long-life reserves; and (ii) using a rigorous, proven modeling process to carefully manage risk and identify opportunities. The Company has an extensive inventory of low-risk, oil development drilling locations focused primarily in the Cardium and Viking fairways in Alberta that are economic over a range of oil and natural gas prices. With this type of portfolio and an experienced and committed management team, Tamarack intends to continue delivering on its strategy to maximize shareholder returns while managing its balance sheet.