CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 3,
2009) - NAL Oil & Gas Trust (the "Trust" or "NAL") (TSX:NAE.UN)
announced today that it had completed its previously announced bought
deal offering of 6.25% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures at a
price of $1,000 per debenture for aggregate gross proceeds of
$115,000,000, which included the exercise, in full, of the
over-allotment option granted to the underwriters under the offering.
RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets co-led the syndicate of
underwriters for the offering which also included CIBC World Markets
Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., TD Securities
Inc., Canaccord Capital Corporation, Raymond James Ltd. and Peters &
Co. Limited (collectively, the "Underwriters").
NAL will use the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding
bank indebtedness which enables the Trust to retain financial
flexibility to take advantage of market opportunities going forward.
About the Trust
NAL Oil & Gas Trust provides investors with a yield-oriented
opportunity to participate in the Canadian Upstream Conventional Oil and
Gas Industry. The Trust generates monthly cash distributions for its
Unitholders by pursuing a strategy of acquiring, developing, producing
and selling crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from pools in
southeastern Saskatchewan, central Alberta, northeastern British
Columbia and Lake Erie, Ontario. Trust units trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol "NAE.UN".
Contact Information:
NAL Oil & Gas Trust
Clayton Paradis
Manager, Investor Relations
(403) 294-3620 or Toll Free: 1-888-223-8792
(403) 515-3407 (FAX)
investor.relations@nal.ca
www.nal.ca