CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - April 14, 2010) -
NOT FOR RELEASE OVER UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
NAL Oil & Gas Trust (the "Trust" or "NAL") (TSX:NAE.UN)
announced today that it has completed its previously announced bought
deal offering of 7,550,000 trust units at a price of $13.25 per unit for
aggregate gross proceeds of $100,037,500. RBC Capital Markets and BMO
Capital Markets led the syndicate of underwriters for the offering which
also included CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Canaccord
Financial Ltd., National Bank Financial Inc., TD Securities Inc., Peters
& Co. Limited, GMP Securities L.P., Raymond James Ltd., FirstEnergy
Capital Corp. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
The net proceeds from the offering will be used to repay
indebtedness incurred in connection with certain acquisitions, to fund
the Trust's expanded 2010 capital program and for general corporate
purposes.
The securities offered have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or
applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news
release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any
offer to buy nor will there be any sale of these securities in any
province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation. This forward-looking information includes, among
others, statements regarding the expected use of the proceeds of the
offering and the expanded 2010 capital program of the Trust.
Various assumptions were used in drawing the conclusions or
making the statements contained in the forward-looking information
contained in this press release. Forward-looking information is based on
current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number
of risks, which could cause actual results to vary and in some instances
to differ materially from those anticipated by NAL and described in the
forward-looking information contained in this press release. Undue
reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information. The
material risk factors include, but are not limited to, changes to NAL's
2010 capital program and the inability of NAL to add opportunities in
its core areas. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risk
factors is not exhaustive.
Forward-looking information is based on the estimates and opinions of NAL's management at the time the information is released.
About the Trust
NAL Oil & Gas Trust provides investors with a
yield-oriented opportunity to participate in the Canadian upstream 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".