The Company
signed an agreement with Africa Oil Corp. that grants the
Company the right to earn an interest in five petroleum
blocks located in the Republic of Kenya and in Puntland,
Somalia
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VANCOUVER, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Lion Energy
Corp. (the "Company" or "Lion Energy") (TSX.V - LEO) is
pleased to announce that it has entered into an Assignment
Agreement with Northern Iron Corp. ("NIC"), and an Amendment
Agreement with NIC and Skyridge Consulting Inc., Jason
Gigliotti, Negar Towfigh, Minegate Resources Capital Group
Inc. and 1544230 Ontario Inc., the initial optionors (the "Optionors")
under an option agreement dated November 21, 2007, pursuant
to which the Company was granted the right to acquire a 100%
interest in the El Sol property, subject to a 2% net smelter
return (the "Option Agreement").
All parties have agreed that the Company will transfer
and assign all of its rights, obligations and interests in
the Option Agreement to NIC, subject to the 2% NSR.
Consideration to Lion Energy will be the issuance of a total
of 8.5 million common shares of NIC (the "Shares"). The
Optionors have also agreed to accept an aggregate of 500,000
common shares of NIC as compensation for the assignment, and
as consideration for agreeing to waive the requirement for
either the Company or NIC to incur remaining exploration
expenditures on the El Sol property in an amount of up to
$1,500,000.
The Shares are intended to be converted, on a ratio of
not less than 1 to 1, into shares of a company listed on the
TSX Venture Exchange as a result of a "Qualifying
Transaction", "RTO" (in each case, as defined by the TSX-V)
or other business combination, which TSX-V listed company
shares will not be subject to any re-sale restrictions that
exceed 4 months and 1 day following the date of conversion
or of listing on the TSX-V. It is the Company's intention to
distribute the TSX-V listed company shares to shareholders
of Lion Energy, and upon such distribution, such shares will
be free of any escrow requirements.
The parties have also agreed that if the Shares are not
converted on the above terms by January 31, 2011, then at
any time thereafter, the Company may exercise a right of
reversion to return all rights, obligations and interests in
the Option Agreement back to the Company.
The El Sol iron ore property is located in the Red Lake
Mining District of Northern Ontario. The property is
situated approximately 75 km northeast of Ear Falls, Ontario
and is accessible by good quality roads to within a few
kilometers of the iron zones. In December 2008, the Company
conducted a Phase 1 program of property wide ground magnetic
surveying, followed by helicopter supported diamond
drilling.
No finder's fees are payable in connection with the
transaction, and all parties involved in the transaction are
at arm's length to the Company.
About the Company:
The Company is a well-financed, Canadian exploration
company with a vision to develop a significant presence in
the developing oil and gas industry.
The Company signed an
agreement with Africa Oil Corp. that grants the Company the
right to earn an interest in five petroleum blocks located
in the Republic of Kenya and in Puntland, Somalia.
The Company further holds a 27.6% interest in Encanto Potash
Corp., and an approximate 20% interest in Sulphur Solutions
Inc., an emerging fertilizer company developing
state-of-the-art patented technology for the production of
micronized sulphur fertilizer.
On behalf of the Board,
LION ENERGY CORP.
"Brian Thurston"
President and CEO
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION
SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES
OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS RELEASE
This release includes certain statements that may be
deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this
release, other than statements of historical facts, that
address exploration drilling, exploration activities and
events or developments that the Company expects to occur,
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
in this news release include statements regarding the
Company's intentions or plans, whether of a corporate or
exploratory nature. Although the Company believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements include market prices, exploration and
exploration successes, and continued availability of capital
and financing and general economic, political, market or
business conditions. These statements are based on a number
of assumptions, including, among others, assumptions
regarding general business and economic conditions, the
timing and receipt of regulatory and governmental approvals
for the transactions described herein, the ability of the
Company and other parties to satisfy stock exchange and
other regulatory requirements in a timely manner, the
availability of financing for the Company's proposed
transactions and programs on reasonable terms, and the
ability of third-party service providers to deliver services
in a timely manner. Investors are cautioned that any such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and
actual results or developments may differ materially from
those projected on the forward-looking statements. The
Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise
its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required
by applicable law or regulatory policies.
SOURCE Lion Energy Corp.
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