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Financings

TAG Oil Announces $5 Million Brokered LIFE Offering to Advance Unconventional Development Activities on its Large Oil-In-Place Resource Play at BED-1 and SERQ Concessions, Egypt

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Executive Summary

  • TAG Oil Ltd. announced a brokered, best‑efforts private placement of up to $5 million in Units at $0.10 per Unit.
  • Each Unit consists of one common share and one warrant (exercise price $0.13, 48‑month term); agents may increase the size by an additional 15 % via an option.
  • Net proceeds will fund appraisal and development work on the Badr Oil Field (BED‑1) and Southeast Ras Qattara (SERQ) concessions in Egypt, including drilling a new vertical delineation well and a DFIT program.

Key Details

  • Offering Structure:
  • Units = 1 common share + 1 Common Share purchase warrant.
  • Issue Price: $0.10 per Unit.
  • Gross proceeds target: up to $5,000,000.
  • Agents’ Option: increase size by up to 15 % of units sold, exercisable up to two business days before closing.

  • Warrant Terms:

  • Exercise price $0.13 per common share.
  • Valid for 48 months after the Closing.

  • Broker Compensation:

  • Cash commission equal to 8.0 % of aggregate gross proceeds.
  • Broker Warrants equal to 8.0 % of units sold (subject to reduction for certain president’s‑list purchasers).

  • Use of Proceeds:

  • Advance appraisal and development at BED‑1 and SERQ concessions in Egypt.
  • Specific activities:

    • Drill a new vertical delineation well in the ARF resource play at BED‑1 targeting lighter‑gravity crude.
    • Perform a Diagnostic Fracture Injectivity Test (DFIT) in an existing wellbore at SERQ to evaluate ARF potential.
  • Resource Highlights:

  • Independent engineers estimate 532 million barrels OIIP for the ARF within BED‑1.
  • Volumetric assessment estimates ≈3.2 billion barrels OIIP across 512,000 acres of SERQ; NI 51‑101 resource report expected Q1 2026.

  • Closing Timeline:

  • Expected closing week of February 16, 2026, subject to regulatory approvals (including conditional TSX Venture Exchange approval).

  • Regulatory Framework:

  • Offering made under the listed issuer financing exemption (NI 45‑106 Part 5A) in all Canadian provinces except Quebec and other qualifying jurisdictions.
  • Units will be “free‑trading” immediately upon closing.

Notable Quotes

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