ShaMaran Corporate Update

VANCOUVER, July 1, 2020 /CNW/ - ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. ("ShaMaran" or the "Company") (SNM - TSXV, Nasdaq First North Growth Market) provides the following update to stakeholders in connection with the Company’s news release dated June 25, 2020 regarding the Proposal that was submitted to the Bondholders relating to the Company’s 12% senior unsecured bonds due 2023 (ISIN: NO 001082645.6). 

ShaMaran is pleased to announce that the Proposal has been approved by the affirmative vote of more than 66 2/3% of the Bondholders regarding the Company’s breach of financial covenant and liquidity shortfall previously announced which will now enable the Company to re-focus its efforts on its business. 

Dr. Adel Chaouch, President and Chief Executive Officer of ShaMaran commented: “We are pleased that the requisite affirmative vote of the Bondholders has been achieved and that the terms of the Proposal are now being implemented and will address ShaMaran’s financial covenant breach and the liquidity shortfall to give ShaMaran the time and flexibility needed to strengthen the financial position of the Company.”

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This information is information that ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out below, at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time on July 1, 2020. Pareto Securities AB is the Company’s Certified Advisor on Nasdaq First North Growth Market, +46 84 02 5000, certifiedadviser.se@paretosec.com. 

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 release. 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains statements and information about expected or anticipated future events and financial results that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as legal and political risk, civil unrest, general economic, market and business conditions, the regulatory process and actions, technical issues, new legislation, competitive and general economic factors and conditions, the uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, the occurrence of unexpected events and management’s capacity to execute and implement its future plans. Any statements that are contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking information. Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "projects", "potential", "scheduled", "forecast", "outlook", "budget" or the negative of those terms or similar words suggesting future outcomes. The Company cautions readers regarding the reliance placed by them on forward‐looking information as by its nature, it is based on current expectations regarding future events that involve a number of assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the Company.  

Actual results may differ materially from those projected by management. Further, any forward-looking information is made only as of a certain date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management of the Company to predict all factors and to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on the Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking information. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.
Investor Relations,
Investor.Relations@shamaranpetroleum.com
www.shamaranpetroleum.com  

Sophia Shane
Corporate Development, Canada +1 604 689 7842

Robert Eriksson
Investor Relations, Sweden +46 701 112615

ABOUT SHAMARAN

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. is a Kurdistan focused oil development and exploration company which holds a 27.6% working interest in the Atrush Block through its wholly-owned subsidiary, General Exploration Partners, Inc.

ShaMaran is a Canadian oil and gas company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Nasdaq First North Growth Market (Stockholm) under the symbol "SNM".