TIDMZEN

RNS Number : 9090E

Zenith Energy Ltd

09 July 2019

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR"). Upon publication of this announcement via a regulatory information service ("RIS"), the inside information contained in this document is now considered to be in the public domain.

July 9, 2019

ZENITH ENERGY LTD.

("Zenith" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Zenith Energy Ltd. ("Zenith" or the "Company") (LSE: ZEN; TSX.V: ZEE; OSE: ZENA-ME) the listed international oil & gas production company operating the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan, is pleased to announce that its Chief Executive Officer & President, Mr. Andrea Cattaneo, has advised the Company that on July 4, 2019, he sold a total of 1,660,000 common shares of no par value ("Common Shares") in the capital of the Company at a price of GBP0.03 per Common Share (approximately CAD$0.05).

As per Mr. Cattaneo's previous transaction announced on July 4, 2019, he used all the proceeds of the sale to exercise stock options and acquire 688,797 common shares of no-par value in the capital of the Company, (the "New Shares"), at an exercise price (the "Options Price") of CAD$0.12 (approximately GBP0.07) per New Share.

The Stock Options Plan, (the "Plan"), was approved by shareholders at the Company's last AGM, held on June 17, 2019.

Following the aforementioned dealings, Mr. Cattaneo is directly beneficially interested in a total of 19,159,115 Common Shares in the capital of the Company, representing 6.77% of the total issued and outstanding common share capital of the Company admitted to trading on the Main Market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange, and representing 6.11% of the total issued and outstanding common share capital of the Company admitted to trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and Merkur Market of the Oslo Børs.

As announced on December 15, 2017, Mr. Cattaneo is indirectly interested in a total of 1,250,000 Common Shares, today representing 0.48% of the Company's issued and outstanding common share capital admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, and representing 0.40% of the total issued and outstanding common share capital of the Company admitted to trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and Merkur Market of the Oslo Børs.

Total Voting Rights

The Company wishes to announce, in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the following information after the issue of the New Shares:

 
 
      Class of share          Total number        Number of         Total number 
                               of shares        voting rights     of voting rights 
                                                  per share         per class of 
                                                                       share 
    Common shares in 
    issue and admitted 
    to trading on the 
    Main Market of the 
  London Stock Exchange         259,715,357          1             259,715,357 
                          -----------------  ----------------  ------------------- 
 Common shares in 
  issue and admitted 
  to trading on the 
  TSXV                       313,719,929             1             313,719,929 
                          -----------------  ----------------  ------------------- 
 Common shares in 
  issue and admitted 
  to trading on the 
  Merkur Market of 
  the Oslo Børs         313,719,929             1             313,719,929 
                          -----------------  ----------------  ------------------- 
 

No shares are held in treasury. The above figure for total number of Common Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Further information:

 
  Zenith Energy Ltd 
 Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive    Tel: +1 (587) 315 9031 
  Officer 
                                    ----------------------------- 
                                     E-mail: info@zenithenergy.ca 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 
 Peterhouse Capital - Joint Broker   Tel: + 44 (0) 207 469 
                                      0930 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 Lucy Williams 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 Charles Goodfellow 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 
 Novum Securities Limited - Joint    Tel: + 44 (0) 207 399 
  Broker                              9400 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 Charlie Brook-Partridge 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 Hugh McAlister 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 
 IFC Advisory Limited - Financial    Tel: + 44 (0) 203 934 
  PR & IR                             6630 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 Graham Herring 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 Miles Nolan 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 Zach Cohen 
                                    ----------------------------- 
 

Notes to Editors:

Zenith Energy Ltd. is an international oil and gas production company, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V:ZEE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE:ZEN). In addition, the Company's common share capital was admitted to trading on the Merkur Market of the Oslo Børs (ZENA:ME) on November 8, 2018. The Merkur Market is a multilateral trading facility owned and operated by the Oslo Børs.

The Company was assigned a medium to long-term issuer credit rating of "B+ with Positive Outlook" on October 8, 2018 by Arc Ratings, S.A.

The Company operates the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan following the signing of a 25-year REDPSA, (Rehabilitation, Exploration, Development and Production Sharing Agreement), with SOCAR, State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in 2016.

The Company's primary focus is the development of its Azerbaijan operations by leveraging its technical expertise and financial resources to maximise low-cost oil production via a systematic field rehabilitation programme intended to achieve significantly increased revenue. Zenith also operates, or has working interests in, a number of natural gas production concessions in Italy. The Company's Italian operations produce natural gas, condensate and electricity.

Zenith's development strategy is to identify and rapidly seize value-accretive hydrocarbon production opportunities in the onshore oil & gas sector. The Company's Board of Directors and senior management team have the experience and technical expertise to develop the Company successfully.

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

 
  1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                              Andrea Cattaneo 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                   Chief Executive Officer & 
                                          President 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment    Initial Notification 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
        participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
        auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                              Zenith Energy Ltd. 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                               213800AYTYOYD61S4569 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be 
        repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
        each type of transaction; (iii) each date; 
        and (iv) each place where transactions have 
        been conducted 
      --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of                    Stock Options (New Common 
        the financial instrument,         Shares) 
        type of instrument 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
       Identification                    CA98936C1068 
        code 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction         Exercise of stock options 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volumes(s)           Price(s)         Volume(s) 
      --------------------------------  ---------------  ------------ 
    CAD$ 0.12                                               688,797 
  -----------------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 d)    Date of the transaction(s)         July 4, 2019 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 e)    Place of the transaction           TSX Venture Exchange 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
  1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                              Andrea Cattaneo 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                   Chief Executive Officer & 
                                          President 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment    Initial Notification 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                              Zenith Energy Ltd. 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                               213800AYTYOYD61S4569 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to 
        be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
        date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
      --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of                    Common Shares 
        the financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
       Identification                    CA98936C1068 
        code 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction         Sale of Common Shares 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volumes(s)           Price(s)        Volume(s) 
      --------------------------------  --------------  ------------- 
    GBP 
     0.03                                                 1,660,000 
  ----------------------------------------------------  ------------- 
 d)    Date of the transaction(s)        July 4, 2019 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 e)    Place of the transaction           London Stock Exchange 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 

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