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For Immediate Release |
TSX-V: WEE |
Closing of $9.5 Million Private Placement
EDMONTON, Alta January 6, 2006/ Wavefront Energy and Environmental Services
Inc., a provider and licensor of its proprietary DeepWaveSM (http://onthewavefront.com/dw_what-is-deep-wave.htm)
technology for improved oil recovery and groundwater remediation is pleased to
announce the completion of its sale of 7,038,008 Common Shares (“Shares”) of the
Company at a price of $1.35 per Share for gross proceeds of $9,501,311. The
Shares were sold, through its agent, Pritchard Capital Partners LLC
(“Pritchard”), by way of a brokered and concurrent non-brokered private
placement (the “Private Placement”). All Shares issued under the Private
Placement are subject to a four-month hold period expiring on May 6, 2006.
Pritchard, as Agent for the brokered portion of the Private Placement, will be
paid a 6% cash commission of $450,079, plus the reimbursement of their expenses,
including legal fees.
The net proceeds of the Private Placement are estimated to be approximately
$9,001,311, and will be used to support Halliburton Energy Services Inc.’s
(“Halliburton”) marketing efforts, Wavefront’s collaboration efforts with
Halliburton for new DeepWaveSM systems development, the development
of mineral right properties to showcase DeepWaveSM and to initiate
the manufacturing of an inventory of DeepWaveSM systems for a field
wide implementation, with the remainder to be set aside for unallocated working
capital.
About Wavefront Energy and Environmental Services Inc.
Wavefront develops, markets, and licenses proprietary technologies in the energy
and environmental sectors. The Company’s patented DeepWaveSM
Technology is a proven and verified fluid flow optimization technique. Within
the energy sector the Company’s strategy is to license the technology to service
providers, provide site licenses to oil producers, and to acquire or earn
working interests in mature oilfields. In the environmental sector, DeepWaveSM
is licensed to service providers who implement the technology to reduce
long-term liabilities associated with contaminated sites.
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For further information please
contact: |
D. Brad Paterson, CFO 780-486-2222 x224 Tel investor.info@onthewavefront.com |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WAVEFRONT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.
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