CALGARY
,
Sept. 16
/CNW/ - Kelman Technologies Inc. ("Kelman") announced today that it has closed its previously announced
$500,000
convertible debenture financing with Epstein Enterprises Inc. ("EEI"), a corporation controlled by
Seymour Epstein
, Chairman of the Board of Directors and major shareholder of Kelman.
Kelman has issued to EEI a CDN$500,000 principal amount convertible debenture, which bears interest at the Prime Rate of the Royal Bank of
Canada
in effect from time to time plus ten (10%) percent due in four years, in exchange for a cash payment from EEI of CDN$500,000 that will be used for general working capital purposes (the "Financing"). All or any portion of the original principal amount of the debenture is convertible, at the option of EEI, into common shares in the capital of Kelman at a conversion price of
$2.76
per common share (the weighted average trading price of the common shares from the share consolidation on
August 14, 2009
until
September 4
, 2009), at any time, on or prior to maturity. Kelman may elect to pay up to 5% of the interest on the debenture in kind by adding such annual interest to the principal amount of the debenture. Any such capitalized interest shall be payable in cash at the earlier of maturity of the debenture or the date all of the original principal amount of the debenture is converted into common shares.
Kelman Technologies Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "KTI". With offices in
Calgary
and
Toronto
,
Canada
,
Denver
,
Houston
, and
Oklahoma City
,
United States
and
Tripoli
,
Libya
, KTI services oil and gas exploration companies with a full suite of seismic processing and on-line data management and data archival services.
Neither 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.
For further information: please visit our web site at http://www.kelman.com/ or contact Mr. Rene VandenBrand, President and CEO at (281) 293-0537, or by email to [email protected]
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