Enhanced Oil Resources Closes US $2,500,000 Private Placement

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HOUSTON, May 16, 2016 /CNW/ - Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. (TSX-V: EOR; OTCQX: EORIF) (the "Company") announces that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of 64,700,000 common shares (the "Shares") of the Company at a price of CAD $0.05 per share to raise gross proceeds of US$2,500,000.  The Shares are subject to a trading hold period expiring on September 14, 2016.

The proceeds from the Private Placement will be used for operating expenditures and for general working capital purposes.

Pursuant to the Private Placement, insiders of the Company and their joint actors subscribed for an aggregate of 20,704,000 Shares representing approximately 25.7% of the outstanding Shares on closing. The participation of each insider is considered to be a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101").  As the distribution of the securities to the insiders is for cash with a fair market value of not more than $2,500,000, the sale of securities to insiders pursuant to the Private Placement is exempt from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101. 

The Company did not file a material change report more than 21 days before the closing of the Private Placement, as the details of the aforementioned insiders' participation were not settled until shortly prior to the closing of the Private Placement, and the Company wished to close on an expedited basis for sound business reasons.

About Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.

Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. owns and operates two large historic oil fields in New Mexico, the Milnesand & Chavaroo oil fields. Recorded production of these two fields is in excess of 37 million barrels, representing approximately 10% of the oil in place. The Company plans to unlock the value in these resource-rich fields by increasing the efficiency of its operations, and by applying new and proven unconventional production technologies.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Andrew Hromyk
President and Chief Executive Officer

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This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States.  The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

SOURCE Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.

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