Vesta Capital Announces Engagement Agreement with The Abraham Group LLC

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CALGARY, July 20 /CNW/ - Vesta Capital Corp. (VES: TSX-V) ("Vesta" or the "Corporation"), is pleased to announce it has entered into an engagement agreement with The Abraham Group LLC to provide strategic advice and assistance with regard to California oil and gas opportunities, and specifically, the Huasna Oil Project.

The Abraham Group is a Washington DC-based strategic consulting firm headed by former U.S. Energy Secretary and U.S. Senator, Spencer Abraham. The firm provides advice and assistance to energy sector clients on business development, marketing, regulatory and government affairs, and communications strategies in the United States and other key international markets. In addition to Secretary Abraham, the firm's other Principals are: Joseph McMonigle, former Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Energy and Vice Chairman of the International Energy Agency; and Majida Mourad, former Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy working on international affairs.

Under the terms of the agreement, The Abraham Group will be granted 1,000,000 stock options subject to regulatory approval, to purchase common shares with an exercise price of $0.15 per common share or the average closing price over the last 3 days of trading immediately preceding the grant date, whichever is greater. The options vest 100% immediately and will expire five years from the date of grant.

Vesta Capital Corp (http://www.vescapcorp.com) is a Canadian based corporation with management very experienced in the oil and gas industry and has projects in California and Canada. Vesta Capital Corp is publicly traded on TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V: VES). The Corporation's public filings may be found at http://www.sedar.com.

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For further information: Dr. Arthur Halleran, CEO, [phone], [email protected]; Scott Koyich, President, Brisco Capital Partners Corp., [phone], [email protected]; or Graeme Dick, BMgmt, Brisco Capital Partners Corp., [phone], [email protected]