HOUSTON,TX, Dec. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire --Viking Energy Group,Inc.(OTCQB: VKIN) (“Viking” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has extinguished all promissory notes issued by the Company having a maturity date of December 31st, 2020.
In 2018, Viking issued approximately $15,000,000, in the aggregate, worth of convertible promissory notes (the “2018 Convertible Notes”) to various persons in connection with a private placement coordinated by certain FINRA-member broker dealers. All of the 2018 Convertible Notes have now been extinguished through (i) exchanges by the noteholders into other convertible promissory notes due February 11, 2022 (the “2022 Notes”); (ii) exchanges by the noteholders into the 2022 Notes followed by a conversion of all or portion of the principal amount of the note into common stock of Viking; or (iii) cash repayment.
Proceeds used to satisfy the remainder of the 2018 Convertible Note due on December 31st, 2020 were received by Viking in connection with its recent transaction with Camber Energy, Inc. (the “Camber Transaction”).
Details regarding the Camber Transaction were included in Viking’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2020, and details concerning the 2018 Convertible Notes and were included inViking’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2020 for the year ended December 31, 2019, and in Viking’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2020 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 (the “Q3 Report”). Details regarding the 2022 Notes were included in Viking’s Q3 Report and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on August 24, 2020 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Each of the foregoing reports are available under "Investors -- SEC Filings" at www.vikingenergygroup.com.
About Viking:
Viking is an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent region. The company owns oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Kansas. Viking targets undervalued assets with realistic appreciation potential.
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