Greencastle Announces Closing of Acquisition of Common Shares of Future Fuels Inc.
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Greencastle Resources closed its acquisition of 500,000 common shares of Future Fuels on April 23, 2026, adding to a prior holding of 480,000 shares.
The Company issued 4,600,000 consideration shares from treasury at a deemed price of $0.05 per share (aggregate deemed value $230,000), paid no cash, and completed the transaction for investment purposes. The consideration shares are subject to a statutory hold period expiring August 24, 2026 and listing on TSXV is subject to acceptance.
Positive
- Increased Future Fuels stake to 980,000 shares
- Acquisition completed without cash outlay (consideration paid via shares)
- Consideration value recorded as $230,000 at deemed price $0.05
Negative
- Issued 4,600,000 treasury shares, creating dilution risk for existing shareholders
- Consideration shares subject to statutory hold until August 24, 2026, delaying liquidity
- Listing of consideration shares contingent on TSXV acceptance
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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 23, 2026) - Greencastle Resources Ltd. (TSXV: VGN) ("Greencastle" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced acquisition (the "Acquisition") of an aggregate of 500,000 common shares (the "Purchased Shares") in the capital of Future Fuels Inc. (TSXV: FTUR) ("Future Fuels") pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated April 13, 2026 with an arm's length third party (the "Vendor"). Prior to the acquisition of the Purchased Shares, the Company held 480,000 common shares of Future Fuels.
As consideration for the Purchased Shares, the Company issued 4,600,000 common shares (the "Consideration Shares") from treasury at a deemed price of
The Acquisition was completed for investment purposes and is consistent with the Company's strategy to pursue selective positions in prospective resource companies and projects. Future Fuels is engaged in the resource sector, and the Company believes that the Acquisition provides attractive exposure to potential commodity-cycle upside and complements the Company's broader portfolio focus.
Closing of the Acquisition has occurred following receipt of all necessary corporate approvals and acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") for the issuance of the Consideration Shares.
The Consideration Shares were issued under applicable Canadian securities laws and are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance, expiring on August 24, 2026. The Consideration Shares are expected to be listed for trading on the TSXV upon expiry of the hold period, subject to TSXV acceptance and compliance with applicable listing requirements.
The Vendor is arm's length to the Company within the meaning of applicable securities laws. No finder's fees or commissions were paid in connection with the Acquisition. The Acquisition does not constitute a "related party transaction" under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions.
For additional information, please visit www.greencastle.ltd or contact:
Albert Contardi
Chief Executive Officer
Tel.: 416-361-2832
Notice regarding Forward-Looking Information
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.
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is given as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise such information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.
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