PetroTal Announces Grant of Performance Share Units for Dividend Equivalents

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PetroTal Corp. announced the grant of performance share units (PSUs) to employees and officers, aligned with its performance and restricted share unit plan. On June 14, 2024, the company paid out a dividend of approximately US$13.7 million, equating to US$0.015 per share, to shareholders on record as of May 31, 2024. This payment represents an annualized yield of 10.9% based on a trading price of US$0.56 per share. Following this dividend payout, an additional 522,120 PSUs were issued, with 315,276 PSUs granted to officers and 206,844 PSUs to employees. Currently, the company has a total of 10,598,317 PSUs outstanding.

Positive

• Dividend payout of approximately US$13.7 million, representing US$0.015 per share.
• Annualized yield of 10.9% based on a trading price of US$0.56 per share.
• Grant of 522,120 additional PSUs, potentially increasing employee and officer morale.
• The company maintains a total of 10,598,317 PSUs outstanding, indicating a structured incentive plan.

Negative

• Issuance of additional PSUs might lead to potential dilution of existing shareholder value.
• Performance Share Units' effectiveness depends on the company's future performance, which is uncertain.
• High dividend payouts could impact the company's cash reserves and future financial flexibility.

Calgary, Alberta and Houston, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - June 17, 2024) - PetroTal Corp.  (TSX: TAL) (AIM: PTAL) (OTCQX: PTALF) ("PetroTal" or the "Company") announces the grant of performance share units ("PSUs") to employees and officers of the Company, in accordance with the Company's performance and restricted share unit plan.

Q1 2024 dividend declaration and PSU Dividend Equivalents.

As announced on May 9, 2024, the Company is pleased to confirm that a total dividend payment of approximately US$13.7 million, representing US$0.015/share, was paid on June 14, 2024 to shareholders on record at May 31, 2024. This equates to a 10.9% annualized yield based on a US$0.56/share trading price. Shareholders should confirm with their brokers to verify their ownership status on May 31, 2024.

In accordance with PetroTal's PSU plan ("PSU"), the Company's June 14, 2024 dividend distribution resulted in an additional 522,120 PSUs being issued, of which 315,276 PSUs are to Officers. The remaining 206,844 PSUs are issued to employees, and all will vest according to their original grant date.

Manuel Pablo Zuniga-Pflucker	President and CEO	250,163
Camilo McAllister	Executive Vice President and CFO	12,883
Jose Contreras	Chief Operating Officer	52,230

 

The Company has a total of 10,598,317 PSUs outstanding.

ABOUT PETROTAL

PetroTal is a publicly traded, tri‐quoted (TSX: TAL) (AIM: PTAL) (OTCQX: PTALF) oil and gas development and production Company domiciled in Calgary, Alberta, focused on the development of oil assets in Peru. PetroTal's flagship asset is its 100% working interest in Bretana oil field in Peru's Block 95 where oil production was initiated in June 2018. In early 2022, PetroTal became the largest crude oil producer in Peru. The Company's management team has significant experience in developing and exploring for oil in Peru and is led by a Board of Directors that is focused on safely and cost effectively developing the Bretana oil field. It is actively building new initiatives to champion community sensitive energy production, benefiting all stakeholders.

For further information, please see the Company's website at www.petrotal-corp.com, the Company's filed documents at www.sedarplus.ca, or below:

Camilo McAllister
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Cmcallister@PetroTal-Corp.com
T: (713) 253-4997

Manolo Zuniga
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mzuniga@PetroTal-Corp.com
T: (713) 609-9101

PetroTal Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@PetroTal-Corp.com

Celicourt Communications
Mark Antelme / Jimmy Lea
petrotal@celicourt.uk
T : 44 (0) 20 7770 6424

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated & Financial Adviser)
Ritchie Balmer / James Spinney / Robert Collins
T: 44 (0) 207 409 3494

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)
Callum Stewart / Simon Mensley / Ashton Clanfield
T: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)
Richard Crichton / David McKeown / Georgia Langoulant
T: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

READER ADVISORIES

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Such statements relate to possible future events , including, but not limited to: oil production levels; PetroTal's drilling, completions, and other activities; plans and expectations with respect to the OCP and Ecuador export pilot (including the expectation that pilot oil will travel approximately 1,000 km by barge to Block 19); PetroTal's expectations with respect to projects and key initiatives to be financed with contributions from the Social Trust Fund; and anticipated future disclosure regarding PetroTal's wells (including relating to the Company's plans to communicate initial rates on well 19H and the timing thereof). All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "estimate", "potential", "will", "should", "continue", "may", "objective", "intend" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements provided in this press release are based on management's current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. The forward-looking statements are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including, but not limited to, expectations and assumptions concerning the ability of existing infrastructure to deliver production and the anticipated capital expenditures associated therewith, the ability of government groups to effectively achieve objectives in respect of reducing social conflict and collaborating towards continued investment in the energy sector, reservoir characteristics, recovery factor, exploration upside, prevailing commodity prices and the actual prices received for PetroTal's products, including pursuant to hedging arrangements, the availability and performance of drilling rigs, facilities, pipelines, other oilfield services and skilled labour, royalty regimes and exchange rates, the impact of inflation on costs, the application of regulatory and licensing requirements, the accuracy of PetroTal's geological interpretation of its drilling and land opportunities, current legislation, receipt of required regulatory approval, the success of future drilling and development activities, the performance of new wells, future river water levels, the Company's growth strategy, general economic conditions and availability of required equipment and services. PetroTal cautions that forward-looking statements relating to PetroTal are subject to all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance, capital expenditures or achievements of the Company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance, capital expenditures or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the oil and gas industry in general (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and expenses; and health, safety and environmental risks), business performance, legal and legislative developments including changes in tax laws and legislation affecting the oil and gas industry and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures, credit ratings and risks, fluctuations in interest rates and currency values, changes in the financial landscape both domestically and abroad, including volatility in the stock market and financial system, wars (including Russia's war in Ukraine and the Israeli-Hamas conflict), regulatory developments, commodity price volatility, price differentials and the actual prices received for products, exchange rate fluctuations, legal, political and economic instability in Peru, access to transportation routes and markets for the Company's production, changes in legislation affecting the oil and gas industry, changes in the financial landscape both domestically and abroad (including volatility in the stock market and financial system) and the occurrence of weather-related and other natural catastrophes. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Please refer to the annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the management's discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2024 for additional risk factors relating to PetroTal, which can be accessed either on PetroTal's website at www.petrotal-corp.com or under the Company's profile on www.sedarplus.ca. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

OIL REFERENCES: All references to "oil" or "crude oil" production, revenue or sales in this press release mean "heavy crude oil" as defined in NI 51-101.

SHORT TERM RESULTS: References in this press release to peak rates, initial production rates, current production rates, 10-day production rates and other short-term production rates are useful in confirming the presence of hydrocarbons, however such rates are not determinative of the rates at which such wells will commence production and decline thereafter and are not indicative of long-term performance or of ultimate recovery. While encouraging, readers are cautioned not to place reliance on such rates in calculating the aggregate production of PetroTal. The Company cautions that such results should be considered to be preliminary.

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FAQ

What dividend did PetroTal Corp. pay on June 14, 2024?

PetroTal Corp. paid a dividend of approximately US$13.7 million, equating to US$0.015 per share.

What is the annualized yield of PetroTal Corp.'s dividend declared in June 2024?

The annualized yield is 10.9%, based on a trading price of US$0.56 per share.

How many additional PSUs were issued by PetroTal Corp. following the June 14, 2024 dividend distribution?

An additional 522,120 PSUs were issued.

How are the newly issued PSUs distributed among officers and employees at PetroTal Corp.?

315,276 PSUs were granted to officers, and 206,844 PSUs were issued to employees.

What is the total number of PSUs outstanding for PetroTal Corp. as of June 2024?

The company has a total of 10,598,317 PSUs outstanding.