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Gold/Mining/Energy : KERM'S KORNER

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To: Kerm Yerman who wrote (10346)4/24/1998 11:12:00 PM
From: Kerm Yerman   of 15196
 
FINANCING / Newport Petroleum Done Deal For $56.7 Million

NEWPORT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
TSE SYMBOL: NPP

APRIL 24, 1998

Newport Petroleum Corporation Enters Into Agreement

CALGARY, ALBERTA--

NEWPORT PETROLEUM CORPORATION announces that it has entered into
an agreement with a syndicate of investment dealers under which
the syndicate has agreed to purchase 6 million common shares of
the Company at the price of $6.90 per share and 2 million
flow-through common shares of the Company at the price of $7.65
per share. The gross proceeds of the offering will be
$56,700,000. The offering is scheduled to close on or about May
15, 1998.

The net proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the
Company's ongoing exploration and development program. Until
required for capital expenditures, the net proceeds will be used
to reduce indebtedness.

The common shares will not be registered under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold
within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of,
U.S. persons except in certain transactions exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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