News Releases: Date: March 7, 2000 CDNX Trading Symbol: ORL For Immediate Release Olympic Resources Ltd. has filed a Form 20-F registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to register its common shares with the SEC, pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. The purpose of the registration, once accepted, is to qualify the Company as a reporting issuer in the United States.
The SEC filing was initiated to allow Olympic to gain access to the U.S. securities market. A Form 20-F filing is an appropriate and progressive step for the company at this time, and will help our continuing efforts to maximize shareholders' value.
Olympic is principally, at this time, a natural resource company with interests in oil and gas. Company management has commenced a corporate diversification program and is investigating investment opportunities primarily in technology industries with an emphasis on biotechnology.
OLYMPIC resources ltd.
Daryl Pollock, President
March 10 2000 Olympic creates $1-million capital fund; financing Olympic Resources Ltd ORL Shares issued 10,654,378 Mar 9 close $1.50 Fri 10 Mar 2000 News Release Mr. Daryl Pollock reports Further to its news release in Stockwatch March 6, 2000, Olympic Resources has commenced due diligence of several investment opportunities to determine whether these opportunities meet the investment parameters the company has set out for its corporate diversification program. In this regard, to finance its diversification program and to encourage the utmost co-operation of the targets, the company has created a $1-million working capital fund from its existing reserves representing approximately 25 per cent of its asset base. Olympic is principally a natural resource company with interests in oil and gas, however, the company considers it prudent to maintain a strong working capital position and therefore has negotiated a broker-sponsored private placement with Canaccord Capital Corp. providing for the placement of one million units by Canaccord and the company at $1.20 per unit. Each unit will consist of one common share of the company and one two-year non-transferable share purchase warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share of the company for $1.50. A commission is payable to Canaccord in connection with the private placement. The transaction referred to in this news release is subject to its acceptance for filing by the Canadian Venture Exchange. |