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Market: TSX
Sector: Support Services
EPIC: NRX
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Norex Exploration Services Inc
www.norexxpl.com

Norex Exploration Services provides 2D, 3D, 4D and 3C land-based seismic data acquisition services in Canada and the United States.

Norex Exploration Services and Telsa Exploration agree to merge

11th Jan 2010, 2:22 pm
Norex Exploration Services and Telsa Exploration agree to merge

Norex Exploration Services (TSX: NRX) ("Norex"") and Tesla Exploration ("Tesla"), a private company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, announced a definitive agreement to combine their businesses through a share exchange.  Tesla and Norex operate in the geophysical services sector of the oil and gas development industry.


The deal looks very likely to go ahead, as 64% of Norex shareholders and more than 90% of Tesla shareholders have already signed lock up agreements in support of the transaction.  The combined entity will remain listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and will be headed up by Tesla’s current President  & CEO, Richard Habiak.  Post merger, Telsa shareholders will retain 70% of the combined business, with Norex shareholders owning 30%. Norex will also change its name of Tesla Exploration.


Richard Habiak, the President & CEO of Tesla, stated "This transaction will create a leading geophysical services provider with strong operations internationally as well as a broad footprint in North America. Tesla has been successful in achieving aggressive international growth throughout the past five years and we are excited to continue this growth through the combination of the operations and equipment of Tesla and Norex. After the closing of the Combination, Tesla will be the largest geophysical services provider in Canada."

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