Pacific Coal Resources Ltd. announces issuance of shares under debt settlement agreement

TORONTO, March 18, 2015 /CNW/ - Pacific Coal Resources Ltd. (TSXV: PAK) is pleased to announce that it has completed the issuance of 28,090,000 common shares in the capital of the Company to Pacific Power Generation Corp. ("PPG") in accordance with the previously announced debt settlement agreement between PPG and the Company (see press release dated October 29, 2014). 

The transaction is a "related party transaction" for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Share Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") as PPG is substantially held by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., a principal shareholder of the Company, and Proenergy Corp., which is wholly owned by Blue Pacific Investments Group Ltd. ("Blue Pacific Investments"). Serafino Iacono, Miguel de la Campa, José Francisco Arata and Jaime Perez Branger (directors of the Company) control, or provide investment advice to the holders of, 87% of the shares of Blue Pacific Investments, which owns approximately 23% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. Proelectrica is a subsidiary of PPG.

In addition to disinterested shareholder approval, this transaction has also received approval from the TSXV.

About Pacific Coal Resources Ltd.

Pacific Coal Resources Ltd. is a Canadian-based mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and production of coal and coal-related assets from properties located in Colombia. The Company's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and trade under the symbol "PAK".

Forward Looking Information:

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SOURCE Pacific Coal Resources Ltd.