RH PETROGAS LIMITED

(Company Registration No.: 198701138Z)

USAGE OF PLACEMENT PROCEEDS


The Board of Directors of the of RH Petrogas Limited ("the Company"), refers to its announcement (SGXNet Announcement No 85) made on 16 October 2013 in relation to the completion of the placement of 116,000,000 new ordinary shares at a price of S$0.63 each in the share capital of the Company, and wishes to provide the following update on the usage of the net placement proceeds of S$70,267,000 as follows:-

Intended use of net proceeds

Net proceeds from placement of shares

S$'000

Amount utilised S$'000

Balance

S$'000

To fund the operating expenditure and capital expenditure in relation to exploration, development or production activities of Salawati Basin and Salawati Island

63,240

(19,511)

43,729

Working capital

7,027

(1,958)(1)

5,069

Total

70,267

(21,469)

48,798

Note :

(1) The breakdown of the working capital of S$1,958,000 utilised was as follows:

S$'000

Staff costs

1,384

Office expenses

190

Professional fees

85

Other operating expenses

299

1,958


The use of proceeds from the placement is in accordance with the intended use.
The Board will continue to provide periodic announcements on the utilization of the balance of the net placement proceeds as and when the proceeds are materially disbursed.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Chang Cheng-Hsing Francis
Group CEO & Executive Director
17 January 2014

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