Shelton Petroleum: Gets Swedish Securities Council To Rap Petrogrand’s Knuckles Over Offer

As previously announced, the Board of Directors of Shelton Petroleum will conduct a thorough analysis of Petrogrand’s public offer. In relation to this, the Board has requested that the Swedish Securities Council (Aktiemarknadsnämnden) reviews and comments on several aspects of the public offer. The Securities Council has in a statement criticized Petrogrand’s public offer since Petrogrand has not acted in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.

The Swedish Securities Council’s role is to promote good practices in the Swedish stock market. Furthermore, the Securities Council can determine how NASDAQ OMX Stockholm’s takeover rules regarding public offers on the stock market should be interpreted and applied.

In conjunction with Shelton Petroleum’s Board of Directors’ evaluation of Petrogrand’s public offer, the Board has requested that the Securities Council reviews and comments on whether Petrogrand has adhered to the takeover rules and good practices on the stock market. In the Securities Council’s Statement 2014:15, it criticizes Petrogrand in several aspects since Petrogrand’s public offer and their actions in relation to the public offer are in breach of the takeover rules and good practices on the stock market. The statement is available in Swedish at www.aktiemarknadsnamnden.se.

The Board of Directors in Shelton Petroleum will analyze the Securities Council’s statement and continue its evaluation of Petrogrand’s public offer so that it can provide further information to the company’s shareholders. The Board recommends all shareholders, holders of convertible loans and warrants not to make any final decision until all information is available.