Continental Closes $ 550,000 Private Placement

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continental Energy Corporation CPPXF (the "Company"), an emerging integrator of small scale refinery infrastructure with stranded crude oil production, today announced that it has closed private placements with a Dubai based group of investors and raised an aggregate of US$ 550,000 for working capital purposes.

In accordance with the terms of the placements, the Company has issued a total of 11,000,000 "Units" at a value of US$ 0.05 per Unit. Each one Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one warrant to purchase an additional common share at a fixed price of US$ 0.05 per common share for a term expiring on 30 June 2021.

No commissions or fees of any kind were paid with respect to this transaction. The subscribers are all arms-length accredited investors and unrelated parties to the Company.

On behalf of the Company,

Richard L. McAdoo

Chief Executive Officer

Source:  Continental Energy Corporation

Media Contacts:   Byron Tsokas, Vice President, (+1-403-629-8840) btsokas@continentalenergy.com

                               

Further Info:  www.continentalenergy.com

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