Blue Sky Announces Private Placement Financing

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 3, 2017) -

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Blue Sky Energy Inc. ("Blue Sky" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BSI) is pleased to announce that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 5,000,000 units of Blue Sky (the "Units") at a price of $1.00 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $5,000,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit shall be comprised of one common share of Blue Sky (each a "Common Share") and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at a price of $1.50 for a period of 24 months following the closing date of the Offering. If at any time after four months and one day from the closing of the Offering, the Common Shares of the Company trade at $2.50 per common share or higher (on a volume weighted adjusted basis) for a period of 15 consecutive trading days, the Company will have the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants to the date that is 30 days after the Company issues a news release announcing that it has elected to exercise this acceleration right.

The proceeds of the Offering will be used for general corporate purposes. The closing date of the Offering is expected to occur on or about May 1, 2017. All securities issued by Blue Sky will be subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day. Completion of the Offering is subject to a number of conditions, including TSX Venture Exchange approval.

In connection with the Offering, Blue Sky may pay finder's fees in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Blue Sky Energy Inc.:

Blue Sky Energy Inc. is a Canadian independent oil exploration company.

Forward-looking information

This news release contains forward-looking information relating to the Company's growth and corporate strategy, and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking information relates to management's future outlook and anticipated events or results, and may include statements or information regarding the private placement offering; use of funds; and the future plans or prospects of the Company. Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward‐looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

Forward looking-information is subject to certain factors, including risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is currently expected. These factors include risks and uncertainties associated with oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, delays resulting from or inability to obtain required regulatory approvals and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, reliance on key personnel, regulatory risks and delays and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of the Company's interim and most recent annual financial statement or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward‐looking information.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, the Company undertakes no obligation to comment on the expectations of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the matters discussed above.

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