DIVERGENT Energy Services Corp. Announces Stock Option Grants

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Dec. 24, 2015) -

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DIVERGENT Energy Services Corp. (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:DVG) announces that, subject to regulatory approval and effective December 24, 2015, the grant of an aggregate of 400,000 stock options (the "Options") to officers of the Corporation. The Options are exercisable into common shares of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.23 per common share. The Options vest as to one-third at 12 months, one-third at 24 months and one-third at 36 months from the date of grant and have a five year term to expiry. The Corporation's board of directors approved the Options as part of a two-tranche award, whereby the first half were granted effective June 8, 2015 and the second half was to be awarded not earlier than six months following the effective date of the first grant, subject to confirmation that no insider trading blackout for the Corporation was in effect.

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, DIVERGENT Energy Services Corp. provides an array of specialized products and services that are used in the energy, mining, and industrial & agricultural water industries.

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