Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. Announces $25,000,000 Marketed Common Share Offering

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 4, 2013) -

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Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. ("Pine Cliff" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:PNE) is pleased to announce that it has filed and obtained a receipt for a preliminary short form prospectus (the "Preliminary Prospectus") in connection with a marketed offering of common shares in the capital of Pine Cliff ("Common Shares") for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $25,000,000 (the "Offering") at a price of $0.88 per Common Share.

The Preliminary Prospectus was filed in each of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, and the Offering is being conducted by a syndicate of underwriters, led by Paradigm Capital Inc., and including Clarus Securities Inc., AltaCorp Capital Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P., Scotia Capital Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"). An underwriting agreement has not yet been entered into by the Corporation and the Underwriters with respect to the Offering. Until such time as an underwriting agreement is entered into, the Underwriters are under no obligation to underwrite, sell or purchase any securities of the Corporation or to enter into any such transaction.

Net proceeds of the Offering are anticipated to be used to finance a portion of the Corporation's previously announced acquisition (the "Monogram Acquisition") of an additional 53.8196% working interest in the Monogram unit and related infrastructure in the Province of Alberta (the "Monogram Assets"), with the portion of the purchase price that remains outstanding after the net proceeds are applied to be financed by bank debt; or, in the event that the Monogram Acquisition fails to close, to fund potential future acquisitions and general corporate expenses. Successful completion of the Offering is not a condition to the Monogram Acquisition and successful completion of the Monogram Acquisition is not a condition to the Offering. The Monogram Acquisition is expected to close on or around July 3, 2013.

The Offering is presently scheduled to close on or about June 19, 2013 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, completion of a satisfactory due diligence investigation by the Underwriters, the entry into a mutually acceptable underwriting agreement by the Corporation and the Underwriters and the receipt of all necessary third party and regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy the Common Shares in the United States. The Common Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of, the U.S. Securities Act.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements

Certain statements included herein that contain words such as "believe", "expects", "expected", "will", "intends", "projects", "projected", "anticipates", "estimates", "continues", and similar expressions and statements that are not related to historical facts constitute forward-looking information or statements under securities laws. In particular, the forward-looking information and statements herein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the syndication of the Offering, anticipated use of the net proceeds of the Offering, future acquisitions, the anticipated closing date of the Offering, the acquisition of the Monogram Assets and the growth of Pine Cliff's business and operations. Pine Cliff believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties some of which are described in Pine Cliff's annual report, annual information form and other continuous disclosure documents. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause Pine Cliff's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: timely receipt of required securities and regulatory approvals; the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions relating to the acquisition of the Monogram Assets; general economic, market and business conditions; industry capacity; competitive action by other companies; refining and marketing margins; the ability of suppliers to meet commitments; actions by governmental authorities including increases in taxes; changes in environmental and other regulations; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Pine Cliff. Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and Pine Cliff does not undertake any obligation, except as required under applicable law, to publicly update or revise such statements to reflect new information, subsequent or otherwise.

The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. This news release should not be considered a suitable source of information for readers who are unfamiliar with Pine Cliff and should not be considered in any way as a substitute for reading all of Pine Cliff's public disclosure.

About Pine Cliff Energy Ltd.

Pine Cliff is a growth orientated oil and gas exploration and production company seeking to acquire material asset positions in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin to enlarge its current core areas and create new core areas of production with significant reserves and drilling inventories. The Corporation's vision is to deliver long-term value to the holder of Common Shares by building a portfolio of high-return assets for future growth focusing on counter cyclical natural gas opportunities while also accelerating current oil and liquids drilling and optimization opportunities. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Geomark Exploration Ltd., Pine Cliff is also engaged in the business of exploring for precious metals. For more information please visit www.pinecliffenergy.com.