Veraz Petroleum Ltd. and Momentus Energy Corp. Amend Arrangement Agreement and Announce Intention to Further Adjourn and Postpone Shareholder Meetings

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 16, 2014) - Veraz Petroleum Ltd. ("Veraz") (TSX VENTURE:VRZ.H) and Momentus Energy Corp. ("Momentus") announce they have amended the previously announced arrangement agreement between them so as to extend the outside date by which Momentus shall acquire Veraz by way of reverse take-over pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the "Reverse Take-Over") in accordance with such agreement from July 31, 2014 to September 30, 2014. The purpose of the extension is to facilitate the completion of Momentus' previously announced private placement of subscription receipts, it being a condition to completion of the Reverse Take-Over that Momentus raise minimum aggregate gross proceeds of $11 million pursuant to the private placement.

In connection with such extension, Veraz intends to further adjourn its adjourned special meeting of shareholders to be held to approve the Reverse Take-Over and the related consolidation and name change to 10:00 a.m. (Calgary time) on September 17, 2014. The date, time and place of the adjourned meeting will be confirmed in a further press release to be issued following the adjournment of the adjourned meeting on July 17, 2014.

In addition, Momentus announces that it has further postponed its special meeting of shareholders to be held to approve the Reverse Take-Over until 9:00 a.m. (Calgary time) on September 17, 2014 at the office of Dentons Canada LLP, Suite 1500, 850 - 2^nd Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta.

The directors of each of Veraz and Momentus have unanimously approved the Reverse Take-Over and continue to recommend that their respective shareholders vote in favour thereof.

Disclaimer

Completion of the Reverse Take-Over is subject to a number of conditions, including TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") acceptance and disinterested shareholder approval. The Reverse Take-Over cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the Reverse Take-Over will be completed as proposed or at all.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Circular prepared in connection with the Reverse Take-Over, any information released or received with respect to the Reverse Take-Over may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of Veraz should be considered highly speculative.

The TSXV in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Reverse Take-Over and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements which constitute forward-looking statements or information ("forward-looking statements"), including statements regarding the anticipated adjournment of the Veraz shareholder meeting, the anticipated time and date of such adjourned meeting, and the anticipated date, time and place of the postponed meeting of Momentus shareholders. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Momentus' and Veraz's control, including the ability of Momentus and Veraz to satisfy the conditions to completion of the Reverse Take-Over, and the successful completion of Momentus' private placement. Although Momentus and Veraz believe that the expectations in their respective forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are based on factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate. Those factors and assumptions are based upon currently available information. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, as no assurance can be provided as to future results, levels of activity or achievements. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are made as of the date of this document and, except as required by applicable law, neither Veraz or Momentus undertake any obligation to publicly update or to revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.