Westcore Announces Completion of Financing

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Westcore Energy Ltd. ("Westcore" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:WTR) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced offering ("Offering") of units ("Units") and common shares of the Corporation issued as "flow-through shares" ("Flow-Through Shares"). MGI Securities Inc. ("MGI") acted as lead agent of the Corporation in connection with the Offering. A total of 4,518,446 Units and 5,000,000 Flow-Through Shares were issued by the Corporation for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,485,145.30. This included the exercise by MGI of its over-allotment option to purchase an additional $485,145.30 in Units and $1,000,000 in Flow-Through Shares.

Each Unit was issued at a price of $0.55 per Unit and was comprised of one common share in the capital of Westcore (each, a "Common Share") and one common share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional Common Share at a price of $1.00 per share for a period of 12 months from the closing of the Offering. The Flow-Through Shares were issued at a price of $0.60 per Flow-Through Share.

In connection with the Offering, Westcore paid MGI and its selling group members a cash commission of 8.0% of the gross proceeds of the Offering and issued to MGI and its selling group members a number of purchase warrants (each, an "Agent's Warrant") equal to 8.0 % of the number of Units and Flow-Through Shares sold under the Offering. Each Agent's Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.55 per share for a period of 12 months from the closing of the Offering. A work fee was also paid to MGI and satisfied by the issuance to MGI of 50,000 Common Shares at an ascribed price of $0.55 per share.

The net proceeds from this Offering will be used in connection with Westcore's ongoing winter drilling program and its previously announced Coal to Liquids sampling process. In accordance with applicable securities laws, the securities issued under this Offering are subject to a four-month hold period.

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