Castle Energy Announces Extension of Merger Agreement Deadline.KING OF PRUSSIA King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , Pa. -- Castle Energy Corporation(1) (Nasdaq:CECX) (the "Company") announced today that it had entered into an amendment to its agreement and plan of merger with Delta Petroleum Corporation ("Delta"). Pursuant to the amendment, the Company and Delta agreed to extend the outside date for completion of the merger from April 1, 2006 to May 1, 2006. Pursuant to the provisions of the underlying agreement and plan of merger between the Company and Delta, which the parties entered into on November November: see month. 8, 2005, either the Company or Delta may terminate the merger if it is not completed by the outside date for completion of the merger without penalty so long as the terminating party did not cause the delay. The Company and Delta also agreed that Delta would be responsible for selling fractional shares Fractional share Stocks amounting to less than one full share, usually resulting from splits, acquisitions, exchanges, or dividend reinvestment programs. fractional share Less than one share of stock, that is, one-third or one-half a share. rather than the exchange agent. Under the terms of the original agreement and plan of merger, the exchange agent was responsible for selling the fractional shares. Pursuant to the original agreement and plan of merger, Castle shareholders are to receive approximately 1.164 Delta shares for each share of Castle. This material is not a substitute for the prospectus/proxy statement that Delta and Castle will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Investors are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement which will contain important information, including detailed risk factors, when it becomes available. The prospectus/proxy statement and other documents which will be filed with SEC will be available free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, or by directing a request when such a filing is made to the Company. Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. in this announcement are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty, including without limitation, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. risks, tax risks, risks related to the public market for the Company's stock, as well as general business risks. Please refer to the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings for additional information. (1)Castle Energy Corporation is not affiliated with Castle Oil Corporation. |
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