High Arctic Announces Receipt of Final Order for Arrangement

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CALGARY, Alberta, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) (“High Arctic” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has granted the final order in connection with the previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) between the Corporation and High Arctic Overseas Holdings Corp. (“SpinCo”) providing for the spin-out by the Corporation of its Papua New Guinea focused energy ‎services business to SpinCo. As previously announced, the Arrangement was approved by the Corporation’s shareholders at the annual general and special meeting held on June 17, 2024.

The Arrangement remains subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions, including the approval of each of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange. Assuming that the conditions to closing are satisfied, it is currently expected that the Arrangement will be completed on or about July 31, 2024.

For more information on the Arrangement, please see the management information circular of the Corporation dated May 9, 2024, available on the Corporation’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

About High Arctic

High Arctic is an energy services provider. High Arctic is a market leader in Papua New Guinea providing drilling ‎and specialized well completion services and supplies rental equipment including rig matting, camps, material ‎handling and drilling support equipment. In western Canada, High Arctic provides pressure control and other oilfield equipment ‎on a rental basis to exploration and production companies, from its bases in Whitecourt and Red Deer, Alberta‎.

For further information, please contact:

Lonn Bate
Interim Chief Financial Officer
1.587.318.2218
1.800.668.7143

High Arctic Energy Services Inc.
Suite 2350, 330–5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0L4
website: www.haes.ca
Email: info@haes.ca

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