Star Metro - ROK Resources Announces Restructured Long-Term Incentive Plan

REGINA, SK / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2025 / ROK Resources Inc. ("ROK" or the "Company") (TSXV:ROK)(OTCQB:ROKRF) is pleased to announce a revised long-term incentive plan with the introduction of a restricted share unit plan ("RSUs" or the "RSU Plan"). The RSU Plan reflects the Company's long-term objectives to: (i) adopt industry best practises to retain/attract talent, and (ii) align officers' and directors' interests with shareholders.

Details of the RSU Plan are as follows:

• Vesting Provisions:

  • For officers, RSUs vest as to one-third immediately with an additional one-third vesting each anniversary of the grant.

  • For directors, RSUs vest only upon resignation or a change of control event.

As part of the restructuring of the long-term incentive plan, all officers and directors have agreed to forfeit their options and will be entering into agreements with respect to same in due course. This will result in 11,910,000 options being forfeited by officers and directors, which represents 67% of options currently granted, and leaving only 5,760,000 options outstanding.

NCIB Update

The Company continues to move forward with the normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") to purchase and cancel up to 10% of the Public Float of the Company's issued and outstanding Common shares, as discussed in the Company press release dated June 5, 2025. The Company considers it an effective use of its financial resources to repurchase its Common Shares when the market price of the Common Shares does not fully reflect their underlying value. Shareholders of the Company will be advised of the progress of the NCIB in the next quarterly report of the Company to be filed on SEDAR+.

Financial Update

Subsequent to the unwinding of its crude oil swap hedges which generated proceeds of $6.29 million, as outlined in the Company press release dated May 7, 2025, the Company continues to maintain a positive working capital balance with no outstanding debt balance. The Company currently maintains a $5.0 million revolving demand credit facility with a Chartered Canadian Bank which is currently unutilized.

About ROK

ROK is primarily engaged in petroleum and natural gas exploration and development activities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. It has offices located in both Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ROK's common shares are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "ROK".

For further information, please contact:

Bryden Wright, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jared Lukomski, Senior Vice President, Land & Business Development
Phone: (306) 522-0011
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rokresources.ca

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company's objectives, goals, or future plans and the expected results thereof. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on several estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include but are not limited to general business, economic and social uncertainties; litigation, legislative, environmental, and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; delay or failure to receive board, shareholder or regulatory approvals; those additional risks set out in ROK's public documents filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca; and other matters discussed in this news release. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Except where required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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

SOURCE: ROK Resources Inc.

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