CWC Energy Services Corp. Completes Fully Subscribed Rights Offering and Announces 2018 Capital Expenditure Budget

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CALGARY, Dec. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - (TSXV: CWC) CWC Energy Services Corp. ("CWC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced rights offering which expired on December 11, 2017 (the "Rights Offering"). The Rights Offering was fully subscribed and generated approximately $26.0 million in gross proceeds.

The Company issued an aggregate of 130,148,781 common shares ("Common Shares") (102,026,683 Common Shares pursuant to the basic subscription privilege and 28,122,098 Common Shares pursuant to the additional subscription privilege).  Of the aggregate 130,148,781 Common Shares issued, insiders of CWC as a group, including directors and officers of the Company as well as Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd. and it's affiliates ("Brookfield"), the Company's significant shareholder, subscribed for an aggregate of 100,490,663 Common Shares pursuant to the basic subscription privilege and an aggregate of 28,040,990 Common Shares pursuant to the additional subscription privilege and all other persons as a group subscribed for an aggregate of 1,536,020 Common Shares pursuant to the basic subscription privilege and an aggregate of 81,108 Common Shares pursuant to the additional subscription privilege.  No fees or commissions were paid in connection with the Rights Offering.

After completion of the Rights Offering, there are approximately 520,595,123 Common Shares outstanding. Brookfield now has ownership and control over 406,463,423 outstanding Common Shares, representing approximately 78.1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

CWC is also pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has approved a 2018 capital expenditure budget of $12.7 million, $7.2 million of which is growth capital to improve certain drilling and coil tubing equipment while the remaining $5.5 million is maintenance and infrastructure capital related to recertifications, additions and upgrades to field equipment for the drilling rigs, service rigs, swabbing rigs and coil tubing divisions as well as information technology infrastructure. The increase to the 2018 capital expenditures budget compared to the 2017 capital expenditure of $6.7 million is consistent with CWC's commitment to safety and operational efficiency with high quality and well maintained equipment. CWC intends to finance its 2018 capital expenditures budget from operating cash flows.

The Company continues to be committed to disciplined fiscal management and pursuit of opportunities driven by the current industry environment. Management continues to evaluate and assess merger and acquisition opportunities of oilfield service businesses and assets that are best-in-class that would have the potential to increase shareholder value.

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About CWC Energy Services Corp.

CWC Energy Services Corp. is a premier contract drilling and well servicing company operating in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin with a complementary suite of oilfield services including drilling rigs, service rigs, swabbing rigs and coil tubing. The Company's corporate office is located in Calgary, Alberta, with operational locations in Nisku, Grande Prairie, Slave Lake, Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Drayton Valley, Lloydminster, Provost, and Brooks, Alberta. The Company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "CWC".

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Forward-Looking Information and Statements

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