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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6895V Upland Resources Limited 25 July 2018 \n\nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN\nThis announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. This announcement is not an offer for sale, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire, securities in any jurisdiction, including in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, or Japan. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any transferable securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus dated 18 June 2018 (the \"Prospectus\") published by the Company in connection with the Placing.\n25th July 2018\nUPLAND RESOURCES LIMITED\n(\"Upland\" or the \"Company\")\nWick Well AFE\nUpland Resources Limited (LSE: UPL), the oil and gas company actively building a portfolio of attractive upstream assets, announces an update on the proposed drilling of the Wick well, in UK Seaward Production Licence P2235 (UKCS Block 11/24b) (the \"P2235 Licence\"). \nWick well (40% working interest)\nAn Authority for Expenditure (\"AFE\") with a total estimated cost of £5.7 million on a dry hole basis (£2.8 million net to Upland Resources (UK Onshore) Limited (\"Upland UK\")) has been signed by all the licensees of the P2235 Licence for the drilling of the Wick well. This includes additional rig days to allow time for necessary operations. Upland UK will fund 53.33% of the costs related to the Wick well, capped on a pro-rata basis at a gross cost of £4.2 million, with the incremental costs above this cap funded by Upland UK at 40%. Drilling of the Wick well is scheduled to commence in September 2018, subject to regulatory approvals. \nSteve Staley, Upland Resources Limited CEO, said:\n\"We are very pleased to announce that Upland UK, alongside our partners in the Wick well, have signed the AFE for the well as we move toward commencing drilling in September 2018. This is a very important step as we look forward to realising the potential of this high impact exploration well. We will update our shareholders on progress in due course.\" \nThis announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse\nContact details:-\n\n\n\n\nUpland Resources Limited\n\n\nwww.uplandres.com\n\n\n\n\n...