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July 11, 2024 4:39 PM EDT | Source: Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – July 11, 2024) – Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSXV: HME) (OTCQX: HMENF) (“Hemisphere” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) has accepted the Company’s Notice of Intention to renew of its Normal Course Issuer Bid (the “NCIB”) to purchase for cancellation, from time to time, as Hemisphere considers advisable, up to 8,255,766 common shares (“Common Shares”) of the Company, representing approximately 10% of the current public float of the Common Shares.

Purchases of Common Shares will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSXV. For any Common Shares purchased, Hemisphere will pay the prevailing market price of the Common Shares. The actual number of Common Shares that may be purchased for cancellation and the timing of any such purchases will be determined by the Company and dependent on market conditions.

The Company is commencing the NCIB because it believes that, from time to time, the market price of its Common Shares may not properly reflect the underlying, intrinsic value of the Company, and that, at such times, the purchase of Common Shares for cancellation will increase the proportionate interest of, and be advantageous to, all remaining shareholders.

The NCIB will commence on July 14, 2024 and will terminate on July 13, 2025 or at such earlier time as the NCIB is completed or terminated at the option of Hemisphere. The Company has retained Canaccord Genuity Corp. as its broker to conduct the NCIB on its behalf.

Under the Company’s previous notice of intention to conduct a normal course issuer bid, the Company sought and received approval of the TSXV to purchase 8,670,636 Common Shares for the period from July 14, 2023 to July 13, 2024. During that period, the Company purchased 4,074,400 Common Shares on the open market at a weighted-average price of $1.425 per Common Share.

About Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Hemisphere is a dividend paying Canadian oil company focused on maximizing value per share growth with the sustainable development of its high netback, low decline conventional heavy oil assets through polymer flood enhanced recovery methods. Hemisphere trades on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 1 issuer under the symbol “HME” and on the OTCQX Venture Marketplace under the symbol “HMENF”.

For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.hemisphereenergy.ca to view its corporate presentation or contact:

Don Simmons, President & Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (604) 685-9255
Email: info@hemisphereenergy.ca

Website: www.hemisphereenergy.ca

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Other Advisories

This document contains forward-looking information. This information relates to future events and the Company’s future performance. All information and statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature constitute forward-looking information, and the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “propose”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue”, “aim”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking information. Such information represents the Company’s internal projections, estimates, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. This information involves known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. Hemisphere believes that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on this forward-looking information, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. This press release contains forward-looking information concerning, among other things, the anticipated advantages of the NCIB to Hemisphere’s shareholders and the Company’s business strategy, the price to be paid by Hemisphere for purchases of Common Shares under the NCIB and Hemisphere’s plans for maximizing value per share growth with the sustainable development of its high netback high netback, low decline conventional heavy oil assets through polymer flood enhanced recovery methods. The reader is cautioned that such information, although considered reasonable by the Company, may prove to be incorrect. A number of risks and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information contained in this document including, but not limited to, the risk that the anticipated benefits of the NCIB may not be achieved and the risk that the Company may not be able to successfully execute its business strategy or growth plans. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this document are based upon assumptions which management of Hemisphere believes to be reasonable, Hemisphere cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this document, Hemisphere has made assumptions regarding, among other things, the ability of Hemisphere to fund purchases of Common Shares under the NCIB and its business strategy. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this document and Hemisphere disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.

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

SOURCE: Hemisphere Energy Corporation

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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 4, 2024) – Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSXV: HME) (OTCQX: HMENF) (“Hemisphere” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has approved the declaration of a special dividend to shareholders.

Given the strong financial position and performance outlook of the Company, Hemisphere is pleased to announce that its board of directors has approved the declaration of a special dividend of C$0.03 per common share. The special dividend is part of Hemisphere’s comprehensive shareholder return model, and will be paid on July 26, 2024 to shareholders of record on July 12, 2024. This special dividend is designated as an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes. It is in addition to the Company’s quarterly base dividend of C$0.025 per common share announced on May 29, 2024, and is in accordance with the Company’s dividend policy.

Hemisphere has committed to shareholder returns of $10.7 million thus far in 2024, including shares repurchased and cancelled under the Company’s normal course issuer bid, two quarterly dividend payments in February and June, and the special dividend payment in July. This return of capital is funded entirely by the Company’s free cash flow and is made possible by its high-margin enhanced oil recovery (“EOR”) assets, ultra-low production decline, and healthy balance sheet.

Subsequent to Hemisphere’s last news release, the Company has now brought online all three producers in its new Marsden, Saskatchewan development play. The purpose of primary production at these wells prior to polymer flood start-up is to gather fluid samples, pressure data, and other relevant reservoir data that will assist in EOR project planning. Construction of Hemisphere’s multi-well battery is currently underway, with anticipated polymer skid delivery and EOR project start-up in the third quarter.

About Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Hemisphere is a dividend-paying Canadian oil company focused on maximizing value per share growth with the sustainable development of its high netback, low decline conventional heavy oil assets through polymer flood EOR methods. Hemisphere trades on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 1 issuer under the symbol “HME” and on the OTCQX Venture Marketplace under the symbol “HMENF”.

For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.hemisphereenergy.ca to view its corporate presentation or contact:

Don Simmons, President & Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (604) 685-9255
Email: info@hemisphereenergy.ca

Website: www.hemisphereenergy.ca

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “could”, “plan”, “intend”, “should”, “believe”, “outlook”, “potential”, “target” and similar words suggesting future events or future performance. In particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this news release includes forward-looking statements including that a quarterly dividend will be paid in June 2024; that a special dividend will be paid to shareholders on July 26, 2024 to shareholders of record on July 12, 2024; and the timing of Hemisphere’s anticipated polymer skid delivery and EOR project start-up in the third quarter.

Forward‐looking statements are based on a number of material factors, expectations or assumptions of Hemisphere which have been used to develop such statements and information, but which may prove to be incorrect. Although Hemisphere believes that the expectations reflected in such forward‐looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward‐looking statements because Hemisphere can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified herein, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the timing for payment of the special dividend; no delays in the anticipated timing for delivery of the polymer skid and EOR project; the general continuance of current industry conditions; the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of Hemisphere to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the ability of the operator of the projects in which Hemisphere has an interest in to operate the field in a safe, efficient and effective manner; the ability of Hemisphere to obtain financing on acceptable terms; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration; the timing and cost of pipeline, storage and facility construction and expansion and the ability of Hemisphere to secure adequate product transportation; future commodity prices; currency, exchange and interest rates; regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which Hemisphere operates; and the ability of Hemisphere to successfully market its oil and natural gas products.

The forward‐looking statements included in this news release are not guarantees of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. Such information and statements, including the assumptions made in respect thereof, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to defer materially from those anticipated in such forward‐looking statements including, without limitation: changes in project timelines and workstreams; changes in commodity prices; changes in the demand for or supply of Hemisphere’s products, the early stage of development of some of the evaluated areas and zones; unanticipated operating results or production declines; changes in tax or environmental laws, royalty rates or other regulatory matters; changes in development plans of Hemisphere or by third party operators of Hemisphere’s properties, increased debt levels or debt service requirements; inaccurate estimation of Hemisphere’s oil and gas reserve volumes; limited, unfavourable or a lack of access to capital markets; increased costs; a lack of adequate insurance coverage; the impact of competitors; and certain other risks detailed from time‐to‐time in Hemisphere’s public disclosure documents, (including, without limitation, those risks identified in this news release and in Hemisphere’s Annual Information Form).

The forward‐looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release, and Hemisphere does not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise any of the included forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

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

SOURCE: Hemisphere Energy Corporation

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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – May 29, 2024) – Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSXV: HME) (OTCQX: HMENF) (“Hemisphere” or the “Company”) provides its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, declares a quarterly dividend payment to shareholders, renews credit facility, and provides operations update.

Q1 2024 Highlights

• Produced a quarterly average of 3,133 boe/d (99% heavy oil), including significant downtime in January and early February due to extreme cold weather.
• Attained quarterly revenue of $21.0 million.
• Maintained low operating and transportation costs of $14.24/boe despite reduced quarterly production.
• Delivered an operating netback¹ of $13.1 million, or $46.04/boe.
• Realized quarterly adjusted funds flow from operations (“AFF”)¹ of $10.1 million, or $35.38/boe.
• Achieved free funds flow¹ of $4.4 million, or $0.04 per share.
• Executed a $5.6 million capital expenditure¹ program, including drilling five horizontal wells (three producers, two injectors) in the Company’s new Marsden, Saskatchewan oil play.
• Received Enhanced Oil Recovery (“EOR”) project approval from the Ministry of Energy and Resources for a pilot polymer flood in Marsden.
• Distributed $2.5 million, or $0.025 per share, in dividends to shareholders during the quarter.
• Purchased and cancelled 869,100 shares for $1.2 million under the Company’s Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”).
• Exited the first quarter with positive working capital¹ of $4.2 million, compared to $3.0 million at the end of March 2023.

(1) Operating netback, adjusted funds flow from operations (AFF), free funds flow, capital expenditure, and working capital are non-IFRS measures, or when expressed on a per share or boe basis, non-IFRS ratio, that do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Non-IFRS financial measures and ratios are not standardized financial measures under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. Refer to the section “Non-IFRS and Other Specified Financial Measures”.

Selected financial and operational highlights should be read in conjunction with Hemisphere’s unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and related notes, and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2024 which are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on Hemisphere’s website at www.hemisphereenergy.ca. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

Financial and Operating Summary

Quarterly Dividend

Hemisphere is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per common share in accordance with the Company’s dividend policy. The dividend will be paid on June 28, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 20, 2024. The dividend is designated as an eligible dividend for income tax purposes.

Credit Facility

The Company has completed its annual bank review and renewed its $35.0 million two-year extendible credit facility, with the next annual review date set for May 31, 2025.

Operations Update

Hemisphere’s Atlee Buffalo polymer injection projects both continue to perform well, contributing to slight overall corporate production growth. Current production is approximately 3,500 boe/d (99% heavy oil, field estimates between April 1 – May 25, 2024), 3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2023 despite no new wells having been brought online since last September.

In the first quarter of 2024, the Company received EOR project approval from the Ministry of Energy and Resources for a polymer flood pilot in its recently acquired Marsden acreage in Saskatchewan. Subsequently, Hemisphere executed a $5.6 million capital expenditure program, which included drilling five Marsden wells (three producers and two injectors). The Company has recently brought one well on primary production to a single well battery in order to gather initial test data required for EOR project planning. Hemisphere expects to commission a new polymer injection skid and oil treating battery for its Marsden project during the third quarter.

Preparation is also underway for the remainder of Hemisphere’s 2024 capital expenditure program, which includes up to nine new wells in the Atlee Buffalo area being drilled and brought on production to existing facilities later this summer.

Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders

Hemisphere’s Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10:00 am (Pacific Daylight Time) on May 30, 2024 in the Walker Room of the Terminal City Club located at 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.

About Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Hemisphere is a dividend-paying Canadian oil company focused on maximizing value-per-share growth with the sustainable development of its high netback, low decline conventional heavy oil assets through polymer flood enhanced recovery methods. Hemisphere trades on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 1 issuer under the symbol “HME” and on the OTCQX Venture Marketplace under the symbol “HMENF”.

For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.hemisphereenergy.ca to view its corporate presentation or contact:

Don Simmons, President & Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (604) 685-9255
Email: info@hemisphereenergy.ca

Website: www.hemisphereenergy.ca

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “could”, “plan”, “intend”, “should”, “believe”, “outlook”, “potential”, “target” and similar words suggesting future events or future performance. In particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this news release includes forward-looking statements including that the Company expects to commission a new polymer injection skid and oil treating battery for its Saskatchewan production during the third quarter; the timing and execution of Hemisphere’s 2024 capital expenditure program, which includes up to nine new wells in the Atlee Buffalo area being drilled and brought on production to existing facilities later this summer; and that a dividend will be paid June 28, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 20, 2024.

Forward‐looking statements are based on a number of material factors, expectations or assumptions of Hemisphere which have been used to develop such statements and information but which may prove to be incorrect. Although Hemisphere believes that the expectations reflected in such forward‐looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward‐looking statements because Hemisphere can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified herein, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the length of time that oil and gas operations will be impaired by the outbreak of Covid-19; the current and go-forward oil price environment; that Hemisphere will continue to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with past operations; that results from drilling and development activities are consistent with past operations; the quality of the reservoirs in which Hemisphere operates and continued performance from existing wells; the continued and timely development of infrastructure in areas of new production; the accuracy of the estimates of Hemisphere’s reserve volumes; certain commodity price and other cost assumptions; continued availability of debt and equity financing and cash flow to fund Hemisphere’s current and future plans and expenditures; the impact of increasing competition; the general stability of the economic and political environment in which Hemisphere operates; the general continuance of current industry conditions; the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of Hemisphere to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the ability of the operator of the projects in which Hemisphere has an interest in to operate the field in a safe, efficient and effective manner; the ability of Hemisphere to obtain financing on acceptable terms; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration; the timing and cost of pipeline, storage and facility construction and expansion and the ability of Hemisphere to secure adequate product transportation; future commodity prices; currency, exchange and interest rates; regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which Hemisphere operates; and the ability of Hemisphere to successfully market its oil and natural gas products.

The forward‐looking statements included in this news release are not guarantees of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. Such information and statements, including the assumptions made in respect thereof, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to defer materially from those anticipated in such forward‐looking statements including, without limitation: changes in commodity prices; changes in the demand for or supply of Hemisphere’s products, the early stage of development of some of the evaluated areas and zones; unanticipated operating results or production declines; changes in tax or environmental laws, royalty rates or other regulatory matters; changes in development plans of Hemisphere or by third party operators of Hemisphere’s properties, increased debt levels or debt service requirements; inaccurate estimation of Hemisphere’s oil and gas reserve volumes; limited, unfavourable or a lack of access to capital markets; increased costs; a lack of adequate insurance coverage; the impact of competitors; and certain other risks detailed from time‐to‐time in Hemisphere’s public disclosure documents, (including, without limitation, those risks identified in this news release and in Hemisphere’s Annual Information Form).

The forward‐looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release, and Hemisphere does not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise any of the included forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures

This news release contains the terms adjusted funds flow from operations, free funds flow, capital expenditures, operating field netback, operating netback, and working capital/net debt, which are considered “non-IFRS financial measures” and any of these measures calculated on a per boe basis, which are considered “non-IFRS financial ratios”. These terms do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Accordingly, the Company’s use of these terms may not be comparable to similarly defined measures presented by other companies. Investors are cautioned that these measures should not be construed as an alternative to net income (loss) or cashflow from operations determined in accordance with IFRS and these measures should not be considered more meaningful than IFRS measures in evaluating the Company’s performance.

a) Adjusted funds flow from operations (“AFF”) (Non-IFRS Financial Measure and Ratio if calculated on a per share or boe basis): The Company considers AFF to be a key measure that indicates the Company’s ability to generate the funds necessary to support future growth through capital investment and to repay any debt. AFF is a measure that represents cash flow generated by operating activities, before changes in non-cash working capital and adjusted for decommissioning expenditures and may not be comparable to measures used by other companies. The most directly comparable IFRS measure for AFF is cash provided by operating activities. AFF per share is calculated using the same weighted-average number of shares outstanding as in the case of the earnings per share calculation for the period.

A reconciliation of AFF to cash provided by operating activities is presented as follows:

b) Free funds flow (“FFF”) (Non-IFRS Financial Measure): Calculated by taking adjusted funds flow and subtracting capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions and dispositions. Management believes that free funds flow provides a useful measure to determine Hemisphere’s ability to improve returns and to manage the long-term value of the business.

c) Capital Expenditures (Non-IFRS Financial Measure): Management uses the term “capital expenditures” as a measure of capital investment in exploration and production assets, and such spending is compared to the Company’s annual budgeted capital expenditures. The most directly comparable IFRS measure for capital expenditures is cash flow used in investing activities. A summary of the reconciliation of cash flow used in investing activities to capital expenditures is set forth below:

d) Operating field netback (Non-IFRS Financial Measure and Ratio if calculated on a per boe basis): A benchmark used in the oil and natural gas industry and a key indicator of profitability relative to current commodity prices. Operating field netback is calculated as oil and gas sales, less royalties, operating expenses, and transportation costs on an absolute and per barrel of oil equivalent basis. These terms should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, cash flow from operating activities or net income or loss as determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the Company’s performance.

e) Operating netback (Non-IFRS Financial Measure and Ratio if calculated on a per boe basis): calculated as the operating field netback plus the Company’s realized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments on an absolute and per barrel of oil equivalent basis.

f) Working Capital/Net debt (Non-IFRS Financial Measure): Closely monitored by the Company to ensure that its capital structure is maintained by a strong balance sheet to fund the future growth of the Company. Working capital/Net debt is used in this document in the context of liquidity and is calculated as the total of the Company’s current assets, less current liabilities, excluding derivative financial instruments, decommissioning obligations, lease liabilities, and tax provisions, and including any bank debt. There is no IFRS measure that is reasonably comparable to working capital/net debt.

The following table outlines the Company calculation of working capital/net debt:

g) Supplementary Financial Measures and Non-IFRS Ratios

“Adjusted Funds Flow from operations per basic share” is comprised of funds from operations divided by basic weighted average common shares.
“Adjusted Funds Flow from operations per diluted share” is comprised of funds from operations divided by diluted weighted average common shares.
“Annual Free Funds Flow” is comprised of free funds flow from the current three-month period multiplied by four.
“Operating expense per boe” is comprised of operating expense, as determined in accordance with IFRS, divided by the Company’s total production.
“Realized heavy oil price” is comprised of heavy crude oil commodity sales from production, as determined in accordance with IFRS, divided by the Company’s crude oil production.
“Realized natural gas price” is comprised of natural gas commodity sales from production, as determined in accordance with IFRS, divided by the Company’s natural gas production.
“Realized combined price” is comprised of total commodity sales from production, as determined in accordance with IFRS, divided by the Company’s total production.
“Royalties per boe” is comprised of royalties, as determined in accordance with IFRS, divided by the Company’s total production.
“Transportation costs per boe” is comprised of transportation expense, as determined in accordance with IFRS, divided by the Company’s total production.

The Company has provided additional information on how these measures are calculated in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the interim period ended March 31, 2024, which are available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Oil and Gas Advisories

Any references in this news release to initial production rates (including as a result of recent water or polymer flood activities) are useful in confirming the presence of hydrocarbons; however, such rates are not determinative of the rates at which such wells will continue production and decline thereafter and are not necessarily indicative of long-term performance or ultimate recovery. While encouraging, readers are cautioned not to place reliance on such rates in calculating the aggregate production for the Company. Such rates are based on field estimates and may be based on limited data available at this time.

A barrel of oil equivalent (“boe”) may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 Mcf:1 Bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. In addition, given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.

Definitions and Abbreviations

	bbl	Barrel	Mcf	thousand cubic feet
	bbl/d	barrels per day	Mcf/d	thousand cubic feet per day
	$/bbl	dollar per barrel	$/Mcf	dollar per thousand cubic feet
	boe	barrel of oil equivalent	IFRS	International Financial Reporting Standards
	boe/d	barrel of oil equivalent per day
	$/boe	dollar per barrel of oil equivalent
	US$	United States Dollar

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

SOURCE: Hemisphere Energy Corporation

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March 12, 2024 8:30 AM EDT

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – March 12, 2024) – Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSXV: HME) (OTCQX: HMENF) (“Hemisphere” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce highlights from its independent reserves evaluation (the “Reserve Report”), prepared by McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. (“McDaniel”) and effective as at December 31, 2023.

In 2023, Hemisphere invested $16 million to drill eight successful Atlee Buffalo wells, upgrade facilities in Atlee Buffalo, purchase land and seismic, and pre-purchase some of the materials for its 2024 development program. With the Company’s capital additions, corporate production in 2023 increased by more than 10% year-over-year, to 3,124 boe/d (99% heavy oil). Production is currently trending over 3,450 boe/d (99% heavy oil, based on field estimates between February 10 – March 10, 2024), after significant downtime experienced in January and early February due to extreme cold weather and equipment failure.

During the year, Hemisphere also distributed $13.1 million in base and special dividends, purchased 3.2 million shares under its normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) for a total price of $4.0 million (at an average price of $1.25/share), and exited the year in a cash position with working capital¹ of over $3 million.

The Company’s continued success in the development of its enhanced oil recovery projects was recognized again by McDaniel in the Reserve Report. In the Proved Developed Producing (“PDP”) category, Hemisphere replaced 104% of 2023 production and increased reserve value by 9% to $248 million NPV10 BT. Hemisphere also grew Proved (“1P”) reserve value to $325 million NPV10 BT and Proved plus Probable (“2P”) reserve value to $416 million NPV10 BT.

The Company’s new Saskatchewan lands currently account for only 5% of 1P and 7% of 2P reserves, while making up only 3% of 1P and 5% of 2P NPV10 BT valuations of Hemisphere’s reserves. Significant reserve upside remains on Hemisphere lands if the play proves successful over the course of 2024 and beyond.

Consistent with McDaniel’s 2022 year-end evaluation, the Reserve Report incorporates full corporate abandonment, decommissioning, and reclamation costs (“ADR”) in the PDP category. Hemisphere has always been cautious of acquiring additional wellbore and facility liabilities. A direct result of this strategy is that Hemisphere’s reserves retain more comparative value per barrel than companies with additional ADR liabilities that must be deducted from their base valuations. Management estimates that total undiscounted and uninflated existing ADR is $8.3 million ($2.3 million NPV10 BT, with costs inflated at 2%/yr), which includes all ADR associated with both active and inactive wells, pipelines, and facilities regardless of whether such wells, pipelines, and facilities had any attributed reserves. Based on public information, Hemisphere stands out among its industry peers as being within the top 8% of Alberta oil and gas operators for its industry-leading liability management ratio (“LMR”) of 17, resulting in Hemisphere having less than 1% of its PDP net present value impaired by ADR.

Hemisphere’s low decline, long life, and high value reserves are a sign of the tremendous resource the Company has been developing over the past number of years. These valuable assets are the backbone of Hemisphere and are expected to generate significant free cash flow as they continue to grow with planned additional development and optimization of enhanced oil recovery techniques.

2023 Reserve Highlights

Proved Developed Producing (“PDP”) Reserves

• NPV10 BT of $248 million, an increase of 9% over year-end 2022 and equivalent to $2.49 per basic share.
• Replaced 104% of 2023 production through organic development.
• Maintained reserve volumes year-over-year at 8.2 MMboe (99.6% heavy crude oil).
• Achieved a 2-year FD&A cost of $9.30/boe (including changes in future development capital (“FDC”)) for a recycle ratio of 5.4.
• RLI of 7.2 years based on 2023 production.

Proved (“1P”) Reserves

• NPV10 BT of $325 million, an increase of 5% over year-end 2022 and equivalent to $3.27 per basic share.
• Replaced 90% of 2023 production through organic development.
• Maintained reserve volumes year-over-year at 12.1 MMboe (99.4% heavy crude oil).
• Achieved a 2-year FD&A cost of $14.82/boe (including changes in FDC) for a recycle ratio of 3.4.
• RLI of 10.6 years based on 2023 production.
• NAV of $3.18 per fully diluted share based on Reserve Report pricing assumptions.
• NAV of $3.28 and $4.27 per fully diluted share based on Reserve Report run internally at McDaniel’s pricing sensitivities of US$80 and US$100 WTI flat pricing.

Proved plus Probable (“2P”) Reserves

• NPV10 BT of $416 million, an increase of 5% over year-end 2022 and equivalent to $4.19 per basic share.
• Replaced 125% of 2023 production through organic development.
• Maintained reserve volumes at 16.3 MMboe (99.4% heavy crude oil).
• Achieved a 2-year FD&A cost of $14.91/boe (including changes in FDC) for a recycle ratio of 3.4.
• RLI of 14.3 years based on 2023 production.
• NAV of $4.03 per fully diluted share based on Reserve Report pricing assumptions.
• NAV of $4.12 and $5.36 per fully diluted share based on Reserve Report run internally at McDaniel’s pricing sensitivities of US$80 and US$100 WTI flat pricing.

2023 Independent Qualified Reserve Evaluation

The reserves data set forth below is based upon an independent reserves evaluation prepared by McDaniel dated March 11, 2024 with an effective date of December 31, 2023, and is in accordance with definitions, standards, and procedures contained within COGEH and National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities (“NI 51-101”). Additional reserve information as required under NI 51-101 will be included in Hemisphere’s Annual Information Form which will be filed on SEDAR+ on or before April 30, 2024. Due to rounding, certain totals in the columns may not add in the following tables. All dollar values are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Pricing Assumptions

McDaniel’s independent evaluation was based on the average of the published price forecasts for McDaniel, GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd., and Sproule Associates Ltd. (the “3-Consultant Average Price Forecast”) at January 1, 2024, with the following table detailing pricing and foreign exchange rate assumptions. Hemisphere’s corporate production historically averages a discount of approximately $4.50 to WCS pricing. When compared to last year’s 3-Consultant Average Price Forecast dated January 1, 2023, the current WCS pricing outlook is down approximately 1% in 2024, and up 1% thereafter over the next 15-year period. The 2024 3-Consultant Average Price Forecast uses a 5-year 2024-28 WTI price of US$76.33/bbl and WCS price of Cdn$81.11/bbl.

3-Consultant Average Price Forecast January 1, 2023									3-Consultant Average Price Forecast January 1, 2024
	WTI Crude Oil ($US/bbl)	Edmonton Light Crude Oil ($Cdn/bbl)	Western Canadian Select WCS Crude Oil ($Cdn/bbl)	AECO Spot Price ($Cdn/MM Btu)	Inflation (%)	US/Cdn Exchange Rate ($US/$Cdn)			WTI Crude Oil ($US/bbl)	Western Canadian Select WCS Crude Oil ($Cdn/bbl)	Edmonton Light Crude Oil ($Cdn/bbl)	AECO Spot Price ($Cdn/MM Btu)	Inflation (%)	US/Cdn Exchange Rate ($US/$Cdn)
2024	78.50	97.74	77.75	4.40	2.3	0.765		2024	73.67	92.91	76.74	2.20	0	0.745
2025	76.95	95.27	77.55	4.21	2	0.768		2025	74.98	95.04	79.77	3.37	2	0.765
2026	77.61	95.58	80.07	4.27	2	0.772		2026	76.14	96.07	81.12	4.05	2	0.768
2027	79.16	97.07	81.89	4.34	2	0.775		2027	77.66	97.99	82.88	4.13	2	0.772
2028	80.74	99.01	84.02	4.43	2	0.775		2028	79.22	99.95	85.04	4.21	2	0.775
2029	82.36	100.99	85.73	4.51	2	0.775		2029	80.80	101.94	86.74	4.30	2	0.775
2030	84.00	103.01	87.44	4.60	2	0.775		2030	82.42	103.98	88.47	4.38	2	0.775
2031	85.69	105.07	89.20	4.69	2	0.775		2031	84.06	106.06	90.24	4.47	2	0.775
2032	87.40	106.69	91.11	4.79	2	0.775		2032	85.74	108.18	92.04	4.56	2	0.775
2033	89.15	108.83	92.93	4.88	2	0.775		2033	87.46	110.35	93.89	4.65	2	0.775
2034	90.93	111.00	94.79	4.98	2	0.775		2034	89.21	112.56	95.77	4.74	2	0.775
2035	92.75	113.22	96.69	5.08	2	0.775		2035	90.99	114.81	97.68	4.84	2	0.775
2036	94.61	115.49	98.62	5.18	2	0.775		2036	92.81	117.10	99.64	4.94	2	0.775
2037	96.50	117.80	100.59	5.29	2	0.775		2037	94.67	119.45	101.63	5.03	2	0.775
2038	98.43	120.16	102.60	5.40	2.00	0.78		2038	96.56	121.83	103.66	5.14	2.00	0.78

Summary of Reserves⁽¹⁾

	Heavy Oil	Conventional Natural Gas	Total
Reserves Category	(Mbbl)	(MMcf)	(Mboe)
Proved
Developed Producing	8,196	173	8,225
Developed Non-Producing	34	7	35
Undeveloped	3,756	250	3,798
Total Proved	11,987	429	12,058
Probable	4,231	188	4,262
Total Proved plus Probable	16,217	617	16,320

Note:

(1) Reserves are presented as “gross reserves” which are the Company’s working interest reserves before royalty deductions and without including any royalty interests.

Summary of Net Present Value of Future Net Revenue, Before Tax (“NPV BT”) ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

	NPV BT (M$, except per share amount)
	Discounted at (% per Year)
Reserves Category	0%	5%	10%
Proved
Developed Producing	363,872	295,324	247,832
Developed Non-Producing	720	603	513
Undeveloped	126,954	97,757	76,777
Total Proved	491,546	393,685	325,121
Probable	190,663	126,483	91,337
Total Proved plus Probable	682,209	520,168	416,458
Per basic share(3)
Proved Developed Producing	3.66	2.97	2.49
Proved	4.95	3.96	3.27
Proved plus Probable	6.87	5.24	4.19

Notes:
(1) Based on the average of the published price forecasts for McDaniel, GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd., and Sproule Associates Ltd. at January 1, 2024, as outlined in the table herein entitled “Pricing Assumptions”.
(2) It should not be assumed that the estimates of net present value of future net revenues presented in this table represent the fair market value of Hemisphere’s reserves.
(3) Based on there being 99,340,339 issued and outstanding shares of the Company as of December 31, 2023.

Future Development Costs (“FDC”)

The following summarizes the development costs deducted in the estimation of the net present value of the future net revenue attributable to 1P and 2P reserves.

	Forecast Costs (M$)
	1P	2P
2024	16,410	16,410
2025	22,959	28,051
2026	7,087	12,648
2027	3,501	3,501
Subsequent years	–	–
Total Undiscounted	49,956	60,609
Total Discounted at 10%	43,568	52,209

Finding, Development and Acquisition Costs (“FD&A”) Costs and Recycle Ratios⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

	2023			2-Year Totals/Average
FD&A	PDP	1P	2P	PDP	1P	2P
Exploration, development and acquisition capital (M$)(3)(4)	14,543			31,570
Total changes in FDC (M$)	-528	4,869	10,094	-2,527	2,191	9,888
Total FD&A Capital, including changes in FDC (M$)	14,015	19,412	24,637	29,044	33,762	41,458
FD&A Reserve additions, including revisions (Mboe)	1,181	1,027	1,425	3,123	2,278	2,780
FD&A costs(5), including changes in FDC ($/boe)	11.87	18.90	17.28	9.30	14.82	14.91
Recycle Ratio(6)	3.8	2.4	2.6	5.4	3.4	3.4

Notes:
(1) All financial information included in this news release is per Hemisphere’s preliminary unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which have not yet been approved by the Company’s Audit Committee or Board of Directors and therefore represents management’s estimates. Readers are advised that these financial estimates may be subject to change as a result of the completion of the independent audit on Hemisphere’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the review and approval of same with the Company’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
(2) See “Oil and Gas Advisories” and “Oil and Gas Metrics”.
(3) Exploration, development and acquisition capital excludes capitalized administration costs.
(4) The aggregate of the exploration, development and acquisition capital incurred in the financial year and change during that year in estimated future development costs generally will not reflect total finding, development and acquisition costs related to reserve additions for that year.
(5) FD&A costs are calculated as the sum of exploration, development and acquisition capital plus the change in future development capital (FDC) for the period divided by the change in reserves for the period, including on acquisition lands. FD&A costs take into account reserves revisions during the year on a per boe basis, and 2023 production of 3,124 boe/d.
(6) Recycle ratio is calculated as Operating field netback divided by FD&A costs. Operating field netback is a non-IFRS measure that does not have any standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Refer to the sections “Non-IFRS and Other Specified Financial Measures” and “Financial Information”. The Company‘s estimated operating field netback in 2023 was $45.41/boe (unaudited) and 2-year 2022/23 average operating field netback was $50.67/boe.

Reserve Life Index (“RLI”)

	As of December 31, 2023(1)
PDP	7.2
1P	10.6
2P	14.3

Note:
(1) Calculated as the applicable reserves volume divided by Hemisphere’s average 2023 production of 3,124 boe/d.

Net Asset Value (“NAV”)⁽¹⁾

	As at December 31, 2023
(MM$ except share amounts)	3-Consultant Average Price Forecast	US$80 WTI	US$100 WTI
1P NPV10 BT(2)	325	336	441
2P NPV10 BT(2)	416	426	558
Undeveloped Land and Seismic(3)	3
Proceeds from Stock Options	9
Working Capital(4)	3
Million Shares Outstanding (fully diluted)	107
1P NAV per share (fully diluted)	$3.18	$3.28	$4.27
2P NAV per share (fully diluted)	$4.03	$4.12	$5.36

Notes:
(1) Calculated using the respective net present values of 1P and 2P reserves, before tax and discounted at 10%, plus internally valued undeveloped land & seismic and proceeds from and stock options, plus working capital⁽⁴⁾, and divided by fully diluted outstanding shares. Net present values are shown at various price forecasts including the 3-Consultant Average Price Forecast used in the McDaniel Reserve Report, as well as sensitivities run internally at McDaniel’s flat WTI price forecasts of US$80 and US$100 WTI paired with US$19.32 and US$23.45 WCS differentials, respectively, and 1.37 USD/CAD FX.
(2) 100% of existing and future corporate ADR has been included in the McDaniel Reserve Report. Total corporate ADR accounted for in the 2023 reserve report, including that for future development, amounts to $3.0 million NPV10 BT in the 1P category and $3.1 million NPV10 BT in the 2P category.
(3) Based on an internal evaluation by management of Hemisphere as of December 31, 2023, with an average value of $75.87 per acre for 31,295 undeveloped net acres, and $0.55 million for seismic.
(4) Working Capital is a non-IFRS measure that does not have any standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Refer to the section “Non-IFRS and Other Specified Financial Measures”. All financial information as at December 31, 2023 is per Hemisphere’s preliminary unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which has not yet been approved by the Company’s Audit Committee or Board of Directors and therefore represents management’s estimates. Readers are advised that these financial estimates may be subject to changes as a result of the completion of the independent audit on Hemisphere’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the review and approval of same with the Company’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors.

About Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Hemisphere is a dividend-paying Canadian oil company focused on maximizing value per share growth with the sustainable development of its high netback, low decline conventional heavy oil assets through water and polymer flood enhanced recovery methods. Hemisphere trades on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 1 issuer under the symbol “HME” and on the OTCQX Venture Marketplace under the symbol “HMENF”.

For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.hemisphereenergy.ca to view its corporate presentation or contact:

Don Simmons, President & Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (604) 685-9255
Email: info@hemisphereenergy.ca

Definitions and Abbreviations

bbl	barrel	US$	United States dollar
Mbbl	thousands of barrels	Cdn$	Canadian dollar
MMbbl	millions of barrels	M$	thousand dollars
boe	barrel of oil equivalent	MM	million
boe/d	barrel of oil equivalent per day	NPV BT	Net Present Value of future net revenue, before tax
Mboe	thousands of barrels of oil equivalent	NPV10 BT	NPV BT, discounted at 10%
MMboe	millions of barrels of oil equivalent	FX	Foreign Exchange
MMcf	million cubic feet	FDC	Future Development Costs
MMbtu	million British Thermal Unit	FD&A	Finding, Development and Acquisition
AECO	Alberta Energy Company	NAV	Net Asset Value
WCS	Western Canadian Select	RLI	Reserve Life Index
WTI	West Texas Intermediate

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The use of any of the words “expect”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “believe”, “plans”, “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, this news release contains forward-looking information and statements pertaining to the following: the Company’s expectations that its assets are expected to generate significant free funds flow as they continue to grow with planned additional development and optimization of enhanced oil recovery techniques; the volumes of Hemisphere’s oil and gas reserves and the estimated net present values of the future net revenues of such reserves; the Company’s estimates of ADR; and the Company’s anticipated filing date for its annual information form for the year ending December 31, 2023; upside potential on Hemisphere’s Saskatchewan properties in 2024 and beyond. In addition, statements relating to “reserves” are deemed to be forward-looking statements, as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves described can be profitably produced in the future.

The estimates of Hemisphere’s reserves provided herein are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. In addition, forward-looking statements or information are based on a number of material factors, expectations or assumptions of Hemisphere which have been used to develop such statements and information, but which may prove to be incorrect. Although Hemisphere believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because Hemisphere can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified herein, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: that Hemisphere will continue to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with past operations; results from drilling and development activities are consistent with past operations; the quality of the reservoirs in which Hemisphere operates and continued performance from existing wells; inflation rates and cost escalations; the continued and timely development of infrastructure in areas of new production; the accuracy of the estimates of Hemisphere’s reserve volumes; certain commodity price and other cost assumptions; continued availability of debt and equity financing and cash flow to fund Hemisphere’s current and future plans and expenditures; the impact of increasing competition; the general stability of the economic and political environment in which Hemisphere operates; the general continuance of current industry conditions; the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of Hemisphere to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the ability of the operator of the projects in which Hemisphere has an interest in to operate the field in a safe, efficient and effective manner; the ability of Hemisphere to obtain financing on acceptable terms; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration; the timing and cost of pipeline, storage and facility construction and expansion and the ability of Hemisphere to secure adequate product transportation; future commodity prices; currency, exchange and interest rates; regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which Hemisphere operates; and the ability of Hemisphere to successfully market its oil and natural gas products.

The forward-looking information and statements included in this news release are not guarantees of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. Such information and statements, including the assumptions made in respect thereof, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to defer materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information or statements including, without limitation: changes in commodity prices; regulatory risks, including penalties or other remedial action; the ability of the Company to maintain legal title to its properties; changes to, or restrictions of, labour, supplies, and infrastructure as a result of COVID-19; changes in the demand for or supply of Hemisphere’s products, the early stage of development of some of the evaluated areas and zones; unanticipated operating results or production declines; changes in tax or environmental laws, royalty rates or other regulatory matters; changes in development plans of Hemisphere or by third party operators of Hemisphere’s properties; changes in budgets; increased debt levels or debt service requirements; inaccurate estimation of Hemisphere’s oil and gas reserve volumes; limited, unfavourable or a lack of access to capital markets; increased costs; a lack of adequate insurance coverage; the impact of competitors; and certain other risks detailed from time-to-time in Hemisphere’s public disclosure documents, (including, without limitation, those risks identified in this news release and in Hemisphere’s annual information form).

The forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release, and Hemisphere does not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise any of the included forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

Oil and Gas Advisories

All reserve references in this news release are “gross” or “Company interest reserves”. Such reserves are the Company’s total working interest reserves before the deduction of any royalties and without including any royalty interests of the Company.

It should not be assumed that the net present value of the estimated net revenues presented in this news release represent the fair market value of the reserves. There is no assurance that the forecast prices and costs assumptions will be attained, and variances could be material. The recovery and reserve estimates of Hemisphere’s crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas reserves provided herein are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. Actual crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein. Estimates of net present value and future net revenue contained herein do not necessarily represent fair market value. Estimates of reserves and future net revenue for individual properties may not reflect the same level of confidence as estimates of reserves and future net revenue for all properties, due to the effect of aggregation. There is no assurance that the forecast price and cost assumptions in evaluating Hemisphere’s reserves will be attained and variances could be material.

All future net revenues are estimated using forecast prices, arising from the anticipated development and production of our reserves, net of the associated royalties, operating costs, development costs and abandonment and reclamation costs and are stated prior to provision for interest and general and administrative expenses. Future net revenues have been presented in this news release on a before tax basis.

“Boe” means barrel of oil equivalent on the basis of 6 mcf of natural gas to 1 bbl of oil. Boe’s may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 mcf: 1 bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. In addition, given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.

Oil and Gas Metrics

This news release contains metrics commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry, such as finding, development and acquisition (“FD&A”) costs, “recycle ratio”, “operating field netback” and “reserve life index (“RLI”)”. These terms do not have a standardized meaning and the Company’s calculation of such metrics may not be comparable to the calculation method used or presented by other companies for the same or similar metrics, and therefore should not be used to make such comparisons.

“Finding, development and acquisition costs” or “FD&A costs” are calculated as the sum of exploration, development and acquisition capital plus the change in future development capital (“FDC”) for the period divided by the change in reserves for the period, including on acquisition lands. FD&A costs take into account reserves revisions during the year on a per boe basis. The aggregate of the exploration, development and acquisition costs incurred in the financial year and changes during that year in estimated future development costs generally will not reflect total FD&A costs related to reserves additions for that year. Management uses FD&A costs as a measure of capital efficiency for organic reserves development.

“Exploration, development and acquisition capital” means the aggregate exploration, development and acquisition costs incurred in the financial year, and excludes capitalized administration costs.

“Recycle ratio” is a Non-IFRS ratio calculated as the Operating field netback divided by the FD&A cost per boe for the year. Operating field netback is a non-IFRS financial measure (refer to the section “Non-IFRS and Other Specified Financial Measures”). Management uses recycle ratio to relate the cost of adding reserves to the expected cash flows to be generated.

“Reserve life index” is calculated as total company interest reserves divided by annual production, for the year indicated.

“NAV per fully diluted share” is calculated using the respective net present values of 1P and 2P reserves, before tax and discounted at 10%, plus internally valued undeveloped land & seismic and proceeds from warrants and stock options, plus working capital, and divided by fully diluted outstanding shares. Net present values are shown at various price forecasts including the 3-Consultant Average Price Forecasts used in the McDaniel Reserve Report, as well as sensitivities run internally at McDaniel’s flat WTI price forecasts of US$80 and US$100 WTI paired with US$19.32 and US$23.45 WCS differentials respectively, and 1.37 USD/CAD FX. Management uses NAV per share as a measure of the relative change of Hemisphere’s net asset value over its outstanding common shares over a period of time.

Management uses these oil and gas metrics for its own performance measurements and to provide shareholders with measures to compare the Company’s operations over time. Readers are cautioned that the information provided by these metrics, or that can be derived from the metrics presented in this news release, should not be relied upon for investment or other purposes.

Financial Information

Certain financial information included in this news release is per Hemisphere’s preliminary unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which have not yet been approved by the Company’s Audit Committee or Board of Directors and therefore represents management’s estimates. Readers are advised that these financial estimates may be subject to change as a result of the completion of the independent audit on Hemisphere’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the review and approval of same with the Company’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

Non-IFRS and Other Specified Financial Measures

Certain measures commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry referred to herein, including “Working Capital” and “Operating field netback”, do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures by other companies. These non-IFRS measures are further described and defined below. Investors are cautioned that these measures should not be construed as alternatives to or more meaningful than the most directly comparable IFRS measures as indicators of Hemisphere’s performance. Set forth below are descriptions of the non-IFRS financial measures used in this news release.

“Working Capital” is closely monitored by the Company to ensure that its capital structure is maintained by a strong balance sheet to fund the future growth of the Company. Working Capital is used in this document in the context of liquidity and is calculated as the total of the Company’s bank debt plus current assets, less current liabilities, excluding the fair value of financial instruments, lease and decommissioning liabilities.

($MM)		Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Bank debt	$	–
Current assets		13.3
Current liabilities		(9.9	)
Working Capital	$	3.4

“Operating field netback” is calculated as oil and gas sales, less royalties, operating expenses, and transportation costs on an absolute and per barrel of oil equivalent basis. Operating netback per boe and Operating field netback per boe are calculated by dividing the respective terms by the applicable barrels of oil equivalent of production. A reconciliation of Operating netback and Operating field netback per boe to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS is as follows:

($/boe)		Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Average realized sales	$	74.05
Royalties		(14.89	)
Operating and transportation expenses		(13.75	)
Operating field netback	$	45.41

The Company has provided additional information on how these measures are calculated in the Management’s Discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023, which are available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

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

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1 Working Capital is a non-IFRS measure that does not have any standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Refer to the sections “Non-IFRS and Other Specified Financial Measures” and “Financial Information”.

SOURCE: Hemisphere Energy Corporation

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February 21, 2024 7:30 AM EST | Source: Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 21, 2024) – Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSXV: HME) (OTCQX: HMENF) (“Hemisphere” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has been named as one of the top performers on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) for the third consecutive year.

The 2024 TSXV 50 showcases the top 50 of over 1,600 TSXV issuers across five sectors: energy, mining, clean technology, life sciences, diversified industries, and technology. The ranking is an equal weighting of each company’s performance during 2023 across three key indicators: market capitalization growth, share price appreciation, and trading volume. More details can be found at the following link: www.tsx.com/venture50.

“We are proud to earn a ranking on the 2024 TSXV Venture 50 list for the third consecutive year,” said Don Simmons, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hemisphere. “The Company has continued to take great strides in growing its operations over the past year while maintaining a strong balance sheet and focusing heavily on return of capital to its shareholders.”

About Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Hemisphere is a dividend-paying Canadian oil company focused on maximizing value per share growth with the sustainable development of its high netback, low decline conventional heavy oil assets through polymer flood enhanced recovery methods. Hemisphere trades on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 1 issuer under the symbol “HME” and on the OTCQX Venture Marketplace under the symbol “HMENF”.

For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.hemisphereenergy.ca to view its corporate presentation or contact:

Don Simmons, President & Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (604) 685-9255
Email: info@hemisphereenergy.ca
Website: www.hemisphereenergy.ca

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

SOURCE: Hemisphere Energy Corporation

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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – December 18, 2023) – Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSXV: HME) (OTCQX: HMENF) (“Hemisphere” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ashley Ramsden-Wood as Chief Development Officer.

Ms. Ramsden-Wood has served as Vice President of Engineering at Hemisphere since 2014 and has been instrumental in the successful growth and development of the Company. Along with her technical engineering strengths, Ms. Ramsden-Wood provides invaluable contributions to corporate affairs, capital planning, business development, strategic growth initiatives, and financial performance analysis.

Additionally, in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan, the Company has granted incentive stock options to purchase up to 1.37 million common shares to directors, officers, and investor relations personnel at an exercise price of $1.27 per share until December 15, 2028.

About Hemisphere Energy Corporation

Hemisphere is a dividend-paying Canadian oil company focused on maximizing value per share growth with the sustainable development of its high netback, low decline conventional heavy oil assets through polymer flood enhanced recovery methods. Hemisphere trades on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 1 issuer under the symbol “HME” and on the OTCQX Venture Marketplace under the symbol “HMENF”.

For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.hemisphereenergy.ca to view its corporate presentation or contact:

Don Simmons, President & Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (604) 685-9255
Email: info@hemisphereenergy.ca

Website: www.hemisphereenergy.ca

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