Westport, Connecticut, Aug. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Energy Group, Ltd. (AEGG) announced today that it has entered into a loan transaction with an institutional investor for the borrowing of $200,000. The lender has made four prior loans to the Company announced in 2014 and 2015. The current loan provides for an interest rate of 5.0% per annum, a maturity date of February 5, 2016, and repayment prior to maturity out of 25% of any proceeds of hydrocarbon production received by the Company, any International Chamber of Commerce refunds related to the Company's recent international arbitration proceeding, or any lump sum settlement payments from any of the adverse parties in that arbitration. The loan is secured by a first lien on the Company's non-producing Texas oil and gas interests. The loan also includes the issuance to the lender of two million warrants to purchase the Company's common stock at $0.20 per share which expire February 5, 2020. The Company further announced that it has sold 233,334 Common Shares to two (2) individual investors for a cash consideration of $0.15 per share or a total consideration of $35,000 to the Company. The proceeds of each transaction will be used for general and administrative operating capital including legal expenses.
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