CALGARY, AB, Aug. 28, 2025 /CNW/ - Fiddlehead Resources Corp. ("Fiddlehead," or the "Company") (TSXV: FHR), is pleased to announce the filing of its unaudited financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Selected financial and operating information should be read in conjunction with Fiddlehead's unaudited interim financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 ("2025 Q2 Documents"). Financial and operating highlights for the period include:

   -- Average corporate production of 1,526 BOE/d and 1,581 boe/d for the three 
      and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. 
 
   -- Oil and gas sales totaled $2,774,408 and Funds Flow used in Operations 
      was $925,816. 
 
   -- On April 10, 2025, Fiddlehead announced that it had entered into a share 
      purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with a privately owned 
      Central Alberta producer ("PrivateCo") to acquire upstream producing and 
      non-producing assets near Cynthia, Alberta (the "Cynthia Assets"). 
      Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Fiddlehead will acquire 
      all the issued and outstanding shares of PrivateCo (the "Transaction") 
      for total consideration of $21,000,000 (the "Purchase Price"), consisting 
      of $18,000,000 cash consideration and $3,000,000 in units of Fiddlehead 
      ("Unit"). Each Unit consists of one common share of Fiddlehead ("Common 
      Share") valued at a price of $0.20 per share and one whole share purchase 
      warrant ("Warrant"). The acquisition will result in 2,238 BOE/d of 
      additional production. 
 
   -- Effective June 24, 2025, the Company's Credit Facility agreement was 
      amended. Originally set to mature November 30, 2025, the maturity date 
      was extended eighteen months to December 31, 2026, with monthly interest 
      payments and no fixed required amortization or principal repayment until 
      maturity. 
 
   -- Fiddlehead reached an agreement with the Vendor of the South Ferrier, 
      Strachan Asset, resulting in the elimination of the deferred 
      consideration to the vendor of $1.25 million and contingent consideration 
      totalling $2.25 million previously announced, due on December 31, 2025 
      and January 31, 2026, respectively. A resulting gain has been recognized 
      in the interim financial statements for the quarter of $1.94 million. 

The table below summarizes selected highlights from the Company's financial and operating results:

 
(Expressed in $000s, 
except per share, 
price and volumes 
amounts) 
                      Three months     Six months 
                      endedJune 30     endedJune 30 
                      2025     2024    2025     2024 
OPERATING 
HIGHLIGHTS AND 
NETBACKS(1) 
Average 
production and 
sales volumes 
Light oil (bbls/d)         84       -      101       - 
NGLs (bbls/d)             396       -      395       - 
Natural gas (Mcf/d)     6,281       -    6,512       - 
Total BOE/d)            1,526       -    1,581       - 
Average 
realized sales 
prices 
Light oil ($/bbl)       79.22       -    86.56       - 
NGLs ($/bbl)            33.87       -    41.53       - 
Natural gas ($/Mcf)      1.66       -     1.87       - 
Total oil equivalent 
 ($/BOE)                20.17       -    23.75       - 
Netbacks 
($/BOE)(1) 
Petroleum and 
 natural gas sales      20.17       -    23.75       - 
Royalties                4.93       -     5.82       - 
Operating expenses      12.81       -    12.21       - 
Transportation 
 expenses                0.08       -     0.09       - 
Operating netback(1)     2.35       -     5.64       - 
General and 
 administrative 
 expenses                7.84       -     7.73       - 
Finance costs            6.44       -     6.35       - 
Adjusted Funds Flow 
 Netback(1,2)         (11.94)       -   (8.45)       - 
FINANCIAL 
HIGHLIGHTS 
Petroleum and 
 natural gas sales      2,774       -    6,750       - 
Petroleum and 
 natural gas sales, 
 net of royalties       2,090       -    5,086       - 
Net loss & 
 comprehensive loss     (756)     196  (3,253)     334 
Basic per share        (0.01)    0.04   (0.05)    0.06 
Diluted per share      (0.01)    0.04   (0.05)    0.06 
Cash flow used in 
 operating 
 activities              (20)   (176)    (164)   (322) 
Funds flow from 
 operations(2)          (926)   (185)  (1,121)   (312) 
Basic per share        (0.02)  (0.04)   (0.02)  (0.05) 
Diluted per share      (0.02)  (0.04)   (0.02)  (0.05) 
Total assets           27,725      94   27,725      94 
Total non-current 
 financial 
 liabilities           11,427       -   11,427       - 
Total long-term 
 debt, including 
 current portion       12,048       -   12,048       - 
Shareholders' equity    2,856      44    2,856      44 
Weighted average 
 common shares 
 outstanding (000s) 
 -- basic(3)           60,521   5,226   60,521   5,824 
Weighted average 
 common shares 
 outstanding (000s) 
 -- diluted(3)         60,521   5,226   60,521   5,824 
Common shares 
 outstanding (000s), 
 end of period         60,521   6,921   60,521   6,921 
 
 
(1)  "Netbacks" are non-GAAP financial measure calculated 
      per unit of production. "Operating Netback", and "Adjusted 
      Funds Flow Netback" do not have standardized meanings 
      under IFRS Accounting Standards. See " Non-GAAP Financial 
      Measures " section of the MD&A. 
(2)  "Funds Flow from Operations" ("FFO") does not have 
      a standardized meanings under IFRS Accounting Standards. 
      See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of the MD&A. 
(3)  Common shares outstanding have been adjusted as a 
      result of the Share Consolidation. 
 

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This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release, including, without limitation, future statements related to anticipated production volumes and the the closing of the Transaction. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Management Discussion and Analysis and its Annual Information Form, which are available for view on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. These risks include but are not limited to, the risks associated with the oil and natural gas industry, such as exploration, production and general operational risks, the volatility of pricing for oil and natural gas, the inability to market natural gas production and changes in natural gas sale prices, changing investor sentiment about the oil and natural gas industry, any delays in production, marketing and transportation of natural gas, drilling costs and availability of equipment, regulatory approval risks and environmental, health and safety risks. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. In this press release, all references to "$" are to Canadian dollars.

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