The parties have reached a tentative settlement apparently valued at approximately $611,000 in action filed against Tengasco CEO M.E. Ratliff and Tengasco, Inc. (Amex:TGC) on behalf of stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between August 1, 2001, and April 22, 2002. Persons eligible to participate in the settlement must file a proof of claim postmarked no later than July 16, 2004.
The proposed settlement consists of 129,870 shares of Tengasco common stock and 100,000 shares of Miller Petroleum, Inc., common stock from defendant Ratliff, and 300,000 three-year warrants to purchase restricted Tengasco stock at $1 per share, 150,000 shares of Miller common stock and $37,500 cash from defendant Tengasco.
If you have not yet received the full printed Notice of Pendency of Class Action which describes in detail all pertinent aspects of the litigation, you may obtain a copy of these documents by identifying yourself as a class member when you write to the claims administrator:
Miller v. Ratliff, and Tengasco, Inc.
c/o FRG Information Systems Corp.
Post Office Box 4059
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
The settlement will not be effective until the court grants it final approval. The court has scheduled a hearing on the matter for April 29, 2004.