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Net Asset Value

Zargon's oil, liquids and natural gas reserves were evaluated using the McDaniel product price forecasts effective January 1, 2011, prior to provisions for income taxes, interest, debt service charges, transaction costs and general and administrative expenses.

The estimated future net revenue contained in the following table does not necessarily represent the fair market value of the reserves. There is no assurance that the forecast price and cost assumptions contained in the McDaniel reserves evaluation will be attained and variations could be material. The recovery and reserve estimates described herein are estimates only. Actual reserves may be greater or less than those calculated.

Before Tax Present Value of Future Net Revenue (Forecast Price Case)

Discount Rate
($ millions) 0% 5% 10% 15%
Proved producing 629.3 480.4 391.0 332.6
Proved non-producing 26.0 21.3 17.8 15.2
Proved undeveloped 23.7 18.4 14.5 11.6
Total Proved 679.0 520.1 423.3 359.4
Probable additional producing 277.5 152.9 100.0 72.6
Probable additional non-producing and undeveloped 83.1 61.2 47.4 38.1
Total Probable Additional 360.6 214.1 147.4 110.7
Total Proved and Probable 1,039.6 734.2 570.7 470.1

Net Asset Value

As at December 31 ($ millions) 2010 2009 2008
Proved and probable reserves (PVBT 10%)(1)(2) 570.7 592.4 567.0
Undeveloped land 44.5 58.8 70.4
Working capital (excluding unrealized risk management assets/liabilities and future income taxes) (9.1) (11.4) (10.1)
Bank debt (115.3) (76.6) (77.6)
Proceeds from the exercise of all share rights 31.7 41.0 42.3
Net asset value (including share rights dilution) 522.5 604.2 592.0
Net asset value per share
Total ($/share) 18.15 21.65 25.99
With full dilution ($/share)(3) 18.34 21.77 25.96

The preceding table shows what is customarily referred to as a "produce-out" net asset value calculation under which the current value of Zargon's reserves would be produced at the McDaniel forecast future prices and costs. The value is a snapshot in time as of December 31, 2010, and is based on various assumptions including commodity prices and foreign exchange rates that vary over time. In this analysis, the present value of the proved and probable reserves is calculated at a before tax 10 percent discount rate. In the net asset value calculation, Zargon's 521 thousand net acres of undeveloped land is valued at $44.51 million based on the independent firm of Seaton-Jordon & Associates Ltd.'s valuation of undeveloped lands as at December 31, 2010.

  1. McDaniel's estimate of future before tax cash flow discounted at PV 10 percent.
  2. PVBT represents present value before taxes.
  3. Full dilution of shares represents the year end common shares outstanding plus the presumed exercise of all share rights. At December 31, 2010, Zargon had 27.046 million common shares and 1.446 million share incentive rights issued and outstanding. Assuming the exercise of all share incentive rights, there would be 28.492 million common shares outstanding at this date.

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