i3 Energy PLC Announces South Simonette Consolidation - ROFR Exercise EASTLEIGH, UK / ACCESSWIRE / May 31, 2021 / i3 Energy plc (AIM:I3E) (TSX:ITE), an independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK and Canada, is pleased to announce the execution of a strategic acquisition in its core Simonette area, taking operatorship and doubling its position in a premium light oil asset in the Lower Montney. Highlights: Acquired an additional 49.5% position plus operatorship in the Company's South Simonette oil property, increasing i3's interest to 99%. Cost to exercise the Right of First Refusal (" ROFR") of USD 4.2mm (CAD 5mm) plus planned capital investment of USD 0.58mm to reactivate two suspended wells in July results in effective acquisition at 1.49x next twelve months ("