Saturn Oil & Gas receives TSX approval to renew share buyback program for up to 12.2 million shares

Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. (TSX: SOIL) just got the green light from the Toronto Stock Exchange to run another round of share buybacks. The Calgary-based light oil producer announced on September 3, 2026, that the TSX accepted its notice to launch a renewed Normal Course Issuer Bid — this one running from September 8, 2026, through September 7, 2027 — authorizing repurchases of up to 12,225,129 common shares.

TSX approves renewed share repurchase program

That number — 12,225,129 shares — works out to exactly 10% of Saturn’s public float. The TSX calculates that threshold by excluding shares held by directors, executive officers, and any shareholders controlling more than 10% of the company. As of August 31, 2026, Saturn had 180,009,835 shares issued and outstanding, with a public float of 122,251,297 shares.

Peters & Co. Limited will handle all the buying on Saturn’s behalf, operating under an automatic securities purchase plan. That means it can buy shares on any trading day — even during periods when Saturn itself is under a self-imposed blackout. The setup is standard for Canadian issuers running ongoing buyback programs.

The renewed program builds on a solid track record: 24.2 million shares cancelled since August 2024, cutting the outstanding share count by roughly 12%.

Purchases can go through the TSX, other designated Canadian and U.S. exchanges, or alternative Canadian trading systems. Price paid will reflect whatever the market price is at the time of each transaction, consistent with TSX pricing rules.

Company cites share price dislocation as rationale for buybacks

Saturn is pretty direct about why it’s doing this. The company states it believes “dislocations exist between the current share price and the inherent value of the business.” Management thinks the stock is trading below what it’s actually worth, and buybacks are how they plan to close that gap.

The logic isn’t complicated. When you buy back shares at a discount to intrinsic value, the shareholders who stick around end up with a bigger slice of the pie — and better per-share numbers on things like production and cash flow. Saturn plans to fund all repurchases from available cash while keeping what it calls a “financially prudent capital structure,” which means the company isn’t planning to take on debt to finance the program.

Daily TSX purchases are capped at 200,855 shares. That ceiling equals 25% of the average daily trading volume for the six months ended August 31, 2026, when the daily average came in at 803,422 shares. Block repurchases may qualify for exceptions to that daily limit under TSX rules.

Prior NCIB fully completed, with 24.2 million shares repurchased since 2024

This renewed program follows the full completion of Saturn’s previous NCIB — and that one didn’t just run its course. It wrapped up early. Saturn completed it on July 22, 2026, more than a month before the August 26, 2026 expiry date.

Under that prior NCIB, Saturn repurchased and cancelled all 12,078,583 authorized shares for total consideration of approximately $29.3 million USD, at a weighted average price of $2.43 USD per share. Finishing the full authorized amount ahead of schedule points to an aggressive pace of buying throughout the program.

There’s also a Substantial Issuer Bid in the mix. That separate offer closed July 16, 2025, resulting in the cancellation of an additional 1,608,182 shares at C$2.15 per share — a fixed-price tender offer rather than open-market purchases.

Add it all up and the scale becomes clear. Since Saturn launched its first NCIB on August 27, 2024, the company has repurchased and cancelled a total of 24.2 million shares — roughly a 12% reduction in shares outstanding from when the program first kicked off. For existing shareholders, that’s a meaningful compression of the share count in just two years.

Saturn’s operations and shareholder return strategy in context

Saturn Oil & Gas focuses on light oil production in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Its shares trade on the TSX under the ticker SOIL and on the OTCQX under OILSF. The company describes its asset base as low-decline and free-cash-flowing — a portfolio that generates consistent cash without needing constant reinvestment just to hold production steady.

That cash profile is what makes an active buyback program workable. Companies running high-decline assets typically have to plow cash back into drilling just to keep production flat. Saturn’s lower-decline assets leave more room to direct capital toward shareholder returns instead — a meaningful structural advantage when sustaining a repurchase program over time.

Buybacks aren’t a side project here. Returning capital to shareholders is framed as a “key tenet” of corporate strategy, sitting alongside accretive acquisitions and growing per-share reserves, production, and cash flow.

Repurchases of up to 12,225,129 common shares

Here’s what matters about Saturn’s renewed NCIB. The TSX accepted the company’s notice on September 3, 2026, with the program running from September 8, 2026, through September 7, 2027, authorizing repurchases of up to 12,225,129 common shares — 10% of the public float.

Peters & Co. Limited will execute purchases through an automatic plan, so buying can continue even during Saturn’s blackout periods. Daily TSX purchases are capped at 200,855 shares, and all repurchased shares will be cancelled rather than held in treasury.

The renewed program builds on a solid track record: 24.2 million shares cancelled since August 2024, cutting the outstanding share count by roughly 12%. Saturn Oil & Gas says it’ll fund everything from available cash while keeping a prudent capital structure in place.

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