Updating Masters Energy, Zargon Energy Trust and 20-20 Technologies

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MASTERS ENERGY $1.73 (Toronto symbol MSY; SI Rating: Speculative) (403-290-1785; www.mastersenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 15.4 million; Market cap: $26.6 million) jumped over 40% recently after it received a friendly $41.4-million takeover offer from ZARGON ENERGY TRUST $15.05 (Toronto symbol ZAR.UN; SI Rating: Speculative) (403-264-9992; www.zargon.ca; Units outstanding: 18.6 million; Market cap: $279.9 million). To fund the purchase, Zargon plans to pay out a maximum of $5.7 million in cash. It will also issue up to 1.49 million trust units. Zargon is offering Masters shareholders a cash option and a units-plus-cash option. Under the cash option, Zargon will pay $1.83 for each Masters share tendered until it reaches its maximum cash payout. Any remainder will be paid in Zargon units. Under the second option, each Masters common share may be exchanged for 0.12 of a Zargon unit. This option will also be pro-rated according to Zargon’s unit and cash maximums. The Masters purchase will add 1,275 barrels of oil equivalent per day to Zargon’s production…