09:51 AM EST - Artisan Energy Corporation : Has closed a second tranche of its previously announced brokered private placement of common shares with Richardson GMP Limited as agent. Artisan has issued 3,350,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of $335,000. Artisan expects to close the remainder of the Private Placement on or around September 30. Artisan Energy Corporation
shares V.AEC are trading unchanged at $0.04.