09:49 AM EST - Blackbird Energy Inc. : Announced a non-brokered private placement of 16,500,000 common shares in the capital of the Company to be issued on a "flow-through" basis pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) in respect of Canadian Exploration Expenses at a price of $0.485 per share for gross proceeds of $8,002,500. Blackbird Energy Inc.
shares V.BBI are trading up $0.015 at $0.49.