You don't like it BUT.....28 Apr 2021 20:23
You all wanted to sail into the year end on fumes and go to project funding for Capex.....However there are a few trhings that this raise does for SAV that they would not otherwise have been able to do without it.
1. First offtake we needed badly, GALP comes to rescue with money for DFS, but what about the next offtake, we are no longer holding a begging bowl and capitalised, the second offtake will not get the sam deal as GALP. - See HZM fundraise, no onle liked it but they needed to be capitalised to have strength in offtake negotiations
1.a. GALP DD would need to see good capitalisation
2. We would have no chance in securing new ground in the licence auctions if we were not well capitalised, it is part of the requirement to be well funded, you can't rck up with a quid secure ground then sit on it for years working out how to move on it.
3. Drilling more territory - We can't sit back on a one hit wonder, due to the lack of competition in EU and the shortage end of the decade, SAV needs to be putting extensions to the mine life/new mine in order soon so 2025-2030 we take up more of the supply in EU rather than watch others come in and offer up new supply if SAV waits until 2023 when producing before branching out. GALP will want supply for 30 years, 15 years is just the beginning, SAV wants to be able to extend that contract but needs new resource to do so. Plans need to start now.
4. IPO on ASX costs money, if we do not advance Moz then it will sit gathering more dust and whilst market in HMS is hot right now best time to get value from it.....SAV also better to hive it off for EU financing come capex, they will want a pure play. Even if we get PFS over the line that is 20% to 35% overnight in stake of MOZ, worht more than the few million to get it there.
So you can whinge how it was done and price it was done, but you can't be too dismissive of WHY it was done when there are clear reasons with value add to their completion.