RE: IP6 Sep 2018 13:56
27 AUG 08 DSMV bought 230,769,230 PXS Shares @ 0.65p (placing price) = £1.5m = 29.3% of PXS.
21 APR 10 DSMV sold 33,000,000 PXS Shares @ 5.06p = approx £1.6m
23 JUL 10 DSMV sold a further 54,000,000 PXS Shares @ around 3p = approx £1.6m
So DSMV paid £1.5m and have so far realised £3.2m profits – which has covered their initial investment and given DSM some funds to cover initial FF commercialisation – the famous 6 figure sum Moon mentioned.
They still hold 143,769,230 PXS shares (worth today around £0.5m).
They also don’t actually produce FF in house so don’t have own ongoing in house production costs apart from paying someone to make the batches against orders received by DSM.
DSM will farm in or farm out as it suits them. Right now they simply have the use of PXS’s IP in return for a share of the profits (after some costs are applied). If they feel they need to ‘farm in’ the FF IP (for whatever reason), I’m sure they will do what is necessary to bring it solely into their ownership. If not, then business as is. The deal with H&B didn’t just happen on its own…PXS right now is a one man band and he moved down-under a few years back.