From II19 Oct 2016 18:06
Dear Sirs
i refer you to the attached petition, started on Monday 17th October 2016 and being in operation for 48 hours, has now reached 296 signatures at 3.25 pm on Wednesday 19th October 2016.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/xcite
The contents of the petition are self explanatory and a pdf copy can be provided.
This shows the Private Shareholders absolute rejection of the proposals contained within your RNS of the 27th September 2016.
With a separate totalling and register of Private Investors holdings, we are now confident that we have sufficient shareholder support to vote down your proposals.
The strength of feeling is such that this will apply to any proposed resolution which leaves the Private Shareholders with minimal residual equity.
In an attempt to prevent the calling of an EGM to vote on any such resolution, we propose that a meeting is held between 2 or 3 substantial shareholders, with a financial background, to meet and discuss a more proportionate solution for the way forward.
There would be no guarantee that said meeting would provide a solution, but we think it prudent that this option should be given serious consideration.
I would not personally be involved in said negotiations, but am willing to provide the contact for the necessary people to attend and discuss matters on behalf of, and with the consent of, our Group.
The following paragraph is specifically for Pareto Securities and your Clients.
It has become absolutely clear to our Group, that the current Board of Directors no longer have the support or the confidence of the Private Investors of Xcite.
The attached petition bears witness to that.
We have therefore taken the unusual step of contacting you directly, with a view to taking the Company forward in a way that is mutually beneficial to both your Clients and the Private Shareholders.
Please accept this request in that spirit.
The consequences of not agreeing an acceptable way forward are dire.
As noted, the Private Shareholders Group will vote down any proposal which leaves them with minimal residual equity.
We are now absolutely confident of that.
The Company have stated in their RNS of 27th September, that such an action would result in "enforcement action" from you/ your Clients.
In all of these discussions we are mindful of the OGA in the UK and the Department of Energy Secretary of State.
If Xcite cannot prove that it has a viable financial future, the Bentley Licence can be revoked.
If Xcite do not hold the Licence, Xcite Energy is relatively worthless, meaning that the Private Investors lose everything (pretty much the position we face with the current proposals), also the Bondholders would be in the same position losing $135 million plus.
There would be nothing to salvage from Receivership or Liquidation.
These are statements of fact.
We ask you to review the foregoing, the strength of feeling of