Options RNS & Capital Drawdown30 Jun 2018 13:04
The recent Options RNS stated a sequence of milestones that the company was working towards, to which were attached share options.
The first in that sequence was binding JDA (yesterday's financial results RNS informed that this is still targeted for end of July). The second milestone in that sequence was a capital drawdown. This would be, it would be sensible to assume, Return of Historic Costs. There were in total five key milestones, culminating in Financial Close. The two I mention were the first two, in the order I present them below.
My interpretation, therefore, regarding that sequence of milestones is that once we have a confirmed binding JDA (e.g. still targeted for end of July), we will subsequently receive capital by way of that drawdown. These are clearly ordered before the next three milestones. In other words, we should expect them to be executed before the other three.
The Options RNS was from 29th May, a little over four weeks ago. Given that these milestones are heavily incentivised, I can only assume with a high degree of certainty that this is the company's preferred and expected path (not to mention their being in an RNS and so therefore official company guidance).
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'2,790,779 options vest on the execution of binding documentation with a new strategic partner [...]'
'2,790,779 options vest on the first draw down of capital from a new strategic partner [...]'
https://www.investegate.co.uk/ncondezi-energy-ltd--nccl-/rns/share-option-grants/201805290700154082P/