RE: GGPSP21 Jan 2022 14:50
This is the process in bulleted list form Tom and I've had it confirmed by GGP as being a correct understanding.
The SP has nothing to do with the FMV valuation, once a FMV price for the 5% is established under the process below, NCM have 30 days to decide whether to go ahead or not. It won't be something we can refuse, both NCM/GGP are tied to this process.
1) Newcrest want to agree the option exercise price by mid feb 2022,
2) If Newcrest/GGP do not mutually agree on a Fair Market Value by this date then both parties put forward their own valuations
3) If both valuations are within 10% of each other, then the average will be considered the valuation for Newcrest to exercise their 5% option.
4) If there is a greater than 10% disparity, an independent expert is brought in to choose which one of the estimates is fair market value, so I assume that is the price that needs to be paid by Newcrest.
5) Newcrest then has 30 business days to exercise its option to acquire the additional 5%.
6) Should they choose to go ahead, then proceeds from the exercise will be used to repay the outstanding balance of the existing loan we have from Newcrest.
HOWEVER, whomever replied to my email (below***) pointed out that GGP/NCM can agree to anything they want as long as both of them are happy to change things, think of it as a framework to encourage professionalism and sensible approaches.
***Your summary of the 5% option exercise, fair market valuation process and timeline is accurate. It’s worth noting that these parameters are subject to change based on mutual agreement between the parties.