RE: Canmax10 Jun 2026 19:04
If Premier African Minerals (AIM: PREM) fails to pay or refinance the outstanding Canmax prepayment facility (approximately $34.6 M plus accrued interest) by the extended 30 June 2026 longstop date, Canmax has the contractual right to enforce its full rights under the amended Offtake and Prepayment Agreement.Because the repayment amount runs into the tens of millions of dollars and PREM shares are trading as low as the 0.01 p to 0.03 p range, any forced conversion of the total debt (exceeding $35 M) would require the issuance of tens of billions of new shares.The precise number of shares that would need to be issued fluctuates daily based on several variables:
Total Accrued Interest: Interest has been compounding since the advance, changing the exact principal owed.Conversion / Issue Price: While recent interest conversions have been completed at fixed issue prices ranging between 0.012 p and 0.02 p per share, a full debt-to-equity conversion would require mutual agreement on the share price or strict application of the contractual conversion formula.Currency Exchange Rate: The debt is denominated in USD, while PREM trades in GBP on the AIM market, making the final issuance dependent on the \(\frac{\text{GBP}}{\text{USD}}\) rate at the time of conversion.For example, based on recent conversion pricing, issuing shares to clear a $35 M debt at an issue price of 0.015p could mathematically result in the issue of over 180 billion new shares (depending on exchange rates and outstanding interest). If a higher fixed conversion price is applied, fewer shares would be required, but it would still lead to extreme shareholder dilution