RE: £64.5k late buys18 Jan 2023 21:14
The major anticipated news at Tomco is on the following:
"The Company is currently in discussions to secure a potential non-equity funding package for Greenfield, that would, inter alia, enable Greenfield to ultimately acquire the remaining 90% of the Membership Interests in TSHII and cover the currently estimated construction costs of two commercial scale oil sands separation plants and requisite associated supporting infrastructure to enable the future mining of oil baring sands at the TSHII site."
"Whilst there can be no certainty that such funding arrangements will be successfully concluded, or as to the terms or structure of any such non-equity funding in TomCo, one scenario that is currently under active consideration would involve TomCo disposing of a majority stake in Greenfield to a partner(s) in return for, inter alia, certain upfront cash consideration, a continuing equity participation for TomCo in Greenfield without the requirement for further capital contributions from TomCo and the provision of a sizeable funding package to Greenfield. It is the intention of TomCo that any funding package provided to Greenfield would enable the construction of two oil sands separation plants capable of processing at least 6,000 tonnes per day of oil sands, along with at least 14 in-situ oil recovery wells."
https://www.investegate.co.uk/tomco-energy-plc/rns/placing-to-raise--0.925m--update-re-greenfield/202211300700039997H/
"As previously announced, Greenfield owns a 10% Membership Interest in TSHII and holds an exclusive option (the "Option"), exercisable at its sole discretion, to acquire the remaining 90% of the Membership interests for additional cash consideration of US$16.25 million up to 31 December 2022 (the "Agreement")."
"The Agreement has now been varied in order to extend the exercise period of the Option. Accordingly, Greenfield may now exercise the Option, at its sole discretion, by delivering a notice of exercise on or before 28 February 2023 and making payment of the US$16.25 million cash consideration by no later than 3 March 2023."
https://www.investegate.co.uk/tomco-energy-plc/rns/update-re-tshii/202212300700042593L/
If someone in the know in USA has just bought £97k of Tomco, that might suggest that Tomco have come to an agreement where their minority stake of Greenfield is still significant. A minority stake would obviously be anything below 50%, but the closer to 50% the better for Tomco shareholders, especially when the project is fully funded and Tomco get a free carry.