RE: SP26 Nov 2023 13:00
From the Interims 28/09/23
Further to the receipt of initial gross consideration of £10m (c. £3.2m net to Reabold) in November 2022, the payment of the contingent consideration arising from the sale of Corallian to Shell in 2022 will be staged as follows:
A single payment of £22m (£9.5m net to Reabold) will be made, assuming the development and production consent for the Victory gas field is secured from the North Sea Transition Authority, on or before FRIDAY 1st December 2023.
If consent has not been granted by this date, then Shell will have the option to
either: i) pay £12m (£5.1m net to Reabold), with the remaining £10.0 million (£4.4m net to Reabold) being paid at a later consent date; or ii) offer to transfer-back the Victory licence to the current Corallian shareholders for £1 consideration.
imo - it is highly unlikely the NSTA will issue a decision this week unless they have given Shell/RBD a 30/11 deadline which is not how they appear to operate. It is not clear when Shell would pay the £5.1m, the Interims are deliberately opaque.