RE: EU impact assessment showing the price of cinovec lithium21 Apr 2026 09:58
A fascinating insight into how Mickey Mouse thinks foreign investment works.
So, after you present your latest theory with a PPT and graphics to the board, a few things would be pointed out to you either by Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. who would start by reminding you that he's a former US Assistant Secretary of State and National Security Advisor or Richard Pavlik who would explain that he is a former Chief Project Manager for OKD:
1. The Veto Protection (April 15 RNS) - shows that your babbling about dilution will fail due to the Law and the Geomet Shareholders Agreement which requires unanimous approval for any major funding or structural changes.
2. Nothing moves without Keith Coughlan’s signature - This is why a buyout is the only logical path forward for the Czech state.
3. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is a major shareholder and the EBRD is owned by 71 countries and the EU. If the Czech state tried take the asset or force a lowball offer, they would be arguing with the major financial arm of the European Union.
4. The Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) - EMH is protected by the Australia-Czech Republic Bilateral Investment Treaty (1991) which legally protects Australian investors against measures having effect equivalent to nationalisation without full, prompt, and effective compensation at market value. This is in addition to property that EMH owns that is also protected by the CZ constitution.
5. Because Cinovec is now an EU Strategic Project under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), any move to dilute EMH into oblivion it would trigger a legal crisis in Brussels.
Look, Mickey, this isn't a zero sum game involving horses in the way you fantasize. It's a situation where everyone moves on with after being fairly treated and with the most likely outcome that CEZ/the state becomes the 100% owner of the project, a huge financial/construction deal with Posco the most likely candidate, the EU providing the security deposit of 400m plus lithium at cost +30% - and EMH being paid a fair price for getting this project to where it is.