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After the oil in place lie who can trust what UKOG say,plus still not got ho ahead for Loxley.
Ramp placing Ramp placing.
Someone's accumulating high numbers.GLA
Wrong direction.
Huge buys but dropping?
Well the only thing SS hasn't done is feck up the original well...or has he.
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Death spiral financing is the result of a badly structured convertible financing used to fund primarily small cap companies in the marketplace, causing the company's stock to fall dramatically, which can lead to the company's ultimate downfall.
Some small companies rely on selling convertible debt to large private investors (see private investment in public equity) to fund their operations and growth. This convertible debt, often convertible preferred stock or convertible debentures, can be converted to the common stock of the issuing company at a discount to the market value of the common stock at the time of each conversion.
Under a “death spiral” scenario, the holder of the convertible debt might short the issuer's common stock at which time the debt holder converts some of the convertible debt to common shares with which he then covers the debt holder's short position. The debt holder continues to sell short and cover with converted stock, which, along with selling by other shareholders alarmed by the falling price, continually weakens the share price, making the shares unattractive to new investors and possibly severely limiting the company's ability to obtain new financing if necessary.
The lender would have a potentially greater gain if the shares were to increase in value, but if they decrease in value, there is some protection. Otherwise, they would probably not be willing to lend the money because of the poor risk profiles of the companies interested in this type of financing.
There are some ways to limit the "spiral" situation, e.g. by prohibiting short selling so as to have a stronger incentive for the debt holder to see the stock price increase. It is also worth noting that in a spiral scenario, it becomes more and more difficult for the debt holder to recover its investment because of the increasing volume of common stock it receives upon each conversion of its debt. Another mean to limit the "spiral" risk is to ensure that the amount of funding is in line with the trading activity of the common stock so as to reduce the potential decrease resulting from the sale of common stock by the debt holder.
Companies willing to agree to financing on these terms often could not obtain funding through any other means due to their early development stage or credit risk profile. The terms, though viewed by some as onerous, give the lender a potential way to recover their debt regardless of what happens to the shares of the company, and the company an easy access to dilutive but relatively cheap funding in terms of cash cost.
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Has something leaked thats not water?
Was there not an extra date set for 3rd Sept as UKOG not on agenda for that late date in Sept?
Get ready for the rise when pump and dump happens next SCC meeting around 3 Sept.
Well thats put a damper on the rise.
Apparently SCC are scouring the loxley site looking for endangered frogs.
If SCC cannot find a legal argument against planning then it must be passed, the spotlights on them and they will be dragged to court loose and be in huge debt.
Advise should be adhered to by other SCC members who say it must go through.
Thats why we are being bought into JV coming up and we are cheap.
Looks like a farm in, maybe we are about to be bought into?
No problem buying?
I sat glued to it for 5 hrs,why, well it was the funniest sketch ever, monty python would have loved the material.
Totally dumbfounded at most of them.
Maybe ots not a good CPR?
Hope UKOG do not tamper with existing well, luck is not on there side and attempting to create a greater flow may cause water ingress.GLA
Seems to me getting the cost of operation and becoming debt free would be a wise move for a company looking for either a partner or a sell off to another party.