RE: 80% down - why?17 Sep 2024 07:23
Key Deal Terms:
-- Energean to acquire 45% and 37.5% interests in the Lixus and Rissana licences respectively, and take operatorship of both licences
-- Chariot will retain a 30% and 37.5% interest in Lixus and Rissana respectively, with ONHYM maintaining a 25% stake in each licence
-- Chariot will receive:
o US$10 million payable on completion of the transaction
o US$15 million payable on Final Investment Decision ("FID")
o US$85 million gross carry including:
-- All Lixus costs up to FID, including the additional Anchois well with a gas flow test
-- Planned Rissana seismic acquisition costs separately capped at US$7 million
-- Following completion of the Anchois well, Energean will have the right to acquire a further 10% of Chariot's equity in the Lixus licence for:
o US$850 million gross development carry to first gas (including the US$85m gross carry)
o US$50 million 5-year zero coupon convertible loan note with a strike price of GBP20 adjusted down for dividends or issuance of three million Energean shares, at Chariot's option on FID
o 7% royalty payment on Energean's gas production revenues in excess of a base hurdle on the realised gas price (post transportation costs)
-- Energean's carry of Chariot's costs is non-recourse, and has a coupon of 7% over the one year Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), with the carry including interest repayable from 50% of Chariot's future net sales revenues from the Lixus licence