RE: CLN restructure: Cash Vs liabilities = placings???23 Feb 2026 09:52
He’s also missed the fact that the CLN is directly linked to Mako - no Mako payments = no CLN payments due. He needs to go back to school.
The CLNs aren’t being serviced from EME’s day-to-day cash. Under the term sheet, the lender gets paid out of WNEL dividends, and WNEL dividends only exist because of Mako (farm-out consideration first, then production later).
So the CLN is project-linked, so no need for any placing to cover any cash calls. If interest had to be paid independently of Mako, this structure simply wouldn’t work and the lender wouldn’t be playing ball. The fact they are tells you a lot - they only get paid from Mako when we do.
What we’re waiting on is the detail of the restructure (tenor, interest treatment, caps etc).
This is getting de-risked with every rNS!!