R27 Jan 2015 13:49
They may not well convert the loan notes too soon as obviously they come with a 'coupon'. The latest £250,000 batch are convertible @ 0.1p but do bear an 8% coupon and are convertible anytime up to Nov 2017. Not sure why the other Loan note holders who could convert their outstanding £82,500 to 330m shares @ 0.025p wouldn't do that soon.
My figures that I laboriously worked out are nearly correct but I note they are spelled out in detail by the company in the Dec 29 RNS :
Following the requests for conversion, the Company will have a total of £327,500 of convertible loans outstanding, comprising £82,500 which can convert at 0.025p per share and £245,000 which can convert at 0.1p per share, resulting in a maximum issue of equity of 575,000,000 new ordinary shares.
In addition to the amounts stated above, the Company advised on 22 May 2014 that discussions were ongoing with a holder of unsecured loan notes totalling £40,000 to vary the terms of this loan in accordance with other unsecured loans announced on the same date. The Company advises that these discussions are still ongoing."
The last paragraph spells out more loan notes besides that may well also be converted in the fullness of time.
Not sure as to the credentials of the loan note holders, i.e. do they have any long-term interest in the business or are they simply in it for their dosh. Usually it's the latter.
I hope the words 'death spiral' are never appropriate here.