Lekoil Nigeria injunction3 May 2022 08:29
How long will this one last, I'm sure it will be challenged in court
NOTICE OF CAUTION TO ALL PERSONS DEALING OR CONSIDERING DEALING WITH LEKOIL
LIMITED (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
This notice is a caution to all members of the public dealing or considering dealing with Lekoil Limited
(Cayman Islands) (the Company).
Any person considering a purchase of shares in the Company (including ordinary shares of the
Company) (Shares) or considering entering into any loan arrangement that may result in acquisition of
shares, whether directly from the Company or from any other shareholder, or generally dealing or
contracting with or providing services to the Company (including pursuant to any contractor services
arrangement), should be aware that:
• a winding up petition has been presented to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the Grand
Court) by the Chief Executive Officer of Lekoil Nigeria Limited, Mr Olalekan Akinyanmi,
requesting that the Grand Court wind up the Company on just and equitable grounds and
appoint official liquidators to administer the winding up;
• an injunction has been granted by the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Lagos Judicial Division
on 4 April 2022 restraining the Company and Savannah Energy Investments Limited from
taking any step(s) that alters (or put(s) in a position to alter) the Company’s ownership, equity,
share capital structure, rights or interests in the assets of Lekoil Nigeria Limited, Lekoil Oil and
Gas Investments Limited, Mayfair Assets and Trusts Limited, Lekoil 276 Limited and Lekoil
Exploration and Production Limited (the Lekoil Nigeria Entities); and
• a writ is before the Grand Court seeking declarations that, among other things, the allotment of
any shares pursuant to the resolutions passed at the AGM on 21 December 2021 should be
avoided. This may include the following allotments and issuances of Shares on 11 March 2022
(set out below),:
1. allotment and issuance of 42,000,000 ordinary shares to TDR Enterprises Limited, Amala
Management Limited and Hadron Master Fund;
2. allotment and issuance of 157,134,400 ordinary shares to Savannah Energy Investments
Limited;
3. allotment and issuance of 22,863,356 ordinary shares to Savannah Energy Investments
Limited (in lieu of allotment and issuances to certain contractors that purportedly provided
services to Lekoil Limited).
Any person proposing to purchase Shares, or generally proposing to deal or contract with or
provide services to the Company, is hereby put on notice that any purchase of Shares, contract
with or provision of services to the Company will be impacted by any order of the Grand Court
winding up the Company and / or avoiding the allotments and issuances of Shares of 11 March
2022. Further, any person proposing to purchase Shares or any assets of the Lekoil Nigeria
Entities is hereby put on notice that any such purchase will be in contempt of the injunctive
order of the Federal High Court of N