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"Nearly every post is a rampantly ramp, never have i seen a post urging caution or announcing you have sold or reduced. "
Yup, no clue Opu. I wonder how his partner feels about being stuffed with stock a lot higher up. Still together?
@alexeliasson I recommend you do some work understanding the CRP and it's depletion. You will have a better understanding of just what generated the free cash flow (available for dividends) in the past versus what can happen going forward in a reopening scenario. ATB
No I'm not. The time to complain about the LTIP was in 2014. Shareholders of record back then approved it (not me). Now one needs to take it on the chin. Good luck b*tching about nail cost option awards at the AGM...
Does anyone know when the current plan expires? That's the next opportunity to voice concerns about a plan proposal.
If I'm not mistaken this is the grant that is now up for vesting:
https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/gulf_keystone_petroleum/news/rns/story/xlqod3w
2,751,974 share options were awarded under the LTIP in April 2021. Unfortunately, we are left to guess the number that have lapsed, versus those that have vested but aren't expected to be exercised immediately, versus those that will be (with the share delivery met from the EBT and this issuance of stock).
I wonder how many more nil cost options will be awarded in the next couple of weeks with the 2024 grant...
You should be far more concerned with how many, if any at all, of the 8.224 million o/s as of Dec 31 - from that portion that were granted circa 3 years ago - won't vest due to performance targets not being met and hence will vanish (allowing the FD shares o/s figure to fall).
"Still an unnecessary dilution though. "
What is? As of Dec 31 there were 8.224 million options o/s. That's the dilution. It was created quite some time ago. (And expect more LTIP/DBP issuance in the next few weeks.) Since they only have 200k in the EBT they need more shares and can either issue more shares (for no consideration) or use excess cash to buy those shares in the market (and not cancel them). Yes, I'd prefer the latter - and a buyback of a whole lot more than 255k shares. That excess cash isn't earning anywhere near close to its cost of capital...
PS: Deferment isn't a cut.
Once again, the dilution occurs from the option grants and not this issuance. Only an idiot uses 222,698,655 as the denominator rather than the FD number of circa 230 million which hasn't changed as a result of today's announcement.
As I said two days ago (before the latest, short-lived giddiness):
" they received $25 in February when Brent averaged $83.5 a barrel. Clearly the company had to accept a lower price to move greater volume (a strategy which I think is smart as keeping the field ticking over is good). Brent averaged $85.4 in March, up 2.3% on February. We await to see how the company did in March... $35 would be great, but I wouldn't count those chickens yet."
The current share price expects a lot more than local sales
"Their subsequent announcement that they were only being paid 25, albeit for larger amounts, disappointed the market. "
Yes, they received $25 in February when Brent averaged $83.5 a barrel. Clearly the company had to accept a lower price to move greater volume (a strategy which I think is smart as keeping the field ticking over is good). Brent averaged $85.4 in March, up 2.3% on February. We await to see how the company did in March... $35 would be great, but I wouldn't count those chickens yet.