RE: General meeting1 Nov 2023 18:27
Maidit. There is further explanation for this years GM call…..
Dear Shareholder,
RED ROCK RESOURCES PLC GENERAL MEETING
17 NOVEMBER 2023, AT 2:00 PM,
The Company is holding a General Meeting and the below provides background information.
The Company continues to await the release of the signed arbitral award in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it seeks from the buyer of certain assets partially owned by the Company, $7.5m of the consideration due. The Company separately seeks the enforcement of its existing judgment for $2.5m against its former partner in respect of that portion of consideration already paid.
The delays in release of the award have been frustrating, but it is to be noted that the other party has also not received whatever portion of the funds it will be found to be entitled to. We are at the last stage, but have been there for some time.
Meanwhile, the listing of Elephant Oil in the U.S. has been a slow process, where the departure from the relevant exchange of the previous review team has caused recent further delay. We have some grounds to believe that we are now close.
In Zimbabwe, our plans to generate cash flow from lithium sales were delayed, principally by changes in regulation including export permitting requirements. In a recent visit we worked with a reinforced new team on the ground, rapidly resolved the key difficulties, and are now ready to implement a model for starting production and export sales which puts us in control of the product pipeline from mine to destination country warehouse.
As we go through the audit process for the year ending 30 June 2023, it is important that we show we have, even if there have been delays, a sufficient range of options to be confident that we can present a robust range of budget outcomes for the year ahead.
Passage of the resolutions now presented, therefore, will both backstop the budget and provide operational flexibility at a time when the gold price may be breaking out and consolidation and production opportunities are occurring, and will in particular ensure the Company is ready to meet working capital needs to finance a potentially fast-growing lithium pipeline. The Company seeks a general authority under both Section 551 and 569 of the Companies Act 2006 up to an aggregate nominal amount of £100,000 of new ordinary shares, representing approximately 38.91 per cent. of the Company’s existing issued share capital.
The Directors intend to vote their shareholdings in favour of the resolutions.