RE: Anyone20 Sep 2023 01:29
Impossible to put into a sentance try going though the RNSs.
In July 2021, Pathfinder announced that it had entered into a conditional agreement to sell its subsidiary IM Minerals Ltd, which holds the right to bring a claim against the Mozambique government for the expropriation of mining concession 4623C, to Acumen Advisory Group LLC for an initial GBP2 million and a contingent consideration of USD24 million or 20% of the amount payable on settlement or determination of the claim.
In August 2021, Pathfinder appointed Paul Barrett as an executive director and announced the retirement of Dennis Edmonds as the non-executive chairman. The company also proposed to issue bonus preference shares to its shareholders, which would entitle them to receive a proportion of any future payout from the claim against the Mozambique government.
In September 2021, Pathfinder completed the disposal of IM Minerals to Acumen and issued the bonus preference shares to its shareholders. The company also announced that it had received an initial payment of GBP1 million from Acumen and that it would seek new investment opportunities in the natural resources sector.
In October 2021, Pathfinder announced that it had entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with OK Energy Ltd, a UK company focused on deepwater oil and gas exploration in South Africa, to acquire a 10% interest in OK Energy’s licence area offshore South Africa, subject to due diligence and regulatory approvals.
In November 2021, Pathfinder announced that it had completed the due diligence on OK Energy and that it had agreed to issue 2.5 billion new ordinary shares to OK Energy as consideration for the acquisition of the 10% interest. The company also announced that it had raised GBP0.5 million through a placing of 1 billion new ordinary shares at 0.05 pence per share to provide working capital and repay a loan from Acumen.
In December 2021, Pathfinder announced that it had received approval from the South African authorities for the acquisition of the 10% interest in OK Energy’s licence area and that it had completed the share issue to OK Energy. The company also announced that it had appointed Mark Gasson as the non-executive chairman and that Paul Barrett had stepped down as an executive director but remained on the board as a non-executive director.
In January 2022, Pathfinder announced that it had participated in the drilling of an exploration well in OK Energy’s licence area, which encountered oil and gas shows but was not commercially viable. The company also announced that it had received an update from Acumen on the progress of the claim against the Mozambique government, which indicated that Acumen had filed a notice of arbitration under the bilateral investment treaty between Mozambique and the UK and that it expected to commence formal arbitration proceedings in the second quarter of 2022.