RE: Placing9 Jan 2021 10:27
The international commodity trader Trafigura has agreed to take a significant stake in President pursuant to a subscription to raise up to US$10 million, comprising an initial subscription of US$4 million for 75,997,775 new ordinary shares in President ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 4.04 pence per share (the "Initial Subscription Shares") and, at Trafigura's option, potential further subscriptions of up to US$6 million through the issue of further new Ordinary Shares at a price of 4.65 pence per Ordinary Share. All subscription monies will be applied in paying down the advances made by the Trafigura group to the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") referred to in President's announcement of 25 July 2019.
·; IYA Global Limited ("IYA"), a company beneficially owned by Peter Levine, has agreed to convert up to US$4.825 million of debt outstanding under the existing unsecured loan facility between IYA Global Limited and President dated 2 January 2018 (as amended) into new Ordinary Shares in President. IYA has agreed to initially convert US$ 1.95 million of such debt at the price of 4.04 pence per Ordinary share. It is also proposed that the existing loan facility be amended so that up to a further US$2.875 million being part of the outstanding loan becomes convertible at the discretion of IYA at a price of 4.65 pence per Share, being on the same commercial terms as the Trafigura subscription to be converted at same times and in proportionate amounts to the further subscriptions by Trafigura.