RE: Funding to drill Botswana30 Apr 2026 12:04
16th March 2021
Arc Minerals announces that 75,837,378 share options have been surrendered by a number of persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR"). The Company has taken that decision to reduce the potential dilutive impact which would arise from the exercise of share options in order to optimise the potential upside of its value per ordinary share of the Company.
The share options, further details of which are set out below, are currently exercisable at a profit.
In lieu of this surrender, the share option holders will be compensated in line with the Black-Scholes fair value model, using a 10-day VWAP of 6.94p through cash and / or shares to be issued at the Company's discretion to a total value of £3,474,179 ("Consideration"). It remains the Company's priority in respect of the surrender of options not to issue further shares to management thereby avoiding diluting shareholders' interests.
Imagine if the £3,474,179 had been left in the company. Probably no need for further extremely dillutive placings and enough cash to drill.
Absolutely shocking. They should pay the money back.