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Correction to my post 29 April 19:28. The entries B21038559 (15/04/2021) and B21033280 (02/04/2021) have not been removed from the registry as they were for FEGL. Apologies for my mistake. However, this new entry (B21044352) for Green Capital makes sense as the previous removal in the “Seizure / ban” entries for FEGL under registration number B21038559 have now been applied to Green Capital. And, looking at it again, I assume the seizure entry refers to the transfer of 50% of FEGL to Green Capital.
The link was cut: https://napr.gov.ge/disputes/doc/?id=314
Please see my post of 16 Apr 2021 13:39 for a translation.
There's a new entry (B21044352) today on the registry for Green Capital but also of note is the removal of previous registry entries B21038559 (15/04/2021) and B21033280 (02/04/2021). B21033280 had a number of real estate seizures for FEGL (mainly pipelines) and prohibition entries for both FEGL and Green Capital. B21038559 then removed the prohibition entries for Green Capital. This latest one, B21044352, reinstates the Green Capital prohibitions that were deleted from B21038559 and it has removed all entries for FEGL apart from a seizure mentioning Green Capital, brand name and Frontera Eastern Georgia. Does this mean Green Capital has taken 'Frontera Eastern Georgia Ltd.' as a brand or that it's been taken from GC?
Here are the entries under the “Seizure / ban” section:
Prohibition: 102020330315 13/09/2020 10:21:38
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: Region Dedoplistskaro, Village Arboshik, Shirak, 52.49.31.013, prohibited alienation and humanity
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City
Court Civil Affairs Panel
Prohibition: 102020330316 13/09/2020 10:34:08
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: District Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Nazarans, 52.51.31.007, are banned for alienation and restrictive loading
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City Court
Prohibition: 102020330317 13/09/2020 10:38:12
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: Region Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Shirak, 52.51.31.004, prohibit alienation and inability to load;
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City
Court Civil Affairs Panel
Prohibition: 102020330318 13/09/2020 10:41:08
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: District Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Nazarans, 52.51.31.010, prohibit alienation and humanity
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City
Court Civil Affairs Panel
Prohibition: 102020330319 13/09/2020 10:44:47
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: District Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Nazarans, 52.51.31.006, are prohibited to alienate and restrict the legal load
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City
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Seizure: 102021167121 27/04/04/2021 16:59:45
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Intangible Property Kindness, Brand Name: Ltd. Frontera Eastern Georgia Identification Code: 204905674
Legal Form: Limited Liability Company Share
50%
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 5319-21 (330210121004446070), 26.04.2021, Tbilisi
The applicant was Giorgi Tatishvili (01024031803) who appears to be new to the registry as this is his only listing. I’m not sure if it is significant that the application was not made by Ivane Imnadze (01008003153) who applied for the previous entry B21038559 (now removed) and was named with Nikoloz as representatives of Green Capital in this document https://napr.g
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Phil. I like you am puzzled why Zaza is still registered as Director for LLC Frontera Resources Georgia and Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation although he was replaced by Dustin Aro at Frontera Resources US LLC on 12/01/2021. When I questioned this, Mole suggests this is due to FTI and the court case with Outrider but I'm not familiar with the details so please have a look at Mole's posts.
As for Green Capital and Zaza's alleged "illicit activities" which, as you mention, perhaps involves selling oil through surreptitiously formed companies owned by his son (see Looed's post earlier today), I expect yet more litigation in Georgian Courts. We have to bear in mind that it is also in the interest of Outrider/FTI to pursue this but it is going to be very difficult fighting on Zaza's home ground even with overwhelming evidence of illegal activities.
Looed, may thanks, that's excellent work. I was completely wrong in my assumption regarding the Georgian personal numbers and thanks bugsy for pointing out that Nikoloz is Zaza's son and thanks also to ODR1 and Oopsi for their original posts (I'd previously noted Nikoloz had registered Frontera U.S. Ltd and Frontera Trading Ltd on 15/01/2020 and 16/01/2020 with a link in my post on 20/05/2020 11:59 but omitted the ID numbers). My error with the ID number means I may also be wrong in assuming Ramaz and Manana Mamulaishvili are older than Zaza and therefore his relationship to him which I speculated on in my post of 07/04/2021 17:20, but they still appear to be family members.
I must have missed the info in the submission you quoted as I took some time away from this chatroom. However, when I discovered Nikoloz's companies last year, it does answer my thinking it was strange that two new Frontera entities had been created in Georgia and owned by a Mamulaishvili. It certainly adds more weight to my speculation.
bugsy, just a thought, do you know if Zaza's son was born in Georgia because if he wasn't it could explain why the document did not give Nikoloz's personal number?
bugsy, I'm happy to accept the Nikoloz referred to in the document is Zaza's son as it does not give his personal number. I presume Georgia issues personal numbers chronologically so the lower the number, the older the person. If so, the Nikoloz Mamulaishvili (01017019486) I have referred in my post of 07/04/2021 17:20 is older than Zaza (01024002412). Please let me know if you are able to find out Zaza's son's personal number because it makes much easier to uncover a person's business links.
tsbs, unfortunately that document #37788107 does not give the personal number of Nikoloz Mamulaishvili but I assume it's 01017019486 and if so Nikoloz is a few years older than Zaza (perhaps he's his brother); check out my post of 07/04/2021 17:20 in which I give details of Nikoloz and his business interests in Georgia and Texas. At that time, I did not find any connection to Green Capital but I'm not surprised because the Mamulaishvili family has a range of significant Georgian business interests. The document shows Nikoloz was involved with Green Capital on 09/10/2020, six months before the court awarded Green Capital B12 and other Frontera assets. It's not plausible that Zaza was not discussing matters with Nikoloz so this adds support to my speculation (10/04/2021 16:03) that Zaza role in all this is suspect.
Cheers Looed and many thanks for the huge effort and countless hours you have put in. I use more than one on-line translation service so I usually get an accurate translation but as you may have seen in some of my posts I've corrected any errors I discover. I'll keep your kind offer in mind if I come across any documents that I consider of particular importance and need a proper translation.
Part 2:
According to Article 95 of this Code, the administrative body is authorized to submit to the administrative proceedings on the basis of its request, and in the case defined by the law is obliged to ensure its participation in administrative proceedings.
No. 399588/17 As a result of inspection of an administrative complaint, it is reported that he answers All conditions envisaged by the General Administrative Code of Georgia, Article 177, 182, 195 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia shall not exist.
"According to paragraph 5 of Article 29 of the Law of Georgia on Public Registry, registration Appointment of the decision on registration of registration, termination of registration proceedings does not stop the decision of the proceedings.
National Agency of Public Registry, in accordance with Articles 177, 182, 195 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, decided:
1. Received in the production of "Green Capital" (Identification Number 402052372)
Representative of Nikoloz Mamulaishvili, representative of Ivane Imnadze (personal number 01008003153) ?399588 / 17 (06.10.2020 Year) administrative complaint;
2. The interested party was involved in the discussion of the present administrative complaints:
Giorgi Tsadzikidze (personal number 08001001001931) and Giorgi Benashvili (personal number 01013009902);
3. The copies of the administrative complaint and the documents attached to it will be sent to: Giorgi
Tsadziakidze (personal number 08001001931), Giorgi Benashvili (personal number 01013009902) and Kakheti Regional Office;
4. Interested Parties to Deliver to Persons with the Project
In connection, they have the right to submit written considerations, evidence, as well as petitions, as well as solicitations, to get acquainted with the materials of the administrative proceedings, to apply to the administrative body of the administrative body, to apply to the representative and to use the rights of interested party In accordance with current legislation;
5. Entrusted to public registry administrative provision and public
Public Relations Department of the Public Relations Department of the Public Relations Officer to the Public Department of Justice at Tbilisi (Address: Tbilisi, Sanapiro str. ? 2) and representation of information in the Public Center of Dedoplistskaro Municipality and publicly declaration;
6. This correspondence is also publicly declared publicly to public registry
7. The decision will enter into force upon signature.
This Administrative Act shall not be subject to separate appeal.
Head of the Legal Department David Devidze
Dom, that's a great find as it links Nikoloz Mamulaishvili with "Green Capital" (Identification Number 402052372and Ivane Imnadze. I'll be investigating further but meanwhile here's the translation:
Ministry of Justice of Georgia
National Agency of Public Registry
Ka 011781630632720
Address: Tbilisi 0114 Vakhtang Gorgasali N22;www.napr.gov.ge;Hotline: 2 405 405;08 009 009 09
# 377881 09 / October / 2020
G. And Sha F
On receipt of administrative complaints
Administrative complaint number: 399588/17;Date: 06.10.2020
Representative of the administrative complaint: Nikoloz Mamulaishvili, representative of the "Green Capital" (Identification Number 402052372) Ivane Imnadze (personal number 01008003153).
Name of the Structural Unit / Territorial Service Procedural Solutions: Kakheti Regional Office of the Regional Registration Management Service of the National Registration Service of the National Agency of Public Registry (next time: " Regional Office of Kakheti ').
Decisions for suspension of registration proceedings ? 882020631288-03 (14.09.2020), ? 882020631288-05 (17.09.2020), ? 882020631438-03 (14.09.2020), ?882020631438-03 (14.09.2020), ? 882020631438-05 (22.09.2020), ? 882020631407-03 (14.09.2020), ?882020631407-05 (22.09.2020), ? 882020631169-03 (14.09.2020), ?882020631169-05 (22.09.2020) and ?882020633641-03 (15.09.2020) Decisions.
Request of the Administrative Complaint Person: Disagree on Suspension of Registration Proceedings ?882020631288-03 (14.09.2020), ?882020631288-05 (17.09.2020), No. 882020631288-05 (17.09.2020), No. 882020631438-03 (14.09.2020), No. 882020631438-03 (14.09.2020), No. 882020631438-03 (14.09.2020), No. 882020631438-03 (14.09.2020), No. 882020631438-03 (22.09.2020), ?882020631407-03 (14.09.2020), ?882020631407-05 (22.09.2020), No. 882020631169-03 (14.09.2020), No. 882020631169-05 (22.09.2020) and ?882020633641-03 (15.09.2020)) Decisions and require their cancellation.
Rent addresses: district Dedoplistskaro, village Mirzaani, village Arboshiki.
According to paragraph "b" of Article 2 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, the interested party is interpreted as any natural or legal person, an administrative body issued by an administrative-legal act, as well as directly and directly affecting the administrative-legal act or The action of an administrative body; According to the first part of Article 13 of this Code, the administrative body has the right to consider and decide only if the interested party is entitled to which the right or legal interest is restricted by the administrative-legal act, the possibility of submitting its opinion. In accordance with Article 13, paragraph 2 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, the person in paragraph 2 of this article shall be communicated to the administrative proceedings and shall be ensured in the case;
Ziggy, I'm not surprised you are finding it difficult to keep track of events as I too find it hard to understand how and why Green Capital have been awarded B12 and other assets. If you haven't read my posts since 02/04/2021 21:01, please do so as they provide all of the info I've been able to dig out, my thoughts and speculation.
Out of all of the issues, the contract with Green Capital is the most puzzling for me. It appears to have been signed before 02/05/2019 (from the court documents Case 3:19-cv-01996-RS ) so it must have been agreed at the time or just after the Farmout agreement of 13/04/2019. The court document states "Outrider has learned that Frontera has approved a production sharing contract through operating company FRGC". But the Farmout states "FRGC desires to assign a 100% Participating Interest in the PSA and the entire Operating Company Interest to FRUS" but there is no mention of the Green Capital deal in the Farmout and I can't find any mention in accompanying documentation that was filed with the transfer application. From the award of B12 to Green Capital, it would appear that the contract provided the B12 licence and accompanying assets as security, so why was it not included as part of the transfer application. Also, if the contract was through FRGC and B12 was to be farmed out to FRUS, why is there no provision in the Farmout agreement for the Green Capital deal?
Looed, regarding the reason behind the new registration application B21038559, please see my posts yesterday 19:40 and on 05/04/2021 13:15 which covers the previous registration document B21033280 dated 02/04/2021. Mole's post today 07:35 explains the likely reason why the entries for Green Capital have been removed from B21033280.
The oddity in the new registration application B21038559 is the involvement of Ivane Imnadze (01008003153) as the applicant for the change in registration. The applicant for the previous registration document B21033280 dated 02/04/2021 was Giorgi Kishmaria, Georgian Law House, legal form: Individual Entrepreneur (makes sense a lawyer/legal representative was used). On the other hand, Ivane Imnadze's legal form is listed as "Individual" and his status is "Unidentifiable / Cancelled". I dug into his background yesterday and found he is listed under Leadership/representation for Adapt LLC (204923707), which is/owns/runs the Adapt Angiocardiology Clinic in Tbilisi. Why was he (and by implication Adapt LLC) involved in making the application for the FEGL registration changes which has removed the entries dealing with Green Capital from B21033280?
From what I have gathered, the result of the application by Iva Imnadze today 15/04/2021 has been the issue of a new document for FEGL under registration number B21038559 which differs, from the previous registration document B21033280 on 02/04/2021 by deleting the following Seizure / ban entries for Green Capital:
Prohibition: 102020330315 13/09/2020 10:21:38
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: Region Dedoplistskaro, Village Arboshik, Shirak,
52.49.31.013, prohibited alienation and humanity
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City Court Civil Affairs Panel
Prohibition: 102020330316 13/09/2020 10:34:08
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: District Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Nazarans,
52.51.31.007, are banned for alienation and restrictive loading
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City Court
Prohibition: 102020330317 13/09/2020 10:38:12
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: Region Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Shirak,
52.51.31.004, prohibit alienation and inability to load;
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City Court Civil Affairs Panel
Prevent: 102020330318 13/09/2020 10:41:08
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: District Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Nazarans
52.51.31.010, prohibit alienation and humanity
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City Court Civil Affairs Panel
Prohibition: 102020330319 13/09/2020 10:44:47
Green Capital Ltd. N 402052372
Subject: Real Estate: District Dedoplistskaro, Village Mirzaani, Nazarans,
52.51.31.006, are prohibited to alienate and restrict the legal load
Basis: Ruling, N2 / 21274-20, 15.10.2020, Tbilisi City Court Civil Affairs Panel
Adapt LLC (my earlier posts named it Adaptive; it was a mistranslation) is/runs the Adapt Angiocardiology Clinic, run out of p. Kavtaradze st. 16, Tbilisi +995 322189946 / +995 322189963 and has that same email address (jhfoundation@hotmail.com) as the Georgian Heart Foundation (mistranslated Foundation earlier as Fund +), see: https://www.city24.ge/ge/tbilisi/organizations/5662/adapt/
This raises the question, why is Ivane Imnadze, a representative of Adapt being cited as an applicant in the Announcement # 2056116 Registration number B21038559 for FEGL? This situation gets stranger by the day!
Merab Mamatsashvili (01018001174) is Chairman/Member of the Georgian Heart Fund + (205231104) which shares the same address as Adaptive LLC and also lists Sulkhan Izoria (01024063936), Ivane Potskhverashvili (01019002735), Teimuraz Mamatsashvili (01017021540), Giorgi Matishvili (01009000792) and Mariam Akhvlediani (01018001175) as members. Givi Giorgi Mamatsashvili (01017028320) does not appear to have any other connections nor does Nani Gvarjaladze (01008003151) the 33.33%. owner. However, the majority owner of 66.67%, Mariam Akhvlediani (01018001175) is not only a member of the Georgian Heart Fund, she has a 8.66% share of Kakheti Distillery Ltd (405418310) which has the email address info@shilda.com and takes you to the Shilda Winery, see http://www.shilda.com/.
I think Mariam Akhvlediani is most likely this person: https://ge.linkedin.com/in/mariam-akhvlediani-0318426a, and if so, she is the Registration Specialist at the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia and has studied at Tbilisi State Medical University for a Master's degree (a possible link to Zaza and Otar? There’s certainly a medical thread here).
Doing more digging.
tsbs and Oopsi, the applicant Ivane Imnadze (01008003153) is listed under Leadership/representation for Adaptive LLC (204923707) with the following details:
Registration Number, Date: 5/4-1889;16/12/1998
Legal address: Georgia, q.Tbilisi, Vake-Saburtalo district, Razmadze str., 57
Email: izoria@rambler.ru
Executive Director - Givi Giorgi Mamatsashvili, 01017028320
Head - Merab Mamatsashvili, 01018001174
Ivane Imnadze, 01008003153
Owner Part Share ruler
Nani Gvarjaladze, 01008003151 33.33%
Mariam Akhvlediani, 01018001175 66.67%
Note the Russian email address. I'll be digging further so more to come.
Mole, good to hear from you again. I am suspicious that the award of B12 to Green Capital is more than a hint at a bit of favourable local treatment. What proof has GC provided to GOGC and the Georgian authorities that it has the financial assets, expertise and O&G experience to develop and exploit 5060 sq km? Also, why has GC been awarded the whole of B12 when FRR lost 99% of it after the arbitration? Add to that the links Zaza has with the owner of GC and my suspicions grow further. Like you I am perplexed how GC managed to secure a production sharing contract and a security interest directly in the operating assets and I find it inexplicable that it could have been approved by the BoD. If here has been "illicit activities" as the reported message from Frontera Resources mentioned, we can but trust the US court case will uncover them and hope the outcome is in favour of shareholders.
I've just gone through the .djvu files that accompanied Frontera's application to transfer the PSA from FRGC to FRUS under the Farmout Agreement and there is no mention of Green Capital. I'd have thought that if a production sharing contract had been signed with Green Capital which also granted a security interest directly in the operating assets at the time of the transfer application, it would have been important to declare it.