Going forward3 Mar 2022 13:46
The Company has successfully completed a recapitalisation fundraising as part of a broader corporate restructuring exercise, and subject to Shareholder approval at the EGM will have raised gross proceeds of approximately £7.3 million:
1. approximately £5.0 million via a Placing with institutional and other investors (of this amount, the Company has already received approximately £0.7 million via a Firm Placing pursuant to existing share issuance authorities in place, with receipt of the remainder conditional on Shareholders' approval at the EGM), and
2. approximately £2.3 million from existing shareholders via a Broker Option, with receipt of funds conditional on Shareholders' approval at the EGM.
3. Successful completion of the corporate restructuring and fundraising will finalise the process of "cleaning- up" the Company's balance sheet, as well as repositioning the Company to pursue a future business strategy centred on production and cash flow growth. In particular, the funds raised will:
4. allow final payments as per agreed creditor settlement arrangements, thereby resulting in previously reported balance sheet liabilities of approximately US$23 million being reduced to approximately US$2.5 million, and
5. facilitate an active, low-risk work program in 2022 and 2023 focused on production growth, with a target of increasing production from c. 400 bopd to over 1,000 bopd by 2024, as well as pursuing production focused growth and inorganic growth opportunities