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GM Statement to ADM Energy Plc shareholders
Dear shareholder
It is with regret that we have, as a major shareholder and also provider of debt capital to ADM Energy, been forced to call a GM to bring about a management overhaul. Quite simply it is our assertions that Osamede Okhomina is unfit for the role of CEO and the board is packed with his acolytes with no independent oversight.
Oliver Andrews has deep connections with EER and the evidence we have seen is that the balance of the BoD have been complicit in keeping the Barracuda field CPR under wraps for several months now aswell as a variety of behind the scenes legal actions by Karra Oil that shareholders should have been made aware of. Indeed, we suspect that the placing carried out in November of 2021 has grounds for annulment by the placees such is the degree of concealment of material information that should have been made public.
Aside from the decimation of equity value that the BoD have presided over during this last 12 months, the broken promises to us that Osamede in particular has made, including his confirmation of voluntarily stepping down at Dec end 2021 if he had not concluded a transformative deal, the level of board director remuneration is frankly incredible in the cases of Richard Carter and Osamede Okhomina – approaching seven figures sterling on a gross basis has been taken (or accrued) by these two alone in the last 2 years whilst shareholders have been almost wiped out by 90%. This is unjustifiable on any measure and it seems the BoD have been unprepared to rein in this degree of largesse. In fact, Mr Okhomina personally promised us salary cuts in 2020/21 that appear not to have happened. This strikes at the very heart of trust and integrity – qualities that are absolutely necessary to run a Plc.
How much more evidence and value decimation is required before action is taken? Well, I am prepared to be that action. Should I be elected to the BoD as a Director (for just a £1 nominal salary) I will carry out the following:
1 – Full forensic investigation into the company’s expenditure this last 24 months including any related party deals
2 – Look to divest our stake in the Aje field that has been simply a cash consumptive hole for years
3 – Bring in a skilled and seasoned and well respected O&G executive within 3 months
4 – Look to conclude either one of the mooted deals (if they make sense) that the BoD has been tantalizing for months or a new fresh direction in the O&G producing arena
5 – More importantly, with our finance partners, back stop a capital injection of a minimum of £1m into the company to stabilize finances and this financing would not be done on a deeply discounted basis.
For all the above reasons, we urge all shareholders to vote IN FAVOUR of the resolutions we have proposed and allow us to take back control of OUR company from management that are dichotomously aligned with shareholders as evidenced by the stock market’s reac
Dear shareholder
We have requisitioned a GM to remove Osamede Okhomina, Oliver Andrews and Richard Carter for multitude reasons. As the 2nd largest shareholder and a debt provider to the company we have not taken this step lightly. Through long experience in the AIM small cap arena we believe ADM Energy is destined to go the way of the other companies where we have been forced to take action. These companies were Widecells, Mayan Energy, Anglo African Oil & Gas, Iconic Labs & 8Peaks – a quick glance at ALL of these tells the woeful story of what happened next – wipeout and/or de-listing for shareholders.
During the last 18 months we estimate that ADM Energy has spent circa £3m of shareholders money whilst the BoD has presided over a near 90% share price fall in the last 12 months – this during a period when the oil price has been resurgent. We believe ADM to be amongst the worst performing small/microcap oil stocks in the UK and on a global basis. By any stretch the execution of their corporate mandate to create value for shareholders has been a bust.
It gets worse however – during the last 2 years, Mr Okhomina and Mr Carter have taken we believe approaching £800,000 out of the company. Yes, that is right, almost 50% of the present derisory market cap – see here on page (31) – https://admenergyplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ADM-Enegry-Annual-Report-2020.pdf. We would add that this estimate does not account for peripheral “expenses” costing too that we suspect runs to six figures. It gets worse – not only has this entirely inappropriate scale of corporate costs been approved by the Remuneration Committee but Mr Okhomina personally promised us over 12 months ago he was to cut his salary dramatically. It is our understanding that this did not happen when promised.
Aside from this mismatch with shareholders, the delivery of the fabled “3 deals a year” by the BoD has failed to be produced. Further, many will recall the infamous interview with Mr Okhomina in autumn 2020 when he led shareholders to believe the stock would be “15 pence by year end” – that looks laughable in extremis now aswell as entirely misplaced from a corporate governance perspective to make such a statement.
We also believe that Oliver Andrews is not “independent” as a Chairman and as is the standard practice for a Plc. It is our understanding that there are deep connections between him and Mr Okhomina and Hessia/EER. To have him sat on the BoD is wholly inappropriate and he is, we believe, failing to hold Mr Okhomina’s abject failure as a CEO in delivering his promises and creating value to account.
As for the AJE field we are now firmly of the opinion that this is just a value trap and that the net cost, as evidenced by the absence of any cash flow payment to ADM for multitude years is a black hole and red herring for shareholders to pump more money in. The first thing I would do if elected to the BoD at the GM is push for the sale of ADM’s interest of 4.9% i