Last checked at 22 Feb 2023 07:00
RNS Announcement
22 February 2023
AIM: SYN
Convertible Loan Agreement
Synergia Energy Ltd (AIM: SYN) (the "Company") is pleased to advise that it has entered into a convertible loan agreement with certain sophisticated and/or professional existing and new shareholders to secure a new convertible loan facility of £650,000 (the "Convertible Loan").
Summary of Key Terms of the Convertible Loan
Maturity Date: | 13 February 2024
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Option Date: | 13 November 2023
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Interest Rate: | 5%
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Conversion Terms: | Option to convert the loan and interest payable (to that point) in the period between the Option Date and the Maturity Date. If conversion elected, loan principal and accrued interest is payable by the Company in new fully paid ordinary shares ("Common Shares") at a £0.0008 conversion price, equating to a maximum issue of, in aggregate, 853,125,000 new Common Shares. No option for the Company to elect to repay ahead of Maturity Date, or for the Company to elect repayment to be made in cash.
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Security: | Unsecured
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Arrangement fee: | None
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Standard form representations and warranties have been agreed between the Company and the Convertible Loan lenders. The Convertible Loan proceeds are expected to be received by 28 February 2023 and will be applied to general working capital purposes.
Related Party Transaction
Republic Investment Management Pte Ltd ("Republic") participated in £326,000 of the Convertible Loan and accordingly will be issued a maximum of 407,500,000 new Common Shares at Maturity (in the event that it elects to convert the principal and accrued interest at that time). Republic has a current shareholding in the Company of 16.8% and is therefore categorised as a Substantial Shareholder of the Company pursuant to the AIM Rules for Companies ("AIM Rules"). Accordingly, entering into the Convertible Loan with Republic is classified as a related party transaction pursuant to the AIM Rules.
The Directors of the Company, having consulted with Strand Hanson Limited, the Company's Nominated Adviser, consider that the terms of the Convertible Loan with Republic are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are concerned.
Additionally, Republic has confirmed that it is a 'sophisticated investor', 'professional investor' or otherwise exempt investor for the purposes of section 708 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ("Corporations Act") and that it's 'voting power' (along with its 'associates') will not increase from 16.8% to above 20%, for the purposes of Part 6.1 of the Corporations Act.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Enquires Synergia Energy Ltd Briana Stayt Investor Relations Email: bstayt@synergiaenergy.com Tel: +61 8 9485 3200 Australia | AIM Broker Novum Securities Broker Colin Rowbury Email: crowbury@novumsecurities.com Tel: +44 20 7399 9427 UK | AIM Nominated Adviser Strand Hanson Limited Nominated Adviser Ritchie Balmer/ Rory Murphy Tel: +44 20 7409 3494 UK | Media Enquires (UK) Vigo Consulting Investor Relations Patrick d'Ancona / Finlay Thomson Email: patrick.dancona@vigoconsulting.com finlay.thomson@vigoconsulting.com Tel:+ 44 20 7390 0230 UK |