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20 Nov 2017 15:22
UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC
("UKOG" or the "Company")
Loan Conversion
UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (London AIM: UKOG), announces that, in relation to the £10 million financing announced on 15 November 2017 ("Loan"), it has received a notice of exercise from Cuart Investments PCC Ltd and YA II PN Ltd ("Investors") to convert part of the Loan, with an aggregate par value of £500,000, into equity ("Conversion Notice").
The Company has therefore issued today 12,229,633 new ordinary shares to the Investors ("Investor Shares") at an issue price of 4.0884 pence per Investor Shares. The Investor Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares.
Application has been made for these New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is anticipated that trading in such shares will commence on or around 24 November 2017. After today's conversion, the Par Value outstanding on the first £7.5 tranche of the Loan is £7.0 million. The second and final £2.5 million tranche will be paid to the Company on December 31 2017.
Loan Terms
The terms of the Loan, as stated by the Company on November 15 2017, includes a provision that for as long as any portion of the Loan is outstanding, neither the Investors nor any of their affiliates;
i. shall hold any net short position with respect to the equity of UKOG and
ii. can trade more than 15 % of the number of UKOG shares that have traded in a trading day.
The Loan is convertible in tranches of not less than £250,000, with a limit of £3 million per quarter, unless otherwise agreed by the Company.
For further information, please contact:
UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC
Stephen Sanderson / Kiran Morzaria Tel: 01483 243450
WH Ireland (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
James Joyce /James Sinclair-Ford Tel: 020 7220 1666
Cenkos Securities PLC (Joint Broker)
Joe Nally / Leif Powis Tel: 0207 397 8919
Public Relations
Brian Alexander / David Bick Tel: 01483 243450
UKOG Licence Interests
The Company has interests in the following ten UK Oil and Gas licences:
Asset | Licence | UKOG's Interest | Licence Holder | Operator | Area (km2) | Status |
Avington 1 | PEDL070 | 5% | UKOG (GB) Limited | IGas Energy Plc | 18.3 | Field in stable production |
Baxters Copse 2 | PEDL233 | 50% | UKOG Weald Limited | IGas Energy Plc | 89.6 | Appraisal/development well planned; licence extended to 2018 |
Broadford Bridge 3 | PEDL234 | 100% | Kimmeridge Oil & Gas Limited 4 | Kimmeridge Oil & Gas Limited 4 | 300.0 | BB-1 & 1z drilling completed, testing of multiple zones underway |
Holmwood 3 | PEDL143 | 40% | UKOG | Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc | 91.8 | Holmwood-1 exploration well planned in 2018 |
Horndean 1 | PL211 | 10% | UKOG (GB) Limited | IGas Energy Plc | 27.3 | Field in stable production |
Horse Hill 5 | PEDL137 | 32.435% | Horse Hill Developments Ltd ⁶ | Horse Hill Developments Ltd ⁶ | 99.3 | Planning Permission & EA permit granted for production tests and two wells |
Horse Hill 5 | PEDL246 | 32.435% | Horse Hill Developments Ltd⁶ | Horse Hill Developments Ltd ⁶ | 43.6 | As above |
Isle of Wight (Offshore) 3 | P1916 | 100% | UKOG Solent Limited | UKOG Solent Limited | 46.7 | Reviewing M prospect viability and well plan |
Isle of Wight (Onshore) 2, 3 | PEDL331 | 65% | UKOG | UKOG | 200.0 | Preparing Arreton-3 planning submission |
Markwells Wood 2 | PEDL126 | 100% | UKOG (GB) Limited | UKOG (GB) Limited | 11.2 | Submitted planning application for appraisal and field development |
Notes:
1. Oil field currently in production.
2. Oil discovery pending development and/or appraisal drilling.
3. Exploration asset with drillable prospects and leads. Contains the Broadford Bridge-1 and 1z discovery well and the extension of the Godley Bridge Portland gas discovery.
4. UKOG has a 100% interest in Kimmeridge Oil & Gas Limited, which has a 100% interest in PEDL234.
5. Oil discovery with recently completed flow testing.
6. UKOG has a direct 49.9% interest in HHDL, which has a 65% interest in PEDL137 and PEDL246.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
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