Annuncio • Sep 17
Petrichor Partners LP completed the acquisition of remaining 56% stake in Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR ) from group of sellers and others. Petrichor Partners LP agreed to acquire remaining 56% stake in Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR ) from group of sellers and others for £13.7 million on May 17, 2023. Egdon shareholders will be entitled to receive 4.5 pence cash for each Egdon share. The acquisition will be effected by means of a Scheme of Arrangement. The cash consideration payable by Petrichor under the terms of the acquisition will be funded from the existing cash resources of Petrichor which are drawn and fully funded. Petrichor intends that existing employees of Egdon will continue to contribute to Egdon's ongoing success and does not intend to make any headcount reductions.
Petrichor has received irrevocable undertakings, from the Egdon Directors; Mark Abbott, Kenneth Ratcliff, Philip Stephens, Walter Roberts, Timothy Davies and Martin and from Harbour Energy plc and Union Jack Oil plc, in respect of, in aggregate, 77,382,106 Egdon shares, representing approximately 14.23%. The Egdon Directors intend to recommend unanimously that scheme shareholders vote in favour of the scheme at the Court Meeting and at the Genera Meeting. The scheme is subject to Egdon shareholder’s approval, Court approval, Third Party clearances, to the applicable requirements of the Takeover Code, the Panel, the London Stock Exchange, the AIM Rules and the FCA. As of August 29, 2023, the North Sea Transition Authority condition for has been satisfied. As of September 12, 2023, at the court sanction hearing held earlier today the High Court of Justice of England & Wales issued the court order sanctioning the scheme. The acquisition is expected to become effective in the third calendar quarter of 2023. As of September 12, 2023, the scheme is expected to become effective on September 14, 2023.
Andrew Raca and Evon Chan of VSA Capital provided independent financial advice to the Egdon Directors. Antonio Bossi, Chris Hardie and James Bavister of WH Ireland Limited acted as nominated adviser and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP acted as legal adviser to Egdon. Andrew Emmott and Neil Baldwin of SPARK Advisory Partners Limited acted as financial adviser and Fieldfisher LLP acted as legal adviser to Petrichor. DWF Law LLP is acting as legal adviser to SPARK in connection with the acquisition. Dwf Law Llp acted as legal advisor to Petrichor, Andrew Emmott and Neil Baldwin of SPARK Advisory Partners Limited acted as financial advisors to Petrichor. Link Group acted as registrar of Egdon.
Petrichor Partners LP completed the acquisition of remaining 56% stake in Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR ) from group of sellers and others on September 15, 2023. Annuncio • Sep 15
Egdon Resources Announces Cancellation of Admission of Shares to Be on 18 September 2023 On 17 May 2023, the board of Egdon Resources plc announced that they had reached agreement regarding the terms of a recommended all cash acquisition for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Egdon (other than those shares already owned by or on behalf of Petrichor) (the "Acquisition") pursuant to a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement of Egdon under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme"). The scheme document in relation to the Scheme was published on 8 June 2023 (the "Scheme Document"). The Company announced on 12 September 2023 that the High Court of Justice had sanctioned the Scheme at the Court Sanction Hearing held earlier on the same date. Egdon would like to confirm the expected remaining Scheme timetable in full: Last day of dealings in, and for registration of transfers of, Egdon Shares is 14 September 2023. Effective Date of the Scheme is 15 September 2023. Suspension of Dealings in Egdon Shares is 7:30am on 15 September 2023. Cancellation of Admission of Egdon Shares is 7:00am on 18 September 2023. Annuncio • Sep 01
Egdon Resources plc Announces Wressle Update Egdon Resources plc announced that operations to install artificial lift on the Wressle-1 well (in which Egdon has a 30% interest) have commenced. The operations began with a slickline programme where downhole pressure and temperature gradients were acquired. Slickline operations have now been completed and the ongoing work programme includes recompleting the well for installation of a downhole jet pump and installing the associated surface equipment. It is expected that these operations will last around three weeks and that production from the Wressle-1 Well is expected to be reinstated in late September. The downhole data obtained from these activities is being incorporated into the ongoing work by ERC Equipoise Ltd. and the impact of the artificial lift will be included in the independent Competent Person's Report which will be announced once this additional work is completed. Annuncio • May 19
Petrichor Partners LP agreed to acquire remaining 56% stake in Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR ) from group of sellers and others for £13.7 million. Petrichor Partners LP agreed to acquire remaining 56% stake in Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR ) from group of sellers and others for £13.7 million on May 17, 2023. Egdon shareholders will be entitled to receive 4.5 pence cash for each Egdon share. The acquisition will be effected by means of a Scheme of Arrangement. The cash consideration payable by Petrichor under the terms of the acquisition will be funded from the existing cash resources of Petrichor which are drawn and fully funded. Petrichor intends that existing employees of Egdon will continue to contribute to Egdon's ongoing success and does not intend to make any headcount reductions.
Petrichor has received irrevocable undertakings, from the Egdon Directors; Mark Abbott, Kenneth Ratcliff, Philip Stephens, Walter Roberts, Timothy Davies and Martin and from Harbour Energy plc and Union Jack Oil plc, in respect of, in aggregate, 77,382,106 Egdon shares, representing approximately 14.23%. The Egdon Directors intend to recommend unanimously that scheme shareholders vote in favour of the scheme at the Court Meeting and at the Genera Meeting. The scheme is subject to Egdon shareholder’s approval, Court approval, Third Party clearances, to the applicable requirements of the Takeover Code, the Panel, the London Stock Exchange, the AIM Rules and the FCA. The acquisition is expected to become effective in the third calendar quarter of 2023.
Andrew Raca and Evon Chan of VSA Capital provided independent financial advice to the Egdon Directors. Antonio Bossi, Chris Hardie and James Bavister of WH Ireland Limited acted as nominated adviser and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP acted as legal adviser to Egdon. Andrew Emmott and Neil Baldwin of SPARK Advisory Partners Limited acted as financial adviser and Fieldfisher LLP acted as legal adviser to Petrichor. DWF Law LLP is acting as legal adviser to SPARK in connection with the acquisition. Annuncio • May 18
Egdon Resources Expects to Delist from LSE The board of directors of Egdon Resources plc announced that they have reached agreement with Petrichor Partners, LP ("Petrichor") with regard to the terms of a recommended all cash acquisition by Petrichor of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital (other than those shares already owned by or on behalf of Petrichor) of Egdon (the "Acquisition"). It is expected that the last day of dealings in Egdon Shares on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market will be the Business Day immediately prior to the Effective Date and no transfers will be registered after 6.00 pm (London time) on that date. Subject to the Scheme becoming effective, Egdon will make an application to the London Stock Exchange for the cancellation of the admission to trading of the Egdon Shares on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, to take effect on or shortly after the Effective Date. Following the Scheme becoming Effective and after the delisting and cancellation of admission to trading of the Egdon Shares, it is intended that Egdon be re-registered as a private limited company as soon as practicable following the Effective Date. Reported Earnings • Apr 25
First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.001 (vs UK£0.002 in 1H 2022) First half 2023 results: EPS: UK£0.001 (down from UK£0.002 in 1H 2022). Revenue: UK£3.73m (up 46% from 1H 2022). Net income: UK£435.0k (down 64% from 1H 2022). Profit margin: 12% (down from 48% in 1H 2022). The decrease in margin was driven by higher expenses. Revenue is expected to decline by 13% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, while revenues in the Oil and Gas industry in Germany are expected to grow by 3.9%. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has increased by 108% per year but the company’s share price has only increased by 21% per year, which means it is significantly lagging earnings growth. 