Tullow Oil plc said it was not liable to pay $320 million tax on its offshore Ghana petroleum agreements following today’s ruling from the International Chamber of Commerce. FOCUS The amount relates to the branch profit remittance tax (BPRT) under the Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points petroleum agreements, which include the Jubilee and […]
Finance
Hummingbird secures new $35.6m loan deal
Hummingbird Resources plc has refinanced its loan agreement to US$35.6 million to support its subsidiary’s operations in southern Mali. NEEDS The unsecured amount plus accrued interest at 9%, from its largest shareholder Nioko Resources Corporation, is repayable on 31 December 2025. The new arrangement follows Nioko’s mid-December buyout cash offer for the company. Hummingbird shareholders […]
Red Rock issues 28.5m shares to convert advance
Red Rock Resources plc has issued 28,571,428 new ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the company to convert an advance of £10,000 from an existing shareholder. The subscription was at 0.035 pence per share with 28,571,428 accompanying warrants, exercisable at 0.040 pence per share before 27 December 2027. Following admission, the company’s issued ordinary share […]
Hummingbird secures loan extension
Hummingbird Resources plc has secured a binding agreement with its major investors on a new loan extension. SUPPORT The transaction is with CIG SA and Nioko Resources Corporation regarding the new CIG loan. Shareholders voted in favour of converting the CIG US$30 million loan, dated 6 November, into new ordinary shares in a debt-to-equity conversion. The […]
FCM loan increases for North Hemlo-Sunbeam
First Class Metals plc’s existing loan has further increased from £500,000 to £700,000 for the North Hemlo and Sunbeam gold projects in Ontario, Canada. DRILLING The money from Seventy Ninth Group Ltd, which initially loaned £230,000 in June, adds to the investor’s proposed £2.18 million financing. Funds will be drawn in a single tranche and […]
CMR chairman purchases loan notes balance
Critical Mineral Resources plc’s chairman has agreed to acquire the balance of the July convertible loan notes. VOTING RIGHTS Dominic Traynor will purchase in cash £325,619.17 of the balance due under the loan notes from the loan note holders. Under the terms of the CLNs, Mr Traynor will convert the balance into 29,601,743 new […]