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Baron Oil chairman buys 30m shares

Baron Oil plc independent non-executive chairman Gerry Aherne has bought 30 million ordinary shares of 0.025 pence each in the company, at a price of 0.0676 pence per share. Mr Aherne’s total beneficial shareholding of 30m shares represents approximately 0.12% of the company’s current voting rights. The £20,280 purchase took place on 28 May.

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Baron Oil to change company name

Baron Oil plc plans to change its name to Sunda Energy plc, reinforcing its “unambiguous” focus on southeast Asian energy markets. DEMAND The company’s project is the offshore Timor-Leste TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract, where the Chuditch-2 appraisal well is due to be drilled. Baron said it was concentrating on potential Chuditch drill funding partners and […]

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United settles outstanding $840,000 debt

United Oil & Gas plc said it had settled the final outstanding sum of $839,200 with its debt provider. JAMAICA The company has also completed the necessary paperwork to withdraw fully from Egypt. Chief executive Brian Larkin added: “We’re delighted to have reached a settlement agreement with our debt provider and express our gratitude for […]

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Capricorn investors to vote on share reduction

Capricorn Energy plc shareholders will this week vote on a proposed share consolidation and a special 43p dividend of a total US$50 million. PRICE The company said that the consolidation ratio for the share consolidation would be 62 new ordinary shares for every 79 existing ordinary shares held at the record time. The nominal value of the new ordinary shares […]

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Corcel issues 3.5m SIP shares

Corcel plc has issued 3,556,362 ordinary shares of £0.0001 each in the company under its share incentive plan for the 2023-24 tax year. The scheme was agreed in the Trustees meetings on 2 April and 8 May 2024. The SIP allows eligible employees to have monthly salary deductions to be held by the SIP Trustees until the end […]