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RNS Number : 6373Q  Angus Energy PLC  11 July 2025

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11 July 2025

 

Angus Energy PLC

("Angus Energy", the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
(AIM:ANGS)

 

Forum Energy Deferred Consideration and Changes to the Board

 

Forum Energy Deferred Consideration

As announced on 22 February 2024, Forum Energy Services Limited ("Forum"),
restructured their deferred consideration payments with a new profile of
£400,000 in June 2024 and £300,000 in each calendar quarter end thereafter
until June 2025.  The balance of £1.59 million will become payable, together
with interest on the balance, payable in shares, charged at 8% over SONIA
increasing to 12.5% from 1 July 2025 (together the "Deferred Consideration").
Forum can (in the event that the Company does not pay in cash) elect to
receive payment in new ordinary shares issued at a 15% discount to the 30-Day
Volume Weighted Average Price.

 

The total current outstanding amount is £1.89 million, which includes
£300,000 in respect of the quarter to 31 March 2025, and Forum has agreed to
suspend its rights to receive payment in new ordinary shares for a period of 6
months (with repayment now falling on 31 December 2025), whilst the Company is
completing due diligence on a potential RTO and restructuring the Trafigura
Debt.

 

Under existing rights, Forum has requested the appointment of a new
non-executive director, Richard Glass, with such appointment expected to be
announced in due course and subject to standard due diligence. Furthermore,
under the revised agreement, Forum has requested the appointment of Jonathan
Tidswell-Pretorius as a non-board COO.

 

Given its shareholding in the Company, Forum is deemed to be a related party
of the Company for the purposes of the AIM Rules for Companies. The revision
to the terms of the Deferred Consideration constitutes a related party
transaction under AIM Rule 13. The Directors of the Company, independent of
the transaction, being the full board, having consulted with the Company's
nominated adviser SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP, consider that the terms of
the revised arrangements with Forum are fair and reasonable insofar as
shareholders are concerned.

 

Changes to the Board

The Board is actively seeking to appoint a further independent non-executive
director and will update the market accordingly. Furthermore, Aleph
Commodities Ltd ("Aleph") has requested the appointment of a new non-executive
director, Alexander Craig, with such appointment expected to be announced in
due course and subject to standard due diligence.

 

 

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For further information please visit www.angusenergy.co.uk
(http://www.angusenergy.co.uk)

 

Angus Energy Plc

 

Carlos Fernandes

Finance
Director
Via Flagstaff

 

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nomad and Broker)
www.spangel.co.uk (http://www.spangel.co.uk/)

 

Stuart Gledhill / Jen Clarke / Richard Hail    Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470

 

Flagstaff
PR/IR
angus@flagstaffcomms.com (mailto:angus@flagstaffcomms.com)

 

Tim Thompson / Fergus Mellon / Alison Alfrey Tel: +44 (0) 207 129 1474

 

About Angus Energy plc

Angus Energy plc is a UK AIM quoted independent oil and gas company. Angus is
the leading onshore gas producer in the UK and has ambitious plans to grow
onshore production and diversify internationally. Angus Energy has a 100%
interest in the Saltfleetby Gas Field (PEDL005), majority owns and operates
conventional oil production fields at Brockham (PL 235) and Lidsey (PL 241)
and has a 25% interest in the Balcombe Licence (PEDL244). Angus Energy
operates all fields in which it has an interest.

 

 

 

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