REG - Barryroe Offshore - Convertible Loan Note Funding

Barryroe Offshore EnergyAnnouncement

23/11/2022 17:45

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RNS Number : 4128H  Barryroe Offshore Energy PLC  23 November 2022

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Convertible Loan Note Funding

Dublin and London - 23 November:

Further to the announcement released at 7am on Tuesday 22 November 2022 the
Board is pleased to confirm that a funding agreement, in the form of a
Redeemable Convertible Secured Loan Note Instrument (the "Funding Agreement")
with an existing shareholder, Vevan Unlimited Company ("Vevan"), has now been
executed. The Funding Agreement has been entered into to provide the required
funding for the work programme proposed in the Lease Undertaking Application.

Convertible Loan Notes

The funding will be in the form of Redeemable Convertible Secured Loan Notes
("the Loan Notes") to be issued by the Company.  Under the terms of the
Funding Agreement, Vevan has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions
contained therein, to fund the Barryroe Work Programme. The total amount
committed pursuant to the Funding Agreement is up to €40,000,000, which
covers 100% of the cost of the Work Programme as set out in the Lease
Undertaking Application, which remains subject to ministerial consent

The Loan Notes bear a coupon of 10% per annum, rolled up, and are convertible
into ordinary shares at the lower of (i) €0.015 and (ii) the closing share
price of an ordinary share on Euronext Growth Dublin on the trading date
immediately prior to the conversion date.

Vevan will be entitled to appoint 2 directors to the board of Barryroe. The
Loan Notes fall due for repayment on 31 December 2024.

The Company has agreed to grant Vevan the right to subscribe in cash at a
consideration per share equal to the nominal value thereof (being €0.001 per
ordinary share) for 107,186,000 ordinary shares (representing approximately
10% of the issued share capital of the Company) and, subject to shareholder
approval, to grant Vevan the right to subscribe for a further 6,594,076
ordinary shares at a consideration per share equal to the nominal value
thereof.  Application will also be made for the admission of these shares to
trading on Euronext Growth Dublin and AIM on their issuance.

 

Pursuant to the terms of a warrant instrument constituted by the Company,
Vevan will also be separately granted warrants to subscribe in cash for 1.5
Ordinary Shares for each conversion share issued on conversion of the Loan
Notes at a consideration per share equal to the lower of (i) €0.015 per
share and (ii) the closing price of an ordinary share on Euronext Growth
Dublin on the trading day immediately prior to the conversion date.  The
warrants are conditional on the Loan Notes being issued and converted into
ordinary shares. The warrants will be exercisable for a period of 10 years
from the date of conversion of the Loan Notes.

The conversion of the Loan Notes, the issue of the warrants under the warrant
instrument and the grant of the right to subscribe for the 6,594,076 ordinary
shares as referenced above requires the passing of certain share allotment and
authority resolutions at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company and,
if and as required, the potential granting of waivers under Rule 9 of the
Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2022 (on such terms and subject
to such conditions as the Irish Takeover Panel may require) from the
requirement for any holder of such securities and rights to make a mandatory
offer for the Company on the issuance of any ordinary shares. A circular
convening the EGM and providing further details on the proposals will be
prepared and sent to shareholders in due course.

 

As Vevan is a substantial shareholder in the Company, this transaction
constitutes a related party transaction under the AIM Rules. The Directors
consider, having consulted with its nominated adviser Davy, that the terms of
the transaction are fair and reasonable insofar as shareholders are
concerned.

 

Alan Curran, CEO comments: "We are delighted with such a comprehensive
solution to funding for the work programme set out in our Lease Undertaking
application. I look forward to engaging with DECC on our Lease Undertaking
application and the granting of same subject to Ministerial consent. Thank you
again to all our shareholders for their continuing support."

 

INVESTOR ENQUIRIES:

Barryroe Offshore Energy P.l.c.
                            Tel: +353 1 219 4074

Alan Curran

Chief Executive

 

Investor Relations
 
Tel: + 353 1 219 4074

Job Langbroek

 

J & E Davy
 
Tel: +353 1 679 6363

Anthony Farrell

 

MEDIA ENQUIRIES

AM O'Sullivan
PR
Tel: +353 87 9881890 / tina@amosullivanpr.ie

Tina Quinn

 

 

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