REG - TomCo Energy PLC - £50,000 Equity Fundraise and TSHII Update

TomCo EnergyAnnouncement

02/01/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 2691Y  TomCo Energy PLC  02 January 2024

2 January 2024

TOMCO ENERGY PLC

("TomCo" or the "Company")

 

£50,000 Equity Fundraise and TSHII Update

 

TomCo Energy plc (AIM: TOM), the US operating oil development group focused on
using innovative technology to unlock unconventional hydrocarbon resources,
announces that the Company has raised gross proceeds of £50,000 by way of a
subscription for 50,000,000 new ordinary shares of no-par value each in the
capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (the "Subscription Shares") at a
price of 0.10 pence per share (the "Subscription"). The Subscription has been
undertaken with Matthew Jones, an existing shareholder in the Company.

 

The Subscription Shares will represent approximately 1.5 per cent. of the
Company's enlarged issued share capital.  The Subscription price represents a
premium of approximately 5.3 per cent. to the mid-market closing price on AIM
of 0.095 pence per Ordinary Share on 29 December 2023, being the latest
practicable business day prior to the date of this announcement.

 

The Subscription has been undertaken to provide additional funds towards the
Company's anticipated expenditure as it seeks to progress its plans for its
wholly owned subsidiary, Greenfield Energy LLC ("Greenfield"), in relation to
the Tar Sands Holdings II LLC ("TSHII") site located in the Uinta Basin, Utah,
United States.  As previously announced, Greenfield owns a 10% Membership
Interest in TSHII with an exclusive option, at its sole discretion, to acquire
the remaining 90% of the Membership Interests for additional cash
consideration of US$17.25 million up to 31 December 2023 (the "Option"),
together with a matching right as detailed in the Company's announcement of 6
June 2023.

 

The Company is currently in discussions with the counterparty to the Option
with a view to seeking a further extension to the exercise period in respect
of such Option or agreeing a suitable alternative arrangement.  There can be
no certainty that the Option will be extended or an alternative arrangement
agreed, or that the required funding can be secured to complete the potential
acquisition of the remaining 90% of the Membership Interests.  A further
announcement will be made in due course.

 

Admission and Total Voting Rights

 

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the 50,000,000
Subscription Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Subject to
the proceeds of the Subscription having been received by the Company, it is
expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the
Subscription Shares on AIM will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 8
January 2024.

 

On Admission, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 3,237,408,610
Ordinary Shares, each with one voting right.  There are no shares held in
treasury. Therefore, the Company's total number of Ordinary Shares and voting
rights will be 3,237,408,610 and this figure may be used by shareholders
following Admission as the denominator for the calculations by which they will
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules.

 

Related Party Transaction

 

Matthew Jones is interested in 14.24 per cent. of the Company's existing share
capital and is therefore a related party of the Company (as defined in the AIM
Rules for Companies). Accordingly, the Subscription is deemed to constitute a
related party transaction pursuant to AIM Rule 13. The TomCo directors, having
consulted with Strand Hanson Limited, the Company's Nominated Adviser,
consider that the terms of the Subscription are fair and reasonable insofar as
the Company's shareholders are concerned.

 

Enquiries:

 

TomCo Energy plc

Malcolm Groat (Chairman) / John Potter (CEO)
  +44 (0)20 3823 3635

 

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)

James Harris / Matthew Chandler
                +44 (0)20 7409 3494

 

Novum Securities Limited (Broker)

Jon Belliss / Colin Rowbury
                          +44 (0)20 7399 9402

 

IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR)

Tim Metcalfe / Florence Chandler
                  +44 (0)20 3934 6630

 

For further information, please visit www.tomcoenergy.com
(http://www.tomcoenergy.com/) .

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation
(EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by virtue of the Market
Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

 

 

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