RCS - Wildcat Petroleum - Review of 2021

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05/01/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 4324X  Wildcat Petroleum PLC  05 January 2022

05 January 2022

Wildcat Petroleum Plc

("Wildcat" or the "Company")

CATFLAP

(review of 2021)

They say that "Fact is stranger than fiction", and this certainly applies to
Wildcat Petroleum Plc's (WCAT) short life. As well as Covid, there have been
depressed oil markets leading to negative oil prices and an environmentally
driven backlash against all oil companies. It's perhaps not surprising it took
the company 2 tumultuous years to raise the funds required to list!

Once we listed on the London Stock Exchange however the company's unexpected
challenges didn't end. We faced more than the usual level of criticism from
individuals who didn't understand the company's strategy or had declined to
participate in the IPO and decided to take pot-shots at the company instead.
Also, the ongoing Covid travel restrictions meant that the WCAT team couldn't
travel abroad in order to assess and negotiate the acquisition of a suitable
oil deal.

However, despite all this the WCAT share price ended the year at 1.9p giving
the company a market capitalization of £43 million, well up from when the
shares first listed in December 2020. In fact WCAT ended the year as one of
the best performing share prices on any exchange anywhere in the world.

Even though 2021 has been an extraordinary year of progress for WCAT, there
are issues that will be needed to be addressed in 2022.

SHARE PRICE VOLATILITY

The illiquidity of WCAT shares has sometimes caused the share price to behave
in an erratic fashion. As the business matures and as the shareholder base
expands we hope these wild swings in the share price will reduce.

COVID TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.

It looks like Covid is going to be with us for the foreseeable future.

As a result, and because of opportunities arising in several different
markets, WCAT has been actively recruiting experienced geological advisors who
have track records of successfully securing oil assets in these markets,
especially in Africa. These advisors bring extensive local capabilities in
target countries.

In 2022 shareholders will be able to follow on Twitter the enhanced travel
opportunities for Mr TC as he gradually becomes able to fly again around the
world to evaluate oil assets and secure deals! We will of course also use
Twitter to keep investors informed of progress with the business as well as
political events that affect the company.  Wildcat-TC   @wcat_plc

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

As outlined in the IPO prospectus, WCAT intends to use Blockchain Technology
in order to give it a competitive advantage over its peers.  However with the
difficulty in securing an appropriate asset in the middle of a pandemic it was
decided to put such activities on ice until after an oil asset is secured. At
this point the Company will be able to lay out in explicit terms what
Blockchain Tech the company intends to employ and how.

2022 FORECAST

2021 was a year for WCAT to build a solid platform and to progress
opportunities.

WCAT intends that 2022 will be a transformational year when we capitalise on
the work done so far. We are excited about the opportunities ahead and we
intend to come out swinging!

 

Enquiries:

 Wildcat                               groberts@wildcatpetroleum.co.uk

 Glyn Roberts
 Guild Financial Advisory              ross.andrews@guildfin.co.uk

 Ross Andrews
 Yellow Jersey (Investor Relations)    +44 (0)20 3004 9512

 Tom Randell                           wildcat@yellowjerseypr.com

 

Notes to Editors:

Wildcat Petroleum (LSE:WCAT) is listed on the standard segment of the official
list, with shares traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. WCAT
is seeking to acquire a business operating in the upstream sector of the
petroleum industry - namely exploration, appraisal, development and production
of oil and gas, with a primary focus on assets that are at the later phases of
exploration and production.

https://www.wildcatpetroleum.co.uk/ (https://www.wildcatpetroleum.co.uk/)

 

 

 

 

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