Infrastrata PLC Baron Oil Plc Option Revision (6002H)
19 August 2016 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6002H
Infrastrata PLC
19 August 2016
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside
information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR).
19 August 2016
InfraStrata plc
("InfraStrata" or the "Company")
Baron Oil Plc Option Revision
InfraStrata plc (AIM:INFA), the independent petroleum
exploration and gas storage company, is pleased to report that it
has repaid the loan and agreed an amendment to the accompanying
option under the Convertible Loan Facility Agreement ("Agreement")
with Baron Oil Plc ("Baron") with respect to the Islandmagee gas
storage project in Northern Ireland.
Under the terms of the Agreement, originally announced in May
2015, Baron provided a loan for EUR1.8 million to InfraStrata.
These funds were used as working capital to bridge the receipt of
the European Commission grant, the outstanding 70% of which (EUR1.8
million) was received on completion of the work programme as
announced on 25 May 2016. The programme included the drilling of
the Islandmagee-1 well, which was drilled successfully in May/June
2015, together with subsequent rock mechanical testing of salt
cores and engineering work. The loan was subject to an interest
rate of 8% of the funds drawn down. Baron originally had a right to
extend the loan period until 31 December 2016.
Baron had an accompanying option to convert the entire balance
of the loan into an equity participation of 15% of the share
capital in InfraStrata's subsidiary, Islandmagee Storage Limited
("IMSL"). Should the option be exercised, the equity would be
provided pro-rata by InfraStrata and its project partner, Moyle
Energy Investments Limited ("Moyle"), as the other shareholder of
IMSL. The amendment to the Agreement results in the option
continuing to 31 March 2017, but the loan has been repaid effective
1 August 2016 from the balancing monies received from the European
Commission, thereby reducing the interest due under the loan had
Baron extended it to the end of 2016. The option as amended enables
Baron to acquire a 15% interest in the IMSL project for a payment
of GBP1,536,498.
Commenting on the Agreement, Andrew Hindle, CEO of InfraStrata
said:
We are pleased to continue to be working with Baron to unlock
the potential of the Islandmagee gas storage project. The Baron
loan has facilitated the development of a key piece of gas
infrastructure and whilst now repaid in full the amendment affords
Baron the continued and extended option to participate in the
project. As previously updated at the end of June 2016, the Company
is continuing a process to seek new investors for Islandmagee over
the summer months to enable the project to proceed through to a
Final Investment Decision, targeted for 2017.
The Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) and Insitu
Downhole Testing programme for the Islandmagee gas storage project
is co-financed by the European Union's Connecting Europe
Facility.
Disclaimer releasing the European Union from any liability in
terms of the content of the dissemination materials:
"The sole responsibility of this publication lies with the
author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may
be made of the information contained therein."
For further information please contact:
InfraStrata plc
Andrew Hindle, Chief Executive Officer 020 8332 1200
Stewart McGarrity, Finance Director
Nominated Adviser and Broker - Allenby Capital Limited
Jeremy Porter / Alex Brearley / Liz Kirchner 020 3328 5656
Financial PR - Camarco
Billy Clegg / Gordon Poole 020 3757 4980
Notes to Editors:
Background on InfraStrata plc
InfraStrata is an independent petroleum exploration and gas
storage company focused on Northern Ireland.
Further information is available on the Company's website
www.infrastrata.co.uk.
Background on the Islandmagee Storage Project
The Islandmagee gas storage project is owned 65% by a wholly
owned subsidiary of InfraStrata plc and 35% by a wholly owned
subsidiary of Mutual Energy Limited. Work commenced in 2007 with
the acquisition of 3D seismic data to image the Permian salt in the
Larne Lough area. During 2012, planning permission was granted for
the project and a gas storage licence was issued by the Utility
Regulator. In October 2013, the gas storage project was granted a
'Project of Common Interest' ("PCI") status by the European
Commission.
Further information is available on the project company's
website www.islandmageestorage.com.
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