RNS at 18.05
Highlights
· All flow test regulatory permissions now in place following review by the Health and Safety Executive ("HSE"). Work continues to "complete" the well as a potential oil producer to be followed by a rig-less flow-test, encompassing multiple Kimmeridge zones over a total aggregate perforated section of 926 ft.
· Preliminary log interpretations indicate that the extensively naturally-fractured Kimmeridge section is oil bearing from around 3,800 ft to below 5,640 ft measured depth ("MD") a vertical section of around 1,330 ft. This observation is in accord with the mobile light oil recovered to surface in cores and recovered from drilling fluid, together with wet gas shows.
· An application to extend the exploration/testing phase for a further year to 15 September 2018 has been submitted to West Sussex County Council ("WSCC") with a decision expected in September 2017.
Other Business
The Company notes that SCDM Energy, the French owned oil and gas exploration and production company, has increased its holding in the Company to 174,954,179 ordinary voting shares, representing 5.03% of the issued share capital as of 25th July 2017.
The Company has also received notice of the exercise of warrants to subscribe for a total of 40,625,000 new ordinary shares in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares"). The Company has received £325,000 in respect of this exercise. Application has been made for these New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is anticipated that trading in such shares will commence on or around 4 August 2017.
Following Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 3,520,759,100 ordinary shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. This figure of 3,520,759,100 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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