Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
30 Sept 2019annual report● Neutral
2019 annual report. Chairman Cottee's first letter says Mongolian assets should be substantially de-risked in the coming quarter and cites power-generation and Chinese pipeline market options. Financial statements are not visible in the text provided.
Appendix 4G governance checklist lodged with the annual report, signed by Company Secretary Victoria Allinson on 27 September 2019. Administrative compliance form with no new business information.
Corporate Governance Statement dated 27 September 2019, describing board roles, policies and ASX recommendation compliance. Administrative document, no new business information.
Conference presentation repeats the known Mongolia story: 100% of Nomgon IX, 7.6 Tcf risked best-case prospective resource, 487.2m shares, $4.4m cash at 30 June, market value $26.8m at 5.5c. No new information.
Seismic survey finished, with 131 km of 2D data acquired; processing takes about six weeks. Drilling equipment is arriving and Ugtaal-1 is still expected to spud around end September or early October. A second well site is due by month end.
Dougal Ferguson resigns as non-executive director from 31 August, as the move of the office from Perth to Adelaide is complete. Board is now Cottee, Young and Kelemen. Final interest notice shows he holds about 16.6m shares directly and indirectly.
Location of the first corehole, Ugtaal-1, is finalised using geological modelling and early seismic results. A second well location in the same area is due in coming weeks. Spud is expected in about 4-6 weeks.
Cleansing prospectus (offer of 1,000 shares at 6c) to allow free resale of shares from option exercise. Raises no meaningful money itself. Records 93.46m listed options at 6.79c and 8m unlisted at 3.29c.
What it means for a shareholder
1,000 new shares at A$0.060 to raise about A$60. That's 0.000205% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 0.000205% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (16,667 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.00342% to 0.00342% of the company. To keep it you'd need 0 more shares - about A$0 at the issue price.
Seismic acquisition has started at Nomgon IX. Early test data show a possible coal sequence at about 700 m depth, a target for drilling. Fieldwork runs to mid-September, final results mid-October, drilling still late September or early October.
Binding contract signed with Erdenedrilling for two CBM coreholes plus an option for a third. First spud is estimated late September or early October. The MD aims to book Mongolia's first gas discovery within six months.
Mongolian firm Erdenedrilling LLC chosen as drilling contractor from the tender that closed 31 May. Binding contract expected within weeks. The first well is to be spudded soon after seismic starts.
11 July 2019regulatory community update▲ GoodMajor
Mongolia approved the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment, the last approval needed for field work. This resolves the open EIA thread. Seismic of about 100-130 km is due in roughly three weeks, with drilling around September.
June investor presentation repeats known facts: 100% of Nomgon IX, 7.6 Tcf risked best-case prospective resource, 2019 seismic and two-well drilling plan. Shows 487.2m shares and $4.8m cash. No new information.
Seismic contract signed with Micro Seismic LLC for about 120 km of 2D data. Five drilling tender responses received, contractor due by end June. Detailed EIA lodged, the last approval needed. Up to three coreholes expected around September.
Elixir is a founding member of the Gobi Clean Energy Alliance, which promotes gas and renewables in southern Mongolia. Members include Oyu Tolgoi, ABB and Erdenes Mongol. It supports the market story but involves no commitment or revenue.
Placement completed: 97,440,807 shares issued on 24 May at 3.6c, about 25% dilution. Joint lead managers get a 6% fee plus 9.74m EXROA options, subject to shareholder approval. Funds go to the Mongolian exploration program and working capital.
What it means for a shareholder
97.4m new shares at A$0.036 to raise about A$3.5m. That's 17% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 17% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (27,778 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.0057% to 0.00475% of the company. To keep it you'd need 5,556 more shares - about A$200 at the issue price.
Cleansing prospectus (offer of 1,000 shares at 3.6c) lodged to allow free resale of the May placement shares. It raises no new money of its own, and the text shows the placement as 97,440,807 shares for about $3.5m.
What it means for a shareholder
1,000 new shares at A$0.036 to raise about A$36. That's 0.000257% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 0.000257% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (27,778 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.00713% to 0.00713% of the company. To keep it you'd need 0 more shares - about A$0 at the issue price.
15 May 2019capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor
Placement of 99.4m shares at 3.6c raises about $3.6m, leaving about $4.8m cash and 487m shares. Also: Mongolian exploration licence issued (10-year term), company renamed Elixir Energy, Neil Young made Managing Director. Detailed EIA still outstanding.
What it means for a shareholder
99.4m new shares at A$0.036 to raise about A$3.6m. That's 20% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 20% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (27,778 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.00713% to 0.00568% of the company. To keep it you'd need 7,084 more shares - about A$255 at the issue price.
Seismic contract awarded to Mongolian firm Micro Seismic LLC. The survey is now 120 km targeting three identified CBM leads, down from the roughly 200 km regional plan. Signing early June; field work follows government approvals.
Elixir invited six drilling contractors to tender for a minimum two-well corehole program at Nomgon IX later in 2019, after seismic. Tender closes 31 May. Seismic contract negotiations are well advanced.
Entek preference shares converted to ordinary shares. Option exercise prices fell 0.71 cents after the capital return: EXROA from 7.5c to 6.79c, unquoted options from 4c to 3.29c.
Richard Cottee, former Queensland Gas Company managing director (grew it to a $5.7b takeover by BG), becomes chairman, and Ray Barnes retires. Cottee gets $72,000 a year plus 7.5m options and 15m performance rights, subject to shareholder approval.
Confirms the in-specie distribution of Entek preference shares was completed on 29 April, with conversion due next day. Also lists the top 20 holders of the 93.46m EXROA options; they hold 75.35%. Disclosure only.
Entek's side: it completed buying Emerald House (13 leases) from Elixir, issuing 185m convertible preference shares plus US$1,346,730 cash including the US$500,000 loan. Ferguson becomes Entek's Managing Director.
Elixir completed the sale of Emerald House (13 leases, 149,590 acres) to Entek for 185m preference shares and US$846,730 net cash. Holders get about 0.475 Entek shares per Elixir share. Ferguson steps down as MD but stays as non-executive director; Young continues as CEO.
Both companies' shareholders have approved the Alaskan sale (the Elixir and Entek meetings are in the context as the votes). Completion moves to 12 April, with record date 17 April and distribution 29 April. Further updates if completion slips.