Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
30 Sept 2019annual report● Neutral
Annual report for year to 30 June 2019 reviewing the Judith resource upgrade, dynamic modelling, Cyrano R3 sale, Backreef environmental work, Ocean Reach appointment and new board. Financial figures are not shown in the text provided.
Appendix 4G corporate governance checklist lodged with the annual report, pointing to the governance statement on the company website. Administrative filing with no new substance.
Ocean Reach's partner search for Judith reports strong interest from many upstream companies, with the data room open and presentations under confidentiality. EMP is confident of finding a farm-in partner but no deal is guaranteed. No partner named yet.
EMP agrees to sell Cyrano R3 to BR Cyrano Pty Ltd for $325,000, subject to approval by 31 December 2019, keeping a $0.50 per barrel royalty the buyer can buy out for $1.5m within 48 months. Progresses the earlier plan to sell this non-core asset.
RIU Good Oil conference deck repeating known facts: Judith 150 Bcf 2C and 1.226 Tcf P50, Ocean Reach search with data room open, and talks with potential infrastructure or offtake partners. States 76m shares and $3m market cap.
EMP starts a sale facility for holders of parcels under $500 (12,195 shares at $0.041). About 311 of 594 holders are eligible, representing about 0.81% of shares. Unresponsive holders' shares will be sold, to cut administration costs.
Share consolidation completed on a 1-for-15 basis, as approved on 7 August. Shares on issue are now 75,630,927 and listed options 42,310,165. Normal trading in the new shares starts 20 August.
Notice of the approved 1-for-15 consolidation of shares and EMPOC options. Shares fall from about 1.134bn to 75.6m; options from 634.7m to 42.3m, with exercise price rising from $0.005 to $0.075. Effective 12 August.
3D-GEO's July 2019 statement lifts Judith to 150 Bcf 2C contingent and 1.226 Tcf P50 unrisked prospective, up from RISC's 122 Bcf and 844 Bcf in November 2018. It supersedes the RISC figures.
June 2019 Energy Mines and Money presentation, essentially the same content as the May conference deck: Judith resources, Ocean Reach partner search and 1.017bn shares. Nothing new.
May 2019 APPEA conference presentation repeating known facts: new board, Judith resources of 122 Bcf contingent and 844 Bcf prospective, and the Ocean Reach partner search. States 1.017bn shares and a market capitalisation of $3 million.
Ocean Reach Advisory is appointed to run a global search for an exploration and development partner for the 100%-owned Judith gas field. The partner would help drill an exploration well by February 2021. No partner has been found.
ASX queried the March quarter report: cash $192,425 and estimated next-quarter outflow $176,000. EMP replied it expects continuing negative cash flow, intends to raise equity or debt, and is confident of a successful capital raise. No raising is announced yet.
Malcolm King joins as non-executive director; 30+ years upstream experience, mostly Shell, and was well-site geologist on Judith-1. $150,000 raised by placing 50m shares (about $0.003 each); issued shares now 1,017,859,728. Office moves to Level 32, 1 Market St, Sydney.
Board overhaul: Carl Dumbrell becomes company secretary; Philip McNamara and Nigel Harvey are appointed directors; Vaz Hovanessian is removed as secretary, and he and Natt Arian resign. The 2 April shareholder-requisitioned meeting is cancelled. This resolves the board dispute in Dumbrell's favour.
Directors Ray Shaw and Justyn Peters resigned (27 and 28 March 2019). Part of the ongoing board dispute with Carl Dumbrell; no reason is given in the text.
Half-year to 31 Dec 2018: loss $274,886 (prior $761,287); net assets $3,572,710; working capital deficit $84,827. Operating outflow $175,994 and $256,752 spent on exploration. 60m shares were issued to directors in lieu of fees.
February 2019 presentation: EMP holds 100% of Vic/P47 (Judith), Backreef and R1/R3. It has had interest in Vic/P47 including a written non-binding proposal the board considers inadequate, and a possible biodiesel refinery venture at Moana NSW. Text says it may struggle to fund Judith alone.
Company notes a 4 February 2019 substantial holder notice and shareholders' intention to call a meeting. The notice has not yet been sent out and the board is considering its validity. Continues the board dispute; no outcome yet.
December 2018 quarter: cash is about $47,000. The board is seeking a placement of about $650-700K from brokers by 4 February 2019 and has a separate offer of 50m shares for $175,000. The Dumbrell-requisitioned meeting was cancelled, with a replacement meeting expected in February.
Vaz Hovanessian becomes chairman and interim company secretary, replacing Carl Dumbrell as secretary. Dr Ray Shaw and Dr Natt Arian join as directors. Dumbrell had requisitioned a meeting to remove two directors; the board is questioning its validity. Registered office moves to Artarmon.
3D-Geo modelling suggests five vertical wells at 20-30 MMcf/d each could deliver 29 Bcf a year for 20 years, 880 Bcf in total over 35 years. Judith closure is stated as 966 Bcf total sales gas (122 + 844). These are simulations, not reserves.
RISC certifies Judith resources in Vic/P47 (100% EMP): 2C contingent 122 Bcf sales gas, and P50 unrisked prospective 844 Bcf. This replaces the 1.8 Tcf in-place estimate with certified recoverable figures, and the 2013 GCA contingent figure of 101 Bcf is superseded by 122 Bcf.
Share registry Automic is moving its Sydney office to 126 Phillip Street from 2 October 2018. Administrative notice only, with no impact on the company.
Annual report to 30 June 2018: loss $1,171,544 (prior year $1,549,207); net assets $3,667,596. Operating cash outflow was $972,867. The directors' report says future operations depend on exploration success and the ability to fund operations.
Appendix 4G and corporate governance statement, a standard compliance checklist against the ASX governance recommendations, with the full statement published on the company website. No new operational or financial information.
3D-Geo's reservoir engineering for Judith is complete and handed to RISC. Gas-in-place has been revised to include deeper Longtom sands, though no new figure is given. RISC's statement slips from end August to mid-September 2018.
Energy Mines and Money presentation restating the gas shortfall case, Vic/P47 1.8 Tcf estimate, and the August 2018 RISC resource statement and Q4 partnership talks. No new results.
EMP engages independent certifier RISC to produce a Judith resource statement by end of August 2018, after 3D-Geo finishes modelling. Seismic suggests gas in deeper Longtom-type sands across Judith, not yet counted. Initial talks held with prospective partners.
Placement of 43.1m shares at $0.003 raised $126,006 gross, the same price as the November rights issue. Funds go to reservoir engineering ahead of a Q3 2018 resource statement for Vic/P47; partnership talks are planned for Q4 2018.
What it means for a shareholder
43.1m new shares at A$0.003 to raise about A$126,006. That's 4.7% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 4.7% smaller. If you held A$1,000 of shares (333,333 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.0385% to 0.0367% of the company. To keep it you'd need 16,592 more shares - about A$50 at the issue price.