Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
9 Feb 2021auditor change▼ BadMajor
Plante & Moran resigned as General Moly's auditor on February 3, 2021, without having audited 2020. Its report on 2019 had included a going-concern doubt paragraph, and the company did not intend to file a 2020 annual report.
The Toronto Stock Exchange separately moved to delist General Moly, citing its insolvency/bankruptcy exposure and financial condition, effective December 29, 2020 — its last remaining public listing was gone.
General Moly filed for Chapter 11 on November 18, 2020, with a $1.4 million debtor-in-possession facility from New Moly LLC, Bruce Hansen and Bong Hansen. Under a pre-arranged restructuring plan, the DIP debt would convert to equity and existing common and preferred stock would be cancelled.
The Liberty project sale to Pathfinder closed for $2 million upfront, but General Moly disclosed plainly that it still faced a severe working-capital deficit and "substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern," warning that bankruptcy could leave stockholders and even noteholders with nothing.
NYSE American cited General Moly for a $115.6 million stockholders' deficit and five straight years of losses, demanding a compliance plan by month's end — the delisting threat had escalated from a low share price to outright insolvency-level deficiencies.
General Moly agreed to sell its Liberty project (the former Hall-Tonopah copper-moly deposit) to Pathfinder Minerals for up to $3 million plus a royalty — shedding its second asset to raise cash as the Mount Hope financing search kept failing.
General Moly, Inc shareholders approved the routine matters put to a vote at the company's annual meeting (director elections, auditor ratification, and the executive-pay advisory vote).
General Moly took a $365,034 Paycheck Protection Program loan, explicitly because the COVID-19 pandemic had cut off its other options for raising capital.
NYSE American gave General Moly extra time (until its 2020 annual meeting) to pursue a reverse stock split after it missed the prior deadline, tagging the stock ".BC" as below compliance in the meantime.
General Moly exchanged 95% of its maturing 2019 notes for new notes due 2022 at a higher 12% interest rate — avoiding a near-term default by paying more for the extension, a classic sign of a company running out of options.
Noteholders agreed to let General Moly defer a roughly $162,000 interest payment for 90 days without triggering default — the same week the company finally received its last major federal permit (the Record of Decision) for Mount Hope, a rare piece of good news arriving alongside real cash strain.
5 Aug 2019material agreement termination▼ BadMajor
Amer International tried to terminate its 2015 financing agreement, citing US-China tensions, permitting delays and solvency concerns; General Moly disputed the termination and countered that Amer itself had defaulted by missing a funding deadline — the years-long Chinese-financing strategy was collapsing in open dispute.