19 Oct 2016capital raising announcement● Neutral
Reminder that the rights issue closes today, 19 October 2016. The outcome is to be announced on 24 October.
Announcements, explained
Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
3 Oct 2016annual report● Neutral
Annual report for the year to 30 June 2016, the first under the Interpose name. The readable portion shows only the contents page and directory, with Egerton-Warburton appointed and Wrigley resigned on 28 July 2016. No financial figures are visible.
27 Sept 2016capital raising announcement● Neutral
Notice to ineligible shareholders: holders with registered addresses outside Australia and New Zealand cannot take part in the rights issue, because of the cost of overseas compliance. They will be diluted relative to participants.
27 Sept 2016capital raising announcement● Neutral
Notice to eligible shareholders of the rights issue: 1 new share for every 2 held at $0.02, up to about $845,592. The letter states the company currently has no oil and gas assets or commercial operations. Funds are for due diligence on possible acquisitions.
23 Sept 2016capital raising announcement● Neutral
Offer document for the 1-for-2 rights issue at $0.02 raising up to about $845,592. It opens 5 October and closes 19 October 2016, is open to Australian and New Zealand holders only, and is described as highly speculative.
23 Sept 2016capital raising announcement● Neutral
The offer document for the rights issue was lodged with a revised timetable (record date 29 September, closing 19 October). The maximum raise is now stated as about $845,592 (up from $716,449), still at $0.02 per share on a 1-for-2 basis. Includes the required cleansing notice.
22 Sept 2016capital raising announcement● Neutral
The record date for the rights issue announced on 14 September is postponed, with no new date given. A revised timetable is promised.
14 Sept 2016capital raising announcement● NeutralMajor
Interpose announced a 1-for-2 non-renounceable rights issue at $0.02 a share to raise up to $716,449, to fund due diligence on potential assets. It says it intends to stay in oil and gas. Directors Gracey and Chiappini are to receive 5m shares in lieu of fees, subject to approval.
11 Aug 2016admin correction● Neutral
The company is now Interpose Holdings Limited, approved by shareholders on 9 June 2016 and recorded by ASIC on 1 August. It trades under ASX code IHS from about 12 August. This completes the planned rename from Sunbird Energy.
5 Aug 2016capital raising announcement● Neutral
The buyback of 55,000,000 shares tied to the African asset sale is complete, leaving 84,592,127 shares on issue. This closes the open buyback thread. The name change to Interpose Holdings is restated.
29 July 2016quarterly activities report● Neutral
June quarter report mostly restates the 28 July sale completion (about A$1m cash, 55m shares bought back, A$4.8m debt transferred; about A$850,000 net cash). It adds that the company has 6 months to satisfy ASX Listing Rule 12.1 on adequate operations to stay listed.
29 July 2016director officer appointment● Neutral
Barnaby Egerton-Warburton joined the board after the African asset sale completed on 28 July. He is Managing Director of Eneabba Gas and sits on two other ASX boards. The company says it is looking at opportunities inside and outside oil and gas.
28 July 2016asset acquisition disposition● NeutralMajor
Sunbird completed the sale of its African projects, including Ibhubesi, for about A$1m cash, a buyback of 55m shares and transfer of about A$4.8m debt. It has about A$850,000 net cash, no debt and will have 84,592,127 shares. Rana and Wrigley resigned; it will be renamed Interpose Holdings and seek new opportunities.
1 July 2016material agreement● Neutral
The deadline for completing the asset sale was extended from 30 June to 31 July 2016. MUSA agreed not to demand loan repayment if the sale completes by then. Shareholders approved the sale at the 9 June 2016 meeting.
29 Apr 2016quarterly activities report● Neutral
March quarter report restates the conditional asset sale and notes the Eskom gas agreement talks are still unfinished. The shareholder meeting is now expected in early June 2016. Kasane in Botswana is shown as not renewed.
26 Apr 2016debt financing● Neutral
Sunbird signed a ZAR5m loan with MUSA Group at 25% to fund the asset sale. It moves to the purchaser when the sale completes. If the sale is not done by 30 June 2016, it becomes an event of default and the lender can demand repayment.
18 Apr 2016asset acquisition disposition● NeutralMajor
Sunbird agreed to sell all its non-cash assets, the Ibhubesi 76% and the 74% CBM projects, to an Umbono-led consortium of its major shareholders and lenders for about A$8.5m. It gets about A$1m cash, a buyback of 55m shares and the transfer of about A$4.8m debt. Needs shareholder approval.
15 Mar 2016half year report● Neutral
Half-year report to 31 December 2015 shows a net loss of $1,564,814, down from $3,140,271 a year earlier. After balance date, a A$500,000 Musa Capital loan facility at 20%, convertible at A$0.12, was finalised, with nothing drawn.
1 Feb 2016quarterly activities report● Neutral
December quarter report: Eskom gas sales agreement negotiations continue with no binding deal yet, despite the year-end target. The draft environmental report went out for comment on 30 September; the final version is due for release in Q1 2016. Glendal withdrawal recapped.
17 Dec 2015business combination▼ BadMajor
Glendal Power has withdrawn its non-binding A$0.18-a-share takeover proposal, first disclosed 29 July 2015, and talks have ceased. This closes that open thread, removing the only bid on the table. No shareholder action is required.
2 Nov 2015quarterly activities report● Neutral
September quarter report recaps the A$4m debt package at 20% interest and the August board changes. Gracey became an executive director, Rana is interim CEO, a CEO search began, and Nathan Rayner was named COO. Ermelo, Ermelo West and Somkhele were relinquished.
30 Oct 2015other● Neutral
Appendix 4G corporate governance checklist dated 30 October 2015 accompanying the annual report. Administrative filing with no new information.
30 Oct 2015annual report● Neutral
Annual report to shareholders for FY2015, with a chairman's letter recapping the Eskom gas term sheet (30 Bcf a year, up to 15 years), the Environmental Impact Assessment, the 3-year extension to September 2017, the US$5m Vandasia raise and the A$4m Umbono debt package.
30 Sept 2015annual report● Neutral
Statutory annual report for the year to 30 June 2015, lodged with the full financial statements. The visible text is the contents page and corporate directory (board list, with Barker and Leibovitch resigned 31 July 2015). No financial figures appear in the readable portion.
30 Sept 2015other● Neutral
Appendix 4G corporate governance checklist dated 30 September 2015, confirming the governance statement is current. Administrative filing with no new operating or financial information.
14 Sept 2015debt financing● Neutral
ASX granted a waiver letting Sunbird give Umbono security over up to 40% of its shares in subsidiary Anschutz Overseas (SA) for a secured loan of up to US$2m. Sunbird expects to repay it by 31 December 2016.
27 Aug 2015regulatory community update● Neutral
Tenement schedule addendum to the June quarterly report. Ibhubesi is held at 76%; the CBM permits at 74%; Kasane (Botswana, 100%) awaits renewal. Ermelo, Ermelo West and Somkhele relinquishments are underway.
10 Aug 2015debt financing● NeutralMajor
Sunbird agreed an A$4m debt package with Umbono and South African investors: A$2.5m refinanced plus A$1.5m new cash, at 20% interest and convertible to equity. A 1-for-8 rights issue is planned for about A$2m. Barker and Leibovitch left the board; Gabriel Chiappini joined.
31 July 2015quarterly activities report● Neutral
June quarter report: working groups are now set up with Eskom and PetroSA, targeting a binding gas sales agreement before year-end. The environmental impact assessment is due for final submission in Q3/Q4 2015. Wrigley's appointment is recapped, and 8.15m performance rights expired.
29 July 2015business combination● NeutralMajor
Sunbird received a non-binding indicative takeover proposal from Glendal Power at A$0.18 a share cash, valuing it above A$25m. It is subject to due diligence and financing. Separately, a roughly A$900,000 Umbono loan falls due 10 August and refinancing talks are late-stage.