Can some one explain this - what does it mean if they hit oil now that they only own 15% ? All they had was the rights to mine so if they sold of 85% of this thats almost like selling 85% of the company isn it ?
they are now free carried on their oil and gas exploration but they have given up 85% of the ownership....I am sure they got the best terms they could, so while we lose most equity in the project we as shareholders won't be funding all the work....it derisks it....it is common practice stinger but you hope they got a reasonable deal. As a small company they needed to do this or they would continually be going to the market to raise capital.
They still have their Uranium projects.
I am happy as a longer term holder (not happy with share price reaction!) but obviously it takes some of the upside away. The savage fall suggests to me that MHL was full of daytrader money. How many have been holding for a year as opposed to a month or two? I dare say it is mainly short term holders who are most angry. Now that the company has a free carry they can work on finding further opportunities, doing the same again, and again etc.
If one of these free carry projects hits pay dirt it's a company maker.
I reckon it's a good strategy for a very small company that was just a shell about a year back.
What do other longer term holders think? this meets my expectations of how they would go about things.