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Replacement: Update on OML113
Replacement: Update on OML113.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0878O Lekoil Limited 16 September 2013 \n \n\nIn the announcement released this morning at 08.03 BST (RNS number 0445O), it was incorrectly stated in the third paragraph that \"In the event that the Consideration has not been paid by 31 October 2013, Panoro may elect to grant another extension or terminate the SPA, retaining the $3million bid bond and $3million paid into escrow.\" The sentence should have read, \"In the event that the Consideration has not been paid by 31 October 2013, Panoro may elect to grant another extension or terminate the SPA, retaining the $3million bid bond and $3million down payment.\" \n \nAll other details remain unchanged. The full amended text is shown below. \n \n16 September 2013\n \n \nLekoil Limited\n(\"Lekoil\" or the \"Company\")\n \nUpdate on the Proposed Acquisition of Interest in OML113, Offshore Nigeria\n \n \nFurther to the announcement on 18 June 2013 in which the Company set out its proposed acquisition from a subsidiary of Panoro Energy ASA (\"Panoro\") of a 6.502 per cent. participating interest (corresponding to a 12.19 per cent. revenue interest and 16.26 per cent. cost interest) in OML113 offshore Nigeria for a consideration of US$30 million (the \"Consideration\"), Lekoil is today pleased to announce that it has made a payment of $3 million as part of the Consideration to Panoro. Lekoil and Panoro have agreed that the Company will fund the escrow with the balance of the consideration on or before 31 of October 2013. \n \nThe Company is in advanced discussions with potential debt providers to fund the balance of the Consideration.\n \nThe Company has issued an addendum to the bid bond which will allow Panoro to draw an additional $3million if the escrow is not funded by October 31 2013. In the event that the Consideration has not been paid by 31 October 2013, Panoro may elect to grant another extension or terminate the SPA, retaining the $3million bid bond and $3million down payment. The closing date of the transaction is expected to be November 9th 2013.\n\nThe transfer of the participating interest is also conditional on the consent of the Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria, the consent of each of the other parties to the Joint Operating Agreement in respect of OML113 and the execution...