ASX Announcement
Date: 18 November 2011
Texon Petroleum Ltd ABN 24 119 737 772Level 9, 46 Edward Street
Brisbane, Qld Australia 4000
Postal: GPO Box 402
Brisbane, Qld Australia 4001
Telephone: +61 7 3211 1122
Fax: +61 7 3211 0133
Directors: John Armstrong David Mason Bernard Rowley Company Secretary:Des Olling
Contact: David Mason President & CEOdave.mason@texonpetroleum.com.au
or:
John Armstrong Chairman john.armstrong@texonpetroleum.com.au
Website: ASX Code: TXNNew Texon - Wandoo
Prospect Generation Agreement
• Extended Term - 5 more years to 2019
• Increased Mapping Area - 100% more
• 180 3D Seismic Surveys - 35% more
• Increased Mapping Capability
• Shareholder Approval
Shareholder ApprovalWhere required (as indicated by a "#" symbol), shareholder approval of the following arrangements which have been agreed between Texon and Wandoo Energy LLC(1) will be sought at the next General Meeting of the Company.
IPO - and 3D PotentialAt the time of its 2007 IPO, through its Prospect Generation Agreement ("PGA") with Wandoo, the Company had first right of refusal on all prospects generated by Wandoo from some 133 3D surveys available to Wandoo. This lead to the Company having a success rate of 80% from its first 26 wells - including Eagle Ford, Olmos, Yegua and Frio targets, illustrating the potential value of having access to this very extensive 3D seismic data base.
Texon - Wandoo Agreement - 100% Increase in Area (#)Texon and Wandoo have agreed to extend the area which is subject to the PGA by over 100% (the red area) as shown on the attached map. All prospects created by Wandoo in the blue and red areas will be subject to Texon's first right of refusal entitlement per the PGA.
(1) Wandoo is a USA based company associated with Mr David
Mason, CEO of Texon.
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Texon and Wandoo have agreed to extend the PGA for a further 5 years to May 2019. This will ensure that Texon's first right of refusal on all prospects generated by Wandoo will be available for the next seven and a half years. This extension applies to both blue and red areas on the attached map. Working Interest and Royalty arrangements in the red area are similar to those in the blue which are set out in the Company's 2007 IPO document. Texon's red area Working Interest and Nett Revenue entitlements are the same as in the blue.
180 3D Seismic Surveys
Wandoo now has access to 180 3D seismic surveys - a 35%
increase which will cover additional key parts of the Eagle
Ford resource play, but also other oil and gas trends which
are expected to provide an ongoing series of opportunities
for the Company. If Wandoo obtains access to new surveys,
these also become part of the PGA arrangement between Texon
and Wandoo.
Texon will fund the engagement by Wandoo of several new very
experienced Texas Gulf Coast project mappers targeting
increased Wandoo prospect output for Texon.
As part of this Agreement, Wandoo or its nominee will receive
5 million unlisted Texon incentive stock options. Please
refer to the attached Explanatory Note (#).
The Board is very pleased with the extended term and area of
the Company's arrangement with Wandoo which should provide
the Company with a steady and reinvigorated flow of oil and
gas project opportunities.
Oil and gas futures prices (Source: NYMEX December 2011
contracts) Oil: US$98.76/bbl
Gas: US$3.45/mmbtu (this translates to approx. US$5.70/mcf
for all Texon gas - including
US$6.60/mcf for Olmos and Eagle Ford gas)
bbl: barrel
bcf: billion cubic feet
mmbtu: million British thermal units mmcfgpd: million cubic feet of gas per day WI: Working Interest
Attachments:(1) Map
(2) Explanatory Note
ATTACHMENT 1
ATTACHMENT 2
Explanatory Note attached to Texon ASX release dated 18 November 2011 (#)
Options
Wandoo's options will vest nine (9) months after the
effective date of the PGA extension and expire on the
termination of the PGA (full PGA term will extend until 1 May
2019). The exercise price is
70c/share and the options are only exercisable if the volume
weighted average price (VWAP) of
Texon's shares exceeds $1.05/share over 20 consecutive
trading days. There are two exceptions:
1. If a change of control of the Company occurs, then the
options vest immediately but without the 150% uplift
requirement referred to above.
2. If the Company disposes of assets which have a value in
excess of 50% of the aggregate value of all assets of Texon,
the options vest 6 months after such a transaction and will
be repriced by a formula based on the VWAP at the time of
completion of such a transaction, with the requirement of a
150% uplift on the exercise price prior to option exercise
being possible;
No cash amount is payable by Wandoo for the options.
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