Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
15 Mar 2019other▲ Good
Company joins a syndicate applying for Germany's €1 billion battery production grants programme, says offtake talks with several European firms are advanced, and bank financing talks have begun. Pilot plant on schedule; DFS completion now depends on metallurgical work. No deals signed yet.
Half-year report to 31 December 2018. The visible text recaps known events: A$2.5M drawn from the Magna facility, Magna note conversions, NEX listing and Vienna listing work. Financial figures are not in the provided text.
December quarter report: Dorfner/Anzaplan awarded the metallurgical test work and pilot processing contract for the DFS. Zone 1 drilling still awaits authority approval, now expected Q1 2019. Magna converted notes into shares; conversion floor cut to A$0.08 from A$0.10.
Company forwards Cervantes' drilling update from its Albury Heath gold prospect, noting EUR holds 32M Cervantes shares (6.47%). Not about European Lithium's own projects; Cervantes is also raising $700,000 at $0.01 per share.
Admission to the NEX Exchange Growth Market in London confirmed; trading begins 26 November 2018 under the ticker EUR. Completes the application announced on 20 November. Issued capital stated as 547,876,022 shares.
Company applies to list its 546,325,198 shares on London's NEX Exchange Growth Market, with trading expected from 26 November 2018. It says this gives European investors more access and liquidity. The ASX listing is unchanged.
September quarter report: DFS has started, Zone 1 drilling mobilisation under way with drilling now expected in Q4 2018 (slipped from August). A$2.5M of the Magna facility was drawn on 14 September. Law and communications advisers engaged for the Vienna listing work.
Board is investigating spinning off its Austrian subsidiary, which holds the lithium assets, to existing shareholders and listing it on Vienna's Prime Market. The GmbH-to-AG conversion is almost done. ASX listing stays for now; shareholder approval would be required.
Secures a facility of up to A$10M from MEF I (Magna) via convertible notes: A$2.5M immediately, A$7.5M later in tranches. Notes convert at the lower of A$0.30 or a 15% discount to recent trading prices. Secured against company assets. DFS now due April 2019.
Revised version of the Magna A$10M convertible note release. Adds tranche milestones (drilling start, new resource/reserve, one with none), a A$0.10 conversion floor, A$1.10 note face value, and that drawing later tranches is optional. Supersedes the earlier version.
Christian Heili, a mining engineer with 30+ years' experience, is appointed Project Director for Wolfsberg. He will help oversee the Definitive Feasibility Study, still expected to start in the third quarter, alongside new CEO Dietrich Wanke.
Appendix 4G lodged with the annual report, pointing to the corporate governance statement on the company's website, approved by the board as at 26 July 2018. Administrative filing only; no operational or financial information.
Annual report to 30 June 2018 shows a net loss of $749,798 (2017: $8,008,363). Directors are Sage, Day and Müller. Repeats the Horizon 2020 and Cervantes share settlement events after year end.
June quarter report: Zone 1 drilling cut back to a 10 shallow-hole first stage, approved by the Mining Authority on 7 May, with drilling now expected in August. Holds 32M Cervantes shares (6.47%). Other content repeats earlier news.
Paynes Find sale finalised: the last $80k of cash owed will be paid as 7M Cervantes shares at 1.14c, plus one free option per two shares at 1.5c to June 2020. $420k cash received so far. Replaces the earlier cash schedule.
Cervantes' own announcement of the same deal: the remaining $80k is settled with 7M Cervantes shares at 1.14c plus attaching options at 1.5c. Duplicate of European Lithium's notice from its counterparty's side.
Austrian subsidiary is in a 17-member consortium that passed the first stage of EU Horizon 2020 funding for a lithium extraction technology project, seeking EUR4.9M for the consortium. Final evaluation is due in Q3; funding is not secured.
Company has amended its Securities Trading Policy under ASX rules, with the revised policy attached. Administrative only; the text does not show what changed.
4 May 2018director officer appointment● NeutralMajor
Dietrich Wanke, Austria General Manager since 2016, becomes CEO, replacing Dr Steve Kesler who leaves. DFS now expected to start in Q3. Company says it is in talks with European corporates about partnerships; Wanke's contract is still being finalised.
Annual corporate governance statement, last board-reviewed 5 September 2017. It says the company does not follow every ASX recommendation given its size. No new operational or financial information.
March quarter report repeats the PFS (NPV8 A$441.9M) and Zone 2 results. New items: mining-licence suspension extended to 31 Dec 2019 (granted 30 Jan); 33-hole Zone 1 programme awaiting approval; CVS holding diluted from 7% to 5.13%; maiden Zone 2 resource due by end Q2.
Four of five new Zone 2 holes reported multiple pegmatite intersections, up to 7.05m (lower grade) and grades up to 2.49% Li2O. Company says Zone 2 could mirror Zone 1; a maiden Inferred resource is planned. One hole's assays are still awaited.
Wolfsberg PFS complete: Accelerated case pre-tax NPV8 A$441.9M (Base case A$342.7M), lithium hydroxide 10,129tpa, using only the 6.3Mt measured and indicated resource. DFS to start in July, aiming at about 800,000tpa mining rate with a bigger resource.
Cervantes deferred cash terms amended again: $270k received of $500k cash, with the remaining $230k now $75k by 31 March, $75k by 31 May and $80k by 30 June 2018. The share part ($500k) is received.