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JOG Jersey Oil And Gas Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Jersey Oil And Gas Plc LSE:JOG London Ordinary Share GB00BYN5YK77 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -1.50 -0.97% 153.50 152.00 155.00 155.00 153.50 155.00 9,235 10:12:28
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Oil And Gas Field Expl Svcs 0 -3.11M -0.0954 -16.09 49.97M

Jersey Oil and Gas PLC Oversubscribed Placing to raise approx £1.6m gross (5147Q)

30/11/2016 7:01am

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Jersey Oil and Gas PLC

30 November 2016

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A BREACH OF THE RELEVANT SECURITIES LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or offering memorandum or an offer in respect of any securities and is not intended to provide the basis for any investment decision in respect of Jersey Oil and Gas Plc or other evaluation of any securities of Jersey Oil and Gas Plc or any other entity and should not be considered as a recommendation that any investor should subscribe for or purchase any such securities.

30 November 2016

Jersey Oil and Gas plc

("Jersey Oil & Gas" or the "Company")

Oversubscribed Placing to raise approximately GBP1.6 million gross

Jersey Oil & Gas (AIM: JOG), an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf ("UKCS") region of the North Sea, is pleased to announce that, following investor interest which exceeded demand allowing the issue to be increased as well as a scaling back exercise to be undertaken, it has conditionally raised, in aggregate, approximately GBP1.6 million (before expenses) through a placing, via Arden Partners plc ("Arden Partners") as agent of the Company, of 1,454,547 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (the "Placing Shares") (the "Placing") to new and existing shareholders at an issue price of 110 pence per Placing Share (the "Placing Price").

Highlights:

-- In aggregate, GBP1.6 million (before expenses) to be raised by way of the Placing with new and existing shareholders at a Placing Price of 110 pence per Placing Share.

-- As part of the Placing, the Company's Board of directors (the "Board") and certain members of senior management have collectively subscribed for 120,454 Placing Shares at the Placing Price (the "Director and Management Placing"), raising GBP0.13 million (before expenses).

-- The net proceeds of the Placing will be used towards technical studies and evaluation in support of the committed exploration well to be drilled on UK Seaward Licence P.2170, Blocks 20/5b and 21/1d (the "Verbier Well") planned in Summer 2017 and general working capital purposes, thereby, in the Directors' opinion, ensuring the Company is funded through the Verbier Well programme and has sufficient working capital to continue to pursue its pipeline of production acquisition targets.

-- Following the completion of the Placing, a total of 540,000 options have been granted to the Company's Directors. These have an exercise price of 110 pence and have been issued under the Jersey Oil and Gas PLC 2016 Enterprise Management Incentive and Unapproved Share Option Plan.

   --      Arden Partners appointed as Sole Broker to the Company. 

Andrew Benitz, CEO of Jersey Oil & Gas, commented:

"Over the last year, the Company has successfully delivered on its stated strategy to de-risk its exploration portfolio most notably through its high impact farm-out in Licence P.2170 to Statoil. Today's funding will allow us to conduct further technical studies to advance our knowledge of the Verbier Well ahead of drilling, which we believe will be of benefit to our shareholders. It further serves to strengthen the group's financial position as we continue to pursue a number of production acquisition targets under evaluation in the UKCS.

"Management's material contribution to the fundraising, including participation from certain family members indicates the confidence we have in the Company's future success and our strategy to create shareholder value. We value highly and would like to thank both our existing and new shareholders for their support in this Placing."

The Placing

Pursuant to the Placing, new and existing shareholders (including the Board), have agreed to subscribe for, in aggregate, 1,454,547 new Ordinary Shares at the Placing Price. The Placing Price represents a discount of approximately 6.8 per cent. to the Company's closing middle market share price of 118 pence on 29 November 2016 being the latest practicable date prior to this announcement.

The Placing Shares have been issued conditional upon their admission to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange plc for Admission of the Placing Shares and it is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares will commence on AIM at 8.00 a.m. on 5 December 2016. The Placing Shares represent, in aggregate, approximately 15 per cent. of the Company's enlarged issued share capital (the "Enlarged Share Capital").

The Placing is not conditional upon shareholder approval and the Placing Shares will be issued utilizing the authorities granted by shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting held on 26 May 2016. The Placing Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares and will be issued fully paid.

Following completion of the Placing, the Company's Enlarged Share Capital will comprise 9,916,478 Ordinary Shares. This figure of 9,916,478 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Use of Proceeds

The net proceeds of the Placing will be used towards technical studies and evaluation in support of the committed Verbier Well. Statoil (U.K.) Limited ("Statoil"), as operator has recently committed to drill an exploration well planned for Summer of 2017. As described in previous announcements, Jersey Oil & Gas benefits from a carry with respect to this well from Statoil and a further beneficial carry from CIECO Exploration and Production (UK) Limited. The remaining proceeds will be utilised for the Company's general working capital purposes, which are now expected to see the Company through and post the well campaign and, in particular, enable the pursuit of its pipeline of potential production acquisition targets. The Company's acquisition strategy remains very active, as it continues to work alongside significant financial partners in evaluating a number of potential opportunities in the UKCS. Additional proceeds of the oversubscribed placing will enable the Company to increase activity in pursuit of its pipeline of acquisition targets. Following receipt of the net proceeds of the Placing, the Company expects to have sufficient working capital to see itself through to 2018.

Director and Management Placing

Following the Directors' and managements' participation in the placing, the interests of the Board and senior management in the Company's issued share capital will be as detailed below.

 
 Director / Management       Number of existing       Number of Placing   Total Ordinary Shares    % of Enlarged Share 
                                Ordinary Shares   Shares Subscribed for        held immediately    Capital immediately 
                                                                          following the Placing          following the 
                                                                                                               Placing 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 Marcus Stanton                           1,465                  22,727                  24,192                   0.24 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 Andrew Benitz                          604,415                  22,727                 627,142                   6.32 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 Ronald Lansdell                        839,208                  45,455                 884,663                   8.92 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 Scott Richardson Brown                   7,300                   9,091                  16,391                   0.17 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 Frank Moxon                             80,390                   4,545                  84,935                   0.85 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 Other management                         4,405                  15,909                  20,314                   0.20 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 Total                                1,537,183                 120,454               1,657,637                  16.70 
-----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
 

Related Party Transactions

The participation of the Company's Board in the Placing are each deemed to be related party transactions in accordance with the AIM Rules for Companies. Accordingly, in the absence of any independent directors for the purposes of such Director's subscriptions, Strand Hanson Limited, considers that the terms thereof are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are concerned.

Issue of Share Options

As set out in the 2015 Annual Report and Accounts, it has been the Board's intention to put in place a share incentive programme during 2016. A close period has pertained for most of the time since then and the completion of this Placing has been the first practical opportunity to implement a share incentive programme. The following options have therefore been granted under the Jersey Oil and Gas PLC 2016 Enterprise Management Incentive and Unapproved Share Option Plan.

 
 Name                Position           Number     Exercise     Exercise   Total 
                                         of new     price        period     Options 
                                         options    per Share               following 
                                         granted    (pence)                 this grant 
------------------  -----------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
                     Chief Executive 
 Andrew Benitz        Officer           180,000    110          5 years    180,000 
------------------  -----------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
                     Chief Operating 
 Ronald Lansdell      Officer           180,000    110          5 years    180,000 
------------------  -----------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
 Scott Richardson    Chief Financial 
  Brown               officer           120,000    110          5 years    130,000 
------------------  -----------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
                     Non-executive 
 Marcus Stanton       chairman          40,000     110          5 years    41,570 
------------------  -----------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
                     Non-executive 
 Frank Moxon          director          20,000     110          5 years    20,000 
------------------  -----------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
 

The option exercise price has been set at 110 pence, being the Placing Price. The Share Options vest in equal portions over a three-year period, with one third vesting immediately, one third on the first anniversary of issue and the remaining third on the second anniversary of issue. The last two vesting allocations are subject to a performance condition. Subject to vesting and the performance condition being met, the Share Options are exercisable at any time up to the fifth anniversary of the date of grant and if not exercised by that date will lapse.

The total number of Options granted to each of Marcus Stanton (Non-Executive Chairman) and Frank Moxon (Non-Executive Director), are subject to an overall cap at all times, of approximately one year's salary, calculated before the 50 per cent salary sacrifices which they, and other Directors, have agreed to bear during 2016 in order to provide working capital to the Company and its subsidiaries.

Enquiries:

 
 Jersey Oil and          Andrew Benitz,      C/o Camarco: 
  Gas plc                 CEO                 Tel: 020 3757 4983 
 Strand Hanson Limited   James Harris        Tel: 020 7409 3494 
                          Matthew Chandler 
                          James Bellman 
 Arden Partners          Catherine Miles     Tel: 020 7614 5900 
  plc                     James Felix 
                          Benjamin Cryer 
 Camarco                 Billy Clegg         Tel: 020 3757 4983 
                          Georgia Edmonds 
                          Sean Blundell 
 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").

PDMR Notification Forms:

The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of MAR.

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Marcus Stanton 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Non-Executive Chairman 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s):section to be 
       repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; 
       and (iv)each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the               Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       Financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
      Identification code              GB00BYN5YK77 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction        Purchase of ordinary shares 
                                        through participation in 
                                        placing 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         110p       22,727 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          29 November 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM 
                                        Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Andrew Benitz 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer (Director) 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s):section to be 
       repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; 
       and (iv)each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the               Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       Financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
      Identification code              GB00BYN5YK77 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction        Purchase of ordinary shares 
                                        through participation in 
                                        placing 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         110p       22,727 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          29 November 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM 
                                        Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Ronald Lansdell 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Operating Officer (Director) 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s):section to be 
       repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; 
       and (iv)each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
---  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the               Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       Financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
      Identification code              GB00BYN5YK77 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction        Purchase of ordinary shares 
                                        through participation in 
                                        placing 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         110p       45,455 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          29 November 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM 
                                        Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Scott Richardson Brown 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Finance Director (Director) 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s):section to be 
       repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; 
       and (iv)each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the               Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       Financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
      Identification code              GB00BYN5YK77 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction        Purchase of ordinary shares 
                                        through participation in 
                                        placing 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         110p       9,091 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          29 November 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM 
                                        Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Frank Moxon 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Non-Executive Director 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Jersey Oil & Gas plc 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              N/A 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s):section to be 
       repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; 
       and (iv)each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the               Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       Financial instrument,            each 
       type of instrument 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
      Identification code              GB00BYN5YK77 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the Transaction        Purchase of ordinary shares 
                                        through participation in 
                                        placing 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         110p       4,545 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information           N/A (Single transaction) 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          29 November 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, AIM 
                                        Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

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