DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
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9 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
BMB Munai, Inc., is a Nevada corporation that originally incorporated in the State of Utah in 1981. From 2003 to 2011, the Companys business activities focused on oil and natural gas exploration and production in the Republic of Kazakhstan (also referred to herein as the ROK or Kazakhstan).
On February 14, 2011, the Company entered into a Participation Interest Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with MIE Holdings Corporation (HKEx: 1555), a company with limited liability organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (MIE), and its subsidiary, Palaeontol B.V., a company organized under the laws of the Netherlands (Palaeontol), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell all of its interest in its wholly owned subsidiary Emir Oil, LLP (Emir Oil) to Palaeontol (the Sale) The initial purchase price is $170 million and is subject to various closing adjustments and the deposit of $36 million in escrow to be held for a period of twelve months following the closing for indemnification purposes.
On September 19, 2011 the Company completed the sale of all of its interests in Emir Oil to a subsidiary of MIE.
In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Company is currently engaged in certain post-closing undertakings to assist the MIE subsidiary with the acquisition of certain contracts, leases and transfers of rights.
In connection with the closing of the Sale, on September 21, 2011, the Company completed its mandatory redemption (the Redemption) of its $61.4 million in principal amount of 10.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2011, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
As a result of the Sale, the Company voluntary delisted its common stock from the NYSE Amex (the Amex), which became effective following the close of business on September 29, 2011. The Companys common stock is now quoted over-the-counter on the OTCQB, stock symbol BMBM. |