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Derivative financial liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Derivative financial liabilities

Derivative financial liabilities

13Derivative financial liabilities

Convertible Senior Secured Notes consists of the following:


		Mudrick
		£ 000
As at December 31, 2021		112,799
Fair value movements		(38,124)
Interest paid		7,005
Exchange differences on translation		10,770
As at June 30, 2022		92,450

On December 16, 2021 Mudrick Capital Management purchased Convertible Senior Secured Notes of an aggregate principal amount of £151,000 thousand ($200,000 thousand) for an aggregate purchase price of £145,000 thousand ($192,000 thousand). The Convertible Senior Secured Notes are initially convertible into up to 18,181,820 ordinary shares at an initial conversion rate of 90.9091 ordinary shares per £824 ($1,000).

In accordance with IFRS 9, this is treated as a hybrid instrument and is designated it in entirety as fair value through profit or loss. The valuation methods and assumptions are shown in note 14.

The Company has elected pay interest in-kind at 9% per annum. Interest is paid semi-annually in arrears and on June 15, 2022 the Company authorised the payment of interest by increasing the nominal amount of the outstanding Convertible Senior Secured Notes by £7,005 thousand ($8,950 thousand).

Several covenants exist including retention of $10 million cash. Accordingly, cash at bank includes £8,235 thousand deemed to be restricted as at June 30, 2022.