Some info on the Lush contract reported here: http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20080221/pdf/317knbwj3rv6my.pdf
1) On slide 19 of today’s presentation TFC is silent on the sale price under the Lush contract. Although the 2008 ASX announcement states it was at the prevailing market rates. Thus, I suspect it is around $US2,000/kg. See the graph 40% into this 2008 presentation http://www.aspecthuntley.com.au/asxdata/20080528/pdf/00846069.pdf.
2) Lush contract is a minimum of 1 tonne of oil for five years.
3) TFC will issue 1m options to Lush exercisable at $1.80 within 3 years.
4) “Lush has agreed to create a new sandalwood-based product range using TFS’s oil, for marketing throughout their worldwide retail network of 55 stores in 44 countries”
My comment: This is positive. The commitment from Lush to develop the new product range will create another market for sandalwood oil.
TFC Price at posting:
$1.65 Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held