Monday 13 December 2010
Receivers appointed to Pike River Coal Limited
John Fisk, David Bridgman and Malcolm Hollis, partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers, have today been appointed receivers
of Pike River Coal Limited. This appointment follows discussions by Pike River Coal Limited with New Zealand Oil and
Gas. After an extensive review of the options available to them, a formal request from the Board of Pike River Coal
Limited was made to appoint receivers.
John Fisk said “we acknowledge this will be disappointing for the Greymouth community which is already suffering from
the recent tragic events. Yet, the receivership will enable a full consideration of the options available to the company
in regards to the recovery effort and to preserve the value of the assets.”
Mr Fisk further noted the receivers will be co-operating with the various inquiries being conducted.
The receivers will be meeting with employees from Pike River Coal Limited on Tuesday this week to brief them on their
position and will be focused on making a payment to employees prior to Christmas.
ENDS