Company: COOT
Filing Date: 2025-06-23
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001641172-25-016159
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Company: Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-06-23
Form: S-1/A
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 oilseed crushing capacity of 200 tons per day along with capabilities to bleach and deodorize the oilseeds at a capacity of 50 tons per day.

The construction of the new crushing and production plant in Queensland is projected to cost AUD$25 million. In connection with the funding of the new Queensland plant, the Company has received government support through an Industrial Partnership Program through CQ Oilseeds Pty Ltd. and its parent entity, Energreen Nutrition Australia Pty Ltd., in the amount of AUD$5 million of incentives plus a grant of tax incentives. The balance of the capital stack to fund the plant includes AUD$3 million of funding generated from operating cashflow, AUD$6 million to AUD$10 million in a bank funding facility for construction and equipment financing, and AUD$8 million to AUD$11 million of equity funding to complete the new plant within 15 months. If the Company does not raise all or any of the AUD$8 million to AUD$11 million of equity funding, the Company intends to fund the shortfall from the Company’s operating cashflow, which would reduce its results of operation. Upon completion of construction of the new facility, Energreen Nutrition Australia Pty Ltd. will transfer CQ Oilseeds Pty Ltd. and its assets, including the new facility to the Company via a transfer agreement.

Central Queensland is strategically placed to grow and develop a domestic oilseed processing sector in addition to a range of value-added industries. The Company seeks to support the growth of its oilseed agricultural products through the development of its domestic capabilities to deliver an internationally capable export industry and unlock Central Queensland’s bio futures sector through the success of this project. This will be achieved by bringing the productive capacity and supply-chain efficiency that will enable the expansion of domestic oilseed production and the commercial potential of oilseed products.

Crushing infrastructure will play a major role in expanding and developing the production of oilseed crops in Central Queensland thus presenting an opportunity for local farmers to diversify into higher value crops. The Central Queensland cropping region has a strong history of oilseed production, but this capacity has largely disappeared due to a lack of essential processing infrastructure. Central Queensland produces between 40,000 and 50,000 tons of seed per year but lacks the processing infrastructure to support downstream processing capabilities.

The Australian processing capability for these products are now predominantly located in New South Wales and Victoria, which has directed value-add activities interstate. Given the capacity and strength of the Queensland oilseed growing industry, and the commercial benefits stemming from the efficient integration of