-- EPI's (HKG:0689) unit EPI ESG Investment (New Zealand) agreed to provide a NZ$1.35 million loan facility to an individual borrower, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.
Shares of the oil explorer were up nearly 7% in Tuesday afternoon trade.
The nine-month loan carries an interest rate of 8% per annum, with interest payable monthly.
A first mortgage over properties in Auckland was pledged as collateral, the filing showed.