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Have a re read of your post in context, I think the hysterical over examination of every word is irrational that’s my opinion, not fact, although I would’ve been more concerned if jc didn’t have concerns ! He would have been burying his head, this will yo yo until taken out in my opinion and trading it either way is the only route as I’ve said before, it reliably does 20%in each direction and the over examination of every cough is the way to madness. IMO!
303Members' power to require directors to call general meeting
(1)The members of a company may require the directors to call a general meeting of the company.
(2)The directors are required to call a general meeting once the company has received requests to do so from—
(a)members representing at least the required percentage of such of the paid-up capital of the company as carries the right of voting at general meetings of the company (excluding any paid-up capital held as treasury shares); or
(b)in the case of a company not having a share capital, members who represent at least the required percentage of the total voting rights of all the members having a right to vote at general meetings.
(3)The required percentage is 10% unless, in the case of a private company, more than twelve months has elapsed since the end of the last general meeting—
(a)called in pursuance of a requirement under this section, or
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in which case the required percentage is 5%.
Just over 299 million shares in issue, so all we need is just short of 30 million and we can submit a vote of no confidence in the board. That would shake things up and stop the board taking shareholders for granted.
Lol . I had obviously forgotten about it, but do remember it now. I think i was focussed on the micro caps Milton -Otherwise would not have bothered posting what i did !
Apologies.
Could have been worse is all i can say.
What happened to share price after Milton sale .....Dec 23 .... Milton investment strategy....performance... woeful ...if you do the opposite 🤣
Beat me to it ITT.
https://www.***************************/uk-smaller-companies-investment-opportunities-with-gervais-williams-video/4121134603
Hi Vas
GW did a presentation on 29/11/2023 and this is from the same day i.e. him selling 200,000 shares:-
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/CYAN/holdings-in-company-9wqrxvof0kacj2k.html
You can't possibly have missed this.
ITT
Hi Jake,
Here is a snap shot of Milton Micro small caps on 15th March 2024 ( last actual NAV date) .
They have Cyan at number two out of their top ten holdings at 3.13%. Pretty Up to date stuff.
https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/shares-search-results/m/miton-uk-microcap-trust-ordinary-shares
Cheers Vas
Hi Jake,
I'm not sure anyone has shown any evidence that Milton small caps sold any CC shares. If they have, i apologise and would like to see it for myself.
All i can tell you is what i find and going by these two Milton small caps investor portfolio composition updates. The fiorst dated 31st Aug 23 .
It states that CC are held at no. three in their top twenty holdings at 3.1 %
https://www.mitonukmicrocaptrust.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/10/23.09.2529-Miton-UK-MicroCap-Trust-Presentation.pdf
The second similar document published dated 31st Jan 24 has Cyan held at number two in their top twenty holdings at 3.4 %
https://www.mitonukmicrocaptrust.com/portfolio-information/
13 %
and as of 29/02/2024 Cyan is ranked second out of top ten at 3.13%
Miton UK Microcap Trust plc (LON:MINI) Co-fund manager, Gervais Williams gave interviews relating to Cyan and was "tremendously Upbeat" in December 23 , followed by late Feb 24 , in City wire he was very upbeat about Cyan and also of course two months ago the vox markets interview where he was gain very bullish.
https://videos.voxmarkets.co.uk/video/6957
I agree the percentages do move around slightly but I think we can agree they are pretty solid this past six months and up until end of Feb 24. GL Vas
Investor evenings just need to be attended by nodding dogs. Traderz and the likes are a perfect audience for JC.
India will not get close to hitting 250 million installations by 2025 . disjointed ....big players bitten more than they chew......panic... penalties ....cyan are in a very good position ....ahead .. established... proven .....value 😊
Morning Vas.
Was that before or after GW dumped the CC stock after talking it up?
Good morning Vas,
I asked this particular question some years ago, during one of the CyanConnode presentations, about what was the target penetration rate for CyanConnode's RF solutions. At the time, it was I seem to remember, between 5%/7%, in India, for electric smart meters.
So I look at the " 25% " as a success rate and an advancement on the original observations of the Company. As I have mentioned before, there is work to do on penetrating the " 75% ", but at the moment I will settle for the 25% we have.
There have been CyanConnode advances over the years since that original projection and also advances in the number of smart meters that have been tendered for and the number of smart meters Awarded to CyanConnode and Partners, has also increased. The CyanConnode Partner base has also got larger and more diverse, over the years.
Also we have the market opportunity of gas and water meters to tender for eventually and the expanding market of heat-pumps, street-lighting, smart cities and EV-charging, also in India and globally.
So what happens in the future, is still yet to be written.
Good Luck Vas,
LTI.
Hi ITT,
I know your not a fan of Gervais Williams of Premier Miton :)
But from his interview just eight weeks ago, with the sp at around 10p he talked about the 25% success rate and what this would mean for Cyan if continued, but finished off by saying that even a 10% win rate from here would translate into a clear winner , and that's just India rollout.
The fall in share price then in February was put down to lack of news, and since then we have had no news ...so news is expected, but peeps getting bored and restless.
You have to admit that the trades are so small, must be PIs , and yesterday just £35 k traded or something close. GL Vas
I read JC's statement as him seeing Cyan's 'projected' 25% share of the market evaporating i.e. nothing to do with the 75% that you are referring to.
We're probably heading back to the 5%-7% share that was originally being dreamt about.
Morning LT and All,
Historically Cyan have maintained a 25% market share, and if this continues to be the rule of thumb in terms of wins going forward then its quite obvious really, that there was always going to be a 75% failure rate, where 75% of the available market going to be awarded to the competition.
The reasons for this 75% failure rate could well already be baked in, such a s solution required, include costs , as well as other variables.
Therefore, i think we should re examine our expectations and prepare for some surprises because even if we succeed , we could well lose approx. 75% of the available market.
There is also the chance that we could beat our historic average also.
On the basis that any of the companies were forced into standards compliance in legal tender documents it makes me wonder where this will go. Compliant companies will have spent significant amounts of cash on R and D to make a compliant tender bid. If India are suddenly moving the goalposts I would guess many of these companies will not be happy.
India not only want the lowest price, they want something for nothing as always..... and India will do whatever it takes to get what India wants, including moving the goalposts. Remember we have had everything from lodged bids, investigations into Adani, one of the biggest smart players etc etc, what next I wonder.
Good morning Vas and all,
Thank you for the report on the Wi-SUN & BIS Alliance Vas, it is appreciated. And I agree, that all Companies will/should have to go through the same process, to access BIS/Wi-SUN certification.
But whether all companies will have to comply to this certification, or whether there will be a two tier system for utilities that cannot afford/can afford to pay for the additional " smart " benefits, we will no doubt find that out eventually, I am sure.
But with an approximate 75%/25% split at the moment, with CyanConnode's contribution to the Indian Smart Meter installation programme, it would be interesting to know what specification/solution/price bracket the other " 75% " are working to.
Just a thought.
Good Luck Vas and all.
LTI.
Just updated reading, surprised at JC's concern, it has always been estimated that CC would get 20 to 25% of RF and more recently has been able to re engineer and do both markets. As SLA's are mandatory what lenght of time is required to prove reliance. I think what is more likely is HPL, who at one time were not meeting requirement are now with, I beleive, Wirepas getting a position. HPL are big and it may just be that the drop in Genus price was due to them. If I remember rightly CC operated with Gateways and Wirepas relied solely on mobile network. If mobiles are subject to drop out and poor security it makes you wonder how any SLA's etc could be met.
The meaning of a couple of words taken from JC's sentence:-
Concerning - causing anxiety; worrying.
Trend - a general direction in which something is developing or changing.
JC's words, not yours, mine or anyone else's.
What is he up to?
As there is no cash call coming, perhaps there is a cheap take out on the horizon.
As I said at the time, the 15p warrants are a red herring - they'll never be taken up.
Would you like me to provide you with the meaning of these two words?
*Untrustworthy
*Devious
Morning Traderz.
With circa 40% drop in share price over the last month it's hardly surprising. Once again JC has shown his naivety with his comments and it's not the first time. I'm prepared for a significant cash call yet again for any new orders, the difference will be that this time it will be VERY
significant. I would not be surprised if some are gearing up for this. The other option is a cheap take out and jobs for the boys. On that basis I have managed my investment on that basis. You don't get this sort of drop in SP for no reason....... and the silence from the company is deafening.
Lots of frothing at the mouth yesterday but our usual suspect ! I think it’s more to do with trigger happy investors over reacting to the slightest thing combined with end of fy normal shenanigans! No doubt being stoked and added to for opportunistic purposes. The bod are generally rubbish at investor value tho, not sure how they run these investor evenings with a straight face ;)
Hi Vas, thanks for this. A really excellent piece of news for CC. Following yesterday's rather deflating news—especially for us lifers— this would be a massive fillip for the hopes of all shareholders. Is this a contemporaneous report from Phil Beecher? If so, there may well be a corresponding and significant rise in the SP—IMHO.
On the back of news that " Wi-SUN FAN Becomes the National Standard for India Smart Meter RF Communication Networks", and Cyan being just one of a few company's in India presently with this certification.
quote
"Phil Beecher, President and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance. “This recognition is also a huge growth opportunity for member companies based in India, including Cisco, Renesas, Silicon Labs, Texas Instruments, Exegin, and CyanConnode, as well as those looking to expand into the Indian market.”
We have to take it that all others ( especially our competition) will now need to go though a certification process to access BIs / wi-Sun standards certification .
I imagine that could be one reason for a hold up in awards, but just a guess on my part.
On top of that ( which is excellent news for CC, and should have been RNSd) ...JC has now come out with a paper saying that there has been recently a trend of some AMISPS selecting cheaper, possibly inferior technology, at the risk of long term failure of SLA'S, and possibly extra cost.
Which may be the reason they have now aligned BIS and WI-SUN- so every device is aligned in future.
I think JC should have just concentrated on the excellent news about how Wi-SUN FAN is now the new BIS industry standard, Cyan is involved, and is now adopted by Bureau of Indian Standards which will move everyone involved in the 250 m smart meter rollout AND the development of Smart city's in India under the same umbrella.
"[India Smart Grid Forum] ISGF has been closely associated with Wi-SUN Alliance for over a decade and we complement the ground breaking work done by Phill Beecher and his team at Wi-SUN over the years. Wi-SUN’s field area network (FAN) standard has emerged as the global standard which is adopted by IEEE as IEEE 2857 and by Bureau of Indian Standards as IS:18010(Part4/Sec1). This is a great achievement and in India we should ideally make it mandatory for all smart metering and smart city applications which will ensure interoperability between different systems and reduce total cost of ownership of all applications” said Reji Pillai, President (ISGF), Chairman, Global Smart Energy Federation (GSEF)"
With the time lapse between orders being placed, and installation starts, I have little doubt that orders are being cancelled. JC knows far more than he has said, and that news will break in his own time. The $10 million Bangladesh contract, won in 2017, STILL hasn't been officially advised by the company as cancelled.