RE: Sweet dreams8 Jan 2017 22:36
I think investors also want to know
1) What is the position with Bayer which was first on trial some while ago. This is a key piece of information to update given who Bayer are and their standing in the Agro-Chemical market
2) When Sumi-Agro France contracts to Eden, as expected and RNS'd, does this give an opportunity to deal with Sumitomo direct, is this even relevant or will Eden deal independently with Sipcam and Sumi-Agro separately?
3) If Bayer becomes a client in addition to Sumitomo (effectively) what is our state of play or strategy with other top ten global pesticide companies? http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-test/10560-the-worlds-top-10-pesticide-firms-who-owns-nature
4) What is the anticipated annual revenue from sales to Eastman Chemicals through the top 29 global countries for nematicides?
5) What is the outcome of the successful trials in Australia for Botrytis (2016 AGM presentation, slide 7)
6) Who is the agreement with for the evaluation of lawn and garden and what is the state of play (also slide 7)
7) Slide 20, Eden shows the market sizes in $billions for bio and conventional pesticides as well as animal health care. What percentage is Eden hoping to capture in each sector or a sub-sector therefor through its contracted partners over the next 3-5 years? There has to be an answer to this otherwise this slide is pointless other than to say the market is big
8) Slide 19, Eden spends £12 million on patent protection, yet Syngenta say it costs them $260 million, SOURCE: http://www4.syngenta.com/how-we-do-it/research-and-development/how-we-make-new-products. Slide 21 of the AGM presentation states that many patents have or are about to lose patent protection with very few substitute products available. Given this circumstance and major players are now contracting to Eden, what chance that Eden will receive a bid for the whole company or a bid for a product solution, so for example, someone bids to take 3AEY of their hands?
9) If Eden is susceptible to a bid in either form as stated in 8, what position are Eden in to protect shareholders from an undervalued offer?
10) What are Eden's top 3 specific priorities for 2017 e.g. secure Bayer as a customer, establish 3AEY in the US/Australia, have the share price reflect the true value of the Company
There is so much for Eden to explain and share that can easily be done without compromising confidentiality or LSE regulation. Should they choose to do so, this will be very good for existing shareholders, bringing in new shareholders and ensuring their cost of money going forward is most cost effective and representative.