RE: Green boxes....27 Dec 2025 13:38
@ HappyD
"How on earth is the sale still going ahead".
Happy.
As some have stated the vote was passed some time ago etc etc etc.
But, given the developments that have evolved since the vote, the fundamentals have changed significantly. At the moment the immediate downside would be $1m breakfee which would be insignificant relative to the current status.
Pt started climbing the same week that the offer was disclosed, and has continued on an upward trend ever since. Management obviously did not anticipate this, like many other developments, and failed to provide an upside for shareholders in this event. The only upside in the agreement for Jubilee was a shorter repayment period!! (Only because the business would be paying for itself in a shorter time frame!).
If management were committed to ensuring the best outcome for shareholders, it would not have been difficult to have put forward a vote as to whether the sale agreement should be revisited.
3 options could have been put forward with management providing a breakdown on each.
1. No change.
Proceed as per resolution.
2. Cancelation.
With the break fee paid. We were always told that there was a massive stockpile of bearing PGM material on hand that we didn't have the additional capacity to process. Hence the JV for the additional 11000 oz announced some time back. As per management most of the debt was for revolving credit facility for new Cr feedstock which would no longer be required. Then mothball Cr processing or sell only the Cr division to OneChrome for a reduced consideration.
3. Renegotiate.
OneChrome did the calcs for the offer when PGMs were >60% lower than today. At THAT price they thought they had a cracking deal. With current PGM prices they're laughing all the way to the bank!!!
If threatened with cancelation this close to the finish line, they would be crazy not to renegotiate given the current Pgm prices etc. Jubilee could propose a revision related to PGM prices that would work for both parties. Even a $15m increase in the sale price would hardly affect ChromeOne as the upside for them is significantly more!
Summary
Management keep failing to protect the owners of the company.
In SA they failed to secure life of mine contracts. This led to massive exposure with the obvious result. A blind man would have seen that one. They are destined to repeat that mistake in Zambia at Roan. As Cu goes up the suppliers will call the shots.
Same story. Rinse and repeat.
The CEO has little direct investment in his own company. Many members here hold considerably more shares than him, other than the shares he is being given. There appears to be little downside for management relative to the performance of the company. Income is guaranteed.
Ultimately the share price is a reflection of management. In a world where our 2 key metals are at all time highs, our share price is languishing at 5 year lows.
My concern is given the status of