RE: Announcement16 Jun 2017 10:51
In answer to the various questions...
these are new shares (Dilution) if they were existing shares then the company would not receive any money.
And yes they will hit the market 23rd June. What usually happens, and has, is that the market adjusts to the placing price or thereabouts until after the placing shares are fully on the market, as placees, some of them normally, flip their shares for a quick profit.
Is news imminent?? It may mean they have further details of a deal and the costs involved, or it may be that this is just the best time to get it out of the way.
The amount of case a company like RLH has, is not the only element that can be used for a RTO. They will likely issue more shares, they can take on debt or mezzanine finance, if the company being taken over is a producing resource company they can do off take agreements or forward sell. There are many avenues they can take, and the size of the deal can be substantially more than the funds the company has.
Whilst not ideal having more dilution, we have to accept that they need enough cash to progress, once the deal is announced this will just seem like a little blip in a great story (IMO)
Lastly, a deal can land anytime, we don't really know timescales apart from the 6 month timeline. Just got to sit it out as best you can, if you can, and take advantage of the drop in price if you wish..