BoD Held to Account?19 Dec 2019 12:26
I have been a holder since the Chaco days and have a significant (for me) holding in Amersur.
I cannot subscribe to the view that the Bod have acted in the best interests of the shareholders - quite the contrary!
Forgive my naivity (there are far wiser and more experienced heads on this board than mine), but I also cannot believe that, having apparently either consistently misled shareholders, for a number of years, as to the value of the company's assets/prospects, they can blithely now claim that the valuation of 19.21p per share is fair - and disappear into the sunset, uncensured and scot-free, with their pockets bulging from the generous options they awarded themselves.
Consequently, my view is that this deal is highly suspect.
Posters on another board have recommended PIs to report their concerns to the FCA, which I have followed (text available if required - feel free to message me) or even funding a class action against the board (highly unlikely).
My questions, therefore, are this:
1. Are the FCA totally uninterested in policing the AIM - have they no interest in protecting small investors, or do they really function as a robust regulator?
2. If enough concerns are raised by disgruntled PIs, would the FCA investigate and, if necessary, potentailly unpick the deal (as has been suggested elsewhere)?
3. Or are we just content to be meekly accept our fate and shuffle off like lambs to the slaughter?
In closing, my sincere thanks to the wise heads that have freely shared their knowledge and experience.