Member Info for beardozer

So much to address! I think everyone agrees the RAM deal is rubbish but then we diverge. Is there a higher offer on the horizon? According to extrader TINA - how can that be possible when RAM's deal is a proposal subject to an EGM? Surely any predator can make an offer for ZIOC shares? That would be in the best interest of all shareholders so why not? Offer me 100p and I'd accept and get on with the rest of my life. Presumably there'd be a mechanism in place to ensure all shareholders received the same offer? G_G_G you are delusional if you think suspension is a good strategy for LTHs - most of us will have died before justice is served. Get real! Jiving - the eternal pragmatist and I'm with you all the way! I think we're cavaliers and our opponents are roundheads.

Which hurts as Oliver Cromwell and I attended the same school and I loathe the monarchy! This all hinges on a higher offer materialising which extrader claims can't happen or we accept the RAM offer and make the best of it. If they don't cheat us any more than they have done already it's a reasonable deal for any new investor buying today - future income 25p per share which implies an SP of 200p on a PE of 8. Not sure how trashing a bad deal makes any of us better off in the absence of a better deal and predators have had plenty of time to make offers - but how many did we know about? None. ZIOC used to be a binary bet and it didn't stink but now it's nauseating. GLA! And predators don't be afraid to make low offers! 50p is a lot better than 6p!

Respect due for putting it all into a nutshell. All irrelevant if higher offers materialise - legal action if they don't! Are the overlords s******g themselves? While also praying for higher offers? Legal action would sink everyone. "Please take Zanaga off our hands! 100p and it's yours!" I'm still hoping for a higher offer! And why not? At some point suckers will get an even break AND a free lunch.

1p by Xmas? That would be wonderful! Not sure about which year... Why not 2027?

Very easily! It's been a depressing week for ZIOC shareholders apart from what's happening in the rest of the world. SP down 5.25% when it "ought" to be rising? If there was a persistent buyer @ 6.6p they've had the rug pulled from under them. I just need 50p and am praying for higher offers which might take it to 100p which would be perfect! All my problems solved in one fell swoop! £833m for ZIOC is a screaming bargain so why no takers? Patience, beardozer! We've entered a different world which is very hard-up - I watched a video on YouTube about a recent car auction where almost half the cars were unsold (probably due to unrealistic reserve prices) and those that did sell were mostly very cheap - I wish I'd been there! A world-class asset deserves a world-class price! And all shareholders MUST be treated equally. GLA!

Banked a 14% profit and split the proceeds: 66% into TOM where things are REALLY happening! And 33% into ZIOC. GLA!

LeeRex: Apologies but you've almost lost me completely! By DCA do you mean pound cost averaging? Whatever works, works! It looks like the TOM faithful are all increasing their holdings with no fear of throwing good money after bad! This time it's different! And timing is everything!

Once they're up and running it's a bit like compound interest - one well will beget another and that one will beget another and so on and so forth. Suddenly, hundreds of bopd become thousands and then hundreds of thousands. Buy now while stocks last! TOM has just had a transformational event and all Mr Market could focus on was the dilution.

Quite! Increased my holding by 33% in anticipation of the SP rising 3333% in due course to 1.08p.

A legal challenge to a puff of smoke? He should relax and, just like the rest of us, hope for a much higher offer.

Talking of which: "Kinda sounds like that’s the game plan – sell to a major player. Any opinions on the SP if this should happen?"

How long is a piece of string? Obviously, 100p per share ought to be the minimum offer but I can't see it going much higher - maybe 120p or 140p?

Unless, of course, geopolitics enters the equation and then the sky's the limit!

Unfortunately, I suspect the days of Chinese state enterprises bidding against each other for fear of losing face are over but WTFDIK? Obviously, any interest from Middle Eastern parties might be tempered by what's happening in their backyard but what's new?

I've added another 14,000 shares to my holding and I think MaverickD deserves more credit for indicating the possible sharp upside for the SP as soon as the tide turns. 6p makes no sense - 30p would be far more realistic at this stage in the proceedings.

Finally, thank you allthatguff for agreeing with me 100% - it's not often that happens! But beware of confirmation bias! GLA!

You really are despicable papaduke! You want hundreds of thousands of innocent people killed so you can make a profit? I have reported you but I doubt it will do any good.

LeeRex: if you change to Market Buy of course they will trigger! Market buy is the price prevailing! Why did you set 0.045 and 0.05? Obviously they won't trigger because the SP continued to fall - were you hoping for a bounce before committing your funds? Not my kinda strategy but maybe it works for you.

Fed up with placees wanting a quick profit! If that is indeed the case? So much better if insiders buying shares cheap actually have some faith in the company. I never expected that 16% plunge on top of the 33% plunge. It was gut-wrenching and made me wonder what I'm invested in.

While I might welcome the RAM deal in principle, in practice it would put the kybosh on my future. I was expecting a takeover offer for ZIOC as were many other LTHs. I never really expected 900p - that was just to annoy everyone! But I did think 100p was a bargain price for any predator (it still is!) Whatever, I ended up buying more shares while lowering my expectations to 50p and the rest is history. FWIW + WTFDIK I think Sundance losing its appeal against losing its licence put the wind up ZIOC. Suddenly, any deal was better than no deal in the interests of making progress which the licence requires.

Suddenly a lot of money was in danger of evaporating. So, if you are required to stitch a deal together, why not make it as advantageous to the stitcher as possible? Always hoping a higher offer would materialise but if it doesn't ZIOC remains a win-win for the stitcher (in theory). Current SP indicates to me that the RAM deal will go ahead and then fall apart because the overlords weren't serious. I hope I'm wrong and a higher takeover offer materialises - preferably three or four! It's the only way to rescue LTH's future . Could the "big buyer accumulating what they can at 6.6p" be a predator?

Did RAM deliberately trash the SP in order to make it easier for other interested parties? Very pleased the Greens won the by-election and deep respect to the new MP who pointed out "we're all working to line the pockets of billionaires". Maybe we're all investing to line the pockets of billionaires?

"I didn’t grow up wanting to be a politician. I’m a plumber. And two weeks ago, during all this, I also qualified as a plasterer. Because even in chaos, even under pressure, I get things done. I am no different to every single person here in this constituency. I work hard. That’s what we do.

Except things have changed a lot over the last few decades. Because working hard used to get you something. It got you a house. A nice life. Holidays. It got you somewhere.

But now – working hard? What does that get you? Because talk to anyone here and they’ll tell you. The people who work hard but can’t put food on the table. Can’t get their kids school uniforms. Can’t put their heating on. Can’t live off the pension they worked hard to save for. Can’t even begin to dream about ever having a holiday. Ever. Because life has changed. Instead of working for a nice life, we’re working to line the pockets of billionaires. We are being bled dry. I don’t think its extreme or radical to think working hard should get you a nice life. And if you’re not able to work, that you should still have a nice life."

Just hoping Starmer stays as PM until the next General Election which won't be long coming. What's wrong with the Greens legalising drugs? Perfectly sensible as it removes the criminal element. And completely logical: imagine all the taxes the government could extract! And, besides, what else is everyone supposed to do all day after they've lost their job to AI?

After such transformational news I'm very surprised there aren't more buyers. 6bn shares is irrelevant - the company is only worth what it's worth regardless of how many shares in issue. The arrival of a Valkor man to the BOD ought to be worth something! How about 100% of current market value? No need now for an RTO as the future's so bright! Expecting a change of name in due course to put the TomCo years behind us.

Talking of "boundless unearned riches" - the RAM deal promises them but not until the distant future. John Maynard Keynes famously stated, "in the long run we are all dead," which reflects his belief that economic policies should focus on immediate issues rather than distant future outcomes. This quote challenges the notion that future benefits justify current sacrifices, emphasizing the importance of addressing present economic conditions. Keynes argued that waiting for long-term solutions can lead to prolonged suffering in the short term, suggesting that dealmakers should prioritize immediate action to improve economic circumstances.

My buy @ 0.0373 is showing as a sell, as are many others. Genuine sells appear to be @ 0.0353 so very tight spread. This is transformational news for TOM - the future is suddenly much brighter in which case current Mkt. Cap. is far too low.

Made me laugh: "There have been suggestions of moves to artifically suppress the price ahead of the deal but I hold no view on that especially as I am happy with the deal." The eternal war between Disingenuousness and Pragmatism well illustrated. SP is obviously undervalued at this level having had a lot of uncertainty ameliorated. Really hoping for a higher offer but if one doesn't appear a sinking SP wouldn't surprise me! Down to Mr Market's total lack of faith in ZIOC ever delivering. At the same time, I'm looking forward to my 11p special dividend which will be worth £94k so why would the SP fall?

"This share has huge legs ." But it's stuck in a trading range seemingly regardless of the price of gold.

Talking of Americanisms - I'm currently re-reading The Fourth Bear (2006) by Jasper Fforde and it's a signed first American edition without a dustjacket so effectively a "reading copy". Not to mention unsigned copies being rarer but I digress. The differences are notable and very jarring! Do Americans really have "drain boards" instead of draining boards? Worth reading to discover what it's like living next door to Punch & Judy and why talking bears prefer to live in a block of flats rather than out in the woods where, allegedly, the Pope conducts his business.

"Im from the uk." So where are you now? "Butt" is an Americanism! I cannot agree with " Majors will let whoever bring it to a viable point then pay real money." Are they that stupid/risk-averse? There must be examples of major miners investing before everything was supposedly cut and dried and wearing a ribbon? Up the Congo? I don't think so - hence offers invited at a fraction of the project's true worth (bearing in mind most of it has yet to be discovered).

100p is a fraction while 50p is an absolute bargain but WTFDIK?