SD Interview10 Jul 2021 10:14
I have watched this a number of times now and it strikes me that he spent quite bit of the time emphasising that GGP would grow into meaningful , stand along company working alongside Newcrest and perhaps others. Specifiably the things that he spent time on were,
1. The importance of the Newcrest Infrastructure to enabling GGP to get early cash flow.
2. The need to increase the capability within GGP to be able to engage and contribute to the Newcrest effort, rather than in my words, ride off the back of Newcrest.
3. The fact that he has engaged with numerous II’s , as he was plugged into them from his last position. IMO its not just about Cannacord, as part of this he emphasised the importance of II’s as part of the share register as well as the PI community.
4. He referenced his past experience of growing the last company he was with and his wish to repeat that with GGP, and saying that HAV is a fantastic platform to do that from.
5. He said a few times that GGP need to build the capability to enable it to be a ‘good partner’ to Newcrest.
Clearly when he does these interviews there are more audiences than just us PI’s. I think he was emphasising that GGP has big ambitions, that he welcomes II support and engagement, that he see GGP as a genuine partner helping to influence the way forward rather than being passive partner to Newcrest.
In other words a take-over whilst a possibility will be unwelcome. He is IMO a building a case for a future that will reward investors both PI and II , far beyond the next few years.
I am very impressed