ManuDave17 Aug 2012 10:43
Excellent post, appreciated.
My own opinion is that if you can afford it, particularly in the case of HOIL, is that the rights should be taken up and the discount taken full advantage of. The strategy of HOIL is clear in that the fund raising is required to cover the cost of the Nigerian takeover (reverse takeover) and not necessarily a cash flow issue that suggests a deeper issue, as you rightly pointed out is a common reason for a RI to be announced. That is my plan, I don't hold a huge amount in HOIL so my rights won't cost the earth, and my average is well below the current market price so for me further discounted shares and avoiding any dilution is a positive step. That said - lets see how much the offer price is and whether this possible other placing knocks us out of the running anyway!
Again, excellent post and very well put across.