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Yes Tony, there are some pretty dopy posters here:
For example:- your last paragraph on the post at 19.01 on the 13th May takes the biscuit!
“The fact was that Paul Barret did not have the correct paperwork to call the meeting (despite what a few here claimed ) and i3e might well have been perfectly justified in rejecting the request. These shareholder meetings cost money and if Will Holland already had a majority of shareholders on board - why would he agree to a meeting which was not legally requested and was only supported by a few left wing, tree hugging Greta Thunberg fans !”
What i3e have to do with it I have no idea; it always pays to re-read your post before sending it Tony.
Good to see that you have stopped insulting Paul and at least you have tried to remember his surname even though you have spelt it incorrectly; it is Barrett.
But come on Tony, do you honestly think that a “few left wing, tree hugging Greta Thunberg fans “ would invest their hard earned money in an Oil & Gas Company?
I’m one of the shareholders who supported Paul, so I suppose you are referring to me as well as others who post on here. For your information Tony, my politics are as diametrically opposite to Greta Thunberg and all that she stands for as could possibly be and which now apparently includes her taking sides with Hamas. What a stupid unfounded thing to say, I thought that you were better than that Tony, just goes to show how wrong one can be.
From Tommy241 on the other board:-
Anyone have a subscription?
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Not too sure of the rules Hydras but I would have thought that if the Directors received a bid, even a hostile bid, then they would have to inform the Shareholders even if they might lose their lucrative jobs.
One wonders why any of them are not buying shares at the current level.
Is it because:-
A:they are not allowed to at the moment, or is it
B:that they haven't any confidence in their ability to achieve anything positive?
Yes Les, Interims last April were on the 24th with this quote about Inishkea;-
'A farm-out process has begun which is expected to conclude by year end 2023, with the aim of bringing in a partner to assist with the drilling of the prospect.'
And we're still waiting.
@ tonynorstrom1
"I don’t see how I can be accused of peddling untruths and being disingenuous. It seems to me that I’m the one that is owed an apology here. "
Tony, as you seem to like quoting definitions, here's one in the 'Urban Dictionary' of "disingenuous" :- 'To profess ignorance while actually being in the know'.
That is exactly the situation when you called Paul, 'Whats his face', when you knew darn well what his name was and that was why I suggested that you were disingenuous and owed Paul an apology for referring to him in what was frankly, a rather childish way. It was not about anything else you mention.
I've followed your posts for some years now mainly on I3e and in the main found them interesting and informative and was impressed by your knowledge of the industry and the amount of time you must spend on the research you carry out but when someone disagrees with you it becomes tedious. I blocked 'Oilman Jim's' posts and in the end closed the LSE tab because of your battle with him in which you were probably correct but in the end I stopped looking.
So, yes I still think that you owe Paul an apology but again I won't hold my breath.
Sorry donalb,
I assumed your were living in Eire as you always seem to have your finger on the pulse regarding relevant news in the land of my birth. Like you I no longer live there and left as a toddler so have no links.
Looking at Sinn Féin's info they don't seem any better than the Greens and if they have to form a government, as you say, they will probably have to ask the Greens for support to have a majority and Ryan may still be in place after that. I hope that I am wrong but I'm not convinced Sinn Féin would be any better. Hopefully the reality of being in government might concentrate their minds towards supporting the extraction of off-shore gas rather than importing it.
Hi Serif,
Not sure if they are Bed & ISA sales as when I did mine last April 6th, the repurchase into my ISA was a minute after the sale without any price difference except for the £40 charge made by IG for doing it. I don't recall them being shown as sales and buys at the time.
If these are sales waiting to go into an ISA there is is risk of an increase of the SP after April 5th (ever hopeful) as well as the spread difference.
Well done Paul,
You’ve saved me from saying what you have posted.
Tony you were disingenuous if not downright rude to refer to Paul in the way that you did especially as you know darn well what his surname is .
You have not done your reputation any good by your post. I expect that you will respond in your normal way as the self appointed censor of posts on LSE.
Serif, just to clarify - Paul did make sure that all of the 5%+ shareholders had the required letter from their nominees before he would send the request for an EGM as he anticipated that there could be a potential issue with the shares being held by nominees. So the only "paperwork technicalities" you suggest were the fact the shares were held by nominees not the shareholders and in that case EOG approach was exceptional compared to the Reabold situation.
Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Antonio Uburu Ondo, will speak at the 2024 edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4-8.
I hope we don't have to wait until November for some positive news from EG!
Sorry Tony but you are not correct in what you have said. Paul did have the correct paperwork from the Nominees in the form of supporting letters and did have sufficient numbers to exceed the required 5%.
WH ignored the request for an EGM on the grounds that the shares, being held by the Nominees meant that only the Nominees could legally call for the EGM and HL etc were not willing to do that. Reabold obviously accepted the request on face value and did the right thing, treating their shareholders request on face value rather than hiding behind the rules/law in the way that WH did.
Serif & Les
Do you think our seller has finished? He could get 1.05p for his usual 500,000 sells today which is more than he's been selling at. If it was an Ii there should have been a TR1 by now i would have thought.
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The index has subsequently fallen by around 43pc. Judging by the downbeat outlook currently adopted by most investors, a return to the heady days of plentiful capital growth seems highly unlikely in the short run.
In Questor’s view, investors in smaller companies must accept their limitations. There is little they can do except ensure that their current holdings are financially sound, performing well and still offer fair value for money, as well as force themselves to be patient. After all, history suggests that under-performing high-quality stocks are only ever a temporary phenomenon.
Let's hope this applies to EOG!
Hi Treasures,
It was primarily the excessive salaries that SO and WH were paying themselves and the lack of shares WH owned that prompted the 'revolt' initially.
It is not a sensible thing to sell my shares and buy them back in certificated form as I would not be able to keep them in my SIPP and ISAs where they are protected from CGT and in the case of the SIPP Inheritance Tax.
I think you'll find Tony, that the correct supporting documents were submitted, it was just that as the shares were held in ISAs and SIPPs (that they had to by law be held in Nominee accounts) and because of an anomaly in the rules the Nominees had to apply for an EGM not the owners of the shares. That is what they hid behind and there was a high possibility that we would have had sufficient votes for, if not an overall majority, but enough to cause embarrassment to WH. So until the rules change we are stuck with the status quo.