Placing forward selling20 Feb 2022 08:45
It is totally obvious that ODX management were sounding out entities in the City for weeks ahead of the 5p placing announcement dated 11th February, they seem to have had no idea how damaging their apparent dithering would be to shareholder value.
Clearly there were major leaks from supposed insiders, it is a nigh on certainty that the apparent new 'institution investors' that management boast about plus other entities have forward sold ODX stock at prices from 15p downwards.
Having listened in to the 25th November conference call the Chief Financial Officer boasted that ODX had £2.5m cash and overdraft facilities, he also added that they could potentially secure new credit lines. THERE WERE NO LIQUIDITY CONCERNS in late November therefore, this is important as it strongly suggests that ODX will not go broke if the proposed placing does not proceed which some entities are trying to suggest, you might say scare tactics.
My view is that a NO VOTE is the best option for shareholders, it will stop hideous dilution and also mean that a significant amount of forward sold shares cannot be delivered, these will have to be bought back in a pretty illiquid market.
If the proposed placing is blocked there could be one of the largest bear squeezes on AIM resulting in a significantly higher share price and restoration of shareholder value.
DYOR etc