RE: Share price9 Jan 2025 15:54
RRL099
I pointed out some months back that the only thing the market is interested in is corporate developments, namely a way for shareholders to benefit either by asset sale, JV or another move that will deliver value and/or market excitement.
There are junior minnows (often with Geologists on the BOD) who have made discoveries of XYZ ounces of gold but have no means of extracting the gold or monetising the project for many reasons which could be discussed infinitum.
I totally agree that the introduction of Eileen Carr has been a very dynamic move HOWEVER hard decisions need to be made, for example, I am starting to see traits of the old regime appearing, namely cosy options that are not performance related, salaries that have not been adjusted in view of woeful market conditions plus missed updates on Senala and silence concerning the other licences in Cameroon, not forgetting the legacy 'assets' that have still not been monetised.
It is worth noting that 3 of the old regime are still on the BOD, when TL was appointed CEO in March 2018 the share count was 476m it is now 3.9 billion, the share price was .95p at that time, it is now .25p, in the same period circa £3m has gone on director salaries and probably another £2m on G&A costs.
Historically this company has spent significant amounts of shareholder cash on BOD salaries and bonusses without delivering anything much to the shareholders.
I believe it is right and proper to remind the BOD of the near term history, talk is cheap but delivery is what matters, shareholders were punched in the face over the Lanstead deal (heads should have rolled) and the dark cloud of this finance route still lingers despite efforts to distract from it.
So what does the BOD see as a return for shareholders, in all this time and money spent the current market value is a mere £9.5m, what is the goal for example, how is long term value going to be created, remember the old regime were poking around at Dalafin/Senala spending £6m of shareholder cash in nearly a decade to deliver zero value and not even a JORC resource of scale.
So come on BOD let us have a major value event from this first mover advantage in Cameroon, until then shareholders have every right to question the process.