from Winnithrith -21 Jun 2016 15:28
Embattled Teathers Financial (TEA) boss Jason Drummond has admitted that the late filing of accounts was a mistake but, in a long conversation last night, he said that people who assume he is hiding something will have a big shock.
When I spoke to Drummond around Christmas I was told that net current assets were around £1 million or maybe a bit lower. Drummond says that the delay means that many folks think something is wrong but he promises that this is not the case as the accounts will show. Moreover he notes that the directors have not taken any pay since Christmas and so says that net current assets today are fairly unchanged on the year end position.
As such Drummond says that he is "relaxed" if shareholders vote to oust him and his fellow directors at next week's AGM. He insists that he has nothing to hide at Teathers and also that the allegations HERE were thoroughly investigated by the Oxymorons, AIM Regulation, and found to be without substance.
Drummond says that he is concerned that the proposed new directors may not be able to realise fair value for the Teathers app in a disposal ahead of a return of capital to shareholders. Drummond has offered to help with such a process without charging which, to me, makes sense as - whatever one thinks of him, Drummond knows this space very well and far better than the proposed new directors. I back boardroom change but I think it would be silly to decline the Drummond offer should the rebels win the EGM vote.
I put this offer to flip flop Ben Turney who is running the shareholders action group and also asked him to confirm that - like the existing directors - no-one associated with the action group would be drawing fees from Teathers post EGM. Turney said this was the case but declined the Drummond offer. In my humble opinion he shows too much pride on this occasion and is making a mistake.
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