RE: Helium transportation?22 Apr 2024 10:46
Caesar
this may help!!!!
Helix Exploration (HEX)
The shares have recently listed on AIM, following a successful IPO which was three times over subscribed. This raised £7.5m and capitalised the company @ £12.2m. The funds raised will enable them to embark upon a Helium exploration programme in Montana, scheduled for Q3 2024.
David Minchin is their CEO, formerly of Helium One Global, and naturally comparisons will be drawn between the two companies.
Helium One raised £6m with an issue of shares @ 2.84p in December 2020, capitalising the company @ £14.1m. The shares traded @ around 4.5p for the next few weeks but by the end of the month stood @ 7.25p.
This capitalised the company @ £36m.
In April the shares in issue increased by 100m with the further placement of shares @ 10p. This was well received by the market and by the end of that month the share price had risen to 14p.
This capitalised the company @ £83m.
As the prospect of a positive exploration campaign grew, the share price continued to climb. By the time drilling commenced at TAI 1 on 14th June the share price had reached the twenties. Fuelled by positive indications, and with the benefit of hindsight, over optimism on the part of DM in particular, this was the time to take profits. The shares peaked by September @ 28p.
This capitalised the company @ £166m
Drill results from both TAI1 and TAI2 proved inconclusive, the share price collapsed and continued to slide as the company failed to resume drilling the following year, and in December a further £8.8m was raised @ 5p.
David Minchin stepped down as CEO in February 2023.
Despite securing their own rig, after weeks of negative progress, the huge cost of prospecting in remote parts of the world, impacted further, with the need by September, to raise a further £6.3m @ 6p.
Sentiment improved slightly by November, as results from TAI3 were eagerly anticipated, but whilst reporting encouraging shows, failed to deliver anticipated results and the share price deteriorated further. The next month, In what, at the time, seemed to be in desperation, the company was forced to raise a further £6m @ just 0.25p.
The share price continued to fall, and reached a low of 0.18p in January, Prospects finally improved, following results from Itumbula West 1, which “showed helium flowing to surface in significant concentrations,” and the shares began their recovery.
In February, however, it was felt necessary to strengthen its working capital position and £4.7m was raised @ 1.5p.
Sentiment suggests, further dilution may be needed, amongst other things, to fund an Extended Well Test planned for later in the year, adding to the 3,715,710,763 shares now in issue. Very few of these are held by board members, the majority are held by small private investors, many of whom are day traders and these factors have been, and continue to be, the main reason for the dismal share performance.
At 1.4p the company i