Further re: STEM/TILS16 Jun 2020 11:29
I've seen a few messages on this board asking why TILS would benefit from BOU - here's my answer...
We know that Bould cannot relist on AIM, but can relist on a "recognised stock exchange". We also know that AG has warrants that can only be exercised on a UK market. Therefore it is wholly in BOU's interest to relist on the London Main Market. This is probably obvious to many...
But what benefit for TILS? Well.. A main market listing costs just under 1 million pounds, and is exceptionally time consuming. We saw the RNS from TILS this week with an ATM extension until the end of July. For anyone who is unsure, an ATM is to raise cash and liquidity ahead of (usually) a major project. So the demerger looks certain to be happening before then. This doesn't allow TILS enough time to apply for a main market listing - if they want a listing quickly (potentially for a quick buy out), then a cash shell absolutely works. The money saved from a main market listing (combined with whatever little cash BOU still have) is of benefit to TILS as an immediate cash saving. Which CEO would NOT want to save circa 1 million pounds?
TILS are likely to prefer a main market listing over AIM - the extra security and general confidence it gives potential investors is likely to be very valuable. But you must have a market cap of 700k minimum to become a main market listing... Would LSE approve a listing that is currently none-revenue generating? Clearly the value of StemPrintER and SPARE is based on its projections over the coming years - very enticing to a big pharma company or similar!
If TILS were to look towards AIM as a vehicle to list StemPrintER, then it appear to me that all investors who hold more then 0.5% of the shares in issue are locked in for 1 year and cannot sell. This is due to the fact that the spin off company have not been earning any revenue for 24 months. Doesn't sound very good news for either new or existing large shareholder, does it?
A NOMAD is NOT required on the main market but is through AIM. More cost saving for Cerrone.
And if course, as Cerrone said in his interview with Proactive Investors on 22nd May - "(StemPrintER) will have a more specialised expertise in the genomics field running the newco". I think the fact that Allan Syms is just about as "specialised" as you're going to get is a major boon for TILS and STEM. Just "Allan Syms Genomics" for yourself and see... The guy is a leader in the field. Cerrone gets Syms and very quick main market listing for "free", we get StemPrintER, Antos can exercise his warrants and make off with a small fortune (and the Halcyon technology and rights) and everyone is happy.
Now feel free to tell me that I'm dreaming, or if something I've said doesn't add up or make sense. Just remember - oncotypeDX sold to exact sciences 7 months ago for 2.8 billion. This is far, far inferior to StemPrintER. Of course our holdings will be diluted - we many only end