Great post by Romaron on iii6 Jun 2018 11:37
I have solved my confusion and wasted time with the AB - Double A share holding. They are basically one and the same. P 83 of the 2017 Report under Statement of Director's shareholdings and share interests:
'Amjad Bseisu 103,258,316(2)
(2) 103,141,033 shares are held by Double A Limited, a discretionary trust in which the extended family of Amjad Bseisu has a beneficial interest. The remaining 117,283
shares are held by Amjad Bseisu directly.'
I actually hold more shares than AB by one measurement (the 117,283) but throw in the unvested/vested etc. and AB's holding could be 116,135,028. The Bseisu's benefit more than anybody if Enquest is a success. Jonathan Swinney holds a potential total of 8,334,479. Most posters don't seem to be interested in the Directors holdings but I feel a more holistic approach can be revealing.
There is an interesting graph on the same page that shows Enquest performing in line with the FTSE AIM All-Share - Oil & Gas and only really outperforming between (roughly) June 2012 - May 2014. The collapse of oil was like hitting a brick wall. It would be nice to get back on track. We had broken free of AIM all share Oil/Gas levels but now we are lumped in with them. Therein lies our problem and it is cheap of the management to make them our peers. We aren't an AIM share and it concerns me that the management wish to use the comparison of under achievers.
'The FTSE AIM All-Share Oil & Gas has been selected for this comparison as it is the index whose constituents most closely reflect the size and activities of EnQuest.'
If the management think we are like an AIM share then no wonder the analysts do the same!