Placing14 Aug 2018 15:27
The placing was done for several reasons. Firstly, at group level the cash was needed. This was clear to anyone who has read the full year results.
Secondly, drillers have been mobilized to get a "head start" at RHA. The future of the open pit is clearly still up in the air so getting this drilling campaign started asap will lead to a definitive answer on open pit operations sooner rather than later.
Thirdly, getting the placing away at .18p is not to be sniffed at considering the SP has been below this for the majority of the past 6 months.
Fourthly, and most importantly, there are several significant news items expected in the next few weeks. The placing is done, its out of the way, we are funded, get over it. The big hitting news items can now be released without the dark cloud of placing rumours holding things back.
We are in for a serious run up in SP here off the back off Barra Consulting independent RHA report, Zulu JV deal completion, RHA drilling, Zulu drilling, RHA JV/offtake deal. All of this is/will be funded.
I think it's clear from the markets reaction to the .18 placing that things have turned here. We are sitting around .2p whereas previously we would have sunk way below the placing price. There is just too much significant, imminent newsflow here to mark this down any further. Expecting another RNS by end of this week/start of next week and this time there will be nothing to hold us back.