RE: Bargain Basement13 Jan 2019 17:00
pbody - yes from 16th Aug RNS same date trading suspension was lifted following delay of publishing accounts -
"New interim CFO in place and recommended improvements to financial reporting systems being implemented"
As for the video your wrong it was published 6 days after suspension was lifted however you suggest that trading had to stop not long after the interview - not correct.
However the video was only published to explain reasons for delay of publication of FY17 results along with some detail of the company going forward. The fact that trading had been suspended for over 6 weeks with this video following on only a few days after lifting of suspension probably didn't help.
In terms of RNS's it would seem that client confidentiality for 7DIG will always delay release of news for awarded contracts until the services have been launched -
"Whilst issues of commercial confidentiality will always prevent us, before services are launched, from revealing the identities of many of our new clients, I am pleased to see the global scale of the business we are winning continuing to grow and that the clients we are winning now are in the business of delivering digital music to the mass market in all sorts of innovative ways".
However should there be any material news such as a major shareholder going above or below 3% then they are bound by market rules to release like any other company as soon as they are notified however if any shareholder has crossed the threshold then it is down to that shareholder initially to notify the company of this fact.
I assume you are referring to the 2x 15M sells at 0.70p which showed up on 4th Jan at 14:09 and 14:40 if my memory serves me right. I remember seeing these trades but find it surprising if anyone was selling such large amounts within the space of only 30mins that they would have got 0.70p for both chunks bearing in mind the SP at the time.
I do agree that the company could do better with it's PR in some areas however the issue of client confidentiality until services are launched will always restrict this. Having said that I do see 2019 as a transformational year for them and I also believe now that CES event is finished that news is imminent on several fronts with regards to awarded contracts, payment of the tax bill and discussions regarding the future of the Juke music service. The preferred option is the continuation of the service however if they did close the service then the company will still receive a termination payment. Based on numerous other revenue streams and new contract awards as well as £6.2M consolidation and restructuring savings I don't see this as an issue either way. Current SP represents a great opportunity imo...