RE: High Risk Business12 Dec 2019 12:50
Dawski,
You clearly state that year end targets are now not attainable in your post. I must ask, if you are not privvy to inside information how you can state that the yearend targets are not attainable. My point is, if you know this, the bod clearly must know this, so why haven’t they informed the market. I agree the timelines are now probably out of the window on this, but, I also think this should be out in the open. We have had no news on IM for over 6 weeks now when it was announced in the last update that everything was on track and the targets were clearly set out in that announcement of what the further updates before the end of Q4 would be. Now I know the EU funds are probably outside the control of the bod, if so, why include it in the targets to be met this quarter? By including it in the targets it implied that the bod were confident that the EU money was to be received before the end of Q4? Or they knew for a fact that the money would be received before the end of December?
Also the chairman announcement is now way overdue, again this was issued as a target to be met in Q4 in the RNS 1 November 2019? Therefore I see no reason this cannot be achieved. If they were confident on 1 November of being able to make the announcement then it should be made.
I would also think that even if certain conditions are not completed i.e. consultations etc, the bod by now know who the finance partner is, and more importantly what the terms are? These could be released now by adding “subject to” in the notification!! Could it not! This has been dragging on for 12 months now so come on JW spill the bloody beans for goodness sake. The deal for H & W was triggered by the IM construction contracts and the cost savings to be had, therefore I believe some numbers must be there and the finance also must be nearly there, if not, then the huge contract promised for H & W some 200m in construction in respect of the IM project will certainly put a hole in that business? ie H & W bought with the understanding it would be handed the IM construction contract pretty damn quick to kick start the work for the many H & W workers currently employed by us!!!
So please JW, can you issue an update as soon as, at least to stop any speculation or rumours being circulated.
Mr T