It's because "there are a rather large no. of shares" that the share price is quoted in the low pence.
If there were 10 times fewer shares, the price per share would be 10 times higher.
suspect some sold out with the intention of buying back in at a lower level, have seen the share price continue to run up and are now very keen to get back in again.
The fate of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hangs in the balance as two other Shiite list candidates � Muqtada al-Sadr and Hadi al-Amiri had strong showings in the country's primarily Shiite provinces, including Baghdad...
http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/140520181
Having said which, if any shareholders are convinced the share price will go down, they should sell - clears out the loose holders, enables the price to rebound quicker.