iii post from Daisan16 Feb 2012 09:19
There are two things to say about the news (and I am ignoring another shocking set of numbers as these have become a given these days):
1. AT LAST! Somebody has finally done something sensible to the company. The biggest problem here has been management which constantly over promised and under delivered but, worst of all, did nothing about it, choosing to burn cash without taking any mitigating actions.
2. Why wasn't this done a year ago or more?
Whilst the reaction in the share price is the usual knee jerk from private investors, this has surely got to be good news. The alternative is that we stick with previous management all the way to oblivion. At least this gives some hope for the future even if it is with far more shares in issue.
I do feel for Barry(The Ex MD) - he is a nice guy but he has been promoted to his level of incompetence and he has done the honourable thing. Remember also that he has personally sunk a lot of money in this company and has a significant holding, all at a loss. In the short term this may well dampen the share price as well - I can't imagine he is going to hold onto them for long.