RE: Mining news9 Jun 2022 09:04
Addicknt I can answer that in two ways and have many times.
The first is BHP or anyone else will not overpay, and although I know you don't understand the Diverse book argument, it plays a huge part in more than one way.
BHP will not get an agreed takeover, because the interested parties will not sell out cheap, and they will not make a hostile takeover as that is more than they want to pay.
So BHP's only chance of a takeover at the price they want to pay, is to watch us proceed to production and watch us fail, so they can acquire us cheaply.
The second reason is our defense.
This happens in many stages.
We can issue equity as required, the cashbox issue showed that.
The diverse book, means that it is difficult, nay almost impossible for BHP to launch a bid with everyone's agreement, and pay the price they want.
Also the FN deal sent a very strong message and got us to this point, which said we can go it alone.
As you know I have never said we won't get a bid, but I see no evidence we will at the moment, unless changes happen in the statements I have made above.