RE: RNS - proposal to delist, go private10 Nov 2022 08:57
This is a great company that for reasons I cannot fathom is unbacked and unloved by the market. The volume of shares traded is low and even when the SP goes up a bit after results / interim results / positive trading update, the SP shortly thereafter dips back. The company is cash rich and debt free and in the current economic climate that is a valuable position. It seems to me that the main driver behind delisting is to achieve a better price on an exit and that being the case it will be a moot point that shares in an unquoted company are illiquid. I’ve lost money on this company in the past and am currently out, but if the company can get financing for the tender offer I will be back in and I will not be accepting the offer for my shares (assuming it won’t be a compulsory purchase). The RNS yesterday is a strong signal that the Board is looking to break the impasse. It will be interesting to gauge what Christopher Mills is going to do as he has been singing the company’s praises in VOX interviews I have seen.