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I have a wish - You get swallowed up by a huge sink hole and we never hear from you again! Now that woukd be happy days!
Sorry F...T... Whatever. Didn't mean to make you upset enough to wish that accident upon me. Must have really got to you: my apologies. Some on here are just upset that the counter narrative I provide to their 'quick sale' fantasy has them questioning their own entrenched beliefs. But your comment seems more personal, so maybe you just don't like seeing fake-CEOs called out :) who knows/cares.
I can assure you Stack...nothing you could post could have me "questioning my own entrenched beliefs" that a bid is coming...
Look at todays action...
3rd biggest volume in 21 months...
Red agree there's something afoot imho
Stackhigh...you seem to have got bored with insulting people over on CINE so you came over here.
You're boring and filtered.
Bye...
I sold my cine shares ages ago. And i simply told people there about corporate finance and debt covenants. They believed cine would fail the next few tests. I rightly pointed out that they wouldn't.
Heaven forbid Stackhigh that I should wish an accident on you! No I thought that at the bottom of a sink hole you might find some of your bottom crawling friends so you would feel right at home :)
Ah, I see. That's very kind. Not sure who you are lumping me in with, though- is it just people who don't agree with the view that this will be sold before the 2023 AGM? Because that seems a pretty niche group! All the best.
The party is just starting stacker a cool head is what is required here not childish back biting like I used to do. Only one result here so calmness is the word and enjoy the ride. Don’t forget you will get rich angry and or you will get rich happy here take your pick if you don’t agree with someone block them best thing ever did, even my blocked poster clearly still holds a candle for me lolzzz no good for their anxiety or stomach ulcers ;))
What party, novice? Bit of fundraising lately, everything else is hopeful bluster. I'm sat very pretty, thanks- waiting a couple of years for a buy out. The ones who might benefit from your advice are those desperately hoping for, and imagining the signs of, an imminent sale :)
We're good brother :)
Novice, it's obvious you haven't blocked me, anyhow, the board will be relieved of you for a full week... better find something else to do to get you through the week of sitting at home watching lse.
SH, given your view that nothing will happen and that life will be the same this time next year, may I ask what you think the purpose of the SR actually is? Do you believe the new management team will do nothing to change the direction of the company?
Are Sangha's comments nothing more than wishful thinking? And for that matter, NM's comments relating to DGR's holding.
Are we to conclude that all of the recent events are really no more than a facade?
All of the available evidence suggests a very significant shift in direction, and yet you appear to dismiss this as no more than flim-flam and bluster. Why?
Addicknt - I think StackHigh knows full well what is going on here. They've just taken an opinion that riles those on this board who like to think a takeover is coming, purposely I suspect.
And I understand that because it's all that has been talked about for years here. It's dominated everything else to the extent that the fundamentals of the asset have often been overlooked for discussions about boardroom dynamics and corporate manoeuvring.
I do at least appreciate where he/she is coming from but decided instead to try and start a different conversation re the spin-off, which I think was worthwhile.
But one thing is for sure, if nothing happens by end of Q1/April, then a 2023 AGM becomes a huge question mark, such will the precarious nature of our position be and the likely predation that will likely bring.
There is absolutely no doubt that the company now want the same thing as most of you on here- a quick sale. I've maintained that for a quick sale you need a desperate bidder(s), and that's the ingredient that's missing. Other companies will be willing to wait, and won't bid just because Red or Fort or Maxit really wants them to. And to reiterate, as people have short memories, I am sure someone will bid for solg, just not imminently. Others here have been unwilling to commit to a date when they say 'this will kick off soon', because they fear being wrong. I've said it won't sell until after AGM '23, IMO. Every day that passes, those who have thrown shade at me remain incorrect, and I'm still right - it's quite a nice feeling :)
Addicknt - No need to wait for an answer as he is clearly on here to de-ramp either for personal gain or he is being paid by an unknown organisation to sow his seeds of doubt! Either way he is totally disingenuous!
Sorry, FT. It might bolster your blinkered view to believe I don't just genuinely think there won't be a sale soon, but that's the reality. Shares locked in, no interest in trading, sit back and relax. Call out people presenting the imminent sale argument as substantiated fact :)
Also really enjoy the 'deramp' suggestion. It's up there with Red saying I have a large platform (!)
Spoiler alert: nothing anyone says on this small message board of the same dozen people has any influence whatsoever on the company, the share price or the market sentiment. None at all.
Some would do well to realise that :)
SH, a 'quick sale' (I'd dispute that description) does not require 'desperate bidders'. A process is being followed by Maxit and Citi which, due to our recent fund raising, can be completed without a gun to our heads.
The potential buyers are not desperate, but they are interested in expanding their copper activities - indeed, BHP have been very vocal in describing copper as fundamental to their future, and they are very far from being alone.
To conclude, I don't accept your central premise.
Bozi, I agree. 2023 looks like being the most important year for the company (if you exclude the successful exploration years!) Failure to deliver something tangible will be catastrophic and it's difficult to imagine how any of our board could survive. This eventuality would lead us straight into the hands of BHP/NCM, a fact our new masters know full well and are doing everything they can to avoid. For this reason the prospect of going into the December 2023 AGM without significant change is quite simply the very worst outcome and I fail to understand how anyone could think otherwise.
How can we go into 2023 AGM? A sale is imminent
.........hoorah........hoorah..........hoorah!
;-)
In fact, it's been imminent for the last three years or so.
Add - I'm not asking you to accept anything. What an odd idea. You shouldn't change your mind based on anything you read on a message board. I'll say the same thing to you as the other slightly nervous posters on here: have faith in your ideas and your investment logic. Just don't project opinions about a sale in the next few days/weeks/months as fact.
BHP are interested in copper, and Ecuador. That's why they've started a regional exploration subsidiary there. Logic there is that they don't need to bid soon. :)
So, no change then copper? The SR is all a waste of time and the master plan is to deliver us, on our knees, to BHP? Sounds a great idea.
Oh, don't worry SH, I'm not remotely nervous. But thank you for your concern...I'm touched.
Btw, you accuse others of being dogmatic, I'd suggest a quick look in the mirror. You've singularly failed to explain your position and appear to be wilfully ignoring what's actually going on.
Keep up the good work.
I'm fairly sure that's not the plan, add- don't be dramatic. It doesn't suit you :)
I'm absolutely dogmatic. This won't sell before AGM '23, in my opinion.. today is another day to support that. Again, I'm not trying to change your mind. Just provide a bit of balance :)