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amj23

08/17/12 2:38 PM

#263864 RE: TOB #263861

That's your opinion. IMO the prospectivity of the exploration blocks is far more important than the number of shares issued or the exact method of fund raising. ERHC always had to raise money for exploration, either selling shares or selling interest in the exploration blocks. The free ride in the JDZ was important at the time, but came at a high price in terms of the interest assigned.

they have not explained the prospectivity question and until seismic is done, they really have no clue. cvx found oil in block 1, snp found no oil according to erhc, so closeology is nota selling point with their track record.

If ERHC doesn't issue more shares and doesn't explore the assets, then those shares have little value. If they issue more shares, explore the blocks and find commercial oil, the shares have value. Pretty obvious. Remaining undiluted is of no benefit if it means not being able to explore for oil and forfeiting assets. Unless of course the only value is in the JDZ with its free carries. That is a risk factor certainly.

3 billion shares, they better find a lot of oil.


That is my clue that there may be only general outlines, as they clearly state "the company currently has no plans, proposals or arrangements".


typically compnies go to control sharehlder's to ask if they would be in agreement for such an arrangement, not really buying that one, but why bother to get approval with no plans? if i were the sec and i'm reading that, that would send off some bells.

tob, you can't have a vote on the rights offering with no details given, so people show up at the meeting and have no idea what they are voting on? they have to announce ahead of time some kind of details.





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emdyal

08/17/12 2:44 PM

#263867 RE: TOB #263861

With all those potential assets, on all those fronts they have no plans or proposals ??? omg


as they clearly state "the company currently has no plans, proposals or arrangements".
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tryoty

08/17/12 3:26 PM

#263877 RE: TOB #263861

At the end of the day, how they handle the meeting and the detail they offer will bump the share price up or down 1-2 cents, still within the range we have been trading.

It's the first placement that will be key. If they swing for the fences and try to raise $50M by offering a billion shares for a nickel, not only will they not get shareholders to participate in the rights offering (because they are putting it out of reach), but the stock would likely go sub-penny pronto.

They simply can't claim they are looking out for shareholders and offering them a chance to participate via a rights offering if they put that offering out of reach of even the ones that want to participate, there would be a mass exodus.