Could be a leaky ship, could be a ploy - run the price up to make it look like a leaky ship to make people think this news is really good.
Given that this will probably require a capital raising, I am guessing it's a ploy, and also will allow them to raise capital at a higher level. I have no idea about this other company, but taking a look at their market cap would tell us how much capital AEB is going to need.
I have a pretty good guess at what game they're playing, but we'll see what happens.
AEB Price at posting:
2.7¢ Sentiment: None Disclosure: Not Held