"We know this year is a big year this amount is looking oddly...

"We know this year is a big year this amount is looking oddly minimal as an amount to raise - why???"

Dilution is a major concern, so this is for existing shareholders, although the Americans holding ADR's may be unhappy.
On the other hand, no one else may have been interested, or wanted too big a percentage?
If definitely smells like the can being kicked down the road just far enough for news to arrive, which obviously they anticipate to be positive.