Ann: Results of Annual General Meeting 2016, page-8

Possum, I have no doubt Maurice and the old crew were victim's of circumstance, along with shareholders (such as myself) who bought in between the SP explosion and decline of POO.
'When' (I'm the optimistic type) this operation is up & running most including myself will be grateful for Maurice's tenacity and early foresight to make this real.

Regardless, I'm sure many will agree that it isn't a bad practice to keep a lid on things until they become more definite (ie, signed and sealed) when you are the voice of a company though.
An example of this is don't use the words "no doubt" unless there is no doubt!