"The WHE Board believes that the dual listing of the Company on ASX and AIM will be instrumental in increasing the Company�s exposure to European investment funds and communicating the Company�s significant value uplift potential."
"The Company already has four European UCG projects, spanning 528.5 sq km in Hungary, with substantial coal deposits in historic mining regions. The Board continues to evaluate additional sites particularly in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany in order to rapidly expand its acreage suitable for future UCG development."
"WHE Managing Director Matt Swinney said �A UK listing should be highly beneficial to our growth strategy as it increases our visibility and recognition amongst the European investment community, governments and corporates who will all be important as we progress this exciting dual commodity opportunity."
"London�s AIM Market provides the Company with the ideal platform for UK and European investors who have a strong understanding and appreciation of the market opportunity that exists for companies such as Wildhorse and the dynamics of the Central European energy market. We are reaching another pivotal time in our development as we expand our UCG portfolio beyond Hungary and we believe the listing will help strengthen our general market presence and build further traction as we look for opportunities in countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany, where gas prices are high and energy security is a significant factor due to the dominance of imports."
Evaluating and aquiring additional UCG sites outside of Hungary to expand its acreage indicates to me that they are aiming to place themselves under the noses of several large international energy companies.
Funding will be significantly easier with an AIM listing in an investor environment that understands this type of technology. In a previous post I highlighted the benefits of Syngas and GTL technology. Central European countries are currently heavily reliant on poor quality, expensive gas from Russia who constantly manipulate supply to the market.The market is telling us that EU countries have had enough of the current supply situation as imports of gas have increased significantly in the last 5 years.
Additionally CEE countries are already on record stating that the natural disaster in Japan will not halt nor alter any plans for nuclear power generation. I expect some heavy news flow from this progressive company in the very short term. DYOR
SO4 Price at posting:
40.5¢ Sentiment: LT Buy Disclosure: Held