"The Group maintains sufficient cash and cash equivalents of S$35.8 million as of 31 December 2013." ______________
They should just pay up, independent of current capital raising activities. Noble was ready to bankrupt Tinkler for reneging on a placement promise, ultimately getting cash from Tinkler, and with him getting no shares- not a bad outcome for Blackwood. I know UML is not Noble, but companies can't just promise deals and then fail them.
Let's face it, UML is almost "worthless" in terms of share price/market cap- perhaps overdone? No debt, some cash, operations uncertain, but priced like gold is $1100-$1200, not $1300+. I recall when LG was taking over every dodgy gold company it could find- some out of bankruptcy. Surely UML is better than that. A hope could be that MOL could take over UML for cash (or even MOL shares although in suspension?), because either would be a better outcome than getting LG scrip- mostly because it is not on the ASX, but otherwise because it is a most unusual prospect for investors.
I often compare UML with MOY, but the reality is that MOY is in $40m debt, and its low market cap reflects that. No debt for UML reflects hope. One would have to think UML is very close to bottoming.
UML Price at posting:
1.5¢ Sentiment: None Disclosure: Not Held