It has been quite regularly speculated,particularly by Surges,...

It has been quite regularly speculated,particularly by Surges, that there is a connection between OBJ & PNO. I'm not sure if this has previously been brought up however it is interesting that OBJ has opted not to extend the options by another year - similar to last year. Rather they have extended them by a year and a half - so the new expiry date will be on the same day as PNOOA.

With such a heavy presence at the OBJ AGM it would not be surprising to me if the two businesses were more aligned than we have previously expected. Perhaps they have similar timelines on a certain product that they have been collaborating on. This may explain the reason the two company's options will expire on the same date.

This would not be surprsing to me - though it is, of course, pure speculation...