There must be a reason why they posted the release so close to Christmas and not through official channels (i.e. NOT released as an RNS so virtually nobody picked it up). Would they be considering an RNS when the due diligence is out and this merely confirms the stories in the papers recently but by all accounts they weren't under pressure from the stock market to issue a statement. Would it be anything to do with the update of the issue of shares to the Russians on the deal?
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Bad form Dagg!