02/11/2017
21:09§savagedstock: The announcement from TCM is equally cryptic... Telit Communications PLC Response to press speculation London, 2 November 2017 - Telit Communications PLC ("Telit", "the Company", AIM: TCM), a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), is aware of press speculation that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is conducting an investigation into the Company. Telit wrote to the FCA in August requesting the FCA look into various matters which were of concern to Telit. Subsequently, Telit received a letter from the FCA in response and raising preliminary enquiries. Telit has been informed by the FCA that it is not under formal investigation. Telit will cooperate fully with the FCA with regard to its confidential enquiries and is currently addressing the matters which the FCA raised. What are the salient points? 1. TCM is aware of the speculation? No kidding Sherlock - so why did the NOMAD not FORCE the company to announce before the press leaked it? ZERO for Transparency 2. TCM proactively wrote to the FCA in August highlighting certain things. REALLY??? So where was this in the RNS of Sep 28 - any advisor would have told them that this was material information for shareholders. And they had to gall to say and I quote... The Board has considered previous speculation relating to Telit's financial condition, trading performance and business relationships. The Board remains confident of the strength of the financial controls within the business. For the sole purpose of providing reassurance in this regard, the Board has engaged an independent third party accounting firm to perform a review of certain elements of the Group's financials and this work is ongoing. For the purposes o providing reassurances about trading and business relationships...surely that includes the outgoing CEO...so they claim to have told the FCA but not the shareholders..Determined NOT to have any transparency..lost for words...oh wait - is the reassurance solely for financial control but not business relationships??? 3. The FCA have then started questioning - they will only do a formal enquiry at the end, when they are certain of a result. This is as good as being under investigation...and the NOMAD is on the hook. To me, this is a case of buying enough time for 'friendly shareholders' to launch a bid at some pre-agreed price. The Chinese investor is clearly a front, the question is how long can they keep the plates spinning...7.8 million shares traded today, and price bounced completely, so we know one of the main investors is buying again...i wonder which one? Why am I concerned - i am a customer in a sector where product reputation is everything
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