IKN

A large sucker

Now we know why Exeter Resources (XRC.v) (XRA) has been pumped so hard recently by Canaccord’s Zerb, by Canaccord’s Pescod and by all the other self-servers that populate the Canadian markets.

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(MARKET WIRE)–Feb 6, 2009 — Exeter Resource Corporation (the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters to sell an aggregate of 10,500,000 common shares of the Company at a price of Cdn.$2.40 for gross proceeds of Cdn.$25,200,000 on a bought deal basis in Canada and a concurrent private placement in the United States to institutional accredited investors (the “Offering”). The Company will grant the underwriters an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) to purchase up to an additional 1,575,000 Common Shares at a price of Cdn.$2.40 per Common Share to cover over-allotments. The Over-Allotment Option shall be exercisable by yada yada continues here

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And thus Yale&Co adds 20% to shares outstanding at a price 20% lower than recent trading. Retail holders should stock up on KY Jelly for today’s opening.

I can’t be bothered to find out who the underwriters are right now (got coffee to drink), but what’s the betting that it turns out to be the can of corn? So anyway, now expect glowing reports about how XRC.v is able to get funding even in this tight market blah blah blah and more BS about how its 90% non-leachable heap leach project* is “potentially world class” blah blah blah and tuna on white guns all night blah blah blah. All we do know now is that XRC.v has plenty more money to whisk Zerb and friends off for another lavish beano in FY09.

Watching XRC.v is like watching the bigger fool theory in slow motion. It only remains to be seen if the company (read shareholders) is the biggest fool of all or whether a major is stupid enough to step up and buy this Caspiche moneypit. On the other hand, its Cerro Moro thing is promising and a potential mine. Every cloud has a silver lining albeit still early stage.