Our ongoing involvement will also provide continuity in the coming months until a new board is constituted following the AGM," Evans said. Commenting that business rescue is not a tool for shareholders to recover capital – but rather to address a company's financial distress, i.e. indebtedness to creditors – Van der Merwe added, "The company has now been returned to solvency and the shareholders and its board are now responsible for its future direction. Whether that is a return of capital by way of dividends, capital restructuring or a new strategic direction for the company, is for the board and shareholders to determine." "It is obviously the ultimate intention to have the suspension lifted and for Abil shares to trade normally on the JSE," Van der Merwe said.