Been there, done that, T-shirt shrunk in the wash
This thread from last year is relevent to your discussion. Two shell companies that were listed last year.
VIS is now MFN - MFS New Zealand Limited a company which as far as I am aware as never been mentioned on ShareTrader before :( and
HSI which is now (drumroll).... HSI Holly Springs Investments Limited :p
If you have $500 to give away either
a) spend it on a nice weekend away with your partner :)
b) write a cheque payable to Paper Tiger and send it to..... :D
Note: all smilies used in this post came from sustainable resources.