sharetrader
Page 2 of 297 FirstFirst 1234561252102 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 2969
  1. #11
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Wellington, , New Zealand.
    Posts
    639

    Default

    Yes, its my long term hold stock with lots of holdings in countries outside of NZ and the US.
    Fantasy Premier League 2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09 Champion :-)

    "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - C&H

  2. #12
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    New Zealand.
    Posts
    1,221

    Default

    quote:Originally posted by Gryffyn

    Yes, its my long term hold stock with lots of holdings in countries outside of NZ and the US.
    Likewise for me. Have been with GPG for so long now for this very reason. Not to memtion that I am a great fan of Ron...

    Death will be reality, Life is just an illusion.

  3. #13
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Wellington, , New Zealand.
    Posts
    639

    Default

    God forbid and touch wood etc but how much do you think GPG depends on Sir Ron himself?

    What is the likely impact of an unfortunate death or serios ill-health?

    I wonder if I can take life insurance out on Sir Ron?
    Fantasy Premier League 2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09 Champion :-)

    "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - C&H

  4. #14
    Guru
    Join Date
    Apr 2003
    Location
    Wellington, New Zealand
    Posts
    4,876

    Default

    quote:Originally posted by Gryffyn

    God forbid and touch wood etc but how much do you think GPG depends on Sir Ron himself?

    What is the likely impact of an unfortunate death or serios ill-health?

    I wonder if I can take life insurance out on Sir Ron?
    Saw Sir Ron enjoying the cricket at Adelaide the other day and he seemed in fine fettle. Then again watching the NZ performance cant do much for for ticker. Also if hes spending his time watching the cricket, I doubt he is spending much working on GPG, so his young stooges might be doing the hard yards. GPG should survive without Ron methinks.

  5. #15
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    New Zealand.
    Posts
    1,221

    Default

    I remember meeting Sir Ron and shaking his hand, many years ago at a BRY AGM in Wellington (the one where he stepped in late to be the chairman of the meeting - 1998?!).

    My initial thought (which has stuck in my mind) was that he wasn't as physically big as I had perceived him to be - ie: I was taller than him.

    He was definately an interesting person to have a brief chat with...

    Death will be reality, Life is just an illusion.

  6. #16
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Wellington, , New Zealand.
    Posts
    639

    Default

    GPG (through its nominee Ithaca (Custodians) Limited
    and through Guinness Peat Group Shares Limited) has
    a 19.91% shareholding in TOWER. If the Proposal is
    implemented, GPG will have the same shareholding in
    AWM, and will exercise all Entitlements allocated to it in
    full to maintain that shareholding.
    The offer of AWM Shares under the Entitlements Offer is
    underwritten by GPG for the full amount.
    AWM Shares not subscribed for under the Entitlements
    Offer in accordance with the terms of this document
    will be subscribed for by GPG. The main terms of
    the Underwriting Agreement are summarised in this
    section. If the Underwriting Agreement does not
    become unconditional, it may be terminated and,
    in that case, TOWER and AWM will not proceed with
    the Entitlements Offer.
    Any AWM Shares for which GPG subscribes under
    the Underwriting Agreement will increase GPG’s
    shareholding over 19.91%. If no Entitlements were
    exercised by Shareholders other than GPG, GPG would
    hold approximately 66% of AWM Shares following
    completion of the Entitlements Offer (approximately
    186.5 million AWM Shares out of a total of 282.6
    million AWM Shares). GPG is entitled to retain those
    Shares. Accordingly GPG may signifi cantly increase
    its voting power in AWM through the Underwriting
    Agreement.
    Fantasy Premier League 2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09 Champion :-)

    "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - C&H

  7. #17
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Wellington, , New Zealand.
    Posts
    639

    Default

    More good news for GPG...

    GPG will subscribe (or procure subscription) at the issue
    price of A$0.80 per AWM Share for all AWM Shares not
    subscribed for under the Entitlements Offer.
    If the Underwriting Agreement proceeds, AWM must
    pay GPG an underwriting fee of A$2,276,400 being
    1.75% of the total number of AWM Shares to be issued
    under the Entitlements Offer multiplied by the issue
    price of A$0.80 (Underwriting Fee).
    If the Underwriting Agreement is terminated because:
    • through no fault of AWM or TOWER any
    condition is not met (including Shareholder
    approval to either the Proposal or the
    underwrite), AWM must pay a fee of
    A$220,000 to GPG;
    • of a breach of any obligation of AWM
    (including relating to the contents of
    this document), AWM must pay a fee of
    A$500,000 to GPG; or
    • AWM elects not to proceed with the
    Entitlements Offer (other than because of
    the default of GPG), AWM must pay a fee of
    A$750,000 to GPG. In addition GPG has the
    fi rst right to underwrite any other offer
    of securities by AWM for the following
    12 months.
    AWM has agreed to indemnify GPG and persons acting
    for them in connection with the underwrite against
    losses relating to breach by AWM of its obligations
    under the Underwriting Agreement.
    AWM will reimburse GPG for all reasonable out of
    pocket expenses, legal expenses and third party
    disbursements properly incurred by GPG in connection
    with the Entitlements Offer, to a maximum of
    A$300,000. All payments for the underwriting fee and
    expenses are plus GST.
    Fantasy Premier League 2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09 Champion :-)

    "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - C&H

  8. #18
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Wellington, , New Zealand.
    Posts
    639

    Default

    GPG - Gauging Guinness Peat Group

    Share Price $1.960 *
    Market Cap $1700 million
    12 Month Range $1.43 - $2.06
    Fundamental Risk 2.0
    Share Price Risk 3.5
    Share Price Comment Hold for the Upside
    * Share Price correct as at 29-Nov-2004
    This is a stock we'd love to own at the right price. But should we buy now or keep waiting?

    Unusual as it may seem, we're going to start this review of a brand new stock by referring back to an article on technology company Solution 6 from 18 months ago. Our Speculative Buy recommendation on that stock, in issue 125/Apr 03 (Speculative Buy-$0.43), was out of character for technophobes like us. While we did label it a High Stakes play, we also happily declared that we have no talent in the field of software development and so found the business nearly impossible to value. So what right did we have recommending it?
    It's a technique known as following the smart money. If you can't identify people smarter than yourself, it's probably time to take a long, hard look in the mirror. High up on our long list of smarter folk come kiwi duo Sir Ron Brierley and Gary Weiss. Their investment vehicle, Guinness Peat Group (GPG), had amassed an 11% stake in Solution 6 and GPG man Michael Jefferies had been given a seat on the board. Subscribers who followed that recommendation and sold out seven months later, as we suggested, made a profit of almost 50%. But, in a mild sting to our pride, a few days later MYOB announced its plans to acquire the group and GPG has done substantially better.
    Solution 6 was a typical GPG investment-downtrodden, misunderstood by most and, so it proved, very cheap. GPG typically buys shares at knock-down prices when others are unable to see the true value. It then either agitates for management change or encourages potential acquirers to take a look, sometimes with the blessing of management but often without. Either way, GPG's record of extracting value from acquisitions is very impressive.Brierley and Weiss are two of the few corporate raiders of the 1980s to have escaped gaol and the poorhouse, although they came close to the latter. At the helm of Brierley Investments and IEL, the pair's raids on AGL and Woolworths in the decade of decadence were the stuff of financial legend (for those who care to read about those escapades, try a copy of Masters of the Market).
    In the early 1990s the lads parted ways with Brierley Investments and bought into GPG, once part of a traditional London merchant bank. That's been their investment vehicle ever since. After learning a very big lesson in the dangers of debt (see this issue's cover story), GPG has traded with very little net debt. Its investments, such as Tyndall Australia in the early nineties, have proved every bit as successful as their earlier, debt-fuelled adventures. GPG is an investment company, although structured a lot differently to your average listed investment company (LIC). It tends to own much larger stakes in companies so it can exert influence over their boards, and even has some wholly-owned businesses.
    The company is based in London with stockmarket listings in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. With significant investments in all three countries, valuing GPG isn't easy. There's a significant currency exposure and different tax and accounting laws muddle the numbers further. And the annual one-for-10 stock dividend, which has no economic impact other than to make comparisons rather complicated, clouds things even further.But that hasn't stopped the group from compounding net assets per share at almost 20% a year since the early nineties. GPG's portfolio of investments is currently valued at around 670m pounds, including 150m pounds in cash. The largest investment, comprising one-third of assets, is the newly-acquired, wholly-owned subsidiary Coats plc. The UK company is the world's largest supplier of industrial sewing thread and craft products. Other large majority-owned investments include New Zealand produce marketer, Turners & Growers, and ACT property developer, Canberra Investment Corp
    Fantasy Premier League 2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09 Champion :-)

    "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - C&H

  9. #19
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Wellington, , New Zealand.
    Posts
    639

    Default

    Above originally posted by airedale on TWR thread.
    Fantasy Premier League 2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09 Champion :-)

    "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - C&H

  10. #20
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2001
    Location
    Kapiti, , New Zealand.
    Posts
    103

    Default

    Thanks, Gryff.

    A bit of light reading for Saturday morning.[8D]

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •