RE: looking forward to5 Mar 2018 16:18
Yes they did an it makes interesting reading here's a section of the ASX RNS...
The mutual decision was reached following recent discussions with Po Valley�s tax advisers and the Australian Taxation Office, and receipt of the Independent Experts Report (�IER�). The IER was required under chapter 10 of the ASX listing rules.
Following a number of discussions with the ATO, and having regard to the recent valuation of these shares, Po Valley�s tax advisers are of the view that a favorable class ruling to grant demerger relief to Po Valley shareholders will be unlikely for the in-specie distribution of the 200m Saffron shares.
Furthermore, the Independent Expert, BDO Corporate Finance (WA) Pty Ltd, operating under ASIC guidelines, found that the abovementioned transaction was �neither fair nor reasonable� in particular as a result of the independent experts valuations of the Selva and Teodorico gasfields.
Following receipt of the above information the Board of Po Valley informed the Board of Saffron that it would not be able to recommend the transaction to Po Valley shareholders and in accordance with the PVO sale and purchase agreement both parties agreed to mutually terminate the PVO sale and purchase agreement.