RE: Certificate4 Mar 2019 16:07
Reply from Portage IR;
Hi *******
Restrictions that your broker is referring to is for the US residents. Portage shares issued in connection with SalvaRx acquisition are freely tradable in Canada by all non-US residents - on Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol PBT.U.
I believe Salvarx shareholders circular provided certain names of the brokers in the UK who can handle CSE listed shares - see extract below:
"The CSE is a junior stock market in Canada and is not widely traded by investors in the UK. A number of UK-based brokers do, however, offer a trading platform for investors to dematerialise their Demerger Shares (should they wish to do so) and deal in Portage Shares electronically. Shareholders wishing to hold their Demerger Shares in dematerialised form should, in the first instance, speak to their existing broker to see whether they provide this service. If they do not provide this service, such Shareholders should contact other brokers. The Company makes no recommendation regarding which brokers Shareholders should contact regarding new accounts (if their existing brokers do not provide a CSE trading facility), but the Company has contacted an established London broker, Peterhouse Capital Limited (“Peterhouse”), who have consented to their contact details being included in this Document. Any engagement is subject to the standard terms and conditions of Peterhouse for new clients and Shareholders should satisfy themselves in this regard that they understand and accept the proposed terms. The Company accepts no liability or responsibility for
the appointment of any broker, or the terms of such appointment, by Shareholders.
Contact Name Email Telephone
Lucy Williams lw@peterhousecap.com +44 (0)20 7469 0930
Duncan Vasey dv@peterhousecap.com +44 (0)20 7469 0930"
Please contact one of them to see if they can handle your shares.
In view of this information I would advise other interactive Investor account holders and any other broker customers being given incorrect advise (advice for USA shareholders) to contact their brokers asap and draw this to their attention.
Portage also have provided information as to a UK broker that will deal with share certificate holders.
I hope this information is useful. Many thanks to Chazzy2 for your input:)