Conversation rate...26 Apr 2017 08:14
The partnership looks great but look at the small print "· Subject to Crawshaw shareholder and Takeover Panel approvals, Invest Co 1 Limited, a vehicle 100% controlled by Boparan Private Office ("BPO"), and Stephen Henderson, chief financial officer of BPO, are expected to acquire an aggregate of 33,794,490 new shares in the Group ("Ordinary Shares") for £5.1m, representing a 29.9% stake in Crawshaw (the "Initial Investment"). Invest Co 1 Limited will hold 33,594,490 Ordinary Shares and Stephen Henderson will hold 200,000 Ordinary Shares. These investments reflect a price per Ordinary Share of 15.2p (the "Issue Price"), being the market price of the Company as the partnership with 2 Sisters was being structured."
Yes.. 15.2p!!!! Half the current share price - couldn't the company have managed to tell them that the share price had increased so the terms should be improved? Also LFL improving but still -4.5% in first 10 weeks of new year - although obviously the retail sector is having a tough time. So pros and cons here imho so not adding yet...