sorry to all, but...8 Apr 2014 11:04
I see this on my broker's "current corporate actions"...
On 1st April 2014, Matra announced that it was proposing to cancel the admission of the Company's Ordinary shares to trading on AIM in accordance with Rule 41 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
In order to complete various investment transactions and to comply with the associated rules and regulations, the Matra shares were suspended from trading on AIM on 31st October 2013 (for a maximum period of six months). It was intended that the shares would then be readmitted to trading on AIM following completion of the transactions. However, the Company is now unable to meet the requirements of Rule 7 of the AIM Rules which would apply on Re-admission of the shares. The Company is therefore proposing the Cancellation in order to complete the transactions as a private company.
The Cancellation is subject to shareholder approval at a General Meeting of the Company to be held on 23rd April 2014.
It is expected that the Effective Date of the Cancellation will be 1st May 2014."
I don't wish to be a voice of doom (we probably have enough of that already) but it needs to be clarified that MTA have no responsibility to re-list anywhere...as stated above, they wish to carry out the transactions / takeover as a "private company". they said they will "try to re-list elsewhere", but once they de-list there's no pressure on them to re-list anywhere...and once they get a "yes, we will let you de-list" vote, they won't legally have to either.
Frankly, it looks to me as though, should the vote be YES, then they will de-list and go Private. And that will be that. End of.
Obviously, there will, for a time be a matched market via Jenkins...but you'll only be able to sell, say, 10000 shares, if they have a buyer (or buyers) that in total wish to buy 10,000 shares. There won't be any "trading" as such.
I'm really sorry for people here that have large, heavy holdings in this thing, but, for what's it's worth, I'll vote no....then get used to life without my MTA shares.
DYOR obv.
good luck all.