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Hi Tornado,

That statement isnt accurate -Possibly you may want to fact check this,

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-housing-immigrants/

I received this email this morning, usual predictions and predictions!

Notable that Joseph El Raghy is the Executive chairman, its amazing how these people seem to always have a seat on the top table in all these types of projects!

Seems to good to be true, although I'm not at all temped by this, but no doubt some will get reeled in!

Wonder how much of his own money Josef will be putting in?

From: George Pope

Sent: Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 09:10:51 BST

Subject: Assessing Interest: Group Lunch Meeting with WIA Gold (ASX: WIA) on or around 6 November 2024

Good morning,

I am in the process to establish whether you would be interested in attending a group private investor lunch presentation with Wia Gold (ASX: WIA) on Thursday 6 November 2024, at Burson Buchanan, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN, with Executive Chairman Joseph El-Raghy.

Wia Gold is one of the fastest growing gold companies in Africa with:

A discovery of over 2m oz of gold resource in Namibia, Africa, within the last 18 months

Wia’s management team, which has an extraordinary track record in discovering and developing some of largest gold mines in Africa, including:

Sukari in Egypt (LSE: Centamin plc)

Doropo in Cote d’Ivoire (LSE: Centamin plc),

Bankan in Guinea (ASX: Predictive Discovery),

Kokoseb in Namibia (ASX: Wia)

WIA is fully funded for its next phase of growth, backed by a highly experienced team that includes Josef El-Raghy, Andrew Pardey, Mark Arnesen, and Pierrick Couderc - all ex-Centamin

Low-cost discovery track record – less than $3 per oz for the Kokoseb Project

More details can be found on the company website (https://wiagold.com.au/), as well as its most recent investor presentation: wcsecure.weblink.com.au/pdf/WIA/02852580.pdf

The Company is currently drilling aggressively to expand this resource within the largely unexplored Damaran licences, covering 2,700km² across 12 tenements.

In Côte d’Ivoire, Wia’s Bouaflé Project spans 742km² across two exploration permits, with a third permit, Zenoula, under application, adding to the Company’s robust African gold portfolio.

If interested in attending the lunch, please reply to this email or to wia@buchanancomms.co.uk to relay your interest.

Kind Regards,

George

George Pope

Senior Associate, Energy & Natural Resources

d +44 (0)20 7466 5000

m +44 (0)7808 66 7035

e George.Pope@buchanancomms.co.uk

107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN

T +44 (0)20 7466 5000 W bursonbuchanan.com

Centamin plc

T: +44 (0)1534 828 700

E: info@centaminplc.com

Registered office: Centamin plc, 2 Mulcaster Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3NJ. Company registration number: 109180

10 September 2024

Dear Shareholder,

Announcement of a recommended offer for Centamin plc (“Centamin”)

On 10 September 2024, AngloGold Ashanti plc (“AngloGold”) and Centamin announced that they had

reached agreement on the terms of a recommended offer pursuant to which AngloGold is seeking to

acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Centamin (the “Offer”). The Offer, which will be governed by the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Code”), is intended to be

implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under Jersey law.

https://www.centamin.com/investors/recommended-acquisition/

Yes scounting, So then surely the question need to be asked "Why sell it so cheaply?"

Something stinks here!

I also agree Mr Bond & Autonomy,

If the institutional holders and funds vote yes then I remain suspicious that they are better informed as too why this should be a good deal than the ordinary share holders are!

If things are going to plan as well as Martin Horgan's presentations would have shareholders believe and considering the predicted prices of gold in the future then surely they would want to benefit from higher profits, a rising share price and dare I say it a restored decent dividend?

If this is voted down then Martin Horgan and the BOD have certainly lost their credibility and should go!

Hi Punter,

Thank you for posting this info which seems to confirm the downside I experienced when investing in US shares, also in hindsight my broker at that time Logic investments London who encouraged me to get into the US markets either didn't understand or didn't care a jot about the tax implications for UK residents as all they were interested in were their trading commissions, this emphasises the importance of using a brokerage with the appropriate understanding of UK/ USA tax regulations, not to mention having a sense of ethics and responsibility to their clients!

Fair comments Rebess!

Many UK investors don’t realise that a personal tax wrapper – ie an Individual Savings Account (ISA) or a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) – can be used to shelter foreign shares from tax.

Most brokers don’t really advertise this useful rule and some don’t permit foreign shares to be held in these accounts – especially with ISAs. To check whether your broker does or find one who will, see the UK stock broker comparison table.

But that’s their decision, not the tax authorities. The UK regulations are clear. To qualify for an ISA, a stock must simply be listed on a recognised stock exchange. A list of recognised exchanges can be found on the HMRC website here.

With SIPPs, almost any investments are permitted, including shares anywhere in the world. Some providers apply the same recognised stock exchange restriction for foreign shares, but others allow you to hold almost all overseas stocks and funds [PDF].

https://the-international-investor.com/investment-faq/holding-foreign-stocks-isa-sipp

Hi Mr Gnome,

If the new comany was to also be listed on the LSE then I might agree , but otherwise this deal is at the wrong time and kick in the teeth for any UK invesstors as they would be subject to the extra tax disabdvantages of a US listing.

If Horgan and his BOD think this deal is so great then they shou;d all p*ss off and work for Anglow!

This is of course with the caveat that Horgan has been telling the complete story and not keeping certain things back!

Agreed, I hope the big institutions and funds vote this down, otherwise it seems retail shareholders have been treated like mushrooms yet again!

It's also related to the share price of Anglo which hasn't really done anything,but then Anglo has it's problems and this is possibly why it's BOD want to pick up Centamin on the cheap as chips as agreed by Martin Horgan and the BOD who seem to have forgotten that they are supposed to represent the best interests of all Centamin shareholders and not just themselves, Martin Horgan has acted with the integrity of a double glazing salesman!

No point in holding Anglo as its US listed so UK holders get screwed by the Yank's for 15% retention tax (30% if you don't complete the W-8BEN form ) even if they are held in an UK ISA !

Some deal, be interesting to see what the members of the BOD get out of it!

From experience the retail shareholders usually get screwed over in these deals because the BOD are just selfish and have no real integrity!

Despite Capital's brokers ratings the share price doesn't seem to be doing much to stimulate investor interest, possibly one reason is Capitals "Scrooge" like dividend policy, the company could easily afford to double the dividend and even then it wouldn't be anything spacial.

Far too many companies have greedy directors who want to fill their own boots but begrudge paying a reasonable dividend to their shareholders!

40 years ago, a BBC film showing the grim reality of a post-nuclear world terrified a generation. Jude Rogers meets its cast and crew to unravel why it still haunts so many today.

It was a film that spawned a thousand nightmares, including the most terrifying traffic warden. When the Cold War film Threads was broadcast on BBC Two on the evening of Sunday 23rd September, many across the nation didn’t sleep.

Directed by Mick Jackson and written by Barry Hines, Threads explored what would happen if a nuclear bomb went off in the city of Sheffield. The BBC production did what no other film had done to date - showing the grim reality of life after a nuclear attack in painstakingly researched and horrifying detail.

On a tiny budget and reliant on hundreds of willing extras from the city of Sheffield, Threads painted a picture so chilling that its images of melting milk bottles, urinating women, and the bleak wind of a nuclear winter have been branded into the memories of many of those who watched it when it was broadcast, or who have seen it since.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00236xg

Mr Gnome,

LONDON — The International Court of Justice has found it is "plausible" that Israel has committed acts that violate the Genocide Convention. In a provisional order delivered by the court's president, Joan Donoghue, the court said Israel must ensure "with immediate effect" that its forces not commit any of the acts prohibited by the convention.

Israel is not allowing international journalists from media organisations, including the BBC, independent access to Gaza. Our correspondents are not able to verify the facts on the ground, to independently record for history the events unfolding, or the scale of the human suffering. The BBC is backing the current Foreign Press Association case before the Supreme Court in Israel to give international journalists access to Gaza, and we are calling urgently to be granted access.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2024/october-7-one-year-on

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7hj0

No i don't Mr Gnome, Trump would be bad for the planet and America, unfortunately many of Trumps most fervent supporters are ignorant of the facts and lacking understanding and education.

Study after study, including one from the federal government’s bipartisan US International Trade Commission, have found that Americans have borne almost the entire cost of Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products.

To date, Americans have paid more than $242 billion to the US Treasury for tariffs that Trump imposed on imported solar panels, steel and aluminum, and Chinese-made goods, according to US Customs and Border Protection.

Tariffs costs are passed from the US importer to the US consumer

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/09/politics/fact-check-trump-vance-tariffs/index.html

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party nominee, has proposed several policies that build on President Joe Biden’s recent budget plans. These include higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations and more generous tax breaks for lower-income workers, families, and small businesses. Harris has backed Biden’s pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000. However, neither the campaign nor the administration has released a plan on how it would handle the TCJA expirations.

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, has called for making the TCJA permanent. He has also proposed raising tariffs and adopting tax breaks for tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits.

Using the information currently available, we break down each candidate’s stance on tax policy.

https://apps.urban.org/features/2024-candidates-tax-policy/

Former President Donald Trump has threatened 200% tariffs on John Deere if the company moves production and jobs to Mexico. Experts warn such tariffs would raise prices on US farmers and likely violate Trump's own trade agreement with Canada and Mexico

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/29/business/trump-tariffs-deere-attack-companies/index.html

Hi Bushy, I agree with you something smells very fishy about this deal and an increasing number people seem to be getting the whiff!

I don't know if you saw one of my recent posts to Dasut where I referred to a conversation I had with Martin Horgan early in his tenure regarding returns on the Centamin cash pile, i will come straight to the point that being that Martin Horgan said that the sort of people he dealt with expected at least 30% returns on their investment.

At the time I assumed this was referring to the spare cash pile, but now since the BOD recommendation to accept the Anglo bid I cant help but wonder if he was referring to something else and I just hadn't realised?

Should this deal go through it will be interesting to see who ends up on the top table!

Hi Wally,

Great that you called in again, hope that you are OK!

Seems like Sotolo has already been good enough to explain, this is the main reason why I'm not interested in US shares, also the Yank's seem to like individually highly priced shares which in my experience of holding stocks such as Apple, CAT and John Deere can make things difficult at times .

Hi Gnome,

Retail shareholders have no influence and are treated with scant regard by managements it's the institutions who will have the ultimate say!