RE: Takeover speculation21 Oct 2021 15:28
if you go to the Share holders page, you will find that the Sovereign wealth fund, owns 23/4 %, PA owns well over 5%. considering that JM Nominees owns 17.1%, Pershing Nominees owns 15.9% and Vidacom nominees owns 12.3%. im not sure how you can make that statement with a straight face. its entirely possible that any number of individual shareholders could have increased their holding dramatically, considering the increase in the shares that these accounts have experienced over the last few months. not withstanding your assertion that they would have to make aTR-1 declaration. As as has been said by more than one person, you are wrong. Perhaps you like to have a look at bullet point two in the exemptions for reporting below.
Exempt Holdings
The following types of holdings are among those that are exempt from the calculation as to whether or not a reporting threshold has been reached or exceeded and may be disregarded:
• Shares acquired for the sole purpose of clearing and settlement within a three-day settlement cycle;
• Shares held by a custodian or nominee in that capacity, provided that the custodian or nominee can only exercise the voting rights attached to such shares under instructions given in writing or by electronic means;
• Shares held by a market maker;
• Shares held by a bank or investment firm within its trading book;
• Shares transferred as collateral, provided that the collateral taker does not declare its intention to exercise, and does not exercise, the voting rights attached to such shares; and
• Shares borrowed under a stock lending agreement.