RE: Quilter31 Jul 2019 11:52
a few things about Quilter's holding...firstly, the portfolio manager loves CPX and does nothing other than talk about the bloody stock! The paradox for him, like all of us, is that if he liked it at 10p and 8.5p and othing has changed, then he has to love it at 4p...and if he has to love it, then he has to buy more...as did all of us, despite deep misgivings about the price action.
His holding at 15% is from an asset manager...not a hedge fund or rpivate equity fund. As such, it would be most unusual for him to request a seat on the board. However, as he now holds 15% of the company, he most certainly will be able to vote for or against any board proclamations (such as pay n rations for those that run the company).
That he has upped his stake confirms what I and other have been saying for some time...there's been a lot of private investor selling and someone had to be mopping them up...
Finally, I hear this a lot - there is no way in god's green earth that Quilter will be privy to any information that is not freely given. In this world of Mifid 2 and GDPR etc, brokers can no longer give a nod ahead of news...I know some of you will say the info I was given in our 1-1 has not been publicly made available, but I think you will find the 'gist' has...so, what i would say is the conversation has been along these lines'Hi Anthony, Quilter here...we keep buying your shares at ever lower prices. Can you think of any reason why we shouldn't?'...'No, all in line, expect FCF +ve mid 2020. In talks with lots of contracts, all proceeding as expected and the board remains a very positive outlook'...or words to that effect!
Good luck all - technically a break above 6.4p and then 6.6p (where the 200 day moving average resides) will finally get that duck in a line...