Original article by John Durie, Kylar Loussikian
The Australian – Page: 14 & 16 : 5-Jan-16

Dick Smith Holdings went into voluntary administration on 4 January 2016, after the listed consumer electronics retailer’s shares were placed in a trading halt. National Australia Bank and HSBC have also appointed receivers from Ferrier Hodgson to the embattled group. Dick Smith shares were trading at $A0.35 on 31 December 2015, having reached a low of $A0.20 earlier in the month. The company was listed on the sharemarket at $A2.20 in late 2013.

CORPORATES
DICK SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX DSH, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, HSBC AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, FERRIER HODGSON AND COMPANY, LION NATHAN LIMITED, GEORGE WESTON FOODS LIMITED, WILLIAM ROBERTS LAWYERS, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, HARVEY NORMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX HVN, FORAGER FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, ANCHORAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS PTY LTD, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA