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Network Ten equity has no value, according to KPMG report

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 11-Oct-17

An independent expert’s report from KPMG has concluded that the Ten Network has an equity value of between negative $A529.2m and negative $A543.7m, or negative $1.055bn when the debt claims of CBS and 21st Century are taken into account. The negative valuation could make it harder for Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon to challenge the transfer of Ten’s shares to CBS Corporation. They will have a deadline of 13 October to decide whether to launch a legal challenge.

CORPORATES
TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CBS CORPORATION, KORDA MENTHA AND COLLEAGUES PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED

Kaufland bid a shock to industry veteran

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Original article by Simon Evans
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 10-Oct-17

Businessman Roger Drake says Australia’s supermarket sector is the most competitive it has been in four decades. Competition is set to intensify with confirmation that Kaufland will enter the local market. It recently paid $A25m for a 3.6-hectare site in Adelaide, and Drake says he had expected the German group’s first store to be in Sydney or Melbourne. Drake notes that independent greengrocers appear to have been hit harder by Aldi’s entry to the South Australian market than the Foodland stores that he owns in the state.

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KAUFLAND STIFTUNG & CO KG, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, FOODLAND AUSTRALIA LIMITED, DRAKE FOODMARKETS, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, BIG W DISCOUNT STORES, CBRE PTY LTD

Ten report could spark challenge

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Original article by Dana McCauley
The Australian – Page: 24 : 9-Oct-17

Failed bidders for the Ten Network have until 13 October to challenge the transfer of its shares to US media giant CBS Corporation. A KPMG report to be released on 9 October may determine whether there will be a legal challenge to the CBS deal. The report concludes that Ten has negative net worth, but Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon are believed to have commissioned their own independent expert’s report which includes a positive valuation of Ten’s shares.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CBS CORPORATION, KORDA MENTHA AND COLLEAGUES PTY LTD, ILLYRIA PTY LTD, BIRKETU PTY LTD, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED, VIACOM INCORPORATED, CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD

Date set for court to hear Ten deal

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Original article by Dana McCauley
The Australian – Page: 19 : 28-Sep-17

KordaMentha’s application to transfer shares in Ten Network to CBS Corporation will be heard by the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 31 October. The court has scheduled a three-day hearing on the application, which could potentially be opposed by Ten’s failed suitors Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon. They are said to be waiting for KordaMentha to file an independent expert’s report with the Australian ­Securities & Investments Commission before deciding whether to challenge Ten’s sale to the US media giant.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, CBS CORPORATION, SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, KORDA MENTHA AND COLLEAGUES PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD

Gordon plots as Ten creditors back CBS

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 & 26 : 20-Sep-17

WIN Corporation owner Bruce Gordon is considering his options after Ten Network’s creditors endorsed a takeover offer from CBS Corporation. Gordon could pursue further legal action, including a potential appeal after the Supreme Court of New South Wales rejected his bid to block the CBS deal. Meanwhile, Mark Korda of Ten administrator KordaMentha says the CBS deal is likely to be completed within 4-5 weeks. CBS secured the support of creditors after agreeing to increase the total value of its offer to $A209.7m, including upping the amount it will pay unsecured creditors from $A32m to more than $A40m.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, CBS CORPORATION, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, KORDA MENTHA AND COLLEAGUES PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, PPB ADVISORY, AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

Murdoch-Gordon Ten bid details aired

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 12-Sep-17

KordaMentha has released the deed of company arrangement for CBS Corporation’s proposed acquisition of the Ten Network. It is included in a supplementary report to Ten’s creditors, in which the administrator outlines the reasons for its decision to recommend selling Ten to CBS rather than rival bidders Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch. KordaMentha notes that both itself and Ten’s receivers had concluded that the CBS deal would provide a better outcome for creditors.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, CBS CORPORATION, KORDA MENTHA AND COLLEAGUES PTY LTD, ILLYRIA PTY LTD, BIRKETU PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED

CBS set for windfall on Ten’s tax credits

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 24 : 11-Sep-17

­KordaMentha’s report on Ten Network shows that the collapsed broadcaster’s unrecorded tax ­losses of $A58.9m could be utilised by CBS Corporation if it gains full ownership. The tax-loss credits could potentially enable CBS to book large profits before it becomes liable to pay any tax on Ten’s earnings. CBS requires approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board to acquire Ten, while businessmen Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch are seeking a court ruling that KordaMentha’s creditors’ report lacked sufficient detail.

CORPORATES
TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, CBS CORPORATION, KORDA MENTHA AND COLLEAGUES PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE, SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED

Administrators delay Ten report

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 22 : 1-Sep-17

Ten Network administrator KordaMentha has postponed the release of a report on the failed TV broadcaster until 4 September. The report was initially slated to be released on 31 August, and the delay will affect the timing of a creditors’ meeting. Ten’s shareholders will not recoup any of their investment if CBS Corporation buys Ten, which has prompted the Australian Shareholders’ Association to consider a class action on behalf of investors.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, KORDA MENTHA AND COLLEAGUES PTY LTD, CBS CORPORATION, AUSTRALIAN SHAREHOLDERS’ ASSOCIATION, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA

CSL buys way into cell, gene therapy

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Original article by Sarah-Jane Tasker
The Australian – Page: 19 : 29-Aug-17

CSL has announced that it will spend $US91 million ($A114 million) on the purchase of US-based biotechnology company Calimmune. CSL executive Andrew Nash says the purchase of Calimmune gives it access to skills and technologies in the area of gene and cell-based therapies that it does not currently have. He said that CSL has had its eye on Calimmune, which has operations in both the US and Australia, for about a year.

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CSL LIMITED – ASX CSL, CALIMMUNE INCORPORATED

Rivals brace for battle on the streaming front

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 6 : 29-Aug-17

The local launch of the CBS All Access subscription video-on-demand service is likely to be a key part of the strategy of Ten Network’s new owner. The fee-based service is expected to complement Ten’s existing "catch-up" streaming service, and CBS intends to make its TV shows available online a week after they are broadcast on Ten’s linear channels. CBS may also seek Australian sports broadcasting rights for its streaming service.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, CBS CORPORATION, CBS ALL ACCESS, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SHOWTIME, VIACOM INCORPORATED, NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS INCORPORATED, CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL