STOCKHOLDERS – AUSTRALIA

Gordon, Catalano block Seven West bid for Prime

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Original article by Leo Shanahan, Nick Tabakoff, Zoe Samios
The Australian – Page: 17 & 28 : 10-Dec-19

Seven West Media has offered a fully franked special dividend of $0.03 per share for regional affiliate Prime Media Group, in addition to the initial offer of 0.4582 of its shares. However, two of Prime’s biggest shareholders – WIN Corporation owner Bruce Gordon and Australian Community Media’s Antony Catalano – will oppose the bid. The former has stated that Australia’s outdated media ownership laws have stymied rival bids for Prime, while Catalano has reiterated his interest in acquiring Prime in order to build ACM into a diversified regional media group.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY MEDIA

BHP seeks delay in Brazil class action case

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Original article by Liz Main
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 27-Nov-19

BHP has asked the Federal Court to postpone a shareholder class action until criminal charges against past and present executives are resolved. Brazilian prosecutors charged eight BHP executives with a range of offences – including intentional homicide – in the wake of the Samarco iron ore tailings dam disaster in 2015. Shareholders subsequently launched a class action against BHP to recover the loss in value of their shares following the disaster. The outcome of the criminal charges is unlikely to be known for at least two years.

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, SAMARCO MINERACAO SA, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, VALE SA

How BHP’s chairman tamed Elliott Management

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Original article by Peter Ker, James Thomson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 25-Nov-19

BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie has stressed the importance of engaging with activist investors in a professional manner, rather than taking a defensive stance. He adds that an activist investor will usually be well prepared before they make contact with a company that they are targeting, and they will almost certainly already be a shareholder. US-based activist hedge fund Elliott Management remains on BHP’s share register several years after its unsuccessful campaign for a restructuring of the resources giant. MacKenzie has described Elliott as "a terrific shareholder".

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, TRIBECA INVESTMENT PARTNERS PTY LTD

Carnegie finally tunes out of Macquarie

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Original article by Lilly Vitorovich
The Australian – Page: 17 & 28 : 8-Oct-19

Nine Entertainment Company has reached the 90 per cent threshold to compulsorily acquire Macquarie Media, after venture capitalist Mark Carnegie accepted the offer of $1.46 per share. Carnegie says he had no option other than agreeing to the Nine deal, and he adds that radio – and news talk radio in particular – is a powerful media that will be a good fit for Nine’s other media assets. Nine CEO Hugh Marks has also stressed the power of talk radio and says he is looking forward to working with the Macquarie team.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, WILSON ASSET MANAGEMENT, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED

Nine to seal Macquarie deal as Carnegie sells out for $9m

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 4-Oct-19

Venture capitalist Mark Carnegie is believed to have agreed to sell his 3.6 per cent stake in Macquarie Media to Nine Entertainment Company. This would put Nine over the 90 per cent threshold for the compulsory acquisition of the radio stations owner. Wilson Asset Management chairman Geoff Wilson, who has a 4.7 per cent stake in Macquarie, is continuing to push for a better offer for small shareholders; he contends that Nine’s $1.46-per-share bid undervalues the target.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, WILSON ASSET MANAGEMENT

Nine closes in on Macquarie

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Original article by Lilly Vitorovich
The Australian – Page: 19 : 2-Oct-19

Nine Entertainment Company has lifted its stake in Macquarie Media to 88.78 per cent, with its offer of $1.46 per share due to close on 14 October. The support of Wilson Asset Management and Mark Carnegie – with Macquarie stakes of 2.9 per cent and 3.6 per cent respectively – remain crucial to whether Nine passes the 90 per cent threshold to trigger compulsory acquisition. Macquarie broadcaster Alan Jones also has a one per cent stake in the company, and advertising veteran John Singleton expects him to accept the offer.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, MACQUARIE MEDIA LIMITED – ASX MRN, WILSON ASSET MANAGEMENT

Mogul Gordon grabs shares to increase stake in Nine

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 16 : 10-Jan-19

Australian businessman Bruce Gordon has lifted his direct stake in Nine Entertainment Company from 7.6 per cent to 8.9 per cent. Gordon has a total economic interest in Nine of about 13.4 per cent when a 4.5 per cent stake held via a cash-settled share swap is taken into account. Gordon’s stake in Nine had been diluted by its merger with Fairfax Media.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED, BIRKETU PTY LTD, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Rio reverse reveals investor ire on pay

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Original article by Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 10-Oct-18

Rio Tinto has advised that it will not proceed with plans to adopt a new executive remuneration model after meetings with key shareholders indicated that it was unlikely to secure sufficient support from investors. A number of Australian-listed companies have adopted so-called hybrid remuneration structures, including Telstra, AMP and Wesfarmers. However, investors have raised concerns about the hybrid model, and the issue has attracted scrutiny by the financial services royal commission.

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED – ASX QBE, PERPETUAL LIMITED – ASX PPT, JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, ISENTIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX ISD, AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO MISCONDUCT IN THE BANKING, SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN SHAREHOLDERS’ ASSOCIATION, AUSTRALIA. FUTURE FUND MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY

Haoma Mining shares can now be bought or sold via PrimaryMarkets trading platform – see last link under above Financial Indicators

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Haoma Mining NL Announcements – Page: Online : 15-Jun-18

PrimaryMarkets provides a transparent and easy to use share trading platform that investors can use to trade shares in a range of companies including Haoma. The last item under the above ‘Financial Indicators’ is linked to current Trade Notices for buying and selling of shares in Haoma. Haoma’s Directors are considering how the recent significant changes in Atlas Iron shareholding could be a benefit. Haoma has a significant royalty entitlement under an agreement with Atlas Iron which involves the Mt Webber Dalton iron ore reserves. In addition Haoma holds nearly tenements which contain gold & PGM, iron ore, lithium, rare earths and nickel.

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HAOMA MINING NL, PRIMARY MARKETS, ATLAS IRON LIMITED – ASX AGO

Atlas facing wipe-out: MinRes

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Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 19 : 12-Apr-18

About 15,000 of Atlas Iron’s shareholders own less than $A500 worth of shares in the iron ore producer, with 4,900 owning less than $A20 worth of shares. Mineral Resources CEO Chris Ellison has urged investors with small shareholdings to support his company’s $A280m takeover bid, warning that they will be left with worthless stock if Atlas collapses. He has questioned whether Atlas can survive if the takeover deal does not proceed.

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ATLAS IRON LIMITED – ASX AGO, MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN