Some snippets:
According to industry sources, Ananda, who owns 40% of the pay-TV operator, is looking at a corporate exercise to take out the rest of the shareholders in the company via his private vehicle Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd.
“The exercise is still in preliminary stages and details have yet to be finalised. Usaha Tegas feels that the market is not valuing the company fairly,” said a source.
Listed at RM3 a share in October 2012, Astro’s share price has hovered below that level.
The above is what I call the "listing-delisting-relisting" game, a popular pass time for Malaysian tycoons with Bursa listed companies.
I don't like that "game", since minority investors have no realistic chance to defend themselves, being "threatened" with holding shares in an unlisted company. Unfortunately, nothing much has changed, Bursa does not see this as a problem.
Another snippet:
Based on previous takeover exercises, Ananda is known not to stinge on taking his companies private, and is likely to offer a fair price to shareholders for the takeover.
"Not to stinge"? I don't agree with that statement at all, for more background on the Bumi Armada delisting and relisting, please read the following blogpost: 2 Billion: "a little money"
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I'm gonna sell Maxis, Armada and all of AK's counters. I will terminate Maxis and use unifi.
2016-11-16 21:08