nhc takeover of dart - increased stake, page-15

I can't claim experience of this thing, and I may be using the wrong term.

In my super wrap account, I make a trade and it goes through to my account straight away. But I think if you are buying directly, there is a 3 business day settlement period after which the shares and money actually change hands. That is what I was referring to.

Because the big volume was on the 4th, 5th and 6th, and the Appendix 3B had the 9th and 10th as the acquisition days, I'm guessing that this 3 day period was the reason why.