no they can't, not unless they offer a general market premium. ie take over announecment. But why would they?? Its not in their commercial interest.!!!
This way they can increase their ownership and pay zippo in premium.!!!
Which way would you do if you were them????
Their corporate play is quite intelligent!!!
But it doesn't work out so well for us small shareholders.
Hence when investing in SWM as a small shareholder, one has to take this 'macro big fish' into account.
All the talk about dividends, share buy backs, the minnows like us are talking from our point of view. But its the psychology of the whales that are important as the whales move the needle, we tadpoles just swim around in the pool, grabbing whatever we can eat.
But the advantage of tadpole is its nimbleness. Ability to get in and out of the swimming pool withouth effecting the share market place.
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