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Originally posted by williamteddy: ↑

Geminder foiled?

The best laid plans of mice and men and billionaires often go awry.

Billionaire packaging mogulRaphael Geminderwill certainly be thinking about the remaining “rats and mice” shareholders on the Pact Group register as he contemplates a possible late hitch in his grand plan to mop up minority shareholders in the listed packaging group, take the company private and put it out of its share price misery.

The hitch comes courtesy of packaging businessmenDavid HarrisandMark Gandur, who have popped up on Pact’s share register after buying shares to lift their stake to 5 per cent and become substantial shareholders

Geminder, married toFiona, the sister of fellow billionaireAnthony Pratt, late last year launched a bid for Pact priced at 68c a share, but that lowball bid was rebuffed by shareholders and independent Pact directors, forcing Geminder to come back with a sweeter bid at 84c a share – valuing Pact at $289m.

That was enough to win the support of the Pact independent directors even though an independent expert argued the company was worth between 83c and $1.24 a share. At its peak in 2017, Pact shares were trading at about $7, to value the company at $2.4bn, but growing losses and a sinking share price looks to have persuaded even the most loyal shareholders to take up Geminder’s offer and cash out.

Geminderquickly upped his stake from 50 per cent when the takeover was launched, to just shy of 85 per cent on Tuesday afternoon, as shareholders rushed to accept his takeover offer. The few institutional shareholders that had been watching their investment in Pact slowly but surely shrink into insignificance also cashed out. Investors Mutual, Pact’s largest institutional investor with a stake of 5.54 per cent. sold into the takeover, as did Sydney-based RealIndex Investments (3.66 per cent stake), London-based hedge fund Samson Rock Capital (2.83 per cent), Sydney-based Acadian Asset Management (0.61 per cent) and all the Pact board and management team.

So close to holding a 90 per cent stake and moving then to compulsory acquisition, Geminder must have thought he was almost home.

Not so fast! Harris and Gandur know the packaging game very well and the inside workings of Pact, because in 2018 Pact bought their packaging business, TIC Retail Accessories, for $122m. The acquisition was paid for in a mix of cash and shares, so Harris and Gandur have been Pact shareholders for a while, but they have now decided to scoop up more stock just as Geminder was looking to close his takeover and delist the company.

The TIC vendors don’t have enough yet to block compulsory acquisition (that needs at least a 10 per cent voting block) but they are getting close and Geminder could be sweating on what happens next. Geminder could face the worst case scenario of him controlling just under 90 per cent of Pact, a recalcitrant investor refusing to budge and then blocking his plans for taking it all private.

Geminder isn’t believed to have spoken to Harris and Gandur yet, and the advisers in Geminder’s team are scratching their heads as to what their motive and plans are.

Meanwhile, the Pact share price is stubbornly trading just above Geminder’s offer price of 84c a share, further complicating his ability to mop up minority shareholders.

Source: The Australian

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Thanks for posting this article WT, lets just hope that Harris and Gandur keep buying, which I am quite sure that they will be.
RG has the option of extending this offer but with Harris and Gandur on the register at 5% if he did then these guys would be in a position to take more stock from weak hands, it has now become a real issue for RG.
0.84 offer undervalues the company and if sellers keep trading on market it is only going to benefit committed holders.

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