The other thing I didn’t mention previously was the uncertainty around tax ruling. If the tax office rules that the capital gain component of the buyback is less than 100%, the remainder will be treated as a dividend. This means an investor won’t get the CGT discount.
Selling on market removes this uncertainty.
I have sold a large portion of my holding due to this uncertainty and didn’t get as good a price as Tony got.
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