vrl/vrlpa top 20 shareholder analysis

Here is an analysis of the changes to VRL and VRLPA top 20 shareholders between Sep-02 and Jun-03.

Big Sellers of VRL:
Westpac Custodian Nominees
Permanent Trustee Australia
RBC Global Services Australia Nominees
Queensland Investment Corporation

Big Buyers of VRL:
ANZ Nominees
Citicorp Nominees
MLC

Big Sellers of VRLPA:
RBC Global Services Australia Nominees
National Nominees
Commonwealth Custodial Services

Big Buyers of VRLPA:
Westpac Custodian Nominees
J P Morgan Nominees Australia
Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd
IOOF Investment Management Ltd
Permanent Trustee Australia
Queensland Investment Corporation
ANZ Nominees Ltd
Damelian Automobile
Shamala Sanchana Sethu
Fortis Clearing Nominees
Cogent Nominees

Interesting points:
1. Few large sellers of VRLPA (largest is RBC - Royal Bank of Canada), lots of buyers
2. Westpac Custodian Nominees sold 3.6m VRL and bought 7.6m VRLPA
3. Permanent Trustee sold 2m VRL and bought 7.7m VRLPA
4. Queensland Investment Corporation sold 1.8m VRL and bought 1.9m VRLPA
5. Therefore the only significant seller of VRL who did not buy VRLPA is RBC
6. Damelian Automobile - "Damelian Automobile Limited is a Locally owned Public Company that is ranked number 742 out of the top 2000 companies in Australia. The company generates the majority of its income from the Car Retailing in Australia industry."
7. Shamala Sanchana Sethu is a female private holder - she is also the 9th biggest holder of Grand Hotel Group Converting Preference Shares
8. Fortis is a Belgian Bank
9. Cogent is a British fund manager owned by BNP Paribas


Here is the data - hopefully it will appear ok!!

Ordinary Shares
Jun-03 Sep-02 Increase
111,819,817 111,819,817 0 Village Roadshow Corporation Ltd
42,331,109 42,331,109 0 Granada Danmark A/S
14,489,678 4,713,561 9,776,117 ANZ Nominees Ltd
11,607,207 15,278,832 -3,671,625 Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd
6,921,089 2,762,385 4,158,704 Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd
6,544,167 6,544,167 0 Canberra Theatres Ltd
3,840,130 5,628,638 -1,788,508 Queensland Investment Corporation
2,590,567 2,248,068 342,499 J P Morgan Nominees Australia Ltd
2,083,557 1,621,041 462,516 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd
1,503,668 1,597,070 -93,402 National Nominees Ltd
892,236 Not in top 20 892,236 MLC Ltd
794,466 2,794,466 -2,000,000 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd (HUN0002 A/C)
476,500 476,500 0 Gregory Coote
473,231 473,231 0 Cynosura Investments Pty Ltd
465,012 813,448 -348,436 Commonwealth Custodial Services Ltd
443,273 2,368,022 -1,924,749 RBC Global Services Australia Nominees Pty Ltd
386,726 303,751 82,975 Fortis Clearing Nominees P/L (Settlement A/C)
280,000 280,000 0 Janway Ltd
257,400 Not in top 20 257,400 Braidswood Pty Ltd
256,906 Not in top 20 256,906 Cogent Nominees Pty Ltd (SMP Accounts)

A Class Preference Shares
Jun-03 Sep-02 Increase
30,408,397 21,811,933 8,596,464 Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd
27,786,042 23,772,382 4,013,660 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd (HUN0002 A/C)
25,894,857 18,328,657 7,566,200 J P Morgan Nominees Australia Ltd
22,704,207 40,332,414 -17,628,207 RBC Global Services Australia Nominees Pty Ltd(RA A/C)
16,038,775 30,182,728 -14,143,953 National Nominees Ltd
10,266,972 5,324,000 4,942,972 RBC Global Services Australia Nominees Pty Ltd(BKCUST A/C)
10,176,185 4,081,069 6,095,116 IOOF Investment Management Ltd
7,890,180 1,631,210 6,258,970 Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd
7,794,085 5,888,357 1,905,728 Queensland Investment Corporation
6,709,985 1,880,000 4,829,985 ANZ Nominees Ltd
6,050,000 2,350,000 3,700,000 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd (HUN0004 A/C)
4,542,400 11,269,002 -6,726,602 Commonwealth Custodial Services Ltd
3,700,825 Not in top 20 3,700,825 Damelian Automobile Ltd
2,900,000 Not in top 20 2,900,000 Shamala Sanchana Sethu
2,572,333 Not in top 20 2,572,333 Fortis Clearing Nominees P/L (Settlement A/C)
2,100,000 1,550,000 550,000 Sandhurst Trustees Ltd (SISF A/C)
2,000,000 2,000,000 0 Diversified United Investment Ltd
1,876,474 Not in top 20 1,876,474 Cogent Nominees Pty Ltd
1,522,190 1,522,190 0 ARGO Investments Ltd
1,400,000 Not in top 20 1,400,000 First Pacific Dal Pty Ltd