Forth Ports Share Discussion Threads

[spob] 09/8/2013 09:59

please ignore - wrong code

[alan russell] 27/5/2011 11:40

Fine company, excellent niche, shame to see it go.

[dontrader] 27/5/2011 11:17

Good bye and thanks for all the good times.

Don

[praipus] 13/5/2011 21:14

Someone must have wanted the cash for their shares now.

[highland terrier] 13/5/2011 19:24

Can't see were it makes any difference as court meeting approved the takeover.

[praipus] 12/5/2011 16:50

ABC-Arbitrage buying a few



to see their other speculations see post 136 on the ADVFN "Tracking the Arbitrageurs" BB.

[mw8156] 23/3/2011 21:21

HOPe the Grauniad is right since I am always dubious about agreed deals where the management get to keep their jobs and suspect that Tilbury and leith are both plum assets...

[the_flower_man] 23/3/2011 15:46

Directors are buying shares - always a good sign in my humble opinion.

[highland terrier] 23/3/2011 10:57

Here's hoping there's some truth in this article

[tenapen] 22/3/2011 08:20

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Ports operator Forth Ports has agreed a bid worth 1,630p a share from major shareholder, the Arcus European Infrastructure Fund.

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Ho dear, i 'hope' Arcus continue with the building work along the Forth / Leith. Very little else being build in Edinburgh / Lothians / Fife for the trades.

[mw8156] 21/3/2011 22:12

sloppy reporting by the Scotsman; largely a rehash of the Sunday Times article of yesterday; how can 900000 shares be worth 1.5m...

[nellie1973] 08/3/2011 13:53

Tipped in press-Hold for further offer

[philo124] 07/3/2011 17:01

Was worth hanging on. Whose buying it? The Management?

[f1araway] 07/3/2011 13:42

I'm pretty sure that this will be referred to the FSA re the activity from Thursday a.m.
People in the know means, "insider trading".

[dontrader] 07/3/2011 09:18

Well the much heralded "offer" has come in subject the due diligance. All the talk of £19 to £20.50 per share have greatly exagerated the indicative offer of £16.30 which rises to £16.50 with final dividend of 20p added in.

They are not getting my holdings at this sort of level.

Don

[flintoff] 26/2/2011 12:30

Very new to all this, but as long-term holder of Forth Ports am astonished at both near silence on Bulletin Board and in press after approx 13% rise in share price in last week or so.
Any thoughts?

[highland terrier] 23/2/2011 12:00

alanrussell,

Agree with what you say but as a long term shareholder it would be sods law, that if i sold to make a short term gain, a takeover bid would come in and i would lose out.

As you say sooner or later it will be taken out and i would rather wait until i get the big offer.

Also each year i am able to take up my isa allowance, so what i lose out in profit i gain some back in not paying tax.

It was the same time last year that the takeover attempt was made so who knows?

[alanrussell] 23/2/2011 11:21

According to the Independent talk is of an offer as much as £20.50 per share, however talk is just that. Historically a spike in FPT share price on takeover rumour has proved a very profitable time to sell. Sooner or later it is likely to be taken out but is this the time????????????????????????

[philo124] 23/2/2011 07:53

Thank you for your most informative post highland trader.

[highland terrier] 23/2/2011 01:16

Mail Online states that another takeover bid is doing the rounds.
Talk of a knock out £830 million or £19 a share cash bid from private equity did the rounds.

[dontrader] 22/2/2011 09:08

Phil

I had you filtered and decided to see what you had to say today. What a mistake.
Filter back on, you are a waste of space.

[philo124] 22/2/2011 09:00

Obviously they are going to take my advice!

[philo124] 11/2/2011 13:43

What A Dog! Management should resign enmass