AEA Technology Share Discussion Threads

[cyberbub] 07/6/2012 10:02

You would think that one of AATs competitors would come in to buy them for 1p per share? With the debt that would make an enterprise valuation of say 40mill, surely that would be a great price to buy a well-known worldwide consultancy in a growth area, with all its skills base, while taking out a competitor?NAI

[ertugrul] 07/6/2012 09:44

is anyone also in CAZA? debt free oil company and ISA abel

[cyberbub] 07/6/2012 09:32

Wow - 4th on the leader board!

[loverat] 07/6/2012 09:24

Indeed - I don't often bother watching here but looking better.

[ertugrul] 07/6/2012 09:21

nice, another tick up....

[ertugrul] 07/6/2012 08:17

A few nice buys and ticking up...

[duncandisorderly] 31/5/2012 10:40

I think you must be looking at a different screen to me then mate as they are sells and the price has dropped.

[ertugrul] 31/5/2012 10:09

did I, suddenly lots of AT trades came in...

[duncandisorderly] 31/5/2012 10:05

I think you spoke too early mate.Just when you think you are getting somewhere with this stock it kicks you in the n*ts.

[ertugrul] 31/5/2012 09:09

0.22 - 0.23 looking for excuse to jump to 0.30

[ertugrul] 30/5/2012 16:37

finished blue

[ertugrul] 30/5/2012 16:13

some nice buys and some big sells....

[ertugrul] 30/5/2012 09:06

what do you IR released a RNS? you meant sent an email? there is big difference between these two. RNS can only be to public

[knigel] 30/5/2012 07:45

Investor relations released a RNS to poster on LSE stating that company was very busy at the moment working on various matters which I presume including "solving" the pension issue, agreeing new bank terms and putting into action the strategy review that has taken place... although high risk I'm fairly confident that the results will try to draw a line under the various issues that has kept the share price this low.

[loverat] 30/5/2012 07:24

Companies with pension liability problems are not unusual. I remember UNIQ very well. Its revenues were 100s of millions a year. Apparently when it reached the deal with its pension scheme it was referred to as a 'pension fund with a sandwich business attached'

Anyway - I would imagine there will be some considerable time and leeway allowed to sort it out and come to some arrangment.

[knigel] 30/5/2012 07:18

Yes, and hopefully the company, trustees and pension regulator will be able to come to an agreement. The pension regulator must be very busy at the moment with circ 300 companies in the same position thanks to record low gilt yields.

[cyberbub] 29/5/2012 23:48

Surely the problem at AAT is not the operational issues, which are surmountabl, and the share price should be much higher, but it is the pension fund liabilites which are holding the share price back?

[ertugrul] 29/5/2012 15:37

massive buy over 4.7m

[ertugrul] 28/5/2012 16:02

despite some big sells, holding up really well

[ertugrul] 28/5/2012 13:38

is anyone in YELL, i am also in there, another cheap one

[ertugrul] 28/5/2012 13:06

0.25/0.26 is there something leaking? we are keep moving with every buy

[bongo bwana] 28/5/2012 12:59

Reassuring to see you active here Mike.

[mike111d] 28/5/2012 12:10

I wonder if they have applied to the pensions regulator for a relaxation of terms?

FYI, despite what you might have seen in the press there is not a list of 300 schemes where a relaxation of the rules is to apply. This is a guesstimate put out by the regulator, the reality is that it is for the administrators of a scheme to submit a proposal to the regulator if they believe that they warrant consideration for a relaxation in respect of their scheme.

[ertugrul] 28/5/2012 12:02

another tick up, buys keep coming