Hansard Global Share Discussion Threads

[saloch] 18/8/2004 09:30

just bought another 2k

[saloch] 18/8/2004 09:30

just bought another 2k

[saloch] 18/8/2004 09:27

MWM on watshot very positive today, believes a buyer from US islooking for 10m shares, tomorrows 10/1 split after egm, looking for short term 12 p 15p after completion of deals 20p target

[paddyfool] 18/8/2004 09:06

MOre news from the front....more large orders in the wings. dyor etc

[paddyfool] 17/8/2004 12:37

And there they are! some 200,000 after the event trades just posted and as yet no sign of mine....draw your own conclusions.

[paddyfool] 17/8/2004 12:11

News from my Broker ... there are lots of buys stacked up on this at the moment. News is expected imminently. dyor etc. I am in for 20,000 as a result.

[mostyn] 13/8/2004 19:47

More likely the only reason the price has held up so far is that EVO don't want to be caught with a shedload of stock.

Last few days selling has significantly outweighed buying more often than not. I wondered why the price had not fallen further. This could be one explanation as it has looked as though the price was being held up for some reason. If there are big buyers about they haven't come forward yet.

[kenx2] 11/8/2004 10:09

Evo holding 11.74% of stock!! that sounds promising, surely mms would not want to be caught holding the baby if this one started to head down from here.. a good sign I would say, a RNS soon I expect, someone wants an lot of shares quite soon I think, IMHO.

[smurombe] 11/8/2004 02:08

RNS Number:8400B
Hansard Group PLC
10 August 2004


London Stock Exchange Regulatory Announcement

Publication of Market Maker Holding under Rule 2302

Name of company: Hansard Group PLC
Relevant security: Ord 1p
Member firm: Evolution Beeson Gregory Ltd
Percentage holding: 11.74%
As at close of business on: 6 August 2004

[simonevans] 06/8/2004 14:16

Hansard was an interesting co., but the share price seems to have got stuck in a speculative bubble - not good, long-term for the co.

[the chartist] 05/8/2004 16:35

yanks not here yet then?

[tang_shiu_hei] 05/8/2004 11:02

?? very quite today

[the knowing] 04/8/2004 14:57

sport if your about posted that news on SPD this AM for you.

[mostyn] 04/8/2004 14:32

I have been looking at these since the Mark Watson Mitchell tip. Without the tip I reckon they would have been sharply down again.

At the original 30-40p level they look to have been a very good buy. By my calculations when the share split, warrant issue and acquisitions have been completed there will be around 600 million shares in issue (this taken from info on the current shares in issue and other info in the MWM note). At the then split price of around 9.5p this will value the company at around £57 million if I have my calculations correct.

There seems to be a lot of hope/hype built into the valuation at the current price.

Good luck to anyone who has made money on this one, but at this level I would take care.

I am not a holder, but have run the ruler over this and will watch for the time being. Seems very pricey but I have been wrongfooted before.

[sportbilly1976] 04/8/2004 08:18

ok start - although quieter than i imagined following a tip....

[sportbilly1976] 04/8/2004 07:51

There may be a reactionary bounce from these levels on the basis of this tip....he has put a 150p short-term price target on it !!! (with the possibility of it going to 200p!!)


Buy Hansard at 92.5p
Argues Mark Watson-Mitchell of WatsHot.com
Before I tell you why Hansard is a cracking investment, I should point out that LeisurePlay (LPY) is up nearly 500% from 4p when tipped on 30 June to a current high of 21.63p. Though this may not compare to the 1000% rise on ASOS, LeisurePlay has done well and I see it moving up to the 25p mark fairly soon. Leisureplay is a Terry Ramsden stock and so is Hansard - do you get my drift. I own both shares and so should you! I should also note that Hansard fell sharply yesterday to 92.5p as some panicked that Terry Ramsden is spreading himself too thinly. He is not. Treat this as a great buying opportunity.

So what is Hansard? A few weeks ago, on a Wednesday morning it was announced that the Board of Hansard Group (HSD) had appointed Daniel Stewart & Company plc as Nominated Adviser and broker to the Company with immediate effect. Late that evening the Group had to put out an announcement regarding the movement in the share price of the Company during the day and at that stage confirmed that it was in talks with regard to a number of possible transactions and a potential placing of shares in the Company. Details of which would be issued in due course. On the Friday morning, two days later, Hansard was delighted to announce a proposed fundraising and certain anticipated transactions which its Board believes will significantly enhance the value of the Company.

The Placing and Share Sub-division

Hansard has conditionally placed new ordinary shares with certain investors to raise £10.65 million before expenses. A key investor is Mr Terry Ramsden. The proceeds of the Placing will provide working capital and funds to pursue investment opportunities which the Directors have identified or are currently exploring. Further details of those opportunities will be announced in due course, if or when appropriate. The Placing Shares will comprise 355 million new ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company, such par value resulting from the Share Sub-division detailed below. The price per Placing Share is 3p. The Placing is conditional, inter alia, on the necessary shareholder resolutions being passed to permit the issue of the Placing Shares and the admission to trading on AIM of the Placing Shares.

Immediately following the issue of the Placing Shares, Mr Ramsden will hold approximately 10.2% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Placing Shares, assuming that no further shares are issued before the issue of the Placing Shares. In addition, the Directors are proposing that Hansard should grant Mr Ramsden an option to subscribe for 60 million new ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company at 5p per share, exercisable over a period of 36 months from the grant of the option. It is also proposed that, subject to shareholder approval at the EGM, each issued and unissued ordinary share £0.01 in Hansard will be subdivided into 10 ordinary shares of £0.001 each (the 'Share Sub-division'). Further details of this proposal will also be set out in the circular to shareholders referred to above.

Acquisitions

The Company is in advanced negotiations relating to the proposed acquisition of a privately owned financial public relations consultancy, for a consideration which is expected to comprise 38.33 million new ordinary shares of £0.001 each in Hansard and £250,000 in cash. That would value the business which it is proposed to acquire at £1.4 million, on the basis of the price per Placing Share detailed above. The Directors believe that the proposed acquisition would offer both synergistic benefits with Hansard's current business ( a financial PR firm), as well as significant growth opportunities within the financial communications division of Hansard.

The Company has also agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Griffin Leisure Limited, a company which is currently owned by Mr Ramsden and which holds an option to acquire land with enormous redevelopment potential in Barbados. The proposed consideration for this acquisition is the issue of 10 million new ordinary shares of £0.001 each in Hansard, valuing that company at approximately £300,000 based on the price per Placing Share referred to above.

As a result of the proposals outlined, it is anticipated that there will be a number of new Board appointments, details of which will be announced as soon as possible. The Directors intend that, subject to shareholder approval at the EGM, the name of Hansard should be changed to Financial Development Corporation plc, although the Hansard name itself will be retained for its financial public relations division.

My view

This deal, which was put together in just a few weeks, looks very interesting. It also offers those prepared to take a gamble, with a very significant upside inside a very short time frame.

My readers have been incredibly lucky to have spotted and enjoyed the spectacular share price rise in Leisureplay (LPY) over the last three weeks or so. Its shares have risen from the 4p at which I tipped them on 30th June to 21.63. That's very pleasing. That progress has been helped significantly by substantial and ongoing buying by US and Canadian investors. Its EGM went smoothly earlier this week with all resolutions passed - so now that game is underway.

I had lunch with Adam Reynolds (Hansard's CEO) a few weeks ago and he sounded very confident about Hansard's future growth prospects in both the financial services and financial public relations sectors. With Terry Ramsden (who may be a convicted fraudster but has a cracking following) there in the background I can foresee some real fun and games going on as the enlarged Group starts to develop. I also see the same US and Canadian buyers coming into play Hansard's equity. I predict Hansard's share price will move ahead substantially over the next few weeks. So much so that I would make a fair guess that it will rise from the current 92.5p to 150p, even 200p a share, before the EGM! That would then see the shares, sub-divided, trading at 15p then 20p each.

But beware!

I must emphasise that the shares of both Hansard and Leisureplay are highly speculative, with a mass of hope built in already to their prices. But that does not mean that they will not rise a great deal higher and soon - in fact I am already putting money on it that both stocks will be flying within days. If you are a gambler (these stocks really are for gamblers only!) then make sure that you are holding both. Hopefully you have already bought Leisureplay and enjoyed the run to date, so now is the time to get aboard Hansard, before they double in price. My target price is 200p by the end of September and my stop loss is 75p.

[simonevans] 03/8/2004 18:03

looks like all the way back down again from the chart.

[simon self] 03/8/2004 09:25

Oh, dear, is this the beginning of the end for our Tel?

[alia] 02/8/2004 11:18

guys vog rising very fast today l2 very strong now

[simonevans] 31/7/2004 08:36

Something very odd is going on with this company's share trading - seems to surround Evolution Beeson Gregory......again! Looks like it will end in tears. Selling mine in the 20's wasn't the best move though with the benefit of hindsight!

[andrewclarke16] 30/7/2004 11:10

how annoying, all those "sells" are actually buys from earlier today...

[pipwattam] 29/7/2004 08:11

TES chart - early stage LPY motion developing?

[pipwattam] 29/7/2004 07:11

Trading Sports Exchange Systems was the best performer on the London market, soaring 104 per cent, or 20.5p to 40p. Dealing rooms were awash with rumours about the stock and the most exciting story suggested that Terry Ramsden, the millionaire racing enthusiast, is about to get involved with the company.

Mr Ramsden's tie-up with Leisureplay and Hansard Group has seen both company's share prices soar. And word has it he is planning to inject cash into Trading Sports and take a board seat. This is, of course, speculation. In terms of facts, all we know is that Trading Sports is considering a fund raising.

[eastbourne1982] 28/7/2004 23:19

This has the makings of something very obscure, any views on the Market Maker deals.

[mayiguo] 28/7/2004 20:32

KWI is going to fly, massive buys has already started....