Hartstone Share Discussion Threads

[tanners] 20/3/2004 01:36

terry get to bed........insomnia's a terrible thing!

[terry91] 20/3/2004 01:24

I'm still in and I paid more than all of you lol.

[andonis] 20/3/2004 00:45

nod, just tell us b4 you go selling those pref.... Prefs. in my view are the most 'dangerous' for HST for the ordinary holder like myself. Apart from silly loosers and trigger happy pref nothing will make this go enywhere but up.....

[nod] 19/3/2004 21:22

Someone passing by this evening may view today as a sell-off but volume was
very low given rise yesterday and represented £16k of trades. I hold both ords and
prefs and, although I could sell for a handsome profit, I'll run these as events are
looking positive... and what can be luckier than a horseshoe?

The future is looking more secure than at any time since 2001.
The contract with Bennett looks good - best to leave production to others.
The offer may be Bennett coming back to acquire EAs 63 retail outlets and
catalogue sales. If it's not Bennetts then a move by a third party may stir
Bennetts' investor (Heritage Partners) into a bid. With such a large contract
with HST they may be concerned if EA were to change hands.

Last year Heritage stated its intention to build Bennett through acquisition.
This from 4-Feb:
"Heritage Partners' Bennett Footwear Group Announces Pending Acquisition of Intershoe, Inc.
Bennett to Acquire Several Brands Including the Well-Known Via Spiga Line"

[andonis] 19/3/2004 17:27

I think every thread should have a set of postings as to what not to do when a
bid is near, and how to deal with tricks of the MMs....and not become a looser!

[andonis] 19/3/2004 17:13

Ahhhhhhh THANK YOU THANK YOU for lowering the price .. I am so HAPPY cause I can beef up for another SURE CUT....
We NEED people like that snow1 we really do. Can you imagine if we had no loosers?
Hehehehehe... i am so happy.....

[smow1] 19/3/2004 16:24

Just like to thank those people who lost patience and sold today so that I could
pick up some more at a bargain price. With bid for company in and being
considered it can mean only two things:

1) Bid is being considered as at acceptable level - which must be 3p+ or would
have been rejected straight off.

2) Someone values this company at more than 3p and they wouldn't offer money
to buy it out if it wasn't worth a lot more than this.

Both are good reasons for accumulating at these levels - not selling. Keep up the
good selling work while I accumulate some more stock as once the bid price
comes out it won't matter if they accept or reject it as it will set a price for this
stock to move up to and then beyond.

[andonis] 19/3/2004 15:46

basically it better go up again otherwise i will put my head in a sand.... hehehehe... this is a 5p bagger I have a feel....

[andonis] 19/3/2004 15:45

I bought at 1.75 but again yesterday so I am positive and negative so ...average...

[sportbilly1976] 19/3/2004 14:49

adonis - no. am sitting comfortably holding 200k bought for average 1.9p

[andonis] 19/3/2004 14:31

sport are you buying more?

[andonis] 19/3/2004 14:30

good time to buy more....opportunity for those who have some more £ tucked away... this is a good discount....

[dimitry12] 19/3/2004 14:01

good comment billy

[sportbilly1976] 19/3/2004 13:27

Kamlani,

I dont really understand your point of view - when things start to move it will be too late to get in again..the only thing to cause a movement will be the declaration of a bid, with the bid amount - and the price will be marked up immediately.
The movement is caused (I believe) by people who bought at the 1p levels who have doubled their money and are content to take it and move on elsewhere. We must remember that they were at the 1p mark for the entirety of last year so it will be welcome relief for many.
Patience is required to wait for the bid to be announced and then sell - it is still my belief, given the positive views of the management and the recovery underway in US business levels that the offer will come in at the 3.5-4p level...which is still approaching a 100% gain from current prices.
IMHO of course.

[farsight] 19/3/2004 13:27

Down 10%. Tut.

[kamlani] 19/3/2004 12:10

I'm out of this one offer keeps dropping down to 2.09 now will get in if it starts to move.good luck all.

[andonis] 19/3/2004 11:10

For discussion: Let us assume the deal is off. I think the company benefits anyway. Looking ahead following this scenario, I am not clear on the pref holders risk. Do you have any thoughts on this? 2005 is not that far off

[sportbilly1976] 19/3/2004 10:00

Looking at the year chart above i would be expecting any bid less than 4p to be turned down by the board as not representing fair value - giventhat they see the business growing substantially this year, it should be the minimum put forward.

[kamlani] 19/3/2004 08:18

Pill look at dtc for a bounce

[pill box] 19/3/2004 08:16

might get some more news today few buys and we will go blue ..looking good for 2.75p-3p today..

[andonis] 19/3/2004 07:55

What do you think the prefs holders are thinking? When is it good for them to sell?

[deanf123] 19/3/2004 00:07

Just trying to get a better thread to life..
This one has graphs and no annoyingly long txt in the header!

[simonc1] 18/3/2004 20:51

david beckhame - interesting site, but who is behind it?