Hollywood Media Share Discussion Threads

[paulkent] 09/6/2003 13:42

(no bart..i was just being gratuitously rude to hot...dont tell him tho!!)

[bartbuild] 09/6/2003 13:37

Paul did u actually attend?

[paulkent] 09/6/2003 13:36

hot..we all know that was YOU at the back...so stop trying to throw us off the scent...

[hotfinance14] 08/6/2003 17:52

I will be cooking pork on the barbie....Fisher can have as much as he likes!!!

[hotfinance14] 08/6/2003 13:33

See you at tghe meeting...i am bringing me mobile barbie......ting.

[hotfinance14] 08/6/2003 00:04

Do holmes own the buildings where they have clubs or are they leased ?

[hotfinance14] 07/6/2003 11:59

I can inform you the FSA arelooking into Holmes...i am sure they have been in contact with them.

Can someone let the FSA know about the use of CFD'S.

See you on monday...i cant wait.

[pussywillow] 07/6/2003 00:37

A little research would be better than all this inane bluster.

This is the EC trying to make sure that this takeover is not anti-competitive; this is nothing to do with protecting shareholders, but rather to determine whether or not the takeover will generate a monopoly of any form.

You can see what the EC have to say by searching their website for the source of this news. Don't bother, I already have:

If you take the time to look up Regulation 4064/89 you'll find a very dry document talking about monoplies and competitiveness:

So the EC isn't some guardian angel descending from above to protect us. The only thing they are interested in is making sure this takeover doesn't lead to the elimination of competition and a resulting monopoly.

If you could provide any evidence that this is likely to happen, then that may have some bearing on whether the takeover would take place.

Finally, in the evidently unlikely event that any of us come up with some plausible evidence, these thoughts DON'T get sent as an email to a news company. The EC document clearly states:

--QUOTE--
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2)296 43 01 or 296 72 44)or by post,under reference COMP/M.3169 -Bridgepoint Capital/SVL/Holmes Place,to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B -Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.
--END QUOTE--

I expect uninformed whining about share price fixing will be ignored, so I'd think carefully about what to write before wasting an opportunity to stop this.

[kermit] 06/6/2003 20:06

I wonder if el tel has hit on something there.

Can i suggest that the parties that feel enough grief to carry this on. check who the CFD short contracts belonged to and have they any connection with the company.

It always amazed me that some of the short positions were never closed even when all the tripe was coming out in the newspaper.

And if you havent got the energy then point the FSA in that direction and tell the directors that you are doing this on monday and watch them squirm i imagine that there maybe a story there.

Good Luck

[el-tel] 06/6/2003 19:55

interested in your comments , one area not raised was the use of CFD'S by the main players to destabalise the share price. Is it legal for these contracts to be used when the management are in exclusive talks to buy the company ?

[hotfinance14] 06/6/2003 17:50

All the board will be at the meeting apart from two non-exec directors--Hillman and Purser.PA just informed me.

cant wait to meet you Fisher...

[ecroyd] 06/6/2003 16:42

All this protesting is a waste of time and energy. Alan Fisher has stuffed the shareholders through his gross mismanagement. That is the fact plain and simple. All us holders must just put their losses down to experience and move on. All losses can be set against profits on other stocks for capital gains tax purposes so let's go and find better prospects.
Osmetech (OMH) up 5% today and looks good for finals next month. DYOR.

[oldtown] 06/6/2003 15:52

ANGLIA,
Its been clear all along that shareholders are being robbed by what really equates to organised business crime. I would be very interested in what the "independent" members of the board would say to the fsa about their reasons for backing a 25p bid.
If I was a shareholder i would almost feel strongly enough to contact the fraud squad at Scotland yard about this whole deal.
It would be very interesting to find the source of the leak of the constant bad news that destabilised the share price in the months since the bid approach was first announced at a price "then" at £1.00+.This bad news on a weekly basis lowered the price to the price that the board wanted, as soon as the low 20,s was reached ,all of a sudden after months of nothing a deal was done."AMAZING"
AT THE VERY LEAST, CRIMINAL, MAYBE?

[bartbuild] 06/6/2003 15:29

Well go and wait in silence

[hotfinance14] 06/6/2003 15:28

I am awaiting a response from my e-mail to emma davies that works at afxnews.com.

Also awaiting a call from Fischers PA.

[zynks] 06/6/2003 14:20

AFX News has nothing to do with the EC, but they might be a good place to go to. Check

[hotfinance14] 06/6/2003 14:03

Fom the EC to me:

I have received a copy of a letter from one shareholder who has written to
the commission. I would be interested in anything you have to say about
this.

Best regards

Emma Davis
Competition correspondent
AFX News

[anglia] 06/6/2003 12:13

What prompted the Brussels RNS?
Was it all the faxes/barbies/tinnies that hot (air) has been sending to the Company?

Oldtown- a sensible comment needed here. Does it look a possible "conflict of interest" situation? Something must have triggered this!

[hotfinance14] 06/6/2003 11:05

ADvFN have told me this is where we should e-mail to.I will contact the EC now and get back to you all.

[hotfinance14] 06/6/2003 11:00

I will contact adfn about this.

Just spoke to Holmes.Asked who is erpresenting Holmes at meeting on Monday.She is going to get the names and give me a call back.She has to get the names off there legal person....who is currently doing a legal presentation...who to i wonder.

[zynks] 06/6/2003 10:31

Hot,
Are you sure about the email address?
That sounds like the address of who published the news item.

[hotfinance14] 06/6/2003 10:16

Bruissels are looking into the bid from Bridgepoint.They want our comments.I have already e-mailed to the address below :



[e-mail]

If you want action do the same aswell.No action gets you no where.

[esmerelda] 05/6/2003 23:41

hot, they can't seriously be saying they need 90% acceptances for the deal to go through. They only need 50%, which they still may not have, to take control. After that there are a number of options open to them to frighten shareholders into giving up, such as delisting from the stockmarket. They need 90% acceptances to be able to compulsory purchase the shares of those who have not accepted the offer by then.