Leisureplay Share Discussion Threads

[shirishg] 30/6/2004 11:21

Post removed by ADVFN

[lekka] 30/6/2004 11:20

Everyone selling but price still up?

[lekka] 30/6/2004 10:46

Hi PhilJH

Melancholia was setting in....sorry

Bought these when spotted the share deals by directors and gambled a small amount on them not being stupid. As usual I was debating buying Monday at 2.7p and again yesterday after posting but caution said "you've missed the rise"!

So bought RDN......am I stupid?

regards

L

[philjh] 30/6/2004 10:26

no Lekka - you're not alone !! - been a holder here since the MFC days - interesting tick ups as you say - would suggest some stakebuilding taking place behind the scenes so hopefully we'll see an announcement in the fullness of time

[lekka] 30/6/2004 10:16

I know I'm talking to myself but........there's satisfaction in reading this share right (even for a short time!) and seeing todays' rise to 3.5 bid and 3.75 offer. On no news?

regards

L

[lekka] 29/6/2004 13:23

Signs of life over last few trading days culminating in a rise in the bid price today on small volume.

Could be an unfilled buy of reasonable size?


@1630 bid 3 and offer 3.25 significant?


regards

L

[abubryn] 19/6/2004 17:30

Any sniff of anything happening to this share ? or have the directors retired to a pub each ? they own six is it? Dont suppose if we dropped in we could get shareholders discount by any chance .Mind you its south of the Trent so the ale will be flat anyway .

[leslas] 15/5/2004 15:33

Anybody know if the Philip Reid is same chairman as PrimEnt days if borodin reads this he will know

[lekka] 13/5/2004 17:33

valentine

The 10m was probably a typo and subsequently corrected to 1M ...however it still shows on the ADVFN competitor (something like, "cash in the morning"!).

Suspect their slow in sorting out errors...unlike our hosts

regards

L

[valentine] 13/5/2004 17:20

Another 250k T @ 2.75 on the close.
Where is the 10m? an ADVFN competitor? I cannot access at present.

Who has Mr Fab goes his eyes on?

[lekka] 13/5/2004 11:10

I thought the 10m trade was definitely a buy! .......and at 10% of co. deserved a RNS within 3 days. However it was deleted on ADVFN but still remains on an ADVFN competitor??

:-)

regards

L

[valentine] 13/5/2004 11:06

More large trades today 500k @ 2.75p and 1m @ 3p. Look like Buys.

[valentine] 11/5/2004 22:01

Fabrizi making his play!
15m shares. Whew. He means business.

RNS 10/05/04
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FORM SAR 3


Date of disclosure

10 May 2004


DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING


SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")

Date of acquisition

5 May 2004

Acquisition in (name of company)


LEISUREPLAY PLC


1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)


ORDINARY 5 P


Number of shares/rights over shares acquired


Shares Rights


If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature of rights

2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in issue)


15,000,000 15%


Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in issue)


%


Total percentage

15%

3. Party making disclosure


FRANCISCO ANTHONY BODIE FABRIZI


4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares


FRANCISCO ANTHONY BODIE FABRIZI


and, if different, beneficial owner

(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above


A FABRIZI


(Also print name of signatory)


A FABRIZI


Telephone and extension number

020 7435 7251

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.

Email:[e-mail]


END

[valentine] 10/5/2004 18:54

Sneaky 50k T trade @ 2.75p right on the close. Got to be a buy.

Horrible day. Better tomorrow I hope.

[valentine] 10/5/2004 17:47

Tx Lekka. Brill.

ATB

V

[lekka] 10/5/2004 16:24

just for info note the signatory on this RNS! :-)

Leisureplay PLC
7 April 2004

"LETTER TO: THE COMPANY SECRETARY, LEISUREPLAY
05 April 2004

Disclosure of interest

This is to inform you that on 2nd April 2004 Silverslaggan Limited acquired
1,500,000 ordinary shares in your company bringing the total number of such
shares in which I have a beneficial holding total holding to 12,700,000 ordinary
shares.

From: P Gyllenhammar"


regards

L

[valentine] 10/5/2004 00:17

Sorry, not Citywire then; as I say I'm not a subscriber...Gyllenhammar is mentioned as being in, somewhere. Memory defective.
But I know I'm in..too late to stop now! Only trying to be helpful.
Tx anyway.

[ianbrewster] 09/5/2004 17:36

Sorry to disapoint, but the CityWire piece on the 6th does not mention Gyllenhammar at all.

Published: 11:27 Thr 6 May 2004
At Leisureplay (LPY), directors hoovered up some of the 30% stake sold by investment company Resurge, led by Jonathan Rowland.

Resurge's sale of 29.97 million shares also precipitated the departure of Jonathan Rowland and Richard Causton as directors of Leisureplay. To fill the gap the company appointed Anthony Fabrizi as a non-executive. He is also a director of investment company Intrinsic Value and was a director of Murray Financial, Leisureplay's previous incarnation.

Fabrizi himself bought 15 million shares for between 2.75p and 3p, giving him 15% of the company for a total outlay of £437,500. Chairman Philip Reid spent £309,000 on 9,97 million shares at 3.1p each and non-executive Jonathan Hall spent £150,000 on 5 million shares at 3p each.

All this activity re-ignited interest in the company and its share price rose by 0.5p to 2.75p. The company, which set out to invest in building society demutualisations, has turned its attention to the leisure sector but is little more than a shell. At the end of November it bought Chartcity, a business with seven pubs trading as the Front Room.

[valentine] 09/5/2004 14:51

Gyllenhammar 'doubling holding' in LPY was in Citywire on 6/5. Unfortunately I am not a subscriber and cannot post link. Maybe someone else can corroborate, or knows what his holding is now.

Here are dets of recent director buying.

RECENT DIRECTOR TRADES

Traded Action Notifier Price Amount

05 May 2004 Buy Philip Reid 3.10p 9,970,000

05 May 2004 Buy Jonathan Hall 3.00p 5,000,000

[philjh] 08/5/2004 21:18

nice find Valentine - I've long been a follower of Peter Gyllenhammar (though not so much of late) - always think if his name's on the share register there'll likely to be an interesting play

[valentine] 08/5/2004 18:46

From The Independent Markey Report 6/5/04
I include Densitron/Gyllenhammar paragraphs as Gyllenhammar is being associated with LPY also.
What is Fabrizi bringing to the company?

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Densitron Technologies jumped 2p to 20p as the wife of the technical director Nicholas Jarmany disclosed the purchase of 214,000 shares at 18.5p. The move comes hot on the heels of last week's share buying by the Swedish value investor Peter Gyllenhammar. He now controls nearly 18 per cent of the displays specialist. Meanwhile, the group's management team seem to be moving towards unlocking some of the value behind the company.

Vbest, the Taiwanese electronics group where Densitron has a 25 per cent stake, is set to float later this month and should secure a valuation well above that which is in Densitron's accounts. Among the group's other assets are a property in London, estimated to be worth £2m, and a 45 per cent stake in Taiwanese Hitech which could be worth up to £5.5m. Market professionals believe Densitron has a net asset value of at least 30p per share.

Leisureplay gained 0.5p to 2.75p as Resurge, the AIM-listed vehicle of the businessman Jonathan Rowland, sold its 29 per cent stake in the company. Among those buying Resurge's holding was Francisco Fabrizi, a former HSBC corporate financier, who picked up a 15 per cent stake and was appointed as a non-executive director. The remainder of Resurge's holding was bought by the Leisureplay chairman Philip Reid and a fellow director, Jonathan Hall.

[abubryn] 07/5/2004 18:16

Ironic,I bought a few of these when resurge got 29% because I thought good enough for rue good enough for Abu. My stake in lpy is now worth more than that in rue .They own 7 pubs in the smoke, and thats about all, but I think much more is about to happen,hold on tight folks

[valentine] 07/5/2004 18:03

If Jonathan 'Spotty' Rowland has packed his bags and gone that is good enough for me. Jellyworks always gives me a shiver recalling his dastardly deeds.
I bought a few on a good whisper that the co means bizness, and that good times lie ahead.

[madigan] 07/5/2004 15:19

So Folks, can anyone gives us a lowdown of this company. I like the look of the big director buys!