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Share Name	Share Symbol	Market	Stock Type
Lonrho	LONR	London	Ordinary Share

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Posted at 04/6/2013 11:49 by ndege kidogo Almost invariably if you own over 50per cent you have to consolidate 100per Cent of sales, profit/loss and b/sheet items and then take out the minority's interest with a couple of one line adjustments for share of profit and share of net assets. Despite the fact that Lonrho provided its exec chairman and CEO as exec chair and exec director of farcejet KPMG were persuaded that Lonrho had no influence over fjet and allowed it to be treated as an investment ( not even an associate). This of course allowed St Leni to book a £40m book gain to Lonrho's interims last year. That fooled a few people for a few months. Now of course that gain's disappeared like a fastjet vapour trail. The main point was that without hiving off Lonrho Aviation it would have collapsed a year ago since Lonrho could not have found the cash to fund it. That fell to mug hedgies aided by PIs who'd seen too much of The Sun. All that's soon to be academic for Lonrho investors who are lucky to be offered 10p. I expect tomorrow's circular to make it clear that failure to support the takeover will see the Lonrho share price limbo dancing FJET to zip Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 16/5/2013 00:14 by rabain I agree with kibu and tenapen, for most long suffering investors this is a kick in the teeth, but hey ho it could be worse! Great article in the Telegraph today which includes a comment from a Panmure analyst saying the new owners should divest themselves of Fastjet immediately, any figure in excess of zero being a good deal! also this quote from Richard Needham, "I'm sorry to see a major operation for development in Africa sold for such a disastrous price because, in my view, of the way it's been managed." Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 15/5/2013 21:45 by kibu There have been a few wonderfully transparent individuals posting here over the years. Copying their postings might help future investors. ADVFN, LSE and iii's archives are presently available but will be difficult to find after de-listing. FS Africa, if their LONR bid is successful, won't have to declare much information. Copy the BB postings archive while you can. The potential new owners are unlikely to own LONR for long, neither will the management retain their present jobs. A "new Lonrho" will be floated later. Hopefully, you will then be able to look at the abysmal Lonrho BoD history between Nov 2006 and May 2013 as IRRELEVANT. kiboohoohoo Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 15/5/2013 15:28 by praipus Slater Investments interest disclosed as 1.04% For anyone interested I track the Slaters and other systematic value investors holdings on the WAM thread:) Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 15/5/2013 08:27 by kibu Considering the source of the bid it appears to sort out the multi-million pound derivative 'problem' for a few wealthy parties. The handful of recent investors can celebrate their potential windfall too. The twenty thousand long-term shareholders that include former employees and many in South Africa have seen their holdings decimated. 80% of shareholders, if the deal goes through, will get a cheque for a paltry two figure sum. For a management that claimed to be working for shareholders this represents a two-fingered salute and sign off to an extraordinary business failure. kibu Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 30/3/2013 08:48 by crosswire African Infrastructure Lonrho (LONR). Mar 30 by theboybulmer 7 of the top 10 fastest growing nations in the world are in Africa. War or famine plague the beautiful landscapes for the most part, a drastic truth which in future years will hopefully change as a result of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). An increased tolerance to risk, and more stable governments (using the index for corruption as a guide) have lead investors to enter the various nations, as the unloved oil, gas & mineral deposits they hold become more accessible. As a result, FDI into Africa is currently $33 billion per year, and is set for $84 billion investment during 2014; a 255% increase. With booming economies comes the need for infrastructure; a means of transport and mobility, not only amongst the local employees but also for operational requirements of the firms fuelling the growth & investment. It is reported 23% of the roads in all of Africa are 'paved' (asphalt). In Tanzania it is only 9%. An average of 6km of road per 100km squared of land (track, paved or otherwise) highlights the need for development, if the growth is to be sustained. This lead me to think about companies specialising in infrastructure, more specifically those that might operate across the whole African continent. I came across Lonrho (LONR), a £106m MCap listed in London and Johannesburg. With operations across the continent including Tanzania, Gabon, DRC, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe, the portfolio is vast and covering logistics, flights, hotels and agriculture. Lonrho has fallen out of favour with institutional investors of late, with BlackRock and UBS selling part of their holdings in recent weeks, and a broker target of 7p set by Jefferies. Democratic Republic of Congo Lonrho owned hotel. Alongside the peaches it sells to Tesco, Tuna it sells to Costco and John Deere tractors it distributes in Angola, Lonrho owns a 55% stake in FastJet (FJET), the London listed/African based low-cost airline. The business is certainly diversified sufficiently to avoid major consequences if a drop in commodity prices is seen, which might be a cause for concern to a gold miner for example. Lonrho also boasts it has recently won contracts to inspect oil & gas exported from Nigeria by its government, and provides giant Tullow Oil with a 250-man camp to support its exploration activities in Kenya. Other examples of its operations include the ownership of the oil and gas logistics terminal in Equatorial Guinea (Africa's 3rd largest oil producer), which can now handle over 85% of support logistics requirements of offshore fields. Tennants include Ophir Energy, ExxonMobil and CNOOC. Lonrho, the self-proclaimed 'demand-lead' organisation, believes it has now completed building its foundations in core African businesses, allowing it to deliver strong growth through 2013. This is evidenced in the reduction in Capital Expenditure from £43.4m in 2011 to £14.3m in 2012. The decision to focus on higher margin operations has helped revenues reach £206.5m for the 12 months to December 2012, up around 23% on 2011. Debt fell £1.2m to £87.2m, whilst gross profit was £59.6m, up from £51.2m in 2011, and net operating loss was recorded as £12.3m from a net profit of £8.5m the year prior. Total group equity was £328.5m, down from £331.7m. Infrastructure and support services in Africa is an area I shall be researching further, as I see it as a major area of growth in the future years. > If you wish to read further about Lonrho, the interim report can be viewed here: > Q4 2012 results can be seen here: I do not currently hold this stock, however it does look an interesting business model for the future. BUY at 6.6p. Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 26/3/2013 09:34 by tommyjnewton DVI: Good post, we certainly need a shake up but I take the view that new investors like me will have an influence on the board Hello, Deep Value Investor, I think you would need about 15-20% of Lonrho to have any influence at all on the board. They have always done as they see fit. They see the company as their own property rather like a typical African president sees 'his' country as 'his' and does what suits him. Essentially Lonrho does business the 'African way' Also, I can't see them bothering with rights issues. They cost a lot and are probably too much organising for the board. There must be countless tiny holdings in a company such as this. In the past it has been simple dilution over the heads of the smaller holders once an easy target/ sucker is located. Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 04/2/2013 17:02 by mattjos Will take some time to unpick the sorry mess that Lenigas will have left here and in any event it's still the old boy network at the top of this. Leni has found new more exciting vehicles with which to hoodwink & fleece investors via the inflated salary funded by endless equity dilutions rigmarole. He'll not be worried about this mess any longer. Suspect things will have to get a lot worse yet and some aggressive shareholder activism to remove White et al and start over. Shame really. With decent, honest & competent management this should be doing so well but, now with this number of shares in issue it'll take along time to move in a +ve way for investors. Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 12/11/2010 17:43 by skintvestor Article taken from the iii website "Stock to Watch" A recent bounce into profit marks AIM-listed emerging conglomerate Lonrho (LONR) as a means of exposure to African investment - itself reflecting a global bull market in hard and soft commodities. This could have a good few years to run, despite profit-taking being likely along the way. While Africa involves political risks, the Chinese for example are committed investors to secure supplies of raw materials for their own development priorities. Such activity will help boost transport and hotels hence the logic for re-creating Lonrho with a spread of interests, quite in the mould of founder Tiny Rowland's original vision. Lonrho was broken up during the mid-nineties corporate fashion for "focus" but is again pursuing diversity with zeal. The art for investors is being involved during the growth rather than consolidation phase. Agriculture is the main contributor, tying in usefully with a bull market in soft commodities: seafood, fruit and vegetables serving healthier lifestyles in Western end-markets. Transport involves domestic airlines, a useful niche in Africa with load factors up 19% on the year. Infrastructure is ports and related building services. There is also a Hotels division and Support Services, mainly IT. A 2 November trading update cited £2.9 million pre-tax profit on £33.6 million turnover for Lonrho's fourth quarter to end-September, marking a break into profit after losses since the 2005/06 year. Company REFS shows Panmure Gordon, the joint company broker, projecting normalised pre-tax profit of about £18 million in Lonrho's current year to September 2011 equating to earnings per share of about 1.2p. At 17p a share currently, the market capitalisation is near £200 million. No dividend is anticipated although the kind of investor here would probably prefer cash flow retained, to maximise capital growth. So you face quite a speculative price-earnings multiple in the mid-teens, for an emerging markets business with above average risks. The re-rating is indicative however, that enough buyers ready to take "Africa/commodities" seriously to judge the potential rewards as worthwhile. Being AIM-listed with a normal market size of about 20,000 shares, possibly there has been a bit of squeeze up, anticipating further news. This kind of share is prone to be more volatile than the wider market, in particular being sensitive to changes in investors' risk appetite. So if you believe the general pattern is likely to continue - of market rises punctuated with sudden falls, amid occasional global jitters - then Lonrho is worth monitoring to buy when the wider market takes a hit. REFS also shows Lonrho's ownership register as mainly enterprising international investors; indeed the company has quite a maverick chairman in David Lenigas, the Australian miner who has promoted various quoted companies internationally. UK institutions would probably want more by way of a financial record than swallow a hefty profit projection linked to a group being put together quite quickly, and after a few years' losses. While Lonrho has always been a share for enthusiasts among British private investors, perhaps some recall the risks with this kind of business model. Various conglomerates imploded after the 1980's boom, as the early 1990's downturn exposed managers who had bitten off more than they could chew by way of acquisitions and debt. Even the more conservatively managed diversified firms saw their share prices linger at a stubborn discount to intrinsic value. But if a management is adept, economic history also shows conglomerates playing a successful role in developing countries, for example post-war Korea and Japan. That it has been possible to put together a US$70 million convertible bond financing just recently for Lonrho shows enough investors reckon risk/reward favours the upside. I drew attention a year ago at about 10p a share and the price has bumped along in a sideways-volatile, 10-14p range, until October when they re-rated from 12p above 18p. It looks as if the profit turnaround got into the market before it was announced, as the shares barely changed in reaction to the 4 November news. An announcement on 8 October, as Lonrho commenced its bond offering, cited "an increase in demand from the US retail market for fish and other produce from Southern Africa" which had boosted Lonrho's agricultural division. Management was seeking "to take advantage of new opportunities to significantly enhance shareholder value...logistical, processing and delivery requirements..." It effectively signalled "Game on" to investors who understand African risks. Mind that the shares' rise has coincided also with investors' risk appetite becoming generally keener this autumn. Up until September, markets fretted over a double-dip recession but the mood has since improved and Lonrho been fortunate to release good news into it. This will always be a twitchy share. So watch in the near term for what is announced by way of acquisitions and development. With fresh money there should be another buying opportunity, especially when markets take a dive, which is starting to look due with plenty of financial risks at large. Conservative investors won't like Lonrho as it remains quite a speculation and will always be relatively high risk; but it may suit those looking for a more specific play on Africa and agriculture than the typical emerging markets fund (and its fees). For private investors, Lonrho's diversity can be seen as a virtue in this respect, spreading risk such that owning an individual share becomes palatable. While it is hard to set a specific share price target, hopefully this helps you appreciate why "new Lonrho" has economic justification and should have plenty of scope to build value. For more information see lonrho.com and there is an interview with Geoffrey White, Lonrho's chief executive on YouTube, which is taken from africa-investor.com. Read Full Thread Reply
Posted at 12/1/2009 16:17 by topdoggyuk penny share guide is recommending this one - massive promo going on see below A secret supply of 1.1 billion barrels of oil hidden under a country far from the clutches of the Middle East could help solve the US energy crisis - for DECADES... The exploration work has been done... There are no barriers to drilling... But there's one snag: before the Americans can take this oil home, they need to obtain special permission from one AIM-listed company... a firm that has completed one of the shrewdest oil deals of all time! America desperately needs this "last piece of the jigsaw" to secure it's energy future... act quickly and you can buy a stake in this small firm for just 5p... Read on and I'll explain... Dear friend, It's the oil deal of the decade... some 1.1 BILLION barrels are up for grabs... and you have a chance to sit at the negotiating table... The Washington delegation is in a weak bargaining position. Everyone around the table knows how desperate they are for new supplies... they themselves know they can't continue to bomb oil out of the Middle East for much longer... The one thing they do have is money - and tons of it. But they're likely to be held to ransom for every last cent... The representatives from Beijing are no better off - if anything, they are more desperate for this oil than the Americans, thanks to their massive 25-year infrastructure-building programme... They'll match the yanks dollar for dollar for prime access if needs be... There are no objections from the locals: there's no political instability or religious fundamentalism here like in the Middle East... this is a small, stable country that will be rich beyond it's wildest dreams when the oil dollars start pouring in. And the drilling has already begun... That just leaves you. And you have the ace up your sleeve! You're only a minor player... but without you, this oil is practically WORTHLESS. You see, without you, no one can physically get the oil out of this country to where it's needed... You sit back in your chair knowing that billions of dollars are about to be thrown around the room to secure this oil... ...And that YOU stand to soak a lot of that money up. Can you imagine being in that position? You'd have to keep pinching yourself to check you weren't dreaming! Well, it's reality for one brilliant little AIM-listed company. They've known about the huge oil potential of this country for years... and they've been quietly working behind the scenes - long before the Chinese and Americans were ever interested - to secure a key role in every oil deal that takes place... What they've done is breathtakingly clever... it's one of the shrewdest oil moves of the century.... And it gives you a chance to buy a stake in America's energy future for PENNIES! Canny investors realise that, even in the supply crisis, oil itself isn't the most valuable asset to invest in. They understand that the biggest gains won't be made by backing lumbering blue chips like BP or Royal Dutch Shell no matter how big their profits are. In the rush to wrench oil out of the ground, bigger and more instant gains can be made by backing the smaller support industries: drillers, refiners, land-owners... and ports. The company I want to tell you about today has bought and taken control of a very significant port on the coast of one of the world's most oil rich nations... The port is significant because every single tanker that wants to ship oil out of this country HAS to use it! Think about that for a second... think about the size of the bargaining chip that suddenly gives this small firm... Let me put it to you like this: imagine some of the world's most powerful countries needed to move the one thing they valued above all else through a small seaport... And you controlled the entry barrier! Well that's the position this company finds itself in today... soon enough, delegates from major oil companies across China and the US are going to be knocking down this firm's door to try and secure priority access deals... And today, you can buy into this firm for just 5p a share! This firm's shareholders could soon be amongst the happiest people on the planet... This is not some local shipping firm I'm talking about here... or a small scale prospector got lucky... you may well have heard of this company - they were one of the FTSE's biggest names in the 70s and 80s... but they've dropped right off the City's radar in the last 17 years... which is brilliant for you because their shares are now extremely affordable! This firm decamped to Africa in the early 1990s. Since then it has been strategically positioning itself in the industries that are vital to the continent's development... including oil and natural gas, travel and tourism, real estate, landmine clearance, diamonds, bottled water, airlines, and ports. Now they're beginning to reap the rewards of this very long-sighted strategy... I haven't come across an opening like this in a long, long time... "[Our goal is] to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025. By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can [...] make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past." President George W. Bush State of the Union address January 2006: There's so much at stake here... we're talking about a quantity of oil that would go a long way to securing America's energy future for at least the next 10-12 years... which would be a godsend at a time when they're desperately trying to reduce their dependency on the Middle East. And then there's China... From 2001 to 2006 China added the equivalent of the entire 2006 energy consumption of Japan, the world's third-largest energy consumer, to global energy demand. Looked at another way, in these five years China added the equivalent demand of five countries the size of Spain! According to the International Energy Agency, assuming a modest 6% long-term economic growth rate, China accounts for one-third of world oil demand growth. Billions will be spent trying to secure oil supplies over the next 25 years - if you make the right oil investments now, not the obvious ones - but the right ones - you could do very well indeed out of it! Imagine you got your money in now! Today I want to give you the chance to buy into this growth... this company's shares are LUDICROUSLY cheap at the moment - we're talking 5p each - and I honestly believe that's because most investors have forgotten they exist! But I can't see it staying that way for much longer... capital is draining out of US and UK-based equities right now, many will be looking to invest somewhere else and it can only be a matter of time before this company hits the headlines again... If and when that happens, British private investors like you could be quickly priced out of the market. But if you follow the advice I'm about to give you, you could be nicely settled into this potential blockbuster of a play by the time the markets open... Invest today in the "Kuwait of Africa" Here's the small print of why I believe you should - MUST - buy into this company right now... The port this company owns is on the coast of Equatorial Guinea. This is one of the poorest and most neglected nations on the planet right now - and yet it's already pumping out 400,000 barrels of oil every day. Within a few years it could be producing as much as 500,000 barrels a day - which would make it sub-Saharan Africa's third-largest producer behind Nigeria and Angola. Let me put this into context for you: Equatorial Guinea has a population the size of Sheffield - and yet, per head of population, it pumps more oil than Saudi Arabia - almost a barrel of oil for each of its citizens, every day... And even with the price of oil at $50 a barrel, Equatorial Guinea is sitting on oil worth $550 BILLION! And you could soon have a stake in this incredible bounty - for just 5p! (Details on how to add this share to your portfolio are coming up...) So it's no wonder the US has suddenly begun to see Africa as being "strategically important"... no wonder America currently buys almost two-thirds of Equatorial Guinea's petroleum... But it's the sheer growth potential of this opportunity that should excite you as an investor... Thanks to oil, Equatorial Guinea's economy grew by 10.1% in 2007, more than twice the rate of any other comparable nation... It is also thanks to oil that under George Bush there's been a slow but steady blossoming of relations between the US and the government of Equatorial Guinea. The Bush Administration's national energy policy, released in May 2007, predicted that West Africa would become "one of the fastest-growing sources of oil and gas for the American market." More reasons why this is a "no-brainer" investment... Supply of this 500,000 barrel a day bounty is virtually guaranteed. That's right - all but guaranteed. The political instability that dogs the Middle East is not present here. It's unlikely there'll be any insurgency... weapons of mass destruction... or "coalitions of the willing" bombing campaigns taking place on this soil. Can you imagine what this means to America...can you imagine what they'd be prepared to pay to secure smooth passage of this oil back home? And what that could mean for this AIM-listed company's share price! Nor is there any risk that demand will dry up. As well the US being committed to securing new oil supplies, China is frantic in their search for African oil. The Chinese have secured long-term contracts for oil in Angola, Gabon, Sudan and elsewhere. Now they have their sights firmly fixed on Equatorial Guinea's output, and the leaders of the two countries are close allies. So drilling is assured... demand will remain sky-high... that just leaves transportation access - and that's where this extremely clever AIM-listed company comes in! They own and control the one seaport into and out of Equatorial Guinea. If the Chinese and the US start a bidding war for priority access to this seaport there will only be one winner... And that's the company you could buy into in the next few days... for a bargain 5p a share! I'll tell you exactly how to secure your holding in this company in a moment - but first I want to explain something very important to you... Forget "Out of Africa"... as an investor you need to get INTO Africa! "There is a new shift towards Africa with a lot of projects... especially if you look at the healthy price of oil. Things are looking a lot more promising than they did in the past." Pierce Riemer Director General of the World Petroleum Council "For many years, Africa has been left abandoned and stranded. It was always seen as the other side of the fishpond. Well the other side of the fishpond now has countries like China and India interested. People have left it alone for the last 30 years, but now they are coming back..." Chris Matchette-Downes, Chief of MDOIL I know what you're probably thinking: Africa is a third world continent. It's war-torn... ravaged by disease and corruption... this is the last place I want to invest... Well that's what the mainstream might think, but the truth is that the Africa of the early 21st century is a continent that's growing-up fast in economic terms, with plenty of potential for the smart investor prepared to dig that bit deeper for their profits... The continent's economies grew by an average of 4.9% annually between 2001 and 2006. Africa as a whole grew by 5.7% in 2007 and that figure is expected to reach 6.5% this year. The figures for sub-Saharan Africa are even more impressive: GDP in that region grew by 6.1% in 2007 and could reach a scorching 6.8% this year - the strongest performance in decades... The continent's mineral wealth is legendary. Africa produces half the world's platinum and diamonds, 46% of the world's chromium and 29% of its gold. It also holds 10% of the world's proven oil reserves and 8% of gas reserves. Foreign direct investment in the continent is rising strongly. Africa is at the heart of the expansion plans for the world's largest mining companies... For investors, this is without doubt one of the most exciting growth stories of recent times - there are hundreds of opportunities to make big profits here - I can't believe the overwhelming majority of investors remain blind to Africa's potential! Especially as there's an even better reason to invest in Africa's growth right now... Could Africa be IMMUNE to the US credit crisis? Even though the 5p share I want to tell you about today is listed on the London AIM market, I believe that overall it will be faster to recover from the problems US and UK equities are facing. But still, I want to make one thing absolutely clear: All shares listed on AIM can be volatile and the risks high - there can be a big difference between the buying and selling price of shares, which means that if you need to sell them soon after you bought them, you may get back less than you paid. And like any investment in shares, not all will be winners. That's why investing in these 'special situation' opportunities isn't for everyone. But I think it's a risk worth taking. And I'm not alone in thinking that... According to the FT.com on November 18, 2007: "[Africa] is at the heart of the latest surge of enthusiasm to hit emerging markets. Interest seems to have intensified in recent months - amid the credit turmoil in western finance - because African markets have exhibited low correlation to each other and other emerging and developed markets. "Underlying investors' excitement is the growth potential of sub-Saharan Africa, which has seen substantial economic improvements in recent years, fuelled by a commodities boom and helped by widespread debt relief and improvements in economic policy, analysts say." According to the International Monetary Fund, private capital flows to sub-Saharan Africa have tripled since 2003. In 2006, gross private capital flows amounted to roughly $45bn - almost 6% of GDP - compared with about $9bn in 2000. Richard Segal, fixed income strategist at Renaissance Capital, the Russian investment bank, told the Financial Times: "Africa is the largest and most exciting group of the frontier markets and everyone wants to be part of it." Here's how you'll get the chance to be part of it... My name is Manraaj Singh. I'm Malaysian by birth, but I've lived in the UK on and off for most of my life. I have a long history of advising rich Asian families based all over the world. For the past year I've been Chief Investment Strategist for the renowned PROFIT HUNTER investment service - advising UK investors on new growth opportunities in China, Africa, Vietnam, Russia, India and Thailand, amongst others. I was brought in by former PROFIT HUNTER boss Frank Hemsley specifically to look at shifting the service portfolio away from US and British stocks. You see, I believe that we're witnessing the beginning of a massive transfer of wealth and influence away from the west and into emerging markets. I'm happy to say that we're still ahead of the curve on this... But the curve is catching up - fast... We are already facing major sub-prime problems of our own here in the UK just as I predicted last year. I'm actually alarmed by how heavily this crisis has borne down on us - so I've decided to speak up for shell-shocked British private investors and encourage them to do something positive about it. If you're alarmed, worried, confused - or even angry about what's in store for your money while this crisis runs its course- I'd like to offer you an insight into where investment capital is migrating to right now... and show you how to buy into this growth while it's still cheap... I'm suggesting, investor-to-investor, that it's time for you to buy "against the grain" Think about it: as an investor, your primary goal is to grow your wealth. So tell me: how are you going to do that in a recession - which, frankly, is what most of us believe we're looking at... The answer is easy. Take off your blinkers. Remove your narrow investment focus. Diversify into new and exciting growth areas. The world is changing in 2009... the West is in steady decline and could be for decades... capital is uprooting, moving to where new growth is starting to emerge... "I cannot argue against where a significant share of investors' money is going at the moment - predominantly to the Far East and into commodities. I believe all long-term investors should consider some exposure in these areas." Peter K Hargreaves Chief Executive Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management That's where my money is heading, too. I believe that, long term, repositioning your investments away from western markets is the only way you'll avoid the worst of the sub-prime misery still to come... and the only way you'll make real, life changing profits over the years ahead. In the last five years alone this strategy has returned our PROFIT HUNTER members an average gain of 42.20% on closed positions (The past is not a reliable indicator of future results). Plus, you only have to look at the performance of most emerging stock markets over the recent past to see that we're talking about REAL growth here... Just look at the table below to see how each of these emerging markets has outstripped the FTSE. These markets, and a few others like them, are where I believe investors will make REAL profits over the next ten years. They are, in the main, emerging economies - places that need roads, water, energy, raw materials, communications and business infrastructure... places that NEED investment... Measured back from 11/12/2008 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year FTSE -31.4% -20.31% 1.29% Lebanon BLOM -21.14% 10.21% 158% Indonesia Jakarta -52.22% 13.28% 100.44% Nigeria SIS -46.27% 23.17% 52.4% You will see that they have had a correction recently. But their growth over the medium term has been phenomenal! These are exactly the kinds of markets I can help you invest in right now The emerging markets are the best place to get in and make long-term profits... I've been following these pockets of booms and bubbles around the world for years and I like to believe I am very, very good at what I do. If you can see the overwhelming advantages of investing in these markets, and staying ahead of every emerging curve and trend in this area... then I'd like to offer you a three-month, no-obligation trial subscription to the PROFIT HUNTER investment advisory service. If you accept, I'll immediately send you details of the African oil "gateway" stock I told you about earlier - for FREE - plus details of all of our current emerging market "buy" positions so that you can start to reposition your investments immediately if you wish... In addition, during those three months, I'll send you weekly investment bulletins, buy and sell alerts and updates by email, so that you can invest in any of the new emerging market opportunities we uncover. "BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) are in the early stages of [a] rally" Jeffrey Kleintop Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Services, Boston I'm not looking for a long-term commitment from you to subscribe to the PROFIT HUNTER service. I simply want to prove to you over the next three months that our strategy is the only way that you'll make serious investment gains in the months and years ahead. I realise that it's all very well talking to you about Africa, Asia, Russia, Brazil and other emerging markets; as an investor you'll need proof that the strategy actually works - especially now. So here's the deal: I'll send you details of all of these investment openings the moment I hear from you - including a full report about the AIM-listed company that controls the one sea route into and out of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Have a good luck at these stocks... invest alongside me if you wish... or simply paper trade the stocks if you prefer. If you don't agree with me about the profit potential of emerging markets, you can simply end your review at any time during that three months and you won't owe me a single penny. And if you paper trade, you won't have risked a single penny. Now, I'm guessing you have a burning question... Does this investment strategy make money? Profit Hunter 5-year track record of closed positions (Full year periods to 30th Nov 08) 12 month Period Service performance 2007-08 -25.9% 2006-07 48.7% 2005-06 37.42% 2004-05 47.39% 2003-04 -19.35% Overall 12 month average 17.65% (These figures refer to the past and the past is not a reliable indicator of future results.) In the last five years PROFIT HUNTER has an average return of 17.65% as you can see by the year-on year performance chart. This service has sustained just 6 losses in the five years it has been running. And there have never been back-to-back losses. Not once. Why not take a look at our portfolio a the bottom of the page. Our money-management is exemplary: Our biggest gain is more than FIVE TIMES bigger than our biggest loss on closed positions. Of course, none of this is to say that there won't be more losses in the future. As we all know stocks are taking a hammering at the moment. The stocks we recommend are, in the main, smaller, little known companies from emerging markets around the world - the kind of markets other investors rarely bother to investigate. This means that their potential for growth is usually huge... "We consider it remarkable the way that emerging market economies are behaving in present circumstances. All participants in the discussions considered that these emerging-market economies appear to be very solid, very resilient, in a period when you have on- going market correction in the industrialised world." Jean-Claude Trichet President, The European Central Bank Monday, 19th November 2007 "The biggest emerging markets still may have more promise than anything in the developed world. The simple math of comparing the value of companies with their countries' combined gross domestic product shows the so-called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) markets total $1.71 trillion, or 25 percent of their GDP. US equities available for trading, by contrast, are worth $13.98 trillion, or about the same as comparable GDP... Stocks in all industrialized nations account for 81 percent of GDP" www.Bloomberg.com But it also means that these stocks can be volatile and can fluctuate wildly... sometimes in a very short period of time. And because we concentrate mainly on overseas stocks, some of them aren't denominated in sterling. That means they are always subject to changes in the rate of exchange - something that can affect what your investment is worth when you come to sell it, or the value of any dividends paid out. As a shrewd investor you'll know that this could count in your favour as well as against you - but you'll need to take the currency issue into account before you decide on how many shares - if any - you want to buy. Be under no illusion: our strategy is not without its risks... only fools and charlatans would give stone-clad guarantees in the current investment climate... But the important thing you have to weigh-up as an investor is whether this strategy is any more risky than keeping your money in US or UK equities right now? The decision is yours ultimately. You might decide that you want to keep a portion of your capital in US/UK equities... you might decide you want to bail out completely... you might decide to disregard what I'm saying. It's your choice - but I'd urge you to at least take a look at what I want to send you. Remember, you'll get a free copy of the PROFIT HUNTER oil investment briefing immediately - and it's yours to keep WHATEVER you decide to do... You won't just be buying into oil: you'll be buying into Africa's remarkable turnaround... When you get your free investment briefing you'll see that this company's incredible African renaissance isn't just about oil... They have interests in practically every industry that is set to benefit from Africa's ongoing economic resurgence... This firm has stakes in a diamond miner - and the oil and gas industry... They sold $7 million worth of diamonds between April 2006 and June 2007. And it is now developing a huge diamond mining concession in Angola - one of the most diamond rich countries in the world. They also own a 6.71% stake in an oil and gas exploration company operating in Cameroon and Ethiopia The company is also emerging as a major player in Africa's air travel industry. The airline operates some of the most lucrative air routes in the country and launched numerous international routes across East Africa in 2008. It also provides freight services, opening up further lucrative opportunities They have announced plans to develop a new airline in Angola. The carrier will offer passenger, freight, leasing and charter services. They also have large investments in the African travel and leisure industry. Tourism in Africa is booming. Data from the World Tourism Organisation shows that it grew by 10.6% in 2006. That's almost double the world average of 5.2% that year, and Kenya and Mozambique actually had the fastest-growing tourist industries in the world The company owns a 59% stake in a prestigious hotel in Mozambique. The hotel recorded its best performance for eight years last year... and they are now establishing a five star hotel in the Congolese mining boom town of Lubumbashi...on the back of this the firm are now looking to expand their African hotel portfolio. The company is also emerging as a major player in the rapidly growing bottled water industry Safe drinking water is such a basic need that we expect to see the bottled water industry continue to grow exponentially as Africa develops. They are venturing into the landmine clearance business in Sub-Saharan Africa. In partnership with another firm, they have developed a mine-clearing system that's almost 100 times faster and more effective than manual clearing techniques, giving it a clear advantage on a continent where vast swathes of land are still scarred by mines. It controls a Zimbabwean investment company that could see its value pop like a champagne cork once the political situation in that country changes. It's now building a major logistics hub in Angola. I can't tell you how excited I am by that. Angola is the sub-Saharan Africa's second biggest oil exporter and this could be the missing piece to help it take off! This company also owns 51% of sub-Saharan Africa's leading agricultural processing business, whose clients include Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury. And if that wasn't enough, it also holds a majority stake in one of Mozambique's largest information technology companies Each one of these in isolation is reason enough to invest in this AIM listed company! Like I said earlier on - I haven't come across an opening like this in a long, long time... When you take all this company's business interests into consideration it seems preposterous that this stock is available to buy on the AIM market for just 5p! You can't even buy a drop of petrol for that! To get your copy of my African oil "gateway" investment briefing, simply agree to review the PROFIT HUNTER investment advisory service for three months - with no obligation to stay on as a full subscriber. I'll immediately email you a link so that you can download this report. Getting yourself settled into this play would be a really sensible start. You can also add new stocks to your portfolio during that three-month preview as they come up. It's entirely up to you - all you need to do is check your email inbox for PROFIT HUNTER bulletins. Don't forget I'll give you three whole months to decide whether exposing some of your capital to the potential of emerging markets is the right investment strategy for you before you have to commit to anything... Now is the time to be bold, to act decisively and to take calculated risks. I firmly believe your future wealth depends on it I realise I'm giving a lot away without asking for any commitment for you. I'm not mad - I'm doing it for one simple reason: Once you realise that the PROFIT HUNTER investment strategy is a credible, profitable alternative to investing solely in UK/US centric companies and simply hoping for the best, I'm sure you'll want to stay with us. But whatever you decide, with every PROFIT HUNTER investment recommendation I send you over the next three months, you'll get the following: A detailed account of why the economy, market or sector is set to boom (like I've outlined for you above in the case of the African oil "gateway" stock. When you get your free report, you'll see it's MUCH more detailed...) Why the stock being recommended is best placed to benefit within that sector Why we are forecasting growth in the share The price to buy in at (and no higher) What the target price of the share is - i.e. how much growth the PROFIT HUNTER team thinks is in the company if all goes to plan What 'trigger-points' we believe should send the stock soaring How much you can expect to make if the share hits our target Then you'll get timely email updates on the stock's performance, with strict instructions on whether to hold, buy more or sell. And don't worry: I always make sure that most UK brokers can deal in the shares we recommend. There wouldn't be much point to the service otherwise! What would this kind of investment opportunity be worth to you? Yes - there is a fee to pay for a full 12-month subscription. The deal is a very reasonable £495 per year. Let me put that into context for you: there are some UK fund managers who charge that for a couple of hours' consultancy... The advice and extensive research you'll benefit from as a PROFIT HUNTER member works out at about £1.36 a day... Feel free to take issue with me on this, but I'm pretty sure you won't get this kind of urgent investment intel for anywhere near this price anywhere else in the country. And when you consider that an investment in the African oil stock I'm about to send you could conservatively double your money by the end of 2009... that £495 seems like a pretty good deal. But £495 is the full official subscription... If you're to lock in the biggest gains from the African "oil gateway" stock I've been telling you about today, you're going to need to act fast... So I'm going to put my money where my mouth is and give you an extra incentive to review the PROFIT HUNTER service with no obligation for the next three months... After much twisting of arms, my publishers have allowed me to offer you a first-year special price of just £396 - that's a 20% discount - but to get this discount you MUST scroll down and sign up for your three month trial right away... My CAST-IRON guarantee makes this deal EVEN BETTER... If, during your three month review, you aren't 100% convinced that the PROFIT HUNTER emerging markets investment strategy could make you big gains over the next 12 months and beyond - for whatever reason - simply contact me and I'll return all of your money, no questions; no quibbles. You can keep everything I send you in that time with my compliments. Your best move now... This idea of Africa being "the dark continent" is a myth. I believe right now it offers a real credible alternative for investors looking to diversify out of UK and US equities... And there's one little stock in particular that will give you incredible exposure to this growth... a stock that you can buy on the AIM market for just 5p! I've prepared a briefing for you containing everything you need to know so that you can call your broker and secure your holding in this brilliant bargain stock... before this story gets out! If you want a FREE copy of it simply click on one of the links below. You'll need to select the payment option that suits you best. You'll be taken through to a 100% secure priority order site on the web where I'll ask you for a few details so that I can set up your three-month PROFIT HUNTER review immediately. You won't get a chance like this again. If this company does what I think it will, it'll go down in history as one of the major contributors to the great African economic renaissance... And you and I will be laughing - because we saw it coming! Best regards, Manraaj Singh Chief Emerging Markets Strategist PROFIT HUNTER PS: Remember - the US is desperately trying to reduce its dependency on Middle Eastern oil... and emerging countries such as China are frantic for new sources of energy to fuel their growth... that tells me one thing: This seaport is going to get a whole heap of business in 2008 and onwards... Deals will be struck (the US is expected to source up to 25% of its annual oil requirement from Africa within the next five years) millions of dollars will change hands... and one bargain little stock will prosper, because it has taken control of the entry. Make sure you're not priced out of the market on this... reserve your copy of this PROFIT HUNTER investment briefing right away to make sure you lock in the biggest gains. Remember: there's absolutely no commitment required from you to stay on as a subscriber! Click where it says 'sign me up' below, choosing the option that best suits you... you can be reading this report in the next TEN MINUTES! PPS: Just take a look at our track record of closed positions since we launched the service back in December 2003. Averages calculated in 12 month blocks. The average 12 month gain for Profit Hunter shares currently stands at: 42.20% on closed positions. Company Name Sector Date Tipped Date Sold Currency Original Price Limit Buy Final sale price Gain/loss Teton Petroleum Oil & Gas 22.12.03 15/4/04 USD 4.34 4.80 3.50 -19.35% 01/12/03 - 30/11/04 Return on closed positions -19.35% Wynn Resorts Leisure 01.04.04 1/12/04 USD 35.00 39.00 58.10 66.0% EG Laufenburg Utilities 16.06.04 15/12/04 SWF 845.00 950.00 968.00 14.6% Unique Flughafen Zuerich Transport 20.02.04 21/12/04 SWF 89.75 95.00 140.00 56.0% Petrel Resources Oil & Gas 12.03.04 7/2/05 GBX 26.75 30.00 48.00 264.49% Desire Petroleum Oil & Gas 01.10.04 15/4/05 GBX 21.00 25.00 44.00 109.5% Cresud Agriculture/Property 29.01.04 20/4/05 USD 11.81 14.00 11.90 0.8% Norwood Resources Oil & Gas 01.12.04 27/4/05 CAD 1.20 1.35 1.40 16.7% Berliner Effektengesellschaft Financial 17.05.04 28/4/05 EUR 6.00 7.50 3.26 -45.7% Frontline Transport 25.08.04 28/4/05 USD 39.30 43.00 42.90 9.2% Falkland Islands Holdings Oil & Gas 01.10.04 29/4/05 GBX 525.00 603.00 435.00 -17.1% Leucadia Investment 09.01.04 9/11/05 USD 30.96 49.00 45.45 46.80% 01/12/04 - 30/11/05 Return on closed positions 47.39% Clarcor Industrials 26.04.04 25/1/06 USD 22.54 24.00 33.46 48.4% Australian Wealth Management Financial 28/06/05 25/1/06 AUS 1.10 1.15 2.02 83.6% GUM Retail sector 09.03.05 8/5/06 EUR 3.47 5.35 4.00 15.3% Bains de Mer Monaco Leisure 14.07.04 9/5/06 EUR 270.00 535.00 490.00 81.5% VP Bank Financial 26.10.04 22/5/06 SWF 168.00 215.00 250.00 48.8% LVMH Luxury goods 10.02.05 13/6/06 EUR 55.15 59.00 70.00 26.9% SkyEurope Holding Airline 23/02/06 13/6/06 EUR 5.50 5.50 4.00 -27.3% Falkland Oil & Gas Oil & Gas 03.11.04 2/10/06 GBX 55.50 90.00 80.00 44.1% Amlin Insurances 19/09/05 3/11/06 GBX 196.25 200.00 300.00 52.9% 01/12/05 - 30/11/06 Return on closed positions 37.42% Florida Rock Cement 03/10/06 1/3/07 USD 38.04 39.50 67.82 78.3% American Express Financial 09/05/05 5/3/07 USD 45.85 48.00 54.90 19.7% Ameriprise (Amex Spin-Off) Financial 03/10/05 9/3/07 USD 34.70 58.39 68.3% Florida East Coast Transport 03/10/06 14/5/07 USD 56.78 57.00 84.00 47.9% Sohu.com Internet 28/06/06 25/5/07 USD 24.90 25.00 25.30 1.6% Melco Leisure 26/07/06 6/6/07 HKD 17.86 18.50 11.86 -33.6% Cameco Energy 11/08/05 18/7/07 CAD 29.28 30.00 50.00 70.8% Copa Holdings Airline 03/10/06 18/7/07 USD 35.00 35.00 62.40 78.3% EganaGoldpfeil Retail sector 27/04/06 24/7/07 HKD 3.05 3.30 6.48 112.5% Banco Itau Financial 22/12/05 15/8/07 USD 24.67 25.50 39.00 58.1% Vranken-Pommery Beverages 28/10/05 20/8/07 EUR 38.00 40.00 54.00 42.1% Bank of Georgia Financial 08/01/07 01/11/07 USD 22.80 32.00 32.00 40.4% 01/12/06 - 30/11/07 Return on closed positions 48.7% Integrated Asset Management Financial 13/11/06 14/12/07 GPX 135.00 140.00 100.00 -25.9% 01/12/07 - 30/11/08 Return on closed positions -25.9% Please select one of the offers below SIGN ME UP for my three month risk free trial (Direct Debit) SIGN ME UP for my three month risk free trial (Continuous Credit Card ) Shares in the company the subject of this promotion are penny shares. On 10/12/08 the share price was 4.7p and the bid/offer prices of these shares was 4.6p/4.9p. Your capital is at risk when you invest in shares - you can lose some or all of your money, so never risk more than you can afford to lose. Shares recommended by Profit Hunter may be small company shares. These can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade making them riskier than other investments. Some shares recommended may be denominated in a currency other than sterling. The return from these may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. Always seek personal advice if you are unsure about the suitability of any investment. Since the service began on 22/12/03 and 30/11/2008, the average overall performance of the open and closed shares recommended is up 17.65%. In the 12 month periods ending 30/11/2004, 30/11/2005, 30/11/2006, 30/11/2007 and 30/11/2008 the overall performance of shares closed during these periods was -19.35%, 47.39%, 37.42%, 48.7%,-25.9% respectively. Figures are calculated using the closing mid-prices on the date on which shares are first recommended, they do not take into account subsequent re-recommendations at a different price. All gains are gross, and returns will be affected by dividend payments, dealing costs and taxes. A full portfolio is available on request. These figures refer to the past and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The promotion contains forecasts. Forecasts are not a reliable indicator of future results. Profits from share dealing are a form of income and subject to taxation. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. Editors or contributors may have an interest in shares recommended. Fleet Street Publications is a member of the Financial Ombudsman Service compensation scheme. Full details of our complaints procedure and our terms and conditions are available on request and can be found on our website, www.fspinvest.co.uk. Profit Hunter is issued by Fleet Street Publications Ltd. Registered office 7th Floor, Sea Containers House, Upper Ground, London SE1 9JD. Customer services: 020 7633 3600. Registered in England and Wales No 1937374. VAT No GB629 7287 94. FSA No 115234. www.fsa.gov.uk/register/home.do Fleet Street Publications is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. © 2009 Fleet Street Publications Ltd. Promotional Code: EPLTK104 Read Full Thread Reply

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