From what I read in the WOW announcement, shares in the property trust are being issued at a small premium to net tangible assets. I can't remember seeing what the distribution/dividend policy was going to be or how and when distributions would be paid.
It would not surprise me to see a sell off after the float. Most of the other recent floats have had a sell off and some are trading at big discounts to the float price.
It would not surprise me to see a sell off after the float. Most of the other recent floats have had a sell off and some are trading at big discounts to the float price.
Shareholders vote for Woolies trust spin-off
by: Sarah Danckert
From: The Australian
November 23, 2012 12:00AM
WOOLWORTHS shareholders voted resoundingly to approve the spin-off of a $1.4 billion portfolio of the group's supermarkets into a new listed property trust.
The new entity, Shopping Centres Australasia or SCA Property Group, will begin trading on the stock exchange from Monday after the overwhelming support at the retail giant's annual general meeting yesterday.
Share: | SCP |
Date: | Closing 26-11-12 |
Closing Price | 1.44 |
Issued Shares | 584,200,000 |
Capital | 841,248,000 |
Earnings $ | 0.1180 |
ROE | 8.19% |
Dist $ | 0.104 |
Yield % | 7.22% |
P/E | 12.20 |
NTA $ | 1.58 |
Discount to NTA | 8.86% |
Further food for thought. Anyone holding less than 1750 Woolworths shares is going to receive less than 350 SCP shares. At $1.50 per share they will have a parcel of shares valued at $525.00 or less.
Holdings with a value less than $500.00 are considered a non marketable parcel. Has any indication been given as to how holders of small parcels can unload their shares? (I admit in advance that I have not completely read the prospectus but I did ask comsec and they didn't have an answer either).
..... If SCA Property Group decides to
put in place such a Sale Facility, full details of that sale facility will
be sent to Small Stapled Unitholders after implementation of the
Proposed Transaction"
In other words: "We sold your shares, here is your cheque, have a nice day".
I wondered the same thing myself. Looks like they'll organise a non marketable parcel buy back subsequent to issue but no guarantees. My son is the proud owner of $11.86 worth of these shares, quite useless.
:"It is expected that the Distribution will result in a large number
of holdings of Stapled Units with a value of $500 or less (that
is, less than a marketable parcel under the Listing Rules). The
Woolworths Directors understand that, in order to reduce the
costs and administration associated with servicing large numbers
of Stapled Unitholders with small holdings, SCA Property Group
may, after the Implementation Date, establish a sale facility
under which the Stapled Units held by relevant Small Stapled
Unitholders would be aggregated and sold on their behalf on ASX.
Under any such sale facility, unless Small Stapled Unitholders
elected in writing to retain the Stapled Units received under the
Distribution, their Stapled Units would be sold and the proceeds
of sale remitted to them. Brokerage and other transaction costs
of the sale of the Stapled Units under any sale facility would be
borne by SCA Property Group. If SCA Property Group decides to
put in place such a Sale Facility, full details of that sale facility will
be sent to Small Stapled Unitholders after implementation of the
Proposed Transaction"
I've also received my letter, and I think I will grab some more of these.
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