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Here is mine, PEN is missing on the 24th, obviously an error !
http://www.asx.com.au/data/shortsell.txt
The report is correct. There were no REPORTABLE shares shorted that day.
The arrangement that hangseng is talking about is an agreement between Pala & Citi.
Pala still own the shares, but have lent these shares to Citi (also the nominee holder) for a fee. A bit like renting out your house so that you receive a rental income. You still own the asset, but another party has the right to use your asset as they see fit.
Citi now can do what they want with the shares (in this case short sell) & buy back, returning the share holding at some point to its rightful owner (Pala).
This type of shorting will NOT appear in the ASX records as PALA the owner have not shorted, they have only only lent the shares.
It's an area condoned (via lack of control by ASX).
At some point Citi will need to hand back all shares to Pala & this is what hangseng is talking about that they are not yet finished & hence why el capo is so confident of lower prices
Watching with interest as Blackrock now have a position at 3.6c (when you include option position). It will be 'interesting' to see if/how they work together to each others benefit, as shorting & lowering the price will hurt Blackrocks book position (initially) if it does run as low as elcapo claims.