The Everest Brown and Babcock listed fund of hedge funds, EBI, proposed today to delist from the ASX. This is the same fund whose downgrading by CommSec triggered my margin call. BTW, the redemption of Colonial First State Funds seems to have gone through OK. Now you can see why I just didn't sell the downgraded stocks! The proposal is a little complicated and has some similarities to the recent delisting proposal of Ellerston GEMS:
Prior to delisting (expected to occur in December 2008): A “Withdrawal Offer” of 10% of units on issue at a fixed price equal to a 7.5% discount to EBI’s then stated NTA per Unit.
At 31 December 2009: A one–off redemption facility for 25% of remaining units on issue at a 7.5% discount to EBI’s then stated NTA per Unit.
From 31 December 2010: On-going semi-annual redemption facilities at EBI’s then stated NTA per Unit.
Large shareholders will be able to be paid their investment in specie into a separately managed account.
I'll probably look to decrease my holding on market or at the first "withdrawal offer" and then participating with 2-3% of net worth in the unlisted fund. Currently EBI is about 5% of my net worth and at the 7.5% discount to NTA would be about 6.5% of net worth.
Carrousel Capital and Babcock and Brown who are both major shareholders are supporting the proposal but Laxey Partners is calling for an EGM to wind up the trust. Shareholders are still squabbling over the Ellerston GEMS delisting.
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