Distribution Pre/Post MergerJohnale, don't worry about the distribution of DD (1% NSR and railway rights) being dependant on a successful merger. If the merger fails, I would think the KWG board of directors would still decide to spin it off.
I am sure the whole idea to separate out the NSR and railway rights was a means to make the merger fair (ie. both parties give 30% of BD to the combined company). It probably didn't take long to realize how great a move it was to create value for us KWG shareholders. With the spin off, Cliffs now has to buy two companies. One can easily assign a value of 10 cents to the NSR. One analyst wrote that it could be closer to 26 cents. I do not have a clue what the railway rights are worth, but I am pretty sure that Cliffs would want that as well.
I would like to buy more KWG at 13 cents but my holdings of KWG/SPQ are now 20% of my portfolio. Far too high for conventional investing guidelines. But gees, this sure seems like a steal to me.
Does anyone have any ideas as to the value of the railway rights?
Trix