RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Going private
Not my links, it is what Stockhouse stuck into the post.... and yes, I had problems cut/pasting the thing and did it more then once. I did not see the net effect of it until it was posted. Sorry to have made a mess out of it. I think however, you were able to work through it and grasp what I was attempting to say.
As for the rest and the response by others and yourself... I grasp that some have Preferred and I grasp that people wish the stock to have value.... and I grasp that people wish to have everyone being paid out what they are owed or a fair return on investment but.... step back, become familiar with the machanics of how this trust structure is built and understand the options available to management.
It is my understanding that back years ago, when they did this, it was the think to do. Things have changed in the industry and with the tax implications.
In a nut shell, it looks like management are trying to work through the mess they have created. In the end, lets hope things get cleared up where some wealth preservation for the simple retail investor takes place.
My thought and in simple terms, I believe that the trust holds an asset, offest by the debt obligation of the limited company. I believe that this debt is highest in pecking order. Those who own the Trust Units would then be in the best position to get something (Asset, holding of the debt issued to Limited translated into Cash / Assets of the Limited). The Common Equity that the Trust holds of the Limited I'd consider as being worthless. Perferred's? Who knows what value they have if any?
Regarding your earlier posts.... Due to any discussion about this investment being a bit of a tangled mess, for clarity purposes it is always best to properly identify just what you are talking about. The Trust has Units that one can invest in. The Limited has Preferred that one can invest in. The Limited also has Common 100% held by the Trust; as well as, a bit liability, held by the Trust. The Common and the Liability of the Limited are not traded over the exchange. The Trust has no ~~Common~~.
This option to purchase this subsiduary of the limited is yet a further ~~complication~~ of the structure and given the lack of discussion on it, it demonstrates to me that those who post on this thread are not grasping the implications. I don't want to try to explain it cause I also don't have the best grasp. Read the financials you should have received by now.... try to figure it out (like I'm trying to do).