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modulexon Aug 25, 2015 8:12am
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REPLY TO LUMBERFEVERLONG - TEMBEC STOCK CRASH
REPLY TO LUMBERFEVERLONG - TEMBEC STOCK CRASH
I would like to point out that Fairfax did not lose on its Fibrek. investment when Resolute Forest Products made the hostile takeover of Fibrek in 2012. Fairfax bought shares and/or a debenture in Fibrek. The shares were purchased at $0.50 if i recall well. Fibrek was issued at $8.00/unit under the name of SFK Pulp Fund in the early 2000, a spin-off by then Abitibi-Consolidated. Abitibi had a 30% stake in SFK.UN, I believe, and was guaranteed an $8.00 selling price if it decided to sell its 30% stake at any time within X number of years. SFK indeed bought back Abitibi's 30% stake for $8.00. SFK.UN dropped as low as $0.50 in 2009 (when a reorganization was announced and at which time Fairfax stepped in buying shares at $0.50 or so). SFK.UN then rose to almost $2.00 after Fairfax so to speak bailed out SFK. I am not aware if Fairfax sold all or part of its shares purchased at approximately $0.50 in SFK when SFK.UN rose to almost $2.00, but it made money as Resolute Forest Products hostile takeover of Fibrek was for a combination of $1.00/share and RFP stock. I would ill-conceive that Fairfax has stepped in Tembec at $2.25/share and would want to take a loss in just a two months period of time, so far. Fairfax has stepped in Tembec to ensure that its 20% stake along with Steelhead Partners and Oaktree, namely, would ensure a sufficient number of shares to eventually gain control of Tembec. Again, as per my checking on TD WATERHOUSE website, Tembec's book-value is $2.19/share. Jim Lopez, CEO, bought shares at $2.90 in December 2013, for a personal investment of nearly $300,000.00. Tembec's stock rose at most to $3.40 afterwards. Did Mr. Lopez sold all or part of its shares in that move to approximately $3.40?