Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<p>Back on the 30 April, Australian listed aged-care operator <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japara-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14760:1" rel="noopener">Japara Healthcare (JHC AU)</a> announced it had received a non-binding Offer from Little Company of Mary Health Care - otherwise known as Calvary - by way of a Scheme, at A$1.04/share. Calvary <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02382224-3A568448?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> the indicative Offer price to A$1.20/share on the 5 June and was granted due diligence. Ten days later the Bolton Clarke Group <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02384417-3A568803?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> an indicative proposal by way of a Scheme, at A$1.22/share, and was also afforded DD. Then JHC <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02399332-3A571403?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on the 27 July that it has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Calvary, by way of a Scheme at A$1.40/share. </p>
<p>The Scheme Booklet is now <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02423064-3A576132?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out</a> with the Scheme Meeting on the 21 October and payment on the 5 November, assuming the Scheme resolutions are approved.</p>
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<p>This looks done and should continue to trade tight to terms. </p>
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Back on the 30 April, Australian listed aged-care operator Japara Healthcare (JHC AU) announced it had received a non-binding Offer from Little Company of Mary Health Care - otherwise known as Calvary - by way of a Scheme, at A$1.04/share. Calvary increased the indicative Offer price to A$1.20/share on the 5 June and was granted due diligence. Ten days later the Bolton Clarke Group made an indicative proposal by way of a Scheme, at A$1.22/share, and was also afforded DD. Then JHC announced on the 27 July that it has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Calvary, by way of a Scheme at A$1.40/share. 
The Scheme Booklet is now out with the Scheme Meeting on the 21 October and payment on the 5 November, assuming the Scheme resolutions are approved.


This looks done and should continue to trade tight to terms. 


Japara Healthcare (JHC AU): 21st October Scheme Meeting

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<p>On the 30 April, aged-care Australian listed operator <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japara-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14760:1" rel="noopener">Japara Healthcare (JHC AU)</a> announced it had received an unsolicited, indicative, conditional, and non-binding Offer from Little Company of Mary Health Care - otherwise known as Calvary - by way of a Scheme, at A$1.04/share.</p>
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<p>On the 5 June, Calvary <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02382224-3A568448?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> the indicative Offer price to A$1.20/share.  JHC's board concluded it was appropriate to grant Calvary due diligence access.</p>
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<p>On the 15 June, the Bolton Clarke Group <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02384417-3A568803?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> a conditional, non-binding indicative proposal by way of a Scheme, at A$1.22/share. The Offer was subject to due diligence, financing, unanimous support from JHC's directors, and final approval from the Bolton Clarke board. </p>
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<p>Due diligence access, consistent with that afforded to Calvary, was also provided.</p>
<p>JHC has now <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02399332-3A571403?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that it has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with Calvary, by way of a Scheme at A$1.40/share. The consideration will be reduced by any dividends paid. </p>
<p>JHC's board of directors have unanimously recommended the Scheme, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to an independent expert concluding the Scheme is fair &amp; reasonable. </p>
<p>This looks done &amp; dusted. </p>
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On the 30 April, aged-care Australian listed operator Japara Healthcare (JHC AU) announced it had received an unsolicited, indicative, conditional, and non-binding Offer from Little Company of Mary Health Care - otherwise known as Calvary - by way of a Scheme, at A$1.04/share.


On the 5 June, Calvary increased the indicative Offer price to A$1.20/share.  JHC's board concluded it was appropriate to grant Calvary due diligence access.


On the 15 June, the Bolton Clarke Group made a conditional, non-binding indicative proposal by way of a Scheme, at A$1.22/share. The Offer was subject to due diligence, financing, unanimous support from JHC's directors, and final approval from the Bolton Clarke board. 


Due diligence access, consistent with that afforded to Calvary, was also provided.
JHC has now announced that it has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with Calvary, by way of a Scheme at A$1.40/share. The consideration will be reduced by any dividends paid. 
JHC's board of directors have unanimously recommended the Scheme, in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to an independent expert concluding the Scheme is fair &amp; reasonable. 
This looks done &amp; dusted. 


Japara Healthcare (JHC): Calvary Takes Charge

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

<div><p>S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> as part of the September index review on 3 September and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.</p></div><div>We are almost three quarters of the way through the review period. There are 3 potential inclusions at the review - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/centuria-capital-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15546:1" rel="noopener">Centuria Capital (CNI AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pinnacle-investment-manageme" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20624:1" rel="noopener">Wilson (PNI AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sealink-travel-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6400:1" rel="noopener">Sealink Travel (SLK AU)</a> while the potential deletions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nuix-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31040:1" rel="noopener">Nuix Limited (NXL AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nrw-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9271:1" rel="noopener">NRW Holdings (NWH AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/g8-education-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:581:1" rel="noopener">G8 Education (GEM AU)</a>.</div><div></div><div>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/galaxy-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13914:1" rel="noopener">Galaxy Resources (GXY AU)</a> is placed in the inclusion zone but is unlikely to be added to the index given its pending merger with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orocobre-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3572:1" rel="noopener">Orocobre Ltd (ORE AU)</a>.</div><div></div><div>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/de-grey-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6192:1" rel="noopener">De Grey Mining (DEG AU)</a> is a close add and the corresponding deletion is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/westgold-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24269:1" rel="noopener">Westgold Resources (WGX AU)</a>.</div><div></div><div>There is a large impact expected on the inclusions while the impact on the deletions is lower.</div><div></div><div>For <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/g8-education-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:581:1" rel="noopener">G8 Education (GEM AU)</a>, the short interest is close to the estimated passive selling. For the other two deletes, short interest is a lot smaller than the estimated passive selling and there will be more shorts created from now to rebalance implementation day.</div>

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) as part of the September index review on 3 September and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.We are almost three quarters of the way through the review period. There are 3 potential inclusions at the review - Centuria Capital (CNI AU), Wilson (PNI AU) and Sealink Travel (SLK AU) while the potential deletions are Nuix Limited (NXL AU), NRW Holdings (NWH AU) and G8 Education (GEM AU).
Galaxy Resources (GXY AU) is placed in the inclusion zone but is unlikely to be added to the index given its pending merger with Orocobre Ltd (ORE AU).
De Grey Mining (DEG AU) is a close add and the corresponding deletion is Westgold Resources (WGX AU).There is a large impact expected on the inclusions while the impact on the deletions is lower.For G8 Education (GEM AU), the short interest is close to the estimated passive selling. For the other two deletes, short interest is a lot smaller than the estimated passive selling and there will be more shorts created from now to rebalance implementation day.

ASX200 Sep21 Index Rebalance Preview: Large Impact Names

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<p>Back on the 30 April, aged-care Aussie listed operator <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japara-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14760:1" rel="noopener">Japara Healthcare (JHC AU)</a> made an <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02369261-3A566260?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> it had received an unsolicited, indicative, conditional, and non-binding Offer from Little Company of Mary Health Care - otherwise known as Calvary - by way of a Scheme, at A$1.04/share.</p>
<p>On the 5 June, Calvary <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02382224-3A568448?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bumped</a> the indicative Offer price to A$1.20/share.  JHC's board concluded it was appropriate to Offer Calvary due diligence access.</p>
<p>Now the Bolton Clarke Group has <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02384417-3A568803?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> a conditional, non-binding indicative proposal by way of a Scheme, at A$1.22/share. The Offer is subject to due diligence, financing, unanimous support from JHC's directors, and final approval from the Bolton Clarke board. </p>
<p>Due diligence access, consistent with that afforded to Calvary, has been provided.</p>
<p>Shares jumped 8% on the news and closed at A$1.275/share.</p>
<div>More below the fold.</div>
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Back on the 30 April, aged-care Aussie listed operator Japara Healthcare (JHC AU) made an announcement it had received an unsolicited, indicative, conditional, and non-binding Offer from Little Company of Mary Health Care - otherwise known as Calvary - by way of a Scheme, at A$1.04/share.
On the 5 June, Calvary bumped the indicative Offer price to A$1.20/share.  JHC's board concluded it was appropriate to Offer Calvary due diligence access.
Now the Bolton Clarke Group has made a conditional, non-binding indicative proposal by way of a Scheme, at A$1.22/share. The Offer is subject to due diligence, financing, unanimous support from JHC's directors, and final approval from the Bolton Clarke board. 
Due diligence access, consistent with that afforded to Calvary, has been provided.
Shares jumped 8% on the news and closed at A$1.275/share.
More below the fold.





Japara Healthcare (JHC AU): Bolton Clarke Spoils Calvary's Charge

<p>S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> as part of the June index review on 11 June and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 18 June.</p><p>Today is the review cut-off date but with a 6 month averaging process we do not see one day of trading data making too much of a change in the forecast inclusions and exclusions.</p><p>We see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orocobre-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3572:1" rel="noopener">Orocobre Ltd (ORE AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chalice-gold-mines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20193:1" rel="noopener">Chalice Gold Mines (CHN AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/de-grey-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6192:1" rel="noopener">De Grey Mining (DEG AU)</a> as potential inclusions in the index replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/resolute-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1960:1" rel="noopener">Resolute Mining (RSG AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austal-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14420:1" rel="noopener">Austal Ltd (ASB AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perenti-global-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20505:1" rel="noopener">Perenti Global (PRN AU)</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amalgamated-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20978:1" rel="noopener">Event Hospitality and Entertainment (EVT AU)</a> is a low probability add while the corresponding deletion is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/g8-education-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:581:1" rel="noopener">G8 Education (GEM AU)</a>.</p><p>There is a large impact on the forecast adds and deletes but a lot of the stocks have moved significantly in the last couple of months.</p><p>Short interest on the forecast inclusions has been dropping of late while the short interest on the forecast deletions has been increasing steadily</p>

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) as part of the June index review on 11 June and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 18 June.Today is the review cut-off date but with a 6 month averaging process we do not see one day of trading data making too much of a change in the forecast inclusions and exclusions.We see Orocobre Ltd (ORE AU), Chalice Gold Mines (CHN AU) and De Grey Mining (DEG AU) as potential inclusions in the index replacing Resolute Mining (RSG AU), Austal Ltd (ASB AU) and Perenti Global (PRN AU).Event Hospitality and Entertainment (EVT AU) is a low probability add while the corresponding deletion is G8 Education (GEM AU).There is a large impact on the forecast adds and deletes but a lot of the stocks have moved significantly in the last couple of months.Short interest on the forecast inclusions has been dropping of late while the short interest on the forecast deletions has been increasing steadily

ASX200 Index Rebalance Preview: Gold Miners Shining

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Estia Health Limited provides aged care services. The Company operates a network of retirement homes, providing housing, nursing, food preparation, community building, and related services. Estia Health serves residents throughout Victoria, Australia.

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Japara Healthcare (JHC AU): 21st October Scheme Meeting

This is done (and why this insight is labelled bullish) and trading tight at 0.7%/5.6% gross spread. This is not a super liquid arb situation.

David Blennerhassett

Japara Healthcare (JHC): Calvary Takes Charge

This is done. Currently trading at a 1.8%/6.4% gross spread, assuming this completes early November. You could play the spread, although it is not...

David Blennerhassett

ASX200 Sep21 Index Rebalance Preview: Large Impact Names

We see 3 potential changes to the ASX200 at the Sep rebalance with CNI, PNI and SLK being included and NXL, NRW and GEM being deleted. Passive...

Brian Freitas

Japara Healthcare (JHC AU): Bolton Clarke Spoils Calvary's Charge

Despite the potential for a bidding war, JHC looks fully priced here at ~A$1.28/share. I wouldn't chase it. And if you entered around the time of...

David Blennerhassett

ASX200 Index Rebalance Preview: Gold Miners Shining

We see 3 potential changes to the ASX200 in the June review. All inclusions/exclusions have over 3 days of ADV to trade from passive funds. Short...

Brian Freitas

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