The Panel, Rod Halstead, Nora Scheinkestel (sitting President) and Anthony Sweetman, declined to conduct proceedings on an application by Phosphate Australia Limitedin relation to its affairs. The application concerned non-disclosure of persons who have acquired, and will acquire, a relevant interest in Phosphate shares as a result of an on-market takeover bid by Mercantile Investment Company Ltd.
The Panel made a declaration of unacceptable circumstances on 22 April 2015 in relation to an application dated 24 March 2015 by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in relation to the affairs of Richfield International Limited.
The Panel has received an application from Phosphate Australia Ltd in relation to its affairs. Phosphate is currently the subject of an on-market takeover bid by Mercantile Investment Company Ltd.
The Panel has made a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in relation to an application dated 24 March 2015 by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in relation to the affairs of Richfield International Limited.
The Panel is delighted to host the third Asia Pacific Takeovers Regulators Conference in Melbourne (25 to 27 March 2015). The conference involves over 30 participants from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand.
The President of the Panel has made interim orders in response to an application for interim orders dated 24 March 2015 by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in relation to the affairs of Richfield International Limited.