Minority shareholders reject AFG buyback offer
By Larry Schlesinger
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25 May 2009
An attempt by the founders of AFG to regain outright control of the business by buying back the holdings of minority shareholders has failed.
The Age reported that the aggregator was hoping to spend $7.3m on acquiring up to 26% of its issued capital base.
The offer - 30c a share, equal to AFG's net cash and liquid assets backing - was rejected by minority shareholders including Macquarie, which owns 10%, and insurance groups Allianz and Tower, which own 5% each.
Almost three quarters of AFG (74%) is held by executive directors Brett McKeon, Malcolm Watkins, Kevin Matthews and Bradley McGougan.
The remainder of the equity is held by current and former staff.
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