MA Financial (MAF) owns more than 44 per cent of listed pub group Redcape Hotel Group through its various funds, and wants to delist Redcape to turn it back into an unlisted fund. It will give investors three choices: retain their stake; sell out at $1.15 (a 22 per cent premium to Redcape previous close); or participate in a rights issue at the same price.
An independent committee of the Redcape board has backed the move, but MA will not be able to vote its stake and MAF co chief executives, Chris Wyke and Julian Biggins, stress they are not looking to force any hand.