Here is a reverse chronological list (based on retail offer closing date) of more than capital raisings above $20m announced after the Covid-19 crisis hit in March 2020. If we've missed any, drop us a line to stephen@maynereport.com. We've italicised those which, with the benefit of hindsight, should have been avoided. The biggest year was 2020 with 120, followed by 86 in 2022, 60 in 2021 and 56 in 2023. We've italicised some that in hindsight should have been avoided.
The ASX releases monthly statistics of market activity and we have now had 14 consecutive monthly reductions in the number of listed entities.
This list tracks companies which did a triple raising with a placement, entitlement offer and SPP, the latter often coming up after retail shareholder anger about being diluted.
This list tracks the bad boy issuers which did non-renounceable entitlement offer raising more than $20m where retail investors were banned from applying for additional shares, leaving the shortfall exclusively for under-writers.
This list tracks companies which offered retail shareholders unlimited overs in a non-renounceable capital raising. There have been dozens of examples over the years but in recent years the trend has been to pre-cap "overs" based on a percentage of entitlement, such as 50%. See this list for examples of that practice.
Useful lists tracking all elements of Australian capital raisings.
The following list tracks 50 examples of companies which shamefully did stand alone institutional placements over the past 20 years that weren't accompanied by a Share Purchase Plan for retail investors. If we've missed any, please email the details to stephen@maynereport.com.
This list tracks floats since 1988 where investors collectively lost more than $200 million overall. We've got 36 so far but there will be many more. Send any suggestions through to stephen@maynereport.com.
This list provides examples of entitlement offers with overs where all applicants were given a minimum allocation before pro-rata kicked in.
The following list tracks companies which did institutional placements over the past few years that diluted retail investors who are now owed a share purchase plan to make good the injustice.
This list tracks AREO capital raisings which compensated or attempted to compensate non-participants but offered no rights trading, a structure which was the precursor to the PAITREO.
The following list provides examples of companies which twinned a selective placement with a pro-rata entitlement offer where the placement was more than 20% of the total. We prefer pro-rata and hate selective placements so this should be seen as a shame file of bad practice, although not as bad as this list of standalone placements where there wasn't even an SPP offered.
Here is a list of best practice announcements by companies at the end of capital raisings in terms of disclosing information about retail shareholder participation rates.
This list tracks the small number of companies which limited the amount of additional shares or "overs" that retail shareholders could apply for in a non-renounceable issue, before seeing how big the shortfall actually was.
The following list tracks the various public company secondary capital raisings that Stephen Mayne has participated in since the markets bottomed after the GFC in January 2009.
This list tracks almost 50 examples of capital raisings which started an announced a cap on the overall size of an SPP and then saw it completely lifted it to ensure there was no scale back. Also, check out this list of companies which stuck rigidly to their SPP cap, plus this list of those which partially lifted the cap but still imposed a scale back.
This list tracks almost 50 SPPs where the issuer mentioned a cap in the offer document but then expanded it after strong demand but still imposed a scale back. Also, check out this list of companies which stuck rigidly to their SPP cap, plus this list of those which completely uncapped an SPP to ensure there was no scale back.
This list tracks companies which scaled back retail applications in SPPs using a formula which included a minimum allocation to all applicants and pro rata after that.
This list looks at Share Purchase Plans (SPPs) which offered a VWAP pricing alternative that delivered a final price lower than what institutions paid in the earlier placement.
This list tracks the biggest SPP scale backs above $5 million ranked by dollars size with a further list of undisclosed dollar scale backs below that.
This list tracks companies which launched an uncapped SPP without identifying how much it wished to raise.
This list tracks companies which launched a stand alone SPP (excluding LICs) or where the SPP ended up matching or raising more funds than the earlier placement.
Here is a list of some of the companies which have scaled back SPPs based on the size of a shareholder's application.
This list tracks companies which refused to lift capped SPPs. Also, check out this list of companies which partially lifted caps but still imposed a scale back, along with this list of those which accepted all applications and imposed no cap.
This list tracks the biggest share purchase plans for retail investors conducted by ASX listed companies above $100 million.
This email was sent on Saturday, 14 Jan 2023 just after Bellevue Gold's $10m SPP closed.
This list tracks the biggest institutional placements above $500m by ASX listed companies.
This list looks at the history of Macquarie Group capital raisings since it floated in 1996, along with the major transactions it has pursued both through its funds management operations and using its own balance sheet.
This list tracks the outcomes of off-market buybacks in the Australian market, which are in the process of being banned by the Albanese Government as part of a crackdown on franking credits.
The following lists tracks retail take up rates in pro-rata capital raising offers.
This list tracks what has happened when companies raised capital by way of a PAITREO. It's a renounceable structure and the most important point is whether non-participating institutional or retail shareholders receive the bigger compensation payment from separate bookbuilds. At the moment retail have 16 wins, instos 21 and there have been 5 draws. Here is the detail.
This early stages list tracks existing listed companies which have notched up accumulated losses exceeding $100 million, plus notable accumulated losses by companies which have a history of releasing their results on the last day possible.
Here is a partial list of capital raisings which Macquarie Group has been involved with that diluted or mistreated retail shareholders.
This list tracks companies which scaled back retail shareholders in entitlement and SPP offers based solely on size of holding, therefore giving small investors a minimal allocation.
Companies providing an update on applications before a retail capital raising offer has closed has been a new phenomenon in 2020. Here is list of those who've done it after a request from this website.
Here are links to various activities over the years advocating for better treatment of retail investors in capital raisings.
Companies since the beginning of 2007 which did cosy placements with big institutions but then treated shareholders differently.
This list tracks the contrasting experience of investors when a renounceble entitlement offer has two separate bookbuilds to deal with the shortfall.
A chronology of the listed company announcements which either cancelled or post-poned dividends were declared in February 2020 as the pandemic first hit.
The following list tracks companies which announce capital raisings but then leave the door open for new shareholders to buy in by having a later record date. The issue was explored in the October 5 email edition.
This list tracks capital raisings which have allowed major shareholders or directors to increase their percentage stake.
Here is an incomplete list of takeover bids we've accepted or been forced to accept since we started building the world's biggest small share portfolio in 2005. Go here for the full portfolio and trading histories sliced and diced in a variety of interesting ways. We'll add the recent takeover details some time soonish. Maybe.
Here is a list of public companies that I've had the unfortunate experience of being on the share register when they've collapsed or gone into administration.
Below is the text of an email sent to Metcash Investor Relations chief Steve Ashe late on February 28, 2024 lobbying for an expansion of its $25 million share purchase plan, which closed on March 1. The announcement delivered an increase to $60 million after $153 million in applications were received and a minimum allocation of $1000. All up, not a bad outcome.
Below is the text of an email sent to Orica's PR and investor relations managers late on Sunday, March 17, 2024, lobbying for an expansion of its $65 million share purchase plan, which closed on March 18. Sadly, the outcome announcement stuck rigidly to the $65m cap, even after $100 million in applications were received. There was a minimum allocation of $1000 worth of shares for all 5,700 applicants and a pro rata allocation based on size of holding after that.
Here is a list of publically known and suspected margin calls suffered by directors of public companies and public companies themselves during the great credit crunch of 2007-08. We're also including the growing number of executives doing voluntary sell-downs so pay down margin loans.
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