Viterra Share trading halted

[rockpile]

Tom, Charlie or Larry, if memory serves me correct, is
AIMCO not the single largest shareholder in Viterra?
13%? If so, I would expect some politicking to kick in
before this one is resolved (thinking potash here).
Viterra Board is meeting in Calgary right now.

[bucket]

Another poker game over the weekend.
Just like the agricore deal.

[tubs]

doesn't matter who owns vitterra .I believe with this interest there is some new money flowing into agriculture, and thats not a bad thing it shows optimism in our industy.

[charliep]

AIMCO has a major share. Not sure on percentage or whether largest shareholder.

For those who are wondering who AIMCO is, see the following.

[URL="http://www.aimco.alberta.ca/our_company.aspx"]AIMCO[/URL]

[cottonpicken]

Good link Charlie.

Aimco is the prime example of money managers and
hedge funds waking up to the reality in front of them.

What is risk,is now being re-defined.

[wilagro]

Gawd help us if the clowns at AIMCO get control of Viterra.

The performance of AIMCO has been terrible. Billions lost in some of their funds in the past five years. Nice bonuses paid to the top executives though.

[Burbert]

Agrisnore, Agrisnore/United, Viagra, who
cares, hopefully, this tired old company
will now morf into somethin useful.
Then a massive restructuring will ensue,
to turn this sleepy, tired, boring
snoring entity inta somethin reel. I
don't care who/what it is, Chine,
Yemaney, Russkie or Mafiosa, after all
wes open fer business.... Maybe though
its just Viagra with a 4 hr., hardon
tryin ta get Comedian framers
excited!!!!

[cottonpicken]

???????ahh they Aint planning on taking over or
running the company they are looking for a return
on capital,i never looked at their fees.

[cottonpicken]

???????ahh they Aint planning on taking over or
running the company they are looking for a return
on capital,i never looked at their fees.

[fjlip]

I'd vote for Chinese or Russian aka Buhler, or even One Earth. They all want control and supply.

[Ronski]

Wow, about 4 years ago I was pushing
buttons and asked my CSR if he had heard
he was bought out by the CWB.

I'm disappointed they didn't buy them
out, it would have given them real
assets. Handling/shipping/input sales,
as well as forcing them to deal with
reality of competition. If they want to
remain a middleman gouging the producer
it isn't going to work.

No idea but how much is Viterra worth?
Is it number of shares times share value
or value of assets?

[hobbyfrmr]

It's been a long time since I thought about the
swp/agricore merger. Last I recall, ADM owned
25% of agricore united before merger and kept
that "equity position" when it became Viterra. My
guess is on ADM.

[Wheatking]

Just watching BNN and the guy was saying
they RCMP where investigating some insider
trading with yesterdays run-up in price.

[LWeber]

ADM tendered all their shares in the takeover...at $20.50/share. The took a one time gain of $153,000,000 in their 2008 year end.

[LWeber]

Wheatking: we are the...the, they misfits...lol