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Platinum Asset Management / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>A global perspective on what happened overnight</li>
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A global perspective on what happened overnight


Platinum Asset Management - The Overnight Report: Waiting & Watching

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/platinum-asset-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:914:1" rel="noopener">Platinum Asset Management (PTM AU)</a> confirmed it received a non-binding indicative proposal from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/regal-partners-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29119:1" rel="noopener">Regal Partners (RPL AU)</a> at 0.274 RPL shares per PTM share + special dividend of A$0.24.</li>
<li>The implied offer price of A$1.14 per share based on Regal’s undisturbed price of A$3.30 per share is a 15.6% premium to the undisturbed price of A$0.99 (16 September).</li>
<li>Despite the modest takeover premium, the offer is attractive compared to historical and peer multiples. Expect the Board to engage to facilitate an improved binding proposal.</li>
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Platinum Asset Management (PTM AU) confirmed it received a non-binding indicative proposal from Regal Partners (RPL AU) at 0.274 RPL shares per PTM share + special dividend of A$0.24.
The implied offer price of A$1.14 per share based on Regal’s undisturbed price of A$3.30 per share is a 15.6% premium to the undisturbed price of A$0.99 (16 September).
Despite the modest takeover premium, the offer is attractive compared to historical and peer multiples. Expect the Board to engage to facilitate an improved binding proposal.


Platinum Investment Mgmt (PTM AU): Regal Partners’ Indicative Offer

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/platinum-asset-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:914:1" rel="noopener">Platinum Asset Management (PTM AU)</a> has confirmed, and is "considering the merits" of an  unsolicited confidential, non-binding, indicative proposal from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/regal-partners-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29119:1" rel="noopener">Regal Partners (RPL AU)</a>.</li>
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Regal has offered, by way of a Scheme, 0.274 Regal shares for every Platinum share. A $0.24/share special dividend is permitted, and added. Regal holds an estimated 5.1% stake.</li>
<li>With funds under management down 27% yoy, a merger with Regal is just the tonic for Platinum's long-suffering investors. Founder Kerr Neilson, holding 21.7%, will have the final say.</li>
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Platinum Asset Management (PTM AU) has confirmed, and is "considering the merits" of an  unsolicited confidential, non-binding, indicative proposal from Regal Partners (RPL AU).

Regal has offered, by way of a Scheme, 0.274 Regal shares for every Platinum share. A $0.24/share special dividend is permitted, and added. Regal holds an estimated 5.1% stake.
With funds under management down 27% yoy, a merger with Regal is just the tonic for Platinum's long-suffering investors. Founder Kerr Neilson, holding 21.7%, will have the final say.


Platinum (PTM AU): Regal's Indicative Offer

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<li>A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week</li>
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A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week


Santos Ltd - Next Week At A Glance - 23-27 Jun 2025

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>S&amp;P DJI have proposed methodology changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to enhance representativeness and more quickly reflecting changing market conditions.</li>
<li>The main changes are lowering the minimum float threshold, shortening the market cap calculation period and the liquidity calculation period, and including buffers for additions and deletions.</li>
<li>We currently forecast 47 changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in September and the short market cap computation period could lead to more change over the next two months.</li>
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S&amp;P DJI have proposed methodology changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to enhance representativeness and more quickly reflecting changing market conditions.
The main changes are lowering the minimum float threshold, shortening the market cap calculation period and the liquidity calculation period, and including buffers for additions and deletions.
We currently forecast 47 changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in September and the short market cap computation period could lead to more change over the next two months.


S&P/ASX Indices: Proposed Methodology Changes & The BIG September Rebalance

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Platinum Asset Management Limited is a fund management company. The Company specializes in global equities.

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Platinum Asset Management - The Overnight Report: Waiting & Watching

A global perspective on what happened overnight

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Platinum Investment Mgmt (PTM AU): Regal Partners’ Indicative Offer

Despite the modest takeover premium, the offer is attractive compared to historical and peer multiples. Expect the Board to engage to facilitate an...

Arun George

Platinum (PTM AU): Regal's Indicative Offer

Platinum should engage. Terms are indicative. But on balance, this proposal is panacea to long-suffering Platinum shareholders. Trading at a 2.6%...

David Blennerhassett

Santos Ltd - Next Week At A Glance - 23-27 Jun 2025

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week

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S&P/ASX Indices: Proposed Methodology Changes & The BIG September Rebalance

The proposed methodology changes could result in 47 changes for the S&P/ASX family in September. Plus there will be an ad hoc inclusion in July....

Brian Freitas

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