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NATHANS FINANCE: Investors to Get Interim Dividend in 1Q FY2008
Investors in Nathans Finance Ltd will receive interim dividend during the March 2008 quarter, PricewaterhouseCoopers partners Colin McCloy and John Waller, the receivers of the finance company, said in a media release.
According to the receivers, investors could recover an initial dividend of between 10 and 15 cents in the dollar during the first quarter of 2008.
The initial repayment in the March 2008 quarter would be followed by further dividends, but the receivers have not yet specified the timing and amount of the subsequent repayments.
“This will depend on recoveries from loans to VTL Group Limited and related parties. In particular, one of VTL Group Limited investments, Shop 24 has growth potential and discussions are underway with interested parties on how best to realize that potential. It would be premature to speculate on the value of Shop24 until negotiations with the interested parties are complete,” the media release stated.
Nathans Finance Ltd went into receivership when the finance company's trustee, Perpetual Trust Limited, appointed receivers on Aug. 20, 2007. Nathans is a subsidiary of VTL Group Limited, which has declared itself insolvent. Trading in VTL Group Limited shares is currently suspended. VTL Group Limited owns a number of vending machine related businesses which operate in New Zealand, Australia, North America and Europe.
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