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Orbis efficiently & strategically accumulating. Now holding...

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    Orbis efficiently & strategically accumulating. Now holding 14.5%.
    So what are their motivations? Obviously the dividend yield of ~12% is attractive - though whether that will be sustained longer-term is questionable.
    A seat at the Westpac-dominated table?
    OR
    Building a strategic stake in anticipation of a tilt at control?
    A cheeky attempt to snare HDF for their own?
    Positioning for a resumption of the acquisitive overtures of KKR (deep-pocketed private equity)/TCW (ie Societe Generale offshoot). These were apparently rebuffed by the RE. But have they exited the scene? Given their purchasing power & M&A history it is doubtful.
    Or maybe they forsee the attractiveness of the Epic assets...in particular...for other Energy sector players. Origin is an obvious candidate; but others could be in the wings.
    Eitherway Orbis activity may provide a catalyst to increased focus on HDF; & hopefully for the small, non-Westpac aligned shareholders, the means by which the parasitical external management structure can be disposed of and the true value of the Epic assets can be developed & realised.
    Raving
 
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