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| From: | "Les Mortimer" <les@openmind.co.nz> | 
| Date: | Wed, 31 May 2000 16:21:00 +1200 | 
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 Theirs no way Fletchers will let the paper sale 
fall through and as for the ffs share holders being penalized because of 
contractual arrangements with flp that could only be described as a storm in a 
tea cup. Sure Citic may have minimal leverage  
but their is enough fat in the flp sale to sort 
that minor problem out and Citic may well be delighted to work with a 
new partner. 
There's an incredible window of 
opportunity for all parties, (low $, weak share prices Good 
companies) only problem they are carring to much dept but that is peanuts for 
large multinationals. FLP and FFS  are ripe for the picking. 
Feg and Flb could both be retained. 
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