Norman Barrington
23 Dec 2015
Re: Christmas Greetings and Prosperous New Y... well xgxg I have joined your [link] BB - we'll see which works best yours or iii. As I write I understand we shall have the New Arris shares in our accounts by close of 4th Jan and the cash payment of £1.33 per share, should be with us around 18th Jan. It seems to me we should consider at least 2p of the cash settlement is really the PACE Interim Dividend that we never got!! The final kick in the teeth from PACE BOD (I hope)Seasons Greeting to all, but HUMBUG! to Pulli, Shuttleworth, Leighton, Scrooge & Co.
xgxg
23 Dec 2015
Christmas Greetings and Prosperous New Year I wish all who read and post here aHappy Christmas and a Very Prosperous New Year!!!See you on the 'other' side 
))ps do not forget [link] might take off or be useful in the future, I shall be there sometimes..........
W13 Ken
23 Dec 2015
Merry Christmas to Pace and Ex-Pace shareholders! Like loytyb13 I now have a wodge of cash that I am ready to spend on a new investment. As with many of you I got badly burnt with a number of tech shares 15 years ago so Pace really did pretty well for us overall. It's the only share I've traded in the last few years.I will DMOR but please pass on your hot tips. We'll soon see recommendations coming through for the New Year. Have a great Christmas and New Year everyone and good luck with your 2016 investments!!Cheers,
W13 Ken
23 Dec 2015
Re: Sold Cheers Norman, that gave me a chuckle. Not every day that you get to make jokes about Certificated of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding.
gordonmurr
23 Dec 2015
Re: That's that then Good to see you got sorted Loytyb13.All the best.Gordon
Norman Barrington
23 Dec 2015
Re: That's that then Well I was overweight with pace in my portfolio as a result of serial averaging down. Mind you its just as well I did, thus countering all the tricks and negative bod shenanigans. So yesterday I sold half, which was the last day my broker could trade for me. Like others here I have been with pace 20 odd years and rode the Big Dipper luckily more up than down, hence it has proved my best share ever excluding Atlantic Telecom which was even more stellar until it hit the ground taking Marconi with it. It has been an object lesson in that we never know all the facts about a company no matter what the figures say. Either way, I am staying put with Arris for now. chance, the value of the half sold equals the total cost of my entire holding, so in a way I am now onboard for free from now on. See you guys round.Will the last one out remember to turn out the lights.Yours
loytyb13
23 Dec 2015
That's that then Finally sold last of my shares yesterday via Capita. Held shares on and off since 1998 when my Dad spotted the in Sunday Mail Midas column for 18p. I bought at 90p and sols as high as £12+.Subsidised a house move, bought two cars, bathroom and paid off mortgage two years early so can't complain on balance despite woeful recent attitude of BOD.Good luck to all with New Arris. I'm now looking for a 'new Pace' to invest my final proceeds in. Any tips?Merry Christmas
xgxg
23 Dec 2015
Re: Also staying Arce or even Ar*e would be better )))"In for a Penny stayed in for Dollars" more appropriateGood Fortunes to all still aboard!!!* substitute s (the bad word checker got me
Gierigheid
22 Dec 2015
Re: Also staying Parris! I like it. Much better than Arris ... do you think anybody's had the, ahem, 'bottle' to tell them in Suwanee?
speck you later
22 Dec 2015
Re: Also staying In for a penny in for a pound. I'm with Arris for the ride. Shame to lose Pace though. Perhaps the new company could be called Parris ?
Thistle 1971
22 Dec 2015
Re: Also staying I'm coming along for the rid
the bosun
22 Dec 2015
Also staying As a small PI, I cannot bring myself to quit now having ridden all the ups and downs over the last 15 years or so. My O/H has always said I don't know when to quit and walk away which is true and I have learnt to my cost in the past going right back to the bursting of the Internet and later getting stung by some real dogs such as REFLEC, JELLIKINS and other equities which are still trading at a tiny fraction of what I paid. However, PACE always seems to have recovered (plus I have owned a lot of their kit) and enticed me to top up from time to time. so I hope in not selling now that on this occasion I have made the right decision for once. The advice and information passed on by the professionals amongst you on this board has always been much appreciated. Onwards and upwards.
xgxg
22 Dec 2015
January 4th 2016 - Lift Off Brazilian Waiting Period Expires for ARRIS-Pace CombinationAcquisition Fully Cleared to Close on January 4, 2016SUWANEE, Ga., Dec. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARRS), today announced that the mandatory waiting period with respect to the previously announced approval granted by Brazil's competition authority CADE has expired. As a result, all merger control closing conditions worldwide have now been met. The previously issued court order regarding the scheme of arrangement governing the acquisition of Pace plc will be delivered to the U.K. Registrar of Companies on January 4, 2016, and the combination will be completed the same day.
xgxg
22 Dec 2015
I am still in! Although the Pace Directorate have let us down since Aprils announcement (their real lack of enthusiasm for the deal - no feed to the small private investors). I want to hope that the next chapter - New Arris ne: Old Pace etc. will be a New Stronger company - World Leader and Beater--- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 December 2015RECOMMENDED COMBINATIONOFPACE PLC ("PACE"ANDARRIS GROUP, INC. ("ARRIS"to be effected by means of a Scheme of Arrangementunder Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006Receipt of final merger control clearance in BrazilOn 17 December 2015, Pace announced that the Court had made an order sanctioning the Scheme under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (without modification or amendment) (the "Court Order", subject to the expiration of the applicable mandatory appeals period in Brazil (the "Waiting Period".Pace is pleased to announce that the Waiting Period expired today. The Court Order will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies on 4 January 2016 and accordingly the Scheme is expected to become effective on 4 January 2016.Dealings in Pace Shares will be suspended with effect from 5.00 p.m. (London time) on 23 December 2015. It is expected that the cancellation of the listing of Pace Shares on the Official List and admission to trading of Pace Shares on the London Stock Exchange will take place by no later than 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 5 January 2016.The expected timetable for the implementation of the Scheme is attached to this announcement.Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings set out in the scheme document published by Pace on 25 September 2015.For further information please contact
ace Investor Contacts
Rikman63
22 Dec 2015
Re: Sold Am holding - best wishes to all those selling up today. Think the MM guys are hooving em all up. Still see a lot of upside once the merger is complete.Best of luck to all on this long ole journey ! R
