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2003 Media Releases

19 December 2003


 


Tranz Rail AGM - Chairman's Address

For the year ended 30 June 2003, the company produced an after tax loss of $2.6m, compared to a loss of $122.8m in the previous year. Group revenue was $610m for the year which was 9.2% lower than the previous years revenue of $666m.
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19 November 2003

 

 

Pacific National - Results to September 2003

Patrick Corporation and Toll Holdings today announced that their jointly owned rail investment,
Pacific National, had posted an after tax profit of $15.5m for the 3 months to September 2003.
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12 November 2003

 

 




Toll Reset Preference Shares: Allotment, Divedent Rate, Scaleback and Trading

The offer by Toll Holdings Limited of Reset Preference Shares (Toll RPS) has closed oversubscribed. Toll will allot 2.5 million Toll RPS, including 300,000 in oversubscriptions, to a total value of $250 million.
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For more information about the RPS offer, visit RPS Offer under the Investor section of this website.


7 November 2003




Toll's Offer Extended

Toll Advised the New Zealand Stock Exchange today that it has extended its offer for Tranz Rail Holdings Limited until December 22 2003.
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30 October 2003

 

 

 



Toll Acquires Stake in Owens

Toll Holdings today advised that it had acquired 6.7m shares at a cost of AUD $6.7m in New
Zealand based Owens Group Limited representing approximately 12% of Owens’ issued
capital.
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Toll AGM 2003 Running Sheet

Read the Running Sheet from the Toll Holdings Limited Annual General Meeting 2003.


23 October 2003

 

 

BHP Steel and OneSteel re-sign Pacific National in freight deail worth more than $400 million

BHP Steel and OneSteel have re-signed with Pacific National for another four years.
Worth more than $400 million, this is one of the country’s largest rail freight contracts.
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10 October 2003


 

Toll RPS Offer – FINAL PROSPECTUS

On 10 October 2003, Toll Holdings Limited lodged the FINAL form prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.


10 October 2003

 

 

 

 


 

 

Toll s Offer for Tranz Rail Extended

Notice of Variation of Takeover Offer for Tranz Rail Holdings Limited ("Tranz Rail") pursuant to Rule 24(3) of the Takeovers Code.   We refer to our offer dated 26 July 2003 to acquire up to 100% of the shares and options of Tranz Rail ("the Offer") which is now unconditional.   Toll hereby gives notice that pursuant to Rule 24(3) of the Takeovers Code the Offer is being varied by extending the date by which acceptances of the Offer must be received to 6.00pm on 7 November 2003.
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Toll s Offer for TranzRail (NZ) Now Unconditional

Toll Group (NZ) Limited ("Toll") hereby gives notice that all conditions in its takeover offer dated 26 July 2003 ("the Offer") have been satisfied or are hereby waived. The Offer is therefore unconditional.


2 October 2003



Toll RPS Offer

On 2 October 2003, Toll Holdings Limited lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.


12 September 2003

 

 

Tranz Rail Holdings

Toll Holdings today advised that it has approved the provision for a funding facility up to NZ$77 million to Tranz Rail for the purposes of exercising that company's option for an early buyout of the Aratere vessel.


5 September 2003



Toll Holdings gets Tranz Rail Directors support and increases bid price.

Toll Holdings today announced it will increase its bid price for Tranz Rail to $1.10 per share securing support from the company’s Board of Directors and major shareholders.


4 September 2003

 



Toll Releases Financial Results.

Media Release + Financial Statements and Directors Report + Appendix 4B
Pacific National Media Release
Briefing to Media and Analysts of Results for year ended 30 June 2003
2003 Results Presentation

7 August 2003

 




Toll's agreement with Crown over Tranz Rail "Exclusive"

Toll Holdings today confirmed that their arrangement with the Crown over Tranz Rail is an exclusive agreement.

The Australian integrated logistics company reinforced its commitment to the rail network following yesterdays ruling from the Takeovers Panel.


31 July 2003

 

Tranz Rail Directors Fails Shareholders Says Toll
Advice given to TranzRail shareholders by the board today can only be described as "irresponsible" according to Toll Holding managing director Paul Little.


30 July 2003

 

Stock Exchange Release
Media Release - TENIXTOLL Selected as Preferred Tenderer on the Defence Integrated Distribution System (DIDS) Project


17 July 2003



 

Stock Exchange Release

Australian Stock Exchange

New Zealand Stock Exchange


7 July 2003

 

Deal with government best outcome
Toll is describing the new partnership deal signed with the Government today as the ideal outcome for all concerned. Toll Holdings Managing Director Paul Little says the agreement is the best possible outcome for all concerned including freight users, taxpayers and the Crown.


27 June 2003

 

Increased Shareholding in Tranz Rail
This is to advise that Toll Group (NZ) Limited has today announced to the New Zealand Stock Exchange that its holding in Tranz Rail Holdings Limited has increased by an additional 20,800,000 common shares at NZ Dollars $0.94 per share.


24 June 2003

Toll's Offer to Tranz Rail Shareholders

13 June 2003



Toll Revises Tranz Rail offer

Toll Holdings today announced it has revised its offer for Tranz Rail shares. The listed Australian freight company, has increased its share offer by 20 cents to 95 cents per share.


11 June 2003

 

Toll disappointed Cullen won't meet over Tranz Rail fracas
Toll Holdings is disappointed that the Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen has declined an immediate offer to meet to discuss the Tranz Rail ownership structure.


4 June 2003

 

 

Media Release - Formal takeover notice : Tranz Rail Holdings Limited
Managing Director Mr Paul Little announced that its New Zealand holding company,Toll Group (NZ) Limited, officially lodged a formal takeover notice under the New Zealand Takeovers Code on Tranz Rail Holdings Limited, confirming its intention to make a full takeover offer. It is anticipated that the offer document will be despatched to Tranz Rail shareholders by the end of this month.


29 May 2003

 

Media Release - Intention to make full takeover of Tranz Rail
Please find attached for immediate release to the market, a Media Release with regard to the above mentioned subject.


26 May 2003

Increased Shareholding in Tranz Rail

20 May 2003

 

Media Release - Tranz Rail
Please find attached for immediate release to the market, a Media Release with regard to Tranz Rail.


13 May 2003



Pacific National Results remain Robust
Patrick Corporation and Toll Holdings today announced that their joint owned rail investment,Pacific National, had recorded a profit after tax of $40.8m for the 9 months to March 2003.


27 February 2003

 


 

 

Toll Earnings Forge Ahead - Half Year Results

Toll Holdings, Australia’s leading provider of transportation and logistics services, today announced record after tax earnings for the six months to 31 December 2002 of $56.3 million.

Media Release, Half Yearly Accounts, ASX Appendix 4B
Pacific National Media Release
Half Yearly 2003 Presentation

 

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