Previously Crown Corp, CCO. Institutional interest now and the Co has changed it's name for a fresh beginning. Still very speculative, but what isn't? but just a case of investing the huge amount of Cash sitting in a Brazilian bank a/c. There's no real difference here to an emerging markets investment fund apart from the obvious and very attractive discount to NAV of approx 75% !!!!!

I got tired of the crap of speculation on this board so i emailed Stuart Pearson to ask some questions and received a response within the hour, here is his response which should put some minds at rest:

From: "Stuart Pearson" Add to Address Book

Subject: RE: To Mr Padley
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:15:52 +0100


Dear Sir



Capital Merchant Bank is a private bank looking after South American high net worth individuals businesses and private interests.



Langbar does not have a relationship with Capital Merchant Bank since the Promissory Note guaranteed by the Capital Merchant Bank was satisfied in May 2005, before the change in management at Langbar.



Shares were offered to acquire Real Affinity because approx 50% of the shareholders are key managers in Real Affinity itself and in a peoples business where the client relationships are the essence of the business, the board felt it was better to tie in these key people with shares in their parent company (duly locked in) than give them cash. It is part of the recovery programme at Real Affinity that includes the provision of long term motivation to the key personnel. The shares to be issued represent less than 2% of the enlarged share capital



The Board together with its advisers are working as hard as possible to re-list the shares; the Board are very conscious of the inconvenience this causes and are working as quickly as possible to rectify the situation.



G Stuart Pearson

Chief Executive

Langbar International Limited

thanks robstuff, it just goes to show that Pearson and Padley are quite happy to communicate, it's just a shame people like 'insiderinside' and 'erismeur' choose not to contact them, maybe they're just in denial because of the well documented large short positions they took out and will have to close.

ALL,

insider-outside is a total W@NKER ! he gets a kick out of de-ramping and spreading lies to scare-monger investors. See for yourself by visiting the SEO BB's on AD_FN..his got his own de-ramping thread.

Total T@sser ! hope he really gets fried when the shares start trading again

I don't think it's going to be long now and the shares when trading begins will almost certainly go thro the roof if everything's as previously reported, it's stirrring a lot of interest.

not for another 4 weeks

katcenka

?????

Please elaborate

regards

no-one knows how long this extension is going to be because Padley/Pearson don't know themselves.

hopefully it'll be nearer 4weeks than 1 which would mean there is more chance of full property valuation from DTZ and other bolt-on acquisitions being announced at same time...

http://www.redmayne.co.uk/about_us/hitchin.htm

Redmayne Bentley Stockbrokers recent consultation with Pearson, sums it all up and i believe it is Pearsons way of keeping small investors at ease and a warning to ignore the vast majority of bulletin board comments.

Enjoy!!!!

Andyeds, yes indeed! Many thanks for that.

Ditto BOOBOO

Thanks Andyeds. Must admit to going through a larger than normal change of underwear on this one but that does help to ease concerns.....I hope Christmas comes early. Many thanks for the post. Obe

very strong rumours from 3 seperate sources that we will get an RNS late this week/early next week.

i trust these sources but cannot guarantee 100% obviously...

Lets just hope its good news..... :-)

i have just completed a speed read of this thread, being the first time i have taken the trouble to open it.
such a disappointment to find the last page (the outcome...if there is a final outcome) of the thriller is not there.
i am full of excitement/tension .....and i do not own a single share.
would i buy at 50p outside the market , as could be done. my answer is "no". i feel there is a liability about somewhere which reduces the value of the shares to no more than 50p
could the company have given a financial quarantee of some form ....could there be a form of lien on the assets in one or more of the bank accounts.
the cash may well be there .......but is it free , clean cash
one other point is whether there are any generous options floating around ?

mpw

They have stated the monies are free of all charges and liens ,all the shares are now common shares ,give Pearson time to do the job in hand !

R33skyline thankyou for your remarkable response guidance via posting 283 - i did not absorb everything during my speed read !
appears we are both early birds........or late ones. i just cannot get my clock into line .....but here i was at my city desk at 9 a.m. to-day.

The only thread worth reading on LGB is at ADVFN :
http://www.advfn.com/cmn/fbb/thread.php3?id=9981514
It's just factual info which will put shareholders minds at rest. Forget all the other crap, I have had personal confirmation from Pearson myself on several of the points.

Robstuff
This personal communication you had with Mr Pearson didn`t include a likely date for the return to the market did it ? I could do with some dosh for Christmas :) Obe

No, just said that they were progressing the matter as quickly as they could.

http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/article326879.ece

Hi akel44
A recent write-up it might be, but it doesn`t say anymore than anybody already knows from the start of the suspension. I hope this isn`t the first time the Independent have caught up with this or someone in the business section should be linched ! Lets just wait and see. Obe