would be interested to hear from anyone who is holding COFFEE REPUBLIC or wishing to add to their portfolio etc. I understand that they have a big demand for the new franchise model that they are about to roll out across the UK etc.M y company hold a position in the shares and will be taking a franchise for a store down here in Devon. Looks like a winner if the franchise model becomes a hit. Shares up 30% plus recently with a bloke called Trevor Brown raising his stake from 4% in May to 10% last week.Also Julian Richer holds 17%. Any thoughts.
Cheers Barty.

Nice one george.

Well detoured cynic.

SNIFFER

YES, IT IS A NICE ONE BUT I WOULD NOT BUY MORE AT THIS STAGE TILL WE GET SOME NEWS. HOWEVER CFE remains a top banana

Good to see others here... I got in at 1.3p so have doubled my investment. Didn't buy very many.. wished I'd bought more, always the way isn't it.?

sp looks to be taking a breather. wonder if it'll go thru the 3p level ?

skyhigh
it is not easy to tell but it is not far from 3p, since that article in the sunday times
pointing out that cfe is undervalued and so on, eagle eyes investors become aggressive buyers. maybe is just a quick breather before another spectacular run.
will see, fingers X

cfe reached 3p today, wow, what is next ? A mbo,

Spot on!! Proplinks. However, is not going to go through on the cheap side...

How far can this goes? resilient performance. they say the economic power is in the number of the network. best luck

many bailed from this one

Barty has "secure" voting rights over a relatively small proportion of the stock unless he has gained voting rights from some major holders. Everything else is from a loose coalition of small holders who may or may not follow through with their support.

With so much riding on the outcome of the EGM, Barty needs security which means stock.

Hash by default has voting rights over a high percentage of the stock, again assuming some major holders have not fallen into Barty's camp.

For Hash to beat Barty he simply needs to temporarily spike and maintain the price beyond Barty's reach. As its so illiquid now, it will not take much buying.

For me its simply a trade and I wont be backing Barty, I much prefer he buys on the open market. To be honest I hope Hash follows suit. In fact anybody who is trading this and not in for the long term should NOT fill the form in,simply sit on the fence and let one or both of them buy the price up.

Barty's options are limited. He can not sell the volume he has aquired. He could sell a few and try to shake the price but I for one would buy. He could just sit on his holding but would then be diluted by Hash until he sells or becomes irrelevant.Or he must keep buying.

Its not often traders get such a public situation to profit from.

Dont commit......Withdraw your support

Force buying on the open market

If Barty wants control through his appointed Directors then make him pay the price.
If Hash wants to retain control then make him increase his holding.

Barty, out of curiosity, would you confirm that you are not going to bid for the company once the current management are removed and your chosen Directors installed.
It would be a shame if the small shareholders giving their vote to you for free did not benefit from the future success of the company.
A 25% holding for yourself and your associates is an unusually large holding. Perhaps a public commitment not to bid within 5 yrs would be appropriate.
An unusual request on a public bulletin board but then this is an unusual situation isnt it.
Personally I think your chosen team would run the company very well and radically improve the current share price. It would just be a shame if the benefits did not go to the small shareholders giving you their support.
Your commitment would certainly put my mind at ease.

ps. I appreciate that if Bobby succeeds at the EGM you may well launch a hostile bid to protect your investment. My request is for a commitment that if you are successful in replacing the board using small shareholder support, then you will not bid within 5yrs.

Barty is the new CEO and he's really turning this one around---power to the small people!! check it out.

mp, I have a holding in COH and have done well, and as CFE now going down the franchise route (DOM, MYH), I might just join you in these. What's the connection with you and Plymouth??

if you are considering DOM then also look at RTN, both of which are unequivocally first class companies with results to prove.

I have watched Dom since around 50p but never bought-foolishly! Will look at RTN thank you cynic. I live just outside Plymouth on Dartmoor so to me Steven Barlett is a local boy with some gutsy business spirit and at just under 3p and starting to rise cfe is worth an investment ---who knows 5years or so it might be up to dom!

Glorious day today for a change--I'm off out!