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    Independent grain terminal possibly sold

    It went public this morning:

    North East Terminal Ltd. to sell business assets to
    Richardson International Ltd.

    March 10, 2011 (Wadena, Saskatchewan) – The Board of Directors of North East Terminal Ltd. (NET) announced today that NET has entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Richardson International Limited (“Richardson”), in which NET proposes to sell substantially all of its assets to Richardson on an “as-is where is” basis in exchange for $25,000,000, plus the value of NET’s inventory at closing (the “Purchase Price”). The proposed transaction (the “Proposed Transaction”) is scheduled to close on April 13, 2011 (the “Closing Date”).

    The Board believes that the sale proceeds from the Proposed Transaction, after payment of all NET’s liabilities and costs, represents a substantial premium to the current trading value of NET’s shares, and provides all shareholders with an opportunity to liquidate all of their shares that would not otherwise be available.

    The completion of the Proposed Transaction is conditional upon, among other things, approval by the shareholders of NET, which will be sought at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on April 6, 2011.

    Ultimately, management is proposing that NET will be wound-up and dissolved. The dissolution of NET would have to be approved by the shareholders at a later date.

    Management is proposing to distribute the remaining sale proceeds to the shareholders of NET. Management estimates that the amount that each shareholder will receive from the Proposed Transaction and the results of operations until April 13, 2011, after payment of NET’s liabilities and the costs of the sale and winding-up, will range from $715 per share to $760 per share. The final amount returned to shareholders will be dependent on a number of factors which will be detailed in the information circular to be mailed to shareholders and filed on www.sedar.com by March 10, 2011 (the “Information Circular”).

    The balance of the proceeds from the Proposed Transaction and any net earnings of NET, will be distributed to the shareholders by way of dividends to be declared at a later date.

    Additional details of the Proposed Transaction will be provided in the Information Circular and in the Agreement, a copy of which has been filed on www.sedar.com concurrently with this press release.

    Founded in 1991, North East Terminal is a widely held, producer-owned agri-business, with its head office located in Wadena, Saskatchewan. North East Terminal operates a 38,000 mt inland grain terminal at Wadena, SK, and retails fertilizer (dry, liquid, & NH3), chemical, and seed products at Wadena, Kelvington, Foam Lake, and Ponass Lake.

    Just wondering what other people's thought's/cooncerns are about this?

    #2
    I think it is excellent and about flipping time. Net has never been competitive with the Viterras in town, and the unloading with the poor scale system was a slow, pathetic system. Canola was always a dozen cents less than viagra, oats was less too. I think Richardson will bring some competition to the area.

    It will go from a taking care of its founders and shareholder farmers, to a less preferrential system, and I think their grain handle will go up dramatically because a lot of guys were pissed at them there. I was once graded out of the same bin, anywhere from a sample light oat to a #1 oat. Cost me 12 000 bucks.

    All in all, I think it is awesome, and i look forward to it with bated breath.

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      #3
      I cant remember the other independents that are with
      wit in their port facility?

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        #4
        Wait till you deal with richardson for a awhile. They manage to piss paople off too. P&H or Patterson would have been a better company or are they there already?

        Richardson makes more off their investment in oil than they do owning grain elevators - its a hobby for them now.

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          #5
          Yeah I imagine every company will have
          their issues. I do look forward to seeing
          how it works out.

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            #6
            P&H are just down the road at Quill Lake. Good experience there. A brand new Pioneer is nearing completion at Melfort also. Independent is a nice thought but BIG money talks. Yes, disappointed with prices and unload times for many years. CMI at Naicam with Viterra usually better prices but the branch line situation could be big trouble. Rail service zero lately.

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              #7
              wasn't that long ago that richardsons sold their terminal in kindersley to an independant( pwt )

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                #8
                Everyone has a selling price..People and machines wear out, so if the price is right.. dump it..A new look at Wadena could pay off well ..for the company and the farmers..

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                  #9
                  We used to have Pioneer in Maple Creek , but they were absorbed by an elavator trade quite a few years ago ( back when Viterra was SWP) Pioneer brought some serious competition at that time , but with the old facilities they had they did a trade and got out while they could. I wish they were still there, as it can be a bit of an anal flogging if you let them get away with it. At least Viterra got rid of the asshole that used to be their elevator manager a few months back. Now things are a lot smoother there.

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                    #10
                    With the Crusher at Yorkton, it makes a lot of sense for Richardson to be buying the NET location.
                    Last year was wet and this year probably much the same, but that is some nice dirt around there. Volumes will come up again.
                    I hear that Richardson's have to have a shareholder meeting. I bet it will be a good Easter supper.
                    Do the farmer shareholders have to have a vote? Are they a co-operative, or is it a more corporate model?

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                      #11
                      Apr. 6 the shareholders will vote in a special shareholder meeting. 2/3 needed to vote in favor of the sale for it to go through.

                      Tough to guess what the outcome will be.

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