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(BNN showed Fonterra’s symbol as FCG-NZ, which Bloomberg agrees with. However, our records show the symbol as FSF-NZ, which has been used by both Norman and his partner Darren Sissons in the past, so I’m using our symbol. - Bill) This was the world’s biggest dairy company out of New Zealand. When they reported their latest quarter, earnings were good, they raised the price they were paying the farmers for milk but they slashed the dividend by 60%. He could not believe this had happened. The other thing that bothered him was that 2 days before the public announcement, the share price plummeted on heavy volume, so it looked like there was insider trading. Because of this, he immediately sold his holdings.
(Top Pick Jun 18/13, Down 15.92%) The problem was that they never got their head around what it meant to be public. Farmers got a price increase, but they cut the dividend.