Pointe Xpress: One of the most anticipated developments in the history of the West Indies Oil Company (WIOC) will take place at the end of November.
After some delays, WIOC will be making ten percent of its shares available to members of the public desirous of investing in the company.
It is the fulfilment of a promise made to the people of Antigua and Barbuda by Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his Cabinet following the successful acquisition of the company in 2015.
Following the purchase of WIOC from the Estate of the late Bruce Rappaport, the government retained fifty one percent holding in the company and divested 49 percent of the Venezuelan national oil company to Fancy Bridge, a Hong Kong based company.
By divesting ten percent of its shares to locals, the government will remain the largest shareholder at 41 percent, but will no longer be the majority shareholder.
WIOC has enjoyed a sustained period of success, especially in recent times, when it diversified its operations from solely supplying petroleum products to becoming a petroleum product storage provider.
This move made WIOC one of the largest petroleum products storage sites in the Eastern Caribbean and is now a major revenue generator for the company.
Its storage tanks have all been leased by regional petroleum interests.
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Sooooo…. where’s the information on how shares can be bought or where one can go to get more information?
Call WIOC and ask them any question about WIOC…. You need a spoon? Or you need the spoon and someone to feed you too?
Dinosaur:Are you being a wise ass.In response to Pat-a cake.I called WIOC and got nothing pertaining to this matter.Should I call Gaston Browne.Do you have his number? Because I do not.By the way.Could you tell me if Maria Browne is still on WIOC Board.
@Dinosaur – Your chosen name says all that needs to be said about you. Enjoy your life.
ANR waiting for the information on the subject matter?
So how do we go about buying these shares and how much do they cost?
By the end of the month ? It’s the 17 already shouldn’t the info on how to and requirements be already out there. To be sold to members of the public is an interesting word or maybe those with lavish bank accounts and connection’s ? We will see !
Call your broker if you want to purchase shares.
With 41% govt is the largest share holder.
Who holds 49% of the shares?
49>41
Go back and read the article again.
Ok. Got the information needed from another article
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