Campari Offer Closed, Now Owns Over 98% of LAS. Board Restructured. JSE Market Index Advances 111.16 points (0.12%). – Dec 11, 2012

Today J$40.03 million was traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange J$ Market (3.47 million shares) for 28 securities.

This was broken down as follows;
Main Market – J$38.43 million – 2,850,937 shares traded. 18 Stock(s).
Junior Market – J$1.60 million – 471,146 shares traded. 7 Stock(s).
Preference Shares – J$482.72 thousand – 144,583 shares traded. 2 Stock(s).
USD Market – US$0.00 – ($) shares traded. 0 Stock(s).

Top 5 % Increases
SGJ ……. +3.24% or +J$0.69 to close at J$22.00 with 612,250 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
JMMB8.5 … +2.04% or +J$0.07 to close at J$3.50 with 28,000 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 8.50%
CPJ ……. +1.38% or +J$0.03 to close at J$2.20 with 15,000 shares traded – Caribbean Producers Jamaica
BIL ……. +1.09% or +J$0.03 to close at J$2.78 with 16,700 shares traded – Barita Investments Limited
JBG ……. +1.01% or +J$0.05 to close at J$5.00 with 326,423 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.

Top 5 Value Traded
SGJ ……. J$13,469,500.00 – +3.24% or +J$0.69 to close at J$22.00 with 612,250 shares traded – Scotia Group Jamaica
JP …….. J$12,974,400.00 – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$18.02 with 720,000 shares traded – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.
SIJL …… J$5,527,620.00 – -12.36% or -J$3.95 to close at J$28.00 with 197,415 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
JBG ……. J$1,648,436.15 – +1.01% or +J$0.05 to close at J$5.00 with 326,423 shares traded – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
SLJ ……. J$1,226,315.48 – +0.10% or +J$0.01 to close at J$9.90 with 124,121 shares traded – Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited

Top 5 Volume Traded
JP …….. 720,000 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$18.02 – Jamaica Producers Group Ltd.
LIME …… 631,491 shares – +0.00% or +J$0.00 to close at J$0.16 – LIME
SGJ ……. 612,250 shares – +3.24% or +J$0.69 to close at J$22.00 – Scotia Group Jamaica
JBG ……. 326,423 shares – +1.01% or +J$0.05 to close at J$5.00 – Jamaica Broilers Ltd.
PURITY …. 242,398 shares – -5.76% or -J$0.11 to close at J$1.80 – Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited

Top 5 % Decreases
SIJL …… -12.36% or -J$3.95 to close at J$28.00 with 197,415 shares traded – Scotia DBG Investments Ltd.
LASF …… -6.73% or -J$0.34 to close at J$4.71 with 27,700 shares traded – Lasco Financial Services Limited
PURITY …. -5.76% or -J$0.11 to close at J$1.80 with 242,398 shares traded – Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited
GENAC ….. -0.57% or -J$0.01 to close at J$1.74 with 58,811 shares traded – General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited
JMMB …… -0.12% or -J$0.01 to close at J$8.10 with 113,400 shares traded – Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.

52 Week high / low
Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited traded at its 52-week low of $1.8.

Other News

Lascelles deMercado & Co. Limited (LAS) has advised that it had been informed by Campari Espana S.L. that Campari’s offer to purchase the entire issued share capital of LAS was declared unconditional and closed on December 10, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Accordingly, Campari is now the majority shareholder in LAS, holding over 98% of the ordinary stock units and 97% of the preference stock units in LAS. Consequently, the Board of LAS has resigned and the following Directors appointed by Campari Espana S.L. effective December 10, 2012: Mr. Stefano Saccardi (General Counsel and Business
Development Officer, and Director, Davide-Campari Milan); Mr. Max Poliav (formerly General Manager, Odessa Sparkling Wines Company); Mr. James McLachlan (Chief Financial Officer, Campari North America Business Unit); Mr. Bruce Terrier (Managing Director of Lascelles Limited) and Mr. Paul Henriques (Managing Director of J. Wray & Nephew Limited). Mr. Stefano Saccardi becomes Chairman of LAS and Interim Group Managing Director. Mr. Max Poliav takes up the executive position of Group Finance Director at LAS. Mr. Fraser Thornton, the outgoing Group Managing Director of
LAS, will remain with LAS until January 31, 2013.

The Board of Directors of Mayberry Investments Limited has declared a dividend of $0.12 per share payable on December 27, 2012 to shareholders on record as at December 21, 2012. The ex-dividend date is December 19, 2012.