ASX Announcements
Market Sensitive
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, Proxy Form
- Dec 18, 2024
- 328 pages
ASX Release - Notice of Meeting & Draft Prospectus
Directors' Statement re Takeover, Scheme of Arrangement, Notice of Meeting - Other
- Dec 18, 2024
- 4 pages
Market Sensitive
Chemist Warehouse Scheme Meeting and Scheme Booklet
Scheme of Arrangement, Notice of Meeting - Other
- Dec 13, 2024
- 403 pages
This Month
The stocks that did the most damage in 2024 – and the ones that ruled
One fintech darling has more than tripled in the past 12 months, but the same can’t be said for lithium stocks on the front line of the EV slowdown.
- Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
Sigma clears hurdle in $30b Chemist Warehouse deal
The independent expert commissioned by Sigma Healthcare to review its $30b Chemist Warehouse merger says the deal is fair and reasonable.
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Clause that could bite $30b Chemist Warehouse dream
The scale of insider family deals at Chemist Warehouse meant transactions had to be handled carefully as it merged with Sigma. Have the firms got the balance right?
- James Thomson
PE deal makers tipped to “get creative” in 2025 as exits mount
The payday isn’t as big for the equity capital markets bankers, a backdoor listing lacking the hoopla of an IPO. But whatever works to get things moving.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
The one key lesson for family firms from Chemist Warehouse founders
After building a $30 billion pharmacy giant, brothers Jack and Sam Gance say the secret to a thriving business comes down to decision-making.
- Joanne Tran
- Opinion
- Business Person of the Year
‘Focused, consistent’: How milk bar kids built $30b Chemist Warehouse
Chemist Warehouse founders Mario Verrocchi and Jack and Sam Gance have been named joint Business Person of the Year, alongside AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Business People of the Year
Humble starts, billion-dollar deals unite Business Person of the Year winners
Founders of Chemist Warehouse Jack Gance, Sam Gance and Mario Verrocchi, and AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda take the top prize for 2024.
- James Thomson
November
Di Pilla’s HMC Capital on track for 90pc boost to earnings
The outperformance of its private equity fund and fees generated from its data centre IPO have supercharged earnings.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Chemist Warehouse/Sigma squeeze spicier than a Guzman y Gomez burrito
Hold on to your hats! Chemist Warehouse’s arrival on the bourse serves as a case study in the dark arts of index inclusion.
- Anthony Macdonald
‘Critical milestone’: Chemist Warehouse, Sigma merger clears ACCC hurdle
After several delays, the regulator found the tie-up will not substantially hurt competition, paving the way for the creation of a $28.9 billion sharemarket giant.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
$30b Chemist Warehouse deal seals founders’ legacy. Now for the hard bit
Jack Gance and Mario Verrocchi have built one of Australia’s great retail brands. Bringing it into a listed environment is a fresh challenge.
- James Thomson
PM calls Trump; Chemist Warehouse to merge; NAB arrears surge
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
October
Inside Chemist Warehouse’s bid to reverse its $150m retail media slide
The pharmacy giant’s advertising and media business made $640 million two years ago, but has fallen each year since.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Pharmacy lobby says Chemist Warehouse concessions are ‘tokenistic’
The influential industry group is urging the competition regulator to reject an $8.8 billion merger with Sigma Healthcare. A decision is due early next month.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Ebos CEO takes swing at $8.8b Chemist Warehouse-Sigma deal
The chief executive of the pharmacy group behind TerryWhite Chemmart says the merger, being assessed by the competition regulator, would harm the health network.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Chemist Warehouse goes to war with card fees – using QR codes
The pharmacy and retailing giant pays $15 million in transaction costs every year. Now it has signed on to a new NAB-backed system that circumvents them.
- James Eyers
- Updated
- Healthcare
Sigma shares surge as it offers concessions for Chemist Warehouse deal
The pharmacy retailer and wholesaler says its franchisees will be allowed to leave without being penalised if it secures the $8.8 billion merger.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
September
ACCC call on Sigma, Chemist Warehouse $8.8b tie-up due in four weeks
Merger plans are tracking in line with expectations, with the competition watchdog to make a final decision on October 24 after a previous delay.
- Carrie LaFrenz
August
- Exclusive
- Retail
Wesfarmers wants slice of retail media boom for Bunnings, Officeworks
The hardware and stationery giants have plans to enter the novel sector, joining Woolworths and Coles.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Competition regulator delays $8.8b Chemist Warehouse deal approval
The ACCC is undertaking more analysis of the transaction, which would merge the pharmacy giant into Sigma Healthcare. A decision won’t be made until October.
- Michael Smith