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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
6573401 Letters
posted by barsoomcore
Sorry I've let this little saga slide. I DID send a letter to Mr. McKee, listed as the owner of 6573401 Canada Inc., at least a month ago now. Letters contents follow:
I received a response from 6573401 Canada Inc.! With Mr. McKee's name at the bottom. He appears to be a lawyer (there's a surprise). The letter states (in part):
So I wrote back, asking about CNIWAST, and was told to do the following:
Not at all sure what a "letter of transmittal" (the "Letter of Transmittal") is. But I will continue to investigate. The truth is out there! I want to believe!
Dear Mr. McKee:
I am writing to you in your capacity as the owner of 6573401 Canada Inc., about which I have some questions.
I am a shareholder in Some Company, Limited. As such, I received your offer to purchase my shares. I was interested, but not sufficiently to accept the offer, as you may be aware. But I have become ever-more curious about the nature and intentions of 6573401 Canada Inc..
What can you tell me about your company? What are your intentions with respect to ownership of Some Company? What other companies to possess shares in? What sort of objectives do you have, business-wise?
I would appreciate any information you can provide me. Thanks!
I am writing to you in your capacity as the owner of 6573401 Canada Inc., about which I have some questions.
I am a shareholder in Some Company, Limited. As such, I received your offer to purchase my shares. I was interested, but not sufficiently to accept the offer, as you may be aware. But I have become ever-more curious about the nature and intentions of 6573401 Canada Inc..
What can you tell me about your company? What are your intentions with respect to ownership of Some Company? What other companies to possess shares in? What sort of objectives do you have, business-wise?
I would appreciate any information you can provide me. Thanks!
I received a response from 6573401 Canada Inc.! With Mr. McKee's name at the bottom. He appears to be a lawyer (there's a surprise). The letter states (in part):
As you know, 6573401 Canada Inc. (the "Buyer") made a written offer (the "Offer") dated May 2006 to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Some Company, Ltd. ("Some Company") from Some Company's shareholders. the Buyer completed the acquisition of all the issued and incredibly complicated terminology that I can't be bothered to type, but apparently means that some OTHER company ("Company Not Issued With A Special Title") has my few pennies.
So I wrote back, asking about CNIWAST, and was told to do the following:
In brief, you must deliver the following materials to CNIWAST's office in Vancouver, BC:
- share certificates representing your Some Company shares (or, where you have lost those shares, an affidavit of loss and a bond of indemnity in the form accompanying the Offer); and
- a letter of transmittal in the form accompanying the Offer.
- share certificates representing your Some Company shares (or, where you have lost those shares, an affidavit of loss and a bond of indemnity in the form accompanying the Offer); and
- a letter of transmittal in the form accompanying the Offer.
Not at all sure what a "letter of transmittal" (the "Letter of Transmittal") is. But I will continue to investigate. The truth is out there! I want to believe!
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006
6573401 Clues
posted by barsoomcore
We've gotten somewhere! The very pleasant Mr. Robleh at Corporations Canada has furnished me with an address. Now we know where Thomas A. McKee lives. Mr. Robleh has also informed me that Mr. McKee is not only as the sole director of 6573401 Canada Inc., but also the listed owner of the company.
I am skeptical that Mr. McKee is undertaking this effort solely on his own behalf. No doubt sinister forces lurk in the shadows behind his sunny appearance.
But I will be contacting Mr. McKee directly and we'll see what we see. 6573401 Canada Inc. will give up its secrets!
I am skeptical that Mr. McKee is undertaking this effort solely on his own behalf. No doubt sinister forces lurk in the shadows behind his sunny appearance.
But I will be contacting Mr. McKee directly and we'll see what we see. 6573401 Canada Inc. will give up its secrets!
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
6573401 Things I Don't Know
posted by barsoomcore
I have learned only a little in the strange case of 6573401 Canada Inc.
The Federal Corporations Database entry lists the address of this company as 199 Bay Street, Suite 2800 Commerce Court West, in good old Toronto. It was incorporated on the 24th of May this year. It has one director, a gentleman named Thomas A. McKee. There is no financial information, nor any information as to parent or subsidiary companies. No sign of who owns the company.
Googling Thomas A. McKee turns up Thomas E. McKee, Thomas M. McKee, Thomas J. McKee (Junior) and Thomas K. McKee. No luck there.
I have petitioned Corporations Canada for contact information for Mr. McKee. Perhaps he will have the answers I seek.
More updates as events warrant.
The Federal Corporations Database entry lists the address of this company as 199 Bay Street, Suite 2800 Commerce Court West, in good old Toronto. It was incorporated on the 24th of May this year. It has one director, a gentleman named Thomas A. McKee. There is no financial information, nor any information as to parent or subsidiary companies. No sign of who owns the company.
Googling Thomas A. McKee turns up Thomas E. McKee, Thomas M. McKee, Thomas J. McKee (Junior) and Thomas K. McKee. No luck there.
I have petitioned Corporations Canada for contact information for Mr. McKee. Perhaps he will have the answers I seek.
More updates as events warrant.
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Sunday, June 11, 2006
6573401 Reasons to Wonder
posted by barsoomcore
I have received a strange document.
It is an Offer and Notice of Purchase, from 6573401 Canada Inc., offering to purchase the paltry few shares I own in a company that once paid me in shares.
The name of the company is 6573401 Canada Inc. That's awesome. I feel like I'm in a Frederick Forsyth novel.
The Dogs of War, to be precise. Remember at the beginning (or before they go to Africa, anyway), there's a whole section about setting up shell companies to handle everything, and all the companies just have number names and it's all shady and whatnot? I always loved that bit.
Very exciting. I have decided I will try to find out whatever I can about 6573401 Canada Inc., and I will post the results of my search here. If anyone has any tips on tracking down corporate information, post 'em in the comments.
Of course, the folks at 6573401 Canada Inc. are far too busy to send their own mail, so the Offer and Notice of Purchase was sent in care of Pearson Inc., of 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, which is, as you can see, across the street from the Hilton New York. Not too shabby an address.
The document itself is a little alarming. The table of contents alone is five pages long! And it includes some statements that make me go hmmm.
"During the Interim Period (that's now), the Shareholders (that's me) shall not...engage in any discussions...concerning any sale, transfer, license of assignment of the Shares."
Can they do that? I guess it just means, "If you try and sell your shares to somebody else, this agreement is toast, bucko," but I sure don't like the cut of their jib. I'll engage in whatever discussions I like, you 6573401 Canada Inc. folks, you.
Anyway, the amount of money involved here is pretty laughable as far as I'm concerned (the printing of the offer probably cost more than my shares are worth), so I'm not too worried about any dire consequences, but who knows? Maybe the whole thing is a plot to topple a corrupt Third World government. Rest assured we will leave no evidence undisturbed.
It is an Offer and Notice of Purchase, from 6573401 Canada Inc., offering to purchase the paltry few shares I own in a company that once paid me in shares.
The name of the company is 6573401 Canada Inc. That's awesome. I feel like I'm in a Frederick Forsyth novel.
The Dogs of War, to be precise. Remember at the beginning (or before they go to Africa, anyway), there's a whole section about setting up shell companies to handle everything, and all the companies just have number names and it's all shady and whatnot? I always loved that bit.
Very exciting. I have decided I will try to find out whatever I can about 6573401 Canada Inc., and I will post the results of my search here. If anyone has any tips on tracking down corporate information, post 'em in the comments.
Of course, the folks at 6573401 Canada Inc. are far too busy to send their own mail, so the Offer and Notice of Purchase was sent in care of Pearson Inc., of 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, which is, as you can see, across the street from the Hilton New York. Not too shabby an address.
The document itself is a little alarming. The table of contents alone is five pages long! And it includes some statements that make me go hmmm.
"During the Interim Period (that's now), the Shareholders (that's me) shall not...engage in any discussions...concerning any sale, transfer, license of assignment of the Shares."
Can they do that? I guess it just means, "If you try and sell your shares to somebody else, this agreement is toast, bucko," but I sure don't like the cut of their jib. I'll engage in whatever discussions I like, you 6573401 Canada Inc. folks, you.
Anyway, the amount of money involved here is pretty laughable as far as I'm concerned (the printing of the offer probably cost more than my shares are worth), so I'm not too worried about any dire consequences, but who knows? Maybe the whole thing is a plot to topple a corrupt Third World government. Rest assured we will leave no evidence undisturbed.
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