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Dear Alex Harris

On behalf of the Hon Bill English, Minister of Finance, I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 10 October 2013 regarding the Mighty River Power’s proposed buy-back of shares.

Your request was received in this office on 10 October 2013 and will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Yours sincerely

Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

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From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #1201 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2013 12:21 p.m.
To: B English (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Mighty River Power share buyback?

Dear Minister of Finance,

Today Mighty River Power, a company part-owned by the government
under the Mixed-Ownership Model, announced that it would buy back
$50 million of shares. I would like to request the following
information from you in your capacity as shareholding Minister
under the OIA:

* were you as shareholding Minister consulted about this plan, or
did you approve it?
* will the government be participating in the buyback scheme?
* all correspondence and advice to you on this matter.

If you are not the shareholding Minister, then I'd appreciate a
swift transfer to the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, or
whoever does hold the shares for the government.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Letter from Hon Bill English, Minister of Finance attached.

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #1201 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2013 12:21 p.m.
To: B English (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Mighty River Power share buyback?

Dear Minister of Finance,

Today Mighty River Power, a company part-owned by the government
under the Mixed-Ownership Model, announced that it would buy back
$50 million of shares. I would like to request the following
information from you in your capacity as shareholding Minister
under the OIA:

* were you as shareholding Minister consulted about this plan, or
did you approve it?
* will the government be participating in the buyback scheme?
* all correspondence and advice to you on this matter.

If you are not the shareholding Minister, then I'd appreciate a
swift transfer to the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, or
whoever does hold the shares for the government.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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