Top Myer shareholder seeks owners list

SYDNEY: Myer Holdings Ltd’s biggest shareholder has asked the Australian department store chain for a full list of its owners, stoking speculation that a takeover or board spill was in the offing and driving shares of the company up nine per cent. Premier Investments Ltd, chaired by billionaire retail tycoon Solomon Lew, said in a statement it wanted the complete list, which is not publicly available, so that it could “consider writing” to shareholders ahead of Myer’s annual general meeting next month.