UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2006
Commission File Number ________________
Novogen Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
140 Wicks Road, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
(Address of principal executive office)
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82-
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Novogen Limited
(Registrant)
/s/ Ron Erratt
Ronald Lea Erratt
Company Secretary
Date 22 March, 2006
Novogen Letterhead
22 March 2006
Ms Kim-Ly Nguyen
Senior Adviser, Issuers (Sydney)
Australian Stock Exchange
Level 6, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
By Facsimile: 9241 7620
Dear Kim-Ly
Re: Novogen Limited - Price Query
The following is in response to the questions raised in your e-mail to me of 22 March, 2006:
1. No;
2. Not applicable;
3. | The Company’s update to the market dated 24 February, 2006 remains current. |
This update included reference to the status of its subsidiary companies Marshall Edwards, Inc., and Glycotex, Inc.
Commentary on the clinical status of the anticancer drug, phenoxodiol, remains current and there was an update on the positive progress of the anti-inflammatory drug phase I trial announced on 2 March, 2006;
4. | The Company confirms that it has and will continue to comply with the requirements of the Listing Rules and in particular Listing Rule 3.1. |
Yours sincerely
/s/ Ron Erratt
Ron Erratt
Company Secretary
ASX letterhead
22 March 2006
Ronald Erratt
Company Secretary
Novogen Limited
140 Wicks Road
North Ryde
NSW 2113
Dear Ronald
RE: | PRICE QUERY |
We have noted a change in the price of the Company’s securities from a close of $3.81 on 16 March 2006 to a low of $3.34 at the time of writing today. We have also noted an increase in the volume of trading in the securities over this period.
In light of the price change and increase in volume, please respond to each of the following questions.
1. | Is the Company aware of any information concerning it that has not been announced which, if known, could be an explanation for recent trading in the securities of the Company? |
2. | If the answer to question 1 is yes, can an announcement be made immediately? If not, why not and when is it expected that an announcement will be made? |
Please note, if the answer to question 1 is yes and an announcement cannot be made immediately, you need to contact us to discuss this and you need to consider a trading halt (see below).
3. | Is there any other explanation that the Company may have for the price change and increase in volume in the securities of the Company? |
4. | Please confirm that the Company is in compliance with the listing rules and, in particular, listing rule 3.1. |
Your response should be sent to me by e-mail at kim-ly.nguyen@asx.com.au or by facsimile on facsimile number (02) 9241 7620. It should not be sent to the Company Announcements Office.
Unless the information is required immediately under listing rule 3.1, a response is requested as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than half an hour before the start of trading (ie before 9.30 a.m. E.D.S.T) on Thursday, 23 March 2006.
Under listing rule 18.7A, a copy of this query and your response will be released to the market, so your response should be in a suitable form and separately address each of the questions asked. If you have any queries or concerns, please contact me immediately.
Listing rule 3.1
Listing rule 3.1 requires an entity to give ASX immediately any information concerning it that a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or value of the entity’s securities. The exceptions to this requirement are set out in listing rule 3.1A.
In responding to this letter you should consult listing rule 3.1 and Guidance Note 8 — Continuous Disclosure: listing rule 3.1.
If the information requested by this letter is information required to be given to ASX under listing rule 3.1 your obligation is to disclose the information immediately.
Your responsibility under listing rule 3.1 is not confined to, or necessarily satisfied by, answering the questions set out in this letter.
Trading halt
If you are unable to respond by the time requested, or if the answer to question 1 is yes and an announcement cannot be made immediately, you should consider a request for a trading halt in the Company’s securities. As set out in listing rule 17.1 and Guidance Note 16 — Trading Halts we may grant a trading halt at your request. We may require the request to be in writing. We are not required to act on your request. You must tell us each of the following.
• The reasons for the trading halt.
• | How long you want the trading halt to last. |
• | The event you expect to happen that will end the trading halt. |
• | That you are not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted. |
• | Any other information necessary to inform the market about the trading halt, or that we ask for. |
The trading halt cannot extend past the commencement of normal trading on the second day after the day on which it is granted. If a trading halt is requested and granted and you are still unable to reply to this letter before the commencement of trading, suspension from quotation would normally be imposed by us from the commencement of trading if not previously requested by you. The same applies if you have requested a trading halt because you are unable to release information to the market, and are still unable to do so before the commencement of trading.
If you have any queries regarding any of the above, please let me know.
Yours sincerely,
/s/ Kim-Ly Nguyen
Kim-Ly Nguyen
Senior Adviser, Issuers (Sydney)
Direct Line: (02) 9227 0629