Sembcorp's Stake in Cascal Rises to 97.66% with Successful Close of Additional Subsequent Offer
August 10, 2010
Sembcorp Industries Ltd (Sembcorp) today announces that its majority stake in Cascal NV (Cascal) (OTC: CCALF) has risen to 97.66% with the close of the additional subsequent offer period of the tender offer (the "Offer") by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd (Sembcorp Utilities), for all of the issued and outstanding common shares (the "Shares") of Cascal. The additional subsequent offer period for the Shares, at a price of US$6.75 per Share in cash, less any withholding taxes and without interest, expired as scheduled at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on August 9, 2010.
Sembcorp Utilities now owns 30,061,343 Shares in Cascal. At US$6.75 per share, the total consideration for this 97.66% stake amounts to US$202,914,065.25. As previously disclosed, since Sembcorp owns over 95% of Cascal’s Shares, it intends to effect squeeze-out proceedings under the Dutch Civil Code in order to own 100% of the Cascal Shares.
Cascal was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 5, 2010 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that same day a Form 15 to deregister its Shares under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. With the filing of the Form 15, Cascal's obligation to file certain reports with the SEC, including Forms 20-F and 6-K, has been suspended, and the deregistration of Cascal’s Shares is expected to become effective 90 days from the date of its filing of the Form 15.
The close of the Offer is not expected to have a material impact on the earnings per share of Sembcorp for the current financial year. Transaction costs will be incurred within the first year of acquisition. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings starting from the second year after the acquisition.
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