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SLB Development jumps 33% after S$0.23-per-share privatisation offer from Lian Beng’s Ong family

The offer comes amid the low trading volume of the company’s shares

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Chong Xin Wei

Chong Xin Wei

Published Mon, Jan 27, 2025 · 10:39 AM
    • After the market closed on Jan 24, Lian Beng announced that its board of directors has proposed to acquire and privatise SLB Development via a scheme of arrangement.
    • After the market closed on Jan 24, Lian Beng announced that its board of directors has proposed to acquire and privatise SLB Development via a scheme of arrangement. PHOTO: BT FILE

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    SHARES of property player SLB Development surged on Monday (Jan 27) morning, after it announced last week that it had received a privatisation offer from Lian Beng’s Ong family.

    The counter was up 30.2 per cent or S$0.051 at S$0.22 after its trading halt was lifted at 9.20 am. SLB had called for a trading halt on Jan 22, pending the privatisation announcement.

    By 9.51 am, the counter rose even further, gaining 33.1 per cent or S$0.056 at S$0.225, after 181,500 shares changed hands. The last time it traded at such levels was in 2018.

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