Viking Offshore & Marine gets mandatory unconditional cash offer at S$0.01 per share

VIKING Offshore and Marine 1Y1 : 1Y1 0%has received an unconditional cash offer from a group of businessmen at S$0.01 a share, for all of its issued and paid-up ordinary shares.

The joint offerors comprise of Toh Kok Soon, Synergy Supply Chain Management, Irelia Management, Tristan Management and Subtleway Management.

In a bourse filing on Thursday (Nov 18), the Catalist-listed firm said they have acquired about 87 per cent of the total issued shares in the company, or 477.9 million shares from Blue Ocean Capital Partners and Ng Yeau Chong, chief executive officer and executive director of the company.

Viking said the offer is made solely to comply with the code arising from the acquisition. There is currently no intention to introduce any major changes to the existing businesses of the group, re-deploy the fixed assets of the group, or discontinue the employment of employees of the group, other than in the ordinary course of business.

However, the joint offerors will, on close of the offer, review their strategic options in relation to the existing businesses to "release their value".

The offer price represents a 91.2 per cent discount to the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) per share of S$0.113 for the 3-month period and 87.2 per cent discount to the VWAP per share of S$0.078 for the 1-month period, up to and including the last trading date.

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As at the offer announcement date, the company has an issued and paid-up share capital of S$106.5 million comprising 549.4 million shares, excluding 159,230 treasury shares.

The board will appoint an independent financial adviser (IFA) to advise the directors of the company in regards to the offer. A circular containing the advice of the IFA and the recommendation of the independent directors will be sent to shareholders within 14 days from the date of despatch of the offer document.

Shares of Viking closed down 13.3 per cent or S$0.012 at S$0.078 on Nov 19.

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