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Monday, November 26, 2018 04:50PM / NSE
Continental Reinsurance Plc (”CRe Nigeria” or ”the
Company") hereby notifies The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The Exchange) and
the Investing Public that the Board of CRe Nigeria has received an offer from
CRe African Investments Limited (”CRe Investments”), to acquire all the
outstanding and issued shares of CRe Nigeria.
CRe Investments is making this offer in order to
initiate a much needed restructuring exercise for CRe Nigeria, with a view to
consolidating the CRe Nigeria’s operations and repositioning it for enhanced
competitiveness in the global insurance market. It is intended that the
transaction will be executed through a Scheme of Arrangement (the ”Scheme”),
under Section 539 of the Companies & Allied Matters Act Cap C20 Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004 and other applicable rules and regulations. CRe Investments
is offering N2.04 per share for the 10,372,744,314 ordinary shares of 50 kobo
each or 1 ordinary shares of US$1 each in the capital of CRe Investments for
every 176 ordinary share of 50 kobo each held in CRe Nigeria (”Scheme
Consideration”).
The proposed Scheme Consideration represents a 46.76%
premium to the last traded share price of the Company on October 5, 2018, being
the last business day prior to the date the proposal was received from CRe
Investments and a 36.00% premium on the trading price as at close of the last
business day; November 19, 2018
The Company has received the Securities & Exchange
Commission’s No Objection to the Scheme. The Scheme is also subject to the
approval of the shareholders at a Court-Ordered Meeting as well as the sanction
of the Federal High Court.
Further details will be communicated to the market
upon relevant approvals from shareholders and regulators.
Shareholders are advised to exercise caution when
dealing in CRe Nigeria’s shares until a further announcement is made.
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