Daily Review, 28 September 2012 Page 1 of 3
SGX-ST Member, SGX-DT (CNCM)
Daily Review
28 September 2012
LIM & TAN SECURITIES PTE LTD
20 CECIL STREET
#09-00 EQUITY PLAZA
SINGAPORE 049705
TEL: 65330595 FAX: 65332368
www.limtan.com.sg
RCB Reg No. 197301030W
F&N
S$8.89-FRNM.SI
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi has made it clear
in the offer document despatched yesterday, he
wants to maintain listing status of F&N, and will
review various options in the event his stake crosses
90%.
TCC Asset’s offer will close at 530 pm on Monday
Oct 29. (TCC is owned by Charoen and wife.)
Note that the offeror did not say the offer is final,
which leaves room for more twists in the weeks
ahead.
Note also that other than the usual appointment of
independent financial advisors (JP Morgan), F&N
has also appointed a financial advisor (Goldman
Sachs) to advise its board on TCC’s offer. (The
board is made up of 9 directors, all non-executive
and of which 2 are non-independent: Lee Hsien
Yang and Koyayashi, a Kirin representative.)
F&N and AP Brew have asked for Trading Halt
pending the outcome of the EGM at 10 am this morning.
This is likely to be anti-climatic as outcome will be pretty
much as to be expected: Resolution 1 (sale of AP Brew
to Heineken) passed, Resolution 2 (capital reduction)
rejected, and as investors expect Charoen to reveal
more “information”, likely to dissuade overwhelming
acceptance..
Bear in mind the offeror is not a listed company,
and Thai Beverage’s share price hit a high of 44 cents
recently, comfortably above the IPO price of 28 cents.