Gujarat NRE Coke’s loss-making Oz arm lets JSPL take 53.63%
18 Oct 2013 11:04 PM GMT
Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) will acquire a majority stake of 53.63 per cent in Gujarat NRE Coke's loss-making Australian subsidiary through a complex deal, which involves issue of convertible notes, placement of shares and option to acquire shares at a later stage.
The deal, announced last month, was cleared on Wednesday by the shareholders of Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Ltd — the Australian subsidiary of Kolkata-based Gujarat NRE Coke— in a general body meeting held in New South Wales.
Prior to the transaction, JSPL was the second largest shareholder in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal, after its promoters, with 31.49 per cent stake. The Naveen Jindal-led company had launched a failed bid during February-March this year to acquire controlling stake in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal through an open offer.
'This is to advise that all seven resolutions proposed in the general meeting of the company held on 16 October, 2013, have been unanimously resolved by show of hands by the shareholders who attended the meeting,' Gujarat NRE Coking Coal's company secretary Sanjay Sharma said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). All 7 resolutions were related to the structure of the deal, which includes issue of AUD 45 million convertible notes to Jindal Steel's subsidiary Jindal Steel and Power (Mauritius) Ltd.
It also involves placement of upto 328.5 million shares at AUD 0.20 per share to Jindal together with a 5-year option to acquire equal number of shares. If JSPL (Mauritius) cannot subscribe 328.5 million shares in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal and convert options into equity shares, it can acquire 225 million shares upon conversion of AUD 45 million convertible notes, together with the option of acquiring similar number of shares (225 million).
JSPL (Mauritius) has already given an advance loan of over AUD 16.61 million to Gujarat NRE Coking Coal, which had reported a loss (after tax) of AUD 76.60 million, to meet the working capital deficit and repay some of the debt.
The Jindal group firm has also appointed a director in Gujarat NRE's board. Interestingly, an independent advisor, appointed by the management of Gujarat NRE Coking Coal to evaluate Jindal's offer, had said that placement of shares and overall transaction with JSPL (Mauritius) is 'not fair but reasonable to the shareholders'.
The deal, announced last month, was cleared on Wednesday by the shareholders of Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Ltd — the Australian subsidiary of Kolkata-based Gujarat NRE Coke— in a general body meeting held in New South Wales.
Prior to the transaction, JSPL was the second largest shareholder in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal, after its promoters, with 31.49 per cent stake. The Naveen Jindal-led company had launched a failed bid during February-March this year to acquire controlling stake in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal through an open offer.
'This is to advise that all seven resolutions proposed in the general meeting of the company held on 16 October, 2013, have been unanimously resolved by show of hands by the shareholders who attended the meeting,' Gujarat NRE Coking Coal's company secretary Sanjay Sharma said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). All 7 resolutions were related to the structure of the deal, which includes issue of AUD 45 million convertible notes to Jindal Steel's subsidiary Jindal Steel and Power (Mauritius) Ltd.
It also involves placement of upto 328.5 million shares at AUD 0.20 per share to Jindal together with a 5-year option to acquire equal number of shares. If JSPL (Mauritius) cannot subscribe 328.5 million shares in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal and convert options into equity shares, it can acquire 225 million shares upon conversion of AUD 45 million convertible notes, together with the option of acquiring similar number of shares (225 million).
JSPL (Mauritius) has already given an advance loan of over AUD 16.61 million to Gujarat NRE Coking Coal, which had reported a loss (after tax) of AUD 76.60 million, to meet the working capital deficit and repay some of the debt.
The Jindal group firm has also appointed a director in Gujarat NRE's board. Interestingly, an independent advisor, appointed by the management of Gujarat NRE Coking Coal to evaluate Jindal's offer, had said that placement of shares and overall transaction with JSPL (Mauritius) is 'not fair but reasonable to the shareholders'.
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