FINAL OFFER FOR IMPRESS ENERGY BY BEACH ENERGY.
OIL and gas producer Beach Energy has declared its bid for Impress Energy final but extended the offer of 8.5c per share until February 21.
Beach Energy urged Impress shareholders to accept its final offer, made after the company gained majority control of Impress in December.
Beach says it holds a 65.25 per cent interest in Impress, at close of trade on Monday, and it was highly unlikely that a rival bid would emerge.
On December 6, Beach offered Impress shareholders 8.5 cents per share in the company, valuing Impress at $75.4 million.
The bid replaced an earlier proposal to merge the companies by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Beach said Impress shareholders should sell into the offer because the trading volume of Impress shares may fall once the offer closes, and remaining shareholders would likely have their shareholding diluted by future capital requirements.
VPE owns 20% of the shares in Impress Energy it seems to me that the Directors have no option but to sell to Beach Energy.