Alto Metals surges after fielding improved Goldsea takeover offer with price lifted to 7.5 cents

Alto Metals Ltd (ASX:AME) has traded at two-year highs after receiving an improved takeover offer from Goldsea Australia Mining Pty Ltd that lifts the offer price per share by more than 15% to 7.5 cents from 6.5 cents.

The new offer made in a second supplementary bidder's statement also exceeds the 6.6 cents made in a proposal from Habrok (Alto) Pty Limited, although a formal offer for this has yet to be received.

While lifting the offer price for shares, Goldsea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shandong Goldsea Group Co Ltd, has not changed the offer consideration payable for the Alto options.

Goldsea offer recommended[hhmc]

Altos board of directors continues to unanimously recommend the Goldsea takeover offers, in the absence of a superior proposal.

They also continue to advise that shareholders should take no action in respect of the Habrok proposal until they receive further advice from the Alto board.

Shares have surged more than 30% today to a new two-year high of 81 cents on the news and are now trading more than 22% higher at 7.6 cents.

Seeking FIRB approval

The Goldsea takeover offers remain conditional on, amongst other things, Goldsea receiving FIRB approval.

In this regard, the bidder has agreed with FIRB to a further voluntary extension until June 30, 2020, for FIRB to continue its process.

Alto has no control over the FIRB process and advises that there can be no certainty of a decision being reached within this timeframe, or what that decision may be.

The closing date for the Goldsea takeover offers is now 7.00pm, Sydney time, on July 8, 2020, unless further extended or withdrawn.

Goldsea holds 14.62%[hhmc]

At the close of trade on May 27, Goldsea held more than 42.9 million Alto shares, representing 14.62% of the company.

Each Alto director continues to intend to accept or to procure the acceptance of, the Goldsea offers, in respect of all of the shares and options controlled or held by or on behalf of that director or his associates, in the absence of a superior proposal.

Such acceptance will occur no later than five business days before the end of the offer period, as may be extended, in the absence of a superior proposal.

“Opportunity to realise value”[hhmc]

At the time of the board recommending Goldseas offer in early May after a supplementary statement was submitted, Altos non-executive chairman Richard Monti said directors had spent a significant amount of time giving careful consideration to the offers.

This included an assessment of the potential future risks and rewards for shareholders and option holders of staying independent and progressing the exploration of the Sandstone Gold Project aRead More – Source

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