88 Energy Ltd (LON:88E) (ASX:88E) has declared its takeover bid for XCD Energy unconditional and said the offer wont be increased.
Earlier this week, 88 Energy reported that it had received acceptances representing 37.58% of XCDs shares and it now confirms it has passed 59.27%.
The company also noted that XCD shareholders which accepted the offer before it became unconditional will receive accelerated payment, before June 26, whilst subsequent acceptances will be paid within seven days of their acceptance being processed.
It added that once it has received 90% or more, it intends to proceed with compulsory acquisition of outstanding minority shareholdings and options.
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In a statement, 88 Energy said that “if remaining XCD Energy shareholders and listed options do not accept the offers, and 88 Energy does not reach compulsory acquisition thresholds by the closing date of the offers, they will remain a minority shareholder in XCD Energy with reduced influence in the running of the business."
“Further, 88 Energy's controlling position may affect the liquidity of the minority holders of securities in XCD Energy. This may increase the difficulty for minority securityholders to sell their XCD Energy shares or listed options at an attractive price,” it added.
88 Energy noted that it would also delist XCD from the ASX, further affecting the liquidity of the remaining shares.
The takeover offer is currently scheduled to close at 7:00pm Sydney time on June 25.
In May, 88 Energy agreed a recommended takeover offer with XCDs board as it improved its offer – to 2.4 new 88 Energy shares per XCD share, and 0.7 shares for every XCD listed share option – giving it a per share value of 1.2 Australian cents, or about A$7.8mln in total.
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