The Warrego Energy Limited (ASX: WGO) Board has assessed a revised Hancock Takeover Offer and has determined that it is a Superior Proposal compared to the revised scheme proposal from Beach Energy Limited.
Under the Beach offer, announced on 2 December 2022, that company would acquire all of the shares in Warrego for an upfront cash consideration of $0.25 per share, plus the potential for additional scheme consideration if Warrego’s Spanish assets are sold within 12 months of implementation of the scheme.
Later that day Warrego announced that Hancock Energy (PB) Pty Ltd had increased the offer price under its takeover bid for Warrego from $0.23 per share to $0.28 per share.
Warrego has now issued a notice to Beach under the matching rights regime in the Beach Scheme Implementation Deed, which gives Beach 5 business days to match the revised Hancock Takeover Offer, expiring at 5:00pm (Perth time) on Monday, 12 December 2022. Until Beach has had an opportunity to match the revised Hancock Takeover Offer, the Warrego Directors maintain their existing recommendation in favour of the Beach scheme proposal.
The Warrego Board advises shareholders to “take no action” in relation to the revised Hancock Takeover Offer until they receive further advice from the Warrego Board.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Warrego.