Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>There are 44 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>No new deals were discussed on Smartkarma in the past week. </li>
<li>Key updates took place for: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oz-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1138:1" rel="noopener">OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/warrego-energy-ltd-082ab214-f4bb-4224-b321-8977486cd661" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7808:1" rel="noopener">Warrego Energy (WGO AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shandong-fengxiang-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29164:1" rel="noopener">Shandong Fengxiang (9977 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyo-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1176:1" rel="noopener">Toyo Construction (1890 JP)</a>.</li>
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There are 44 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
No new deals were discussed on Smartkarma in the past week. 
Key updates took place for: OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU), Warrego Energy (WGO AU), Shandong Fengxiang (9977 HK), and Toyo Construction (1890 JP).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: OZ Minerals, Warrego, Shandong Fengxiang, Toyo Construction

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<li>For <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oz-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1138:1" rel="noopener">OZ Minerals (OZL AU)</a>,  look elsewhere unless you are VERY bullish copper. But if you are VERY bullish copper, buy copper options rather than the embedded option in OZL. </li>
<li>Game on as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/warrego-energy-ltd-082ab214-f4bb-4224-b321-8977486cd661" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7808:1" rel="noopener">Warrego Energy (WGO AU)</a> shareholders weigh the pros and cons of Hancock's all-cash Offer against <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/strike-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12473:1" rel="noopener">Strike Energy (STX AU)</a>'s "superior" scrip proposal. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jafco-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8848:1" rel="noopener">Jafco Co Ltd (8595 JP)</a> succumbed to greenmail and tried to boost the price to explain the exit they were going to give Murakami-san. It didn't work. </li>
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For OZ Minerals (OZL AU),  look elsewhere unless you are VERY bullish copper. But if you are VERY bullish copper, buy copper options rather than the embedded option in OZL. 
Game on as Warrego Energy (WGO AU) shareholders weigh the pros and cons of Hancock's all-cash Offer against Strike Energy (STX AU)'s "superior" scrip proposal. 

Jafco Co Ltd (8595 JP) succumbed to greenmail and tried to boost the price to explain the exit they were going to give Murakami-san. It didn't work. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: Oz Minerals, Warrego, JAFCO, Swire Pac's A&Bs, Korean Mandatory Offers

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<li>After the Gina Reinhart-backed Hancock bumped its Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/warrego-energy-ltd-082ab214-f4bb-4224-b321-8977486cd661" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7808:1" rel="noopener">Warrego Energy (WGO AU)</a> to A$0.28/share, in cash, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beach-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:795:1" rel="noopener">Beach Energy (BPT AU)</a> declined to match the revised Offer.  </li>
<li>With Hancock seemingly in the driver's seat, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/strike-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12473:1" rel="noopener">Strike Energy (STX AU)</a>, with 19.9% of shares out, proposed a one-for-one scrip Offer, with an indicative price of A$0.335/share.</li>
<li>Hancock has responded that its Offer provides certainty, with cash, whereas Strike's proposal does not. Now 15.84% of the register has come out in support of Hancock's Offer.</li>
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After the Gina Reinhart-backed Hancock bumped its Offer for Warrego Energy (WGO AU) to A$0.28/share, in cash, Beach Energy (BPT AU) declined to match the revised Offer.  
With Hancock seemingly in the driver's seat, Strike Energy (STX AU), with 19.9% of shares out, proposed a one-for-one scrip Offer, with an indicative price of A$0.335/share.
Hancock has responded that its Offer provides certainty, with cash, whereas Strike's proposal does not. Now 15.84% of the register has come out in support of Hancock's Offer.


Warrego Energy: Reinhart Disses Strike's "Superior" Offer

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/strike-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12473:1" rel="noopener">Strike Energy (STX AU)</a>’s revised off-market takeover is 1 STX share per <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/warrego-energy-ltd-082ab214-f4bb-4224-b321-8977486cd661" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7808:1" rel="noopener">Warrego Energy (WGO AU)</a> share, a 29.0% premium to its previous offer and a 21.4% premium to Hancock’s offer.</li>
<li>Hancock has the war chest to comfortably outbid STX. However, the smart move for Hancock is to be disciplined on price and instead bid for the combined STX/WGO post-completion.</li>
<li>The Board’s view will be sent in Target’s statement to be despatched by 29 December. At the last close, the gross spread to STX’s offer is 6.3%. </li>
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Strike Energy (STX AU)’s revised off-market takeover is 1 STX share per Warrego Energy (WGO AU) share, a 29.0% premium to its previous offer and a 21.4% premium to Hancock’s offer.
Hancock has the war chest to comfortably outbid STX. However, the smart move for Hancock is to be disciplined on price and instead bid for the combined STX/WGO post-completion.
The Board’s view will be sent in Target’s statement to be despatched by 29 December. At the last close, the gross spread to STX’s offer is 6.3%. 


Warrego (WGO AU): Strike Energy (STX AU) Strikes with a Revised Offer

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mineral-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15103:1" rel="noopener">Mineral Resources (MIN AU)</a> has launched an all-scrip off-market takeover offer at 1 MIN share for every 1,367 <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/norwest-energy-nl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1433:1" rel="noopener">Norwest Energy Nl (NWE AU)</a> shares, a 33.3% premium to undisturbed price.</li>
<li>There is no minimum acceptance condition, and the offer is only subject to prescribed occurrences. The timing is opportunistic and motivated by recent Perth Basin consolidation activity. </li>
<li>While the offer implies a premium to historical prices, the gross exchange ratio is unattractive. MIN’s key aim is privatisation, and a bump is likely required to achieve that goal.</li>
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Mineral Resources (MIN AU) has launched an all-scrip off-market takeover offer at 1 MIN share for every 1,367 Norwest Energy Nl (NWE AU) shares, a 33.3% premium to undisturbed price.
There is no minimum acceptance condition, and the offer is only subject to prescribed occurrences. The timing is opportunistic and motivated by recent Perth Basin consolidation activity. 
While the offer implies a premium to historical prices, the gross exchange ratio is unattractive. MIN’s key aim is privatisation, and a bump is likely required to achieve that goal.


Norwest Energy (NWE)’s Opportunistic Bid from Mineral Resources (MIN AU)

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Beach Energy (BPT AU)

(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: OZ Minerals, Warrego, Shandong Fengxiang, Toyo Construction

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

Last Week in Event SPACE: Oz Minerals, Warrego, JAFCO, Swire Pac's A&Bs, Korean Mandatory Offers

The silly season is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Warrego Energy: Reinhart Disses Strike's "Superior" Offer

Strike has 19.9% and ~13% consider its Offer superior. I think Warrego's board will probably agree. Hancock needs to bump to A$0.335/share.

David Blennerhassett

Warrego (WGO AU): Strike Energy (STX AU) Strikes with a Revised Offer

The smart move for Hancock is to be disciplined on price and instead bid for the combined STX/WGO post-completion. At the last close, the gross...

Arun George

Norwest Energy (NWE)’s Opportunistic Bid from Mineral Resources (MIN AU)

At the last close, the gross spread is 0.7%. As MIN’s offer is scrip-based and far from a knockout offer, this likely needs a bump if MIN is to...

Arun George

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