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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frasers-hospitality-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:913:1" rel="noopener">Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP)</a>’s EGM and trust scheme meeting will take place on 12 September. The effective date is 12 October with a payment date of 19 October.</li>
<li>The offer comprises S$0.70 cash per share + permitted distributions (estimated 1.356 cents). The IFA considers the scheme consideration to be fair and reasonable.  </li>
<li>This is a done deal. For a 19 October payment, the gross and annualised spread of the offer (inc. permitted DPU) S$0.714 per unit is 1.9% and 12.1%, respectively. </li>
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Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP)’s EGM and trust scheme meeting will take place on 12 September. The effective date is 12 October with a payment date of 19 October.
The offer comprises S$0.70 cash per share + permitted distributions (estimated 1.356 cents). The IFA considers the scheme consideration to be fair and reasonable.  
This is a done deal. For a 19 October payment, the gross and annualised spread of the offer (inc. permitted DPU) S$0.714 per unit is 1.9% and 12.1%, respectively. 


Fraser Hospitality Trust’s Scheme Meeting on 12 September

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frasers-hospitality-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:913:1" rel="noopener">Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP)</a> announced a privatisation proposal from Frasers Property Limited at S$0.70 cash per share + permitted distributions (estimated 1.2961 cents).  </li>
<li>The offer is the culmination of a strategic review announced on 8 April. The offer price is attractive in comparison to historical multiples, precedent transactions and historical unit prices.</li>
<li>At the last close and for the September end effective date, the gross and annualised spread to the total offer price of S$0.713 per unit is 3.3% and 11.1%, respectively. </li>
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Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP) announced a privatisation proposal from Frasers Property Limited at S$0.70 cash per share + permitted distributions (estimated 1.2961 cents).  
The offer is the culmination of a strategic review announced on 8 April. The offer price is attractive in comparison to historical multiples, precedent transactions and historical unit prices.
At the last close and for the September end effective date, the gross and annualised spread to the total offer price of S$0.713 per unit is 3.3% and 11.1%, respectively. 


Fraser Hospitality Trust’s Privatisation Offer from Frasers Property Limited

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>With a little under a week to the Scheme Meeting, <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10934:1" rel="noopener">ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)</a></strong> revised terms to S$0.097 cash plus 1.7729 new EREIT Units for each <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ara-logos-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:937:1" rel="noopener">ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP)</a></strong> unit.</li>
<li>The revised terms provide an indicative Offer price of S$0.933, a 5.3% increase over the original Scheme consideration. </li>
<li>The Scheme Meeting for ARA Logos  - and ESR's EGM - have been deferred. No definite timetable was provided for its rescheduling although late February is probably a reasonable estimate. </li>
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With a little under a week to the Scheme Meeting, ESR-REIT (EREIT SP) revised terms to S$0.097 cash plus 1.7729 new EREIT Units for each ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP) unit.
The revised terms provide an indicative Offer price of S$0.933, a 5.3% increase over the original Scheme consideration. 
The Scheme Meeting for ARA Logos  - and ESR's EGM - have been deferred. No definite timetable was provided for its rescheduling although late February is probably a reasonable estimate. 


ARA Logos (ALLT SP): ESR Bumps. Scheme Meeting Delayed

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<li>The Scheme Document for the S$1.4bn <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10934:1" rel="noopener">ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)</a></strong>/ <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ara-logos-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:937:1" rel="noopener">ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP)</a></strong> merger has now been <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/ALOG%20-%20Scheme%20Document.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=696721" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dispatched</a>.</li>
<li>The Scheme Meeting will take place on the 27 January with the expected date for the payment of the Cash Consideration and issuance of Consideration Units on the 28 February. </li>
<li>The IFA (ING Bank) considered the terms of the Scheme to be fair and reasonable.</li>
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The Scheme Document for the S$1.4bn ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)/ ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP) merger has now been dispatched.
The Scheme Meeting will take place on the 27 January with the expected date for the payment of the Cash Consideration and issuance of Consideration Units on the 28 February. 
The IFA (ING Bank) considered the terms of the Scheme to be fair and reasonable.


ARA Logos (ALLT SP): Scheme Doc Out. Meeting On 27 Jan

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10934:1" rel="noopener">ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ara-logos-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:937:1" rel="noopener">ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP)</a> (ALOG) have <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/ALOG%20-%20Joint%20Announcement%20-%20Proposed%20Merger%20with%20ESR-REIT%20by%20way%20of%20a%20Trust%20Scheme%20of%20Arrangement.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=686935" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> a S$1.4bn merger, where ESR-Reit will acquire all of ALOG's units in a cash &amp; scrip transaction by way of a Scheme.</p>
<p>ALOG unitholders will receive an indicative Scheme Consideration of S$0.95/ALOG unit,  comprising S$0.095 in cash and 1.6765 new ESR-Reit units, to be issued at S$0.51/unit. However, if using ESR's last closing price, the implied Offer is $0.8746/unit, or a 6.46% discount last close. </p>
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<p>That discount to the undisturbed is less than inspiring. However, the indicative Offer Price is a six-year high, you're receiving 90% of the consideration in scrip, and the exchange ratio is in line with the 12-month average. That's probably enough to get it over the line </p>
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ESR-REIT (EREIT SP) and ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP) (ALOG) have proposed a S$1.4bn merger, where ESR-Reit will acquire all of ALOG's units in a cash &amp; scrip transaction by way of a Scheme.
ALOG unitholders will receive an indicative Scheme Consideration of S$0.95/ALOG unit,  comprising S$0.095 in cash and 1.6765 new ESR-Reit units, to be issued at S$0.51/unit. However, if using ESR's last closing price, the implied Offer is $0.8746/unit, or a 6.46% discount last close. 


That discount to the undisturbed is less than inspiring. However, the indicative Offer Price is a six-year high, you're receiving 90% of the consideration in scrip, and the exchange ratio is in line with the 12-month average. That's probably enough to get it over the line 


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ARA Logos (ALLT SP) To Merge with ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)

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Fraser Hospitality Trust’s Scheme Meeting on 12 September

This is a done deal. For a 19 October payment, the annualised spread of the offer (inc. permitted DPU) S$0.714 per unit is 12.1%.

Arun George

Fraser Hospitality Trust’s Privatisation Offer from Frasers Property Limited

The offer price is attractive. At the last close and for the September end effective date, the annualised spread to the total offer price of...

Arun George

ARA Logos (ALLT SP): ESR Bumps. Scheme Meeting Delayed

I don't see the revised terms swaying the proxy advisors. The recent voting for Soilbuild Business Space REIT's Scheme was very close. 89.32% voted...

David Blennerhassett

ARA Logos (ALLT SP): Scheme Doc Out. Meeting On 27 Jan

There's a strong enough argument here for the deal to get up. It is, however, worth pointing out the recent voting for Soilbuild. Trading almost at...

David Blennerhassett

ARA Logos (ALLT SP) To Merge with ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)

On balance, there's probably enough here for the deal to get up. But the recent voting for Soilbuild does lend an element of risk. But at this...

David Blennerhassett

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