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In today’s briefing:
- Isetan Singapore (ISET SP): Isetan Mitsukoshi (3099 JP)’s 154% Premium Scheme Offer
- Isetan Singapore (ISET SP): Mitsukoshi’s BIGLY Premium Offer
- Expanded suite of 8 Thai SDRs tracking over 40% of Thailand’s SET50 Index
- Union Steel co-founder Ang Yew Chye ups stake
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Isetan Singapore (ISET SP): Isetan Mitsukoshi (3099 JP)’s 154% Premium Scheme Offer
- Isetan Singapore (ISET SP) disclosed privatisation through a scheme of arrangement from Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd (3099 JP) at S$7.20 per share, a 153.5% premium to the last close.
- The high takeover premium reflects the fair value of investment properties of S$300.4 million, i.e., S$7.28 per share, marginally above the offer price.
- The offer is attractive and 2.1% higher than the all-time high. The vote should comfortably get up. The scheme meeting is from early to mid-July.
Isetan Singapore (ISET SP): Mitsukoshi’s BIGLY Premium Offer
- Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd (3099 JP), the controlling shareholder of department store operator Isetan Singapore (ISET SP), is offering $7.20/share, by way of a Scheme.
- That’s a whopping 153.5% premium to last close. And a 178.9% premium to ISET’s NAV (as at 31 Dec 2023).
- Apart from Mitsukoshi’s 52.73% stake, no other shareholder has >5%. This is a done deal. But why the large premium?
Expanded suite of 8 Thai SDRs tracking over 40% of Thailand’s SET50 Index
- SGX welcomes 5 new Thai SDRs which allow investors to trade Thai blue-chip companies in the same way they would trade stocks listed in Singapore.
- The 5 new SDRs are Advanced Info Service (SGX SDR stock code: TADD), Delta Electronics (TDED), Gulf Energy Development (TGED), Kasikornbank (TKKD) and Siam Cement Group (TSCD).
- In total, the 8 Thai SDRs cover more than 40% of the SET50 benchmark and each of the 8 SDRs represent a different sector.
Union Steel co-founder Ang Yew Chye ups stake
- Union Steel co-founder Ang Yew Chye ups stake Digital Core Reit Management also continued to buy back units of Digital Core Reit over three of the four sessions.
- Between Mar 25 and 26, Union Steel Holdings executive director Ang Yew Chye bought 930,000 shares at S$0.47 per share.