In this briefing:
- DHICO (Doosan Heavy) Rights Offer: Conditions & Timetable
- GrainCorp (GNC AU): Pressure Mounts, Diminishing the Prospects of a Bump to the LTAP Bid
1. DHICO (Doosan Heavy) Rights Offer: Conditions & Timetable
- This is a total ₩608.4bil rights offer. This is larger than initially expected. A projected ₩543bil will be raised through common share issuance. The other ₩65bil will be raised in the form of RCPS. This is a combined 72.56% capital increase with a 42.05% share dilution.
- 80% will be allocated to the stockholders. Per share allocation for the stockholders is 0.58. Mar 27 is the ex-rights day for both Common and RCPS. Subscription rights will be listed and trade on Apr 19~25 only for Common. May 2 is for final pricing. New Common shares will be listed on May 29.
- Offering size is much larger than initially expected. In the short-term, DHICO shares will likely take a harsh beating. At this point, we’d better stay away from it for now.
2. GrainCorp (GNC AU): Pressure Mounts, Diminishing the Prospects of a Bump to the LTAP Bid
Frustration on the slow progress of the LTAP bid came to a head at the recent AGM, where shareholders registered what appeared to be protest votes aimed at Graincorp Ltd A (GNC AU)’s director elections and remuneration. The Board has currently three options to unlock shareholder value – achieve a binding LTAP bid, commence the portfolio review driven sale process or adopt the Tanarra Capital proposal.
The option with the highest potential to unlock shareholder value remains the LTAP bid. However, the Board’s dithering and pursual of unattractive alternative options have given LTAP more justification to lower than bump its bid, in our view.
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