NAUTRONIX LIMITED 2002-05-03 ASX-SIGNAL-G
HOMEX - Perth
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First Tech PLC ("First Tech") today announced that it proposes to
make a cash offer of A$0.55 per share for all the issued shares in
Nautronix Limited (ABN 009 019 603) ("Nautronix").
"We believe that our offer provides fair value to Nautronix
shareholders, given the reduction in Nautronix's projections forthe
current financial year announced on 1 February 2002" said Mr Ian A
Suttie, Chairman and controlling shareholder of First Tech
Nautronix's revision of its projections was considered by First Tech
to have breached the material adverse change condition of First
Tech's earlier offer (announced on 20 November 2001). That offer
lapsed on 28 February 2002 due to conditions remaining unfulfilled.
First Tech has relied on the revised projections announced by
Nautronix on 1 February 2002 in formulating this new offer.
First Tech is an unlisted public limited company incorporated in
Scotland for the principal purpose of making a bid for Nautronix. It
is currently wholly owned by Mr Suttie, who is one of Scotland's most
successful businessmen in the UK oilfield sector. Mr Suttie is the
founder, chairman and controlling shareholder of First Oil PLC, an
independent oil company with interests in the UK sector of the North
Sea. In 2001 Mr Suttie sold to Weatherford International Inc his own
group of companies, headed by Orwell Group PLC, which had become one
of the UK's largest independent oil service companies (reaching a
group turnover of GBP 100m).
Mr Mark Patterson, a Nautronix Group senior executive in charge of
the day to day operation of the offshore technology division, has
confirmed that, if First Tech's bid is successful, he will accept
appointment as a director of First Tech and CEO of Nautronix, and
will also takean equity stake in First Tech.
First Tech's offer will be subject to the conditions outlined in
Attachment A to this statement. The offer may be made by a
wholly-owned subsidiary of First Tech.
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