and this one just came out. Looks like AGK will make a cash bid for SGL shares.
Wonder how much it will be.
Anyone done calcs on SGL?
December 23, 2008 - 2:12PM
AGL Energy, Australia's top energy retailer, triggered speculation it was making a bid for Sydney Gas after both stocks were halted from trade pending a major transaction.
Sydney Gas, a junior coal seam gas producer worth about $110 million, said in a short statement it would make an announcement about a takeover bid, but did not name the bidder.
Separately, AGL telegraphed a "material transaction", but gave no details.
Shares in mining services firm AJ Lucas Group, which owns a fifth of Sydney Gas, were also suspended.
"Looking at the companies that have requested a trading halt, it would suggest AGL is going to make a takeover bid for Sydney Gas," said Adam Dixon, a fund manager at Ausbil Dexia.
A source with knowledge of the deal told Reuters that AGL, which already has a joint venture agreement with Sydney Gas to develop a coal-seam gas field in New South Wales state, was launching a cash takeover bid for Sydney Gas.
AGL said it expected to make an announcement before the start of trading on Wednesday.
AGL, which has boosted its balance sheet with a string of divestments worth over $3 billion over the past year, has said it is seeking acquisitions to increase its gas reserves to reduce purchases on the wholesale gas market after a sharp rise in prices over the past two years.
Last week, AGL moved to shore up its coal-seam gas reserves in New South Wales by paying AJ Lucas Group and Molopo Australia $370 million for exploration ground in the Gloucester Basin.
Reuters
http://business.smh.com.au/business/markets/agl-tipped-to-bid-for-sydney-gas-20081223-742u.html
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