RE: BASF1 Jul 2025 08:42
NAV,
Afaik Slim would need to make an offer for the rest of HBR as the 'corporate vehicle' would be acting in concert :
"The mandatory offer code, primarily governed by Rule 9 of the UK Takeover Code, dictates that if a person or group acting in concert acquires 30% or more of a company's voting rights, they must make a mandatory offer to all remaining shareholders. This offer must be in cash or include a cash alternative, and the price cannot be lower than the highest price paid by the acquirer (or their concert parties) for the shares in the preceding 12 months.."
Now if he gets BASF at a bargain basement price, that would make the economics of acquiring the remaining share capital of HBR that so much more attractive, so not beyond the realms of possibilities, guess our BoD have already got this covered, I hope !
aimo & dyor