HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Pvt Ltd (”Manager to the Offer”) for and on behalf of indiaSTAR (Mauritius) Ltd (”Acquirer”) has issued this Corrigendum to the Public Announcement to the shareholders of Garware Offshore Services Ltd (”Target Company”), which is in continuation of and should be read in conjunction with the Public Announcement (”PA”) dated November 07, 2007 and the Corrigendum to the PA dated December 14, 2007, December 19, 2007 & March 10, 2008 respectively, pursuant to Regulation 10 and other applicable provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 and subsequent amendments thereto (“SEBI (SAST) Regulations”).
The shareholders of the Target Company are requested to note the following:
1. Note 2 of the Corrigendum to the PA dated March 10, 2008 has been revised as follows:-
“The Shareholders of the Target Company may please note that the Acquirer has agreed to pay Interest at the rate of 10% per annum to the shareholders of the Target Company who have validly tendered their shares in the Offer, for the delay caused in completion of the obligations under the Offer.”
As a result of the above the Cash Offer Price has been revised to Rs 234.67/- (Rupees Two Hundred & Thirty Four & Paise Sixty Seven Only) per share in cash comprising of Rs 230.00/- (Rupees Two Hundred & Thirty Only) per Equity Share (”Offer Price”) plus interest of Rs 4.67/- (Rupees Four & Paise Sixty Seven Only) per Equity Share calculated at the rate of 10% per annum from the date 77 (seventy seven) days after February 05, 2008 i.e. from February 05, 2008 till April 22, 2008 i.e. revised date of the payment of consideration to the Shareholders of the Target Company as mentioned in the Corrigendum to the PA dated March 10, 2008.
2. Section 1.7.5 of the PA has been revised as follows:-
“The minimum offer price which in terms of Regulation 20(4) of the Regulations is the highest of the prices mentioned in the table above, works out to Rs 110.00 (Rupees One Hundred & Ten Only) & the Cash Offer Price of Rs 234.67/- (Rupees Two Hundred & Thirty Four & Paise Sixty Seven Only) being not less than the highest of the prices computed in accordance with the parameters as illustrated above, is therefore justified in terms of Regulation 20 of the SEBI (SAST ) Regulations.”
The other terms & conditions of the Offer remain unchanged. Terms used but not defined in this Corrigendum shall have the same meaning as assigned in the PA.