TVS Finance - Updates on Delisting Offer
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Spark Capital Advisors (I) Pvt Ltd (”Manager to the Offer”) on behalf of TVS Investments Ltd (”Acquirer”) has issued this Public Announcement to the shareholders of TVS Finance & Services Ltd (”Target Company”), which is in continuation of & should be read in conjunction with the original PA dated March 10, 2008, in respect of the proposed acquisition & consequent delisting of the equity shares of the Target Company pursuant to & in compliance with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Securities) Guidelines, 2003 (”Guidelines”).
The Delisting Offer opened on March 26, 2008 & closed on March 28, 2008 for the shareholders holding shares in dematerialised form.
1. The price of the Equity Shares discovered as per the Guidelines (”Discovered Price”) is Rs 25 per Equity Share, at which the maximum number of Equity Shares have been tendered under the Book Building Process.
2. The Acquirer accepts the Discovered Price of Rs 25 per Equity Share as the Price for acquisition of the Equity Shares (”Exit Price”). Consequently, the Acquirer shall accept all the bids at or below the Exit Price & the equity shareholders who have tendered their Equity Shares at or below the exit Price will be paid consideration at the Exit Price of Rs 25 per equity Share.
3. The settlement of funds will be according to the timelines specified in the PA, Equity Shares which have been tendered at a price exceeding the Discovered Price of Rs 25 will be returned to shareholders on or before April 04, 2008.
4. The Acquirer will initiate necessary steps to delist the equity shares of the Company from BSE & Madras Stock Exchange (MSE).
5. The Acquirer will be pleased to accept the Equity Shares from the shareholders holding the Equity Shares in physical form at the Exit Price of Rs 25 per Equity Share till April 17, 2008.
6. The Acquirer undertakes to accept the Equity Shares held by the remaining shareholders including those whose bids were rejected due to reasons specified in para 3, at the Exit Price of Rs 25 per Equity Share for a period of 6 months from the date of delisting of the equity shares from BSE & MSE in terms of the Guidelines.