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Cherat Cement to acquire 64.07% stake in Nimir Chemical

Mettis Global • • 1 min read

Cherat Cement to acquire 64.07% stake in Nimir Chemical

Cherat Cement Company (CHCC) has agreed to buy 64.07% of Nimir Industrial Chemicals (NICL) for about Rs24.09 billion, Mettis Global reported. The agreements, signed on October 30 and disclosed to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on November 2, set a price of Rs340 per share.

The proposed purchase covers 70.86 million NICL shares: 56.40 million shares, or 51%, from controlling shareholders, plus another 14.46 million shares, or 13.07%, from non-controlling shareholders. Completion requires regulatory and other approvals and satisfaction of conditions in the agreements, while no completion date has been announced.

Cherat Cement plans to make a public offer through KTrade Securities, the offer manager, in line with applicable takeover rules. The company said it would update the exchange as the transaction progresses.

At a glance

  • Cherat Cement agreed to acquire 64.07% of NICL for about Rs24.09 billion.
  • The agreed price is Rs340 per share.
  • Regulatory approvals and other conditions remain outstanding.

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Originally reported by Mettis Global

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