据World Energy News网站12月21日伦敦报道,荷兰皇家壳牌公司和英国天然气集团(BG)21日表示,两家公司的股东们预计将在明年1月27日和28日就两家公司合并一事分别进行投票表决。
股东们批准是清除壳牌公司接管其规模较小竞争对手最后剩余的障碍。壳牌公司接管BG是过去10年里全球最大的能源交易之一,它将创建世界上最强大的LNG贸易商。
这笔交易在4月份报价时价值700亿美元,按当前的市场估值,这笔交易价值大约为530亿美元。
两家公司说,BG在21日已要求英国高等法院批准发布其计划文件以及召开股东大会。英国高等法院预计在发布BG的计划文件和壳牌公司股东招股书后批准BG的请求。
在获得股东们的批准以后,被收购公司的股票退市通常需要大约10个工作日,这意味着壳牌公司接管BG一事可能在明年2月中旬完成。
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原文如下:
Shell, BG Shareholders Merger Vote in January
World Energy News
December 21, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group shareholders are expected to vote on the merger of the two companies on Jan. 27 and 28, respectively, the firms said on Monday.
Shareholder approval is the final remaining hurdle to clear Shell's takeover of its smaller rival, one of the largest energy deals in a decade that will create the world's most powerful liquefied natural gas (LNGLF) (LNG) trader.
Worth $70 billion at the time of the offer in April, it is worth about $53 billion at current market valuations.
BG asked Britain's High Court on Monday for approval to publish its scheme document and to convene the shareholder meetings, the companies said.
Court approval is expected on Tuesday, the companies said, followed by the publication of BG's scheme document and the Shell shareholder prospectus.
Following shareholder approval, the delisting of an acquired company's shares typically takes around 10 working days. This means Shell's takeover of BG could complete in mid-February.