Who would have thought that after trimming its media operations, Singapore Press Holding (SGX:T39) would become so attractive among other companies?
Keppel was the first to propose acquiring Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) through a privatisation offer on 2 August 2021. The full breakdown of this agreement can be found in Alvin’s video.
On 28 October 2021 Cuscaden Peak, a Temasek-linked consortium of three property firms came out of nowhere and proposed an alternative offer for SPH. This is interesting, and if you own shares in SPH, you should keep reading. Well, even if you aren’t, it might be a worthwhile read for you!
Keppel’s Proposal to acquire SPH
Let’s start with a recap of the Keppel proposal:
As part of Keppel’s proposal, for each unit of SPH stock they own, SPH shareholders will receive:
This total consideration of S$2.099 per share represents a 39.9% premium over the last market price of S$1.5 per share on
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