Pacific Alliance Asia Opp Fd Ld Result of Tender Offer (3717V)
December 12 2013 - 3:28AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3717V
Pacific Alliance Asia Opp Fd Ld
12 December 2013
12 December 2013
Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited
Result of Tender Offer
Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited ("PAX" or the
"Company") (AIM: PAX), the closed-end investment company admitted
to trading on AIM, today announces the result of its Tender
Offer.
The Tender Offer closed on Wednesday, 11 December 2013 and
6,412,093 of the Company's ordinary shares, representing
approximately 6 per cent. of the Company's ordinary shares in issue
and eligible to be tendered, have been accepted for repurchase by
the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, PAX Share Trading Limited,
at a tender price of US$1.57 per share.
A total of 97,592,600 of the Company's ordinary shares were
tendered in the Tender Offer of which 6,138,598 ordinary shares
were tendered as part of the Basic Entitlement (as defined in the
Tender Offer Circular dated 12 November 2013) and 91,454,002
ordinary shares were tendered as Excess Shares (as defined in the
Tender Offer Circular dated 12 November 2013).
A total of 273,495 Excess Shares were accepted pro rata from all
shareholders that tendered Excess Shares. As a result of the
transaction, a total of 6,412,093 ordinary shares tendered were
accepted for repurchase by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary,
PAX Share Trading Limited, at a tender price of US$1.57 per share,
representing approximately 6 per cent. of the Company's ordinary
shares in issue and eligible for tender.
Settlement is expected to take place on 19 December 2013 and
will be funded from a redemption of the investment holding in
Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.
Following the repurchase, the Company will have a total of
161,739,827 ordinary shares in issue, of which 61,283,704 will be
held to effectively replicate a treasury share facility by PAX
Share Trading Limited.
Background
On its admission to AIM in September 2006, the Company's
Admission Document indicated that it would seek to provide a
regular level of income in the form of a dividend up to an annual
yield of 8 per cent. of Net Asset Value. At an extraordinary
general meeting held on 7 May 2009 (the "2009 EGM"), the Company
was reorganised and a special resolution was passed authorising the
Company to increase its annual yield up to 12 per cent. of Net
Asset Value, which will be made as two separate 6 per cent.
distributions.
For more information, please contact:
MANAGER: LEGAL COUNSEL:
Chris Gradel, Managing Jon Lewis, General Counsel
Partner PAG
Pacific Alliance Investment 15/F, AIA Central
Management 1 Connaught Road
15/F, AIA Central Central, Hong Kong
1 Connaught Road T: (852) 2918 0088
Central, Hong Kong F: (852) 2918 0881
T: (852) 2918 0088 jlewis@pagasia.com
F: (852) 2918 0881
cgradel@pagasia.com
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BROKER: NOMINATED ADVISER:
Hiroshi Funaki Philip Secrett
Edmond de Rothschild Securities Grant Thornton UK LLP
T: (44) 20 7845 5960 T: (44) 20 7383 5100
F: (44) 20 7845 5961 Philip.J.Secrett@uk.gt.com
funds@lcfr.co.uk
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MEDIA RELATIONS:
Stephanie Barry
PAG
T: (852) 3719 3375
sbarry@pagasia.com
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About Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited
The Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Ltd (AIM: PAX) is a
closed-end investment company with net assets of US$168.23 million
as at 31 October 2013. PAX was admitted to trading on the AIM
Market of the London Stock Exchange in September 2006. PAX is
focused on investing in distressed credit, private equity
secondaries, activist investments and other opportunities offering
the possibility of unlocking the underlying value of a company or
asset across the Asian markets.
For more information about Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity
Fund Limited, please visit: www.pax-fund.com
Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited is a member of
PAG (formerly known as Pacific Alliance Group), the Asian
alternative investment fund management group. Founded in 2002, PAG
is now one of the region's largest Asia-focused alternative
investment managers, with funds under management across
Asia-focused alternative investment managers, with funds under
management across Private Equity, Real Estate and Absolute Return
strategies.
PAG has a presence across Asia with over 320 staff working in
the region.
For more information about PAG, please visit:
www.pagasia.com
This information is provided by RNS
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