LONDON (ShareCast) - A £13.8m cash offer for AIM listed Forum Energy has sent the Philippine-focussed oil and gas group sharply higher Friday.
Philex Petroleum Corporation (PPC), 51% owned by Philex Mining Corporation (PMC), wants to buy the shares it doesn’t already own for 48p each.
PMC owns 51% of FEC Resources, which holds 8.55m Forum shares, or 29.78% of the business, meaning that PPC and its associates own 12.55m shares or almost 44% of Forum.
Forum said the offer is only being made because the rules of the Takeover Code require PPC to do so following its acquisition of 4m shares on 1 July.
Bosses will consider the deal when they receive the offer documents, but advise Forum's shareholders to take no action at the moment.