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Essar Shipping Updates on Delisting Offer



Posted On : 2007-03-20 00:17:00( TIMEZONE : IST )

Essar Shipping Updates on Delisting Offer

Essar Shipping Ltd has announced the following:

Essar Shipping & Logistics Ltd has informed the Company pursuant to the approval of the shareholders for delisting of equity shares of Essar Shipping Ltd ("Target Company") from Bombay stock Exchange Ltd ("BSE") pursuant to SEBI (Delisting of Securities) Guidelines, 2003, The Essar Shipping & Logistics Ltd had made a Public Announcement for making an offer to the Public Shareholders of the Target Company in terms of the Guidelines.

The Reverse Book Building Process ("RBB") closed on March 16, 2007. As the aggregate number of shares tendered by the Public Shareholders was less than the number required to reduce the public shareholding of the Target Company to fall below minimum public shareholding determined as per the provisions of the Listing Agreement, the Delisting Offer has failed in terms of the Guidelines and no securities can be acquired pursuant to such Delisting Offer.

In light of the facts and law stated above, the Target Company will continue to remain listed on BSE. The shares deposited in the Special Depository Account of the trading members during the RBB will be returned to the respective public shareholders in accordance with the Guidelines.

Source : Equity Bulls

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