BW LPG Agreed To Acquire 12 Modern Very Large Gas Carriers From Avance Gas For $ 1.05B
BW LPG Agreed To Acquire 12 Modern Very Large Gas Carriers From Avance Gas For $ 1.05B
The acquisition fleet comprises four 91K CBM dual fuel VLGCs, of which two are 2022-built and two are 2023-built, and eight 2015-built 83K CBM VLGCs of which six are scrubber-fitted.
收购船队包括四艘9.1万立方米双燃料VLGC，其中两艘为2022年建造，两艘为2023年建造，以及八艘2015年建造的8.3万立方米VLGC，其中六艘安装了洗涤器。
The Transaction is funded through the issuance of 19.282 million new BW LPG shares to Avance Gas, a cash consideration of US$ 585.4 million, of which US$ 368 million is to fund the repayment of the existing bank debt of 10 vessels. Remaining debt in the amount of US$ 132 million pertaining to two sale-leaseback vessels is to be novated. US$ 235.4 million of the cash consideration will be paid from BW LPG's available cash resources and US$ 350 million will be financed by a shareholder loan from BW Group, BW LPG's largest shareholder.
此交易通过向Avance Gas发行1928.2万股新的BW LPG股份、支付现金价值58540万美元，其中36800万美元用于偿还10艘船舶现有的银行债务，剩余的13200万美元债务与两艘出售-租赁回租船舶有关应转让。58540万美元中的23540万美元将从BW LPG的可用现金资源中支付，35000万美元将由BW Group、BW LPG的最大股东提供股东贷款。