Mercator’s wholly owned subsidiary - Mercator International (MIPL) has entered into a subscription agreement with its listed subsidiary Mercator Lines (Singapore) (MLSL) which is subject to the shareholder’s approval of MLSL. Pursuant to the subscription agreement, MIPL proposes to subscribe to convertible bonds due in 2017, aggregating to $19 million on the terms and conditions set out therein.
The convertible bonds are convertible into fully paid-up new ordinary shares in the capital of MLS at a conversion price of S$ 0.1670. The bonds are secured and carry a coupon of 7% per annum. The maximum number of conversion shares to be allotted and issued by the MLS, pursuant to the full conversion of the convertible bonds is 141,060,606, which will increase MIPL’s shareholding in MLSL to 74.79% from 71.95%.
Mercator is the second-largest private sector shipping company on a consolidated basis in India, in terms of tonnage capacity. The group has a presence in varied segments namely shipping, offshore services, oil exploration and production, dredging, coal mining/trading and logistics.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Shipping Corpn. | 305.85 |
| GE Shipping | 1425.30 |
| Dredging Corp | 976.65 |
| Seamec | 1556.00 |
| Shreeji Ship.Global | 377.10 |
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