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Abu Dhabi To Acquire Chartered Semiconductor (CHRT) In $1.8 Billion Deal

September 8, 2009 6:59 AM EDT
Advanced Technology Investment Company LLC of Abu Dhabi and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq: CHRT) of Singapore today announced a definitive agreement whereby ATIC would acquire Chartered for $1.8 billion.

Under this scheme of arrangement, each Chartered ordinary share will be acquired by ATIC for a cash consideration of S$2.68 per share. The transaction represents an equity value of approximately S$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion) and a total value of approximately S$5.6 billion (US$3.9 billion), including debt and convertible redeemable preference shares of approximately S$3.1 billion (US$2.2 billion) as of June 30, 2009. The price represents a premium of 14.2 percent to its 30 trading-day volume weighted average price, 26.8 percent to its 90 trading-day volume weighted average price and 44.2 percent to its 6-month volume weighted average price on the SGX. The estimated amount of consideration for each American Depositary Share ("ADSs") is US$18.641.

ATIC is a technology investment company wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.

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