Telenor, Charoen Pokphand Group Explore Merger of Thai Telecom Units
22 Novembre 2021 - 9:07AM
Dow Jones News
By Dominic Chopping
Norwegian telecom provider Telenor ASA said Monday that it and
Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group have agreed to explore a
potential merger of the telecom operations of Total Access
Communication PCL and True Corp. in Thailand.
Total Access Communication, known as dtac, is Telenor's
mobile-phone provider in Thailand. True's telecom operations form
part of CP Group's True communications group in the country.
Telenor said it believes there will be significant opportunities
in Asia coming from digitalization and technical advancements in
the coming years, and the proposed transaction will create a
company with around 55 million customers and pro forma revenue of
around $6.9 billion in 2020.
If the transaction proceeds, it will be a merger of equals and
will consist of a conditional voluntary tender offer for dtac and
True, followed by an amalgamation of the two companies, the company
said.
The per-share offer price for dtac will be 47.76 Thai baht
($1.46), which represents a 25% premium to the one-month
volume-weighted average price, and the offer price for True will be
THB5.09, which also represents a 25% premium to the one-month VWAP,
the company said.
The agreed exchange ratio is 10.221 True shares per dtac share,
the company said.
Telenor and CP Group will aim for an ownership share of around
one third each in the merged entity, with the company listed on the
Stock Exchange of Thailand. The parties aim to reach the necessary
agreements by the end of the first quarter of 2022, the company
said.
Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com
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