Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG), controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva, published its offer to purchase the public's holding in Delek Energy Systems Ltd. (TASE: DLEN) after the market closed yesterday. Delek Group is offering shareholders participation units in Delek Energy subsidiaries Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling LP (TASE: DEDR.L), which directly owns shares in the Yam Tethys, Tamar, and Leviathan gas fields, in exchange.
Delek Group owns 79.87% of Delek Energy. It is offering to buy 1,009,910 Delek Energy shares in exchange for 27 participation units in Delek Drilling and 472 participation units in Avner per share. The exchange reflects the companies' current prices, neither a premium or discount, although this might change by the deadline
The deadline for responding to the offer is August 16. If the shareholders accept the offer, Delek Group will delist Delek Energy from the TASE.
Delek Group's share price fell 1.8% by midday to NIS 712, giving a market cap of NIS 8.24 billion, Delek Energy's share price fell 0.6% to NIS 1,255, giving a market cap of NIS 6.33 billion, Delek Drilling's share price fell 0.9% to NIS 1.13, giving a market cap of NIS 6.22 billion, and Avner's share price fell 1.2% to NIS 1.99, giving a market cap of NIS 6.7 billion.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on August 3, 2011
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