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OCBC makes privatisation bid for Great Eastern with $25.60 offer price

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 2 min read
OCBC makes privatisation bid for Great Eastern with $25.60 offer price
OCBC has announced a $1.4 billion voluntary unconditional general offer for the 11.56% stake in Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) that it does not currently own. Photo: OCBC
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Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) (SGX:O39)  has announced a $1.4 billion voluntary unconditional general offer for the 11.56% stake in Great Eastern Holdings G07 (GEH) G07that it does not currently own.

According to a May 10 statement, this will strengthen OCBC’s business pillars of banking, wealth management and insurance, and optimise its capital to enhance shareholder returns. 

The offer price of $25.60 represents a 36.9% premium over GEH’s last traded price of $18.70 and premiums of 38.6%, 40.0% and 42.4% over the one-month, three-month and 12-month periods up to and including the last trading date of May 9. 

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