Chinese rescue Santos

Original article by Simon Evans, Angela Macdonald-Smith, Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 12 : 10-Nov-15

China-based Hony Capital will initially acquire a 9.9 per cent stake in Santos for $A500m, although its participation in a $A2.5bn rights issue means the private equity firm will invest about $A700m in the oil and gas group in total. Santos investors will be offered new shares at $A3.85 apiece, compared with the group’s closing price of $A5.91 on 6 November 2015. Meanwhile, Clough CEO Kevin Gallagher will become CEO of Santos in early 2016.

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SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, HONY CAPITAL LIMITED, CLOUGH LIMITED, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, PIZZA EXPRESS, SWISSE WELLNESS PTY LTD, BIOSTIME INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, SCEPTER PARTNERS, BERNSTEIN AND ASSOCIATES, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LAZARD PTY LTD, LEGEND GROUP LIMITED, TEMASEK HOLDINGS (PTE) LTD