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Femi Otedola Plans to Buy Forte Oil Upstream, Power Firm

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: January 16, 2019
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Femi Otedola, Majority shareholder of Forte Oil Plc, is planning to buy out the Forte Oil’s upstream services and power distribution firm to be ratified by the shareholders on February 7.

This was revealed in a letter to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday by Mr Akinleye Olagbende, the firm’s Company Secretary.

Olagbende said the move followed shareholders’ approval, on May 23, 2018, of the divestment of Forte Oil from its Ghana unit AP Oil and Gas and Amperion Power Distribution Company, which holds the group’s interest in Geregu Power Plc.

He said the company’s efforts to dispose the assets was hit by low interest in the bidding process as well as low price expectations.

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“A public tender sale process was commenced to attract interested potential investors to participate in the divestment opportunity.

“Upon review of the outcome of the sale process, the management of the company is of the view that there was an unexpectedly low interest in the bidding process.

“The pricing proposal does not meet its expectation, based on an independent valuation of Amperion, thus, may not be in the best interest of its shareholders,” Olagbende said.

He said based on the development, the company’s chairman had expressed interest to participate in the divestment opportunity through his designated vehicle.

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According to him, the proposal will be subject to a rigorous review by the company’s management and if successful must be in line with relevant extant regulatory requirements.

He said the process, if successfully completed, would ensure adequate funding for the company’s downstream operations.

He explained that the proceeds of this restructuring exercise would enable the company to compete more favourably and achieve its planned expansion objectives within the downstream subsector.

“This will also reduce our finance cost significantly and increase distributable earnings for the benefit of our shareholders,” he added.

okay reported that Otedola earlier planned on selling his 75 per cent direct and indirect holdings in Forte Oil downstream business.

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