Disclosure Regarding Citadel Capital Portfolio Company Divesting Offshore Gulf of Suez Asset
17 December 2012
** Translation of the Arabic-language Original**
Disclosure Notice
Dear Sir,
Citadel Capital, (CCAP.CA on the Egyptian Exchange), the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa with US$ 9.5 billion in investments under control, confirmed today portfolio company National Petroleum Company Egypt Ltd. (NPC Egypt) has divested the National Petroleum Company Shukheir Marine Ltd.
The acquiring party is Sea Dragon Holding Ltd., a subsidiary of Sea Dragon Energy of Canada (TSXV:SDX). Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, Sea Dragon Holding Ltd. will pay NPC Egypt US$ 250,000 in cash at closing while also assuming at closing responsibility for c. US$ 3 million of the National Petroleum Company Shukheir Marine Ltd.’s existing accounts payable.
This transaction is the first of a number that will see the company exit non-core portfolio and platform companies as part of its transformation over the coming three years into an investment company. This transaction is important because it reduces the company’s risk and increases its focus over the coming years. The company aims to create value for shareholders by holding 11 strategic investments in five industries including energy, transportation and logistics, agriculture and consumer foods, mining and cement, across our core footprint in Egypt, East Africa and North Africa.
The assets of the National Petroleum Company Shukheir Marine Ltd. include a 100% participating interest in the Shukeir Marin concession containing the offshore Gulf of Suez concessions at the Shukeir Bay and Gamma oil fields.
Citadel Capital’s effective ownership of National Petroleum Company Egypt Ltd. (NPC Egypt) stands at 15.05%.
Disclosure Notice
Dear Sir,
Citadel Capital, (CCAP.CA on the Egyptian Exchange), the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa with US$ 9.5 billion in investments under control, confirmed today portfolio company National Petroleum Company Egypt Ltd. (NPC Egypt) has divested the National Petroleum Company Shukheir Marine Ltd.
The acquiring party is Sea Dragon Holding Ltd., a subsidiary of Sea Dragon Energy of Canada (TSXV:SDX). Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, Sea Dragon Holding Ltd. will pay NPC Egypt US$ 250,000 in cash at closing while also assuming at closing responsibility for c. US$ 3 million of the National Petroleum Company Shukheir Marine Ltd.’s existing accounts payable.
This transaction is the first of a number that will see the company exit non-core portfolio and platform companies as part of its transformation over the coming three years into an investment company. This transaction is important because it reduces the company’s risk and increases its focus over the coming years. The company aims to create value for shareholders by holding 11 strategic investments in five industries including energy, transportation and logistics, agriculture and consumer foods, mining and cement, across our core footprint in Egypt, East Africa and North Africa.
The assets of the National Petroleum Company Shukheir Marine Ltd. include a 100% participating interest in the Shukeir Marin concession containing the offshore Gulf of Suez concessions at the Shukeir Bay and Gamma oil fields.
Citadel Capital’s effective ownership of National Petroleum Company Egypt Ltd. (NPC Egypt) stands at 15.05%.