19th Dec 2019 16:38
(Alliance News) - Amerisur Resources PLC's shareholders have voted in favour of the company's takeover by GeoPark Ltd, Amerisur said Thursday.
In November, Cardiff-based Amerisur agreed a GBP242 million takeover by Latin America-focused oil and gas producer GeoPark, which is paying 19.21 pence per share for Amerisur. Shares were up 0.5% on Thursday at 19.14p.
Amerisur began a strategic review in July, after receiving interest from fellow operators in Colombia, and rejected a USD260 million proposal from France's Maurel & Prom soon thereafter.
Some 82% of shareholders voted in favour acquisition on Thursday, with 18% rejecting it.
Amerisur expects the last day of trading in its shares to be January 15, with shares suspended the day after and then cancelled one day later.
By George Collard; [email protected]
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