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Berlian Laju Tanker in share issue for unsecured creditors

Berlian Laju Tanker in share issue for unsecured creditors
Beleaguered Indonesian tanker firm, Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) plans to issue new shares valued at IDR267bn ($22m) to its unsecured creditors as part of its restructuring plan.

The company plans to issue 4.27bn shares, or 27% of its enlarged share capital, at IDR62.5 per share, the company said. The plan needs to be approved at a general shareholders meeting on 4 December.

The company warned that if shareholders do not approve the issue of the new shares there is a risk that unsecured creditors could apply to the courts to nullify the restructuring plan forcing the company into bankruptcy.

BLT halted payment of its $2bn debt in 2012, as its business crashed under the weight of the global commodity market downturn. The company has since come to a 10-year debt restructuring agreement with creditors.