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Keppel O&M and Sembmarine merger transaction get SGX approval

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has given in-principal approval for merger transaction of Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M).

Marcus Hand, Editor

January 30, 2023

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SGX has given in-principal approval for Sembmarine to acquire all the entire issued and paid-up share capital of Keppel O&M. The exchange is also gave approval for the quotation for up to 36,848,072,918 Keppel O&M Consideration Shares.

In October last year it was announced that the merger would be restructured as an acquisition of Keppel O&M by Sembmarine with the latter becoming the “combined entity” owning both its current business and the offshore and marine business of Keppel, as a way to simplify the transaction for stock listing approval, which previously would have acquired court approval.

The merger of Singapore’s two main shipyard groups was first proposed in mid-2021, with a merger plan agreed in April 2022 and revised terms announced in October of the same year. It October Keppel Corp said it was hoped the transaction would close by the end of 2022.

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Marcus Hand

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Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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