据世界天然气网站3月19日消息 总部位于新加坡的天然气运输巨头BW集团收购了Epic Gas 54.7%的已发行股份，并希望收购剩余股份。

BW集团周二在声明中称，它购买了38548329股Epic Gas股份，并发起了无条件收购要约，以每股1.6美元的价格收购剩余股份，附加对价等于350万美元，分别用于要约收购的股份总数和股份购买，前提是附加条件是每股收益不高于0.10美元。

Epic Gas股东可在2019年3月19日（含）至2019年4月16日（含）期间接受要约。

BW集团可自行决定延长要约期限（一次或多次），但要约期限在任何情况下均不得延长四周以上。

预计在要约期限届满后的三个工作日内解决要约。

Epic Gas是最大的商业运营商，也是小型加压液化石油气运输公司的第二大所有者。BW集团表示，该公司拥有39艘船只，规模从3500到11000立方米不等，主要服务于短途或区域液化石油气和化学品贸易。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

BW Group buys Epic Gas stake, eyes full takeover

Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group purchased 54.7 percent of the issued shares of Epic Gas and is looking to buy the remaining shares completing the takeover.

BW Group said in its statement on Tuesday it purchased 38,548,329 shares in Epic Gas and launched its unconditional tender offer to acquire the remaining shares for $1.6 per share and an additional consideration equaling $3.5 million divided by the total number of shares acquired under the offer and the share purchase, provided the additional consideration is not higher than $0.10 per share.

The shareholders of Epic Gas may accept the offer in the period from and including March 19, 2019, to and including April 16, 2019.

BW Group may at its sole discretion extend the offer period (one or more times), but the offer period will in no event be extended by more than four weeks.

Settlement of the Offer is expected to be made no later than three business days following expiry of the offer period.

Epic Gas is the largest commercial operator and second largest owner of small pressurized LPG carriers. It has a fleet of 39 vessels ranging from 3,500 to 11,000 cbm that typically serves the short-haul or regional LPG and chemicals trade, BW Group said.