Boskalis Buys 10 Pct Shares in Dockwise (The Netherlands)

Following a press release issued this morning regarding an intended offer for Dockwise Ltd. (“Dockwise”), Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (“Boskalis”) announces that it has acquired approximately 4 million shares in Dockwise in the course of trading today. This shareholding represents more than 10% of the shares in Dockwise.

As previously announced, HAL Investments B.V. has irrevocably committed to tender its shares in Dockwise under the intended offer, representing approximately 32% of the outstanding ordinary shares.

Boskalis has invited Dockwise to meet at short notice with a view to further discuss the proposed offer in order to come to a transaction that is supported and recommended by the Board of Directors of Dockwise.

Related:

Boskalis Buying Dockwise for $884 Mln (The Netherlands)

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Press Release, November 26, 2012