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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a> entered a scheme implementation deed with Cooke at A$5.23 per share, a 48.6% premium to the undisturbed price of A$3.52.</li>
<li>The offer price is an all-time share price high. The scheme is not subject to due diligence or a financing condition. Cooke also noted that it had received FIRB approval.</li>
<li>This is a done deal. At last close and for year-end payment, the gross and annualised spread to the offer is 1.8% and 4.6%, respectively.</li>
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Tassal (TGR AU) entered a scheme implementation deed with Cooke at A$5.23 per share, a 48.6% premium to the undisturbed price of A$3.52.
The offer price is an all-time share price high. The scheme is not subject to due diligence or a financing condition. Cooke also noted that it had received FIRB approval.
This is a done deal. At last close and for year-end payment, the gross and annualised spread to the offer is 1.8% and 4.6%, respectively.


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<li>On 19 July, Cooke, the spurned suitor, increased its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a> to 10.49%. The average price to build the 10.49% stake is A$4.14 per share. </li>
<li>Cooke also hired Phil Wiese, the former CEO of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huon-aquaculture-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12348:1" rel="noopener">Huon Aquaculture (HUO AU)</a>, as a MD in Canada. Mr Wiese is well qualified to run Tassal should Cooke acquire it. </li>
<li>With shareholders happy to sell to Cooke despite the Board’s assertions that the previous bid undervalued Tassal, a new offer will force the Board to engage.</li>
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On 19 July, Cooke, the spurned suitor, increased its stake in Tassal (TGR AU) to 10.49%. The average price to build the 10.49% stake is A$4.14 per share. 
Cooke also hired Phil Wiese, the former CEO of Huon Aquaculture (HUO AU), as a MD in Canada. Mr Wiese is well qualified to run Tassal should Cooke acquire it. 
With shareholders happy to sell to Cooke despite the Board’s assertions that the previous bid undervalued Tassal, a new offer will force the Board to engage.


Tassal: Cooke Increases Its Stake to 10.49%

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<li>On 1 July, Cooke, the spurned suitor, disclosed that it further increased its stake from 5.40% to 7.60% at an average price of A$4.59 per share. </li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a> Board decided not to engage with Cooke as its third offer of A$4.85 per share did not reflect the fundamental value of the business. </li>
<li>Cooke's recent actions suggest that it will not be easily deterred. We think that it is likely that Cooke returns with another offer which will force the Board to engage.</li>
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On 1 July, Cooke, the spurned suitor, disclosed that it further increased its stake from 5.40% to 7.60% at an average price of A$4.59 per share. 
The Tassal (TGR AU) Board decided not to engage with Cooke as its third offer of A$4.85 per share did not reflect the fundamental value of the business. 
Cooke's recent actions suggest that it will not be easily deterred. We think that it is likely that Cooke returns with another offer which will force the Board to engage.


Tassal: Cooke Remains a Determined Suitor

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<li>Glenn Bruce Cooke has acquired a 5.40% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a> at an average price of A$3.58. The shares rose 3.1% to close at a 1-year high of A$3.97.</li>
<li>Mr Cooke has shown previous interest in Tassal and its key competitor, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huon-aquaculture-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12348:1" rel="noopener">Huon Aquaculture (HUO AU)</a>. Huon was ultimately acquired by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jbs-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24455:1" rel="noopener">JBS SA (JBSS3 BZ)</a> in November 2021.</li>
<li>Tassal is a better business than Huon due to more stable operations and higher margins. Benchmarking to the Huon transaction multiples implies a floor offer price of A$4.65 per share.  </li>
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Glenn Bruce Cooke has acquired a 5.40% stake in Tassal (TGR AU) at an average price of A$3.58. The shares rose 3.1% to close at a 1-year high of A$3.97.
Mr Cooke has shown previous interest in Tassal and its key competitor, Huon Aquaculture (HUO AU). Huon was ultimately acquired by JBS SA (JBSS3 BZ) in November 2021.
Tassal is a better business than Huon due to more stable operations and higher margins. Benchmarking to the Huon transaction multiples implies a floor offer price of A$4.65 per share.  


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Leroy Seafood Group ASA is the parent corporation for a group of companies that produce and market ocean and farmed fish and seafood products.  The Company also sells a range of processed fish products.  Leroy trades with producers, distributers, and importers of fish on a worldwide basis.  The Company has subsidiaries in Denmark, France, and Portugal.

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