中信资源供股以减低负债

    Thursday, May 05, 2011

    国有中信集团旗下专责石油及有色金属业务的中信资源控股，计划通过供股集资25亿港元，以减轻债务，并为将来投资筹集资金。

    尽管中信资源的投资呈现重大账面亏损，其大股东-新加坡主权基金淡马锡控股仍承诺将购入不获独立股东认购的供股。

    在香港主板上市的中信资源昨天表示，计划以每20股供三股的比例，出售18.2亿新股，价格为每股1.38港元，相比前一收市价折让25.8%。消息公布后，该股下跌9.7%，收报1.68港元。

    中信资源表示，收益将用于减低公司负债，为未来投资提供资金，并支撑营运资本，但未有提供细目表。

    这是该公司三年内第二次供股。2008年6月，该公司也曾集资25亿港元，每20股供三股，每股3.20港元。

 Rights issue to cut debt levels at Citic Resources

Citic Resources Holdings (SEHK: 1205), the oil and non-ferrous-metals arm of state-backed conglomerate Citic Group, plans to raise HK$2.5 billion through a rights shares issue to cut debt and fund future investments.

Despite major paper losses on its investment in Citic Resources, major shareholder Temasek Holdings, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, has joined Citic Resources in committing to buy any rights shares not taken up by independent shareholders.

The Hong Kong main-board-listed firm yesterday said it aimed to sell 1.82 billion new shares at a ratio of three rights shares for every 20 existing ones. The price is set at HK$1.38 per share, a 25.8 per cent discount to the previous closing price. The stock sank 9.7 per cent to close at HK$1.68 after the announcement.

Citic Resources said the proceeds would improve the company's debt ratio, fund future investment and bolster working capital, but did not provide a breakdown.

This is the firm's second rights issue in three years. In June 2008, it also raised HK$2.5 billion. Then, it sold three rights shares for every 20 existing shares, at HK$3.20 each.