April 29 (Reuters) - GC Rieber Shipping ASA RISH.OL :
* GC RIEBER SHIPPING: SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES ACQUIRES
STREAMERS
AND RENEWS
* GC RIEBER SHIPPING: SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES ACQUIRES
STREAMERS
AND RENEWS
* GC RIEBER SHIPPING ASA'S 17% OWNED GEOSERVICES COMPANY
SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES HOLDING AS (SHEARWATER) TODAY ANNOUNCED
TWO TRANSACTIONS TO TAKE OVER MARINE SEISMIC ACQUISITION ASSETS
PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY POLARCUS, FROM TIGER MOTH AS, A COMPANY
AFFILIATED WITH WOODSTREET INC.
* SHEARWATER HAS ACQUIRED STREAMERS AND RELATED SEISMIC
EQUIPMENT
FOR A TOTAL CASH CONSIDERATION OF USD 50 MILLION
* COMPANY FURTHER PURCHASED SIX SEISMIC ACQUISITION VESSELS
FOR A
TOTAL CONSIDERATION OF USD 127.5 MILLION.
* TRANSACTIONS ARE FINANCED THROUGH A NEW VESSEL LOAN
FACILITY
PROVIDED BY DNB AND GIEK OF USD 107.5 MILLION AND A CONVERTIBLE
LOAN FROM RASMUSSENGRUPPEN AS IN AMOUNT OF USD 85 MILLION
* USD 15 MILLION OF CONVERTIBLE LOAN IS AVAILABLE FOR
GENERAL
CORPORATE PURPOSES
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