Oct 26 (Reuters) - NZ Windfarms NWF.NZ :
* REACHED AGREEMENT WITH MERIDIAN ENERGY
* AS PART OF COMMERCIAL TERMS, NWF WILL MAKE A PLACEMENT OF
43.2M
NWF SHARES TO MERIDIAN
* WILL ALSO UNDERTAKE A PRO-RATA RENOUNCEABLE 1:8.5 RIGHTS
ISSUE
OF ABOUT 39.0M SHARES
* AGREEMENT TO PURSUE DEVELOPMENT AND REPOWER OF TE RERE HAU
WIND
FARM
* MERIDIAN IS PREPARED TO BECOME A SUPPORTIVE MINORITY
SHAREHOLDER
IN NWF
* OFFER WILL BE UNDERWRITTEN BY MERIDIAN UP TO ABOUT 28.8M
SHARES
* PLACEMENT FOR NZ$6.7 MILLION
* PRO-RATA RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE TO RAISE UP TO
APPROXIMATELY
NZ$6.0 MILLION
* PLACEMENT AT A PRICE OF NZ$0.155 PER SHARE
Further company coverage: NWF.NZ
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