Oct 25 (Reuters) - Pgs Asa PGS.OL :
* REG-PGS AND TGS EXECUTE DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT
* TGS AND PGS SHAREHOLDERS WILL OWN APPROXIMATELY 2/3 AND
1/3 OF
COMBINED COMPANY, RESPECTIVELY
* TRANSACTION IS NOT SUBJECT TO FURTHER DUE DILIGENCE OR
FINANCING
* CONSIDERATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO PGS SHAREHOLDERS IN FORM
OF
0.06829 ORDINARY SHARES OF TGS FOR EACH PGS SHARE HELD
* MERGER TO BE STRUCTURED AS STATUTORY, TRIANGULAR MERGER
BETWEEN
TGS NEWCO AS TGS & PGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAP 13 OF NORWEGIAN
COMPANIES ACT
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