June 22 (Reuters) - Schouw & Co A/S SCHO.CO :
* SCHOUW & CO. SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH FINNISH COMPANY
AHLSTRÖM
CAPITAL TO MERGE GPV INTERNATIONAL A/S WITH SWISS-BASED COMPANY
ENICS
* ON COMPLETION OF TRANSACTION, TWO EXISTING COMPANIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ORGANISED UNDER A NEWLY-ESTABLISHED HOLDING
COMPANY
* FOLLOWING MERGER, AHLSTRÖM CAPITAL WILL HOLD 20% OF
COMBINED
ENTITY, WHILE SCHOUW & CO. WILL HOLD 80% IN RETURN FOR PAYMENT
OF AN AMOUNT OF EUR 60 MILLION
* AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES PUT/CALL OPTIONS FOR OUTSTANDING
20% OF
SHARES, WHICH MAY BE EXERCISED AFTER THREE TO FIVE YEARS BASED
ON SAME MULTIPLE
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