** Shares of Trinity Exploration & Production TRIN.L up
48.6% at 53.5p
** Touchstone Exploration TXP.L to acquire Trinity for
about 24.1 mln pounds ($30.07 mln)
** London-listed shares of Touchstone were down 5.5% at 39p
** Under the all-share offer, Trinity shareholders will
receive 1.5 new Touchstone share for each Trinity share
** Upon completion, Trinity shareholders will own about
19.9% of the combined company
** Shares of TXP fell ~4% in 2024, while TRIN down ~12%
($1 = 0.8013 pounds)
(Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru)
((Yamini.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com;))