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IAG MAR 2022年3月 亞博匯 10 CROWN RESORTS AGREES US$6.5 BILLION SALE TO THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 皇冠同意以65億美元 價格出售予黑石集團 AUSTRALIAN CASINO GIANT Crown Resorts has agreed to the sale of all of its shares to US-based private equity giant The Blackstone Group for AU$8.9 billion (US$6.5 billion). Details of the deal were announced by Crown, with the company confirming it has entered into a scheme implementation deed that will see Blackstone pay a price of AU$13.10 cash per share. The deal represents a premium of 32% on the closing price of AU$9.90 per share, recorded the day before Blackstone first issued its offer on 18 November 2021. Crown noted that the total sale price also represents an increase in equity value of more than AU$845 million (US$603 million) over the price of AU$11.85 per share initially offered by Blackstone in March 2021. A scheme meeting is expected to be held in the second half of 2022 with Crown urging all shareholders to vote in favor of the deal. Blackstone’s successful proposal was its fourth such attempt to take over Crown, having launched an initial bid of AU$11.85 per share early last year and an AU$12.35 per share offer soon after. Crown knocked back those offers in May, claiming they undervalued the company’s assets and future earnings power. Blackstone already holds a 9.99% stake in Crown which it acquired from Melco Resorts & Entertainment in April 2020. 澳洲博彩業 巨擘皇冠度假酒店集團日前同意以89億澳元（65億 美元）的價格將所有股權出售予美國私募股權巨擘黑石集團。 皇冠公佈交易的細節，該公司已確認簽署一份計劃實施協 議。黑石將以每股13.10澳元現金的價格支付。該交易較黑石集團 於2021年11月18日首次發出要約前一天的收盤價，即每股9.90澳 元溢價 32%。 皇冠指出，與黑石於2021年3月提出的每股11.85澳元的價 格相比，總出售價格意味著股權價值增加了逾8.45億澳元（6.03 億美元）。 皇冠計劃於2022年下半年召開計劃會議，並表示將敦促所 有股東投票支持該交易。 黑石此次的成功提案是其第四次提議收購皇冠。黑石自去年 初曾提出每股11.85澳元的初始報價，隨後又提出每股12.35澳元 的出價。皇冠於5月拒絕了這些出價，這些價格低估了公司的資 產和未來盈利能力。 黑石目前持有皇冠9.99%的股份，乃是該公司於2020年4月 從新濠博亞娛樂購入。