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IMDEX LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2008
Feb 17, 2008
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Capital/Financing Update
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15 February 2008
Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange Limited Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2001
Dear Sir/Madam
ACQUISITION OF REMAINING 25% INTEREST IN SUAY ENERGY SERVICES, KAZAKHSTAN
Attached is an announcement of the above mentioned subject for release to the market.
Yours faithfully
Imdex Limited
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Paul Evans
Company Secretary
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Imdex Limited ACN 008 947 813 ABN 78 008 947 813 Level 1 15 Rheola Street, West Perth Western Australia 6005 PO Box 1325 West Perth WA 6872 Phone +61 8 9481 5777 Fax +61 8 9481 5377 E-mail [email protected] Page 1 of 1
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ASX and Media Announcement
ACQUISITION OF REMAINING 25% INTEREST IN SUAY ENERGY SERVICES, KAZAKHSTAN
Statement by I F Burston, Chairman, Imdex Limited
On 29 May 2007, Imdex Limited (Imdex) announced to the ASX the acquisition of a 75% interest in Suay Energy Services (Suay) in Kazakhstan. The original agreement with Suay gave Imdex a pre-emptive right to move to 100% at fair value in the future. In this regard, agreement has been reached to acquire the remaining 25% interest in Suay at a cost of A$1 million to be satisfied as follows:
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The payment of A$500,000 cash;
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A further A$500,000 to be satisfied by the issue of 200,000 shares in Imdex at an issue price of A$2.50 per share.
Suay is complimentary to the existing Drilling Products and Services business of Imdex and the acquisition of the outstanding 25% will facilitate the expansion of the business with the aim of becoming a significant drilling fluids and chemicals and engineering supplier to the Caspian Sea region.
Given the excellent potential for the Suay business to grow, acquiring the outstanding 25% at an early stage is prudent and is also consistent with Imdex owning 100% of all businesses within the Group.
The drilling fluids market for oil and gas in Kazakhstan and the surrounding region is estimated to exceed US$200m. The objective for Suay to capture 10%-15% of this market within 3 years is realistic.
Funding
The cash component totalling A$500,000 will be satisfied from existing cash resources.
About Imdex
lmdex is a Perth based public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, whose core business is the supply of drilling products and services in Australia and internationally to the oil and gas, mining, water well, horizontal directional drilling and civil industries.
For further information, please contact: Ian Burston , Chairman; Bernie Ridgeway , Managing Director; Paul Evans , CFO and Company Secretary
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