Aspocomp decreased its shareholding in Aspocomp (Thailand) to about 6 percent

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(2009), "Aspocomp decreased its shareholding in Aspocomp (Thailand) to about 6 percent", Circuit World, Vol. 35 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2009.21735aab.008

Aspocomp decreased its shareholding in Aspocomp (Thailand) to about 6 percent

Article Type: Industry news From: Circuit World, Volume 35, Issue 1

Aspocomp has signed agreements related to a transaction in which it decreased its shareholding in Aspocomp (Thailand) Co., Ltd to about 6 percent. The new majority owners of Aspocomp (Thailand) Co., Ltd are private persons belonging to immediate circle of Aspocomp’s present Joint Venture partner, Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Plc. Aspocomp Group Oyj gave a loan of Baht 48 million to Aspocomp (Thailand) Co., Ltd for partial repayment of its loans to Bangkok Bank (BBL). Due to these arrangements BBL released Aspocomp Group Oyj from its Baht 212 million corporate guarantee obligations.

As Aspocomp (Thailand) Co., Ltd is no longer consolidated into Aspocomp Group, this transaction decreases Aspocomp Group Oyj’s consolidated interest bearing liabilities by about EUR 14 million and the nominal value of interest bearing liabilities is now about EUR 27 million, of which about EUR 10 million is convertible bond issued in 2006. After this transaction Aspocomp Group’s Equity ratio increases to about 18 percent.

As a consequence of this transaction Aspocomp Group’s continued operations is expected to have full-year net sales of about EUR 20 million and a positive EBITDA in 2008 due to leaner cost structure and more efficient operations. The continued operations mean the structure after the restructuring of the Aspocomp group including Aspocomp Oulu and the headquarter operations.

Aspocomp Group Oyj will own about 6 percent of Aspocomp (Thailand) Co. Ltd, 90 percent of Aspocomp Oulu Oy and 20 percent of Meadville Aspocomp Holdings.

For further information, please visit the web site: www.aspocomp.com