资料:China'sFosunhasofferedtobuyalmost17percentofMillenniumBCP,Por
资料:China'sFosunhasofferedtobuyalmost17percentofMillenniumBCP,Portugal'slargestlistedbank,andpotentiallyliftitsstaketo30percent,followingahavinginitssharepriceintheyeartodate. BCPsaidinaregulatoryfilinglateonSaturdaythatFosunIndustrialHoldingshadofferedtopay?0.02ashare,equaltoFriday'sclosingprice,inaprivateplacementof16.7percentofthebank'ssharecapital.Accordingtothefiling,Fosunwasalsoconsideringincreasingitsshareholdingto“20-30percent”. Fosun,oneofChinamostacquisitivecompanies,madeitsMillenniumBCPofferaweekafteritagreedtopay$1.1bnfor86percentofIndiandrugmakerGlandPharma.Inrecentyears,ithasalsosnappedupFrance'sClubMedandthetopPortugueseinsurerinEurope. AnalystsdeemBCPtobeinneedofcapitalandvulnerabletoatakeoverafteritssharepricefellfrom?0.05earlierthisyear,pushingitsmarketvaluetoalittleover?1.1bn. InarecentreportonPortugal'sundercapitalistedbanks,whichareheavilyburdenedbybaddebts,BarclayssaidBCPcouldneedacapitalincreaseofabout?2bn. OnFriday,thebankposteda?197.3mlossforthefirsthalfof2016,downfromaprofitof?240.7forthesameperiodlastyear.ButitsaidthatstresstestsbytheEuropeanBankingAuthorityhadshownithadsufficientcapitaltowithstandafinancialcrisis.Underthetests,BCPhadacommonequitytieroneratio-akeymeasureofcapitalstrength-of6.1percentunderstressedconditions,abovethe5.5percentthresholdseenastheminimumadequatelevel. Fosunhasnowofferedtosubscribetoaprivateplacement,reservedsolelyfortheChinesegroup,thatwouldgiveita16.7percentstakeinBCP.Itsaiditwas“alsoconsideringincreasingitsstakethroughsecondarymarketacquisitionsorinthecontextoffuturecapitalincreases”toupto30percent. Thisoffer,whichissubjecttoregulatoryapprovalbyPortugueseandEUauthorities,isconditionalonFosunbeingabletoappointatleasttwoofthe20BCPboardmembers,anduptofivemembersintheeventofincreasingitsstake. BCPsaiditrecognized“thestrategicpotential”ofFosun'soffer,sayingitwouldswiftlyproceedwithananalysisofits“manypositiveaspects”beforemakingarecommendationtoitsboardofdirectors. IsFosunlikelytosucceedinbuying16.7percentofBCP’ssharecapital?
A.Yes.
B.No.
C.It’s up to Portuguese and EU authorities.
D.It depends on whether Fosun is able to appoint at least two of the 20 BCP board members, and up to five members in the event of increasing its stake.
正确答案是D
