Took a punt on this a few months back....thanks EK...who tipped this and brought it to my attention !.....looks good for Aminex as well...

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PROPOSED CASH OFFER

by

Shell Exploration and Production (XL) B.V. ("Shell Bidco")

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell"))

for

Cove Energy plc ("Cove")

1. Highlights

* Proposed Offer of 195 pence in cash for each Cove share.*

* The Proposed Offer values the entire issued and to be issued share capital
of Cove at approximately £992.4 million and would represent a premium of:

* 73.3 per cent. to the closing price of 112.5 pence per Cove share as of 4
January 2012, the last business day prior to Cove's announcement of the
sale process for the company; and

* 28.5 per cent. to the average closing price of 151.75 pence per Cove share
over the five business days ending on 21 February 2012, the last business
day prior to the date of this announcement.

* The making of an announcement of a firm intention to make the Proposed
Offer by Shell Bidco (the "Firm Intention Announcement") is subject to, and
conditional upon, the receipt of written consent of the Republic of
Mozambique's Minister of Mineral Resources (or through one or more
delegated representatives) as required under Article 24.1 of the
Exploration and Production Concession Contract relating to Cove's 8.5 per
cent participating interest in the Mozambique Rovuma Offshore Area 1 Block
(the "Rovuma Area 1 Interest"), such consent to be in a form satisfactory
to Shell Bidco (the "Mozambique Consent").

* The Board of Cove believes that the level and nature of the Proposed Offer
are such that it is in its shareholders' interests to progress matters with
Shell Bidco to the point where such an offer can be made. Accordingly, the
Board of Cove would expect to recommend the Proposed Offer of 195 pence in
cash per Cove share, if made. It has been agreed that, if the Board of Cove
does so recommend the Proposed Offer of 195 pence in cash per Cove share,
each director of Cove will provide a hard irrevocable undertaking to accept
the offer in respect of his own entire beneficial holdings of Cove shares
and those of his family members and related trusts.

* Notwithstanding this announcement, the formal sale process, including the
dispensations granted by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in connection
therewith (as detailed in the announcement by Cove on 5 January 2012),
shall continue.

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i sold at 140p

greed didn't try it's luck!

cynic

What did you say about it taking month's and month's for a bid offer. The word in the press was a bid around 165p , if i had held a lot of these i would have kept a sizeable amount. With Shell bidding the price they pay would be a offer Cove could not refuse.

what did i say on post 347?

Well done to all connections.

TFC, time to open a bottle of Premier Cru..?

PTT Exploration makes bid for Cove Energy
StockMarketWire.com
PTT Exploration, Thailand's national petroleum exploration and production company with more than 40 projects in 13 countries around the globe, has made a cash offer for Cove Energy.

It is proposing to pay 220p for each Cove share.

The offer values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Cove at approximately £1,119.6m and would represent a premium of 134.0% to the closing price of 94.0p per Cove share as of 12 December 2011, the last business day prior to Cove's announcement of the opening of the data room to certain parties who expressed an interest in Cove's participation in the Mozambique Rovuma Offshore Area 1 Block.

It is also a premium of 95.6% to the closing price of 112.5p per Cove share as of 4 January 2012, the last business day prior to Cove's announcement of the sale process for the company.

PTT expects to finance the proposed offer, if agreed, from its existing resources and available facilities.





At 3:00pm: (LON:COV) share price was +35.75p at 230.5p


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Do I not like selling @140

I didn't like selling at 120 but we didn't know how long this was away and other comp's looked more tempting at the time. As long as you made a profit, smile. ;))

Today's Telegraph suggested that Shell will not allow PTT to walk away with this one.
Seems small oil companies are going to have a nice run for a while!

Hope they do walk away and bid for Afren

difficult call, but it is certainly quite dangerous to chase this one in the hope of a better bid

STATEMENT REGARDING COVE ENERGY PLC

Response to press speculation regarding Cove Energy plc ("Cove")

ONGC Videsh Limited ("OVL") and GAIL (India) Limited ("GAIL") (together the "Consortium") note the recent press speculation and confirm that they are currently participating in the formal sale process announced by Cove on 5 January 2012.

At this stage, no decision has been made by the Consortium whether to make an offer for Cove or the price at which any such offer may be made. Therefore, there can be no certainty that the Consortium will make an offer for Cove, or as to the terms of any offer.



The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has granted certain dispensations in connection with the formal sale process (detailed in the announcement made by Cove on 5 January 2012) and has confirmed that the 28 day deadline referred to in Rule 2.6(a) of the Takeover Code will not apply to the Consortium in respect of this announcement.

Sold mine at 244p.....might pull back like GKP has now...

And I'm dying to short this....just can't bring myself to doing it....

Pulling back...thought this might happen...tax bill.....