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Edinburgh Oil & Gas - 317p-a-share take-over offer

June 2005

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  • Epic Code:
  • EDG
  • Price:
  • 317p
The shares jumped 65p to a new high of 317p after Edinburgh Oil & Gas agreed terms on a cash take-over at 317p a share from Dyon UK. Dyon is a newly incorporated company, jointly owned by Dutch firm Orange-Nassau and Dyas UK, both oil e&p firms. The offer values Edinburgh at nearly £133m, a fair price given the fact that Edinburgh's key asset, a 5% interest in the Buzzard field in the North Sea, won't start producing oil until the end of next year at the earliest. The shares have gained 223% since our original recommendation at 98p in March 2003, while the holding in our TMI Trader Portfolio is registering a 122% gain in just 16 months. Accept the offer. < ...

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