MEDIACOM-RELEASE-NATURAL-GAS-CORPORATION
NGC/INFRATIL SHARE TRANSFER COMPLETED
Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Limited (NGC) confirmed today
Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Limited (NGC) confirmed today completion of the transfer to it of the 26,581,934 NGC
shares held by Infratil 1998 Limited, which have been the subject of a minority buy-out procedure.
NGC also confirmed that the Board has resolved to hold these shares, which amount to 3.7 percent of the Company's issued
share capital, as treasury stock.
NGC has released to Infratil the provisional payment of $1.30 per share, amounting to $34.5 million, which had been held
in trust. The payment of the provisional price had been delayed pending a High Court ruling on whether Infratil was
required to simultaneously transfer title to the shares. The Court ruled on 10 July that the transfer of the shares was
required at the time payment was made.
NGC's Company Secretary/Legal Counsel, Mr Steve Bielby, said the parties could now focus on progressing the last stage
of the process, the arbitration of the final price. Discussions were continuing regarding the appointment of an
arbitrator and the terms of the arbitration. NGC was committed to completing this process as expeditiously as possible.
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