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For immediate release: Friday,
29 June 2007
Tersus Energy – update on HT Blade
Tersus Energy Plc (“Tersus”)
has been informed of a transaction related to its investment
in ZhongHong (Baoding) Huiteng WindPower Equipment Company
Ltd (“HT Blade”).
Tersus, the renewable energy company traded on AIM,
invested $2 million in February 2006 in a Texan partnership
called Tang Wind Energy LP ("TWELP"). This
investment acquired a 12.1 per cent. interest in TWELP
through a convertible loan note since converted. TWELP's
only asset, other than cash, is a 100 per cent. holding
in TWELLC, a Cayman Islands corporation. TWELLC's only
asset is a 25 per cent. holding in HT Blade. Thus, Tersus
indirectly acquired a 3.03 per cent. interest in HT
Blade's equity. The implied value of HT Blade's equity
at the time of this transaction was, therefore, $66
million.
TWELP recently sold part of its interest in TWELLC.
The new investor introduced $20 million, before expenses,
and acquired an interest in TWELLC based on a valuation
of HT Blade equal to 8 times 2007 post tax profit or
10 times 2007 profit if the option referred to below
is exercised. The investor also has an option, until
February 2008, to invest a further $20 million into
TWELLC at a valuation based on 10 times HT Blade's 2007
profit. This option is exercisable if certain IPO process
related milestones are achieved. The percentage interest
in TWELLC to be allocated to the new investor will be
determined in 2008 based on HT Blade's audited 2007
accounts.
If HT Blade's profit were to be the same in 2007 as
it was in 2006 then the HT Blade values implied by the
initial investment and the option would be $96m and
$120m respectively.
For further information please contact:
Tersus Energy
plc
Steve Levine, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 978 635 0997
David Wilson,
Finance Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 5416/+44 (0)7831 818121
KBC Peel
Hunt Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)20 7418 8900
David Anderson
M:Communications
Partick d’Ancona
Tel: +44 (0)20 7153 1540
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