Owners plan to take Belgian gas shipping firm Exmar private

Belgian gas shipping company Exmar to go private: Saverex NV, the holdingcompany of the Saverys family which owns the majority of Belgian shipping firm Exmar, plans to launch a voluntary and conditional takeover bid of 50.96% of Exmar, at a price of EUR 12.10 per share, a c.25% premium on the closing price of the shares on 31 March 2023, the company said in a statement (pdf). A decision is expected to be made at a 16 May at meeting of Exmar shareholders. Saverex currently owns 45.21% of Exmar, while Nicolas Saverys holds 0.01%, and Emar holds 3.82% in treasury shares.