at first 31/7/14, "BCPE" were ONLY going to buy out PIIC interest of 402MM SHARES.
Subject : Notification of the establishment of a new subsidiary in Singapore and the purchase of ordinary shares in Nido Petroleum Limited
Attention : President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited (the “Company”) would like to notify the Stock Exchange of Thailand that the Company set up a new subsidiary in Singapore and the subsidiary entered into a Share Sale Agreement with Petroleum International Investment Corporation (“PIIC”) for 402,951,875 fully paid ordinary shares of Nido Petroleum Limited (“Nido”) on July 30, 2014, in accordance with the resolutions of the Board of Directors Meeting No. 7/2014 held on July 29, 2014. The main details are as follows:
many innocent people lost money on this transaction, by Nido recommending that all share holders accept offer 5.5cps. just as the directors would be doing.
looks like they could have stayed on with the hope that share price will eventually rise.