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IPIC secures deal to acquire Banco Santander's 32.5% stake in Compañía Española de Petróleos

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 31 - 2009 at 12:24
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Santander has agreed to sell its 32.5% stake in Cepsa at a price of EUR33 per share to its current partner in Cepsa, IPIC.

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The parties expect that Unión Fenosa, S.A. will also sell its 5% stake to IPIC on the same terms.

With such acquisitions, IPIC would own approximately 47% of Cepsa, becoming the second largest shareholder of Cepsa, after Total.
Closing of the transaction is subject to a number of conditions precedent, including obtaining required regulatory approvals and financing for the transaction.

Khadem al Qubaisi, IPIC's Managing Director, said"

"IPIC is delighted to increase its participation in Cepsa, an important company in the Iberian energy sector. Following completion of these acquisitions, IPIC will endeavor to play an active and constructive role in Cepsa's development."


Alfredo Saenz, Santander's Chief Executive Officer, said: "The holding in Cepsa was the last of a series of industrial stakes Banco Santander has sold in recent years in order to focus exclusively on its core retail and commercial banking activities."
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About IPIC

IPIC is wholly owned by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Its mandate is to invest in the hydrocarbon sector outside the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. IPIC looks to earn a commercial rate of return on its investments and is a long‐term equity investor. IPIC has become one of the leading companies in the field of petroleum and energy investment since its inception in 1984.

It plays an active role in the development of petrochemical sector in Abu Dhabi through facilitating joint ventures, which benefit from the technology and Operating resources of companies in IPIC's portfolio and Abu Dhabi's feedstock advantages.

IPIC holds equity stakes in Borealis & OMV in Austria and Germany, Aabar in Abu Dhabi, Hyundai Oilbank in South Korea, Gulf Energy Maritime in Dubai, CEPSA in Spain, Oman Polypropylene in the Sultanate of Oman, PARCO Refinery in Pakistan, SUMED Company in Egypt, Energia De Portugal in Portugal, COSMO Oil in Japan, MAN Ferrostaal in Germany and Oil Search in Australia. It's estimated net worth is more than $14bn.

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