Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX: SEA) has decided to re-domicile itâs company from Australia to the United States via a proposed Scheme of Arrangement. If the Scheme is approved, the company will transfer its primary listing to NASDAQ and will cease to trade on the ASX. As part of re-domiciliation, Sundance has entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement (SIA) with a newly formed US corporation, HOLDCO, which will become the ultimate parent company of Sundance.
Benefits to the company:
- It will attract and increase awareness of Holdco with a broader US investor pool, which will create more value for the company.
- It will increase access to lower cost debt or equity capital in the US market, thus enabling future growth which can be financed at a lower cost.
- A simplified corporate structure for potential future merger, sale or acquisition transaction which may increase Holdcoâs attractiveness to potential merger partners.
At 12:24 PM AEST, the stock was trading at A$0192, down 26.923% from its previous close.