西部水泥(02233.HK)擬收購NCSC控股權益 以把握埃塞俄比亞水泥行業機遇
格隆匯9月7日丨西部水泥(02233.HK)公吿，於2021年3月3日，公司全資附屬公司西部國際與East African Mining Corporation PLC訂立National Cement Share Company（NCSC）購股協議，據此，西部國際同意購買41,661股NCSC股份，代價為1700萬美元。
於2021年7月16日，西部國際進一步訂立以下該等購股協議：(a)與SGI Africa Cement Partners, L.P.及Schulze Global Ethiopia Growthand Transformation Fund I L.P.訂立SGI購股協議，據此，西部國際同意購買100股SGI Ethiopia Cement Ltd.股份，而SGI Ethiopia Cement Ltd.擁有35,040股NCSC股份，代價為1406萬美元；及(b)與Schulze Global Ethiopia Growthand Transformation Fund I L.P.訂立EGTF購股協議，據此，西部國際同意購買1,000股Schulze Global EGTF Cement Ltd.股份，而Schulze Global EGTF Cement Ltd.擁有23,233股NCSC股份，代價為932萬美元。
於2021年9月7日，西部國際及WINBM（均為公司全資附屬公司）與East Africa Mining Corporation PLC、East Africa Group (Ethiopia) PLC、Ato Buzuayehu Tadele及NCSC訂立股份認購協議，據此，WINBM同意認購認購股份，總認購價為1.7億美元。
完成該等購股協議及股份認購協議項下的該等交易將導致公司收購NCSC合共61.9%的直接及間接權益。NCSC為一間於埃塞俄比亞聯邦民主共和國註冊成立及登記的公司，主要從事水泥、石灰石及相關產品的生產及銷售。
公司表示，考慮到(i)埃塞俄比亞未來的經濟發展及建築項目規劃；及(ii)目前水泥供求失衡，從長遠來看，集團對埃塞俄比亞市場未來水泥的增長潛力持樂觀態度。集團計劃與NCSC合作於埃塞俄比亞新建一條水泥生產線，預計建成後將成為埃塞俄比亞產能最大的水泥生產線。
董事會認為，這將為集團帶來埃塞俄比亞全國水泥行業的區域優勢。該等交易完成後，集團將收購NCSC的控股權益。憑藉集團的技術、管理及成本優勢，以及埃塞俄比亞預期對水泥的需求高企，集團認為該等交易將可讓集團奠定基礎，把握埃塞俄比亞水泥行業的潛在機遇。
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