Bogota, Sept. 24 - London-based beer maker SABMiller PLC has offered to buy the 1.35% of the shares it doesn't own in Colombia's largest brewery Bavaria SA, a last step before delisting the share.
SABMiller will carry a public tender offer between Oct. 1 and Oct. 12, Bavaria said in an ad published in El Tiempo newspaper. SABMiller offered to pay 57,150 Colombian pesos ($28.25). The total stake would be worth $94 million.
SABMiller in the previous acquisition had offered to pay COP46,146 for each share.
"Our offer is slightly ahead of the market rise due to increased expectations for business performance and a slight decline in perceived investing risk in Colombia," said Nigel Fairbrass, head of media relations for SABMiller in London. He said the Colombian market gained 16% since the beginning of the acquisition process.
The purchase is the last step before the delisting of the share. In June, Bavaria's shareholders had approved the delisting of the company.
SABMiller paid about $9 billion to acquire 98.65% of Bavaria. The London-based brewer paid in cash and in SABMiller shares to billionaire Julio Mario Santo Domingo and his family and minority shareholders.
Bavaria's shares haven't traded since Sept. 4, when they closed at COP39,000.