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ADQ Makes Cash Offer to Acquire 100% Shares of AD Ports Group

ADQ that owns 75.42% launches bid to buy all remaining shares in AD Ports Group, signaling long-term infrastructure push

TLME News Service

AD Ports Group has announced that it has received a notification from L’IMAD Holding Company PJSC (L’IMAD), ‎a sovereign investor of the Government of Abu Dhabi, of its intention to submit a voluntary conditional cash offer, ‎through its wholly owned subsidiary Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC (ADQ), to acquire up to ‎‎100% of the issued and paid-up share capital of Abu Dhabi Ports Company PJSC (AD Ports Group) not already held ‎by ADQ (a copy of which is enclosed). ‎

L’IMAD, through ADQ, currently owns 75.42% of AD Ports Group. ‎

As indicated in the appended announcement L’IMAD, through ADQ, intends to offer AED 6.25 per share, which ‎represents a:

  • ‎23% premium to last share price close of AED 5.10 per share as of August 14, 2026‎

  • 25% premium to 1-month Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of AED 5.02 per share

  • 31% premium to 3-month VWAP of AED 4.76 per share

  • 95% premium over AD Ports Group’s listing price on ADX on 8th February 2022 of AED 3.20 per share‎

This matter will be presented to the Group's Board of Directors and the required procedures will be followed in ‎accordance with the decision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Capital Market Authority No. (18 ‎‎/R.M) of 2017 regarding the Rules of Acquisition and Merger of Public Joint Stock Companies. ‎

AD Ports Group will make further announcements with respect to any material developments in the matter in due ‎course.