OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2010. Energees Investments Ltd, the  holding company of Smart Holding Group and Regal Petroleum (LSE: RPT LN) announced yesterday that they agreed on a cash offer to Regal's shareholders for the entire issued and to be issued capital of Regal for USD 121.5 mln (24 pence per share). The offer represents a 92% premium to the closing price of Regal shares on November 24, 2010 and  a 30% premium to the closing price on December 9, 2010 after the sale announcement. In addition, yesterday according to local media reports Ukrainian businessman Viktor Pinchuk's  Heamoor Ltd, together with Geo-Alliance, said they were willing to make a more attractive offer to Regal shareholders.

Concorde Capital: we believe both Smart Holding and Geo-Alliance could benefit from synergies from consolidating their assets with Regal and therefore expect a continuation of negotiations.