Feb 19 (Reuters) - Caltex Australia CTX.AX said on Wednesday that Britain's EG Group had offered to acquire the company for A$3.9 billion ($2.61 billion) in cash and separate shares to be issued in a newly listed company on the local stock exchange.
The offer from the British retailer includes the sum to buy Caltex's convenience retail business and a stake in a new company, Ampol, under which the remaining assets of Caltex would be bundled. ($1 = 1.4954 Australian dollars)