April 13 (Reuters) - AMA Group Ltd AMA.AX :
* WILL DEMERGE ACAD BUSINESS INTO NEW CO TO BE LISTED ON THE AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE
* TO DEMERGE AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT AND ENTER A$508 MILLION TRANSACTION WITH BLACKSTONE FOR VEHICLE PANEL REPAIR BUSINESS
* BLACKSTONE AGREES TO ACQUIRE VEHICLE PANEL REPAIR BUSINESS
* CO'S SHAREHOLDERS AT TIME OF DEMERGER TO RECEIVE 1 SHARE IN NEW ACAD BUSINESS CO FOR EACH SHARE THEY OWN IN AMA GROUP
* BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF PROPOSED DEMERGER
* BOARD EXPECTS THAT AT TIME OF DEMERGER, ACAD BUSINESS TO HAVE INITIAL VALUE PER SHARE IN THE RANGE OF 32 CENTS TO 36 CENTS
* TOTAL ENTERPRISE VALUE ASSUMES DEFERRED ACQUISITION CONSIDERATION AND NET DEBT FOR AMA GROUP OF $72 MILLION
* UNDER BLACKSTONE PROPOSAL, CO'S SHAREHOLDERS TO HAVE SHARES IN REMAINING AMA GROUP BOUGHT BY BLACKSTONE ADVISED FUNDS FOR 86 CENTS/SHARE
* SHAREHOLDERS TO BE GIVEN OPTION TO RECEIVE ALL CASH CONSIDERATION 86 CENTS/SHARE OR COMBINATION OF CASH & SHARES IN QUEEN TOPCO PTY LTD
* QUEEN TOPCO PTY IS NEWLY INCORPORATED UNLISTED CO FORMED BY BLACKSTONE ADVISED FUNDS TO UNDERTAKE PURCHASE OF AMA GROUP
* ALL FIGURES IN A$