Listed Vivant Corp.’s subsidiary Vivant Hydrocore Holdings Inc. (VHHI) exited its partnership with Israeli agency Watermatic Worldwide Ltd. on Friday to deal with different segments of its water enterprise.
In a disclosure on Friday, the Cebu-based conglomerate mentioned VHHI signed a share sale and buy settlement with its international companion to divest fairness curiosity of their three way partnership, Watermatic Philippines Corp. (WMP).
The accord is valued at P31.88 million, involving VHHI’s 60-percent stake in WMP, equal to 31.875 million shares priced at P1 apiece.
“The exit permits VHHI to strategically deal with additional intensifying its progress initiatives throughout different segments of the water infrastructure sector,” the corporate mentioned.
Vivant mentioned the deal is topic to standard situations precedent to closing such a transaction whereas the fee will probably be settled on “an installment and deferred foundation.”
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The board of Vivant Infracore Holdings, Inc. (VIHI), VHHI’s guardian agency, authorised the divestment on Sept. 19 and VHHI on Oct. 10. Vivant’s board subsequently acknowledged and re-affirmed the transaction on Friday.
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VHHI is a subsidiary of VIHI, the holding firm for the Vivant Group’s water-related investments.
The entity partnered with Watermatic Worldwide, an Israel-based producer of superior water and wastewater therapy techniques with initiatives worldwide, to determine three way partnership firm WMP in 2019.
WMP is engaged within the design, provide, set up, commissioning, operation and upkeep of water therapy, and wastewater therapy vegetation.
At current, the three way partnership is endeavor a seawater desalination plant in Cordova city in Cebu with a capability of 20 million liters per day, touted because the nation’s first utility-scale seawater desalination facility.
The power, slated for completion earlier than the 12 months ends, would make the most of seawater reverse osmosis know-how, which removes salt from seawater to provide potable water.
“The exit is not going to have any affect on the plant completion by Watermatic Philippines, which is roofed by a separate contract,” Vivant mentioned.
Round 20,000 households in Metro Cebu are anticipated to profit from the seawater desalination plant as soon as accomplished.
Each events expressed willingness to forge “a possible partnership” sooner or later, anchored on their shared dedication to introducing progressive water options to handle the urgent water safety difficulty within the Philippines.