Hanwha aims to buy 9.9% of Australian shipbuilder Austal

Term sheet shows offer rate with 16.2% premium to Monday closing price

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South Korea's Hanwha has offered A$4.45 each for 41.2 million Austal shares, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. © Reuters

SYDNEY (Reuters) -- South Korea's Hanwha aims to buy up to 9.9% of Australian shipbuilder Austal in an after-market offer following its failed 1.02 billion Australian dollar ($646.17 million) takeover bid last year, a term sheet showed on Monday.

Hanwha has offered A$4.45 each for 41.2 million Austal shares, the term sheet reviewed by Reuters shows.

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