Exhibit (a)(1)(E)
Offer to Purchase for Cash
by
DORIAN LPG LTD.
of
Up to 7,407,407 Shares of its Common Stock
at a Purchase Price of $13.50 per share
THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE
AT 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON MARCH 3, 2021
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration are the Offer to Purchase, dated February 2 , 2021 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”), in connection with the Offer by Dorian LPG Ltd., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), to purchase for cash up to 7,407,407 shares of its common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, at a price of $13.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to shares shall refer to the common stock of the Company.
The Company will purchase all shares properly tendered before the Expiration Time (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and not properly withdrawn at the purchase price, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding tax and without interest, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, including its proration provisions and conditional tender provisions. All shares acquired in the Offer will be acquired at the same purchase price. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to purchase more than 7,407,407 shares in the Offer, subject to applicable law. The Company will return shares not purchased because of proration provisions or conditional tenders to the tendering shareholders at the Company’s expense promptly after the Offer expires. See Sections 1 and 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
If the number of shares properly tendered is less than or equal to 7,407,407 shares, the Company will, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, purchase at the purchase price all shares so tendered.
On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, if at the expiration of the Offer more than 7,407,407 shares are properly tendered, the Company will buy shares on a pro rata basis from all shareholders who properly tender shares, subject to any conditional tenders. See Sections 1 and 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
We are the owner of record of shares held for your account. As such, we are the only ones who can tender your shares, and then only pursuant to your instructions. We are sending you the Letter of Transmittal for your information only; you cannot use it to tender shares we hold for your account.
Please instruct us as to whether you wish us to tender any or all of the shares we hold for your account on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
Please note the following:
1.
You may tender your shares at the purchase price of $13.50 per share, as indicated in the attached Instruction Form, net to you in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest.
2.
You should consult with your broker or other financial or tax advisor on the possibility of designating the priority in which your shares will be purchased in the event of proration.
3.
The Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase.
4.
The Offer, withdrawal rights and proration period will expire at the end of the day, 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on March 3, 2021, unless the Company extends the Offer.
5.
The Offer is for 7,407,407 shares, constituting approximately 14.8% of the total number of issued shares of the Company’s common stock as of February 1, 2021.
6.
Tendering shareholders who are registered shareholders or who tender their shares directly to