	shv says it making tender offer for ic gas shv united kingdom holding co ltd said it was making a tender offer for up to mln ordinary shares in imperial continental gas association icgs l it said in a statement the offer was on the basis of p for each ic gas ordinary and p for every one stg nominal of ic gas loan stock shv already holds mln ic gas ordinary stock units representing around pct of the current issued share capital successful completion of the offer would increase shv s stake in ic gas to mln shares representing around pct of issued share capital it said the offer capitalises ic gas at around one billion stg it said it was tendering for both ordinary stock and loan stock which when fully converted gave a total of mln ic gas ordinary it is making the tender offer through n m rothschilds ic gas said in a statement it noted the shv tender offer and the terms were being considered it said a further statement would be made as soon as possible reuter 
