SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) - Korea's Hanwha is buying up to 9.9% of Australian shipbuilder Austal ASB.AX on Monday in an after-market offer following its failed A$1.02 billion ($646.17 million) takeover bid last year, according to a term sheet.
Hanwha is offering A$4.45 each for 41.2 million Austal shares, according to the term sheet that was seen by Reuters.
A message sent by the deal's bookrunners said books had been covered for the transaction.
($1 = 1.5785 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Scott Murdoch; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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