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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION<br />

If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you should consult your stockbroker, bank<br />

manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser immediately. If you have sold or transferred all<br />

your shares in <strong>PADINI</strong> <strong>HOLDINGS</strong> <strong>BERHAD</strong>, you should at once send this Circular together with the<br />

enclosed Form of Proxy to the agent through whom the sale or transfer was contracted for onward<br />

transmission to the purchaser or transferee.<br />

<strong>Bursa</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong> Securities Berhad takes no responsibility for the contents of this Circular, makes no<br />

representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any<br />

loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this Circular.<br />

<strong>PADINI</strong> <strong>HOLDINGS</strong> <strong>BERHAD</strong><br />

(50202-A)<br />

(Incorporated in <strong>Malaysia</strong>)<br />

CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS<br />

IN RELATION TO<br />

• PROPOSED RENEWAL OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATES FOR<br />

RECURRENT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF A REVENUE OR<br />

TRADING NATURE AND PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITHIN<br />

THE GROUP<br />

Notice of the Twenty-Fourth Annual General Meeting of <strong>PADINI</strong> <strong>HOLDINGS</strong> <strong>BERHAD</strong> to be held at No. 21 Lot 116,<br />

Jalan U1/20, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan on 21 December 2005 at 10:00<br />

a.m. to consider the above transaction under special business is set out in the Company’s Annual Report.<br />

A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy/ proxies to attend and vote on his behalf.<br />

The Form of Proxy should be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company at No. 21 Lot 116, Jalan U1/20, Hicom<br />

Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, not later than forty-eight (48) hours before the time<br />

set for the meeting. The lodging of the Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the<br />

meeting should you subsequently wish to do so.<br />

Last day and time for lodging the Form of Proxy : 10:00 a.m. 19 December 2005<br />

This Circular is dated 29 November 2005


DEFINITIONS<br />

Unless where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Circular: -<br />

Act : Companies Act, 1965<br />

Board : Board of Directors of Padini Holdings Berhad<br />

Director : shall have the meaning given in Section 4 of the Act and for purposes of<br />

the Proposed Mandates includes any person who is or was within the<br />

preceding 12 months of the date on which the terms of the transaction<br />

were agreed upon, a Director of the Company<br />

AGM : Annual General Meeting<br />

<strong>Bursa</strong> Securities : <strong>Bursa</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong> Securities Berhad<br />

Listing Requirements : Listing Requirements of <strong>Bursa</strong> Securities<br />

Padini or the Company : Padini Holdings Berhad (Co. No. 50202-A)<br />

Padini Group or the Group : Padini and its subsidiaries<br />

PC : Padini Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (Co. No. 22159-H)<br />

VH : Vincci Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (Co. No. 97644-K)<br />

YFH : Yee Fong Hung (<strong>Malaysia</strong>) Sendirian Berhad (Co. No. 15011-U)<br />

SC : Seed Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (Co. No. 194391-K)<br />

VL : Vincci Ladies’ Specialties Centre Sdn. Bhd. (Co. No. 73404-H)<br />

DH : Dat Hin Garment Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (Co. No. 134409-M)<br />

Major Shareholder : a person who has (which includes any person who is or was within the<br />

preceding 12 months of the date on which the terms of the transaction<br />

were agreed upon) an interest or interests in one or more voting shares in<br />

the Company and the nominal amount of that share, or the aggregate of<br />

the nominal amounts of those shares, is not less than 5% of the aggregate<br />

of the nominal amounts of all the voting shares in the Company. For the<br />

purposes of this definition, “interest in shares” shall have the meaning<br />

given in Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Proposed Mandates : proposals by the Company to seek –<br />

(i) renewal of shareholders’ mandate for the Recurrent Related<br />

Party Transactions of a Revenue or Trading Nature; and<br />

(ii) renewal of shareholders’ mandate for the Provision of Financial<br />

Assistance within the Group.<br />

Recurrent Related Party<br />

Transactions (RRPT)<br />

: Related Party Transactions involving recurrent transactions of a revenue<br />

or trading nature which are necessary for Padini Group’s day-to-day<br />

operations and are in the ordinary course of business.<br />

Renewal of RRPT Mandate : a proposal by the Company to obtain shareholders’ mandate for the<br />

renewal of Related Party Transactions involving recurrent transactions of<br />

a revenue or trading nature which are necessary for Padini Group’s dayto-day<br />

operations<br />

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Renewal of Provision of<br />

Financial Assistance Mandate<br />

: a proposal by the Company to obtain shareholders’ mandate for the<br />

renewal of provision of financial assistance within the Group.<br />

Related Party/Parties : a Director, Major Shareholder or person(s) connected with such Director<br />

or Major Shareholder<br />

RM : Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

Words importing the singular shall, where applicable, include the plural and vice versa and words importing the<br />

masculine gender shall, where applicable, include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa. Reference to<br />

persons shall include corporations.<br />

Any reference in this Circular to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as for the time being amended<br />

or re-enacted.<br />

Any reference to a time of day in this Circular shall be a reference to <strong>Malaysia</strong>n time, unless otherwise stated.<br />

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CONTENTS<br />

LETTER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS CONTAINING :-<br />

1. INTRODUCTION 1<br />

2. PROPOSED RENEWAL OF RRPT MANDATE 2<br />

2.1 INTRODUCTION<br />

2.2 CLASS OF RELATED PARTY WITH WHOM TRANSACTIONS WILL BE<br />

CARRIED OUT<br />

2.3 NATURE OF RECURRENT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 3<br />

3. RATIONALE FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED RENEWAL OF RRPT<br />

MANDATE TO THE GROUP<br />

4. THE METHODS OR PROCEDURES ON WHICH RECURRENT RELATED<br />

PARTY TRANSACTIONS’ PRICES ARE DETERMINED<br />

5. DISCLOSURE OF RECURRENT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 7<br />

6. AUDIT COMMITTEE’S STATEMENT 7<br />

7. PROPOSED RENEWAL OF PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE<br />

MANDATE<br />

7.1 INTRODUCTION 7<br />

7.2 ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE<br />

GROUP<br />

8. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED MANDATES<br />

9. APPROVALS REQUIRED<br />

10. INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS, MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND PERSONS<br />

CONNECTED TO DIRECTORS AND/OR MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS<br />

11. VALIDITY PERIOD OF THE PROPOSED MANDATES<br />

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12. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING<br />

13. BOARD’S RECOMMENDATION<br />

14. FURTHER INFORMATION<br />

15. APPENDIX 1 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<br />

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Board of Directors:<br />

<strong>PADINI</strong> <strong>HOLDINGS</strong> <strong>BERHAD</strong><br />

(50202-A)<br />

(Incorporated in <strong>Malaysia</strong>)<br />

Datuk Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman (Chairman)<br />

Yong Pang Chaun (Managing Director)<br />

Dato’ Zulkifli Bin Abdul Rahman (Non Executive Director)<br />

Chan Kwai Heng (Executive Director)<br />

Cheong Chung Yet (Executive Director)<br />

Chong Chin Lin (Executive Director)<br />

Yong Lai Wah (Executive Director)<br />

Sahid Bin Mohamed Yasin (Non Executive Director)<br />

To : The Shareholders of <strong>PADINI</strong> <strong>HOLDINGS</strong> <strong>BERHAD</strong><br />

Dear Sir/Madam<br />

Registered Office :<br />

No. 21 Lot 116 Jalan U1/20<br />

Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park<br />

40000 Shah Alam<br />

Selangor Darul Ehsan<br />

29 November 2005<br />

• PROPOSED RENEWAL OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATE FOR RECURRENT RELATED<br />

PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF A REVENUE OR TRADING NATURE<br />

• PROPOSED RENEWAL OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATE FOR PROVISION OF FINANCIAL<br />

ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE GROUP<br />

1. INTRODUCTION<br />

Your Board had, on 25 October 2005, made an announcement to <strong>Bursa</strong> Securities that the Company<br />

proposes to seek shareholders’ approval at the forthcoming Twenty-Fourth AGM in relation to :-<br />

• Proposed renewal of shareholders’ mandate for the Company and/or its subsidiaries to enter into<br />

recurrent related party transactions of a revenue or trading nature (“Renewal of RRPT Mandate”);<br />

• Proposed renewal of shareholders’ mandate for provision of financial assistance within the Group<br />

(“Provision of Financial Assistance Mandate”)<br />

The purpose of this Circular is to provide you with relevant information relating to the proposed mandates<br />

to be obtained and to seek your approval on Ordinary Resolution No. 8 to be tabled under the agenda of<br />

Special Business at the forthcoming Twenty-Fourth AGM to be convened at No. 21 Lot 116, Jalan U1/20,<br />

Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan on 21 December 2005 or at any<br />

adjournment thereof.<br />

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2. PROPOSED RENEWAL OF RRPT MANDATE<br />

2.1 Introduction<br />

On 22 December 2004, the Company had at its Annual General Meeting, obtained a mandate from its<br />

shareholders for the Company and/or its subsidiaries to enter into Recurrent Related Party Transactions<br />

of a revenue or trading nature, which are necessary for Padini Group’s day-to-day operations and are in<br />

the ordinary course of business and on terms that are not more favourable to the Related Parties than<br />

those generally available to the public.<br />

The said mandate shall, in accordance with the Listing Requirements, expire at the conclusion of the<br />

forthcoming Twenty-Fourth AGM unless it is renewed at the said AGM.<br />

The Board proposes to seek renewal of the said mandate to allow the Company to continue entering<br />

into the Recurrent Related Party Transactions which includes transactions such as those described in<br />

Section 2.3 below.<br />

2.2 Class of related party with whom recurrent transactions will be carried out<br />

Padini is primarily an investment holding company and provides management consultancy services to<br />

its subsidiary companies. The principal activities of the Padini Group include dealers of garments and<br />

ancillary products, dealers of children’s garments and accessories, dealers in ladies’ shoes and<br />

accessories, manufacturing of garments and on-line shopping.<br />

Padini Group proposes to continue entering into Recurrent Related Party Transactions with its<br />

subsidiary companies.<br />

Details of the subsidiary companies of Padini are as follows:-<br />

Name of Company<br />

Mikihouse Children’s Wear<br />

Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Padini Corporation Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Vincci Ladies’ Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Seed Corporation Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Vincci Holdings Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Yee Fong Hung (<strong>Malaysia</strong>)<br />

Sendirian Berhad<br />

Padini Dot Com Sdn. Bhd.<br />

The New World Garment<br />

Manufacturers Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Padini International Limited<br />

Country of<br />

Incorporation<br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong><br />

Hong Kong<br />

Effective Equity<br />

Interest<br />

2<br />

100%<br />

100%<br />

99.69%<br />

100%<br />

100%<br />

100%<br />

100%<br />

100%<br />

100%<br />

Principal Activities<br />

Dealers of children’s garments and<br />

accessories.<br />

Dealers of garments.<br />

Dealers of ladies’ shoes and accessories.<br />

Dealers of garments and ancillary<br />

products.<br />

Manufacturing and sale of completed<br />

garments.<br />

Dealers of garments and ancillary<br />

products.<br />

On-line shopping.<br />

Dormant.<br />

Trading in garments, shoes and related<br />

fashion accessories.


2.3 Nature of Recurrent Related Party Transactions<br />

In the normal course of business of the Padini Group, transactions in respect of goods and/or services<br />

by Padini Group with Related Parties will occur with some degree of frequency from time to time and<br />

may arise at any time. The Recurrent Related Party Transactions and its nature are described below:-<br />

• Sale and Purchase of stocks<br />

Purchases by Vincci Ladies’ Specialties Centre Sdn. Bhd. (“VL”) mainly consisting of fabrics,<br />

labels and accessories for packaging while purchases by Dat Hin Garment Manufacturing Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“DH”) is mainly on fabric. Purchases are made for purposes of commercial expediency.<br />

Sales by DH to Padini Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (“PC”) includes clothing.<br />

Dealings with the Related Parties will occur as these Related Parties have similar business<br />

activities. Purchases are made for purposes of commercial expediency. These arrangements would<br />

benefit the Group in terms of time-saving.<br />

The sales and purchases prices for the Recurrent Related Party Transactions are determined at the<br />

cost of which the related parties have acquired the items concerned.<br />

• Management Fee<br />

A management fee of RM17,500-00 per annum is received by Padini for management consultation<br />

rendered to VL. This payment has been made since 1 June 2001 for a period of 3 years and will in<br />

likelihood be made thereafter on a yearly basis until determined by mutual consent between the<br />

two parties involved.<br />

• Rental<br />

Padini receives rent from VL for the rental of office and warehousing space, while PC receives<br />

rent from VL for the rental of retail outlets.<br />

Details of rental from VL to Padini is as follows:-<br />

Description of<br />

Property<br />

3-storey office<br />

cum 2-storey<br />

warehouse<br />

Location / Postal Address Description of<br />

rental space /<br />

Built-up Area<br />

(square feet)<br />

No. 21 Lot 116 Jalan U1/20,<br />

Hicom Glenmarie Industrial<br />

Park, 40000 Shah Alam<br />

Details of rental from VL to PC is as follows:-<br />

Description of<br />

Property<br />

2 adjoining<br />

retail outlets<br />

located at<br />

Sungei Wang<br />

Plaza<br />

Office and<br />

Warehousing Space<br />

(14,142 sq. ft.)<br />

Location / Postal Address Description of<br />

rental space /<br />

Built-up Area<br />

(square feet)<br />

Lots LG 028 & 044, Lower<br />

Ground Floor, Sungai Wang<br />

Plaza, Kuala Lumpur<br />

2 adjoining retail<br />

outlets located at<br />

Sungei Wang Plaza<br />

(1,455 sq. ft.)<br />

3<br />

Rental<br />

(per month)<br />

RM14,142-00<br />

Rental<br />

(per month)<br />

RM 65,475-00<br />

Period of Tenancy<br />

Not Specified<br />

Period of Tenancy<br />

2 January 2005 to<br />

31 December 2008


The Proposed Renewal of RRPT Mandate is sought in respect of Recurrent Related Party<br />

Transactions with the following Related Parties as detailed in the table below:-<br />

Company<br />

in<br />

the Padini<br />

Group<br />

Involved<br />

Padini<br />

Holdings<br />

Berhad<br />

(“Padini”)<br />

Padini<br />

Holdings<br />

Berhad<br />

(“Padini”)<br />

Padini<br />

Corporation<br />

Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“PC”)<br />

Interested<br />

Related Party<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang<br />

Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang<br />

Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang<br />

Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Related<br />

Party<br />

Vincci Ladies’<br />

Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“VL”)<br />

Vincci Ladies’<br />

Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“VL”)<br />

Vincci Ladies’<br />

Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“VL”)<br />

Relationship<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of<br />

Padini.<br />

• Shareholder of VL<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL.<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of<br />

Padini.<br />

• Shareholder of VL<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL.<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of<br />

Padini.<br />

• Shareholder of VL<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL & PC.<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL<br />

4<br />

Nature of<br />

Transaction<br />

Rental from VL<br />

Management fees<br />

from VL<br />

Rental of 2<br />

adjoining retail<br />

outlets located at<br />

Sungei Wang<br />

Plaza (1,455 sq.<br />

ft.) by VL<br />

Estimated value<br />

from the 24 th<br />

AGM in the year<br />

2005 to the next<br />

AGM in the year<br />

2006<br />

(RM)<br />

169,704-00<br />

17,500-00<br />

785,700-00


Company<br />

in<br />

the Padini<br />

Group<br />

Involved<br />

Seed<br />

Corporation<br />

Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“SC”)<br />

Padini<br />

Corporation<br />

Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“PC”)<br />

Padini<br />

Corporation<br />

Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“PC”)<br />

Interested<br />

Related Party<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang<br />

Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang<br />

Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang<br />

Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Related<br />

Party<br />

Vincci Ladies’<br />

Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“VL”)<br />

Vincci Ladies’<br />

Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“VL”)<br />

Dat Hin<br />

Garment<br />

Manufacturing<br />

Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“DH”)<br />

Relationship<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of<br />

Padini.<br />

• Shareholder of VL<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL & SC<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL & SC<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of<br />

Padini.<br />

• Shareholder of VL<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL & PC.<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of<br />

Padini.<br />

• Alternate Director in DH<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of PC.<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, shareholder and<br />

indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

Nature of<br />

Transaction<br />

Purchases from<br />

SC<br />

Purchases from<br />

PC<br />

Sales to DH<br />

Purchases from<br />

DH<br />

Estimated value<br />

from the 24 th<br />

AGM in the year<br />

2005 to the next<br />

AGM in the year<br />

2006<br />

(RM)<br />

15,000-00<br />

15,000-00<br />

60,000.00<br />

150,000.00<br />

* Values of transactions are based on estimated figures from 24 th AGM in December 2005 to the date of the next AGM<br />

in the year 2006.<br />

The above estimated amounts are based on prevailing rates/prices obtained from the Related Parties<br />

which are reasonable market-competitive prices based on the normal level of transactions entered into<br />

by the Padini Group. The estimated amounts are further based on the assumptions that current levels of<br />

operations will continue and all external conditions remain constant. The estimates may vary and are<br />

subject to changes.<br />

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3. RATIONALE FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED RENEWAL OF RRPT MANDATE TO<br />

THE GROUP<br />

The principal activities of Padini consist of investment holding and providing management consultancy<br />

services to its subsidiary companies. Its subsidiaries are principally involved in dealings of garments and<br />

ancillary products, dealings of children’s garments and accessories, dealings in ladies’ shoes and<br />

accessories, manufacturing of garments and on-line shopping.<br />

The Related Party Transactions entered or to be entered into by the Padini Group with the Related Parties<br />

are all in the ordinary course of business. They are recurring transactions of a revenue or trading nature<br />

which may occur with some degree of frequency and arise at any time and from time to time. As such, it<br />

may be impractical to seek shareholders’ approval on a case-to-case basis before entering into such Related<br />

Party Transactions.<br />

As such, the Board is seeking your approval on the proposed renewal of RRPT Mandate pursuant to<br />

Paragraph 10.09 of <strong>Bursa</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong> Listing Requirements for the Recurrent Related Party Transactions<br />

described in Section 2.3 to allow the Group to enter into such Recurrent Related Party Transactions made<br />

on an arm’s length basis and on normal commercial terms and which are not to the detriment of the<br />

minority shareholders.<br />

By obtaining the renewal of the RRPT Mandate, it would eliminate the necessity and the need to announce<br />

and to convene separate general meetings from time to time to seek shareholders’ approval as and when<br />

such Recurrent Related Party Transactions arise. This will substantially reduce the expenses relating to<br />

convening of general meetings on ad hoc basis, improve administrative efficiency considerably and allow<br />

manpower resources and time to be channeled towards attaining other corporate objectives.<br />

The co-operation between Padini Group and these Related Parties has reaped mutual benefits and is<br />

expected to continue to be of benefit to the business of Padini Group.<br />

4. THE METHODS OR PROCEDURES ON WHICH RRPT PRICES ARE DETERMINED<br />

The charges, sale and/or purchase prices for the transactions which will be entered into and contemplated<br />

under paragraph 2.3 above are arrived at on an agreed basis, in accordance with the following manner :-<br />

a) Sale and Purchase of stocks<br />

• based on prevailing rates/prices obtained from the Related Parties which are reasonable marketcompetitive<br />

prices.<br />

b) Management Fee<br />

• based on mutually agreed basis.<br />

c) Rental<br />

• based on market rates.<br />

The Company has established the following review procedures to be carried out in relation to all proposed<br />

Related Party Transactions :-<br />

(i) The Audit Committee is responsible to review all matters concerning related party transactions within<br />

the Group that has been compiled for their review;<br />

(ii) The Audit Committee will review and ensure that the transactions entered into are on an arms length<br />

basis, based on commercial terms and are not more favourable to the related parties than those<br />

generally available to the public and are not detrimental to the Company’s minority shareholders;<br />

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(iii) The Audit Committee will report its findings to the Board on matters concerning related party<br />

transactions;<br />

(iv) The interested Directors who are members of the Board of Directors and/or Audit Committee will<br />

abstain from any decision making process on all matters pertaining to the Related Party Transactions at<br />

the relevant meetings of the Board of Directors or Audit Committee; and<br />

(v) Disclosure on all RRPT will be made in the annual report of the Company.<br />

5. DISCLOSURE OF RECURRENT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS<br />

In making the disclosure of the aggregate value of Recurrent Related Party Transactions conducted pursuant<br />

to the RRPT Mandate in Padini’s Annual Report, a breakdown of the aggregate value of the Recurrent<br />

Related Party Transactions made during the financial year, amongst others, will be provided based on the<br />

following :-<br />

i) the type of the Recurrent Related Party Transactions made; and<br />

ii) the names of the Related Parties involved in each type of the Recurrent Related Party Transactions<br />

made and their relationship with Padini.<br />

6. AUDIT COMMITTEE’S STATEMENT<br />

The Audit Committee has the overall responsibility of determining whether the procedures for reviewing all<br />

related party transactions are appropriate to ensure that the Recurrent Related Party Transactions are within<br />

the limits approved by the Proposed RRPT Mandate.<br />

The Audit Committee has seen and reviewed the procedures mentioned in Section 4 above and is of the<br />

view that the said procedures are sufficient to ensure that the Recurrent Related Party Transactions are not<br />

more favourable to the Related Parties than those generally available to the public and are not detrimental to<br />

the minority shareholders.<br />

7. PROPOSED RENEWAL OF PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANDATE<br />

7.1 Introduction<br />

On 22 December 2004, the Company had at its Annual General Meeting, obtained a mandate from its<br />

shareholders for the Company and/or its subsidiaries to provide Financial Assistance within the Group.<br />

The said mandate shall, in accordance with the Listing Requirements, expire at the conclusion of the<br />

forthcoming Twenty-Fourth AGM unless it is renewed at the said AGM.<br />

The Board proposes to seek renewal of the said mandate to allow Padini Group to provide financial<br />

assistance on a short or medium term basis for a duration not exceeding three (3) years through the pooling<br />

of funds within Padini Group via a centralised treasury management function or similar arrangements which<br />

involve the provision of financial assistance by Padini or its subsidiaries to related parties such as those<br />

described in Section 7.2 below.<br />

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7.2 Estimated Amount of Financial Assistance within the Group<br />

The estimated net amount of financial assistance to be effected within the Group via the centralized treasury<br />

management function or similar arrangements for the period covering the mandate is as follows :<br />

Company in<br />

The Padini<br />

Group<br />

Involved<br />

Seed<br />

Corporation<br />

Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“SC”)<br />

Yee Fong<br />

Hung (M) Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“YFH”)<br />

Interested<br />

Related Party<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

Related<br />

Party<br />

Vincci Ladies’<br />

Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“VL”)<br />

Vincci Ladies’<br />

Specialties<br />

Centre Sdn.<br />

Bhd. (“VL”)<br />

Relationship Nature of<br />

Transaction<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Shareholder of VL<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, Shareholder and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL & SC<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, Shareholder and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL & SC<br />

Yong Lai Wah<br />

• Director and indirect substantial<br />

shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Shareholder of VL<br />

• Director of YFH<br />

Yong Pang Chaun<br />

• Director, Shareholder and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL & YFH<br />

Chong Chin Lin<br />

• Director, Shareholder and indirect<br />

substantial shareholder of Padini.<br />

• Director of VL<br />

Financial<br />

Assistance to<br />

SC<br />

Financial<br />

Assistance to<br />

YFH<br />

Estimated value<br />

from the 24 th AGM<br />

in the year 2005 to<br />

the next AGM in<br />

the year 2006<br />

(RM)<br />

1,200,000-00<br />

2,000,000-00<br />

However, the said value is merely an estimate for the period from 24 th AGM in the year 2005 to the next<br />

AGM in 2006 at which the mandate is to be passed, based on the audited financial statements for the<br />

financial year ended 30 June 2005 and the actual amount transacted may vary. If the percentage ratio of the<br />

amount of financial assistance provided or rendered is in excess of the 5% benchmark under the Listing<br />

Requirements, Padini shall comply with Chapter 10.08 of the Listing Requirements.<br />

8. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED MANDATES<br />

The Proposed Mandates are not expected to have any effect on the issued and paid-up share capital, the<br />

shareholdings of the substantial shareholders, consolidated earnings per share and consolidated net tangible<br />

assets of Padini.<br />

9. APPROVALS REQUIRED<br />

The Proposed Mandates are subject to the approval of the shareholders of Padini at the forthcoming AGM.<br />

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10. DIRECTORS’ AND MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS’ INTERESTS AND INTERESTS OF PERSONS<br />

CONNECTED TO DIRECTORS AND/OR MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS<br />

10.1 According to the Register of Directors’ Shareholding and Register of Substantial Shareholders as at<br />

11 November 2005, the direct and indirect interests of the Directors and Major Shareholders in<br />

Padini having an interest, direct or indirect, in the Proposed Mandates, are as follows :-<br />

* Major Shareholder /<br />

# Director<br />

* Yong Pang Chaun Holdings Sdn. Bhd.<br />

*# Yong Pang Chaun<br />

*# Chong Chin Lin<br />

*# Yong Lai Wah<br />

Direct Direct Indirect Indirect<br />

(No. of Shares) (%) (No. of Shares) (%)<br />

27,000,401<br />

98,000<br />

149,999<br />

-<br />

43.19<br />

0.16<br />

0.24<br />

-<br />

-<br />

^27,150,400<br />

##27,098,401<br />

**27,000,401<br />

^ Deemed interested through Yong Pang Chaun Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and via his spouse, Mdm. Chong Chin Lin’s<br />

direct interest<br />

## Deemed interested through Yong Pang Chaun Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and via her spouse, Mr. Yong Pang Chaun’s<br />

direct interest.<br />

** Deemed interested through Yong Pang Chaun Holdings Sdn. Bhd.<br />

10.2 (a) Mr. Yong Pang Chaun and Mdm. Yong Lai Wah are siblings.<br />

(b) Mdm. Chong Chin Lin is the spouse of Mr. Yong Pang Chaun.<br />

(c) Yong Pang Chaun Holdings Sdn. Bhd. is 64% held by Mr. Yong Pang Chaun and 6% each<br />

held by Mdm. Chong Chin Lin and Mdm. Yong Lai Wah.<br />

(d) Vincci Ladies’ Specialties Centre Sdn. Bhd. is 99.69% held by Padini Holdings Berhad and<br />

0.31% held by Mdm. Yong Lai Wah.<br />

10.3 The interested Directors, namely, Mr. Yong Pang Chaun, Mdm. Chong Chin Lin and Mdm. Yong<br />

Lai Wah, have abstained and will continue to abstain from Board’s deliberations and voting on the<br />

resolution in relation to the Proposed Mandates at the relevant Board meetings as well as from voting<br />

in respect of their direct or indirect shareholdings in Padini, if any, with regard to obtaining the<br />

Proposed Mandates from the shareholders at the forthcoming AGM.<br />

10.4 Yong Pang Chaun Holdings Sdn. Bhd., Mr. Yong Pang Chaun, Mdm. Chong Chin Lin and Mdm.<br />

Yong Lai Wah shall abstain from voting, in respect of their direct and/or indirect interests, on the<br />

resolution pertaining to the Proposed Mandates at the forthcoming AGM to be convened. Yong Pang<br />

Chaun Holdings Sdn. Bhd., Mr. Yong Pang Chaun, Mdm. Chong Chin Lin and Mdm. Yong Lai Wah<br />

will undertake that they will ensure that persons connected with them will abstain from voting on<br />

their direct and/or indirect shareholdings on the resolution pertaining to the Proposed Mandates at the<br />

forthcoming AGM to be convened.<br />

10.5 Save as disclosed above, none of the other Directors, major shareholders or persons connected with<br />

the Directors or Major Shareholders of Padini, have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Proposed<br />

Mandates.<br />

9<br />

-<br />

43.43<br />

43.35<br />

43.19


11. VALIDITY PERIOD OF THE PROPOSED MANDATES<br />

The proposals are subject to annual renewal. In this respect, any authority conferred by each and every<br />

mandate shall only continue in force until :-<br />

(i) the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Padini following the general meeting<br />

at which such Mandate was passed, at which time it will lapse, unless by a resolution passed at the<br />

AGM, the authority is renewed;<br />

(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next AGM of Padini after the date it is required to be held<br />

pursuant to Section 143(1) of the Companies Act, 1965 (but shall not extend to such extension as may<br />

be allowed pursuant to Section 143(2) of the Act); or<br />

(iii) revoked or varied by resolution passed by the shareholders in general meeting,<br />

whichever is the earlier.<br />

12. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING<br />

The Twenty-Fourth AGM, the notice of which is enclosed in the 2005 Annual Report of Padini, will be held<br />

at No. 21 Lot 116, Jalan U1/20, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan<br />

on 21 December 2005 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of considering and if thought fit, passing, inter alia, the<br />

Ordinary Resolution on the Proposed Renewal of RRPT Mandate and Proposed Renewal of Provision of<br />

Financial Assistance Mandate under the agenda of Special Business as set out in the 2005 Annual Report of<br />

the Company.<br />

You will also find in the 2005 Annual Report of Padini a copy of the Form of Proxy. If you are unable to<br />

attend and vote in person at the Twenty-Fourth AGM, you are requested to complete, sign and return the<br />

Form of Proxy in accordance with the instructions printed therein as soon as possible and in any event, so as<br />

to arrive at the Company’ Registered Office at No. 21 Lot 116, Jalan U1/20, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial<br />

Park, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for the<br />

Twenty-Fourth AGM. The lodgement of the Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting<br />

in person at the Twenty-Fourth AGM should you subsequently wish to do so.<br />

13. BOARD’S RECOMMENDATION<br />

The Board of Directors of Padini (with the exception of the interested Directors, namely Mr Yong Pang<br />

Chaun, Mdm Chong Chin Lin and Mdm Yong Lai Wah) is of the opinion that the Proposed Mandates are in<br />

the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and recommends that you vote in favour of the<br />

resolution to be tabled at the forthcoming AGM.<br />

14. FURTHER INFORMATION<br />

Shareholders are requested to refer to Appendix I for further information.<br />

Yours faithfully<br />

for and on behalf of the Board of Directors of<br />

<strong>PADINI</strong> <strong>HOLDINGS</strong> <strong>BERHAD</strong><br />

DATUK DR. ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL RAHMAN<br />

Independent Non-Executive Chairman<br />

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<br />

1. Responsibility Statement<br />

APPENDIX I<br />

This Circular has been seen and approved by the Directors of Padini and they individually and collectively<br />

accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given herein and confirm that, after making all<br />

reasonable enquiries, to the best of their knowledge and belief, there are no other facts, the omission of<br />

which would make any information, date or statement herein misleading.<br />

2. Material Contracts<br />

Save as disclosed below, there are no material contracts (not being contracts entered into in the ordinary<br />

course of business) which have been entered into by the Padini Group within the two (2) years immediately<br />

preceding the date of this Circular :-<br />

(a) Sale and purchase agreement dated 9 March 2004 made between Padini Corporation Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“PC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Padini of the one part and Meng Fong Realty Sdn. Bhd.<br />

(“MFRSB”) of the other part wherein PC has agreed to sell and MFRSB has agreed to purchase all<br />

that piece of leasehold industrial land measuring approximately 1025.6 square metres held under<br />

document of title PN 31321, Lot 11867 (formerly known as H.S.(D) 101022, P.T. 2360), Mukim<br />

Ampang, Daerah Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Wilayah Persekutuan together with a 1 ½ storey terrace<br />

factory (Duplex Factory Type B) erected upon the said land bearing postal address of No. 15 Jalan<br />

8/91, Taman Shamelin Perkasa, 3 ½ Mile, Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur for a total cash<br />

consideration of RM2,700,000 and upon the terms and conditions contained therein;<br />

(b) Sale and purchase agreement dated 21 April 2004 made between PC of the one part and West Dyna<br />

Quest Sdn. Bhd. (“WDQSB”) of the other part wherein PC has agreed to sell and WDQSB has<br />

agreed to purchase all that piece of leasehold land measuring approximately 233.551 square metres<br />

held under document of title H.S.(D) 10770, P.T. No. 194, Mukim Ampang, Daerah Kuala Lumpur,<br />

Negeri Wilayah Persekutuan K.L. together with a 4 storey Shop Lot errected upon the said land<br />

bearing postal address of No. 247 Jalan Mahkota, Taman Maluri, 55100 Kuala Lumpur for a total<br />

cash consideration of RM1,050,000 and upon the terms and conditions contained therein; and<br />

(c) Appointment of Jurukom Management Services Sdn Bhd on 22 December 2004 as the Company’s<br />

Consultant in relation to the preparation and submission of the Schematic Design Plan for “Cadangan<br />

Membina Sebuah Gudang 4 Tingkat Berserta 1 Tingkat Tempat Letak Kereta di Tingkat Bawah Dan<br />

1 Tingkat Mezzanine, Pejabat 5 Tingkat, 1 Unit Pondok Pengawal Dan 1 Unit Tempat Pembuangan<br />

Sampah di-atas No. 19, Jalan Jurunilai U1/20, Seksyen U1, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan<br />

at a total estimated project cost of RM11 million”, to the relevant authorities, at a professional fee of<br />

approximately RM825,000.00 (Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand) only or<br />

7.5% of the total estimated project cost.<br />

3. Material Litigation<br />

As at the date of this Circular, none of the companies in the Padini Group is engaged in any material<br />

litigation, claims or arbitration either as plaintiff or defendant which may have a material effect on the<br />

financial position of the Padini Group and the Directors do not have any knowledge of any proceedings,<br />

pending or threatened, against the Padini Group or of any facts which is likely to give rise to any<br />

proceedings which may materially and adversely effect the financial position or business of the Padini<br />

Group.


4. Documents for inspection<br />

Copies of the following documents are available for inspection at the Registered Office of Padini at No. 21<br />

Lot 116, Jalan U1/20, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, during<br />

normal business hours from the date of this Circular to the date of the AGM :-<br />

4.1 Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company;<br />

4.2 Audited consolidated accounts of the Padini Group for the past two (2) financial years ended 30 June<br />

2004 and 30 June 2005; and<br />

4.3 The material contracts referred to in Section (2) above.

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