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

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

bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser immediately.<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<br />

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

Circular.<br />

<strong>HARN</strong> <strong>LEN</strong> <strong>CORPORATION</strong> <strong>BHD</strong><br />

(INCORPORATED IN MALAYSIA - Co. No. 502606-H)<br />

CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS<br />

in relation to<br />

PROPOSED RENEWAL OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATE<br />

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

TRADING NATURE<br />

The Notice of the 8th Annual General Meeting to be held at Merdeka Room, Ground Floor, Johor<br />

Tower, 15 Jalan Gereja, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta’zim at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday, 26 June<br />

The Form of Proxy should be lodged at the registered office of the Company at 6 th 2008 together with the Form of Proxy are set out in the Annual Report enclosed with this Circular.<br />

Floor, Johor<br />

Tower, 15 Jalan Gereja, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta'zim not less than 48 hours before the<br />

time stipulated for holding the meeting. The last day and time for lodging the Form of Proxy is on<br />

Tuesday, 24 June 2008 at 11.30 a.m.<br />

This Circular is dated 3 June 2008


DEFINITIONS<br />

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

Act - The Companies Act 1965<br />

AGM - Annual General Meeting<br />

Board - The Board of Directors of Harn Len<br />

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

EGM - Extraordinary General Meeting<br />

FFB - Fresh fruit bunches<br />

Harn Len/ the Company - Harn Len Corporation Bhd (Co. No. 502606-H)<br />

Harn Len Group/ the Group - Harn Len and its subsidiary companies collectively<br />

Listing Requirements - <strong>Bursa</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong> Listing Requirements including any<br />

amendment thereto that may be made from time to<br />

time.<br />

LNHSB - Low Nam Hui & Sons Sdn Bhd (Co.No. 10067-V)<br />

LNH Enterprise - LNH Enterprise Sdn Bhd (Co. No. 323309-K)<br />

NTA - Net tangible assets<br />

PLNHSB - Pengangkutan Low Nam Hui Sdn Bhd<br />

(Co. No. 210109-A)<br />

Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate - Proposed renewal of shareholders’ mandate for<br />

recurrent related party transactions of a revenue or<br />

trading nature which are necessary for the day-to-day<br />

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

of the Group<br />

SCSB - Seri Cemerlang Plantation (Pahang) Sdn Bhd<br />

(Co. No. 452166-U)


CONTENTS<br />

CIRCULAR LETTER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS ON:-<br />

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

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

1.0 Introduction 1<br />

2.0 Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate 2<br />

2.1 Class of Recurrent Related Party Transactions 3<br />

2.2 Nature of Recurrent Related Party Transactions 6<br />

2.3 Rationale 7<br />

2.4 Benefits 8<br />

2.5 Review Procedures 8<br />

2.6 Statement by Audit Committee 10<br />

3.0 Directors’ and Major Shareholders’ Interests 10<br />

4.0 Directors’ Recommendation 11<br />

5.0 General Meeting 11<br />

6.0 Further Information 11<br />

APPENDIX General Information 12


<strong>HARN</strong> <strong>LEN</strong> <strong>CORPORATION</strong> <strong>BHD</strong><br />

(Incorporated in <strong>Malaysia</strong> - Co. No. 502606-H)<br />

1<br />

Registered Office :-<br />

6 th Floor, Johor Tower<br />

15 Jalan Gereja<br />

80100 Johor Bahru<br />

Johor Darul Ta’zim<br />

3 June 2008<br />

Board of Directors :-<br />

Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui (Executive Chairman)<br />

Low Quek Kiong (Executive Director)<br />

Low Kueck Shin (Executive Director)<br />

Low Kwek Lee (Executive Director)<br />

Low Kuek Kong (Executive Director)<br />

Lee Chon Sing (Executive Director)<br />

Law Piang Woon (Independent Non-Executive Director)<br />

Loh Wann Yuan (Independent Non-Executive Director)<br />

Brig. Jen. (B) Dato’ Ali bin Hj Musa (Independent Non-Executive Director)<br />

To : The Shareholders of Harn Len Corporation Bhd<br />

Dear Sir/Madam<br />

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

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

1.0 INTRODUCTION<br />

At the AGM held on 15 June 2007, Harn Len obtained a renewal of the shareholders’<br />

mandate in respect of recurrent related party transactions of a revenue or trading nature under<br />

paragraph 10.09 of the Listing Requirements. Pursuant to the Listing Requirements, the<br />

shareholders’ mandate will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the company<br />

following the AGM at which the shareholders’ mandate is passed, unless by a resolution<br />

passed at the meeting, the authority is renewed. On 18 March 2008, Harn Len announced its<br />

intention to seek shareholders’ approval for the resolutions to be tabled at the forthcoming<br />

AGM.<br />

The purpose of this Circular is to set out details of the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate and<br />

to seek shareholders’ approval for the resolutions to be tabled at the forthcoming AGM.


2.0 PROPOSED SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATE<br />

Under Paragraph 10.09 of the Listing Requirements, a listed issuer may seek a shareholders’<br />

mandate in respect of related party transactions involving recurrent transactions of a revenue<br />

or trading nature which are necessary for its day-to-day operations subject to the following:-<br />

i) the transactions are in the ordinary course of business and are on terms not more<br />

favourable to the related party than those generally available to the public;<br />

ii) the shareholders’ mandate is subject to annual renewal and disclosure is made in the<br />

annual report of the aggregate value of transactions conducted pursuant to the<br />

shareholders’ mandate during the financial year; and<br />

iii) interested directors, major shareholders and interested persons connected with a<br />

director or major shareholder and where it involves the interest of an interested<br />

person connected with a director or major shareholder, such director or major<br />

shareholder, must not vote on the resolution approving the transactions. An interested<br />

director or interested major shareholder must also ensure that persons connected with<br />

him abstain from voting on the resolution approving the transactions.<br />

Pursuant to Practice Note No.12/2001, a listed issuer with a paid-up capital in excess of<br />

RM60 million must make an immediate announcement of a recurrent related party transaction<br />

if:-<br />

i) the consideration, value of the assets, capital outlay or costs of the recurrent related<br />

party transaction is equal to or exceeds RM1 million; or<br />

ii) the percentage ratio of such recurrent related party transaction is equal to or exceeds<br />

1.0%;<br />

whichever is the higher.<br />

Harn Len is principally an investment holding and property investment company and is also<br />

involved in the cultivation of oil palm and the processing of FFB. Its subsidiaries are also<br />

involved in the cultivation of oil palm.<br />

It is anticipated that the Group would, in the ordinary course of business, enter into the related<br />

party transactions as mentioned above and which are detailed in Section 2.2 below. It is likely<br />

that such transactions will occur with some degree of frequency and could arise at any time.<br />

In view of the time-sensitive and frequent nature of such related party transactions, the Board<br />

is seeking shareholders’ approval for the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate for the Group to<br />

enter into transactions in the normal course of business within the class of related parties set<br />

out in Section 2.1 below, provided such transactions are entered into at arm’s length and on<br />

normal commercial terms which are not more favourable to the related party than those<br />

generally available to the public and which will not be to the detriment of the minority<br />

shareholders. The related party transactions will also be subject to the review procedures set<br />

out in Section 2.5 below.<br />

The Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate will take effect from the date the Ordinary Resolutions<br />

are passed by the shareholders at the forthcoming AGM and remain in effect until:-<br />

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i) the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company following the general meeting at<br />

which the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate is passed, at which time it will lapse,<br />

unless by a resolution passed at the meeting, the authority is renewed;<br />

ii) the expiration of the period within which the next AGM after that date is required to<br />

be held pursuant to section 143(1) of the Companies Act 1965 but shall not extend to<br />

such extension as may be allowed pursuant to section 143(2) of the Companies Act<br />

1965; or<br />

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

whichever is the earlier.<br />

2.1 Class of Recurrent Related Party Transactions<br />

The Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate will apply to transactions with SCSB and<br />

PLNHSB, both of which are companies in which directors and major shareholders of<br />

Harn Len and persons connected to them have an interest.<br />

SCSB is wholly-owned by LNH Enterprise, a company in which directors and major<br />

shareholders of Harn Len and persons connected to them have an interest. The direct<br />

and indirect interests of interested directors and major shareholders of Harn Len and<br />

persons connected to them in SCSB as at 5 May 2008 are as follows:-<br />

Direct % Indirect %<br />

No. of shares No. of shares<br />

of RM1.00 each of RM1.00 each<br />

Interested Directors/ Major<br />

Shareholders<br />

Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui 2,999,996 99.96 4 (1) 0.4<br />

Low Quek Kiong 1 0.1 2,999,999 (2) 99.99<br />

Low Kueck Shin - - 2,999,999 (2) 99.99<br />

Low Kwek Lee - - 2,999,999 (2) 99.99<br />

(1) Deemed interest by virtue of the interest of his children in LNH Enterprise.<br />

(2) Deemed interest by virtue of the interests of his father and siblings in LNH Enterprise.<br />

Direct % Indirect %<br />

No. of shares No. of shares<br />

of RM1.00 each of RM1.00 each<br />

Persons connected to Interested<br />

Directors and Major Shareholders<br />

Dato’ Liew Kuek Hin 1 0.1 2,999,999* 99.99<br />

* Deemed interest by virtue of the interests of his father and siblings in LNH Enterprise.<br />

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PLNHSB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LNHSB. The direct and indirect interests<br />

of interested directors and/or major shareholders of Harn Len and persons connected<br />

to them in LNHSB as at 5 May 2008 are as follows:-<br />

Direct % Indirect %<br />

No. of shares No. of shares<br />

of RM1.00 each of RM1.00 each<br />

Interested Directors and Major<br />

Shareholders<br />

Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui - - 26,558,588* 10.90<br />

Low Quek Kiong 24,372,392 10.0 - -<br />

Low Kueck Shin 24,372,392 10.0 - -<br />

Low Kwek Lee 24,372,392 10.0 - -<br />

Low Kuek Kong 24,372,392 10.0 - -<br />

* Deemed interest by virtue of the shareholdings of his wife.<br />

Direct % Indirect %<br />

No. of shares No. of shares<br />

of RM1.00 each of RM1.00 each<br />

Persons connected to Interested<br />

Directors and Major Shareholders<br />

Puan Sri Datin Chan Pui Leorn 26,558,588 10.90 - -<br />

Low Kok Yong 5,000,000 2.05 - -<br />

Low Kok Yaow 5,000,000 2.05 - -<br />

LNH (C&E) Sdn Bhd 109,675,764 45.00 - -<br />

The direct and indirect interests of interested directors and major shareholders in Harn<br />

Len and persons connected to them in Harn Len as at 5 May 2008 are as follows:-<br />

Interested Directors and Major<br />

Shareholders<br />

Direct % Indirect %<br />

No. of shares No. of shares<br />

of RM1.00 each of RM1.00 each<br />

Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui - - 61,703,696 (1) 33.27<br />

Low Quek Kiong 20,000 0.01 114,507,245 (2)<br />

61.74<br />

Low Kueck Shin - - 114,527,245 (3) 61.75<br />

Low Kwek Lee - - 114,527,245 (3) 61.75<br />

Low Kuek Kong - - 114,527,245 (3)<br />

61.75<br />

Notes:-<br />

(1) By virtue of his interests in LNH Enterprise, Yong Yaow Properties Sdn Bhd and SCSB and the<br />

shares held by his children, Low Quek Kiong and Low Kok Yong pursuant to Section 6A of the<br />

Act.<br />

(2) By virtue of his interests in Lian Hup Manufacturing Company Sdn Berhad, Syarikat Senang Oil<br />

Palm Estate Sdn Bhd, Perdana Properties Berhad, LNHSB, LNH Enterprise and SCSB and the<br />

shares held by his sibling, Low Kok Yong pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

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(3) By virtue of his interests in Lian Hup Manufacturing Company Sdn Berhad, Syarikat Senang Oil<br />

Palm Estate Sdn Bhd, Perdana Properties Berhad, LNHSB, LNH Enterprise and SCSB and the<br />

shares held by his siblings, Low Quek Kiong and Low Kok Yong pursuant to Section 6A of the<br />

Act.<br />

Persons connected to Interested<br />

Directors and Major Shareholders<br />

Direct % Indirect %<br />

No. of shares No. of shares<br />

of RM1.00 each of RM1.00 each<br />

Puan Sri Datin Chan Pui Leorn - - 119,562,045 (1) 64.46<br />

Dato’ Liew Kuek Hin - - 114,507,245 (2)<br />

61.75<br />

Low Kuit Son - - 114,527,245 (3)<br />

61.75<br />

Low Kok Yong 110,000 0.06 114,417,245 (4)<br />

61.69<br />

Low Kok Yaow - - 114,527,245 (3)<br />

61.75<br />

LNH (C&E) Sdn Bhd - - 57,858,349 (5)<br />

31.19<br />

LNHSB 807,022 0.44 57,051,327 (6) 30.76<br />

Lian Hup Manufacturing<br />

Company Sdn Berhad<br />

Syarikat Senang Oil Palm<br />

26,353,830 14.21 - -<br />

Estate Sdn Bhd 30,513,830 16.45 - -<br />

LNH Enterprise 47,808,896 25.78 8,730,000 (7) 4.71<br />

Notes :<br />

(1) By virtue of her interests in LNH Enterprise, Lian Hup Manufacturing Sdn Berhad, Syarikat<br />

Senang Oil Palm Estate Sdn Bhd, Perdana Properties Berhad, LNHSB, Yong Yaow Properties<br />

Sdn Bhd and SCSB and the shares held by her children, Low Quek Kiong and Low Kok Yong<br />

pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

(2) By virtue of his interests in Lian Hup Manufacturing Company Sdn Berhad, Syarikat Senang Oil<br />

Palm Estate Sdn Bhd, Perdana Properties Berhad, LNHSB, LNH Enterprise and SCSB and the<br />

shares held by his siblings, Low Quek Kiong and Low Kok Yong pursuant to Section 6A of the<br />

Act. The status of some of Dato’ Liew’s indirect shareholdings in Harn Len are the subject of a<br />

legal action vide Johor Bahru High Court Suit No.MT4-22-843-2005.<br />

(3) By virtue of his interests in Lian Hup Manufacturing Company Sdn Berhad, Syarikat Senang<br />

Oil Palm Estate Sdn Bhd, Perdana Properties Berhad, LNHSB, LNH Enterprise and SCSB and<br />

the shares held by his siblings, Low Quek Kiong and Low Kok Yong pursuant to Section 6A of<br />

the Act.<br />

(4) By virtue of his interests in Lian Hup Manufacturing Company Sdn Berhad, Syarikat Senang<br />

Oil Palm Estate Sdn Bhd, Perdana Properties Berhad, LNHSB, LNH Enterprise and SCSB and<br />

the shares held by his sibling, Low Quek Kiong pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

(5) By virtue of its interests in Lian Hup Manufacturing Company Sdn Berhad, Syarikat Senang<br />

Oil Palm Estate Sdn Bhd, Perdana Properties Berhad and LNHSB pursuant to Section 6A of<br />

the Act.<br />

(6) By virtue of its interests in Lian Hup Manufacturing Company Sdn Berhad, Syarikat Senang Oil<br />

Palm Estate Sdn Bhd and Perdana Properties Berhad pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

(7) By virtue of its interests in SCSB pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

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2.2 Nature of Recurrent Related Party Transactions<br />

The Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate will apply to the following transactions:-<br />

i) purchases by Harn Len of FFB from the oil palm plantations owned by SCSB;<br />

and<br />

ii)<br />

payment of transportation charges by Harn Len to PLNHSB for the<br />

transportation of FFB to the oil mill, crude palm oil and palm kernel to buyers,<br />

and fertilizer from suppliers to the plantations owned by Harn Len Group.<br />

SCSB principally involved in the cultivation of oil palm and PLNHSB is involved in<br />

the provision of transport and workshop services.<br />

The transactions between Harn Len and SCSB involve the purchase of FFB by Harn<br />

Len from oil palm estates operated by SCSB. The FFB will be used as raw materials<br />

for processing at Harn Len’s palm oil mill.<br />

The projected annual transaction values from 26 June 2008, the date of the AGM, to<br />

the next AGM of Harn Len for the purposes of the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate<br />

is as follows:-<br />

Company Related party Transaction Estimated annual<br />

value<br />

RM’000<br />

Harn Len SCSB Purchases by Harn Len<br />

of FFB<br />

31,200*<br />

Harn Len PLNHSB Payment by Harn Len<br />

for transport charges<br />

1,300<br />

* The basis of the estimated annual value is based on management forecasts after taking<br />

into account projected average prices for crude palm oil and FFB over the relevant<br />

period.<br />

The transaction values for the financial year ended 31 December 2007 is as follows:-<br />

Company Related party Transaction Actual annual<br />

value<br />

RM’000<br />

Harn Len SCSB Purchases by Harn Len 24,695<br />

of FFB<br />

Harn Len PLNHSB Payment by Harn Len 1,348<br />

for transport charges<br />

The transaction values for the period from 15 June 2007 (the date of the last AGM) to<br />

31 March 2008 (being the last practicable date prior to the printing of this Circular) is<br />

as follows:-<br />

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Company Related party Transaction Actual<br />

value<br />

RM’000<br />

Harn Len SCSB Purchases by Harn Len<br />

of FFB<br />

27,140<br />

Harn Len PLNHSB Payment by Harn Len<br />

for transport charges<br />

1,211<br />

SCSB and PLNHSB are the related parties for all the mandated transactions as set out<br />

above and the interested Directors who are also major shareholders of Harn Len in the<br />

related party transactions are Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui, Low Quek Kiong, Low<br />

Kueck Shin, Low Kwek Lee and Low Kuek Kong. The nature of their interest in<br />

SCSB and PLNHSB are as set out in Section 2.1 above.<br />

The estimated values may differ from the actual value of the transactions and the<br />

breakdown of the actual aggregate value of the transactions will be disclosed in the<br />

annual report.<br />

There are no new/additional transactions besides the abovementioned transactions<br />

which are subject to the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate.<br />

2.3 Rationale<br />

The recurrent related party transactions entered or to be entered into by Harn Len as<br />

set out above are in the ordinary course of business. They are recurring transactions<br />

of a revenue or trading nature which are likely to occur with some degree of<br />

frequency and arise at any time and from time to time.<br />

The transactions envisaged under the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate may be<br />

constrained by its time-sensitive nature and it may be impractical to seek<br />

shareholders’ approval on a case by case basis before entering into such related party<br />

transactions. As such, the Board is seeking a shareholders’ mandate pursuant to<br />

Paragraph 10.09 of the Listing Requirements for the related party transactions<br />

described in Section 2.1 above to allow Harn Len to enter into such recurrent related<br />

party transaction made on an arm’s length basis and on normal commercial terms and<br />

which are not prejudicial to the interests of the shareholders.<br />

By obtaining the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate and the renewal of the same on an<br />

annual basis, the necessity to convene separate general meetings from time to time to<br />

seek shareholders’ approval as and when such recurrent related party transactions<br />

occur, will not arise. This would reduce substantial administrative time,<br />

inconvenience and expenses associated with the convening of such meetings, without<br />

compromising the corporate objectives of the Group or adversely affecting the<br />

business opportunities available to the Group.<br />

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2.4 Benefits<br />

This purchase of FFB from SCSB allows Harn Len to secure raw materials in the<br />

form of FFB for its palm oil mill operations. This is beneficial to the Group in<br />

increasing its turnover by allowing access to a ready source of FFB.<br />

The payment of transport charges by Harn Len to PLNHSB allows Harn Len ready<br />

access to a fleet of vehicles for the purposes of transporting its FFB to its own oil<br />

mill; crude palm oil and palm kernel to its buyers and fertilizer from its suppliers to<br />

plantations owned by Harn Len Group. This obviates the need for Harn Len to incur<br />

fixed and maintenance costs involved in maintaining a fleet of vehicles for this<br />

purpose.<br />

2.5 Review Procedures<br />

To ensure that recurrent related party transactions are conducted at arm’s length and<br />

on normal commercial terms consistent with the Group’s usual business practices and<br />

policies and will not be prejudicial to shareholders, the management will ensure, that<br />

the transactions with the related party will only be entered into after taking into<br />

account the pricing, level of service, quality of product and other related factors.<br />

The management of Harn Len will also implement the following additional<br />

procedures and guidelines to ensure that the recurrent related party transactions are<br />

conducted at arm’s length and on normal commercial terms and on terms not more<br />

favourable to the related party than those generally available to the public and hence<br />

not detrimental to the interests of minority shareholders:-<br />

i) management will be notified that all recurrent related party transactions that<br />

are undertaken must be undertaken on an arm’s length basis and on normal<br />

commercial terms and on terms not more favourable to the related party than<br />

those generally available to the public and are not to the detriment of the<br />

minority shareholders;<br />

ii) records will be maintained by the Company to capture all recurrent related<br />

party transactions which will be entered into pursuant to the Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate;<br />

iii) transaction prices are to be determined by the prevailing market prices for<br />

which crude palm oil, crude and refined palm oil products and FFB are traded<br />

at the time the transactions are entered into;<br />

iv) recurrent related party transactions will be monitored through management<br />

reports tendered to the Board and Audit Committee; and<br />

v) the Board and the Audit Committee will review the management reports to<br />

ascertain that the guidelines and procedures established to monitor the<br />

recurrent related party transactions have been complied with.<br />

Further, where any Director has an interest (direct or indirect) in any related party<br />

transactions, such Director (or his alternate, where applicable) shall abstain from<br />

voting and deliberation at the Board of Directors meeting on the matter. Where any<br />

member of the Audit Committee is interested in any transaction, that member shall<br />

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abstain from deliberation and voting on any matter relating to any decisions to be<br />

taken by the Audit Committee with respect to such transactions.<br />

Pursuant to Paragraph 10.09 of the Listing Requirements, in a meeting to obtain the<br />

Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate, the interested director, interested major shareholder<br />

or interested persons connected with a director or major shareholder; and where it<br />

involves the interest of an interested person connected with a director or major<br />

shareholder, such director or major shareholder, must not vote on the resolution<br />

approving the transactions.<br />

Interested directors or interested major shareholders have undertaken that persons<br />

connected with them abstain from voting on the resolution approving the Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate. Interested directors shall also abstain from deliberating at<br />

board meetings in respect of the related party transactions in which they are<br />

interested.<br />

Disclosure will be made in the annual report of the Company providing a breakdown<br />

of the aggregate value of transactions conducted pursuant to the Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate during the financial year and based on the following<br />

information:-<br />

i) the type of the recurrent transaction made; and<br />

ii) the names of the related parties involved in each type of the recurrent<br />

transactions made and their relationship with the Company.<br />

Disclosure will also be made in the annual reports for subsequent financial years<br />

during which the shareholders’ mandate remains in force.<br />

The Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate will take effect from the date the Ordinary<br />

Resolutions are passed by the shareholders at the forthcoming AGM and remain in<br />

effect until:-<br />

i) the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company following the general<br />

meeting at which the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate is passed, at which<br />

time it will lapse, unless by a resolution passed at the meeting, the authority is<br />

renewed;<br />

ii) the expiration of the period within which the next AGM after that date is<br />

required to be held pursuant to section 143(1) of the Companies Act 1965 but<br />

shall not extend to such extension as may be allowed pursuant to section<br />

143(2) of the Companies Act 1965; or<br />

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

meeting;<br />

whichever is the earlier.<br />

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2.6 Statement by Audit Committee<br />

The Audit Committee has the overall responsibility of determining whether the<br />

procedures for reviewing all recurrent related party transactions are appropriate. The<br />

Audit Committee also has the authority to delegate this responsibility to such<br />

individuals within the Company as it shall deem fit. The Audit Committee will review<br />

and ascertain whether the guidelines and procedures established to monitor recurrent<br />

related party transactions have been complied with at least once a year.<br />

If it is determined that the guidelines and/or procedures stated in Section 2.5 are<br />

inadequate to ensure that (i) the related party transactions will be conducted at arm’s<br />

length and on normal commercial terms and on terms not more favourable to the<br />

related party than those generally available to the public and are not to the detriment<br />

of the minority shareholders and (ii) such transactions are not prejudicial to the<br />

interests of the shareholders, the Company will obtain a fresh shareholders’ mandate<br />

based on new guidelines and procedures.<br />

The Audit Committee shall also have the discretion to request for limits to be<br />

imposed or for additional procedures to be followed if it considers such a request to<br />

be appropriate. In that event, such limits or procedures may be implemented without<br />

the approval of shareholders, provided that they are more stringent than the existing<br />

limits or procedures.<br />

The Audit Committee of the Company has reviewed the terms of the Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate and is satisfied that the review procedures for recurrent<br />

related party transactions, as well as the annual reviews to be made by the Audit<br />

Committee in relation thereto, are sufficient to ensure that recurrent related party<br />

transactions will be made at arm’s length and in accordance with the Group’s normal<br />

commercial terms and on terms not more favourable to the related party than those<br />

generally available to the public and are not to the detriment of the minority<br />

shareholders, and hence, will not be prejudicial to the shareholders and<br />

disadvantageous to the Group.<br />

3.0 DIRECTORS’ AND MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS’ INTERESTS<br />

Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui, Low Quek Kiong, Low Kueck Shin, Low Kwek Lee and Low<br />

Kuek Kong being interested Directors/major shareholders of Harn Len and persons connected<br />

to them as set out in Section 2.1 above shall abstain from voting in respect of their direct and<br />

indirect shareholdings on the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate by virtue of their interests at<br />

the forthcoming AGM. The interested Directors, who are also major shareholders of Harn<br />

Len, have also undertaken that they will ensure that other persons connected with them as set<br />

out in Section 2.1 above will abstain from voting on the resolutions to be tabled at the<br />

forthcoming AGM.<br />

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The interested Directors have also abstained and will continue to abstain from deliberation<br />

and voting in the Board meeting on matters pertaining to the Proposed Shareholders’<br />

Mandate. Save as aforesaid, none of the other Directors or major shareholders of Harn Len or<br />

persons connected to them have any interest in the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate.<br />

4.0 DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATION<br />

Your Board, with the exception of Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui, Low Quek Kiong, Low<br />

Kueck Shin, Low Kwek Lee and Low Kuek Kong who have abstained from expressing an<br />

opinion on the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate, is of the opinion that the Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate is in the best interests of the shareholders and the Company.<br />

Your Board, with the exception of Tan Sri Dato’ Low Nam Hui, Low Quek Kiong, Low<br />

Kueck Shin, Low Kwek Lee and Low Kuek Kong who have abstained from making a<br />

recommendation on the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate, recommend that you vote in favour<br />

of the resolutions pertaining to the above to be tabled at the forthcoming AGM as it is in the<br />

best interests of the Company.<br />

5.0 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING<br />

For the purpose of considering and if thought fit, passing the resolutions pertaining to the<br />

Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate, an AGM, the notice of which is set out in the Annual<br />

Report enclosed with this Circular, is to be held at Merdeka Room, Ground Floor, Johor<br />

Tower, 15 Jalan Gereja, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta’zim at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday,<br />

26 June 2008.<br />

If you are unable to attend and vote in person at the AGM, you are requested to complete,<br />

sign and return the Form of Proxy enclosed in the Annual Report in accordance with the<br />

instructions printed thereon as soon as possible so as to arrive at the Registered Office of the<br />

Company at 6 th Floor, Johor Tower, 15 Jalan Gereja, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta’zim<br />

not later than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the AGM. The lodging of the Form<br />

of Proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the forthcoming AGM<br />

should you wish to do so.<br />

6.0 FURTHER INFORMATION<br />

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

Yours faithfully<br />

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

LOH WANN YUAN<br />

Independent Non-Executive Director<br />

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GENERAL INFORMATION<br />

1.0 Responsibility Statement<br />

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APPENDIX<br />

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

and collectively accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given in this<br />

Circular and confirm that after having made all reasonable enquiries, and to the best of their<br />

knowledge and belief, there are no other facts the omission of which would make any<br />

statement herein misleading.<br />

2.0 Material Litigation<br />

Harn Len and/or its subsidiary companies are not engaged in any material litigation, claims or<br />

arbitration either as plaintiff or defendants and the Directors do not have any knowledge of<br />

any proceedings pending or threatened against the Company and/or its subsidiary companies<br />

or of any facts likely to give rise to any proceedings which might materially affect the<br />

position or business of the Company and/or its subsidiary companies.<br />

3.0 Material Contracts<br />

Save as disclosed herein, Harn Len and/or its subsidiary companies have not entered into any<br />

material contracts (not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) within<br />

the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of this Circular.<br />

i) Conditional sale and purchase agreement dated 19 September 2006 entered into<br />

between Harn Len and LNHSB and Kamari bin Karman for the acquisition by Harn<br />

Len of the entire issued and paid-up share capital of Nusantara Daya Sdn Bhd,<br />

comprising of 48,320,005 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each, for a cash consideration<br />

of RM9,975,955.<br />

4.0 Documents for Inspection<br />

The following documents are available for inspection at Harn Len's Registered Office at 6th<br />

Floor, Johor Tower, 15 Jalan Gereja, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta’zim, during normal<br />

business hours from Monday to Friday (except for public holidays) from the date of this<br />

Circular to the date of the AGM.<br />

i) The Memorandum and Articles of Association of Harn Len;<br />

ii) the abovementioned material contracts; and<br />

iii) the audited accounts of Harn Len for the past two (2) financial years ended 31<br />

December 2006 and 31 December 2007 and the unaudited quarterly financial report<br />

for 31 March 2008.

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