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

If you are in any doubt as to the course of action you should take, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or<br />

other professional adviser immediately.<br />

If you have sold or transferred all your ordinary shares in Warisan TC Holdings Berhad ("WTCH"), you should at once send this Circular,<br />

together with the accompanying Form of Proxy to the agent through whom the sale or transfer was contracted for transmission to the purchaser<br />

or transferee.<br />

Malaysia Securities Exchange Berhad takes no responsibility for the contents of this Circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or<br />

completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of<br />

the contents of this Circular.<br />

WARISAN TC HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD<br />

(Company No. 424834-W)<br />

(Incorporated in Malaysia)<br />

<strong>CIRCULAR</strong> <strong>TO</strong> <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong><br />

<strong>IN</strong> <strong>RELATION</strong> <strong>TO</strong><br />

• PROPOSED DISPOSAL BY TUNG PAO SDN BHD, A WHOLLY-OWNED<br />

SUBSIDIARY OF WARISAN TC HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD, OF A PIECE OF<br />

LEASEHOLD LAND MEASUR<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>IN</strong> AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 6,410<br />

SQUARE METRES <strong>TO</strong> TAN CHONG & SONS MO<strong>TO</strong>R COMPANY SDN<br />

BHD, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF TAN CHONG MO<strong>TO</strong>R<br />

HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD, FOR A CASH CONSIDERATION OF RM2,690,000<br />

• PROPOSED RENEWAL OF <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>' MANDATE FOR<br />

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

TRAD<strong>IN</strong>G NATURE<br />

The notice of the Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at the Grand Ballroom, Grand Seasons Hotel,<br />

72 Jalan Pahang, 53000 Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 20 May 2004 at 2:30 p.m. sets out the ordinary resolutions in relation to<br />

the above proposals. The notice and the Form of Proxy are in the 2003 Annual Report despatched together with this<br />

Circular.<br />

The Form of Proxy should be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions therein.<br />

Last date and time for lodging the Form of Proxy : Tuesday, 18 May 2004 at 2.30 p.m.<br />

Date and time of the Annual General Meeting : Thursday, 20 May 2004 at 2:30 p.m.<br />

This Circular is dated 27 April 2004


DEF<strong>IN</strong>ITIONS<br />

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

"Act" : Companies Act, 1965<br />

"AGM" : Annual General Meeting<br />

"APM" : APM Automotive Holdings Berhad<br />

"APM Group" : APM and its subsidiaries<br />

"Audit Committee" : Audit committee of WTCH comprising Seow Thiam Fatt and<br />

Ismail bin Rautin Ibrahim who are Independent Non-Executive<br />

Directors and Ngu Ew Look who is an Executive Director<br />

"Board" : Board of Directors<br />

"Director" : The meaning given in Section 4 of the Act and includes any<br />

person who is or was within the preceding 12 months of the date<br />

on which the terms of the transaction were agreed upon, a<br />

director of the listed issuer (or any other company which is its<br />

subsidiary or holding company or a subsidiary of its holding<br />

company)<br />

"Major Shareholder" : A person who has an interest or interests in one (1) or more<br />

voting shares in the company and the nominal amount of that<br />

share, or the aggregate of the nominal amounts of those shares,<br />

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

all the voting shares in the company. For the purpose of this<br />

definition, "interest in shares" shall have the meaning given in<br />

Section 6A of the Act. A major shareholder includes any person<br />

who is or was within the preceding 12 months of the date on<br />

which the terms of the transaction were agreed upon, a major<br />

shareholder of the listed issuer or any other company which is<br />

its subsidiary or holding company or subsidiary of its holding<br />

company<br />

"MSEB" : Malaysia Securities Exchange Berhad<br />

"NTA" : Net Tangible Assets<br />

"Proposed Disposal" : Proposed disposal by TP of the Subject Land<br />

"Proposed Shareholders' Mandate" : Proposed renewal of the Shareholders' Mandate for the RRPT of<br />

the WTCH Group as set out in this Circular<br />

"Related Party" : Director, Major Shareholder or person connected with such<br />

Director or Major Shareholder<br />

"Related Party Transaction" : Transaction entered into by the listed issuer or its subsidiaries<br />

which involves the interest, direct or indirect, of a Related Party<br />

"Recurrent Related Party<br />

Transaction" or "RRPT"<br />

: Related party transaction of a revenue or trading nature which is<br />

recurrent and necessary for the day-to-day operations<br />

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DEF<strong>IN</strong>ITIONS (Cont'd)<br />

"RM and sen" : Ringgit Malaysia and sen respectively<br />

"Shareholders' Mandate" : A mandate approved by the shareholders' in a general meeting<br />

to be given pursuant to Paragraph 10.09 of the Listing<br />

Requirements of MSEB in respect of RRPT<br />

"Subject Land" : All that parcel of land situated at 2 ½ mile, Jalan Pending<br />

consisting of 6,410 square metres, more or less, and described as<br />

Lot 9378, Section 64, Kuching Town Land District<br />

"TCC" : Tan Chong Consolidated Sdn. Bhd<br />

"TCIL" : Tan Chong International Limited<br />

"TCIL Group" : TCIL and its subsidiaries<br />

"TCMH" : Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad<br />

"TCMH Group" : TCMH and its subsidiaries<br />

"TSM" : Tan Chong & Sons Motor Company Sdn Bhd<br />

"TP" : Tung Pao Sdn Bhd<br />

"Valuer" : Rahim & Co., a registered independent valuer<br />

"WTCH" or "Company" : Warisan TC Holdings Berhad<br />

"WTCH Group" : WTCH and its subsidiaries<br />

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CONTENTS<br />

1. <strong>IN</strong>TRODUCTION 1<br />

2. PROPOSED DISPOSAL 2<br />

3. RATIONALE FOR THE PROPOSED DISPOSAL 3<br />

4. RISKS AND OTHER MATTERS FOR <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong> <strong>TO</strong> CONSIDER 4<br />

5. PROPOSED <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>' MANDATE 4<br />

6. RATIONALE FOR THE PROPOSED <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>’ MANDATE 11<br />

7. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED DISPOSAL AND PROPOSED <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>’<br />

MANDATE 11<br />

8. APPROVALS REQUIRED 12<br />

9. DIREC<strong>TO</strong>RS' AND MAJOR <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>' <strong>IN</strong>TERESTS 12<br />

10. DIREC<strong>TO</strong>RS' RECOMMENDATION 14<br />

11. ANNUAL GENERAL MEET<strong>IN</strong>G 14<br />

12. FURTHER <strong>IN</strong>FORMATION 14<br />

APPENDICES<br />

I LETTER OF OFFER 15<br />

II VALUER’S LETTER 18<br />

III FURTHER <strong>IN</strong>FORMATION 19<br />

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Board of Directors:-<br />

Dato' Tan Heng Chew (Chairman)<br />

Ngu Ew Look (Executive Director)<br />

Yeoh Keong Lian (Executive Director)<br />

Dato' Haji Nadzam bin Haji Mohd Din<br />

Dato' Lee Eng Guan @ Lee Eng Yuan<br />

Ismail bin Rautin Ibrahim<br />

Seow Thiam Fatt<br />

Foo Kai Yuen<br />

Dear Shareholders<br />

WARISAN TC HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD<br />

WARISAN TC HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD<br />

(Company No. 424834-W)<br />

(Incorporated in Malaysia)<br />

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Registered Office:-<br />

62-68 Jalan Ipoh<br />

51200 Kuala Lumpur<br />

27 April 2004<br />

• PROPOSED DISPOSAL BY TUNG PAO SDN BHD, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF<br />

WARISAN TC HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD, OF A PIECE OF LEASEHOLD LAND MEASUR<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>IN</strong><br />

AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 6,410 SQUARE METRES <strong>TO</strong> TAN CHONG & SONS MO<strong>TO</strong>R<br />

COMPANY SDN BHD, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF TAN CHONG MO<strong>TO</strong>R<br />

HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD, FOR A CASH CONSIDERATION OF RM2,690,000<br />

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

PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF A REVENUE OR TRAD<strong>IN</strong>G NATURE<br />

1. <strong>IN</strong>TRODUCTION<br />

The Company had announced on 20 April 2004 that it would seek its shareholders’ approval pursuant<br />

to Section 132E of the Act to dispose the Subject Land owned by TP to TSM for a total cash<br />

consideration of RM2,690,000.<br />

The Proposed Disposal falls within the ambit of Section 132E of the Act and hence requires the prior<br />

approval of the shareholders of WTCH at a general meeting. Section 132E of the Act prohibits a<br />

company from entering into any arrangement or transaction with a director of the company or its<br />

holding company or with a person connected with such a director in respect of the acquisition from or<br />

disposal to such director or connected person of any non-cash assets of the “requisite value” without<br />

the prior approval of the company in general meeting and, if the director or connected person is a<br />

director of its holding company or person connected with such a director, the prior approval of the<br />

holding company in general meeting. According to the Act, a non-cash asset is considered to be of the<br />

“requisite value” if at the time of the arrangement or transaction, its value is not less than RM10,000<br />

but (subject to that) exceeds RM250,000 or ten per centum of the company’s asset value.<br />

The interests of Directors and persons connected with the Directors of WTCH in the Proposed Disposal<br />

are disclosed in paragraph 8.1 of this Circular.


At the AGM held on 20 May 2003, the shareholders of the Company gave approval for a Shareholders’<br />

Mandate in respect of recurrent related party transactions of a revenue or trading nature which are<br />

necessary for the day-to-day operations of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to Paragraph<br />

10.09 of the Listing Requirements of MSEB.<br />

The authority conferred by the Shareholders’ Mandate, in accordance with the Listing Requirements,<br />

will lapse at the conclusion of the coming AGM which will be held on 20 May 2004. In order to<br />

continue to enter into recurrent related party transactions, the Company announced on 26 February<br />

2004 that it would seek shareholders’ approval to renew the Shareholders’ Mandate at this AGM.<br />

The purpose of this Circular is to provide you with the relevant information on the Proposed Disposal<br />

and Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate and to seek your approvals for the resolutions on the Proposed<br />

Disposal and Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate to be tabled at the forthcoming AGM of the Company.<br />

2. PROPOSED DISPOSAL<br />

2.1 Details of the Proposed Disposal<br />

TP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WTCH and the registered owner of the Subject Land, proposes to<br />

dispose of the Subject Land to TSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TCMH.<br />

The original cost of investment by TP of the Subject Land was RM1,600,000 and the original date of<br />

investment of the Subject Land by TP was on 1 August 1980. The tenure on the leasehold Subject Land<br />

expires on 31 December 2796. The audited net book value of the Subject Land as at 31 December 2003<br />

is RM1,818,775.<br />

TP<br />

TP was incorporated in Malaysia as a private limited company under the Act on 28 April 1977. The<br />

authorised share capital of TP is RM15,000,000 comprising 15,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1 each.<br />

The issued and paid up share capital of TP is RM14,300,000, comprising 14,300,000 ordinary shares of<br />

RM1 each. The principal activity of TP is the distribution and sale of cosmetics and hair care products.<br />

TSM<br />

TSM was incorporated in Malaysia as a private limited company under the Companies Ordinances,<br />

1940 on 16 February 1959. The authorised share capital of TSM is RM175,000,000, comprising<br />

150,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1 each and 25,000,000 non-cumulative redeemable preference<br />

shares of RM1 each. The issued and paid up share capital of TSM is RM175,000,000, comprising<br />

150,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1 each and 25,000,000 non-cumulative redeemable preference<br />

shares of RM1 each. TSM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TCMH and its principal activity is the sale<br />

of motor vehicles and hire purchase financing.<br />

The Directors of TSM are Dato' Tan Heng Chew, Ahmad bin Abdullah, Dato' Khor Swee Wah, Dr.<br />

Tan Kang Leong, Dr. Ang Bon Beng, Ling Ou Long, Tan Eng Hwa and Yew Hock Tat.<br />

As at 31 March 2004, the deemed interests of Dato’ Tan Heng Chew and Dr. Tan Kang Leong in the<br />

shares of TSM by virtue of their shareholdings in TCMH are as follows:<br />

Shareholding in TCMH<br />

Direct % Deemed %<br />

Dato’ Tan Heng Chew 6,090,662 0.91 304,266,662 45.41 (1)<br />

Dr. Tan Kang Leong 10,000 - (2)<br />

Notes:<br />

(1)<br />

(2)<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interest in TCC pursuant to Section 6A of the Act<br />

Less than 0.01%<br />

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304,266,662 45.41 (1)


2.2 Terms of Letter of Offer<br />

On 20 April 2004, TP made an offer for sale (“Letter of Offer”) to TSM of the Subject Land. A copy of<br />

the Letter of Offer is enclosed as Appendix I.<br />

The Subject Land will be disposed of free from encumbrances. The salient terms of the offer for sale<br />

are briefly as follows:<br />

(a) The offer for sale is subject to the following pre-conditions:<br />

(i) obtaining the approval of the shareholders of TP and WTCH;<br />

(ii) obtaining the approval of the shareholders of TSM and TCMH; and<br />

(iii) obtaining any other approvals of appropriate authorities, if applicable.<br />

(b) Upon the execution of the Sale and Purchase Agreement, TSM will pay 10% of the purchase price<br />

to TP. The purchase price is RM2,690,000 (“Purchase Price”) which will be fully paid in cash.<br />

(c) The balance purchase price amounting to RM2,421,000 (“Balance Purchase Price”) shall be paid<br />

to TP within 90 days from the date of the Sale and Purchase Agreement (“Completion Period”).<br />

(d) In the event that TSM shall be unable to pay all or any part of the said Balance Purchase Price, TP<br />

shall automatically grant TSM a further period of 1 month to pay the Balance Purchase Price,<br />

provided that TSM pays an interest on the outstanding amount of the Balance Purchase Price at the<br />

rate of 10 % per annum, calculated on a daily basis from the date next following the expiry of the<br />

Completion Period to the date of the actual payment of the outstanding amount.<br />

(e) Vacant possession of the Subject Land will be delivered to TSM upon full payment of the Balance<br />

Purchase Price and any late payment interest, if any.<br />

(f) The offer for sale is open for acceptance within 14 days of obtaining the last of the shareholders’<br />

approvals as mentioned in section 2.2(a)(i) and (ii) above, and is subject to contract and the sale<br />

and purchase agreement entered into between TP and TSM (“Sale and Purchase Agreement”),<br />

reflecting the terms and conditions of the Letter of Offer. The Sale and Purchase Agreement shall<br />

be entered into within 30 days from the date of TSM’s acceptance of the offer for sale.<br />

2.3 Basis of the Purchase Price<br />

The Purchase Price for the Proposed Disposal was arrived at on a willing-buyer willing-seller basis,<br />

after taking into consideration the indicative market valuation given by Messrs. Rahim & Co., a<br />

registered independent valuer which had been appointed by the Company to undertake a valuation<br />

exercise on the Subject Land. The Valuer used the comparison method for the said valuation exercise<br />

in which the basis of valuation adopted was the market value which is defined as the estimated amount<br />

for which an asset should exchange on the date of valuation between a willing seller and a willing<br />

buyer in an arm’s length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties had each acted<br />

knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion. The valuation undertaken on 18 February 2004,<br />

reveals a market value of the Subject Land of RM2,690,000. A copy of the valuer’s letter is appended<br />

as Appendix II.<br />

2.4 Estimated time frame for completion of the Proposed Disposal<br />

The Proposed Disposal is estimated to be completed by 31 August 2004.<br />

3. RATIONALE FOR THE PROPOSED DISPOSAL<br />

The Subject Land is currently vacant and is not used for any purpose by TP. As TP is in the business of<br />

distributing cosmetics and hair care products, the sale of the Subject Land will not affect the business<br />

of TP. Conversely, the Proposed Disposal will enable TP to raise proceeds of RM2,690,000 entirely for<br />

working capital purposes and realise the capital appreciation of the Subject Land.<br />

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4. RISKS AND OTHER MATTERS FOR <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong> <strong>TO</strong> CONSIDER<br />

4.1 Delay in the completion of the Proposed Disposal<br />

The Proposed Disposal is subject to obtaining the necessary approvals from the Shareholders of WTCH,<br />

TCMH, TSM and TP and from any other relevant authorities, if applicable. There is no assurance that the<br />

Proposed Disposal can be completed within the time frame set out in section 2.2(c) above or the extended<br />

time frame set out in section 2.2(d) above. Any delay or non-completion of the Proposed Disposal will<br />

delay or preclude, respectively, TP from raising proceeds of RM2,690,000 for working capital purposes.<br />

5. PROPOSED <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>’ MANDATE<br />

5.1 Group structure of WTCH<br />

WTCH is an investment holding company which provides management services to its subsidiaries and<br />

jointly controlled entities which have the following principal activities:-<br />

Subsidiary Principal activities<br />

Tung Pao Sdn. Bhd. Distribution of cosmetics and hair care products under brand names<br />

such as Shiseido, Za and Shiseido Professionals.<br />

Tan Chong Apparels Manufacturer Sdn.<br />

Bhd.<br />

Manufacture of Wacoal under-garments.<br />

Wacoal Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Distribution of Wacoal under-garments.<br />

TCIM Sdn. Bhd. Distribution of heavy equipment and machinery under brand names<br />

such as Nissan, John Deere and Sumitomo.<br />

Jentrakel Sdn. Bhd. Equipment leasing.<br />

Mayflower Acme Tours Sdn. Bhd. Provision of travel and car rental services.<br />

Mayflower American Express Travel<br />

Services Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Discovery Tours (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Belize Holdings Sdn. Bhd.<br />

Warisan Captive Incorporated<br />

Operation of inbound tours and provision of air ticketing services.<br />

Operation of inbound tours.<br />

Investment holding.<br />

Provision of captive insurance services.<br />

The other subsidiaries of WTCH, namely, Tan Chong Apparels Sdn. Bhd., TC Beauty Services Sdn.<br />

Bhd., Comit Communication Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd., Comit Phone (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.,<br />

Telechoice Communication Sdn. Bhd. and Angka-Tan Machinery Sdn. Bhd. are dormant companies.<br />

The Board of WTCH wishes to renew the Shareholders' Mandate granted at the AGM held on 20 May<br />

2003 which would enable the WTCH Group to continue to enter into the RRPT as described in section<br />

5.3 provided that such transactions are in the ordinary course of business and undertaken at arm’s<br />

length, on normal commercial terms and on terms which are not more favourable to the Related Parties<br />

than those generally available to the public and are not to the detriment of the minority shareholders.<br />

5.2 Listing Requirements of MSEB<br />

Under Paragraph 10.09 of the Listing Requirements of MSEB, a listed issuer may seek a Shareholders'<br />

Mandate subject to the following:-<br />

(a) The transactions are in the ordinary course of business and on terms not more favourable to<br />

the Related Party than those generally available to the public;<br />

(b) The Shareholders' Mandate is subject to annual renewal and disclosure being made in the<br />

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

Mandate during the financial year;<br />

(c) Issuance of a circular to shareholders by the listed issuer; and<br />

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(d) The interested Director, interested Major Shareholder or interested person connected with a<br />

Director or Major Shareholder and where it involves the interest of a person connected with a<br />

Director or Major Shareholder, such Director or Major Shareholder, must not vote on the<br />

resolution approving the transactions. An interested Director or interested Major Shareholder<br />

must ensure that persons connected with him abstain from voting on the resolution approving<br />

the transactions.<br />

The definitions for "Director", "Major Shareholder" and "Related Party" under the Listing<br />

Requirements of MSEB are as set out in the Definitions section.<br />

The Proposed Shareholders' Mandate is subject to an annual renewal. In this respect, any authority<br />

conferred by the Proposed Shareholders' Mandate shall only continue to be in force until:-<br />

(a) The conclusion of the next AGM of WTCH following the forthcoming AGM at which such<br />

Proposed Shareholders' Mandate was passed at which time the said authority will lapse, unless<br />

a resolution is passed at an AGM so that the authority of the Proposed Shareholders' Mandate<br />

is renewed;<br />

(b) The expiration of the period within which the next AGM of WTCH is required to be held<br />

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

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

(c) It is revoked or varied by a resolution passed by the shareholders in an AGM or Extraordinary<br />

General Meeting;<br />

whichever is the earlier.<br />

Approval from shareholders will be sought for the renewal of the Shareholders' Mandate at the next<br />

AGM and at each subsequent AGM of the Company.<br />

The validity period of the Shareholders' Mandate will, if approved by the shareholders at the AGM,<br />

apply in respect of the RRPT to be entered into by the WTCH Group from the date of AGM approving<br />

the Proposed Shareholders' Mandate up to the next AGM of the Company. The estimated transaction<br />

values are based on financial information of the financial year from January to December 2003 and<br />

management estimates. However, the actual value of transactions may vary from the estimated value<br />

disclosed below in the light of the changing economic and competitive environment.<br />

Nevertheless, disclosures will be made in accordance with the Listing Requirements of MSEB in the<br />

Annual Report of the Company for the year 2004 of the actual breakdown of the aggregate value of the<br />

RRPT entered into pursuant to the Proposed Shareholders' Mandate during the financial year including,<br />

amongst others, the following information:-<br />

(i) The types of RRPT; and<br />

(ii) The names of the Related Parties involved in each type of the RRPT entered into and their<br />

relationship with the WTCH Group.<br />

5.3 Classes of Related Parties<br />

5.3.1 Related Parties arising from the internal re-organisation and demerger scheme of the<br />

TCMH Group<br />

By the end of 1999, the TCMH Group completed the internal re-organisation of its Foreign,<br />

Autoparts and Non-Motor Divisions resulting in the emergence of three (3) listed groups of<br />

companies in addition to the TCMH Group, which are totally demerged from the TCMH<br />

Group, i.e. the TCIL Group, the APM Group and the WTCH Group, with distinct areas of<br />

business activities and are each accountable for their own performance and profitability. The<br />

principal activities of the APM Group are as set out in section 5.3.1.2 while the TCIL Group's<br />

principal businesses consist of the distribution of motor vehicles, property investment and<br />

development and industrial equipment distribution in Singapore. The TCIL Group's other<br />

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major businesses include motor vehicle distribution in Hong Kong and the manufacturing of<br />

auto parts in the People's Republic of China.<br />

Even before the demerger, as a general management practice, all business units operated as<br />

profit centres and were rewarded based on their respective performance. As a consequence,<br />

transactions between the said business units then were already at arm’s length, on normal<br />

commercial terms that were not more favourable to each other than those available to the<br />

public.<br />

The RRPT between WTCH Group and the said groups of companies are as set out in sections<br />

5.3.1.1 to 5.3.1.2.<br />

5.3.1.1 TCMH Group<br />

TCMH is principally an investment holding company which provides management services to<br />

its subsidiaries which are involved in the assembly and distribution of motor vehicles,<br />

provision of after sales services and motor related financial services such as hire purchase and<br />

insurance agency services.<br />

The Directors and Major Shareholders of the WTCH Group who are interested in the RRPT<br />

with the TCMH Group and the nature of their interests as at 31 March 2004 are as follows:-<br />

Related Party WTCH TCMH<br />

Directorship<br />

in the<br />

WTCH<br />

Group Shareholding in WTCH<br />

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Directorship<br />

in the<br />

TCMH<br />

Group Shareholding in TCMH<br />

Direct % Indirect % Direct % Indirect %<br />

TCC - 15,213,333 22.64 13,440,000 20.00 (1)<br />

Dato' Tan Heng<br />

Chew<br />

- 304,266,662 45.41 - -<br />

Director 151,083 0.22 28,653,333 42.64 (2) Director 6,090,662 0.91 304,266,662 45.41 (3)<br />

Tan Eng Soon - 70,000 0.10 28,653,333 42.64 (2) Director 2,628,000 0.39 304,266,662 45.41 (3)<br />

Tan Boon Pun - 410,221 0.61 28,884,647 42.98 (5)<br />

Dr. Tan Kang<br />

Leong<br />

Tan Kheng<br />

Leong<br />

- 500 - (4)<br />

28,653,333 42.64 (2) Director (7)<br />

- 13,500 0.02 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Tan Hoe Pin - 8,000 0.01 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Tan Beng<br />

Keong<br />

Dr. Tan Ban<br />

Leong<br />

Tan Chee<br />

Keong<br />

Dato' Haji<br />

Nadzam bin<br />

Haji Mohd Din<br />

Dato' Tan Kim<br />

Hor<br />

Dato' Lee Eng<br />

Guan @ Lee<br />

Eng Yuan<br />

- 1,000 - (4)<br />

Director (8)<br />

28,653,333 42.64 (2) Director (7)<br />

30,000 0.04 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

- 15,000 0.02 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Director 95,000 0.14 - - Director (7)<br />

- 153,741 0.23 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Director 8,000 0.01 - - Director (7)<br />

Notes:-<br />

(1)<br />

- 20,427 - (4)<br />

10,000 - (4)<br />

304,566,942 45.46 (6)<br />

304,266,662 45.41 (3)<br />

- - - 304,266,662 45.41 (3)<br />

- 10,000 - (4)<br />

304,566,662 45.46 (9)<br />

- - 304,566,662 45.46 (9)<br />

- 600,000 0.09 304,566,662 45.46 (9)<br />

- 29,000 - (4)<br />

304,266,662 45.41 (3)<br />

- - - -<br />

- 3,074,384 0.46 304,266,662 45.41 (3)<br />

- - - -<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interest in Parasand Limited ("Parasand") pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.


(2)<br />

(3)<br />

(4)<br />

(5)<br />

(6)<br />

(7)<br />

(8)<br />

(9)<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC and Parasand pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interest in TCC pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Less than 0.01%.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC, Parasand, Progroup Nominees Sdn. Bhd. ("PNSB"), and<br />

Magic Rooms Sdn. Bhd. ("MRSB") pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC, PNSB and Exepro Sdn. Bhd. ("ESB") pursuant to Section 6A<br />

of the Act.<br />

Director of the subsidiary or subsidiaries of TCMH to which the relevant RRPT relate.<br />

Director of the subsidiary of WTCH.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC and ESB pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

There are no additional/new transactions which are subject to Shareholders’ Mandate instead<br />

of renewal of Shareholders’ Mandate.<br />

The validity period of the Shareholders’ Mandate applies in respect of the RRPT to be entered<br />

into from the date of AGM approving the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate up to the<br />

estimated date of the next AGM of the Company which is expected to be held on 19 May<br />

2005.<br />

The RRPT between the WTCH Group and the TCMH Group, which are carried out at arm’s<br />

length, on normal commercial terms of the WTCH Group and on terms which are not more<br />

favourable to the TCMH Group than those generally available to the public and are not to the<br />

detriment of the minority shareholders, are as detailed below:<br />

Types of transaction Details<br />

Sale of equipment and<br />

machinery and related<br />

services<br />

Purchase of goods and<br />

related services<br />

The WTCH Group supplies equipment and<br />

machinery (such as forklifts and generators with<br />

the related spare parts) and the related<br />

maintenance services to the TCMH Group. The<br />

TCMH Group represents the machinery division<br />

of the WTCH Group in East Malaysia.<br />

The WTCH Group purchases from the TCMH<br />

Group motor vehicles, which include passenger<br />

cars, limousines, coaches and tour vans, together<br />

with the related spare parts and maintenance<br />

services for the WTCH Group's travel and car<br />

rental business.<br />

Provision of services The WTCH Group provides travel, air ticketing<br />

and car rental services to the TCMH Group.<br />

Receipt of services The WTCH Group uses insurance agency<br />

services from the TCMH Group.<br />

Administrative services The WTCH Group obtains administrative and<br />

secretarial services provided by the TCMH<br />

Group.<br />

Rental income The WTCH Group rents space in the following<br />

premises and properties to the TCMH Group:<br />

(a) Showroom, office, workshop and<br />

warehouse premise at Jalan Kemajuan,<br />

Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.<br />

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Estimated amount<br />

from 20 May 2004<br />

to 19 May 2005<br />

(RM'000)<br />

6,075<br />

15,369<br />

1,265<br />

1,399<br />

157<br />

664


Types of transaction Details<br />

Rental expense The WTCH Group rents space in the following<br />

premises and properties from the TCMH Group:-<br />

(a) Office premise at Jalan Berserah,<br />

Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur;<br />

(b) Office premise at Jalan Kuala Kangsar,<br />

Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan;<br />

(c) Office premise at Jalan Tun Perak,<br />

Melaka;<br />

(d) Office premise at Victoria Street,<br />

Penang;<br />

(e) Office premise at Jalan Angkasa Mas 6,<br />

Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau II, Johor<br />

Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim;<br />

(f) Office premise at Juru Industrial Park,<br />

Juru Seberang Prai Tengah Penang;<br />

(g) Office premise at Jalan Ipoh, Kuala<br />

Lumpur;<br />

(h) Office and factory premise at Jalan<br />

Segambut, Kuala Lumpur.<br />

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Estimated amount<br />

from 20 May 2004<br />

to 19 May 2005<br />

(RM'000)<br />

311<br />

25,240<br />

The RRPT for rental income and expense are extensive, involving many subsidiaries of the<br />

TCMH Group but not necessarily of material amount each.<br />

The actual value of transactions may vary from the estimated value disclosed above in the<br />

light of the changing economic and competitive environment.<br />

5.3.1.2 APM Group<br />

The APM Group is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of a wide-range of<br />

automotive products and components including suspension systems, heat exchange systems,<br />

electrical systems, plastic components and car interiors and seating. The products are supplied<br />

to the original equipment, replacement and export markets.<br />

The Directors and Major Shareholders of the WTCH Group who are interested in the RRPT<br />

with the APM Group and the nature of their interests as at 31 March 2004 are as follows:-<br />

Related Party WTCH APM<br />

Directorship<br />

in the<br />

WTCH<br />

Group Shareholding in WTCH<br />

Directorship<br />

in the APM<br />

Group Shareholding in APM<br />

Direct % Indirect % Direct % Indirect %<br />

TCC - 15,213,333 22.64 13,440,000 20.00 (1)<br />

- 45,639,999 22.67 40,320,000 20.02 (1)<br />

Parasand - 13,440,000 20.00 - - - 40,320,000 20.02 - -<br />

Dato' Tan Heng<br />

Chew<br />

Director 151,083 0.22 28,653,333 42.64 (2) Director 41,849 0.02 85,959,999 42.69 (2)<br />

Tan Eng Soon - 70,000 0.10 28,653,333 42.64 (2) Director 210,000 0.10 85,959,999 42.69 (2)<br />

Tan Boon Pun - 410,221 0.61 28,884,647 42.98 (4)<br />

- 28,064 0.01 86,156,541 42.79 (5)


Related Party WTCH APM<br />

Dr. Tan Kang<br />

Leong<br />

Tan Kheng<br />

Leong<br />

Directorship<br />

in the<br />

WTCH<br />

Group Shareholding in WTCH<br />

- 500 - (3)<br />

-9-<br />

Directorship<br />

in the APM<br />

Group Shareholding in APM<br />

Direct % Indirect % Direct % Indirect %<br />

28,653,333 42.64 (2) Director (6)<br />

- 13,500 0.02 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Tan Hoe Pin - 8,000 0.01 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Tan Beng<br />

Keong<br />

Dr. Tan Ban<br />

Leong<br />

Tan Chee<br />

Keong<br />

Dato' Haji<br />

Nadzam bin<br />

Haji Mohd Din<br />

Dato' Tan Kim<br />

Hor<br />

Ahmad bin<br />

Abdullah<br />

- 1,000 - (3)<br />

Director (7)<br />

28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

30,000 0.04 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

- 15,000 0.02 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Director 95,000 0.14 - - Director (6)<br />

- 153,741 0.23 28,653,333 42.64 (2)<br />

Director (7)<br />

Notes:-<br />

(1)<br />

(2)<br />

(3)<br />

(4)<br />

(5)<br />

(6)<br />

(7)<br />

(8)<br />

1,500 - (3)<br />

85,959,999 42.69 (2)<br />

- 40,500 0.02 85,959,999 42.69 (2)<br />

- 5,000 - (3)<br />

86,138,499 42.78 (8)<br />

- - - 86,138,499 42.78 (8)<br />

- 90,000 0.04 86,138,499 42.78 (8)<br />

- 14,000 0.01 85,959,999 42.69 (2)<br />

- - - -<br />

- 461,225 0.23 85,959,999 42.69 (2)<br />

- - - - Director - - - -<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interest in Parasand pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC and Parasand pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Less than 0.01%.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC, Parasand, PNSB and MRSB pursuant to Section 6A of the<br />

Act.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC, Parasand, PNSB, ESB and MRSB pursuant to Section 6A of<br />

the Act.<br />

Director of the subsidiary or subsidiaries of APM to which the relevant RRPT relate.<br />

Director of the subsidiary of WTCH.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC, Parasand and ESB pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

There are no additional/new transactions which are subject to Shareholders’ Mandate instead<br />

of renewal of Shareholders’ Mandate.<br />

The validity period of the Shareholders’ Mandate applies in respect of the RRPT to be entered<br />

into from the date of AGM approving the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate up to the<br />

estimated date of the next AGM of the Company which is expected to be held on 19 May<br />

2005.<br />

The RRPT between the WTCH Group and the APM Group, which are carried out at arm’s<br />

length, on normal commercial terms of the WTCH Group and on terms which are not more<br />

favourable to the APM Group than those generally available to the public and are not to the<br />

detriment of the minority shareholders, are as detailed below:-


Types of transaction Details<br />

Sale and rental of<br />

equipment and<br />

machinery and related<br />

services<br />

The WTCH Group supplies equipment and<br />

machinery (such as forklifts and generators with<br />

the related spare parts) and the related<br />

maintenance services to the APM Group. In<br />

addition, the WTCH Group also rents such<br />

equipment and machinery to the APM Group.<br />

Purchase of goods The WTCH Group purchases spare parts for its<br />

fleet of motor vehicles used in its travel and car<br />

rental business from the APM Group.<br />

Provision of services The WTCH Group provides travel, air ticketing<br />

and car rental services to the APM Group.<br />

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Estimated amount<br />

from 20 May 2004<br />

to 19 May 2005<br />

(RM'000)<br />

541<br />

100<br />

1,510<br />

2,151<br />

The actual value of transactions may vary from the estimated value disclosed above in the<br />

light of the changing economic and competitive environment.<br />

5.4 Pricing Method<br />

The terms of the pricing of the above RRPT are consistent with the WTCH Group's usual<br />

business pricing practices and policies, and are determined based on arm’s length basis and on<br />

negotiated prices, after taking into consideration the prevailing market rates/prices/demand of<br />

the transactions and on terms which are not more favourable to the Related Parties than those<br />

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

5.5 Disclosure and review procedures for RRPT<br />

Disclosure will be made in accordance with the Listing Requirements of MSEB in the Annual<br />

Report of the Company of the breakdown of the aggregate value of RRPT entered into<br />

pursuant to the Proposed Shareholders' Mandate during the current financial year and the<br />

subsequent financial years during which a Shareholders' Mandate is in force. The disclosure<br />

will include, amongst others, the following information:-<br />

(i) The types of RRPT; and<br />

(ii) The names of the Related Parties involved in each type of the RRPT entered into and<br />

the relationship with the WTCH Group.<br />

5.5.1 Review procedures for the RRPT<br />

The WTCH Group has implemented the following methods and procedures to ensure that<br />

terms of the RRPT are undertaken at arm’s length, on normal commercial terms of the WTCH<br />

Group and on terms which are not more favourable to the Related Party than those generally<br />

available to the public and are not to the detriment of the minority shareholders:-<br />

(a) A list of Related Parties has been circulated to all operating companies with the<br />

instruction that, as in the past, all RRPT are required to be undertaken at arm’s length<br />

basis, on normal commercial terms of the WTCH Group and on terms which are not<br />

more favourable to the Related Party than those generally available to the public and<br />

are not to the detriment of the minority shareholders.<br />

(b) All operating companies are required to provide quarterly reports on all RRPT to the<br />

internal audit department.


(c) The internal audit department shall review the RRPT to ensure transactions are<br />

undertaken at arm’s length, on normal commercial terms of the WTCH Group and on<br />

terms which are not more favourable to the Related Party than those generally<br />

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

(d) The Audit Committee shall review the yearly reports on RRPT issued by the internal<br />

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

monitor the RRPT have been complied with. The internal audit department shall<br />

highlight any exceptions arising from work done.<br />

(e) The Board of WTCH and the Audit Committee shall be responsible for the<br />

determination of review procedures, with the authority to sub-delegate such<br />

responsibility to individuals or committees within the WTCH Group, as they deem<br />

appropriate.<br />

(f) If a member of the Board of WTCH or the Audit Committee has an interest in a<br />

transaction, he shall abstain from participating in the deliberation and voting in<br />

respect of the said transaction.<br />

5.5.2 Audit Committee's Statement<br />

The Audit Committee has seen and reviewed the procedures mentioned above and are of the<br />

view that the said procedures are sufficient to ensure that the RRPT are in the ordinary course<br />

of business and undertaken at arm’s length, on normal commercial terms of the WTCH Group<br />

and on terms which are not more favourable to the Related Parties than those generally<br />

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

6. RATIONALE FOR THE PROPOSED <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>’ MANDATE<br />

All transactions with Related Parties are for the long-term benefit of the WTCH Group. The Related<br />

Parties represent an existing market with reliable payment terms for the WTCH Group's products and<br />

services. Sales to Related Parties also contribute to higher turnover resulting in higher trading volume<br />

and better bargaining power for the WTCH Group when negotiating with vendors. This is consistent<br />

with WTCH Group's objectives of brand building and market expansion. In terms of the purchase of<br />

products from the Related Parties, from the history of relationship between the WTCH Group and its<br />

Related Parties, the Related Parties have proven themselves to be able to provide the required reliable<br />

and good customer and after sale services for the goods purchased from them.<br />

The RRPT are entered into, as and when necessary, and for the benefit of the WTCH Group after<br />

taking into consideration of the changing business and economic environment.<br />

The RRPT envisaged under the Proposed Shareholders' Mandate are in the ordinary course of business<br />

of the WTCH Group and are undertaken at arm’s length, on normal commercial terms of the WTCH<br />

Group and on terms which are not more favourable to the Related Parties than those generally available<br />

to the public and are not to the detriment of the minority shareholders.<br />

The Proposed Shareholders' Mandate and the renewal of the Shareholders' Mandate on an annual basis<br />

would eliminate the need to convene separate general meetings from time to time to seek shareholders'<br />

approval as and when potential RRPT arise, thereby reducing the time and expense in convening such<br />

meetings without compromising the corporate objectives and adversely affecting business opportunities<br />

available to the WTCH Group.<br />

7. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED DISPOSAL AND PROPOSED <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>’<br />

MANDATE<br />

7.1 Proposed Disposal<br />

(i) Share capital<br />

The Proposed Disposal will have no effect on the issue and paid up share capital of WTCH.<br />

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(ii) Earnings<br />

The Proposed Disposal is expected to result in a total gain of approximately RM831,509 at TP’s book<br />

based on the unaudited net book value of the Subject Land as at 31 March 2004 of RM1,818,491 and<br />

net of estimated expenses of RM40,000 to be incurred for the Proposed Disposal. The Proposed<br />

Disposal is expected to result in an increase in earnings per share (EPS) of the Group by 1.2 sen for the<br />

financial year ending 31 December 2004 (computed based on the share capital of WTCH as at 31<br />

December 2003), if the Proposed Disposal is completed in financial year 2004.<br />

(iii) NTA<br />

Based on the audited consolidated accounts of WTCH as at 31 December 2003, the proforma effects of<br />

the Proposed Disposal on the consolidated NTA and NTA per share of WTCH are set out as below:-<br />

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Audited as at<br />

31 December<br />

2003<br />

After the<br />

Proposed<br />

Disposal<br />

RM’000 RM’000<br />

Share Capital 67,200 67,200<br />

Revaluation reserve 615 615<br />

Merger reserve (41,614) (41,614)<br />

Retained profits 130,864 131,696<br />

NTA 157,065 157,897<br />

NTA per share 2.34 2.35<br />

(iv) Substantial shareholders’ shareholdings<br />

The Proposed Disposal will have no effect on the shareholdings of the substantial shareholders of<br />

WTCH.<br />

7.2 Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate<br />

The Proposed Shareholders' Mandate is not expected to have any effect on the issued and paid-up share<br />

capital of the WTCH Group but is expected to have a positive effect on the earnings and net tangible<br />

assets of the WTCH Group for the financial year ending 31 December 2004 as a result of the increase<br />

in business volume and revenue.<br />

8. APPROVALS REQUIRED<br />

The Proposed Disposal and Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate are conditional upon the approval of the<br />

shareholders of WTCH at the forthcoming AGM. However, the Proposed Disposal and Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate are not inter-conditional.<br />

Further, the Proposed Disposal is also subject to the approvals being obtained from the shareholders of<br />

TCMH, TP and TSM.<br />

9. DIREC<strong>TO</strong>RS' AND MAJOR <strong>SHAREHOLDERS</strong>' <strong>IN</strong>TERESTS<br />

9.1 Proposed Disposal<br />

TCC is a major shareholder of TCMH and WTCH. Dato' Tan Heng Chew, a director of TCMH and<br />

WTCH, by virtue of his shareholding in TCC is deemed to be interested in the shares held by TCC and<br />

is therefore a major shareholder of TCMH and WTCH. Dato' Tan Heng Chew is also a director of<br />

TCC. Tan Eng Soon is a director of TCMH and a past director of WTCH. By virtue of his shareholding<br />

in TCC, he is deemed to be interested in the shares held by TCC and is therefore a major shareholder of<br />

TCMH and WTCH. He is also a director of TCC and a brother of Dato' Tan Heng Chew. TCMH and


TSM are persons connected with Dato' Tan Heng Chew and Tan Eng Soon by virtue of the provisions<br />

of Section 122A of the Act.<br />

The shareholdings of the interested directors and major shareholders and persons connected with the<br />

directors of WTCH as at 31 March 2004 are as follows:<br />

Interested Parties TCMH WTCH<br />

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect<br />

TCC 304,266, 662 45.41 - - 15,213,333 22.64 13,440,000 20.00 (1)<br />

Dato' Tan Heng Chew 6,090,662 0.91 304,266, 662 45.41 (2)<br />

Tan Eng Soon 2,628,000 0.39 304,266, 662 45.41 (2)<br />

Notes:-<br />

(1)<br />

(2)<br />

(3)<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interest in Parasand pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interest in TCC pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

Deemed interest by virtue of interests in TCC and Parasand pursuant to Section 6A of the Act.<br />

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151,083 0.22 28,653,333 42.64 (3)<br />

70,000 0.10 28,653,333 42.64 (3)<br />

The directors who are interested in the Proposed Disposal have abstained and will continue to abstain<br />

from deliberating and voting on the resolutions in respect of the Proposed Disposal at the relevant<br />

meetings of the Board.<br />

The directors and major shareholders who are interested in the Proposed Disposal will abstain and have<br />

undertaken to ensure that the persons connected with them will abstain from voting in respect of their<br />

direct and indirect shareholdings in the Company on the relevant resolution pertaining to the Proposed<br />

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

Save as disclosed above, none of the other Directors, Major Shareholders and/or persons connected to<br />

them have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Proposed Disposal.<br />

9.2 Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate<br />

In addition to being Directors of WTCH and/or having equity interest in WTCH, Dato' Tan Heng<br />

Chew, Tan Eng Soon, Dato' Lee Eng Guan @ Lee Eng Yuan and Dato' Haji Nadzam bin Haji Mohd<br />

Din ("Interested Directors") are Directors and/or have equity interest in the relevant companies<br />

involved in the RRPT with the WTCH Group and hence are deemed interested in the Proposed<br />

Shareholders' Mandate.<br />

Dr. Tan Ban Leong, who is also a director of a subsidiary of WTCH, together with Dato' Tan Kim Hor,<br />

Tan Boon Pun, Tan Kheng Leong, Tan Hoe Pin, Dr. Tan Kang Leong, Tan Beng Keong and Tan Chee<br />

Keong, have equity interest in the relevant companies involved in the RRPT with the WTCH Group.<br />

Parasand and TCC have equity interest in WTCH and, in the case of TCC also equity interest in the<br />

relevant companies involved in the RRPT with the WTCH Group and hence they are all deemed<br />

interested in the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate (“Interested Major Shareholders”).<br />

The Interested Directors have abstained and will continue to abstain from deliberating and voting on<br />

the resolutions in respect of the relevant RRPT in which they are interested at the relevant meetings of<br />

the Board of WTCH.<br />

The Interested Directors and Interested Major Shareholders will abstain from voting in respect of their<br />

direct and indirect shareholdings in the Company on the ordinary resolution pertaining to the Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate to be tabled at the forthcoming AGM. The Interested Directors and Interested<br />

Major Shareholders have undertaken to ensure that persons connected with them will abstain from<br />

voting on the ordinary resolution pertaining to the Proposed Shareholders’ Mandate to be tabled at the<br />

forthcoming AGM.


Save as disclosed above, none of the other Directors, Major Shareholders and/or persons connected to<br />

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

Proposed Shareholders' Mandate.<br />

10. DIREC<strong>TO</strong>RS' RECOMMENDATION<br />

The Board of WTCH, except for Dato' Tan Heng Chew is of the opinion that the Proposed Disposal is<br />

in the best interest of the Company and therefore recommends that you vote in favour of the ordinary<br />

resolution in relation to the Proposed Disposal to be tabled at the forthcoming AGM.<br />

Similarly, the Board of WTCH, except for the Interested Directors, is of the opinion that the Proposed<br />

Shareholders’ Mandate is fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the Company. The Board of<br />

WTCH (with the exception of the Interested Directors as disclosed in section 9) therefore recommends<br />

that you vote in favour of the ordinary resolution to be tabled at the forthcoming AGM.<br />

11. ANNUAL GENERAL MEET<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

The AGM, notice of which is set out in the Annual Report for the financial year ended 31 December<br />

2003 sent together with this circular, will be held at the Grand Ballroom, Grand Seasons Hotel, 72<br />

Jalan Pahang, 53000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 20 May 2004 for the purpose of considering and if<br />

thought fit, passing the ordinary resolutions to give effect to the Proposals.<br />

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

enclosed Form of Proxy in accordance with the instructions contained therein so as to arrive at the<br />

Registered Office of the Company as soon as possible and in any event no later than 48 hours before<br />

the time fixed for the AGM. The lodging of the Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending<br />

and voting in person at the AGM should you wish to do so.<br />

12. FURTHER <strong>IN</strong>FORMATION<br />

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

Yours faithfully<br />

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

WARISAN TC HOLD<strong>IN</strong>GS BERHAD<br />

Ismail bin Rautin Ibrahim<br />

Independent Director<br />

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20 April 2004<br />

TAN CHONG & SONS MO<strong>TO</strong>R COMPANY SDN. BHD.<br />

3 rd Floor, Tan Chong Building<br />

62-68 Jalan Ipoh<br />

51200 Kuala Lumpur<br />

Dear Sirs,<br />

Letter of Offer APPENDIX I<br />

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SUBJECT <strong>TO</strong> CONTRACT<br />

OFFER FOR SALE OF ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED AT 2 ½ MILE, JALAN PEND<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

CONSIST<strong>IN</strong>G OF 6,410 SQUARE METRES, MORE OR LESS, AND DESCRIBED AS LOT 9378,<br />

SECTION 64, KUCH<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>TO</strong>WN LAND DISTRICT (“THE LAND”)<br />

We refer to the above matter.<br />

Subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions precedent within 30 days from the date of this letter:<br />

(a) the obtaining of the approval of your shareholders and the shareholders of your holding company<br />

(both in general meetings) to your proposed acquisition of the Land;<br />

(b) the obtaining of the approval of our shareholders and the shareholders of our holding company<br />

(both in general meetings) to our proposed sale of the Land; and<br />

(c) the obtaining of all other approvals of appropriate authorities, if applicable;<br />

we hereby offer to sell the Land to you on the following terms and conditions:<br />

1. the Land shall be sold free from all encumbrances, charges, claims, liens, adverse interest, third<br />

party claims and equities whatsoever but subject to all restrictions and conditions of title<br />

applicable thereto whether express or implied and as may be set out in the title;<br />

2. the purchase consideration shall be the sum of Ringgit Malaysia Two Million Six Hundred Ninety<br />

Thousand (RM2,690,000.00) only (“Purchase Price”);<br />

3. the Purchase Price shall be paid in the following manner:-<br />

3.1 on the day of execution of the Sale and Purchase Agreement (“the Agreement”), you<br />

shall pay to us the sum of Ringgit Malaysia Two Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand<br />

(RM269,000.00) only equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the Purchase Price, as forfeitable<br />

deposit and part payment of the Purchase Price; and<br />

3.2 on or before ninety (90) days from the date of the Agreement (“Completion Period”), you<br />

shall pay the sum of Ringgit Malaysia Two Million Four Hundred Twenty One Thousand<br />

(RM2,421,000.00) only equivalent to ninety percent (90%) of the Purchase Price<br />

(“Balance Purchase Price”) to our solicitors to hold as stakeholders and to release the<br />

same to us only after the expiry of the period of fourteen (14) days from the date of<br />

presentation of the transfer in your favour and provided that there are no impediments to<br />

the registration of the transfer being discovered during such period. If the Balance<br />

Purchase Price is not paid in full on or before the expiry of Completion Period, we shall


automatically grant to you an extension of one (1) month from the Completion Period to<br />

pay the Balance Purchase Price provided that you shall pay to us interest at the rate of ten<br />

percent (10 %) per annum, calculated on a daily basis, on the outstanding amount of the<br />

Balance Purchase Price commencing from the date next following the Completion Period<br />

until actual payment of the outstanding amount;<br />

4. vacant possession to the Land shall be delivered to you upon your payment of the Balance<br />

Purchase Price and any late payment interest;<br />

5. our representation, warranty and undertaking that we have complied with and will continue to<br />

comply in all respects with all obligations whether express or implied affecting the Land;<br />

6. each of us shall be liable for our own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the proposed<br />

sale and purchase of the Land and neither is authorized or empowered to obligate the other to<br />

incur any costs on behalf of the other;<br />

7. this letter shall be governed by the laws of Malaysia;<br />

8. this offer for sale shall be open for acceptance within fourteen (14) days of the obtaining of the last<br />

of the shareholders’ approvals referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above and is subject to contract<br />

and the Agreement reflecting the above terms and conditions being entered into between us within<br />

thirty (30) days from the date of your acceptance of this offer for sale; and<br />

9. the Agreement shall contain all other terms and conditions which are usually contained in standard<br />

sale and purchase agreements for properties.<br />

Please signify your acceptance of our conditional offer for sale by signing and returning to us the enclosed<br />

duplicate of this letter.<br />

Yours faithfully,<br />

………………………………………<br />

Name:<br />

NRIC No.:<br />

For TUNG PAO SDN. BHD.<br />

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We, Tan Chong & Sons Motor Company Sdn. Bhd. (Company No. : 3377-D) hereby accept your<br />

abovestated conditional offer for sale of the Land on the terms and conditions set out above.<br />

…………………………………….<br />

TAN CHONG & SONS MO<strong>TO</strong>R COMPANY SDN. BHD. (Company No. : 3377-D)<br />

Name :<br />

NRIC No.:<br />

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18 February 2004<br />

Warisan TC Holdings Berhad<br />

3rd Floor, Wisma Tan Chong<br />

62-68, Jalan Ipoh<br />

51200 Kuala Lumpur<br />

Dear Sirs<br />

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APPENDIX II<br />

VALUATION ON ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED AT 2 ½ MILE, JALAN PEND<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

AND DESCRIBED AS LOT 9378, SECTION 64, KUCH<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>TO</strong>WN LAND DISTRICT (“the<br />

Land”)<br />

This letter is prepared for inclusion in the Circular to shareholders of Warisan TC Holdings Berhad in<br />

connection with the proposed disposal of the Land by Tung Pao Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of<br />

Warisan TC Holdings Berhad to Tan Chong & Sons Motor Company Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary<br />

of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad, for a cash consideration of RM2,690,000 (“Proposed Disposal of<br />

the Land”).<br />

The abovementioned land was inspected on 18 February 2004. The date of inspection is taken as the date of<br />

valuation.<br />

We have valued the Land using the comparison method of valuation. The basis of valuation adopted was<br />

the Market Value which is defined as the estimated amount for which an asset should exchange on the date<br />

of valuation between a willing seller and a willing buyer in an arm’s length transaction after proper<br />

marketing wherein the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.<br />

In connection with the Proposed Disposal of the Land, we are pleased to certify that we have assessed the<br />

Market Value of the Land at RM2,690,000 (Ringgit Malaysia: Two Million Six Hundred and Ninety<br />

Thousand Only).<br />

Yours faithfully,<br />

RAHIM & CO CHARTERED SURVEYORS (SARAWAK) SDN.BHD.<br />

DONALD LAM JOON ONN<br />

Dip.Val. Surv., FISM.,<br />

Registered Valuer (V386)


FURTHER <strong>IN</strong>FORMATION<br />

1. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT<br />

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APPENDIX III<br />

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

individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given and confirm that after<br />

making all reasonable enquires, and to the best of their knowledge and belief, there are no false or<br />

misleading statements or other facts, the omission of which would make any statement herein false or<br />

misleading.<br />

2. CONSENT<br />

The written consent of Rahim & Co. to the inclusion in this Circular of their name and Valuer’s letter<br />

on the Subject Land in the form and context in which they are contained in this Circular, has been<br />

given before the issuance of this Circular and has not subsequently been withdrawn.<br />

3. MATERIAL LITIGATION<br />

Save as disclosed below, neither WTCH nor its subsidiaries are engaged in any material litigation,<br />

claims and arbitration either as plaintiff or defendant and the Directors of WTCH do not have any<br />

knowledge of any proceedings pending or threatened against the Company and/or its subsidiaries of<br />

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

the Company and/or its subsidiaries.<br />

(i) On 3 July 2002, the Plaintiffs, WTCH and TP had via Kuala Lumpur High Court Suit No. D8-22-<br />

1021-2002 brought an action against the Defendants, Tan Boon Pun, Tan Bee Huat and four<br />

others for breaches of their fiduciary duty and/or contractual duties.<br />

The Plaintiffs are claiming for an order that the remaining Defendants each compensate the<br />

Plaintiffs in equity, an account of all sums received by them which were secret profits received in<br />

fraud of the Plaintiffs, an order for payment to the Plaintiffs or to be held as resulting or<br />

constructive trustees for the Plaintiffs, all sums found due on the taking of the account, damages,<br />

interests and costs. The Plaintiffs are also claiming for damages of breach of contract by Tan Bee<br />

Huat.<br />

A Notice of Discontinuance against the four other Defendants have been filed. The claim against<br />

the remaining Defendants is still pending. The Defendants have filed an application to strike out<br />

certain paragraphs in the Statement of Claim. The said application is fixed for hearing on 14 April<br />

2004. By way of a counterclaim filed in the suit, Tan Boon Pun has brought a derivative action<br />

against some of the current and former directors of WTCH in which WTCH is a nominal<br />

Defendant. The said counterclaim was struck out by the Senior Assistant Registrar on 20 October<br />

2003. Tan Boon Pun has filed an appeal to the Judge in Chambers. His appeal was dismissed with<br />

costs by the Judge on 2 April 2004.<br />

The Plaintiff’s solicitors are unable to opine as to the probable outcome of the action against the<br />

remaining Defendants at this juncture. They are of the opinion that the case will have to go to full<br />

trial.<br />

(ii) On 6 September 2002, the Plaintiffs, Tan Boon Pun and Tan Bee Huat had via Kuala Lumpur High<br />

Court Suit No. D3-22-1409-2002 brought an action against the Defendants, WTCH, TP, Tan<br />

Chong Apparels Sdn Bhd, Tan Chong Apparels Manufacturer Sdn Bhd, Mayflower Acme Tours<br />

Sdn Bhd, TCIM Sdn Bhd and TC Beauty Services Sdn Bhd in relation to their non re-election as<br />

directors of the aforementioned subsidiaries of WTCH.<br />

The Plaintiffs are claiming for inter alia, a declaration that the acts of the first to seventh<br />

Defendants resulting in the removal of the Plaintiffs by way of the non re-election of the Plaintiffs


as directors for the subsidiaries is without just cause, wrongful, unlawful and null and void and of<br />

no effect, damages and costs.<br />

The Plaintiffs’ application for interim injunctions was dismissed with costs. The High Court has<br />

struck out the Plaintiffs’ application to strike out the Writ and Statement of Claim on 19 July 2003.<br />

The Plaintiffs have appealed to the Court of Appeal. No hearing date has been fixed.<br />

The Defendant’s solicitors are of the view that the Plaintiffs have no cause of action and that their<br />

appeal will ultimately be dismissed with costs.<br />

4. MATERIAL CONTRACTS<br />

Save as disclosed below, neither WTCH nor its subsidiaries have entered into any material contracts<br />

(not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) within the past two (2) years<br />

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

(i) The Sale and Purchase of Shares Agreement dated 23 October 2002 between Harpers Tours<br />

(M) Sdn Bhd and Mayflower Acme Tours Sdn Bhd in relation to the sale and purchase of<br />

Harpers Tours (M) Sdn Bhd’s two hundred thousand (200,000) ordinary shares (“Sale<br />

Shares”) which form one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and paid up share capital of<br />

Discovery Tours (Sabah) Sdn Bhd. The total purchase consideration for the Sale Shares is<br />

RM1,469,369.<br />

(ii) The Memorandum of Understanding dated 1 November 2002 between WTCH and Wacoal<br />

Corp (“WC”) in relation to the establishment of a joint venture for the purposes of<br />

distributing, importing, selling, marketing, promoting or otherwise dealing with the products,<br />

manufactured and supplied by a subsidiary of WTCH or otherwise supplied by such persons<br />

approved by WC, in Malaysia either by way of:<br />

a. incorporating a new company in Malaysia, where WTCH and WC shall each subscribe to<br />

fifty percent (50%) of the entire issued and paid up share capital of the new company; or<br />

b. acquiring from WTCH fifty percent (50%) of the entire issued and paid up capital in Tan<br />

Chong Apparels Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WTCH.<br />

(iii) The Joint Venture Agreement dated 12 December 2002 entered into between Wacoal Corp<br />

(“WC”) and WTCH to distribute, import, sell, market and promote or otherwise deal in ladies’<br />

garments, apparels, sportswear and other products approved by WC or manufactured and<br />

supplied by Tan Chong Apparels Manufacturer Sdn Bhd under the trade name and trade mark<br />

“Wacoal” in Malaysia through a company (which has since been incorporated on 19<br />

December 2002 under the name of “Wacoal Malaysia Sdn Bhd”) in which WC and WTCH<br />

will each ultimately hold a fifty percent (50%) equity interest.<br />

(iv) The Memorandum dated 1 March 2003 between WTCH, Wacoal Corp and Tan Chong<br />

Apparels Sdn Bhd (“TCAP”) in relation to the parties’ respective participation and<br />

involvement in the smooth transfer of the Business from TCAP to Wacoal Malaysia Sdn Bhd.<br />

(v) The Memorandum On Stock Valuation dated 20 March 2003 between Wacoal Malaysia Sdn<br />

Bhd (“WM”) and Tan Chong Apparels Sdn Bhd (“TCAP”) in relation to the value of the<br />

inventory of TCAP to be paid for by WM.<br />

(vi) The Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 24 March 2003 entered into between Tan<br />

Chong Apparels Sdn Bhd (“TCAP”) and Wacoal Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“WM”) pursuant to<br />

which TCAP will sell the business of distributing apparel products in Malaysia and all the<br />

transferred assets consisting of goodwill, chattels, golf club membership, stocks and insurance<br />

policies to WM for cash consideration as follows:<br />

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a. in respect of the transferred assets excluding stocks and insurance policies for a total cash<br />

consideration of RM5.535 million; and<br />

b. in respect of stocks and insurance policies for a total estimated cash consideration of<br />

RM5.051 million.<br />

(vii) The Extension Agreement dated 4 April 2003 entered into between WTCH and Wacoal Corp<br />

whereby it is agreed that the period for obtaining the approval of WTCH’s shareholders on the<br />

proposals, as provided in the Joint Venture Agreement dated 12 December 2002, be extended<br />

until 31 May 2003.<br />

(viii) The Supplemental Joint Venture Agreement dated 2 May 2003 between WTCH and Wacoal<br />

Corp, whereby the parties have agreed to delete from the Joint Venture Agreement dated 12<br />

December 2002 the following clause:<br />

Clause 13.8<br />

“Each JV Party may, by giving six (6) months written notice to the other JV party, terminate<br />

the Proposed Joint Venture. Upon such termination, the JV Parties shall procure that WM be<br />

wound up voluntarily.”<br />

5. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR <strong>IN</strong>SPECTION<br />

Copies of the following documents are available for inspection at the registered office of the Company<br />

following the publication of this Circular from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays) during<br />

business hours up to and including the date of the AGM:-<br />

(i) the Memorandum and Articles of Association of WTCH;<br />

(ii) the audited accounts of the WTCH Group for the two (2) financial years ended 31 December<br />

2003;<br />

(iii) written consent referred to in paragraph 2 of this Appendix;<br />

(iv) the relevant cause papers in respect of material litigation referred to in paragraph 3 of this<br />

Appendix;<br />

(v) the material contracts referred to in paragraph 4 of this Appendix; and<br />

(vi) valuation report and Valuer’s letter dated 18 February 2004 by Rahim & Co. on the Subject<br />

Land.<br />

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