Debt to Equity Conversion Scheme - The Stock Exchange of Thailand
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(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
<strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong> <strong>Scheme</strong><br />
1. Procedures, Objectives and Policy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong><br />
1.1 Objective and policy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong><br />
According that G Steel Public Company Limited (“GSTEEL”), a parent company <strong>of</strong> the Company which holds<br />
43.9% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>tal shares sold <strong>of</strong> the Company, has the plan <strong>to</strong> issue and <strong>of</strong>fer 11,920,000,000 newly issued<br />
ordinary shares with the par value <strong>of</strong> Baht one per share (“GSTEEL New Shares”) <strong>to</strong> ArcelorMittal<br />
Netherland B.V. (“AM”) at the <strong>of</strong>fering price <strong>of</strong> not lower than Baht 0.63 per share. This price is not lower<br />
than 90% <strong>of</strong> the weighted average <strong>of</strong> GSTEEL’s share price as measured by the trading on the SET<br />
during the period from February 7, 2011 through February 28, 2011. This period represents fifteen<br />
consecutive business days prior <strong>to</strong> the date on which the Board <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> the Company passed the<br />
resolution <strong>to</strong> propose the agenda <strong>to</strong> issue the GSTEEL New Shares <strong>to</strong> the meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders for<br />
approval. <strong>The</strong> <strong>to</strong>tal subscription proceeds from the GSTEEL New Shares has a <strong>to</strong>tal value <strong>of</strong> up <strong>to</strong> Baht<br />
7,509,600,000 (the “AM Transaction”). A significant restructuring and reduction <strong>of</strong> GSTEEL’s liabilities is a<br />
required condition <strong>of</strong> the AM Transaction. <strong>The</strong>refore, the following <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> equity conversion shall take<br />
place; amongst other restructuring:<br />
(i)<br />
(ii)<br />
the debt <strong>to</strong> equity conversion in GSTEEL, a major shareholder <strong>of</strong> the Company, for the<br />
amounts owed <strong>to</strong> Kwang Sogo Investment Company Limited and Pacific Harbor<br />
Advisors Pte. Ltd.; and<br />
the debt <strong>to</strong> equity conversion in the Company for the amounts owed <strong>to</strong> GSTEEL and<br />
Oriental Access Co., Ltd (“OA”) (the “<strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong> Program”).<br />
Given the debt reduction conditions required by the AM Transaction, the Company is required <strong>to</strong><br />
carry out the debt <strong>to</strong> equity conversion for the debt owed <strong>to</strong> GSTEEL and OA (a subsidiary in which 99.98% <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>to</strong>tal shares are owned by GSTEEL), therefore, the Company is accordingly required <strong>to</strong> issue and <strong>of</strong>fer the<br />
newly issued ordinary shares <strong>to</strong> GSTEEL and OA in accordance with the said debt <strong>to</strong> equity conversion<br />
(hereinafter referred <strong>to</strong> as “the Transaction”)<br />
1.2 Procedures <strong>of</strong> <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong><br />
To allocate 6,854,166,667 newly issued ordinary shares, with a par value <strong>of</strong> sixty-nine satang per share,<br />
<strong>to</strong> the credi<strong>to</strong>rs, GSTEEL and OA, in accordance with the <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong> Program at the price<br />
<strong>of</strong> Baht 0.24 per share, being the price not lower than 90% <strong>of</strong> the Market Price.<br />
“Market Price” means the weighted average <strong>of</strong> the Company’s share price trading on the SET, fifteen<br />
consecutive business days prior <strong>to</strong> the date on which the Board <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs passes the resolution <strong>to</strong>
(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
propose the agenda in <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>to</strong> sell the Company’s newly issued ordinary shares <strong>to</strong> the meeting <strong>of</strong><br />
shareholders for approval, which is the period during February 7, 2011, and February 28, 2011, equaling<br />
<strong>to</strong> Baht 0.26 (Information from SETSMART in www.setsmart.com <strong>of</strong> the SET).<br />
Such <strong>of</strong>fering price is lower than the par value <strong>of</strong> the Company’s shares so the Company is required <strong>to</strong><br />
comply with Section 52 <strong>of</strong> the Public Limited Company Act B.E. 2535 (as amended) (“PLCA”), and obtain<br />
approval from the meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders.<br />
1.3 Rationale, advantage and disadvantage and benefits which the Company will obtain from <strong>Debt</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong> Program<br />
In the second half <strong>of</strong> 2008, the world economic crisis caused significant fluctuations in steel<br />
product and raw material pricing. As a result, the Company and GSTEEL have suffered repeated losses<br />
since 2008 whereby the Company’s liquidity and working capital position has been significantly<br />
challenged. Also, the Company and GSTEEL defaulted on their debt payment <strong>to</strong> certain major credi<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
<strong>to</strong>gether with defaulted on the payment <strong>to</strong> financial institution. Moreover, the Company’s general lack <strong>of</strong><br />
liquidity has caused the Company <strong>to</strong> make an allowance for assets reflecting the uncertainty and lack <strong>of</strong><br />
liquidity which such allowance has a significant impact on the Company’s shareholders.<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the aforementioned circumstances, the Company and GSTEEL’s audi<strong>to</strong>r, KPMG<br />
Phoomchai Audit Limited, has rendered its disclaimer opinion <strong>to</strong> the Company’s financial statement for<br />
the year ending 31 December 2009 and GSTEEL’s financial statement for the year ending 31 December<br />
2008 and 2009 whereby, according <strong>to</strong> the rules and regulations <strong>of</strong> the S<strong>to</strong>ck <strong>Exchange</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong><br />
(“SET”), if the Company and GSTEEL failed <strong>to</strong> rectify the qualified audit opinion for 3 consecutive years,<br />
then the Company and GSTEEL may be delisted from the listed company under the SET.<br />
In this regard, the Company is required <strong>to</strong> seek the best alternative solution <strong>to</strong> help<br />
strengthening the Company’s financial situation whereby there are several possible solutions that were<br />
explored as a remedial package for the Company’s current challenged financial position including debt<br />
<strong>to</strong> equity conversions, capital increase via right <strong>of</strong>fering or public <strong>of</strong>fering, sourcing the financial support<br />
form new financial institutions and attracting a strategic inves<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
Nevertheless, with the current financial circumstances <strong>of</strong> the Company, sourcing the financial<br />
support form new financial institutions <strong>to</strong>gether with the capital increase via right <strong>of</strong>fering or public<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering can be extremely difficult and even if the Company can attract new fund, the current financial<br />
circumstances <strong>of</strong> the Company cannot be completely resolved.
(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the aforementioned rationale and upon the careful and thorough consideration <strong>of</strong><br />
the management team, the capital increase by a new strategic inves<strong>to</strong>r is the most suitable solution for<br />
the Company because apart from the new capital injection by the strategic inves<strong>to</strong>r, the Company will<br />
procure certain benefit from the strategic inves<strong>to</strong>r that can help the Company with the turnaround <strong>of</strong> its<br />
operation such as management, purchasing, production technology, sales and marketing and etc. <strong>The</strong><br />
support from the strategic inves<strong>to</strong>r will not only improve the Company’s operation, but also enhance the<br />
plant’s production capability. As aforementioned, this solution will help improving the Company’s<br />
operation and turning around the Company’s pr<strong>of</strong>itability which will benefit the Company’s shareholders.<br />
Other supports under this Transaction include the provision <strong>of</strong> USD 500 million credit facilities by AM <strong>to</strong><br />
the Company and GSTEEL for working capital, capital expenditure and debt restructuring.<br />
Furthermore, AM will further assist the ongoing operations <strong>of</strong> GSTEEL and the Company by<br />
entering in<strong>to</strong> a business assistance agreement with GSTEEL and the Company pursuant <strong>to</strong> which AM will<br />
provide management, procurement, commercial, technical and operations-related services <strong>to</strong> GSTEEL<br />
and the Company. <strong>The</strong>se services will include commercial integration and best practices such as advice<br />
on sales and purchase integration, pr<strong>of</strong>it optimization, competitive raw material purchasing, developing<br />
strategic, operational and financial plans and marketing by leveraging on AM’s distribution network.<br />
Production related services will include operational and technical advice and assistance that will seek <strong>to</strong><br />
improve production targets and engineering standards <strong>to</strong> bring them on par with market leading<br />
international standards.<br />
2. Source <strong>of</strong> <strong>Debt</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> debt claims in the Company that will be subject <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong> Program are as<br />
follows:<br />
2.1 GSTEEL is owed approximately Baht 1,069 million by the Company as at 31 December<br />
2010. <strong>The</strong> principal claims are primarily a result <strong>of</strong> an <strong>of</strong>fset agreement between GSTEEL, the<br />
Company and GSTEEL’s cus<strong>to</strong>mer (the “Counterparty”) in which the Counterparty was a deb<strong>to</strong>r<br />
<strong>to</strong> GSTEEL and agreed <strong>to</strong> <strong>of</strong>fset the amounts owed <strong>to</strong> GSTEEL with the amounts owed by the<br />
Company <strong>to</strong> the Counterparty. <strong>The</strong> debts owed <strong>to</strong> GSTEEL by the Counterparty and the debts<br />
owed by the Company <strong>to</strong> the Counterparty were both separately incurred in the ordinary course<br />
business. <strong>The</strong> <strong>of</strong>fset agreement was properly approved by the Board <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> both<br />
GSTEEL and the Company. <strong>The</strong> proposed conversion price per share for this debt conversion<br />
is subject <strong>to</strong> the pricing determined at the closing <strong>of</strong> the transaction based on the prevailing<br />
debt levels <strong>of</strong> the Company at that time. <strong>The</strong> price per share will be the same price per share
(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
paid by the private placement cash subscription by GSTEEL contemplated by this<br />
Transaction. GSTEEL currently holds 22.33% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>tal share sold <strong>of</strong> the Company. Assuming<br />
the same above-referenced parameters, GSTEEL’s ownership stake in the Company will be<br />
increased <strong>to</strong> approximately 28.58% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>tal shares sold following the conversion before<br />
giving effect <strong>to</strong> the above-referenced cash investment by GSTEEL. Assuming the above-level<br />
cash subscription by GSTEEL and the parameters noted above, GSTEEL’s ownership following<br />
all transactions would be approximately 45.93% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>tal shares sold and when consolidated<br />
with OA’s ownership, approximately 63.75% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>tal shares sold.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Counterparty” who entered in<strong>to</strong> the tri-party agreement with GSTEEL as deb<strong>to</strong>r and the<br />
Company as credi<strong>to</strong>r is a steel industry trading company that had purchased goods from<br />
GSTEEL (and had an unpaid receivable) and sold downstream expansion equipment <strong>to</strong> the<br />
Company (and had a payable owed <strong>to</strong> them by the Company). As the relationship became<br />
more tenuous following the collapse <strong>of</strong> the steel market and all parties deteriorated financial<br />
position as a result, GSTEEL, the Company and the Counterparty agreed <strong>to</strong> <strong>of</strong>fset the<br />
Company’s debt owed <strong>to</strong> the Counterparty against the debts owed by the Counterparty <strong>to</strong><br />
GSTEEL. This transaction made GSTEEL a direct credi<strong>to</strong>r <strong>to</strong> the Company for the amounts<br />
originally owed by the Company <strong>to</strong> the Counterparty.<br />
2.2 OA is a subsidiary <strong>of</strong> GSTEEL who has been assisting in the management <strong>of</strong> the Company<br />
under a management agreement for the last 4 years. In recognition <strong>of</strong> the Company’s liquidity<br />
and financial challenges, OA has frequently agreed <strong>to</strong> accrue the fees owed <strong>to</strong> it by the<br />
Company during the last several years. In fact, OA has never assessed any late payment or<br />
interest charges on the significant amounts owed <strong>to</strong> OA by the Company even though these<br />
amounts have been outstanding for a long period <strong>of</strong> time. As at 31 December 2010, OA is owed<br />
Baht 576 million in accrued and unpaid fees for services under the management<br />
agreement. <strong>The</strong>se debt claims are in no way related <strong>to</strong> the debt claims in the Company at one<br />
time owed <strong>to</strong> OA under the Company’s Master Restructuring Agreement (MRA) from several<br />
years ago. Those amounts were entirely converted <strong>to</strong> equity per the terms <strong>of</strong> the Company’s<br />
MRA. <strong>The</strong> proposed conversion price per share for this debt conversion is subject <strong>to</strong> the pricing<br />
determined at the closing <strong>of</strong> the transaction based on the prevailing debt levels at the Company<br />
at that time. <strong>The</strong> price per share will be the same price per share paid by the private placement<br />
cash subscription by GSTEEL contemplated by this transaction. OA currently owns 21.57% <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>to</strong>tal shares sold <strong>of</strong> the Company. Assuming a purchase price <strong>of</strong> Baht 0.24 per share,<br />
coupled with an assumed Baht 3,600 million cash investment made by GSTEEL in the Company
(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
concurrent with this conversion, OA’s ownership stake in the Company following the conversion<br />
will be reduced <strong>to</strong> approximately 17.82% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>of</strong> shares sold.<br />
Share proportion prior <strong>to</strong> and after the newly-issued shares<br />
Major Shareholders<br />
Prior <strong>to</strong> the newly-issued shares After the newly-issued shares<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> shares % Number <strong>of</strong> shares %<br />
GSTEEL 8,911,266,071 22.33 28,365,432,738 45.93<br />
OA 8,606,434,586 21.57 11,006,434,586 17.82<br />
Total 17,517,700,657 43.90 39,371,867,324 63.75<br />
3. Summary <strong>of</strong> financial statements <strong>of</strong> the Company<br />
Item 2008 2009<br />
(restated)<br />
Income Statement<br />
(Unit: Million Baht)<br />
2010 Q1/ 2011<br />
Total revenues 26,890 14,276 16,165 4,744<br />
Cost <strong>of</strong> selling 25,066 17,281 14,845 4,370<br />
Gross pr<strong>of</strong>it 1,049 -4,967 313 359<br />
Expenses 5,153 3,105 4,580 430<br />
Interest expenses 269 299 412 147<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) -3,598 -6,408 -3,672 -203<br />
Balance Sheets<br />
Current Assets 6,773 1,455 1,966 1,513<br />
Property, plant and equipment-net 22,073 24,530 21,070 20,842<br />
Total non-current assets 23,392 25,209 21,725 21,510<br />
Total assets 30,165 26,664 23,692 23,023<br />
Current liabilities 6,357 8,284 9,257 6,023<br />
Total liabilities 6,752 9,666 10,215 9,699<br />
Shareholders <strong>Equity</strong> 23,413 16,998 13,477 13,324<br />
Statements <strong>of</strong> Cash Flows<br />
Cash flows from (<strong>to</strong>) operating activities 229 1,696 125 67<br />
Cash flows from investing activities (251) (238) (87) (11)
(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
Item 2008 2009<br />
(restated)<br />
2010 Q1/ 2011<br />
Cash flows from financing activities;<br />
Finance costs paid (762) (186) (174) (60)<br />
Net proceed (repayment) <strong>of</strong><br />
short- term loans<br />
516 (1,310) 67 (47)<br />
Repayment <strong>of</strong> payable from <strong>of</strong>fsetting <strong>of</strong><br />
machinery purchased<br />
- - (68) (5)<br />
Liabilities under rehabilitation plan (10) - - -<br />
Proceed from warrants issued - - 150 -<br />
Proceeds from ordinary shares issued - 50<br />
Net cash flows from financing activities (256) (1,496) (25) (62)<br />
Effect <strong>of</strong> exchange rate changed (3)<br />
Net increase (decrease) in cash and<br />
cash equivalents (277) (41) 14 (6)<br />
Cash and cash equivalent at the beginning 361 84 43 57<br />
Cash and cash equivalent at the ending 84 43 57 51<br />
4. Names, addresses and number <strong>of</strong> credi<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> receive newly-issued shares subject <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong> Program<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
1. GSTEEL 88 Paso Tower, 18th Floor, Silom<br />
Road, Bangrak, Bangkok<br />
2. OA 88 Paso Tower, 18th Floor, Silom<br />
Road, Bangrak, Bangkok<br />
* 1) the evidence <strong>of</strong> such debts as at 31 December 2010.<br />
Amount <strong>of</strong> <strong>Debt</strong>*<br />
(Million Baht)<br />
Amount <strong>of</strong> <strong>Debt</strong><br />
Converted in<strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong><br />
(Million Baht)<br />
1,069 1,069<br />
576 576<br />
2) in the case that the credi<strong>to</strong>r is the Company’s direc<strong>to</strong>rs or managing direc<strong>to</strong>r or deputy<br />
managing direc<strong>to</strong>r or the shareholders who held the Company’s shares more than 10% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>to</strong>tal voting<br />
rights <strong>of</strong> the Company or the spouse or minor child <strong>of</strong> the said persons, please clearly specify the status<br />
<strong>of</strong> such credi<strong>to</strong>rs.
(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
5. Other credi<strong>to</strong>rs except those mentioned in Item 4 (please show the ten largest other credi<strong>to</strong>rs)<br />
Name<br />
Amount <strong>of</strong> <strong>Debt</strong><br />
(Million Baht)<br />
Type <strong>of</strong> Credi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
1. STENA METAL INC.* 1,224.89 Trade credi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
2. METAL INTER CO.,LTD* 1,030.67 Trade credi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
3. INTERGATE AG* 610.78 Credi<strong>to</strong>r related <strong>to</strong> performance<br />
guarantee<br />
4. MASTER STEEL CO., LTD.* 325.31 Advance from cus<strong>to</strong>mer<br />
5.STEMCOR (S.E.A.) PTE LTD.* 188.75 Trade credi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
6. MILL CON STEEL INDUSTRIES PLC 122.96 Advance from cus<strong>to</strong>mer<br />
7. JAKKANIN CO.,LTD.* 117.33 Advance from cus<strong>to</strong>mer<br />
8. VESUVIUS CORPORATION S.A.* 114.00 Trade credi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
9. SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.* 109.53 Trade credi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
10. MAX METAL CORPORATION PLC* 101.16 Advance from cus<strong>to</strong>mer<br />
*<strong>The</strong>se parties are not the connected parties under SEC rule on connected parties transaction.<br />
6. Type and number <strong>of</strong> shares <strong>to</strong> be issued for debt settlement subject <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong><br />
Program<br />
To allocate 6,854,166,667 newly issued ordinary shares, with a par value <strong>of</strong> sixty-nine satang per share,<br />
<strong>to</strong> the credi<strong>to</strong>rs, GSTEEL in the amount not exceeding 4,454,166,667 newly issued ordinary shares and<br />
OA in the amount not exceeding 2,400,000,000 newly issued ordinary shares, in accordance with the<br />
<strong>Debt</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Conversion</strong> Program at the price <strong>of</strong> Baht 0.24 per share, being the price not lower than<br />
90% <strong>of</strong> the Market Price.<br />
“Market Price” means the weighted average <strong>of</strong> the Company’s share price trading on the SET, fifteen<br />
consecutive business days prior <strong>to</strong> the date on which the Board <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs passes the resolution <strong>to</strong><br />
propose the agenda in <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>to</strong> sell the Company’s newly issued ordinary shares <strong>to</strong> the meeting <strong>of</strong><br />
shareholders for approval, which is the period during February 7, 2011, and February 28, 2011, equaling<br />
<strong>to</strong> Baht 0.26 (Information from SETSMART in www.setsmart.com <strong>of</strong> the SET).<br />
Such <strong>of</strong>fering price is lower than the par value <strong>of</strong> the Company’s shares so the Company is required <strong>to</strong><br />
comply with Section 52 <strong>of</strong> PLCA, and obtain approval from the meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders.<br />
7. Newly-issued share price and criteria <strong>of</strong> setting the share price<br />
<strong>The</strong> newly-issued share price is Baht 0.24 per share which is not lower than 90% <strong>of</strong> the Market Price.
(Additional Financial Statement Q1/2011)<br />
“Market Price” means the weighted average <strong>of</strong> the Company’s share price trading on the SET, fifteen<br />
consecutive business days prior <strong>to</strong> the date on which the Board <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs passes the resolution <strong>to</strong><br />
propose the agenda in <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>to</strong> sell the Company’s newly issued ordinary shares <strong>to</strong> the meeting <strong>of</strong><br />
shareholders for approval, which is the period during February 7, 2011, and February 28, 2011, equaling<br />
<strong>to</strong> Baht 0.26 (Information from SETSMART in www.setsmart.com <strong>of</strong> the SET).