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Directors - Boustead Holdings Berhad

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Notes to the Financial Statements<br />

41. HOLDING COMPANY<br />

138<br />

The holding corporation is Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera, a local statutory body established under<br />

the Tabung Angkatan Tentera Act, 1973.<br />

42. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS<br />

(a) During the year, the Group announced its intention to establish and list an Islamic plantation real<br />

estate investment trust to be known as Al-Hadharah <strong>Boustead</strong> REIT (<strong>Boustead</strong> REIT), and the<br />

proposed sale of certain plantation assets to <strong>Boustead</strong> REIT for a total consideration of RM471.9<br />

million and the proposed leaseback of these plantation assets pursuant to an agreement entered with<br />

CIMB Trustee <strong>Berhad</strong> acting as trustee for <strong>Boustead</strong> REIT (Proposed Ijarah Arrangements).<br />

As at year end, the sale of these plantation assets to <strong>Boustead</strong> REIT (with the exception of Lepan<br />

Kabu Estate and Lepan Kabu Palm Oil Mill whereby the beneficial ownership will be transferred to<br />

the trustee of <strong>Boustead</strong> REIT within six months from the date of listing of the fund) totalling<br />

RM400.15 million was duly completed and the sale consideration comprising cash of RM219.90<br />

million and 180.25 million new units of <strong>Boustead</strong> REIT was received subsequent to year end.<br />

Al-Hadharah <strong>Boustead</strong> REIT was duly listed on the official list of Bursa Malaysia Securities <strong>Berhad</strong><br />

Main Board on 8 February 2007.<br />

(b) On 6 November 2006, <strong>Boustead</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong> <strong>Berhad</strong> entered into a conditional sale and purchase<br />

agreement with PSC Asset <strong>Holdings</strong> Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Penang Shipbuilding &<br />

Construction Sdn Bhd which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of PSC Industries <strong>Berhad</strong> to<br />

acquire Menara PSCI which is situated in Pulau Pinang for a cash consideration of RM54 million.<br />

The proposed acquisition is subject to the approvals of Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) and<br />

Securities Commission (SC).<br />

(c) On 15 December 2006, PSC Industries <strong>Berhad</strong> (PSCI), a 32.5% Associate of the Company<br />

announced its Proposed Restructuring Scheme which is inter-conditional on each other, and<br />

involving:<br />

(i) a capital reconstruction (Proposed Capital Reconstruction) comprising, inter alia, the proposed<br />

share capital reduction of RM0.80 per share and proposed share capital consolidation whereby<br />

five ordinary shares of RM0.20 each shall constitute one ordinary share of RM1.00 each;<br />

(ii) proposed settlement of liabilities due and owing by PSCI and its subsidiary, Penang<br />

Shipbuilding & Construction Sdn Bhd (PSC) to their respective scheme creditors (Proposed<br />

Debt Settlement) via the issue of 134.7 million new PSCI shares (Settlement Shares); and<br />

(iii) the Proposed rights issue of 69,633,338 new ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in PSCI<br />

(Proposed Rights Issue) on the basis of two rights shares for every one existing ordinary share<br />

of RM1.00 each held subsequent to the Proposed Capital Reconstruction.

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