On behalf of the Board of Directors of DRB-HICOM, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad wishes to announce that:
(i) HICOM Holdings Berhad (“HICOM Holdings”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRB-HICOM, has today entered into a conditional shares sale agreement with POS Malaysia Berhad (“POS Malaysia”) for the proposed disposal of the entire issued and paid-up share capital of KL Airport Services Sdn Bhd, for a total disposal consideration of RM749.35 million; and
(ii) HICOM Indungan Sdn Bhd and HICOM Engineering Sdn Bhd, both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of DRB-HICOM, have today entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with POS Malaysia for the proposed disposal of part of a parcel of freehold industrial land situated in Section 28, Shah Alam measuring 9.912 acres, for a disposal consideration of RM69.0 million.
(collectively referred to as “Proposed Disposals”)
The total disposal consideration of RM818.35 million in respect of the Proposed Disposals shall be satisfied via the issuance of 245,750,751 new ordinary shares of RM0.50 each in POS Malaysia (“POS Malaysia Shares”) to HICOM Holdings at an issue price of RM3.33 per POS Malaysia Share.
In conjunction with the Proposed Disposals, DRB-HICOM and persons acting in concert with it intend to seek an exemption from the Securities Commission Malaysia under Paragraph 16.1(a) of Practice Note 9 of the Malaysian Code on Take-Overs and Mergers, 2010 from the obligation to undertake a mandatory take-over offer to acquire the remaining POS Malaysia Shares not already owned by them upon the agreements for the Proposed Disposals becoming unconditional.
Please refer to the attachment for further details on the Proposals.
This announcement is dated 14 March 2016.