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联营工业集团
沈敬初（左五）与沈翔龙（右五）主持上市鸣锣仪式。左起起为丁华代、杜美丽、骆耀武、沈贤智；右起为陈俊㟽、王素珍、阿都玛吉、郑明琴。
（吉隆坡14日讯）建材批发分销商——联营工业集团（UNITRAD,0247，创业板工业产品服务组）首日登场马股，第一宗交易以26.5仙成交，稍低于首次公开售股（IPO）的每股32仙发行价；首宗成交量则为1380万股。

联营工业集团拟通过首次公开募股（IPO）筹集1亿令吉，当中的5050万令吉将作为营运资本，以增加库存数量和产品种类，推动业务成长。

这家位于雪兰莪的公司亦拨出500万令吉建立一个新的管道制造中心。另外，3980万令吉偿还银行贷款，其余470万令吉将用于支付上市费用。

联营工业集团董事经理沈翔龙指出，此次的上市是该公司成立43年后的一个重要里程碑。

“随着近期搬迁到一个比往常大一倍的仓库，再加上公开售股募集资金，我们将有能力增加库存量和提供更广泛的产品选择，以满足建筑业对建材不断增长的需求。”

此外，他们也将率先在我国建立新的管道制造中心。此增值服务旨在协助客户在工地腾出更多空间、减少人力需求，并加快建筑速度。

“虽然从上周五至今天的全球市场来看，目前并不是上市的最佳时机。然而，从长远来看，我们拥有强稳的基本面，无论首日登场的股价如何，并不影响我们往后持续增长。”

看好建筑业前景

沈翔龙表示，随著政府推出主要基建项目，并加速工程进度，联营工业看好建材行业将从中获得提振。

“过去，我们在为大型基建项目供应建材上拥有良好记录，因此，我们有信心能把握这些商机。”

联营工业集团在支持建筑和基建的整个周期发挥关键和全面的作用。除了新项目，其产品也用于翻新、改造、维修和维护工程。

“虽然目前基于缺乏建筑工人、市场有点放缓，但我们预计接下来建筑行业会回升，正如财政部早前的预测，建筑领域的生产总值将达11.5%。”

“我们目前的员工人数也能够支持现有的生产量。”

针对俄罗斯和乌克兰战争导致建材成本上涨，他披露，目前情况已稳定，预计不会对价格或供应链产生重大影响。

放眼未来转板交易

截至3月杪的2022财年，联营工业集团取得12亿9000万令吉的营业额，以及4320万令吉的创纪录净利。另外，联营工业集团将实行股息政策，董事部计划把净利的30%派发给股东。

该集团也展望未来能至主板交易。沈翔龙说：“我们已经连续两年实现正营运现金流。如果下个财政年表现良好，我们将寻求转板。”

出席上市鸣锣仪式的包括了联营工业执行副主席沈敬初、独立董事杜美丽、独立董事骆耀武、执行董事沈贤智、大股东郑明琴、独立主席拿督阿都玛吉、独立董事王素珍、合盈证券企业财务主管丁华代、财务董事经理拿督陈俊㟽。

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UNITRADE INDUSTRIES BERHAD

Type	Announcement
Subject	OTHERS
Description	Press Release: Unitrade records strong start to FY2023 with RM10.1 Million net profit in 1QFY23
We are pleased to attach herewith a press release dated 1 September 2022 titled, "UNITRADE RECORDS STRONG START TO FY2023 WITH RM10.1 MILLION NET PROFIT IN 1QFY23". This announcement is dated 1 September 2022.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3288949

Attachments Unitrade_PR_2022 09 01_AGM.pdf

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UNITRADE INDUSTRIES BERHAD

Date of change	02 Sep 2022
Name	DATO' ABDUL MAJIT BIN AHMAD KHAN
Age	76
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Type of change	Redesignation
Previous Position	Non Executive Chairman
New Position	Non Executive Chairman
Directorate	Independent and Non Executive

Qualifications

No

Qualifications

Major/Field of Study

Institute/University

Additional Information

Working experience and occupation
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	None
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	None
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Direct Interestato' Abdul Majit bin Ahmad Khan holds 200,000 ordinary shares in Unitrade Industries Berhad.

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Type	Announcement
Subject	MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Description	UNITRADE INDUSTRIES BERHAD ("UIB" OR "THE COMPANY") - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN SYARIKAT LOGAM UNITRADE SDN BHD, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD AND JJ-LAPP (M) SDN BHD
The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) wishes to announce that Syarikat Logam Unitrade Sdn Bhd (“SYAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UIB had on 22 January 2024, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“Huawei”) and JJ-LAPP (M) Sdn Bhd (“JJ-LAPP”). The MoU aims to explore the business opportunities under Huawei’s cutting-edge Digital Power-Smart Photovoltaic (“PV”) solutions in fostering sustainability practices across residential as well as commercial and industrial (“C&I”) sectors. Please refer to the attachments in relation to the MoU and press release for further details. This announcement is dated 23 January 2024.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3416681

Attachments Unitrade Industries Berhad - Memorandum of Understanding with Huawei and JJ-LAPP.pdf Unitrade Industries Berhad - Press Release on MoU with Huawei and JJ-LAPP.pdf

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Type	Announcement
Subject	NEW ISSUE OF SECURITIES (CHAPTER 6 OF LISTING REQUIREMENTS) FUND RAISING
Description	UNITRADE INDUSTRIES BERHAD ("UIB" OR "COMPANY") PROPOSED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF UP TO 156,250,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN THE COMPANY, REPRESENTING NOT MORE THAN 10.0% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED ORDINARY SHARES IN UIB
On behalf of the Board of Directors of UIB, M & A Securities Sdn Bhd wishes to announce that the Company proposes to undertake a private placement of up to 10.0% of the total number of issued ordinary shares in UIB, (excluding treasury shares, if any), at any point in time, at an issue price to be determined and fixed at a later date ("Proposed Private Placement"). Kindly refer to the attachment for further details on the Proposed Private Placement. This announcement is dated 27 February 2024.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3425214

Attachments UIB - Proposed Private Placement (27.02.2024).pdf

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SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 31 Dec 2023

		INDIVIDUAL PERIOD		CUMULATIVE PERIOD
		CURRENT YEAR QUARTER	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER	CURRENT YEAR TO DATE	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
		31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2022
		$$'000	$$'000	$$'000	$$'000

1	Revenue	440,099	338,602	1,135,326	1,020,651
2	Profit/(loss) before tax	19,560	2,976	26,395	19,087
3	Profit/(loss) for the period	18,296	2,285	23,081	14,545
4	Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent	18,217	2,285	23,001	14,545
5	Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)	1.17	0.15	1.47	0.98
6	Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)	0.00	0.00	0.30	0.82
		AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER		AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7	Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)	0.2200		0.2100

Type	Announcement
Subject	OTHERS
Description	Press Release: Unitrade declares 0.44 sen dividend per share for FY2024
We are pleased to attach herewith a press release dated 7 March 2024 titled, "UNITRADE DECLARES 0.44 SEN DIVIDEND PER SHARE FOR FY2024", commitment to enhancing shareholder value with a consistent 30% dividend payout ratio. This announcement is dated 7 March 2024.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3428938

Attachments Press Release - Declaration of First Interim Single-Tier Dividend.pdf

Entitlement subject	First Interim Dividend
Entitlement description	First Interim Single Tier Dividend of 0.44 sen per ordinary share for the financial year ending 31 March 2024
Ex-Date	20 Mar 2024
Entitlement date	21 Mar 2024
Entitlement time	5:00 PM
Financial Year End	31 Mar 2024
Period
Share transfer book & register of members will be	to  closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlement
Payment Date	05 Apr 2024
a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:30 pm in respect of transfers	21 Mar 2024
b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c. Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable)
Entitlement indicator	Currency
Announced Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Disbursed Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Entitlement in Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 0.0044

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Type	Announcement
Subject	TRANSACTIONS (CHAPTER 10 OF LISTING REQUIREMENTS) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Description	UNITRADE INDUSTRIES BERHAD ("UIB" OR "THE COMPANY") - PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF LAND HELD UNDER HS(M) 12118 LOT NO PT 5 MUKIM OF SUNGAI BULOH, DISTRICT OF PETALING, SELANGOR
The Board of Directors of UIB wishes to announce that, Perfect CLQ Sdn Bhd (“Perfect CLQ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UIB had on 12 March 2024 entered into Sale & Purchase Agreement with Nomis Sim Siang Leng and Simson Sim Xian Zhi, both Directors of the Company and Perfect CLQ, to acquire a piece of land held under HS(M) 12118 Lot No PT 5 Mukim of Sungai Buloh, District of Petaling, Selangor, at the total purchase consideration of RM7,840,000.00 ("Proposed Acquisition") Please refer to the attachments in relation to the Proposed Acquisition and press release for further details. This announcement is dated 12 March 2024.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3430149

Attachments UIB - Proposed Acquisition.pdf UIB - Press Release for Proposed Acquisition.pdf

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UNITRADE INDUSTRIES BERHAD

Type	Reply to Query
Reply to Bursa Malaysia's Query Letter - Reference ID	IQL-13032024-00003
Subject	UNITRADE INDUSTRIES BERHAD ("UIB" OR "THE COMPANY") - PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF LAND HELD UNDER HS(M) 12118 LOT NO PT 5 MUKIM OF SUNGAI BULOH, DISTRICT OF PETALING, SELANGOR ("PROPOSED ACQUISITION")
Description	Unitrade Industries Berhad ("UIB" or "the Company")- Proposed Acquisition of Land held under HS(M) 12118 Lot No PT 5 Mukim of Sungai Buloh, District of Petaling, Selangor ("Proposed Acquisition")
Query Letter Contents	We refer to your Company’s announcement dated 12 March 2024, in respect of the aforesaid matter. In this connection, kindly furnish Bursa Securities with the following additional information for public release:- 1) The method of valuation of the said Land. 2) The particulars of all liabilities, including contingent liabilities and guarantees to be assumed by Perfect CLQ Sdn Bhd/UIB, arising from the Proposed Acquisition. 3) The date of which the deposit of RM 200,000 was paid. 4) The status and the name of the authorities that grant the approval of Kebenaran Merancang.
Unless stated otherwise, the terms used herein shall carry the same meaning as those defined in the earlier announcement dated 12 March 2024.    Further to Unitrade Industries Berhad’s (“UIB” or the “Company”) announcement dated 12 March 2024 and Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad’s (“Bursa Securities”) query letter reference number IQL-13032024-00003 dated 13 March 2024 (“Bursa query”), the Company wishes to announce the following additional information as required by Bursa Securities:- 1. The method of valuation of the said Land The valuation was conducted by adopting the Comparison Approach. Under this approach, the value of the property is determined by comparing it with recent sales and/or listings of similar properties in the vicinity, or if not available, within similar localities. 2. The particulars of all liabilities, including contingent liabilities and guarantees to be assumed by Perfect CLQ Sdn Bhd/UIB, arising from the Proposed Acquisition There are no liabilities including contingent liabilities and guarantees to be assumed by Perfect CLQ Sdn Bhd or UIB pursuant to the Proposed Acquisition. 3. The date of which the deposit of RM200,000 was paid The deposit of RM 200,000 was paid on the date of signing of the Sale and Purchase Agreement which was on 12 March 2024. 4. The status and the name of the authorities that grant the approval of Kebenaran Merancang. The approval of the KM was sought from Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam on 16 February 2024, pursuant to a Limited Power of Attorney granted by landowners on 15 February 2024 to Perfect CLQ Sdn. Bhd.. The application is pending One Stop Center (OSC) meeting, whereby when approved, we will submit the final layout for endorsement. This announcement is dated 14 March 2024.