Announcement Details/Table Section :
The terms used herein shall, unless the context otherwise stated, bear the same meaning as those defined in the announcement dated 9 December 2011 in relation to the Proposed Disposal.
We refer to the letter from Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad of 12 December 2011 on the Proposed Disposal.
The Company furnish the following additional information:-
1. The directors and major shareholder of SEA Engineering are as follows:-
Directors
Ch’ng Wee Lan (“CWL”)
Ch’ng Ping Lan (“CPL”)
Shareholder and Shareholdings
Gransri Trading Sdn Bhd (“GTSB”) – 100%
(GTSB is wholly-owned by CWL and CPL)
2. Name of Independent Registered Valuer : First Pacific Valuers Property Consultants Sdn Bhd
Date of valuation : 21 September 2011
Method of valuation : Comparison method of valuation
Market value : RM3,630,000.00 (excluding the building)
3. The approximate total floor area and age of the building erected on the land is 6,362 square metres (68,480 square feet) and 5 ¾ years respectively.
4. The proceeds from the Proposed Disposal will be utilised to part repay an unsecured term loan of RM33.5 million within three months from the date of the S&P Agreement. The proceeds arising from the Proposed Disposal will lower the Group’s gearing by 7.80%.
5. The rationale for the Proposed Disposal even though it is at a loss is to enable the Group to unlock its idle and non-productive investment and the proceeds could be utilised for repayment of its financial obligations; hence reducing its interest expense and improving its gearing ratio.
6. The loss per share arising from the Proposed Disposal is RM0.03.
This announcement is dated 14 December 2011.