THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
If you are in any doubt as to the next course of action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional advisers immediately.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad takes no responsibility for the contents of this Circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part
of the contents of this Circular.
AIRASIA X BERHAD
(Registration No. 200601014410 (734161-K))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS IN RELATION TO THE FOLLOWING:-
- PROPOSED CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING COMPRISING:-
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PROPOSED REDUCTION OF 99.9% OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF AIRASIA X BERHAD ("AAX" OR THE "COMPANY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 116 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016
("PROPOSED SHARE CAPITAL REDUCTION"); AND - PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF EVERY 10 EXISTING ORDINARY SHARES IN AAX ("AAX SHARES" OR "SHARES") INTO 1 AAX SHARE ("PROPOSED SHARE CONSOLIDATION");
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PROPOSED REDUCTION OF 99.9% OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF AIRASIA X BERHAD ("AAX" OR THE "COMPANY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 116 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016
- PROPOSED FUNDRAISING COMPRISING:-
- PROPOSED RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE OF NEW AAX SHARES TO RAISE GROSS PROCEEDS OF UP TO RM300.0 MILLION ("PROPOSED RIGHTS ISSUE"); AND
- PROPOSED ISSUANCE AND ALLOTMENT OF NEW AAX SHARES TO RAISE GROSS PROCEEDS OF UP TO RM200.0 MILLION ("PROPOSED SHARE SUBSCRIPTION");
- PROPOSED GRANTING OF THE SUBSCRIPTION OPTION (AS DEFINED HEREIN) TO THE SPV (AS DEFINED HEREIN).
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROPOSED DEBT RESTRUCTURING (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO SECTION 366 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016
AND
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
PRINCIPAL ADVISER
MERCURY SECURITIES SDN BHD
(Registration No. 198401000672 (113193-W))
(A Participating Organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad)
The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company ("EGM") will be held as a fully virtual meeting via live streaming and online remote voting from the Broadcast Venue at Level 6, RedQ, Jalan Pekeliling 5, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (klia2), 64000 KLIA, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia on Tuesday, 1 June 2021 at 3.00 p.m. or at any adjournment thereof. The Notice of EGM together with the Form of Proxy are enclosed with this Circular.
If you decide to appoint a proxy or proxies for the EGM, you must complete, sign and return the Form of Proxy and deposit it at the registered office of the Company at Unit 30-01, Level 30, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia or alternatively, the Customer Service Centre at Unit G-3, Ground Floor, Vertical Podium, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on or before the date and time indicated below or at any adjournment thereof. You also have the option to lodge the proxy appointment electronically via TIIH Online website at https://tiih.onlinebefore the lodgement cut-off time as indicated below. For further information on the electronic lodgement for Form of Proxy, please refer to the enclosed Administrative Guide of the EGM. The lodging of the Form of Proxy will not preclude you from participating and voting at the virtual EGM should you subsequently decide to do so.
Last date and time for lodging the Form of Proxy for the EGM | : Sunday, 30 May 2021 at 3.00 p.m. | |
Date and time of the EGM | : | Tuesday, 1 June 2021 at 3.00 p.m. |
Broadcast Venue of the EGM | : | Level 6, RedQ, Jalan Pekeliling 5, Lapangan Terbang |
Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (klia2), 64000 KLIA, Selangor | ||
Darul Ehsan, Malaysia |
This Circular is dated 10 May 2021
DEFINITIONS
Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Circular:-
AAX or Company | : AirAsia X Berhad (200601014410 (734161-K)), | incorporated in | |||
Malaysia | |||||
AAX Group or Group | : | Collectively, AAX and its subsidiaries | |||
AAX Shares or Shares | : | Ordinary shares in the capital of AAX | |||
Act | : | Companies Act, 2016 | |||
Additional Subscription | : Such number of new AAX Shares issued and allotted pursuant to | ||||
Shares | any exercise of the Subscription Option | ||||
Board | : Board of Directors of the Company | ||||
Bursa Depository | : Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd (198701006854 (165570-W)), | ||||
incorporated in Malaysia | |||||
Bursa Securities | : Bursa Malaysia Securities | Berhad (200301033577 (635998-W)), | |||
incorporated in Malaysia | |||||
CCM | : Court convened meetings of the Scheme Creditors under Section | ||||
366 of the Act | |||||
Circular | : | This circular to Shareholders in relation to the Proposals | |||
Consolidated Shares | : AAX Shares following the | completion of the | Proposed | Share | |
Consolidation | |||||
COVID-19 | : | Coronavirus disease 2019 | |||
Cut-Off Date | : 30 June 2020, being the | cut-off date for the | Proposed | Debt | |
Restructuring (which may be subject to further modification and | |||||
finalisation) | |||||
Directors | : | Directors of AAX | |||
EGM | : An extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be convened | ||||
for the Proposals | |||||
Entitled Shareholders | : Shareholders whose names appear in the Record of Depositors of | ||||
the Company at the close of business on the Rights Entitlement Date | |||||
in order to be entitled to participate in the Proposed Rights Issue | |||||
EPS | : | Earnings per share | |||
Foreign-Addressed | : Shareholders who have not provided to the Company a registered | ||||
Shareholders | address in Malaysia for the service of documents which will be issued | ||||
in connection with the Proposed Rights Issue | |||||
FPE | : | Financial period ended | |||
FYE | : | Financial year ended | |||
High Court | : High Court of Malaya | ||||
LAT | : | Loss after taxation |
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DEFINITIONS (cont'd) | |||
LBT | : | Loss before taxation | |
Listing Requirements | : | Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities | |
LPD | : 16 April 2021, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of | ||
this Circular | |||
Market Day | : | Any day on which Bursa Securities is open for trading in securities | |
Maximum Scenario | : | Assuming that:- | |
(i) | all the Entitled Shareholders and/or their renouncee(s) fully | ||
subscribe for their respective entitlements under the | |||
Proposed Rights Issue; and | |||
(ii) | all RM200.0 million of the Subscription Shares are fully | ||
subscribed by the Placees (which may comprise the SPV | |||
and/or other investors) | |||
MCO | : Movement control order issued by the Government of Malaysia from | ||
time to time under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases | |||
Act 1988 and the Police Act 1967 (including subsequent phases of | |||
movement control orders) | |||
Mercury Securities or | : Mercury | Securities Sdn Bhd (198401000672 (113193-W)), | |
Principal Adviser | incorporated in Malaysia | ||
Minimum Scenario | : | Assuming that:- | |
(i) | the Proposed Rights Issue is undertaken on the Minimum | ||
Subscription Level, i.e. RM100.0 million; and | |||
(ii) | the SPV subscribes for RM50.0 million of the Subscription | ||
Shares and none of the remaining Subscription Shares are | |||
subscribed | |||
Minimum Subscription | : Minimum subscription level of the Proposed Rights Issue to raise | ||
Level | minimum proceeds of RM100.0 million, which is intended to be | ||
fulfilled in the manner as set out in Section 4.1.2 of this Circular | |||
NA | : | Net assets | |
PAT | : | Profit after taxation | |
PBT | : | Profit before taxation | |
Placee(s) | : Pursuant to the Proposed Share Subscription, the subscribers of up | ||
to RM200.0 million new AAX Shares which may comprise the SPV | |||
and/or other investors | |||
Proposals | : | Collectively, Proposed Corporate Restructuring and Proposed | |
Fundraising (including the proposed granting of the Subscription | |||
Option to the SPV) | |||
Proposed Corporate | : Collectively, the Proposed Share Capital Reduction and Proposed | ||
Restructuring | Share Consolidation | ||
Proposed Debt | : Collectively, the Proposed Debt Settlement and Proposed Waiver | ||
Restructuring | (which are subject to further modification and finalisation) |
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DEFINITIONS (cont'd) | |||
Proposed Debt | : Proposed debt settlement with Scheme Creditors of up to RM200.0 | ||
Settlement | million in the manner as set out in Section 2.2 of this Circular (which | ||
is subject to further modification and finalisation) | |||
Proposed Fundraising | : | Collectively, the Proposed Rights Issue and Proposed Share | |
Subscription | |||
Proposed Rights Issue | : Proposed renounceable rights issue of new AAX Shares to raise | ||
gross proceeds of up to RM300.0 million | |||
Proposed Share Capital | : Proposed reduction of 99.9% (which was revised from 90% as | ||
Reduction | initially announced on 6 October 2020) of the issued share capital of | ||
AAX pursuant to Section 116 of the Act | |||
Proposed Share | : Proposed consolidation of every 10 existing AAX Shares into 1 | ||
Consolidation | Consolidated Share | ||
Proposed Share | : Proposed issuance and allotment of new AAX Shares to raise gross | ||
Subscription | proceeds of up to RM200.0 million (which includes the commitment | ||
of SPV to subscribe for the Subscription Shares of up to RM50.0 | |||
million as further described in Section 4.2.1 of this Circular) | |||
Proposed Waiver | : Proposed waiver, in its entirety, of such amount in excess of the | ||
Settlement Sum, and all and any other sums incurred or suffered or | |||
which may be incurred or suffered by AAX on or after the Cut-Off | |||
Date arising from or in connection with these debts and liabilities | |||
(including interest, penalty interest, etc.) or any sums or amounts due | |||
and owing to all or any of the Scheme Creditors on or after the Cut- | |||
Off Date howsoever arising (whether actual, contingent or disputed) | |||
Record of Depositors | : A record of securities holders established by Bursa Depository under | ||
the Rules of Bursa Depository | |||
Revised Business Plan | : The revised business plan of the Group as set out in Section 7.2 of | ||
this Circular (which is subject to modification and finalisation) | |||
Rights Entitlement Basis | : Entitlement basis for the Rights Shares to be determined and | ||
announced later by the Board | |||
Rights Entitlement Date | : A date to be determined and announced later by the Board, at the | ||
close of business on which the Shareholders must be registered in | |||
the Record of Depositors of the Company as at 5.00 p.m. in order to | |||
be entitled to participate in the Proposed Rights Issue | |||
Rights Issue Price | : | Issue price of the Rights Shares | |
Rights Shares | : New AAX Shares to be issued and allotted pursuant to the Proposed | ||
Rights Issue to raise gross proceeds of up to RM300.0 million | |||
RM and sen | : | Ringgit Malaysia and sen respectively | |
Rules | : | Rules on Take-overs, Mergers and Compulsory Acquisitions | |
Rules of Bursa Depository | : Rules of Bursa Depository as issued pursuant to the | Securities | |
Industry (Central Depositories) Act, 1991 | |||
Scheme Creditors | : Creditors of AAX whose debts are to be dealt with | under the | |
Proposed Debt Restructuring |
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DEFINITIONS (cont'd) | ||
Settlement Sum | : Settlement sum of up to RM200.0 million to be paid by AAX to the | |
Scheme Creditors pursuant to the Proposed Debt Settlement | ||
Share Consolidation | : A date to be determined and announced later by the Board, at the | |
Entitlement Date | close of business on which the Shareholders must be registered in | |
the Record of Depositors of the Company as at 5.00 p.m. in order to | ||
be entitled to participate in the Proposed Share Consolidation | ||
Shareholders | : | Registered holders of the Shares |
SPV | : A special purpose vehicle company, in which Dato' Lim Kian Onn (a | |
director of AAX) is a shareholder, which will enter into the SPV Share | ||
Subscription Agreement with AAX. For the avoidance of doubt, the | ||
other shareholders of the SPV may include Dato' Lim Kian Onn's | ||
nominees and/or other investors who wish to participate in the | ||
Proposed Share Subscription through the SPV | ||
SPV Share Subscription | : | Conditional share subscription agreement to be entered into |
Agreement | between AAX and the SPV in relation to the subscription of the (i) | |
Subscription Shares of up to RM50.0 million (forming part of the total | ||
RM200.0 million of Subscription Shares which may be issued | ||
pursuant to the Proposed Share Subscription) and (ii) Additional | ||
Subscription Shares | ||
Subscription Option | : Option for the SPV to subscribe for such number of new AAX Shares | |
representing up to 15% of the enlarged total number of AAX Shares | ||
(excluding treasury shares, if any) at any point of time during the | ||
Subscription Option Period pursuant to the SPV Share Subscription | ||
Agreement | ||
Subscription Option | : A period of 36 months for any exercise of the Subscription Option | |
Period | commencing from the completion of the Proposed Rights Issue | |
Subscription Shares | : New AAX Shares to be issued and allotted pursuant to and as part | |
of the Proposed Share Subscription to raise gross proceeds of up to | ||
RM200.0 million | ||
TEAP | : | Theoretical ex-all price |
USD | : | United States Dollar |
VWAP | : | Volume weighted average market price |
All references to "you" in this Circular are to the Shareholders.
In this Circular, words referring to the singular shall, where applicable, include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall, where applicable, include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa. References to persons shall include corporations, unless otherwise specified.
Any reference in this Circular to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as for the time being amended or re-enacted. Any reference to time and date in this Circular shall be a reference to Malaysian time and date, unless otherwise stated. Any discrepancies in the tables between the actual figures, amounts stated and the totals in this Circular are, unless otherwise explained, due to rounding.
Certain statements in this Circular may be forward-looking in nature, which are subject to uncertainties and contingencies. Forward-looking statements may contain estimates and assumptions made by the Board after due enquiry, which are nevertheless subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking statement in this Circular should not be regarded as a representation or warranty that the Company's plans and objectives will be achieved.
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