EMS ENERGY LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT
SUBSCRIPTION OF 88,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF EMS ENERGY LIMITED AT S$0.023 FOR EACH SUBSCRIPTION SHARE TO RAISE GROSS PROCEEDS OF S$2,024,000 1. BACKGROUND
The Board of Directors of EMS Energy Limited (the "Company") wishes to announce that the Company has on 15 May 2015, entered into 7 separate subscription agreements with similar terms and conditions (collectively the "Subscription Agreements") with (i) Asian Trust Investment Pte. Ltd.; (ii) Mr Peh Oon Kee; (iii) Mr Kaedjohare Ismail Chechatwala; (iv) Mr Pei Sim Kwee; (v) Mr Peck Chuan Yong ; (vi) Mr Lee Loi Sing; and (vii) Mr Toh Kee Sung respectively (collectively, the "Subscribers" and individually, a "Subscriber").
The shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") had, at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 11 April 2015 (the "2015 AGM"), approved a general share issue mandate by way of an ordinary resolution (the "2015 Share Issue Mandate").
Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements, the Company proposes to raise capital by issuing an aggregate of 88,000,000 new shares in the share capital of the Company (the "Subscription Shares") to the Subscribers (the "Proposed Subscription") at the Issue Price (as defined herein). The total consideration for the Proposed Subscription is S$2,024,000. The total number of Subscription Shares represent approximately: (i) 5.94% of the share capital of the Company as at the date of the 2015 Share Issue Mandate (excluding treasury shares); and (ii) 5.61% of the share capital of the Company on an enlarged basis (excluding treasury shares), following the Proposed Subscription.
The Subscription Shares shall be allotted and issued at an issue price of S$0.023 per Subscription Share (the "Issue Price"). The Issue Price was arrived at following arm's length negotiations between the Company and the Subscribers and is equivalent to the volume weighted average price of S$0.023 for trades done on the shares of the Company (the "Shares") on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "SGX-ST") on 13 May 2015 (being the preceding market day of the Company's trading halt on 14 May
2015).
The Subscription Shares are intended to be issued pursuant to the 2015 Share Issue Mandate, which authorises the Directors of the Company to allot and issue new shares in the capital of the Company not exceeding 100% of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the 2015
AGM, of which the aggregate number of Shares to be issued other than on a pro-rata basis to the existing shareholders of the Company shall not exceed 50% of the Company's total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares).
No Shares have been previously issued under the 2015 Share Issue Mandate prior to the Proposed
Subscription. Accordingly, the relevant share base for the purpose of computation of thresholds und er the
2015 Share Issue Mandate would be 1,480,709,604 Shares (the "Share Base"). The Company may issue
up to 740,354,802 Shares if Shares are to be issued other than on a pro-rata basis to existing shareholders of the Company.
The aggregate number of 88,000,000 Subscription Shares to be issued pursuant to the Proposed
Subscription represents approximately 5.94% of the Share Base.
The Subscription Shares to be issued to the respective Subscribers are as follows:
Name of Subscriber | Number of Subscription Shares |
Asian Trust Investments Pte. Ltd. | 6,500,000 |
Mr Peh Oon Kee | 11,000,000 |
Mr Kaedjohare Ismail Chechatwala | 22,000,000 |
Mr Pei Sim Kwee | 11,000,000 |
Mr Peck Chuan Yong | 11,000,000 |
Mr Lee Loi Sing | 11,000,000 |
Mr Toh Kee Sung | 15,500,000 |
Total | 88,000,000 |
The Company will apply to the SGX-ST via the Company's Sponsor for the admission of the Subscription Shares to Catalist of the SGX-ST and for the listing and quotation of the Subscription Shares on the SGX- ST.
The Subscription Shares, when issued and delivered, shall rank pari passu with and shall carry all rights similar to the existing Shares except that they will not rank for any dividend, right, allotment or other distributions, the record date for which falls on or before the completion of the Proposed Subscription.
Pursuant to the allotment and issue of the Subscription Shares, the Company's issued and paid-up share capital (excluding treasury shares) will increase from 1,480,709,604 Shares, as at the date of this announcement, to 1,568,709,604 Shares.
The Company will be making an application to the SGX-ST via the Company's Sponsor for the listing and
quotation of the Subscription Shares on the Catalist of the SGX-ST.
The Proposed Subscription is subject to, among others, the following:-
(a) the listing and quotation notice (the "LQN") of the Subscription Shares on the Catalist of the SGX-ST being obtained from the SGX-ST via the Sponsor and not revoked or amended as at the date of completion of the Subscription Agreements (the "Completion Date") and, where such approval is subject to conditions, such conditions being reasonably acceptable to the Subscribers;
(b) the 2015 Share Issue Mandate being valid, subsisting and adequate for the purposes of the issue of the Subscription Shares as at the Completion Date;
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(c) the issue and subscription of the Subscription Shares not being prohibited by any statute, order, rule or regulation promulgated after the date of the Subscription Agreements by any applicable legislative, executive or regulatory body or authority of Singapore;
(d) There having been no occurrence of any event or discovery of any fact rendering any of the warranties in the Subscription Agreements untrue or incorrect in any material respect as at the Completion Date as if they had been given again on the Completion Date; and
(e) the Company and the Subscribers not being in breach of any of the undertakings and the covenants in the Subscription Agreements as at the Completion Date.
An announcement of the receipt of the LQN in relation to the Subscription Shares will be made in due course when the LQN is obtained.
There will not be any Prospectus or Offer Information Statement issued in connection with the Proposed Subscription as the Proposed Subscription will be made pursuant to exemptions under Section 272B of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289.
Completion is scheduled to take place on the date falling five (5) business days after the satisfaction of the conditions set out in paragraph 2.4 above.
THE SUBSCRIBERSDetails of each Subscriber are as follows:
Name of Subscriber | Number of Subscription Shares | Details of the Subscriber |
Asian Trust Investments Pte. Ltd. | 6,500,000 | Principally engaged in renting out its investment properties for rental income. |
Mr Peh Oon Kee | 11,000,000 | A high networth investor and businessman |
Mr Kaedjohare Ismail Chechatwala | 22,000,000 | A high networth investor and director of a trading and investment company |
Mr Pei Sim Kwee | 11,000,000 | A high networth investor and businessman |
Mr Peck Chuan Yong | 11,000,000 | A high networth investor and a director of a company in the construction, marine, oil & gas industries |
Mr Lee Loi Sing | 11,000,000 | A high networth investor |
Mr Toh Kee Sung | 15,500,00 | A high networth investor |
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As at the date of this announcement, Asian Trust Investment Pte. Ltd. ("Asian Trust") holds 110,000,000
Shares representing 7.43% of the Company's issued and paid-up share capital and is accordingly a substantial shareholder of the Company. Pursuant to Rule 812(1)(a), an issue must not be placed to the
issuer's directors and substantial shareholder. Nevertheless, Rule 812(1)(a) does not apply to Asian Trust as pursuant to Rule 812(3) of the SGX-ST Listing Manual Section B: Rules of Catalist (the "Catalist Rules"):
(i) Asian Trust does not have representation (whether directly or indirectly through a nominee) on the
Board of the Company;
(ii) Asian Trust does not have control or influence over the Company in connection with the day to day affairs of the Company and the terms of the Proposed Subscription;
(iii) the Proposed Subscription is effected through an independent process; (iv) the Proposed Subscription is made to more than one subscriber; and
(v) the proportion of Shares held by Asian Trust immediately after the Proposed Subscription is not more than the proportion of Shares held by it immediately before the Proposed Subscription, being
7.43%. Please refer to paragraph 6 of this announcement for the shareholding table.
Save as disclosed above, the Subscribers have no connection (including business relationships) with the Company, its Directors and substantial shareholders, and are not persons to whom the Company is prohibited from issuing Shares to, as provided for by Rule 812 of the Catalist Rules .
The Subscribers were independently introduced to the Company by Qarah Pte Ltd. (the "Introducer"). The director of the Introducer is Mr Ng Teck Seng Aaron. Upon successful completion of the Proposed Subscription, the Company will pay the Introducer an aggregate referral amount of S$70,840 by cash.
The Subscribers propose to subscribe for the Subscription Shares in the proportion set out below.
Name of Subscriber | Number of Subscription Shares | Rationale for placing to the Subscriber |
Asian Trust Investments Pte. Ltd. | 6,500,000 | To raise funds for the Group's order book and for working capital |
Mr Peh Oon Kee | 11,000,000 | To raise funds for the Group's order book and for working capital |
Mr Kaedjohare Ismail Chechatwala | 22,000,000 | To raise funds for the Group's order book and for working capital |
Mr Pei Sim Kwee | 11,000,000 | To raise funds for the Group's order book and for working capital |
Mr Peck Chuan Yong | 11,000,000 | To raise funds for the Group's order book and for working capital |
Mr Lee Loi Sing | 11,000,000 | To raise funds for the Group's order book |
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and for working capital | ||
Mr Toh Kee Sung | 15,500,000 | To raise funds for the Group's order book and for working capital |
The financial effects of the Proposed Subscription set out below are strictly for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative or a projection of the results and financial position of the Company and the Group after the Proposed Subscription. The table below sets out the financial effects of the Proposed Subscription based on the following bases and assumptions:-
a) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the full year ended 31 December
2014 ("FY2014");
b) the financial impact on the consolidated net tangible assets ("NTA") per Share is computed based on the assumption that the Proposed Subscription was completed on 31 December 2014; and
c) the financial impact on the consolidated earnings per Share ("EPS") is computed based on the assumption that the Proposed Subscription was completed on 1 January 2014.
Before Completion of Proposed Subscription | After Completion of Proposed Subscription | |
Share Capital Paid-up share capital (S$'000) | 47,050 | 49,074 |
No. of Shares | 1,480,709,604 | 1,568,709,604 |
NTA (S$'000) | 28,352 | 30,376 |
NTA per share (Singapore cents) | 1.91 | 1.94 |
EPS (Singapore cents) | 0.08 | 0.07 |
The net proceeds to be raised by the Company from the Proposed Subscription (after deducting estimated expenses of approximately S$95,000 are approximately S$1,929,000. The Company intends to use 100% of the net proceeds from the Proposed Subscription (after deducting expenses relating thereto) for the funding of the Group's order book and for other general working capital purposes.
The Company will make periodic announcements on the utilisation of proceeds from the Proposed
Subscription as and when the funds are materially disbursed.
Pursuant to the completion of the Proposed Subscription, the Company's issued and paid-up share capital will increase from 1,480,709,604 Shares to 1,568,709,604 Shares (the "Enlarged Share Capital").
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The shareholding interests of the Subscribers before and after the Proposed Subscription, as a percentage of the current share capital of the Company and the Enlarged Share Capital respectively, are set out below:
Asian Trust Investments Pte. Ltd.
110,000,000 7.43 116,500,000 7.43
Mr Peh Oon
Kee
43,818,000 2.96 54,818,000 3.49
Mr Kaedjohare Ismail Chechatwala
- - 22,000,000 1.40
Mr Pei Sim
Kwee
1,255,000 0.08 12,255,000 0.78
Mr Peck
Chuan Yong
- - 11,000,000 0.70
Mr Lee Loi
Sing
- - 11,000,000 0.70
Mr Toh Kee
Sung
- - 15,500,000 0.99
The shareholding interest of the controlling shareholders of the Company, before and after the Proposed Subscription, as a percentage of the current share capital of the Company and the Enlarged Share Capital respectively, is set out below:
Ting Teck Jin (1) 513,452,550 34.68% 513,452,550 32.73
Koastal Industries
Pte Ltd
495,452,550 33.46% 495,452,550 31.58
Note:
(1) Mr. Ting Teck Jin's total shareholding interest includes his deemed interest in the Shares held by
Koastal Industries Pte Ltd and his direct shareholding interest of 18,000,000 shares.
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There will be no change in control in the Company pursuant to the completion of the Proposed Subscription.
The aforementioned net proceeds from the Proposed Subscription will further improve the working capital position of the Company, which would allow it to be better positioned to capitalise on business opportunities as and when they arise.
Thus, the Directors are of the opinion that, after taking into consideration:
(a) the present bank facilities available to the Group, the working capital available to the Group is sufficient to meet its present requirements; and
(b) the present bank facilities available to the Group and the net proceeds from the Proposed Subscription, the working capital available to the Group is sufficient to meet its present requirements.
8. GENERAL
None of the Directors or substantial shareholders of the Company (save for Asian Trust Investments Pte. Ltd., which is subscribing for 6,500,000 Subscription Shares) has any interest, direct or indirect, in the Proposed Subscription.
The Company will make the necessary announcements once the approval-in-principle for the LQN of the
Subscription Shares has been obtained from the SGX-ST.
The Directors of the Company, collectively and individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given in this announcement and confirm after making all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge and belief, this announcement constitutes full and true disclosure of all material facts about the Proposed Subscription, the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Directors of the Company are not aware of any facts the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading. Where information in the announcement has been extracted from published or otherwise publicly available sources or obtained from a named source, the sole responsibility of the Directors of the Company has been to ensure that such information has been accurately and correctly extracted from those sources and/or reproduced in the announcement in its proper form and context.
10. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Copies of the Subscription Agreements are available for inspection at the Company's registered office at 1
Robinson Road #17-00 AIA Tower Singapore 048542 during normal business hours for a period of three (3)
months commencing from the date of this announcement.
By Order of the Board
EMS Energy Limited
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Gwendolyn Gn Jong Yuh
Company Secretary
16 May 2015
This announcement has been prepared by the Company and its contents have been reviewed by the Company's sponsor, UOB Kay Hian Private Limited (the "Sponsor") for compliance with the relevant rules of the SGX-ST. The Sponsor has not independently verified the contents of this announcement.
This announcement has not been examined or approved by the SGX-ST and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement.
The contact person for the Sponsor is Mr Alvin Soh, at 8 Anthony Road #01-01 Singapore 229957, telephone (65) 6590
6881.
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