OUE LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)

(Company Registration No. 196400050E)

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PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN PT MULTIPOLAR TBK

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1. INTRODUCTION

  1. Acquisition
    OUE Limited ("OUE", and together with its subsidiaries, "OUE Group") has on 19 December 2021, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Clifford Development Pte. Ltd., entered into a sale and purchase agreement ("SPA") with PT Inti Anugerah Pratama ("IAP") to acquire an approximately 17.2% equity stake in PT Multipolar Tbk ("MPC", and together with its subsidiaries, "MPC Group"), an Indonesian company listed on the Indonesian stock exchange ("IDX"; stock code MLPL), for an aggregate consideration of approximately IDR1,006 billion (or SGD95.6 million) 1 (the "Transaction").
  2. Information on MPC

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MPC is a technology investment company with an investment portfolio which currently covers the retail / e-commerce, consumer services, financial services, technology, multimedia and telecommunications sectors. Since 2015, MPC has invested in more than 50 high-growth, industry- leading companies including OVO, one of Indonesia's largest digital payments companies, Sociolla, an Indonesian beauty and personal care e-commerce platform, and Ruangguru, Indonesia's largest technology-enabled education provider. MPC's portfolio also includes a number of IDX-listed entities, including PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk ("MPPA"; stock code MPPA), the operator of "Hypermart", one of Indonesia's leading supermarket chains, PT Matahari Department Store Tbk ("MDS"; stock code LPPF), which has the largest department store network in Indonesia, PT Multipolar Technology Tbk ("MLPT" stock code MLPT), PT First Media Tbk ("FM"; stock code FM), and PT Bank National Nobu Tbk ("NOBU"; stock code NOBU).

Set out below are certain financial measures of MPC Group (in IDR billion):

Item

3Q20212

3Q20203

Total assets

15,734

15,682

Net assets

4,724

3,963

Revenue

7,421

7,579

Net profit / (loss) after tax

88

(675)

Total comprehensive income / (loss)

381

(987)

Based on the prevailing exchange rate of SGD1:IDR10,524. As of and for the nine months ended 30 September 2021.

As of and for the nine months ended 30 September 2020, except for total assets and net assets - these are stated as of 31 December 2020.

As of 17 December 2021, MPC had approximately 14.64 billion outstanding shares ("MPC Shares") and they closed at IDR360 on the IDX, giving MPC a market capitalisation of IDR5,270 billion (or SGD500.8 million). As of 17 December 2021, IAP holds approximately 8.07 billion MPC Shares, representing 55.1% of all the outstanding MPC Shares. Other notable shareholders include Indonesia's largest technology company GoTo Group.

1.3 Information on IAP

IAP is an investment holding company held by Dr. Stephen Riady and Mr. James Tjahaja Riady. Dr. Stephen Riady, Executive Chairman, Group Chief Executive Officer and controlling shareholder of OUE, has an effective interest in 40% of the outstanding shares of IAP. Mr. James Tjahaja Riady, a controlling shareholder of OUE, has an effective interest in 60% of the outstanding shares of IAP.

  1. PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION
    The Transaction involves OUE, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Clifford Development Pte. Ltd., acquiring from IAP approximately 2.52 billion MPC Shares, representing approximately 17.2% of all the outstanding MPC Shares, at a purchase price of IDR400 per MPC Share, making an aggregate consideration of approximately IDR1,006 billion (or SGD95.6 million) ("Aggregate Consideration").
    The purchase price per MPC Share represents a premium of 11.1% to the closing price of the MPC Shares on 17 December 2021, and at a marginal premium of 1.4% to the volume weighted average price of IDR394.6 of the MPC Shares for the three-month period up to and including 17 December 2021.
    Completion of the Transaction is not subject to any corporate, regulatory or third party approval or any other condition, and is expected to occur within one business day from the date of the SPA.
  2. RATIONALE FOR THE TRANSACTION
    The Transaction will expand OUE's Consumer division in the growth market of Indonesia following the acquisition of approximately 32% interest in MDS by Auric Digital Retail Pte. Ltd., a joint venture company which is 40% owned by OUE, earlier this year. The Transaction will give OUE the opportunity to participate in Indonesia's rapidly growing digital economy through MPC, whose portfolio businesses sit at the intersection of Indonesia's technology and consumer sectors. MPC, along with GoTo Group, will also be participating in a capital raise by MPPA4 to provide growth capital to execute MPPA's omni-channel retail strategy, and strengthen its balance sheet.

4 Please refer to MPPA's announcement dated 5 October 2021 titled "Hypermart secures growth capital to increase market share and invest in omnichannel strategy" released on the IDX.

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  1. FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF THE TRANSACTION
    OUE expects to fund the Aggregate Consideration for the Transaction from its available cash resources.
    The Transaction is not expected to have a material effect on:
    • the consolidated net tangible assets ("NTA") per share of OUE Group as of 31 December 2020 (being the most recently completed financial year end of the OUE Group), assuming that the Transaction had been completed as of such date; and
    • the consolidated earnings per share of OUE Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 (being the most recently completed financial year end of the OUE Group), assuming that the Transaction had been completed as of 1 January 2020.
  2. CHAPTER 9 OF THE LISTING MANUAL
    As at the date of this announcement, Dr. Stephen Riady, Executive Chairman, Group Chief Executive Officer and controlling shareholder of OUE, has an effective interest in 40% of the outstanding shares of IAP. Mr. James Tjahaja Riady, a controlling shareholder of OUE, has an effective interest in 60% of the outstanding shares of IAP. Accordingly, IAP is considered an "interested person" and the Transaction is an interested person transaction ("IPT") for the purposes of Chapter 9 of the Listing Manual of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX- ST").
    The value of the Transaction, when aggregated with the value of other transactions entered into with the same interested person during the financial year, is S$160.8 million which represents 4.3% of the consolidated NTA of OUE Group as of 31 December 2020. Accordingly, the Transaction is not required to be approved by the shareholders of OUE. The total value of all IPTs during the financial year is S$160.8 million. The Audit Committee of OUE has considered the Transaction and is of the view that it is on normal commercial terms and is not prejudicial to the interests of OUE and its minority shareholders.

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6. CHAPTER 10 OF THE LISTING MANUAL

The Transaction constitutes a "disclosable acquisition", but not a "major acquisition", for OUE under Chapter 10 of the SGX-ST Listing Manual, as shown by the following materiality ratios:

Item

OUE Group

Transaction/MPC

Materiality Ratio

Group

Net asset value

Not applicable in the case of an acquisition.

Net profit before tax

SGD65.2 million5

IDR19.8 billion (or

2.9%

and non-controlling

SGD1.9 million)6

interest

Aggregate

OUE's market

IDR1,006 billion (or

8.4%

Consideration to

capitalisation

SGD95.6 million)

market capitalisation

SGD1,144.4 million7

Number of new OUE

Not applicable - the Aggregate Consideration for the Transaction will be

shares to be issued

paid in cash entirely.

As all applicable materiality ratios are lower than 20%, the Transaction is not required to be approved by the shareholders of OUE.

7. INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS

As at the date of this announcement, none of the directors or controlling shareholders of OUE has any interest, direct or indirect, in the Transaction, save:

  1. through their shareholdings in OUE (if any);
  2. as disclosed in paragraph 5 of this announcement; and
  3. for Mr. Brian Riady, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of OUE, who is the son of Dr. Stephen Riady.
  1. Based on OUE Group's 1H2021 consolidated net profit before tax and non-controlling interest
  2. Based on MPC's 1H2021 consolidated net profit before tax and non-controlling interest attributable to the acquisition
  3. Based on the volume weighted average price per OUE share of SGD1.3113 on the SGX-ST on 17 December 2021.

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8. RULE 704(17)(b) OF THE SGX-ST LISTING MANUAL

For the purpose of Rule 704(17)(b) of the SGX-ST Listing Manual, the details of OUE's aggregated investment in quoted securities, excluding OUE's holdings in its subsidiaries and associated companies, are set out below:

Item

Before the Transaction

After the Transaction

Aggregate cost of investment in quoted

137,726

233,357

securities (SGD'000)

Aggregate cost of investment in quoted

securities as a percentage of latest audited

3.7%

6.3%

consolidated NTA of OUE Group

Total market value of investment in quoted

95,549

181,617

securities (SGD'000)

Amount of any provision for diminution in value

-

-

of investment in quoted securities (SGD'000)

Audited consolidated net tangible assets of

OUE Group as at 31 December 2020

3,709,390

(SGD'000)

  1. SERVICE CONTRACTS
    As at the date of this announcement, no person is proposed to be appointed as a director of OUE in connection with the Transaction. Accordingly, no service contract is proposed to be entered into between OUE and any such person.
  2. DOCUMENT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
    A copy of the SPA will be made available for inspection during normal business hours at the registered office of OUE8 at 50 Collyer Quay, #18-01/02 OUE Bayfront, Singapore 049321 for a period of three (3) months from the date of this announcement.

By Order of the Board

Kelvin Chua

Company Secretary

20 December 2021

8 Prior appointment is required in light of the COVID-19 situation.

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