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Ref. TBK 13/0471
August 21, 2020 | |
Subject: | Notification of Resolutions of the Board of Directors' Meeting regarding Restructure of Shareholding |
in the Company's Power Business by way of Disposal of Shares Directly Held by the Company in | |
Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited to PTT Public Company Limited and Acceptance of | |
the Entire Business Transfer of Thaioil Power Company Limited, which are Acquisition and Disposition | |
of Assets Transactions and Connected Transaction, Appointment of Independent Financial Advisor, | |
and Call for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders No. 1/2020 | |
To: | President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand |
Enclosure: | Information Memorandum on Acquisition and Disposition of Assets Transactions and Connected |
Transaction of Thai Oil Public Company Limited |
Thai Oil Public Company Limited (the "Company") hereby informs that the Board of Directors' Meeting No. 8/2020, which was held on August 20, 2020, has passed material resolutions as follows:
1. Approve to restructure the Company's shareholding in power business (the "Restructuring Plan"), and to enter into relevant contracts and agreements. The purpose of the Restructuring Plan is to reduce the complexity of the shareholding structure in the power business of the Company in order to increase transparency, flexibility and efficiency in managing and driving the business forward. In addition, the completion of the Restructuring Plan will increase net cash flow, working capital and liquidity of the Company, and will strengthen the Company's financial position and serve as funds for the Company's future investment projects. The Company expects that it will be able to meet its former target of profits from the power business.
Prior to the Restructuring Plan, the Company holds the effective shareholding in GPSC through its direct shareholding and its shareholding in Thaioil Power Company Limited ("TP") totaling approximately 24.3 percent of all issued shares of Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited ("GPSC"). After the Restructuring Plan, the Company's effective shareholding in GPSC through its direct shareholding will reduce to approximately 20.8 percent of all issued shares of GPSC. In this regard, the Restructuring Plan consists of Step 1 a disposal of all ordinary shares directly held by the Company in GPSC to PTT Public Company Limited ("PTT"); and Step 2 an acceptance of the entire business transfer from TP, a subsidiary of the Company, with the details as follows:
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Step 1 Approve the disposal of all ordinary shares directly held by the Company in GPSC to PTTin the amount of 251,173,540 shares with a par value of Baht 10 each, representing approximately 8.9 percent of all issued shares of GPSC at the total price of approximately Baht 16,882 million, before deduction of dividend paid after June 30, 2020 and before completion of the acquisition of shares in GPSC (the "Share Disposal Transaction") (details as described in Clause 1 of the Enclosure).
The Share Disposal Transaction is a connected transaction under the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. TorChor. 21/2551 Re: Rules on Connected Transactions, and the Notification of the Board of Governors of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Re: Disclosure of Information and Other Acts of Listed Companies Concerning the Connected Transactions B.E. 2546 (A.D. 2003) (as amended) (collectively, the "Notifications on Connected Transactions") since PTT, as the buyer, is the Company's major shareholder. The size of the transaction is equal to 17.0 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries (based on the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020), which is regarded as a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions having the aggregate transaction value exceeding Baht 20 million, and having the aggregate transaction size exceeding 3 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries. Therefore, the Share Disposal Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction. In this regard, the Company and PTT or PTT's related persons have not entered into any connected transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions during the past six months.
Step 2 Approve the acceptance of the entire business transfer from TP, the Company's subsidiary in which the Company holds 74.0 percent of all shares of TP and PTT holds the remaining 26.0 percent of all shares of TP, at the total price of approximately Baht 26,773 million (which is subject to an adjustment according to the market price thereof as of the date of entire business transfer appraised by an independent appraiser) (the "EBT Transaction") whereby the Company agrees to accept the transfer of all assets, liabilities, rights, duties and obligations of TP existing on the day prior to the date of the entire business transfer, including contracts and licenses related to and used in the business operations of TP to enable the Company to continue the business operations of TP (details as described in Clause 2 of the Enclosure).
In this connection, after the entire business transfer of TP to the Company, TP will pay dividend, cease its business operations, undergo dissolution and start the liquidation process within the same fiscal year in which the entire business transfer occurs. After the completion of the liquidation, TP will distribute its assets to the Company and PTT as TP's shareholders in proportion to their respective shareholding in TP.
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The EBT Transaction is a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions since PTT, as the Company's major shareholder, holds shares representing over 10 percent of all shares in TP, the business transferor. The size of the transaction is equal to 7.0 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries (based on the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020), which is regarded as a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions having the aggregate transaction value exceeding Baht 20 million, and having the aggregate transaction size exceeding 3 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries. Therefore, the EBT Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction. In this regard, the Company and TP or TP's related parties have not entered into any connected transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions during the past six months.
In addition, the EBT Transaction is also regarded as an acceptance of transfer of the entire business by a public company pursuant to Section 107 of the Public Limited Companies Act B.E. 2535 (A.D. 1992) (as amended) (the "Public Limited Companies Act"), therefore, the EBT Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction.
Remark: The Share Disposal Transaction is regarded as a disposition of assets by the Company under the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. TorChor. 20/2551 Re: Rules on Entering into Material Transactions Deemed as Acquisition or Disposition of Assets and the Notification of the Board of Governors of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Re: Disclosure of Information and Other Acts of Listed Companies Concerning the Acquisition or Disposition of Assets B.E. 2547 (A.D. 2004) (as amended) (collectively, the "Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets"). In addition, the EBT Transaction is also regarded as an acquisition of assets by the Company under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. The size of each of such transactions is lower than 15 percent (details of the transaction size are described in Clause 5 of the Enclosure), therefore, the Company is not required to disclose information or take any actions under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. However, the Company's board of directors viewed that as the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction form an integral part of the Company's Restructuring Plan, and the Company will call the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 to consider approving both transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transaction s and to consider approving the EBT Transaction under Section 107 of the Public Limited Companies Act, it was thus deemed appropriate to also propose both transactions to the Shareholders' Meeting for consideration and approval under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets accordingly.
Therefore, for the purpose of execution of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction under the Company's Restructuring Plan, the Company has the obligations under the Notifications on Connected Transactions and the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets as follows:
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To convene a board of directors' meeting to consider approving the Share Disposal
Transaction and the EBT Transaction;
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- To prepare and submit a report and disclose information memorandum on the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction to the Stock Exchange of Thailand ("SET");
- To engage an independent financial advisor to provide opinions on the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction and submit such opinions to the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC Office"), SET and the Company's shareholders; - To convene a shareholders' meeting of the Company by delivering the invitation letter for the shareholders' meeting at least 14 days prior to the date of the shareholders' meeting, and obtain approval from the shareholders' meeting of the Company with not less than three-fourths of all votes of the shareholders present at the meeting and entitled to vote, excluding such votes of the interested shareholders.
The details of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction are described in the Enclosure (Information Memorandum on Acquisition and Disposition of Assets Transactions and Connected Transaction of Thai Oil Public Company Limited).
Furthermore, the board of directors' meeting of the Company deemed it appropriate to propose the shareholders' meeting to consider authorizing the chief executive officer and president to take any actions necessary for and in connection with the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, including but not limited to (a) sign, negotiate, change and amend any agreements and documents relating to the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction; (b) sign, change and amend the applications for permission, including any other documents and evidence necessary for and in connection with the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, including to contact with, submit, give statement and explanation to any authorities and/or regulatory bodies and/or any persons or organizations necessary for and in relation to the successful completion of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, and to appoint any employee of the Company's group of companies to be substitute(s) having the scope of authority as the Company's chief executive officer and president may deem appropriate.
- Approve to appoint Avantgarde Capital Co., Ltd., which is a financial advisor on the list approved by the SEC Office, as the independent financial advisor ( IFA) to provide its opinions on the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction to be submitted to the SEC Office, the SET and the Company's shareholders.
- Approve to convene the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders No. 1/2020 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 10.00 hours at Bangkok Convention Centre, 5th Floor, Central Plaza Ladprao located at No. 1695 Phahonyothin Road, Chatuchak Sub-district, Chatuchak District, Bangkok 10900 and set the record date to determine the list of shareholders entitled to attend the meeting to be September 8, 2020, with the agenda items as follows:
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Agenda Item No. 1 | To consider approving the restructure of the Company's shareholding in |
power business, comprising a disposal of all shares directly held by the | |
Company in Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited to PTT | |
Public Company Limited; and an acceptance of the entire business transfer | |
from Thaioil Power Company Limited, which are the connected | |
transaction and the acquisition and disposition of assets of listed company | |
Agenda Item No. 2 | Other matters (if any) |
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours truly,
Thai Oil Public Company Limited
(Mr. Wirat Uanarumit)
Chief Executive Officer and President
Investor Relations Section: Telephone 02 797 2999 Ext. 42060 - 42063 / Facsimile 02 299 0025
Information Memorandum on Acquisition and Disposition of Assets Transactions and Connected Transaction
of Thai Oil Public Company Limited
The Board of Directors' Meeting of Thai Oil Public Company Limited (the "Company") No. 8/2020, which was held on August 20, 2020, has resolved to approve the restructuring of the Company's shareholding in power business (the "Restructuring Plan") and the execution of relevant contracts and agreements as well as the authorization to take any arrangements necessary for and in connection with the Restructuring Plan. The Restructuring Plan consists of Step 1 a disposal of all ordinary shares directly held by the Company in Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited ("GPSC") to PTT Public Company Limited ("PTT"); and Step 2 an acceptance of the entire business transfer from Thaioil Power Company Limited ("TP"), a subsidiary of the Company, which shall be proposed to the shareholders' meeting for further consideration and approval, with the details as follows:
1. Share Disposal Transaction
The board of directors' meeting of the Company has resolved to approve the disposal of all ordinary shares directly held by the Company in GPSC to PTT in the amount of 251,173,540 shares with a par value of Baht 10 each, representing approximately 8.9 percent of all issued shares in GPSC at the total price of approximately Baht 16,882 million1, whereby PTT shall pay for such shares of GPSC in cash and/or other means to be agreed by the parties (the "Share Disposal Transaction").
Should GPSC declare its dividends and schedule the record date to determine the list of shareholders entitled to dividends before completion of the acquisition of shares in GPSC, the GPSC share price under the Share Disposal Transaction shall be reduced by the amount equal to dividend payout per share in GPSC, and the terms and conditions of the Share Disposal Transaction shall be as specified in the Share Purchase Agreement (the "SPA").
The Share Disposal Transaction is a connected transaction under the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. TorChor. 21/2551 Re: Rules on Connected Transactions, and the Notification of the Board of Governors of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Re: Disclosure of Information and Other Acts of Listed Companies Concerning the Connected Transactions B.E. 2546 (A.D. 2003) (as amended) (collectively, the "Notifications on Connected Transactions") since PTT, as the buyer, is the Company's major shareholder. The size of the transaction is equal to 17.0 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries (based on the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020), and is thus regarded as a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions having the aggregate transaction value exceeding Baht 20 million, and having the aggregate transaction size exceeding 3 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries. Therefore, the Share Disposal Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction. In this regard, the Company and PTT or PTT's related persons have not entered into any connected transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions during the past six months.
1 Price before deduction of dividend paid after June 30, 2020 and before the date of share transfer
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2. Entire Business Transfer Transaction
The board of directors' meeting of the Company has resolved to approve the acceptance of the entire business transfer from TP, the Company's subsidiary in which the Company holds 74.0 percent of all shares of TP and PTT holds the remaining 26.0 percent of all shares of TP, at the total price of approximately Baht 26,773 million (price before adjustment of TP's dividend payout and is subject to an adjustment according to the market price thereof as of the date of entire business transfer appraised by an independent appraiser), whereby the Company will make payment in consideration of the entire business transfer in cash and/or other means to be agreed by the parties (the "EBT Transaction"). Such price shall be adjusted and reduced by the amount equal to dividend payout of TP. All assets and liabilities of TP to be transferred to the Company as at the date of the entire business transfer shall be as specified in the Entire Business Transfer Agreement (the "EBT Agreement"). The Company agrees to accept the transfer of all assets, liabilities, rights, duties and obligations of TP existing on the day prior to the date of the entire business transfer, including contracts and licenses related to and used in the business operations of TP to enable the Company to continue the business operations of TP, and proceed with registration of establishment of additional branch office of the Company to carry on the business operations transferred from TP to the Company. However, the Company and/or TP may consider canceling certain licenses and/or contracts which, after the execution of the EBT Transaction, may not be required and/or may not be necessary for the Company to retain such licenses or contracts.
In this connection, after the entire business transfer of TP to the Company, TP will pay dividend, cease its business operations, undergo dissolution and start the liquidation process within the same fiscal year in which the entire business transfer occurs, in compliance with the rules, procedures and conditions under the Revenue Code, so as to obtain tax benefits in respect of such transaction. After deduction of expenses, fees or any other money in connection with or arising out of the completion of dissolution and liquidation, TP shall distribute its assets to the Company and PTT as TP's shareholders in proportion to their respective shareholding in TP.
The EBT Transaction is a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions since PTT, as the Company's major shareholder, holds shares representing over 10 percent of all shares in TP, the business transferor. The size of the transaction is equal to 7.0 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries (based on the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020), and is thus regarded as a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions having the aggregate transaction value exceeding Baht 20 million, and having the aggregate transaction size exceeding 3 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries. Therefore, the EBT Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction. In this regard, the Company and TP or TP's related persons have not entered into any connected transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions during the past six months.
In addition, the EBT Transaction is also regarded as the acceptance of transfer of the entire business by a public company pursuant to Section 107 of the Public Limited Companies Act B.E. 2535 (A.D. 1992) (as amended) (the "Public Limited Companies Act"), therefore, the EBT Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction.
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Moreover, the Share Disposal Transaction is regarded as a disposition of assets by the Company under the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. TorChor. 20/2551 Re: Rules on Entering into Material Transactions Deemed as Acquisition or Disposition of Assets and the Notification of the Board of Governors of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Re: Disclosure of Information and Other Acts of Listed Companies Concerning the Acquisition or Disposition of Assets B.E. 2547 (A.D. 2004) (as amended) (collectively, the "Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets"). The Share Disposal Transaction has the total value of approximately Baht 16,882 million, representing the highest transaction size equal to 8.6 percent on the basis of value of net tangible assets, which is used in the calculation of the highest transaction size (based on the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020 and GPSC's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020).
In addition, the EBT Transaction is also regarded as an acquisition of assets by the Company under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. The EBT Transaction has the total value of approximately Baht 26,773 million, representing the highest transaction size equal to 2.3 percent on the basis of total value of consideration, which is used in the calculation of the highest transaction size (based on the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020 and TP's financial statements audited by the certified auditor for the period ended December 31, 2019). Since the Company currently holds approximately 74.0 percent of all shares of TP, the acquisition of assets transaction size under the EBT Transaction will be calculated only from the value of TP's entire business which will additionally be received by the Company after the acceptance of the entire business transfer of TP under the EBT Transaction, i.e. 26.0 percent of the value of TP's entire business, the total value thereof is approximately Baht 6,961 million.
In this regard, the Company has not acquired or disposed its other assets during the past six months.
Even though the size of each transaction is lower than 15 percent and, therefore, the Company is not required to disclose information or take any actions under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, the Company's board of directors, however, viewed that as the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction form an integral part of the Company's Restructuring Plan, and the Company will call the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 to consider approving both transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions and to consider approving the EBT Transaction under Section 107 of the Public Limited Companies Act, it was thus deemed appropriate to also propose both transactions to the Shareholders' Meeting for consideration and approval under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets accordingly.
Therefore, for the purpose of execution of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction under the Company's Restructuring Plan, the Company has the obligations under the Notifications on Connect ed Transactions and the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets as follows:
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To convene a board of directors' meeting to consider approving the Share Disposal Transaction and the
EBT Transaction;
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- To prepare and submit a report and disclose information memorandum on the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction to the Stock Exchange of Thailand ("SET");
- To engage an independent financial advisor to provide opinions on the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction and submit such opinions to the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC Office"), SET and the Company's shareholders, and as such, the Company has appointed Avantgarde Capital Co., Ltd. as the independent financial advisor for the execution of such transactions on this occasion;
- To convene a shareholders' meeting of the Company by delivering the invitation letter for the shareholders' meeting at least 14 days prior to the date of the shareholders' meeting, and obtain approval from the shareholders' meeting of the Company with not less than three-fourths of all votes of the shareholders present at the meeting and entitled to vote, excluding such votes of the interested shareholders.
The board of directors' meeting of the Company deemed it appropriate to propose the shareholders' meeting to consider authorizing the chief executive officer and president to take any actions necessary for and in connection with the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, including but not limited to (a) sign, negotiate, change and amend any agreements and documents relating to the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction; (b) sign, change and amend the applications for permission, including any other documents and evidence necessary for and in connection with the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, including to contact with, submit, give statement and explanation to any authorities and/or regulatory bodies and/or any persons or organizations necessary for and in relation to the successful completion of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, and to appoint any employee of the Company's group of companies to be substitute(s) having the scope of authority as the Company's chief executive officer and president may deem appropriate.
Therefore, the Company hereby reports the information memorandum on such transactions with the details
as follows:
1. Date of Execution of the Transactions
- Share Disposal Transaction
The Company will execute the Share Disposal Transaction after the approval from the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 to be held on October 28, 2020 has been obtained and the conditions precedent to be specified under the SPA have been fulfilled.
As of the date of the disclosure of this information memorandum, the Company is in the process of negotiating and preparing the SPA. The Company expects to execute the SPA and complete the share disposal to PTT within the year 2020.
(b) EBT Transaction
The Company will execute the EBT Transaction after the approval from the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 to be held on October 28, 2020 has been obtained and the conditions precedent to specified under the EBT Agreement have been fulfilled.
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As of the date of the disclosure of this information memorandum, the Company is in the process of negotiating and preparing the EBT Agreement. The Company expects to execute the EBT Agreement within 2020 and complete the acceptance of the entire business transfer from TP within the first quarter of the year 2021.
2. Related Parties and Relationship with the Listed Company
- Share Disposal Transaction
Seller | : | Thai Oil Public Company Limited (the "Company") |
Buyer | : | PTT Public Company Limited ("PTT") |
Relationship between the Parties
PTT is the Company's major shareholder, and as of August 10, 2020 (which is the Company's most recent closing date of its share register book), PTT holds shares in the Company, directly and indirectly, representing 48.0 percent of all issued shares of the Company.
At present, the Company's board of directors comprises 15 directors, four of whom, namely Mr. Wirat Uanarumit, Miss Pannalin Mahawongtikul, Mr. Preecha Pocatanawat and Miss Duangporn Thiengwatanatham, are concurrently PTT's senior management.
(b) EBT Transaction | ||
Transferor | : | Thaioil Power Co., Ltd. ("TP") |
Transferee | : | Thai Oil Public Company Limited (the "Company") |
Relationship between the Parties
TP is a subsidiary in which the Company holds 74.0 percent of all shares in TP and PTT, as the Company's major shareholder, holds the remaining 26.0 percent of all shares in TP, and as of August 10, 2020 (which is the Company's most recent closing date of its share register book), PTT holds shares in the Company, directly and indirectly, representing 48.0 percent of all issued shares of the Company.
At present, the board of directors of TP comprises seven directors, two of whom are representatives of PTT, namely Mr. Chansak Chuenchom and Mr. Suthep Ruangpornwisuth, and five of whom are representatives of the Company, namely Mr. Wirat Uanarumit, Mr. Bandhit Thamprajamchit, Mr. Pongpun Amornvivat, Mr. Jeerawat Pattanasomsit and Mr. Udom Wongsirinopphakhun.
3. General Description of the Transactions and Details of the Acquired and Disposed Assets
3.1 General Description of the Transactions
- Share Disposal Transaction
The Company shall dispose of all ordinary shares directly held by the Company in GPSC to PTT in the amount of 251,173,540 shares with a par value of Baht 10 each, representing approximately 8.9 percent of all issued
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shares of GPSC at the total price of approximately Baht 16,882 million2, whereby PTT shall pay for such shares of GPSC in cash and/or other means to be agreed by the parties. Should GPSC declare its dividends and schedule the record date to determine the list of shareholders entitled to dividends before completion of the acquisition of shares in GPSC, the total GPSC share price under the Share Disposal Transaction shall be reduced by the amount of dividend payout to GPSC shares sold under this transaction.
Before proceeding with the Restructuring Plan on this occasion, the Company directly holds ordinary shares in GPSC representing approximately 8.9 percent of all issued shares of GPSC, and also indirectly holds ordinary shares in GPSC through its shareholding in TP (which is a subsidiary of the Company in which the Company holds 74.0 percent of all shares of TP), and TP holds ordinary shares in GPSC representing approximately 20.8 percent of all issued shares of GPSC. Therefore, before proceeding with the Restructuring Plan on this occasion, the Company holds the effective shareholding in GPSC through its shareholding in TP representing approximately 15.4 percent of all issued shares of GPSC, i.e. the Company's effective shareholding in GPSC, directly and indirectly, represents a total of approximately 24.3 percent of all issued shares of GPSC.
After this disposal of all ordinary shares directly held by the Company in GPSC under the Share Disposal Transaction, the Company's effective shareholding in GPSC will be reduced from 24.3 percent to approximately
15.4 percent of all issued shares of GPSC. However, the Company will additionally acquire approximately 20.8 percent of all issued shares of GPSC as part of TP's assets to be transferred from TP to the Company under the EBT Transaction as per the details in Clause 3.1 (b), or representing the increase of effective shareholding in GPSC by approximately 5.4 percent (calculated from PTT's indirect shareholding in GPSC through TP at 26.0 percent). In this respect, after the execution of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction in accordance with the two steps in the Restructuring Plan, the Company shall directly hold ordinary shares in GPSC representing approximately 20.8 percent of all issued shares in GPSC, and in conclusion, the Company's effective shareholding in GPSC will be reduced by approximately 3.5 percent of all issued shares of GPSC (from 24.3 percent to 20.8 percent of all issued shares of GPSC).
- EBT Transaction
As of the date of the entire business transfer, the Company will accept the transfer of the entire business of TP, i.e. all assets, liabilities, rights, duties and obligations of TP existing on the day prior to the date the entire business transfer, including contracts and licenses related to and used in the business operations of TP to enable the Company to continue the business operations of TP, at the total price of approximately Baht 26,773 million (before adjustment of TP's dividend payout and is subject to an adjustment according to the market price thereof as of the date of entire business transfer appraised by an independent appraiser), whereby the Company will make payment in consideration of the entire business transfer in cash and/or other means to be agreed by the parties. Such price shall be adjusted in accordance with the conditions as specified in the EBT Agreement.
TP engages in the business of a natural gas-firedcombined-cycle cogeneration power plant, with a capacity to generate 118 megawatts of electricity and 216 tons of steam per hour, for distribution of 41 megawatts of
2 Price before deduction of dividend paid after June 30, 2020 and before the date of share transfer
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electricity to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand ("EGAT") for 25 years under the power purchase agreement, representing approximately 20 percent of total revenues, and for distribution of the remaining electricity and all steam to the Company's group of companies, representing approximately 80 percent of total revenues. In addition, TP holds 586,071,567 ordinary shares in GPSC representing approximately 20.8 percent of all issued shares of GPSC.
All assets and liabilities of TP to be transferred to the Company as of the date of the entire business transfer shall be as described in the EBT Agreement. The details of assets to be acquired by the Company under the EBT Transaction are described in Clause 3.2(b). However, the Company and/or TP may consider canceling certain licenses and/or contracts which, after the execution of the EBT Transaction, may not be required and/or may not be necessary for the Company to retain such licenses or contracts.
Therefore, after the Entire Business Transfer of TP to the Company, TP shall pay dividend, cease its business operations, undergo dissolution and start the liquidation process within the same fiscal year in which the Entire Business Transfer occurs, in compliance with the rules, procedures and conditions under the Revenue Code, so as to obtain tax benefits in respect of such transaction. After the entire business transfer of TP to the Company, TP will cease its business operations, undergo dissolution and start the liquidation process within the same fiscal year in which the entire business transfer occurs, in compliance with the rules, procedures and conditions under the Revenue Code, so as to obtain tax benefits in respect of such transaction. After deduction of expenses, fees or any other money in connection with or arising out of the completion of dissolution and liquidation, TP will distribute its assets to the Company and PTT as TP's shareholders in proportion to their respective shareholding in TP.
The shareholding structure of the Company and PTT in TP and GPSC before and after the execution of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction can be described below.
Beforethe Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT | Afterthe Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT | |||||
Transaction | Transaction | |||||
PTT | PTT | |||||
48.0%(1) | 48.0%(1) | ||||||||||
Company | Company | ||||||||||
74.0% | 26.0% | ||||||||||
TP | |||||||||||
8.9% | 20.8% | 22.8% | 20.8% | 31.7% | |||||||
GPSC | GPSC | ||||||||||
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Remark: (1) PTT's direct and indirect shareholding in the Company as of August 10, 2020, which is the Company's
most recent closing date of its share register book.
3.2 Details of the Acquired and Disposed Assets
- Details of the Disposed Assets under the Share Disposal Transaction
All ordinary shares directly held by the Company in GPSC in the amount of 251,173,540 shares with a par value of Baht 10 each, representing approximately 8.9 percent of all issued shares of GPSC.
Information in relation to GPSC
General Information of GPSC(Source: Annual Registration Statement (Form 56-1) for 2019 of GPSC on the SET's website)
Nature of Business Operations | Production and distribution of electricity, steam, industrial water and other | ||
public utilities | |||
Head Office | 555/2 Energy Complex Building B, 5th Floor, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, | ||
Chatuchak Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok | |||
Date of Incorporation | January 10, 2013 | ||
Date of Listing on the SET | May 18, 2015 | ||
Registered Capital | Baht 28,197,293,710 | ||
Paid-up Registered Capital | Baht 28,197,293,670 | ||
All Issued Shares | 2,819,729,367 shares | ||
Par Value | Baht 10 | ||
List of Directors of GPSC(Source: Information as of August 14, 2020 on the SET's website)
No. | Name | Position |
1. | Mr. Pailin Chuchottaworn | Chairman of the Board / Independent Director |
2. | Mr. Chawalit Tippawanich | Director / President and Chief Executive Officer |
3. | Mr. Wittawat Svasti-xuto | Director |
4. | Mr. Wuttikorn Stithit | Director |
5. | Mr. Wirat Uanarumit | Director |
6. | Mr. Kongkrapan Intarajang | Director |
7. | Mr. Bandhit Thamprajamchit | Director |
8. | Mr. Boonchai Chunhawiksit | Director |
9. | Mr. Atikom Terbsiri | Director |
10. | Mr. Kurujit Nakornthap | Independent Director / Audit Committee Member |
11. | Mr. Payungsak Chartsutipol | Independent Director |
12. | Maj. Gen. Chaowalek Chayansupap | Independent Director / Audit Committee Member |
13. | Mrs. Nicha Hiranburana Thuvatham | Independent Director |
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No. | Name | Position |
14. | Mrs. Saowanee Kamolbutr | Independent Director / Chairman of the Audit Committee |
15. | Mr. Somchai Meesen | Independent Director |
List of Shareholders of GPSC(Source: Information as of May 15, 2020 on the SET's website) |
No. | Name | Amount | Shareholding | ||||||||
(shares) | (percent) | ||||||||||
1. | PTT Public Company Limited | 643,177,944 | 22.81 | ||||||||
2. | PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited | 640,909,693 | 22.73 | ||||||||
3. | Thaioil Power Company Limited | 586,071,567 | 20.78 | ||||||||
4. | Thai Oil Public Company Limited | 251,173,540 | 8.91 | ||||||||
5. | Thai NDVR Company Limited | 84,869,469 | 3.01 | ||||||||
6. | Social Security Office | 47,050,795 | 1.67 | ||||||||
7. | SOUTH EAST ASIA UK (TYPE C) NOMINEES LIMITED | 25,081,788 | 0.89 | ||||||||
8. | Bualuang Long-Term Equity Fund | 17,290,200 | 0.61 | ||||||||
9. | STATE STREET EUROPE LIMITED | 14,681,686 | 0.52 | ||||||||
10. | Others | 509,422,685 | 18.07 | ||||||||
Total | 2,819,729,367 | 100.00 | |||||||||
Business Overview of GPSC(Source: Annual Registration Statement (Form 56-1) for 2019 of GPSC on the SET's website)
GPSC engages primarily in the production and distribution of electricity, steam, industrial water and other public utilities, both on its own and through investment in such business.
As of December 31, 2019, GPSC's equity capacities were 5,026 megawatts of power generation, 2,876 tons of steam per hour, 7,372 cubic meters of industrial water per hour, and 15,400 refrigeration tons of chilled water, as detailed below.
- GPSC-operatednatural gas-fired power plant already in commercial operation, totaling five plants;
- Power plants by GPSC through its shareholding in Glow Energy Public Company Limited, for production of electricity, steam and utilities from various forms of energy, comprising 10 natural gas-fired and coal-fired power plants, four renewable energy power plants, and one hydropower plant;
- Domestic and overseas power plants through joint venture by GPSC for production and distribution of electricity from various forms of energy, comprising five natural gas-fueled power plants, three renewable energy power plants and two hydropower plants;
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- Power plants by GPSC under ongoing investment or construction, totaling four plants, with a total capacity of 484.3 megawatts;
- Other business in five domestic and overseas companies, namely:
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GPSC International Holdings Limited in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
People's Republic of China, to accommodate overseas investment plan in the future; - 24M Technologies, Inc. in USA, a company engaging in research and development of batteries for energy storage for the industrial sector and power transmission systems for the enhanced security of power distribution, power network, and power user systems;
- Business Services Alliance Company Limited, engaging in service and administration of human resources for every company in PTT Group;
- Sarn Palang Social Enterprise Company Limited (SPSE), formed to support PTT's and PTT Group's social enterprises to efficiently resolve problems to communities, society and the environment, and promote employment of local labor on the basis of sustainability; and
- Global Renewable Power Company Limited (GRP), a subsidiary formed to accommodate investment growth in renewable energy power plants, both domestic and overseas, of GPSC under GPSC's strategic plans.
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GPSC International Holdings Limited in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
Details of Companies Invested by GPSC(Source: Annual Registration Statement (Form 56-1) for 2019 of GPSC and Notes to the Reviewed Condensed Interim Financial Statements of GPSC for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 as disclosed on the SET's website)
Shareholding by | ||
Companies | GPSC | Nature of Business Operations |
(percent) | ||
Subsidiaries (Both Direct and Indirect) | ||
Combined Heat and Power Producing | 100 | A very small power producer (VSPP) operating a |
Company Limited | combined heat and power with district cooling | |
power plant to supply chilled water to Bangkok | ||
Government Complex and to generate electricity | ||
to the Metropolitan Electricity Authority | ||
Natee Synergy Company Limited | 100 | Invest through shareholding in such businesses |
related to power generation | ||
Ichinoseki Solar Power 1 GK Company | 99 | A solar power producer for distribution of |
electricity to a Japanese utility company |
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Shareholding by | |||||
Companies | GPSC | Nature of Business Operations | |||
(percent) | |||||
IRPC Clean Power Company Limited | 51 | A small power producer (SPP) operating a | |||
cogeneration power plant to supply electricity to | |||||
EGAT and the surplus and steam to industrial | |||||
customers in IRPC Industrial Estate | |||||
GPSC International Holdings Limited | 100 | To support future overseas investment expansion | |||
plan of GPSC | |||||
Global | Renewable | Power | Company | 100 | To accommodate future renewable energy |
Limited | investment plan of GPSC | ||||
Global | Renewable | Power | Operating | 100 | Provide management and consultancy services |
Company Limited | (shareholding | for solar farm sector | |||
through Global | |||||
Renewable Power | |||||
Company Limited) | |||||
World X Change Asia Company Limited | 100 | Generate and supply electricity | |||
(shareholding | |||||
through Global | |||||
Renewable Power | |||||
Company Limited) | |||||
P.P. Solar Company Limited | 100 | Generate and supply electricity | |||
(shareholding | |||||
through Global | |||||
Renewable Power | |||||
Company Limited) | |||||
N.P.S. Stargroup Company Limited | 100 | Generate and supply electricity | |||
(shareholding | |||||
through Global | |||||
Renewable Power | |||||
Company Limited) | |||||
GPSC Holding (Thailand) Company | 100 | Investment through shareholding in such | |||
Limited | businesses related to power generation of Glow | ||||
Energy Public Company Limited | |||||
Glow Energy Public Company Limited | 99.83 | Production and distribution of electricity, steam | |||
(direct shareholding | and industrial water to industrial customers and | ||||
of 45.67 percent | distribution of electricity to EGAT |
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Shareholding by | ||
Companies | GPSC | Nature of Business Operations |
(percent) | ||
and indirect | ||
shareholding | ||
through GPSC | ||
Holding (Thailand) | ||
Company Limited | ||
of 54.16 percent) | ||
Energy Recovery Unit Company Limited | 100 | A power plant generating and supplying |
electricity and steam to the production process of | ||
the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) of the Company, | ||
using oil residue which is byproducts from the | ||
refining process in the CFP as primary fuel | ||
Glow Company Limited | 100 | Provision of management, consultation and |
management advisory services to related | ||
companies | ||
Glow IPP Company Limited | 95 | Production and distribution of electricity to |
(shareholding | EGAT | |
through Glow | ||
Company Limited) | ||
Glow SPP 2 Company Limited | 100 | Production and distribution of electricity and |
steam | ||
Glow SPP 3 Company Limited | 100 | Production and distribution of electricity, steam |
and industrial water | ||
Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited | 100 | Investment in other companies |
GHECO-One Company Limited | 65 | Production and distribution of electricity to |
(shareholding | EGAT | |
through Glow IPP 2 | ||
Holding Company | ||
Limited) | ||
Glow IPP 3 Company Limited | 100 | Development of power generation projects |
(shareholding | ||
through Glow IPP 2 | ||
Holding Company | ||
Limited) | ||
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Shareholding by | ||
Companies | GPSC | Nature of Business Operations |
(percent) | ||
Glow SPP 11 Company Limited | 100 | Production and distribution of electricity, steam |
and industrial water, including production and | ||
distribution of electricity to EGAT | ||
Houay Ho Thai Company Limited | 49 | Investment (shareholding) in other companies |
(shareholding | ||
through Glow | ||
Company Limited) | ||
Houay Ho Power Company Limited | 67.25 | Production and distribution of electricity to |
(shareholding | EGAT and Electricite du Laos (EDL) | |
through Glow | ||
Company Limited | ||
and Houay Ho Thai | ||
Company Limited) | ||
Glow Energy Myanmar Company Limited | 100 | Provision of technical services for the power |
(shareholding | sector | |
through Glow | ||
Company Limited) | ||
GPSC Treasury Center Company Limited | 100 | Provide financial services |
Associates (Both Direct and Indirect) | ||
Xayaburi Power Company Limited | 25 | A hydropower producer producing and |
(shareholding | distributing electricity to EGAT and Electricite | |
through Natee | du Laos (EDL) | |
Synergy Company | ||
Limited) | ||
Bangpa-In Cogeneration Company | 25 | A small power producer ( SPP) operating a |
Limited | cogeneration power plant for distribution of | |
electricity to EGAT and the surplus electricity to | ||
industrial customers in Bang Pa-In Industrial | ||
Estate, and for distribution of steam to industrial | ||
customers in Bang Pa-In Industrial Estate | ||
Eastern Seaboard Clean Energy Company | 33 | Investment (shareholding) in other companies |
Limited | (shareholding | |
through Glow IPP 3 | ||
Company Limited) | ||
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Shareholding by | |||
Companies | GPSC | Nature of Business Operations | |
(percent) | |||
Glow Hemaraj Wind Company Limited | 100 | Development of wind power generation projects | |
(shareholding | |||
through Eastern | |||
Seaboard Clean | |||
Energy Company | |||
Limited) | |||
Rayong Clean Energy Company Limited | 100 | Development of waste-to-energy projects | |
(shareholding | |||
through Eastern | |||
Seaboard Clean | |||
Energy Company | |||
Limited) | |||
Chonburi Clean Energy Company Limited | 100 | Development of waste-to-energy projects | |
(shareholding | |||
through Eastern | |||
Seaboard Clean | |||
Energy Company | |||
Limited) | |||
Joint Ventures (Both Direct and Indirect) | |||
Thai Solar Renewable Company Limited | 40 | Invest through holding shares in such businesses | |
related to power generation | |||
Siam Solar Energy 1 Company Limited | 40 | A very small power producer (VSPP) generating | |
(shareholding | solar electricity | ||
through Thai Solar | |||
Renewable | |||
Company Limited) | |||
Nam Lik 1 Power Company Limited | 40 | A run-of-river hydroelectric power producer for | |
distribution of electricity to Electricite du Laos | |||
(EDL) | |||
Nava Nakorn Electricity Generating | 30 | A small power producer ( SPP) operating a | |
Company Limited | cogeneration power plant for distribution of | ||
electricity to EGAT and the surplus and steam to | |||
industrial customers in Nava Nakorn Industrial | |||
Promotion Zone. | |||
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Shareholding by | ||
Companies | GPSC | Nature of Business Operations |
(percent) | ||
Long-Term Investment | ||
Business Services Alliance Company | 25 | Fully integrated management of human resources |
Limited | outsourcing for PTT Group | |
Sport Services Alliance Company Limited | 25 | Manage football club for PTT Group |
(shareholding | ||
through Business | ||
Services Alliance | ||
Company Limited) | ||
24M Technologies, Inc. | 29.7 | Research and development of lithium-ion |
batteries for energy storage in the industrial sector | ||
and for enhancement of power distribution and | ||
power network security | ||
Ratchaburi Power Company Limited | 15 | An independent power producer (IPP) operating |
a combined cycle power plant for production and | ||
distribution of electricity to EGAT | ||
Sarn Palung Social Enterprise Company | 10 | Production and sale of goods and/or services for |
Limited | the benefit of society, communities and the | |
environment as a social enterprise | ||
Eastern Fluid Transport Company Limited | 15 | Service |
Summary of Financial Information of GPSC for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and for the six-monthperiod ended June 30, 2020(Source: Annual Registration Statement (Form 56-1) for 2019 of GPSC and the Consolidated Financial Statements of GPSC for the six- month period ended June 30, 2020, on the SET's website)
(Unit: Million Baht) | ||||||||||||||
Six-Month | ||||||||||||||
Consolidated Financial Statements | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Period Ended | ||||||||||
(Audited) | (Audited) | (Audited) | June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||
(Reviewed) | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 9,918 | 12,164 | 38,921 | 36,298 | ||||||||||
Total assets | 59,968 | 64,439 | 252,017 | 249,971 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 4,089 | 4,727 | 36,748 | 15,980 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | 19,594 | 22,090 | 141,841 | 141,316 | ||||||||||
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Six-Month | ||||||||||||||
Consolidated Financial Statements | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Period Ended | ||||||||||
(Audited) | (Audited) | (Audited) | June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||
(Reviewed) | ||||||||||||||
Share capital | 14,983 | 14,983 | 28,197 | 28,197 | ||||||||||
Issued and paid-up share capital | 14,983 | 14,983 | 28,197 | 28,197 | ||||||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 40,374 | 42,349 | 110,176 | 108,655 | ||||||||||
Revenue from sales and services | 19,325 | 24,337 | 65,789 | 36,021 | ||||||||||
Revenue from finance lease | 592 | 543 | 773 | 425 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales and services | (16,376) | (20,299) | (55,063) | (29,561) | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 3,541 | 4,581 | 11,499 | 6,885 | ||||||||||
Dividend income | 270 | 135 | 185 | 3 | ||||||||||
Other income | 483 | 286 | 733 | 549 | ||||||||||
Currency exchange gain (loss) - net | (3) | (15) | 317 | 6 | ||||||||||
Loss from measurement of financial | - | - | - | (40) | ||||||||||
instruments - net | ||||||||||||||
Administrative expenses | (851) | (937) | (2,184) | (929) | ||||||||||
Finance costs | (361) | (514) | (5,140) | (2,032) | ||||||||||
Share of profit (loss) from | 517 | 595 | 837 | 42 | ||||||||||
investments in associates and joint | ||||||||||||||
ventures - net | ||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax | 3,596 | 4,131 | 6,248 | 4,483 | ||||||||||
Income tax | (256) | (242) | (247) | (537) | ||||||||||
Profit for the period | 3,340 | 3,889 | 6,001 | 3,946 | ||||||||||
Profit attributable to owners of the | 3,175 | 3,359 | 4,061 | 3,476 | ||||||||||
parent | ||||||||||||||
Earnings per share (Baht) | 2.12 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 1.23 | ||||||||||
Remark: The 2018 annual financial statements have been reclassified to be in line with the information in 2019.
(b) Details of the Acquired Assets under the EBT Transaction
The entire business of TP refers to all assets, liabilities, rights, duties and obligations of TP existing on the day prior to the date of the entire business transfer, including contracts and licenses related to and used in the business operations of TP to enable the Company to continue the business operations of TP. As of the date of the entire business
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transfer, all assets and liabilities of TP to be transferred to the Company shall be as specified in the EBT Agreement, which include:
- All assets of TP used in the business operations of power plants and such activities relating to or in support of the power plant business, including any other activities of TP and 586,071,567 ordinary shares in GPSC held by TP with a par value of Baht 10 each, representing approximately 20.8 percent of all issued shares of GPSC, and cash and other assets, and as of June 30, 2020, the total book value of TP's all assets amounts to approximately Baht 20,093 million;
- All liabilities of TP comprise loans with related party (loan from Thaioil Treasury Center Company Limited and loan from PTT Treasury Center Company Limited) and other liabilities, and as of June 30, 2020, the total book value of TP's all liabilities amounts to approximately Baht 15,811 million;
- Contracts related to and used in the business operations of TP in order to enable the Company to continue the operations of TP's power plant business and such business activities relating to or in support of the power plant business, including any other activities of TP transferred to the Company under the EBT Transaction, including but not limited to, power purchase agreement and reserve power agreements with EGAT, raw material supply agreements and/or agreements for distribution of electricity, steam and/or byproducts from production process (whether with third parties or related parties); and
- Licenses relating to and required in the business operations of TP in order to enable the Company to continue the operations of the power plant business and such business activities relating to or in support of the power plant business of TP, including any other activities of TP transferred under the EBT Transaction, including but not limited to, electricity generation license, electricity distribution license, electricity distribution system license, regulated energy production license, factory license, oil terminal license, natural gas facility license, military equipment license.
However, the Company and/or TP may consider canceling certain licenses and/or contracts which, after the execution of the EBT Transaction, may not be required and/or may not be necessary for the Company to retain such licenses or contracts.
4. Total Value of Consideration, Basis of Determination of Total Value of Consideration, Conditions for Execution of the Transactions, and Payment Method
- Share Disposal Transaction
Total Value of | Basis of Determination of Total Value of | Payment Method and Conditions for |
Consideration | Consideration | Execution of the Transaction |
Approximately | Being subject to negotiations between the | PTT will pay for such shares of GPSC to the |
Baht 16,882 | Company and PTT, whereby the value of GPSC's | Company in cash and/or other means to be |
million | business is based on two approaches, i.e. | agreed by the parties. |
discounted cash flow approach (DCF) and market | Should GPSC declare its dividends and | |
value approach of shares in GPSC. | schedule the record date to determine the list |
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Total Value of | Basis of Determination of Total Value of | Payment Method and Conditions for | |||
Consideration | Consideration | Execution of the Transaction | |||
of shareholders entitled to dividends before | |||||
completion of the acquisition of shares in | |||||
GPSC, the price per shares in GPSC under | |||||
the Share Disposal Transaction shall be | |||||
reduced by the amount of dividend payout to | |||||
GPSC shares sold under this transaction. | |||||
In this regard, the Share Disposal Transaction | |||||
will be executed after the approval from the | |||||
Extraordinary | General | Meeting | of | ||
Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 has | |||||
been obtained and the conditions precedent | |||||
under the SPA have been fulfilled. | |||||
(b) EBT Transaction
Total Value of | Basis of Determination of Total Value of | Payment Method and Conditions for | ||
Consideration | Consideration | Execution of the Transaction | ||
Approximately | Referring to the fair value of net assets to be | The Company shall make payment in | ||
Baht 26,773 | acquired from the acquisition and the entire business | consideration of the entire business transfer | ||
million | transfer from TP by the Company using the sum of | to TP in cash and/or other means to be | ||
(if calculated | the parts approach, comprising: | agreed by the parties. | ||
only from the | (1) Fair value of TP's power plant business based | Such price under the EBT Transaction will | ||
value of TP's | on the value of such business appraised by way | be adjusted in accordance with the | ||
entire business | of the discounted cash flow approach or DCF; | conditions that will be specified in the EBT | ||
which will | (2) Fair value of investment in GPSC; and | Agreement. | ||
additionally be | (3) Fair value of other assets and liabilities of TP. | In this regard, the EBT Transaction will be | ||
received by the | Other than taking into account the fair value of net | executed after the approval from the | ||
Company of 26.0 | assets to be acquired from the acquisition and the | Extraordinary General | Meeting | of |
percent the total | entire business transfer from TP by the Company in | Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 | ||
value thereof is | determining the total consideration of the EBT | has been obtained and the conditions | ||
approximately | Transaction, the determination of the total | precedent under the EBT Agreement have | ||
Baht 6,961 | consideration also takes into account the price and | been fulfilled. | ||
million.) | conditions concluded in the negotiations between | |||
the Company and TP. The fair value of net assets of | ||||
TP to be transferred to the Company amounts to a | ||||
total of approximately Baht 2 6 ,773 million (which | ||||
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Total Value of | Basis of Determination of Total Value of | Payment Method and Conditions for |
Consideration | Consideration | Execution of the Transaction |
is subject to an adjustment according to the market | ||
price thereof as of the date of entire business transfer | ||
appraised by an independent appraiser). | ||
5. Calculation of the Transaction Size
5.1 Calculation of the Transaction Size under the Notifications on Connected Transactions
- Share Disposal Transaction
Value in the Calculation of | Value of the Net Tangible Assets of | Percent of the Net Tangible Assets | ||||||
the Company | ||||||||
Transaction Size (Million Baht) | of the Company | |||||||
(Million Baht) | ||||||||
16,882 | 99,154 | 17.0 | ||||||
Remark: The size of the Share Disposal Transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions is calculated based on the information from the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020.
The Share Disposal Transaction is a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions because PTT, as the buyer, is the Company's major shareholder. Upon consideration of the size of the Share Disposal Transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions, the size of the transaction is equal to 17.0 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries, and is thus regarded as a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions having the aggregate transaction value exceeding Baht 20 million, and having the aggregate transaction size exceeding 3 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries. Therefore, the Share Disposal Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction. In this regard, the Company and PTT or PTT's related persons have not entered into any connected transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions during the past six months.
(b) EBT Transaction
Value in the Calculation of | Value of the Net Tangible Assets of | Percent of the Net Tangible Assets | ||||||
the Company | ||||||||
Transaction Size (Million Baht) | of the Company | |||||||
(Million Baht) | ||||||||
6,961 | 99,154 | 7.0 | ||||||
Remark: The size of the EBT Transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions is calculated based on the information from the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020.
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The EBT Transaction is a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions since PTT, as the Company's major shareholder, holds shares representing over 10 percent of all shares in TP, the business transferor. Upon consideration of the size of the EBT Transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions, the size of the transaction is equal to 7.0 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries, and is thus regarded as a connected transaction under the Notifications on Connected Transactions having the aggregate transaction value exceeding Baht 20 million, and having the aggregate transaction size exceeding 3 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries. Therefore, the EBT Transaction is required to be approved by the shareholders' meeting before execution of such transaction. In this regard, the Company and TP or TP's related persons have not entered into any connected transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions during the past six months.
In this regard, upon calculation of the aggregate of the size of the two steps of the Restructuring Plan, i.e. the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, the total size of the transaction is equal to 24.0 percent of the net tangible assets (NTA) of the Company and its subsidiaries.
5.2 Calculation of the Transaction Size under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- Share Disposal Transaction
Basis of Calculation | Formula | Calculation | Transaction Size | ||||
1. | Net Tangible | (NTA of the Business x Disposal | ( Baht 9 6 ,1 5 8 million x 8 . 9 1 %) | / | 8.6 percent | ||
Assets (NTA) | Proportion) / NTA of the Listed | Baht 99,154 million | |||||
Company | |||||||
2. | Net Operating | (Net Operating Profits of the | This approach is inapplicable since the Company | ||||
Profits | Disposing Company x Disposal | sustains an operating loss. | |||||
Ratio) / Net Operating Profits of | |||||||
the Listed Company | |||||||
3. | Total Value of | Value of Transaction Received / | Baht | 16,882 | million | / | 5.7 percent |
Consideration | Total Assets of the Listed | Baht 298,170 million | |||||
Company | |||||||
4. | Value of | Number of Shares Issued for | No securities are issued as | No securities are | |||
Securities | Payment of Assets / Number of | consideration. | issued as | ||||
Shares Issued and Paid-up of the | consideration. | ||||||
Listed Company | |||||||
Remark: The size of the Share Disposal Transaction under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets is calculated based on the information from the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020 and GPSC's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020.
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The Share Disposal Transaction is regarded as a disposition of assets by the Company under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, with the total value of approximately Baht 16,882 million, representing the highest transaction size equal to 8.6 percent on the basis of value of net tangible assets, which is used in the calculation of the highest transaction size.
(b) EBT Transaction
Basis of Calculation | Formula | Calculation | Transaction Size | |||||||||
(Million Baht) | ||||||||||||
1. | Net Tangible | (NTA of the Business x | ( Baht 4 ,1 5 3 million x 2 6 . 0 %) / | 1.1 percent | ||||||||
Assets (NTA) | Acquisition Proportion) / NTA of | Baht 99,154 million | ||||||||||
the Listed Company | ||||||||||||
2. | Net Operating | (Net Operating Profits of the | This approach is inapplicable since the Company | |||||||||
Profits | Acquiring Company x | sustains an operating loss. | ||||||||||
Acquisition Ratio) / Net | ||||||||||||
Operating Profits of the Listed | ||||||||||||
Company | ||||||||||||
3. | Total Value of | Value of Transaction Paid / Total | Baht 6,961 million / Baht 298,170 | 2.3 percent | ||||||||
Consideration | Assets of the Listed Company | million | ||||||||||
4. | Value of | Number of Shares Issued for | No securities are issued as | No securities are | ||||||||
Securities | Payment of Assets / Number of | consideration. | issued as | |||||||||
Shares Issued and Paid-up of the | consideration. | |||||||||||
Listed Company | ||||||||||||
Remark: The size of the EBT Transaction under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets is calculated based on the information from the Company's consolidated financial statements reviewed by the certified auditor for the period ended June 30, 2020 and TP's financial statements audited by the certified auditor for the period ended December 31, 2019. The total value of the EBT Transaction is approximately Baht 2 6 ,773 million. Since the Company currently holds 207,393,999 shares representing approximately 74.0 percent of all shares of TP, therefore, the acquisition of assets transaction size under the EBT Transaction will be calculated only from the value of TP's entire business which will additionally be received by the Company after the acceptance of the entire business transfer of TP under the EBT Transaction, i.e. 26.0 percent of the value of TP's entire business, the total value thereof is approximately Baht 6,961 million.
The EBT Transaction is regarded as an acquisition of assets by the Company under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, with the total value of approximately Baht 6,961 million, representing the highest transaction size equal to 2.3 percent on the basis of total value of consideration, which is used in the calculation of the highest transaction size.
In this regard, the Company has not acquired or disposed its other assets during the past six months.
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Even though the size of each transaction is lower than 15 percent and, therefore, the Company is not required to disclose information or take any actions under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, the Company's board of directors, however, viewed that as the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction form an integral part of the Company's Restructuring Plan, and the Company will call the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 to consider approving both transactions under the Notifications on Connected Transactions and to consider approving the EBT Transaction under Section 107 of the Public Limited Companies Act, it was thus deemed appropriate to also propose both transactions to the Shareholders' Meeting for consideration and approval under the Notifications on Acquisition or Disposition of Assets accordingly.
6. Plan for Use of Proceeds from Disposition of Assets and Source of Funds for Execution of the Transaction
6.1 Plan for Use of Proceeds from the Transaction
The Company plans to use such proceeds from the Share Disposal Transaction to pay for the considerations, taxes, fees and expenses relating to the EBT Transaction so as to increase cash, working capital and liquidity to strengthen the Company's financial position and to serve as funds for the Company's other investment projects in the future.
6.2 Source of Funds for Execution of the Transaction
The source of funds for execution of the EBT Transaction shall be partially derived from the Company's working capital and partially from such proceeds to be derived by the Company from the Share Disposal Transaction. After execution of the EBT Transaction, the Company's working capital shall remain sufficient for use in other activities of the Company.
Upon completion of the acquisition and acceptance of the entire business transfer between the Company and TP, TP shall take various steps, including registration of its dissolution with the Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce, start the liquidation process. After deduction of expenses, fees or any other money in connection with or arising out of the completion of dissolution and liquidation, TP shall distribute TP's assets to its shareholders in proportion to their respective shareholding. In this regard, the Company will receive partial payment from the EBT Transaction in proportion to its shareholding of approximately 74.0 percent of all shares in TP in the form of dividends after execution of the EBT Transaction and TP's distribution of equity after registration of its dissolution within the same fiscal year in which the entire business transfer occurs.
7. Details of the SPA and the EBT Agreement
7.1 SPA
As of the date of the disclosure of this information memorandum, the Company is in the process of negotiating and preparing the SPA, and the Company expects to execute the SPA within the year 2020. Once approvals from the board of directors' meeting of the Company No. 8/2020 to be held on August 20, 2020 and from the Extraordinary
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General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 to be held on October 28, 2020 are obtained, and the conditions precedent under the SPA are fulfilled, the Company will enter into the Share Disposal Transaction.
Parties | Seller | : | The Company | |
Buyer | : | PTT | ||
Acquired Shares | All | ordinary shares in GPSC directly held by the Company in the amount of | ||
251,173,540 shares, representing approximately 8.9 percent of all issued shares in | ||||
GPSC ("Acquired Shares") | ||||
Price of the Acquired Shares | ∙ | PTT agrees to pay for the Acquired Shares to the Company at the total price of | ||
approximately Baht 16,882 million (before deduction of dividend paid after June | ||||
30, 2020 and before the date of share transfer). | ||||
∙ | Should GPSC declare its dividends and schedule the record date to determine the | |||
list of shareholders entitled to dividends before the date of share transfer, the | ||||
price of the Acquired Shares shall be reduced by the amount of dividend payout | ||||
to the Acquired Shares. | ||||
Share Transfer Date and | The Company agrees to transfer the Acquired Shares to PTT on such date as agreed | |||
Procedure | upon by both parties by way of off-market trade in scripless form at Thailand | |||
Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD). | ||||
Key Conditions Precedent | The Company's obligations | |||
1) | The execution of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction, | |||
which are the 2 steps under the Restructuring Plan, shall have been approved by | ||||
the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company; | ||||
2) | TP and the Company have obtained an approval from the relevant regulatory | |||
authorities; and | ||||
3) | TP and the Company have entered into the EBT Agreement. | |||
PTT's obligations | ||||
1) | PTT have been granted by the SEC Office a waiver from the requirement to make | |||
a tender offer for all securities of GPSC, and PTT have fully complied with the | ||||
conditions imposed by the SEC Office in the waiver letter (if any); and | ||||
2) | PTT has obtained an approval from the relevant regulatory authorities (if any). | |||
Other conditions | ||||
There shall be no material adverse change to the business of GPSC. | ||||
Long Stop Date | 6 months from the date on which PTT obtained a tender offer waiver from the SEC | |||
Office. | ||||
Termination | ∙ | Each party is entitled to unilaterally terminate the SPA if there is any amendment | ||
to the Revenue Code which cancels tax exemption on EBT transaction. | ||||
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- Each party is entitled to unilaterally terminate the SPA if the other party is in breach under the SPA and such breach is not cured within the specified period, or the representation(s) given by the other party is untrue, inaccurate or incomplete.
7.2 EBT Agreement
As of the date of the disclosure of this information memorandum, the Company is in the process of
negotiating and preparing the EBT Agreement, and the Company expects to execute the EBT Agreement within the year 2020. Once approvals from the board of directors' meeting of the Company No. 8/2020 to be held on August 20, 2020 and from the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company No. 1/2020 to be held on October 28, 2020 are obtained, and the conditions precedent under the EBT Agreement are fulfilled, the Company will enter into the EBT Transaction.
Parties | Transferor | : | TP | |
Transferee | : | The Company | ||
Description of the Agreement | TP agrees to transfer and deliver its entire business to the Company, and the Company | |||
agrees to accept transfer and delivery of the entire business from TP on the EBT date, | ||||
subject to the terms and conditions of the Entire Business Transfer Agreement. | ||||
Payment in consideration of | ∙ | The Company shall make payment, as a consideration for the entire business | ||
the EBT | transfer, to TP in cash and/or other means to be agreed by the parties, in the | |||
amount of approximately Baht 26,773 million (which is subject to an adjustment | ||||
according to the market price thereof as of the date of entire business transfer | ||||
appraised by an independent appraiser), reduced by the amount equals to the total | ||||
dividends paid by TP to its shareholders during the period from the execution | ||||
date until the day before the EBT date. | ||||
∙ | Both parties may set off the consideration for the entire business transfer against | |||
other debts between each other. | ||||
∙ | Should the transfer of any item of assets and liabilities under this Agreement not | |||
be exempt from fees and taxes, such fees and taxes shall be borne by those who | ||||
are responsible by default under the law. If the law does not specify as such, it | ||||
shall be borne by TP. | ||||
Key Conditions Precedent | The Company's obligations | |||
1) | The EBT Transaction shall have been approved by the extraordinary general | |||
meeting of shareholders of the Company; and | ||||
2) | The Share Disposal Transaction under the SPA shall have been completed. | |||
TP's obligations | ||||
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1) | TP's shareholders' meeting shall have been resolved to approve the entire | |||
business transfer of TP to the Company; and | ||||
2) | There shall be no material adverse change to the business of TP. | |||
Mutual obligations of both parties | ||||
1) | Termination of all agreements between TP and the Company, including | |||
execution of whereby such termination the novation agreements among TP, the | ||||
Company and the parties concerned under the relevant agreements, whereby | ||||
the expiration and the novation of all such respective agreements shall be | ||||
effective on the EBT date; | ||||
2) | Letter(s) of consent from the Ministry of Finance (by Treasury Department), as | |||
the land owner, to amend of the state-owned land sublease agreement shall have | ||||
been obtained, and the parties shall have registered the amendment to the | ||||
stated-owned land sublease agreement with the relevant land office prior to or | ||||
on the EBT date; | ||||
3) | Both parties shall have submitted the applications for transfer and acceptance | |||
of transfer of the investment promotion certificates, and such applications shall | ||||
have been approved by the Office of the Board of Investment; and | ||||
4) | The Company shall have accepted the transfer of and/or obtained licenses being | |||
material to its business, and the transfer and/or receipt of such licenses shall | ||||
have been effective on the EBT date. | ||||
Termination or Expiry | ∙ | The Company is entitled to unilaterally terminate the SPA by notifying TP if | ||
there is any amendment to the Revenue Code which cancels tax exemption on | ||||
EBT transaction after the sale and purchase of shares in GPSC under Share | ||||
Transfer Transaction is completed. |
- If the SPA is terminated for any reason, the EBT Agreement will be automatically terminated.
8. Interested Directors and/or Directors as Related Parties in the Transactions
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Share Disposal Transaction
Four directors interested in the Share Disposal Transaction, namely Mr. Wirat Uanarumit, Miss Pannalin
Mahawongtikul, Mr. Preecha Pocatanawat and Miss Duangporn Thiengwatanatham, were not present at the meeting approving the Share Disposal Transaction and did not vote on the approval of such transaction, as they are senior management of PTT, the Company's major shareholder, which acquires shares in GPSC from the Company under the Share Disposal Transaction.
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(b) EBT Transaction
Four directors interested in the EBT Transaction, namely Mr. Wirat Uanarumit, Miss Phannalin Mahawongtikul, Mr. Preecha Pocatanawat and Miss Duangporn Thiengwatanatham, were not present at the meeting approving the EBT Transaction and did not vote on the approval of such transaction, as they are senior management of PTT, the Company's major shareholder, which holds more than 10 percent of all shares in TP, the business transferor.
9. Opinions of the Board of Directors on the Transactions
- Share Disposal Transaction
The board of directors of the Company (excluding the interested directors) deemed that the Share Disposal Transaction is justifiable with such general commercial conditions and the price is reasonably determined with references to market price for transaction, and primarily takes into account the best interests of the Company, and that the business restructuring of the Company's power plant business by way of the Share Disposal Transaction shall enable the Company to derive cash flows after execution of the Share Disposal Transaction and the EBT Transaction in the amount of approximately Baht 5,900 million (excluding expenses and income tax arising from such transactions), which shall improve the liquidity and strengthen the financial position of the Company, and increase funds for future investment by the Company.
Despite the Company's disposal of all shares directly held by it in GPSC representing approximately 8.9 percent of all issued shares of GPSC to PTT, which will cause the Company's effective shareholding in GPSC to reduce by approximately 3.5 percent of all issued shares of GPSC, the reduction of such investment will not affect the classification of such investment according to the Company's accounting standards, which regards GPSC as the Company's affiliate.
In this respect, the execution of the Share Disposal Transaction with PTT is in the best interests of the Company relative to execution of such transaction with a third party for the following reasons:
- PTT has a strong financial standing and sources of sufficient funds to execute the transaction, and moreover, PTT is a major shareholder of GPSC and may continue to provide support to GPSC as a flagship of PTT's power business, and as such, the execution of such transaction with PTT shall be beneficial to the Company's investment in GPSC in the long run.
- The price of shares in GPSC for disposal to PTT is justifiable as it is not less favorable to such price anticipated by the Company for disposal of shares to a third party, and the disposal of a substantial number of shares in GPSC through the SET may negatively affect the supply of shares in the market mechanism and GPSC's share price.
Therefore, the board of directors' meeting of the Company (excluding the interested directors) has resolved to approve the execution of this transaction.
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(b) EBT Transaction
The board of directors of the Company ( excluding the interested directors) was of the view that the EBT Transaction is justifiable with such general commercial conditions and the price is reasonably determined with references to market price for transaction, and primarily takes into account the best interests of the Company. The essence of the interests from this transaction to the Company can be summarized as follows:
(1) Simplification and Agility of Investment Management
At present, TP (the Company's subsidiary in which the Company holds 74.0 percent of all shares of TP) holds shares in GPSC representing approximately 20.8 percent of all issued shares of GPSC. Therefore, after the EBT Transaction, the Company will directly hold all ordinary shares in GPSC, which will simplify and agile its investment management, and as such, the Company will directly derive revenues from GPSC's business operations and dividends without pending TP's declaration of dividends.
(2) Improvement of Management Efficiency
TP operates the business of distribution of electricity and steam to the Company and its group of companies, representing approximately 80 percent of total revenues, and as such, the acceptance of transfer of the power plant business from TP will facilitate and improve the management efficiency.
Therefore, the board of directors' meeting of the Company (excluding the interested directors) has resolved to approve the execution of this transaction.
10. Opinion of the Audit Committee and/or Directors which is different from the Board of Directors' Opinions in Clause 9 above
No different opinion.
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