Willowglen gets mandatory takeover offer from MD at 80 sen per share
By Sangeetha Amarthalingam | 2017-09-12 18:30:56 KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Willowglen MSC Bhd has received an unconditional mandatory takeover offer from its managing director Wong Ah Chiew's private entity, New Advent Sdn Bhd, to buy the remaining 109.5 million shares or 45% stake in the company not owned by New Advent and the persons acting in concert (PACs) with it, for 80 sen per share or RM87.6 million in all.
The offer price represents a discount of 40.3% over RM1.34, which is the five-market-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of Willowglen shares up to and including Sept 11.
It is also 43.26% less than RM1.41, which is the one-month VWAMP up to and including Sept 11, and 48.05% less than RM1.54, the three-month VWAMP up to the same date.
It is also 42.44% less than the stock's midday price of RM1.39 today, prior to its requested trading suspension to make way for the announcement, which gave it a market capitalisation of RM338.22 million.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, RHB said the mandatory takeover offer by New Advent, an investment holding company, was triggered after the latter inked a share sale agreement today with Willowglen to acquire 55.75 million shares or 22.92% stake in the company.
Post-acquisition, the collective stake held by New Advent and the PACs in Willowglen will increase from 32.08% to 55%.
The PACs, besides Ah Chiew, are: his wife Ling Kim Po and their sons, Willowglen executive director Simon Wong Chu Keong, Wong Chu Kee, and Willowglen shareholders Elegant Preference Sdn Bhd and Jian Qi Holdings Sdn Bhd. Elegant Preference and its wholly-owned Jian Qi are owned by Ah Chiew.
Ah Chiew has a direct 55.51% stake in New Advent, with the remainder stake spread out among his wife and two sons.
According to RHB Investment Bank Bhd, which is representing New Advent, the offeror intends to maintain the listing status of Willowglen, a computer-based control system developer and supplier, on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd.
The offer will be open for acceptances for 21 days from the posting date of the offer. Trading of Willowglen shares will resume tomorrow.
Stop scolding ppl before u get to know why ppl do that... it is by law when u hit the shareholding , u need to submit a Mandatory General Offering... however, it is a willing buyer willing seller, so the major shareholder who no intention to take it private but just to increase their share holding will comply by giving a totally ridiculous price for MGO...
If they really wanna buyout then they will give a premium to market and will likely to take it off market once completed.
Not a big deal, guys. Past event had prove that the mandatory offer doesn't affect much in share price unless the offer is higher then current share price.
As kuanvin mentioned, they have to comply with rules and regulations when they hold certain percentage of share.
Why you so worry? Tomorrow high probability price will be press down. But after the offer lapses price will fly up again. Just hold till then. And if price really press till RM0.80 i will add more. Willow is fundamental stock and definitely worth more than just RM0.80. Look at Geshen for example
no worries, its mandatory takeover offer by majority shareholder, required by law, but minority holders can reject the offer, not mandatory to accept, as the ctr will not be delisted unlike pjdev n oskprop
relax, wait till tomorrow. dont lose sleep. things like this happen all the time. question to ask is if the share is worth the so called 80sen or its fundamentals will remain intact after this? If it remains, the price will again move north. this is not any company but one ranked to be asia's best run Forbes 500 list of companies. so go figure
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Posted by pang72 > 2017-09-12 17:15 | Report Abuse
80sen? I can't understand....