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PETALING JAYA: Conglomerate YTL Corp Bhd plans to house all its property development assets and projects under its property development arm YTL Land & Development Bhd (YTL Land), as it undertakes several disposal deals and settlement of outstanding intercompany balances valued at RM476.05mil.YTL Corp told Bursa Malaysia yesterday that it, along three other wholly owned subsidiaries, entered into some 10 agreements and settlement of outstanding intercompany balances with YTL Land, a 60.72%-owned unit of YTL Corp.
The agreements would see YTL Corp disposing of its property assets and projects in Malaysia and Singapore to YTL Land.
The disposal consideration and settlement of the outstanding intercompany balances of RM476.05mil is to be satisfied by the issuance by YTL Land of RM253.03mil nominal value of 10-year 3% stepping up to 6% irredeemable convertible unsecured loan stocks (Iculs) at 100% of nominal value of RM0.50 per Iculs and the remaining RM223.02 in cash, it said in a filing yesterday.
YTL Land would also undertake a renounceable rights issue of Iculs to raise funds to partly satisfy the cash portion. YTL Corp would subscribe in full for its entitlement under the proposed rights issue of Iculs.
The conversion price of the Iculs has not been fixed. The Iculs and the new YTL Land shares to be issued arising from the conversion of the Iculs would be listed and quoted on the Main Market of Bursa Securities.
Under the share sale agreements, YTL Corp would dispose of its 100% stakes in Arah Asas Sdn Bhd, Satria Sewira Sdn Bhd, Pinnacle Trend Sdn Bhd, Trend Acres Sdn Bhd and its entire 70% stake in Emerald Hectares Sdn Bhd to YTL Land.
Meanwhile, YTL Corp's wholly-owned units YTL Singapore Pte Ltd, Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd also entered into share sale agreements with YTL Land.
YTL Land had also entered into a land deal with YTL Land Sdn Bhd.
This is in line with the YTL Corp's ongoing strategy for its principal business arms to own and operate the relevant assets within their business spheres in order to leverage on operational and developmental efficiencies and synergies, it said.
The disposals are aimed at unlocking the value of YTL Corp's investments in its property units and projects.
YTL Corp would continue to participate in and benefit from the development, potential earnings and capital appreciation of the land owned by the disposed firms through its existing shareholding in YTL Land and its interest in the Iculs and/or the YTL Land shares arising from the conversion of the Iculs.
YTL Corp said the net cash proceeds from the proposed disposal and the settlement of outstanding intercompany balance would be utilised for general working capital purposes.
Until such time as the net cash proceeds are utilised, they will be held in interest-bearing bank deposits, money market instruments, deposits and/or other realisable short-term investments pending further evaluation of the strategic options and opportunities of YTL Corp and its subsidiaries, it said.
By The Star
