RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc (in
Liquidation)
Liquidators‟ Final Account (Members‟ Voluntary
Winding Up)
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RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc
Liquidators' Final Account
Contents | Page |
Notice of Meeting | 3 |
Liquidator‟s Report | 5 |
Summary of Final Report | 6 |
Auditors‟ Report | 7 |
Receipts and Payments Account | 9 |
Form 72 | 10 |
Appendixes | |
Appendix A - Notes to the Final Report | 12 |
Appendix B - Schedule of Banks and Balances | 13 |
Proxy | 14 |
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RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc
Liquidators' Final Account
RAK UNITY PETROLEUM COMPANY PLC (IN LIQUIDATION)
(RC-51563)
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in accordance with section 631 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 ("Act"), the Final Meeting of the members of RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc ("the Company") will be held at The Muson Center, 8/9 Marina, Onikan Lagos, on Friday, 2nd June 2023 at 11.00 am for the purpose of laying before the meeting an Account of the Liquidator's acts and dealings and of the conduct of the Winding-Upto closure.
PROXY
A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy needs not be a member of the Company. A proxy form is included in the Liquidator‟s Report. All instruments of proxy must be executed and deposited at the office of the Registrars - First Registrars & Investor Services Limited, No. 2 Abebe Village, Iganmu, Lagos, or via Email: info@firstregistrarsnigeria.comnot later than 48 hours before the time fixed for the meeting. Arrangements have been made by the Company to bear the cost of stamp duties on the instruments of proxy.
NOTES
- The Company has made arrangements for Members and their proxies who will not be attending physically to participate via Zoom conferencing.
- The link to join online will be made available on the Company‟s websitewww.rakunity.com before the date of the meeting.
- Shareholders are encouraged to send in any questions in advance of the Meeting by emailing them toRakliquidation@epiclegal.net.Answers to the questions will be provided at the Meeting.
Any person who requires further information may contact the Liquidator by e-mail to Rakliquidation@epiclegal.net
DATED: April 25, 2023
Chinwe Chiwete (Mrs.)
(Liquidator)
Liquidator's Registered Address
Chinwe Chiwete (Mrs.)
25 Kusenla Road Ikate Eleguishi
Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
Rakliquidation@epiclegal.net
Company Secretary's Registered Address
Alsec Nominees Limited
St. Nicholas House (10th Floor) Catholic Mission Street.
P. O. Box 53123, lkoyi, Lagos, Nigeria alsec@uubo.org
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RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc
Liquidators' Final Account
Company's Registered Address
Block 5, Water Corporation Road,
Ijora GRA,
Lagos,
Nigeria.
Liquidation Auditors
Gbenga Adewole & Co
(Chartered Accountants)
Suite 7, LSPDC Phase 5
Oba Ogunji Road
Ogba Lagos
Registrars
First Registrars & Investor Services
Plot 2 Abebe Village Road
Iganmu Lagos
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RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc
Liquidators' Final Account
Liquidator's Report
The Liquidator hereby sets out below the final account of her acts and dealings and the conduct of the winding up during the preceding year as provided in section 631 (1) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act CAMA 2020 ("the Act")
Background
The Company was incorporated on 20 December 1982, as RAK Unity Nigeria Company Limited under the Companies Act 1968, and was converted to a public company on 16 November 1987, and the name changed to RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc. The Company was incorporated to, among others, carry on the business of sale, distribution and transportation of petroleum products, liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons. In summary, the principal activity of the Company prior to the commencement of liquidation was the sale and distribution of petroleum products.
Commencement of winding up
At the annual general meeting of RAK Unity Petroleum Company Plc ("the Company") held on 4 June 2021, shareholders resolved to put the Company into members‟ voluntary winding up, leading to the appointment of Chinwe Chiwete (Liquidator) of EPIC Legal as the liquidator of the Company.
Post One year Compliance
- Winding up exceeded one year, and in line with section 640 of CAMA, a General Meeting of members was held on 2 September 2022
- Interim account was duly filed with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
Realization of Assets
Prior to liquidation, the Company had disposed of its physical assets to Asharami Synergy Limited at a total cost of N59,541,562, and the said amount was factored into payment due from Asharami Synergy Limited. Accordingly, all known assets of the Company, as disclosed by Management, were fully realized and captured below.
No | Description | Amount |
1 | Asharami Synergy Limited | 329,587,348.00 |
2 | Centrum Properties Limited | 5,700,575.00 |
3 | Bank balance (Appendix B, page 13) | 180,249,989.25 |
4 | Money held with third party and prior payment to Liquidator brought into liquidation | 4,064,311.27 |
Total | 519,602,223.52 | |
Unclaimed Dividends Prior to liquidation
Notice to shareholders to claim dividends was published on 21 September 2021. The said Notice was also uploaded on the NGX Issuers‟ Portal and the Company‟s website. In addition, booklets containing the names of all shareholders were printed and sent to the Registrars for distribution to all Shareholders‟ Associations.
Unclaimed dividend payment
No | Beneficiary | Amount | ||
1 | Distributed to beneficiaries | 25,916,987.73 | ||
2 | Unclaimed paid to CAC | 2,644,503.03 | ||
Total | 28,561,490.76 | |||
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