THIS CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS OF SAUDEE GROUP BERHAD ("SAUDEE" OR THE "COMPANY") IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
If you are in any doubt as to the course of action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional advisers immediately.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad takes no responsibility for the contents of this Circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this Circular.
SAUDEE GROUP BERHAD
(Registration No. 200801036832 (838172-P))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS IN RELATION TO THE
- PROPOSED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF UP TO 347,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN SAUDEE, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 35% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES OF SAUDEE TO INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY INVESTORS TO BE IDENTIFIED AT A LATER DATE;
- PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A SHARE ISSUANCE SCHEME OF UP TO 15% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES OF SAUDEE (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES, IF ANY) TO THE ELIGIBLE DIRECTORS AND ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF SAUDEE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES; AND
- PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF SIS OPTIONS PURSUANT TO THE SHARE ISSUANCE SCHEME ABOVE TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
AND
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Principal Adviser
TA SECURITIES HOLDINGS BERHAD
(Registration No. 197301001467 (14948-M))
(A Participating Organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad)
The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company ("EGM") will be held on a virtual basis from the Broadcast Venue at Level 4, Menara Lien Hoe, No. 8, Persiaran Tropicana, Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan and online voting using the remote participation and voting platform. The Notice of EGM together with the Form of Proxy are enclosed in this Circular.
If you decide to appoint a proxy or proxies for the EGM, you must complete, sign and return the Form of Proxy and deposit it at the Poll Administrator's office at Level 5, Block B, Dataran PHB, Saujana Resort, Section U2, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan or email to admin@aldpro.com.my not less than 24 hours before the date and time indicated below or at any adjournment thereof. The completion and lodging of the Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the virtual EGM should you subsequently wish to do so and in such an event, your Form of Proxy shall be deemed to have been revoked.
Last date and time for lodging the Form of Proxy | : | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 10.30 a.m. |
Date and time of the EGM | : | Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 10.30 a.m. |
Broadcast Venue of the EGM | : | Level 4, Menara Lien Hoe, No. 8, Persiaran Tropicana, |
Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
Darul Ehsan |
This Circular is dated 11 October 2022
DEFINITIONS
Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Circular:
2020 Private Placement : | Private placement of up to 10% of the issued Shares, which was | ||||
completed on 7 September 2020 | |||||
2021 Private Placement : | Private placement of up to 20% of the issued Shares, which was | ||||
completed on 16 December 2021 | |||||
Act | : Companies Act 2016, as amended from time to time including any re- | ||||
enactment thereof | |||||
Board | : Board of Directors of Saudee | ||||
BNM | : | Bank Negara Malaysia | |||
Bursa Depository | : Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd (198701006854 (165570-W)) | ||||
Bursa Securities | : Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (200301033577 (635998-W)) | ||||
By-laws | : By-laws governing the SIS, as amended, modified and supplemented | ||||
from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the By-laws, a | |||||
draft of which is appended in Appendix II of this Circular | |||||
Circular | : This circular to Shareholders in relation to the Proposals | ||||
Convertible Securities : Collectively, the Warrants B and Existing ESOS Options | |||||
COVID-19 | : Coronavirus disease of 2019 | ||||
Date of Offer | : The date of the letter in which an Offer is made by the SIS Committee | ||||
to the Eligible Persons to participate in the SIS | |||||
Directors | : Directors | of the Company for the | time | being and shall | have the |
meaning ascribed to it in Section 2(1) of the Act and Section 2(1) of the | |||||
Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and Director shall be construed | |||||
accordingly | |||||
Effective Date | : The date on which the SIS shall take effect, following full compliance | ||||
with all relevant requirements prescribed under the Listing | |||||
Requirements | |||||
EGM | : | Extraordinary general meeting | |||
Eligible Directors | : Directors | (including executive | and | non-executive | Directors, |
independent or otherwise) of the Group who fulfil the eligibility criteria | |||||
for participation in the SIS as set out in the By-laws | |||||
Eligible Employees | : Employees of the Group who fulfil the eligibility criteria for participation | ||||
in the SIS as set out in the By-laws | |||||
Eligible Persons | : Collectively, the Eligible Directors and the Eligible Employees | ||||
EPS | : | Earnings per Share | |||
Exercise Price | : The price at which a Grantee shall be entitled to subscribe for each | ||||
new Share from the Company upon the exercise of the SIS Options, | |||||
as specified in the Offer and as may be adjusted in accordance with | |||||
the provisions of the By-laws |
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DEFINITIONS (CONT'D)
Existing By-Laws | : Existing by-laws governing the Existing ESOS | |
Existing ESOS | : The existing employee share option scheme of the Company which | |
took effect on 19 January 2018 for a period of 5 years | ||
Existing ESOS Options : | Options granted under the Existing ESOS pursuant to the Existing By- | |
Laws where each option holder can subscribe for 1 new Share for | ||
every 1 Existing ESOS Option held | ||
FPE | : Financial period ended / ending, as the case may be | |
FYE | : Financial year ended / ending, as the case may be | |
GL | : | Gross loss |
GP | : | Gross profit |
Grantee | : An Eligible Person who has accepted an Offer in the manner provided | |
in the By-laws | ||
HORECA | : Hotel, restaurant and cafe | |
IMR Report | : Independent Market Research Report dated 17 August 2022 prepared | |
by Smith Zander | ||
Interested Person | : A director, major shareholder or chief executive of Saudee or a holding | |
company of Saudee | ||
LAT | : | Loss after taxation |
LBT | : | Loss before taxation |
Listing Requirements | : Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities | |
LPD | : 23 September 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to the | |
printing of this Circular | ||
LPS | : | Loss per Share |
Maximum Scenario | : Assuming all the treasury shares are resold in the open market and full | |
exercise of the outstanding Warrants B | ||
Maximum Shares | : Maximum number of Shares that may be granted under the SIS and | |
shall not in aggregate exceed 15% of the total number of issued shares | ||
of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) at any point in time | ||
during the duration of the SIS | ||
Minimum Scenario | : Assuming none of the treasury shares are resold in the open market | |
and none of the outstanding Warrants B are exercised | ||
NA | : | Net assets |
OEM | : | Original equipment manufacturer |
Offer | : Written offer of SIS Options at the discretion of the SIS Committee, to | |
an Eligible Person from time to time within the duration of the SIS | ||
PAT | : | Profit after taxation |
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DEFINITIONS (CONT'D)
PBT | : | Profit before taxation | ||
Placement Shares | : Up to 347,000,000 new Saudee Shares to be issued pursuant to the | |||
Proposed Private Placement | ||||
Private Placement and | : Private placement of up to 61,882,400 Shares and renounceable rights | |||
Rights | Issue | with | issue of up to 536,314,564 Shares together with up to 268,157,282 free | |
Warrants | detachable Warrants B on the basis of 2 rights shares together with 1 | |||
free Warrant B for every 1 existing Share held by the entitled | ||||
Shareholders on the entitlement date, which was completed on 23 | ||||
June 2021. | ||||
Proposals | : Collectively, the Proposed Private Placement and Proposed SIS | |||
Proposed | Private | : Proposed private placement of up to 347,000,000 new Saudee Shares, | ||
Placement | representing approximately 35% of the total number of issued shares | |||
of the Company to independent third-party investor(s) to be identified | ||||
later and at an issue price to be determined later | ||||
Proposed SIS | : Proposed establishment of a SIS of up to 15% of the total number of | |||
issued Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) | ||||
Record of Depositors | : A record of securities holders established by Bursa Depository under | |||
the Rules of Bursa Depository as issued pursuant to the Securities | ||||
Industry (Central Depositories) Act, 1991, including the Securities | ||||
Industry (Central Depositories) Amendment Act, 1998 | ||||
RM and sen | : Ringgit Malaysia and sen respectively | |||
Saudee | or | the | : | Saudee Group Berhad (200801036832 (838172-P)) |
Company | ||||
Saudee | Group | or the | : | Collectively, Saudee and its subsidiaries |
Group | ||||
Saudee Shares or the | : | Ordinary shares in Saudee | ||
Shares | ||||
Shareholders | : Registered holders of Saudee Shares | |||
Smith | Zander | or the | : | Smith Zander International Sdn Bhd (201301028298 (1058128-V)) |
IMR | ||||
SIS | : Share issuance scheme for the granting of the SIS Options to the | |||
Eligible Persons to subscribe for new Shares upon the terms as set out | ||||
in the By-laws, such scheme to be known as "Employees' Share | ||||
Issuance Scheme" | ||||
SIS Committee | : The committee appointed and authorised by the Board from time to | |||
time to administer the SIS in accordance with the By-laws, comprising | ||||
such number of Directors and/or other persons identified and | ||||
appointed from time to time by the Board | ||||
SIS Options | : The right of a Grantee to subscribe for new Shares, during the SIS | |||
Option Period, at the Exercise Price pursuant to an Offer duly accepted | ||||
by the Grantee |
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DEFINITIONS (CONT'D)
SIS Option Period | : The period commencing from the Effective Date and expiring on (i) the |
last day of the duration of the SIS, or (ii) such other date as stipulated | |
by the SIS Committee in the Offer, or (iii) on the date of termination or | |
expiry of the SIS as provided in the By-laws | |
TA Securities or the | : TA Securities Holdings Berhad (197301001467 (14948-M)) |
Principal Adviser | |
VWAP | : Volume weighted average price |
Warrants B | : Outstanding warrants 2021/2024 issued by the Company pursuant to |
the Deed Poll B which will expire on 16 June 2024. Each Warrant B | |
holder is entitled to subscribe for 1 new Share at the exercise price of | |
RM0.15, subject to adjustments under circumstances prescribed in | |
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Deed Poll B |
All references to "you" in this Circular are to the Shareholders.
In this Circular, words referring to the singular shall, where applicable, include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall, where applicable, include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa. References to persons shall include corporations, unless otherwise specified.
Any reference in this Circular to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as for the time being amended or re-enacted. Any reference to time and date in this Circular shall be a reference to Malaysian time and date, unless otherwise stated. Any discrepancies in the tables between the actual figures, amounts stated and the totals in this Circular are, unless otherwise explained, due to rounding.
Certain statements in this Circular may be forward-looking in nature, which are subject to uncertainties and contingencies. Forward-looking statements may contain estimates and assumptions made by the Board after due enquiry, which are nevertheless subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking statement in this Circular should not be regarded as a representation or warranty that the Company's plans and objectives will be achieved.
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