A copy of this Offer Information Statement has been lodged with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Authority assumes no responsibility for the contents of this Offer Information Statement. An application will be made to the SGX-ST for the listing of and quotation for up to 167,300,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of TT international limited.
A copy of this Offer Information Statement has been lodged with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Authority assumes no responsibility for the contents of this Offer Information Statement. An application will be made to the SGX-ST for the listing of and quotation for up to 167,300,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of TT international limited.
A copy of this Offer Information Statement has been lodged with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Authority assumes no responsibility for the contents of this Offer Information Statement. An application will be made to the SGX-ST for the listing of and quotation for up to 167,300,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of TT international limited.
(OFFERS OF INVESTMENTS) (SHARES AND DEBENTURES) REGULATIONS 2005
OFFER INFORMATION STATEMENT
This document is important. If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you should consult your legal, financial, tax, or other professional adviser.
A copy of this offer information statement (the "Offer Information Statement") has been lodged with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the "Authority"). The Authority assumes no responsibility for the contents of this Offer Information Statement. Lodgment of this Offer Information Statement with the Authority does not imply that the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or any other legal or regulatory requirements, have been complied with. The Authority has not, in any way, considered the merits of the shares or debentures, or units of shares or debentures, as the case may be, being offered, or in respect of which an invitation is made, for investment.
An application will be made to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "SGX- ST") for the listing of and quotation for up to 167,300,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of TT International Limited (the "Company") to be issued under the Placement (as defined herein) (the "Placement Shares") on the Official List of the SGX-ST.
No securities shall be allotted or allocated on the basis of this Offer Information Statement later than six (6) months after the date of lodgment of this Offer Information Statement.
TT International Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 19 October 1984) (Company Registration Number: 198403771D)
PROPOSED PLACEMENT OF UP TO 167,300,000 PLACEMENT SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY
Placement Agent
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: 198701621D)
Date of lodgment with the Authority: 16 June 2014
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IMPORTANT NOTES
Capitalised terms used beneath which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them under "Definitions" of this Offer Information Statement.
The existing Shares (as defined herein) of the Company are quoted on the Official List of the SGX-ST.
Persons wishing to subscribe for the Placement Shares offered by this Offer Information Statement should, before deciding whether to so subscribe, carefully read this Offer Information Statement in its entirety in order to make an informed assessment of the assets and liabilities, profits and losses, financial position, financial performance, risk factors and performance and prospects of the Company and the Group and the rights and liabilities attaching to the Placement Shares. They should also make their own independent enquiries and investigations of any bases and assumptions, upon which financial projections, if any, are made or based, and carefully consider this Offer Information Statement in the light of their personal circumstances (including financial and taxation affairs). It is recommended that such persons seek professional advice from their legal, financial, tax or other professional adviser before deciding whether to acquire the Placement Shares or purchase any Shares.
No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this Offer Information Statement, in connection with the Placement or the issue of the Placement Shares and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or the Placement Agent. Save as expressly stated in this Offer Information Statement, nothing contained herein is, or may be relied upon as, a promise or representation as to the future performance or policies of the Company or the Group. Neither the delivery of this Offer Information Statement nor the issue of the Placement Shares shall, under any circumstances, constitute a continuing representation, or give rise to any implication, that there has been no material change in the affairs of the Company or the Group, or any of the information contained herein since the date hereof. Where such changes occur after the date hereof and are material, or are required to be disclosed by law and/or the SGX-ST, the Company may make an announcement of the same to the SGX-ST and, if required, lodge a supplementary or replacement document with the Authority. All investors should take note of any such announcement, or supplementary or replacement document, and, upon the release of such announcement or lodgment of such supplementary or replacement document, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have notice of such changes.
None of the Company or the Placement Agent is making any representation to any person regarding the legality of an investment in the Placement Shares and/or the Shares by such person under any investment or any other laws or regulations. No information in this Offer Information Statement should be considered to be business, legal or tax advice. Each prospective investor should consult his own professional or other adviser for business, legal or tax advice regarding an investment in the Placement Shares or the Shares.
The Placement Agent makes no representation, warranty or recommendation whatsoever as to the merits of the Placement, the Placement Shares, the Company, the Group or any other matter related thereto or in connection therewith.
Nothing in this Offer Information Statement or the accompanying documents shall be construed as a recommendation to subscribe for the Placement Shares. Prospective subscribers of the Placement Shares should rely on their own investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Company and the Group as well as their own appraisal and determination of the merits of investing in the Company and the Group and shall be deemed to have done so.
By applying for the Placement Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions in this document, each investor of the Placement Shares represents and warrants that he is not (i) a Director or substantial shareholder of the Company (other than one that fulfills the criteria set out in Rule 812(3) of the Listing Manual), (ii) an immediate family member of any persons mentioned in (i), (iii) a substantial shareholder, related company (as defined in Section 6 of the Companies Act), associated company or sister company of a substantial shareholder of the Company, or (iv) a corporation in whose shares the Directors and substantial shareholders of the Company have an aggregate interest of at least 10%.
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This Offer Information Statement and the accompanying documents have been prepared solely for the purpose of the acceptance and subscription of the Placement Shares under the Placement by placees to be identified by the Placement Agent, and may not be relied upon by any persons to whom these documents are despatched by the Company or for any other purpose.
This Offer Information Statement may not be used for the purpose of, and does not constitute, an offer, invitation to or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such an offer, invitation or solicitation is unlawful or not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer, invitation or solicitation. In addition, no action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction that would permit a public offering of the Placement Shares or the possession, circulation or distribution of this Offer Information Statement or any other material relating to the Company or the Placement Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The Placement Shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly and neither this Offer Information Statement nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the Placement Shares may be distributed or published in or from any country or jurisdiction except, in each case, under circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction. No information in this Offer Information Statement should be considered to be business, legal or tax advice regarding an investment in the Placement Shares.
The distribution of this Offer Information Statement and/or its accompanying documents may be prohibited or restricted by law (either absolutely or subject to various securities requirements, whether legal or administrative, being complied with) in certain jurisdictions under the relevant securities laws of these jurisdictions. Shareholders or any other person having possession of this Offer Information Statement and/or its accompanying documents are advised to keep themselves informed of and to observe such prohibitions and restrictions.
Any discrepancies in the tables included herein between the listed amounts and totals thereof are due to rounding.
The Placement Agent and certain of their affiliates may have performed investment banking and advisory services for the Company and its affiliates from time to time for which they have received customary fees and expenses. The Placement Agent may, from time to time, trade in the Companys securities, engage in transactions with, and perform services for the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their business.
The financial statements for FY2011, FY2012, FY2013 and FY2014 (the "Financial Statements"), are deemed incorporated into this Offer Information Statement by reference, are current only as at the dates of such Financial Statements, and the incorporation of the Financial Statements by reference will not create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the respective dates of such Financial Statements or that the information contained in such Financial Statements is current as at any time subsequent to their respective dates. Any statement contained in the Financial Statements shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Offer Information Statement to the extent that a subsequent statement contained herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to form a part of this Offer Information Statement. Copies of the Financial Statements are available for inspection during normal business hours at the registered office of the Company at 47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670 1 , from the date of this Offer Information Statement up to and including the date falling six (6) months after the date of this Offer Information Statement.
Prospective investors are advised to obtain and read the documents incorporated by reference herein before making their investment decision in relation to the Placement Shares.
Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisers regarding any tax consequences of acquiring, owning or disposing of the Shares. It is emphasised that neither the Company nor any other persons involved in the Placement accepts the responsibility for any tax effects or liabilities of the acquisition, ownership or disposal of the Shares.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
All statements contained in this Offer Information Statement, statements made in public announcements, press releases and oral statements that may be made by the Company or its Directors, officers or employees acting on its behalf, that are not statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements". Some of these statements can be identified by words such as, without limitation, "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "if", "intend", "may", "plan", "possible", "probable", "project", "should", "will" and "would" or other similar words. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements. All statements regarding the Groups expected financial position, operating results, business strategies, plans and prospects are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements as to the Groups revenue and profitability, prospects, future plans and other matters discussed in this Offer Information Statement regarding matters that are not historical facts, are only predictions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Groups actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expected, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Given the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Groups actual future results, performance or achievements to be materially different from that expected, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Offer Information Statement, undue reliance must not be placed on these statements. The Groups actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Neither the Company, the Placement Agent nor any other person represents or warrants that the Groups actual future results, performance or achievements will be as discussed in those statements.
Further, the Company and the Placement Agent disclaim any responsibility to update any of those forward-looking statements or publicly announce any revisions to those forward-looking statements to reflect future developments, events or circumstances for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. Where such developments, events or circumstances occur and are material, or are required to be disclosed by law and/or the SGX-ST, the Company may make an announcement of the same to the SGX-ST and, if required, lodge a supplementary or replacement document with the Authority. The Company is also subject to the provisions of the Listing Manual regarding corporate disclosure.
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RISK FACTORS
Prospective investors should carefully consider and evaluate each of the following considerations and all other information contained in this Offer Information Statement before deciding whether to invest in the Placement Shares. The Group could be affected by a number of risks that may relate to the industry in which the Group operates as well as those that may generally arise from, inter alia, economics, business, market and political factors, including the risks set out herein. The risks described below (which may be known or anticipated by the general public but are nevertheless set out herein for information) are not intended to be exhaustive.
There may be additional risks not presently known to the Company, or that the Company may currently deem immaterial, which could affect the Group's net sales or revenues, profitability, liquidity, capital resources, profits, financial condition, results, business operations and/or prospects and/or any investment in the Shares. If any of the following considerations and uncertainties develop into actual events, the Group could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of the Shares could decline and investors may lose all or part of their investment in the Shares.
RISKS RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE GROUP
The Company is currently a party to a scheme of arrangement and there is a possibility that the Company may be wound up
As a result of the Companys financial difficulties in 2008, the Company sought a consensual restructuring of its debt obligations with its creditors which subsequently led to the adoption of a scheme of arrangement pursuant to Section 210 of the Companies Act (the Scheme) sanctioned by the Court of Appeal of Singapore on 13 October 2010 (effective from 19 April 2010). Under the Scheme, an event of default would occur if the Company defaults in paying interest semi-annually (at an interest rate stipulated in the Scheme) to its Scheme creditors. In the event of such default and the Scheme is terminated, or if the Scheme is terminated otherwise than by reason of it having been completed or substantially completed, the Company may be wound up and shareholders may not be able to recover the amount invested.
The Group has been loss-making and is in a negative equity position as at 31 March 2014
The Group has been loss-making mainly due to unrealised foreign exchange losses and was in a negative equity position as at 31 March 2014. In addition, with the Scheme in place and the uncertainty of economic outlook in the future, the Group expects the next 12 months to remain challenging. There is no assurance that the Group's financial performance and financial position will change or improve within any specified period of time.
The Group is dependent on its brand name products and any adverse publicity on such brands may have a negative impact on the Group's performance and future prospects
The Group derives a significant portion of its revenues from the retail of electrical, electronic, furniture and furnishings products. As such, the Group's retail business is largely dependent on the goodwill of the brand name of its products, including the "AKIRA" brand of consumer electronics products, furniture and furnishing brands such as Barang Barang, Castilla, Natural Living, Novena, ModLiving and mattress brands such as Bedding Industry of America. Establishing and maintaining a good reputation and brand name for quality products is therefore important to maintaining the Group's existing customer base and increasing its new customer base. The Group's reputation and brand names will in turn be dependent on the success of continuing efforts to sell and market quality products. Failure to consistently deliver quality products necessary to develop and maintain the reputation and the goodwill associated with the Group's brand names may materially and adversely affect its ability to retain existing customers or secure new customers or market segments, thereby hampering its future business growth.
7 Although the Group places emphasis on the quality of its products, there may be complaints from customers of its products from time to time in connection with any defects. Such negative publicity, if any, regardless of their validity, may lead to a loss or diminution in the goodwill and the commercial value of the Group's brand name products, which may materially and adversely affect the Group's operating results and future prospects.
Product liability claims and adverse publicity in respect of defective goods sold in stores could adversely affect the Group's reputation and financial prospects
The Group's business involves an inherent risk of product liability, product recall, adverse publicity and exposure to public liability claims. Although the majority of the Group's concessionaires and suppliers provide a written indemnity covering the full extent of any third party liability incurred through operations and sales in the Group's stores, there is no assurance that the Group will be successful in obtaining such indemnity payment or that the indemnity payment will fully cover all of the Group's costs associated with the original liability. Additionally, while the Group currently has product liability insurance covering property damage, bodily injury and death, there can be no assurance that damage caused by defective goods sold in stores would always be covered completely or at all, or that the Group's reputation and financial condition will not be adversely affected in such event. This could lead to the erosion of consumer confidence in the Group's brands and a subsequent reduction in sales. Such an event would be likely to have an adverse effect upon the Groups business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The Group is subject to changes in the sentiments of the electrical, electronics, furniture and furnishings industries, consumer preferences and spending trends and may not be able to implement effective marketing and branding strategies in relation thereto.
Demand for the electrical, electronics, furniture and furnishings products which the Group retails and/or distributes is significantly dependent on consumer preferences and spending trends. Consumer preferences and spending trends are influenced by external factors including, amongst others, the state of the economy, the income level of consumers, and the markets demographic profiles. A weak economy would in general lead to poor market sentiment, resulting in lower consumer spending. This may in turn lead to a lower demand for the Group's brand of electrical, electronics, and/or furniture and furnishings products, which would adversely affect the Group's profitability.
The success and continued growth of the Group's business is dependent on its ability to establish effective and versatile marketing and branding strategies which can identify and adapt quickly to changes in consumer needs, behaviour and preferences, in order to maintain and increase its customer base, to capture a bigger market share and increase its revenue. Any misjudgement in assessing the Group's customers needs and changes in their preferences, or an inability to structure marketing and branding strategies accordingly, could result in loss of sales.
The Group's prospects, financial position and profitability may be materially and adversely affected in the event that it is unable to respond promptly to the changing requirements of the consumer market or if it makes any inaccurate response to changing consumer preferences.
The Group faces competition from existing competitors and new entrants
The success of the Group depends on its ability to create designs for its electrical, electronics, furniture and furnishings products with sufficient market appeal, cultivate customer loyalty, obtain business through recommendations of previous customers, and the ability to offer products that meet the demands of customers at competitive prices. The Group faces substantial competition from competitors, some of whom have longer operating histories, a larger clientele, more established relationships with their clients, greater brand name recognition and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and public relations resources than the Group. As a result, the Group's competitors may be in a better position to respond more quickly to the changing demands of the markets in which the Group operates or offer a range of products and services that are comparable or superior to the Group's and at lower prices.
Any increase in competition could exert a negative impact on the pricing of the Group's products (thus eroding profit margins), erode the Groups market share or make it more difficult to achieve significant market penetration. If the Group is unable to compete effectively with existing and
8 future competitors and adapt quickly to changing market conditions and trends, its business and financial performance may be materially and adversely affected.
The Group may be affected by stock obsolescence
The Group's continued growth and success will depend in part on the range and variety of electrical, electronics, furniture and furnishings products that it is able to offer to its customers. Further, the electrical, electronics, furniture and furnishings retail industries are characterised by frequent changes in market trends, consumer preferences, frequent development and enhancement of existing products and introduction of new products. The Group may be unable to source for and offer new or enhanced products in a timely manner in response to changing market conditions or consumer requirements, or may be unable to promote or sell new products which achieve market acceptance. As the above industries are characterised by rapid technological changes and rapid product obsolescence, the value of the Groups unsold inventory may decline quickly. In the event that the Group's products are not well received, it may not be able to sell such products and its inventory may become obsolete. In such event, the Group may either have to sell off such inventory at a lower value or write-off its inventory completely, which in turn would result in a material adverse effect on the Group's operating results and profitability.
The Group may not be able to maintain its relationships with its suppliers
The Group is reliant on its long-standing and other suppliers for the provision of some of its products. However, these relationships may not be able to be maintained in the long term. As a result, the Group may not be able to leverage on its long-standing relationships to maintain the existing terms from existing suppliers including rebates and joint marketing activities or exclusive dealership arrangements (if any). If the Group is unable to maintain its supplier relationships, its business and profitability may be materially and adversely affected.
Additionally, the range of products the Group is able to offer is, to some extent, dependent on its suppliers. In particular, certain suppliers may carry distinctive or unique products that may not be easily substituted with other products from alternative suppliers. If the Group is unable to secure supplies for its retail products, or if suppliers are unwilling to supply the Group with their products, its business and profitability may be materially and adversely affected.
The Group is exposed to economic and real estate market conditions in Singapore (including uncertainties and instability in market conditions, increased competition in the real estate market or commercial and retail properties market)
The Property, on which the Big Box Project (each as described in Part IV, paragraph 9c of this Offer Information Statement) will be developed and constructed, is located in Singapore. As a result, the Groups revenue and operations depend on the performance of the Singapore economy. A decline in Singapores economy could adversely affect the Groups results of operations and future growth. The performance of the Group may also be adversely affected by a number of local real estate market conditions, such as the competitiveness of competing retail properties or an oversupply of retail properties or reduced demand for retail properties. The occurrence of any such adverse events may adversely affect the financial condition of the Group.
The Property may require significant capital expenditure beyond the Groups current estimate and the Group may not be able to secure funding
The Property may require capital expenditure beyond the Groups current estimate for development, refurbishment, renovation and improvements. The implementation of the development of the Property or any asset enhancement initiatives in relation thereto, as well as the time and costs required to complete the same, may be adversely affected by various factors, including, but not limited to:
(i) delays or inability to obtain all necessary zoning, land use, building, development and other required governmental and regulatory licences, permits, approvals and authorizations;
(ii) constructions risks, which include, delays in construction and cost overruns whether from variation to original design plans or any other reason, a shortage or increase in the cost of construction and building materials, equipment or labour as a result of rising commodity
9 prices or inflation or otherwise, inclement weather conditions, unforeseen engineering, environmental or geological problems, defective materials or building methods, default by contractors and other third party service and goods providers of their obligations, or financial difficulties faced by such persons, disputes between counterparties to a construction or construction related contract, work stoppages, strikes, accidents, among others;
(iii) the need to make significant capital expenditures without receiving revenue from these properties until future periods;
(iv) possible shortage of available cash to fund construction and capital improvements and the related possibility that financing for these capital improvements may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; and
(v) uncertainties as to market demand or a loss of market demand by tenants and consumers for the Big Box Project after construction or asset enhancement work has begun, whether resulting from a downturn in the economy, a change in the surrounding environment of the Property, including the location or operation of transportation hubs or the population density, or otherwise.
The Property may also need to undergo redevelopment or other construction works from time to time to retain its competitiveness and may also require unforeseen ad hoc maintenance or repairs in respect of physical damage to the properties resulting from fire or other causes and design, construction or other latent defects in the Property. Additionally, the costs of maintaining a retail property and the risk of unforeseen maintenance or repair requirements tend to increase over time as the building ages.
There can be no assurance that any or all of the current or future development or asset enhancement projects affecting the Property, will be completed within the anticipated time frame or budget, if at all, whether as a result of the factors specified above or for any other reason. The inability to complete a major development or asset enhancement project within the anticipated time frame and budget could have a material adverse effect on the Groups business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In addition, significant pre-operating costs may be incurred and there can be no assurance that these costs can be recovered within a brief period or at all, and there may be a substantial length of time before a development or asset enhancement project generates revenues and positive cash flows. The failure to adequately prepare for pre- operating costs could adversely affect the Groups businesses, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The Group faces significant concentration risks in relation to the operation of the Property
Upon completion of the Property, the Group will be its sole tenant and intends to operate several different retail and warehousing businesses therein. To do so, the Group will be making significant investments in the Property and will thereby face significant concentration risk. Additionally, the Group will be being susceptible to a downturn in the micro-property market in which the Property is comprised. An inability to profitably manage the businesses and operations in the Property and/or a decline in the capital value of the Property may correspondingly have a material adverse impact on the Group's financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The Group is dependent upon its experienced and established management team to operate its business
The management team plays a critical role in the Groups business and operations, and their continued involvement in the Group is essential in ensuring the continued growth of the Group's business. While the Company has taken out key management insurance for its two executive officers (who are also substantial shareholders of the Company) and Personnel & Organisation insurance for its Directors, the loss of the services of any of the Groups management team without timely or suitable replacements, or at all, may nonetheless lead to the loss or deterioration of management capability and important business relationships with the Groups suppliers and customers. In such an event, the Group's results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
10 The Group may be involved in legal and/or other proceedings arising from its operations from time to time
The Group may from time to time be involved in disputes with various parties over the course of its business operations, such as contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, construction companies, purchasers and tenants. These disputes may lead to legal and/or other proceedings, and may cause the Group to incur additional costs and result in delays in meeting any applicable timelines. In addition, the Group may have disagreements with regulatory bodies in the course of its operations, which may subject it to administrative proceedings and unfavourable orders, directives or decrees that may result in financial losses and cause delay to the construction or completion of its projects.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group is involved in two civil proceedings which may have a material effect on its financial position or profitability. One involves a claim by a construction company formerly engaged by the Group, and the other involves the Group's former independent financial advisor and scheme manager of the Scheme. Please see Part VI, paragraph 9f of this Offer Information Statement for further details.
RISKS RELATING TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS
The Groups properties or any part of them may be acquired compulsorily
The Land Acquisition Act, Chapter 152 of Singapore (the Land Acquisition Act) gives the Singapore Land Authority the power to acquire any land in Singapore:
(i) for any public purpose;
(ii) where the acquisition is of public benefit or of public utility or in the public interest; or
(iii) for any residential, commercial or industrial purposes.
In the event that the Property is acquired compulsorily, the compensation to be awarded would be:
(i) the market value of the Property as at the date of the publication in the Government Gazette of the notification of the likely acquisition of the land (provided that within six months from the date of publication, a declaration of intention to acquire is made by publication in the Government Gazette); or
(ii) the market value of the Property as at the date of publication in the Government Gazette of the declaration of intention to acquire.
The market value of a property (or part thereof) which is acquired by the Singapore Land Authority may be less than the price which the Issuer paid for the Property. In the event that the Property is acquired compulsorily, this will result in the termination of the Big Box Project. This will adversely affect the Groups business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) has announced that all new leases from JTC as well as transfers of JTC properties by owners should give JTC the right to buy the relevant property should the owner decide to sell the property in the future
With effect from 15 April 2010, in order to facilitate overall land use planning and development needs in Singapore, agreements providing for new leases from JTC as well as transfers of JTC properties by owners should give JTC the right to buy the relevant property should the owner decide to sell the property in the future (excluding sale and lease-back transactions and mortgagee sales) at market value.
JTC has imposed such a right to buy on the Property as a condition for the transfer of the Property to its lessee, Big Box Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company. According to JTC, this policy was imposed because land in Singapore is scarce and the constant rejuvenation of land use is essential to optimise land use in Singapore. There is currently no certainty or clarity as to
11 how JTC will implement this policy, which may have an impact on the Groups ability to acquire properties or dispose of its properties.
RISKS RELATING TO INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES AND THE PLACEMENT SHARES
The issuance of Shares pursuant to the Scheme or to raise funds for the Company's operations and future growth will dilute Shareholders' equity interest and may affect the price of the Shares
The Company is obliged, pursuant to the Scheme, to offer to its Scheme creditors the option to convert a certain number of redeemable convertible shares into new Shares, based on the formula as set out in paragraph 7 of Schedule B of the Scheme document (as amended from time to time) on an annual basis. Investors should be aware that they will face dilution of their shareholdings each time this obligation under the Scheme arises and may also have an effect on the price of the Shares.
The Company may, shortly after the Placement or in the future, expand its capabilities and business through acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic partnerships with other parties and/or require additional capital to cover financing costs, capital expenditure and working capital requirements for its business and operations, including the Big Box Project. This may require additional debt (such as through bank loans or through accessing the debt capital markets) or equity funding (such as through further placements, rights issues or a preferential offering) after the Placement and shareholders may face immediate dilution of their shareholdings should the Company issue new Shares in this respect and such issuances or the perception that such issuances may occur may also have a downward pressure on the price of the Shares.
Additionally, any substantial sale of the Shares over a short period of time by any of our substantial shareholders or the perception that such sales may occur may also cause the Company's Share price to fall. These factors also affect the Company's ability to issue additional equity securities.
The price of the Shares may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses for investors subscribing for the Placement Shares
The market price of the Shares may be highly volatile and could fluctuate significantly and rapidly in response to, among others, the following factors, some of which are beyond the Companys control:
(i) variations in its results of operations;
(ii) success of or failure of the management team in implementing the Scheme and business and growth strategies;
(iii) gain or loss of an important business relationship;
(iv) changes in conditions affecting the industry, the general economic conditions or stock market sentiments or other events and factors;
(v) changes in market valuations and share prices of companies with similar businesses to the Company;
(vi) additions or departures of key personnel;
(vii) fluctuations in stock market prices and volume; or
(viii) involvement in litigation.
In the event that the market price of the Shares fall, this could adversely affect the Groups business, financial condition and results of operations.
12 The Company does not intend to, and is constrained from, paying dividends on Shares at any time in the foreseeable future
The Company does not currently intend to pay dividends to Shareholders and its Board of Directors may not declare a dividend. The Company is not legally or contractually required to pay dividends and any determination to pay dividends in the future will be entirely at the discretion of its Board of Directors and will depend upon its results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, business opportunities, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors that its Board of Directors deem relevant. In addition, pursuant to the Scheme, the Company is constrained from paying dividends to Shareholders in the near future. Investors should therefore not anticipate receiving dividends with respect to the Shares.
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IMPORTANT NOTES ................................................................................................... 3 CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ............................... 5 RISK FACTORS ........................................................................................................... 6 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................. 14 PART II: IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, ADVISERS AND AGENTS ............................. 18 Directors .................................................................................................................. 18 Advisers .................................................................................................................. 19 Registrars and Agents ............................................................................................. 20 PART III: OFFER STATISTICS AND TIMETABLE ..................................................... 20 Offer Statistics ......................................................................................................... 20 Method and Timetable ............................................................................................ 20 PART IV: KEY INFORMATION................................................................................... 23 Use of Proceeds from Offer and Expenses Incurred ............................................... 23 Information on the Relevant Entity .......................................................................... 26 PART V: OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS ..................... 32 Operating Results ................................................................................................... 32 Financial Position .................................................................................................... 35 Liquidity and Capital Resources .............................................................................. 37 Significant Changes ................................................................................................ 42 PART VI: THE OFFER AND LISTING ........................................................................ 42 Offer and Listing Details .......................................................................................... 42 Plan of Distribution .................................................................................................. 45 PART VII: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ................................................................... 47 Statements by Experts ............................................................................................ 47 Consents from Issue Managers and Underwriters .................................................. 48 Other Matters .......................................................................................................... 48 PART VIII: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR OFFER OF DEBENTURES OR UNITS OF DEBENTURES .......................................................... 48 PART IX: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES ........................................................................................................... 48 PART X: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR OFFER OF SECURITIES BY WAY OF RIGHTS ISSUE...................................................................................... 48
14 DEFINITIONS
In this Offer Information Statement, the following definitions apply throughout unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise stated:
General
"Accounts" : The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial year ended 31 March 2014 prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards and on a consistent basis in accordance with accounting principles, standards and practices generally accepted in Singapore and includes the relevant balance sheet, and profit and loss account
"Allottee(s)" : The person(s) to whom the Placement Shares are to be allotted in accordance with the Placement Agreement
"Associated Company" : In relation to an entity, means:
(a) any corporation, other than a subsidiary of the entity, in which:
(i) the entity or one or more of its subsidiaries or subsidiary entities has;
(ii) the entity, one or more of its subsidiaries and one or more of its subsidiary entities together have;
(iii) the entity and one or more of its subsidiaries together have;
(iv) the entity and one or more of its subsidiary entities together have; or
(v) one or more of the subsidiaries of the entity and one or more of the subsidiary entities of the entity together have,
a direct interest in voting shares of not less than 20.0 per cent. but not more than 50.0 per cent. of the total votes attached to all voting shares in the corporation; or
(b) any corporation, other than a subsidiary of the entity or a corporation which is an associated company of the entity by virtue of paragraph (a), the policies of which:
(i) the entity or one or more of its subsidiaries or subsidiary entities;
(ii) the entity together with one or more of its subsidiaries and one or more of its subsidiary entities;
(iii) the entity together with one or more of its subsidiaries;
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(iv) the entity together with one or more of its subsidiary entities; or
(v) one or more of the subsidiaries of the entity together with one or more of the subsidiary entities of the entity,
is or are able to control or influence materially
Authority : The Monetary Authority of Singapore
Big Box Project : The Company's warehouse retail project located at 1 Venture Avenue, Singapore 602185 in the Jurong region of Singapore and the businesses and operations therein
"CDP" : The Central Depository (Pte) Limited
"Commission" : The amount of S$500,000, inclusive of expenses incurred by the Placement Agent under the Placement (excluding applicable Goods and Services Tax thereon) payable by the Company to the Placement Agent
"Companies Act" : The Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore, as amended or modified from time to time
"Company" : TT International Limited
"Completion Date" : The date falling three (3) Market Days after the date on which the last in time of the conditions to the completion of the Placement is satisfied (or such other date as the Company and the Placement Agent may agree) but in any event being a date not later than the Cut-off Date
"Cut-off Date" : A date not more than 30 days after the date of the Placement Agreement or such other date as the Company and the Placement Agent may agree in writing
"Directors" : The directors of the Company, as at the date of this Offer Information Statement
"FY" Financial year ended or ending (as the case may be) 31 March
"Group" : The Company and its Subsidiaries
"Latest Practicable Date" : 13 June 2014, being the latest practicable date prior to the lodgment of this Offer Information Statement with the MAS
"Listing Manual" : The Listing Manual of the SGX-ST, as amended or modified from time to time
"LPS" : Loss per Share
"Market Day" : Any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or gazetted public holiday) on which commercial banks are open for business in Singapore and the SGX-ST is open for trading in securities
16 "Offer Information Statement" : This offer information statement issued by the Company in connection with the Placement, which complies as to form and content with the Sixteenth Schedule of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 and lodged with the Authority pursuant to Section 277 of the Securities and Futures Act
"Placement" : The proposed placement of the Placement Shares at the Placement Price by the Placement Agent on a best efforts basis pursuant to the Placement Agreement
"Placement Agreement" : The placement agreement entered into between the Company and the Placement Agent on 16 June 2014 in relation to the Placement
"Placement Price" : S$0.1545 per Placement Share
Placement Proceeds : The aggregate Placement Price for all the Placement Shares
"Placement Shares" : Up to 167,300,000 new Shares to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Placement
Property : The Company's plot of land located at 1 Venture Avenue Singapore 602185
"Securities and Futures Act" : Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, as amended or modified from time to time
"SGXNET" : A system network used by listed companies to send information and announcements to the SGX-ST or any other system network prescribed by the SGX-ST
"Shares" : Ordinary shares in the share capital of the Company
"Significant Subsidiary" : An active subsidiary of the Company which holds assets and contributes less than 20.0% of the total revenue and assets of the consolidated financial statements of the Group
Subscribers : The subscribers of the Placement Shares to be procured by the Placement Agent pursuant to the Placement Agreement
"Subsidiary" : Has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5 of the Companies Act
Substantial Shareholder : A person who holds directly or indirectly 5.0% or more of the total issued share capital of the Company
Currencies, Units and Others
"S$", "$", "Singapore cents" or "Singapore Dollar" : The lawful currency of the Republic of Singapore
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"%" or "per cent" : Per centum or percentage
The terms "Depositor", "Depository Agent" and "Depository Register" shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in Section 130A of the Companies Act.
Words importing 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, where applicable, include corporations. Any reference to a time of day and to dates in this Offer Information Statement is made by reference to Singapore time and dates unless otherwise stated.
Any reference in this Offer Information Statement to any enactment is a reference to that enactment for the time being amended or re-enacted. Any term defined under the Companies Act, the Securities and Futures Act or the Listing Manual or such statutory modification thereof and used in this Offer Information Statement shall, where applicable, have the meaning ascribed to it under the Companies Act, the Securities and Futures Act or the Listing Manual or such statutory modification thereof, as the case may be, unless otherwise provided.
Any discrepancy in the figures included in this Offer Information Statement between the amounts listed and totals thereof is due to rounding. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in this Offer Information Statement may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.
18 PART II: IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, ADVISERS AND AGENTS
Directors
1. Provide the names and addresses of each of the directors or equivalent persons of the relevant entity.
Name Position
Address
Sng Sze Hiang Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670 Tong Jia Pi Julia Executive Director
47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670
Yap Hock Soon Executive Director
47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670
Raymond Koh Bock Swi
Independent Director
47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670
Ng Leok Cheng Independent Director
47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670
Yo Nagasue Independent Director 47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670
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2. Provide the names and addresses of (a) the issue manager to the offer, if any; (b) the underwriter to the offer, if any; and (c) the legal adviser for or in relation to the offer, if any.
(a) the issue manager to the offer: Not applicable
(b) the underwriter to the offer: Not applicable. (c) the legal adviser for or in relation to the offer: Legal Adviser to the Company WongPartnership LLP 12 Marina Boulevard Level 28 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 Singapore 018982
Legal Advisers to the Placement Agent
TSMP Law Corporation 6 Battery Road Level 41 Singapore 049909
(d) the placement agent to the offer: CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 50 Raffles Place #19-00 Singapore Land Tower Singapore 048623
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3. Provide the names and addresses of the relevant entitys registrars, transfer agents and receiving bankers for the securities being offered, where applicable.
Share Registrar and Transfer Agent M&C Services Private Limited 112 Robinson Road #05-01 Singapore 068902
Receiving Bank Not applicable
PART III: OFFER STATISTICS AND TIMETABLE
Offer Statistics
1. For each method of offer, state the number of the securities being offered.
Placement : Up to 167,300,000 Placement Shares, representing up to approximately 19.99% of the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) of 836,826,542 Shares as at the date of lodgment of this Offer Information Statement. Assuming that the Placement Agent procures Subscribers for all the Placement Shares, the Placement Shares would represent approximately 16.66% of the enlarged issued and paid-up share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) of 1,004,126,542 Shares immediately after the Placement.
Status of Placement Shares : The Placement Shares, when allotted and issued, will be free from all claims, charges, liens and other encumbrances and will rank pari passu in all respects with and shall carry all rights similar to the existing Shares except that they will not rank for any dividend, right, allotment or other distributions, the record date for which falls on or before the date of issue of the Placement Shares.
Method and Timetable
2. Provide the information referred to in paragraphs 3 to 7 of this Part to the extent applicable to (a) the offer procedure; and (b) where there is more than one group of targeted potential investors and the offer procedure is different for each group, the offer procedure for each group of targeted potential investors.
Noted.
21 3. State the time at, date on, and period during which the offer will be kept open, and the name and address of the person to whom the purchase or subscription applications are to be submitted. If the exact time, date or period is not known on the date of lodgment of the offer information statement, describe the arrangements for announcing the definitive time, date or period. State the circumstances under which the offer period may be extended or shortened, and the duration by which the period may be extended or shortened. Describe the manner in which any extension or early closure of the offer period shall be made public.
Pursuant to the Placement Agreement, the Placement Agent has agreed to procure the subscription and payment for up to 167,300,000 Placement Shares at the Placement Price on a best efforts basis, subject to the terms and conditions of the Placement Agreement.
Completion of the Placement is conditional upon, inter alia,
(a) approval-in-principle for the listing and quotation of the Placement Shares on the SGX-ST being obtained from the SGX-ST and not having been revoked or amended and, where such approval is subject to conditions, such conditions being acceptable to the Placement Agent, and to the extent that any conditions for the listing and quotation of the Placement Shares on the SGX-ST are required to be fulfilled on or before Completion Date, they are so fulfilled;
(b) the lodgment of this Offer Information Statement with the Authority;
(c) the allotment, issue and subscription of the Placement Shares not being prohibited by any statute, order, rule, regulation or directive promulgated or issued after the date of the Placement Agreement by any legislative, executive or regulatory body or authority of Singapore (including without limitation, the SGX-ST, the Authority and/or the Securities Industry Council) which is applicable to the Company or the Placement Agent,
(d) the Company having the full authority for the allotment and issuance of the Placement Shares and such authority being in full force and effect and not having been revoked, cancelled, terminated or varied on the Completion Date, and
(e) a director of the Company certifying, on behalf of the Company, that as at the Completion Date, there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or the Group or any development likely to result in a material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company or the Group from that set forth in the Accounts or existing as at the date of the Placement Agreement nor any breach of any of the representations, warranties, undertakings or obligations by the Company nor has any event occurred, or any fact been discovered, rendered untrue or incorrect in any respect as at the Completion Date, any of the warranties or representations contained in the Placement Agreement as if they were repeated on and as of the date thereof; and
(f) there not having occurred, in the reasonable opinion of the Placement Agent, any material adverse change, or any development likely to involve a prospective material adverse change, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, subsequent to the date of the Placement Agreement which, in the opinion of the Placement Agent, is or is likely to be materially adverse in the context of the Placement or is likely to prejudice materially the success of the Placement or dealings in the Placement Shares in the secondary market.
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Pursuant to the Placement Agreement, the Company has undertaken, inter alia, that (i) it shall not, from the date of the Placement Agreement and up to 30 days from the Completion Date without the prior written consent of the Placement Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), issue any marketable securities (in the form of, or represented or evidenced by, bonds, notes, debenture, including but not limited to any option granted or shares issued under any option scheme, share performance or share award plan adopted or to be adopted) or shares or options or thereof or declare or distribute any dividend or vary, alter, subdivide or otherwise do anything to its capital structure (issued or otherwise), and (ii) it shall procure that Sng Sze Hiang and Tong Jia Pi Julia, two of the shareholders of the Company, shall deliver to the Placement Agent an undertaking not to and, where applicable, to procure such relevant party not to, at any time in the period from the date of the Placement Agreement and up to 30 days from the Completion Date without the prior written consent of the Placement Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), directly or indirectly offer, sell, contract to sell, realise, transfer, assign, pledge, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, grant any security over, lend, hypothecate or encumber or otherwise transfer or dispose of, all or any of their respective legal and/or beneficial shareholdings, whether direct or indirect, in the Company as at the date of the Placement Agreement.
Completion of the Placement is to take place on the date falling three (3) Market Days after the date on which the last in time of the conditions to the completion of the Placement is satisfied (or such other date as the Company and the Placement Agent may agree in writing) but in any event being a date not later than the Cut-off Date. In the event that any of the conditions to the completion of the Placement is not satisfied within the Cut-off Date, the Placement Agreement will terminate and neither party shall have any claim against the other for costs, expenses, damages, losses, compensation or otherwise, save that the Company shall remain liable for indemnities and the payment of costs and expenses already incurred by the Placement Agent up to the date of the termination.
4. State the method and time limit for paying up for the securities and, where payment is to be partial, the manner in which, and dates on which, amounts due are to be paid.
Completion of the Placement is to take place on the date falling three (3) Market Days after the date on which the last in time of the conditions to the completion of the Placement is satisfied (or such other date as the Company and the Placement Agent may agree in writing) but in any event being a date not later than the Cut-off Date.
On completion of the Placement, the Placement Agent is required to pay and/or procure payment to the Company the aggregate Placement Price of the Placement Shares subscribed for, less the Commission in connection with the Placement (and if applicable, any tax thereon), by bank transfer to such account of the Company with such bank in Singapore as the Company may designate in writing or by cashier's order or bank draft issued by a licensed bank in Singapore made out in favour of the Company or the remittance transfer by the MAS electronic payments system made out to the Company's account on the Completion Date.
In the event that any of the conditions to the completion of the Placement is not satisfied within the Cut-off Date, the Placement Agreement will terminate and neither party shall have any claim against the other for costs, expenses, damages, losses, compensation or otherwise, save that the Company shall remain liable for indemnities
23 and the payment of costs and expenses already incurred by the Placement Agent up to the date of the termination.
The Placement Shares will be fully paid-up. Accordingly, partial payment is not relevant in the context of the Placement.
5. State, where applicable, the methods of and time limits for
(a) the delivery of the documents evidencing title to the securities being offered (including temporary documents of title, if applicable) to subscribers or purchasers; and
(b) the book-entry transfers of the securities being offered in favour of subscribers or purchasers.
Under the terms of the Placement Agreement, upon, among other terms, the payment by the Placement Agent of the net proceeds of the Placement in the manner described in paragraph 4 of this Part above, the Company shall allot and issue the Placement Shares to the scrip allottee(s) and/or CDP for the account of the Subscribers and/or their respective nominees as notified by the Placement Agent and deliver the share certificates in respect of the Placement Shares registered in the name of the scrip allottee(s) and/or CDP.
6. In the case of any pre-emptive rights to subscribe for or purchase the securities being offered, state the procedure for the exercise of any right of preemption, the negotiability of such rights and the treatment of such rights which are not exercised.
There are no pre-emptive rights to subscribe for the Placement Shares.
7. Provide a full description of the manner in which results of the allotment or allocation of the securities are to be made public and, where appropriate, the manner for refunding excess amounts paid by applicants (including whether interest will be paid).
The Placement Agent will procure Subscribers, on a best efforts basis, pursuant to the Placement Agreement. The Company will announce the completion of the Placement (including the number of Placement Shares for which the Placement Agent has procured subscription for) on the SGXNET.
No excess amounts are expected to be received in respect of the Placement Shares.
PART IV: KEY INFORMATION
Use of Proceeds from Offer and Expenses Incurred
1. In the same section, provide the information set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 of this Part.
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Noted.
2. Disclose the estimated amount of the proceeds from the offer (net of the estimated amount of expenses incurred in connection with the offer) (referred to in this paragraph and paragraph 3 of this Part as the net proceeds). Where only a part of the net proceeds will go to the relevant entity, indicate the amount of the net proceeds that will be raised by the relevant entity. If none of the proceeds will go to the relevant entity, provide a statement of that fact.
Assuming that the Placement Agent procures Subscribers for all the Placement Shares, the estimated amount of net proceeds from the Placement (Net Proceeds), after deducting the Commission of S$500,000 and other expenses incurred in connection with the Placement of approximately S$547,000, is expected to be up to approximately S$24.8 million.
All the Net Proceeds will go to the Company.
3. Disclose how the net proceeds raised by the relevant entity from the offer will be allocated to each principal intended use. If the anticipated proceeds will not be sufficient to fund all of the intended uses, disclose the order of priority of such uses, as well as the amount and sources of other funds needed. Disclose also how the proceeds will be used pending their eventual utilisation for the proposed uses. Where specific uses are not known for any portion of the proceeds, disclose the general uses for which the proceeds are proposed to be applied. Where the offer is not fully underwritten on a firm commitment basis, state the minimum amount which, in the reasonable opinion of the directors or equivalent persons of the relevant entity, must be raised by the offer of securities.
The Placement will allow the Company to raise estimated Net Proceeds of up to approximately S$24.8 million (after deducting the Commission and other expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Placement and assuming that the Placement Agent procures Subscribers for all the Placement Shares).
The Net Proceeds will be allocated as follows:
(i) approximately 60.4% of the Net Proceeds will be utilised for capital expenditure (such as, to acquire, install and/or implement equipment and IT infrastructure) of the Big Box Project; and
(ii) the balance of the Net Proceeds will be utilised for the financing costs and working capital requirements of the Big Box Project.
Pending the deployment of the Net Proceeds, such proceeds may be deposited with banks and/or financial institutions or invested in short term money markets and/or marketable securities, as the Directors may deem appropriate in the interests of the Group.
Pursuant to the Placement Agreement, the Placement Agent has agreed to procure Subscribers for the Placement Shares at the Placement Price on a best efforts basis. Accordingly, the Placement is not underwritten on a firm commitment basis.
25 In the reasonable opinion of the Directors, no minimum amount must be raised from the Placement.
4. For each dollar of the proceeds from the offer that will be raised by the relevant entity, state the estimated amount that will be allocated to each principal intended use and the estimated amount that will be used to pay for expenses incurred in connection with the offer.
The proportion of the Net Proceeds that will be allocated to the principal intended use as set out in Paragraph 3 of this Part IV (Key Information) above, and the estimated amount that will be used to pay for expenses incurred in connection with the Placement (assuming that the Placement Agent procures subscribers for all the Placement Shares) is set out below: Intended uses Approximate amount (S$ million) Estimated amount allocated for each S$
Capital expenditure (such as, to acquire, install and/or implement equipment and IT infrastructure) of the Big Box Project
15.00
0.58
Financing costs and working capital requirements of the Big Box Project 9.8 0.38
Commission
0.50
0.02
Other expenses
0.55
0.02
Total 25.8 1.00
5. If any of the proceeds to be raised by the relevant entity will be used, directly or indirectly, to acquire or refinance the acquisition of an asset other than in the ordinary course of business, briefly describe the asset and state its purchase price. If the asset has been or will be acquired from an interested person of the relevant entity, identify the interested person and state how the cost to the relevant entity is or will be determined.
None of the Placement Proceeds will be used to acquire or refinance the acquisition of assets other than in the ordinary course of business.
6. If any of the proceeds to be raised by the relevant entity will be used to finance or refinance the acquisition of another business, briefly describe the business and give information on the status of the acquisition.
None of the Placement Proceeds will be used to finance or refinance the acquisition of another business.
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7. If any material part of the proceeds to be raised by the relevant entity will be used to discharge, reduce or retire the indebtedness of the relevant entity or, if the relevant entity is the holding company or holding entity of a group, of the group, describe the maturity of such indebtedness and, for indebtedness incurred within the past year, the uses to which the proceeds giving rise to such indebtedness were put.
None of the Placement Proceeds will be used to discharge, reduce or retire the indebtedness of the Group.
8. In the section containing the information referred to in paragraphs 2 to 7 of this Part or in an adjoining section, disclose the amount of discount or commission agreed upon between the underwriters or other placement or selling agents in relation to the offer and the person making the offer. If it is not possible to state the amount of discount or commission, the method by which it is to be determined must be explained.
Commission : The amount of S$500,000 inclusive of expenses incurred by the Placement Agent under the Placement (excluding applicable Goods and Services Tax thereon) is payable by the Company to the Placement Agent pursuant to the Placement Agreement
Information on the Relevant Entity
9a. the address and telephone and facsimile numbers of the relevant entitys registered office and principal place of business (if different from those of its registered office);
Registered office and principal place of business Address : 47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729670 Tel : (65) 6793 0110 Fax : (65) 6668 0798
9b. the nature of the operations and principal activities of the relevant entity or, if it is the holding company or holding entity of a group, of the group;
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 19 October 1984 as a private company limited by shares under the name Thidar Theingi Importers & Exporters Pte Ltd to sell electrical, electronics and telecommunication products. In 2000, the Company converted into a public company limited by shares and assumed its current name. The Company was listed on the Main Board of the SGX-ST on 22 June 2000.
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The Group is principally engaged in the trade and export of consumer electronics and also develops "AKIRA", its house brand of consumer electronics. The Group also provides warehousing and logistics services, retailing of consumer electronics, home furniture and beddings, and, home furnishing services.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Company has the following Significant Subsidiaries:
Significant Subsidiaries
Name of Significant Subsidiary Country of Incorporation Effective Interest held (%) Principal Activities Akira Corporation Pte. Ltd.
Singapore 100.0 Trading in electrical and electronics products
Big Box Pte. Ltd.
Singapore 75.0 Property investment and management and rental of leasehold building Big Box Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Singapore 100.0 Property investment and management and rental of leasehold building
Furniture & Furnishings Pte. Ltd.
Singapore 100.0 Retail, wholesale and export of furniture and furnishing products Novena Furnishing Centre Pte. Ltd.
Singapore 100.0 Property investment and management and rental of leasehold building
PT Electronic Solution Indonesia 100.0 Trading and retailing of electrical and electronics products as well as furniture and furnishing products
Tainahong Trading Limited
Hong Kong 100.0 Trading of electrical and electronics products
Food Global Pte Ltd (formerly Tech Global Pte. Ltd.)
Singapore 100.0 Food and beverage, restaurants and food outlet operations
TTA Holdings Ltd Australia 85.5 Investment holding
Subsidiary of TTA Holdings Ltd
TEAC Australia Pty Ltd Australia 100.0 Distribution of electrical products
9c. the general development of the business from the beginning of the period comprising the 3 most recent completed financial years to the latest practicable date, indicating any material change in the affairs of the relevant entity or the group, as the case may be, since
(i) the end of the most recent completed financial year for which financial statements of the relevant entity have been published; or
(ii) the end of any subsequent period covered by interim financial statements, if interim financial statements have been published;
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN FY2012
28 On 4 January 2012, the Company entered into a non-binding heads of agreement (Heads of Agreement) with Lucrum Development (Singapore) Pte Ltd (LD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lucrum Capital Pte. Ltd. (LC), relating to LDs proposed investment in Big Box Pte. Ltd. (BB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. It was contemplated that LC would undertake to procure the provision of not less than S$200 million as funds for the development of the Property, in relation to which the Company entered into a building agreement with the Jurong Town Corporation.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN FY2013
In relation to the Heads of Agreement dated 4 January 2012, on 5 April 2012, the Company, BB, LD and LC entered into an investment framework agreement (IFA). The IFA would have enabled the Company to raise S$200 million to construct and develop the Big Box Project to be built on the Property. However, the IFA was conditional upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, which ultimately were not fulfilled by the relevant date. Accordingly, the IFA was automatically terminated.
On 12 December 2012, the Company entered into an investment agreement (the Investment Agreement) with BB, Prima BB Limited (Prima) and Utraco Investment Pte Ltd (Utraco) for (i) Prima and Utraco to inject into BB a combined financial commitment of S$92 million to complete the construction and development of the Big Box Project; and (ii) for the Company to assign its interest in the Property to BB on the date of completion of the Investment Agreement. The Investment Agreement was completed on 26 February 2013. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, BB granted options to Prima and Utraco to subscribe for 24% of BBs equity interest. These options can be exercised in the three month period after the second anniversary of the Investment Agreement. Assuming full exercise of the options, the equity holders of BB will comprise the Company (51%), Prima (18.6%) and Utraco (30.4%). If such options are not exercised, the Company will hold 75% of the equity interest in BB, with the remaining 25% held by Prima and Utraco.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN FY2014
On 24 April 2013, BB entered into a facility agreement (the Facility Agreement) with The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and The Overseas Assurance Corporation Limited as the lenders and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited as the co-ordinator, agent and security trustee for a loan facility of up to S$125 million. The Facility Agreement was entered into for the purposes of financing, inter alia, the payment of the project costs and financing costs in relation to the construction of the Big Box Project.
On 12 March 2014, the Company announced that it expects Big Box to be opened in the fourth quarter of 2014. Big Box is the largest and the last of four warehouse retail projects approved by the Economic Development Board under the Warehouse Retail Scheme. As at the Latest Practicable Date, Big Box is 75% held by the Company with the balance held by Utraco and Prima.
On 13 March 2014, Furniture & Furnishings Pte. Ltd. (F&F), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Habitat, a French manufacturer and specialist in designer homeware and interior decoration, signed a 15-year master franchise agreement (MF) for the Asia Pacific covering a total 15 countries in the region. Under the MF, F&F agreed to, inter alia, open four Habitat stores in Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan and Brunei by the end of 2015. The first Habitat store in Singapore is scheduled to open by the end of 2014 in Big Box.
On 31 March 2014, the Company conducted a strategic review of its business and operations. The Company believes that continuing with its global trading and
29 distribution, and supply chain management businesses will require a significantly stronger balance sheet and substantial economies of scale. As such, the Company has, notwithstanding the Scheme and its limited resources, focused on its retail activities, and continued to grow its retail business segment, which requires a shorter cash conversion cycle as compared to its distribution and supply chain management business segments. Going forward, the Company has identified three pillars of growth, namely the expansion of its retail operations, the value enhancement of Big Box and the expansion of sourcing and brand management.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS FROM 1 APRIL 2014 TO THE LATEST PRACTICABLE DATE
In accordance with the terms of the Scheme, on 17 April 2014, the Company made an offer to each Scheme creditor to convert a number of redeemable convertible bonds ("RCBs") into Shares (Dilution Shares) by way of a first dilution exercise (the First Dilution Exercise). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the RCBs, the conversion price was S$0.14 and the maximum number of RCBs in respect of which each bondholder may convert on the First Dilution Date was computed in accordance with the formula as set out in paragraph 7 of Schedule B of the Scheme document (as amended from time to time). The conversion of the RCBs into Dilution Shares was effective on 14 May 2014 (First Dilution Date), whereby the Company announced that pursuant to the First Dilution Exercise, 40 bondholders had exercised their rights to convert their RCBs into Dilution Shares, and 20,285,041 Dilution Shares (representing approximately 2.42% of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company) were issued on the First Dilution Date. The 20,285,041 Shares were listed and quoted on the SGX-ST on 15 May 2014.
9d. the equity capital and the loan capital of the relevant entity as at the latest practicable date, showing
(i) in the case of the equity capital, the issued capital; or
(ii) in the case of the loan capital, the total amount of the debentures issued and outstanding, together with the rate of interest payable thereon;
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Company has:
(i) an issued share capital of 836,826,542 Shares; and
(ii) no loan capital save for its liabilities under the Scheme, as follows:
a. Sustainable Debts amounting to S$150 million, of which approximately S$91.3 million is crystallized; and
b. Sustainable Debts amounting to S$155.1 million, which has been converted into Redeemable Convertible Bonds.
9e. where
(i) the relevant entity is a corporation, the number of shares of the relevant entity owned by each substantial shareholder as at the latest practicable date; or
30 (ii) the relevant entity is not a corporation, the amount of equity interests in the relevant entity owned by each substantial interest-holder as at the latest practicable date;
The interests of the Substantial Shareholders of the Company, based on the Company's issued share capital as at the Latest Practicable Date, were as follows:
Direct Interest Deemed Interest Number of Shares (%) (1)
Number of Shares (%) (1)
Sng Sze Hiang (2)(3) 258,226,022
30.85 101,068,166
12.08 Tong Jia Pi Julia (3) 101,068,166
12.08 258,226,022
30.85
Notes: (1) Calculated as a percentage of the total number of 836,826,542 Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the Latest Practicable Date.
(2) Sng Sze Hiang holds 131,000,000 Shares through a nominee account in KBC Bank N.V. In this respect, Sng Sze Hiang is considered to have a direct interest in the shareholdings of KBC Bank N.V.
(3) Tong Jia Pi Julia is the spouse of Sng Sze Hiang. In this respect, Tong Jia Pi Julia is deemed to have an interest in the shareholdings of Sng Sze Hiang and vice versa.
9f. any legal or arbitration proceedings, including those which are pending or known to be contemplated, which may have, or which have had in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of lodgment of the offer information statement, a material effect on the financial position or profitability of the relevant entity or, where the relevant entity is a holding company or holding entity of a group, of the group;
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Company is involved in two litigation proceedings, as follows:
Litigation with Ho Lee Construction Pte Ltd ("Ho Lee")
Ho Lee is a construction company which was awarded the tender for the main construction works of the Big Box under a contract dated 27 March 2008 for a sum of S$226 million (the Contract). The Contract was terminated by the Company on 9 December 2008. Under the Scheme, Ho Lee submitted a proof of debt amounting to approximately S$84 million claiming for, among others, loss and damages arising from the termination of the Contract. The Scheme Manager has accepted a claim for approximately S$22 million and rejected the remaining claim of approximately S$61 million. As there was a dispute between the parties as to the amount of Ho Lees claim under the Scheme, such dispute was submitted to the High Court of Singapore for adjudication.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the following items relating to Ho Lees claim under the Scheme are still being determined in the High Court of Singapore:
(a) Ho Lees loss of profits under the Contract, for which Ho Lee has claimed approximately S$28 million; and
31 (b) interest on certified sums under the Contract, amounting to approximately S$140,000.
The next hearing relating to Ho Lees claim, in the High Court of Singapore, is presently fixed in the 3 rd quarter of 2014.
Litigation with nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd ("nTan")
In October 2008, the Company engaged nTan as an independent financial advisor to assist and advise the Company on the restructuring of its debts (Engagement). Pursuant to the Engagement, the Scheme was formulated and proposed to the Company's creditors. The Scheme was thereafter sanctioned by the Court of Appeal of Singapore (with amendments). Subsequent to the sanction of the Scheme, Mr Nicky Tan, Mr Dan Yock Hian and/or Ms Lim Siew Soo of nTan were appointed as Scheme Manager of the Scheme.
Pursuant to the Engagement, nTan was entitled to charge the Company professional fees for work done by its employees on a time-costs basis, as well as a value added fee (VAF) to be calculated using a formula dependent on the total restructured debt of the Company under the Scheme. The quantum of VAF payable to nTan is estimated to be in the region of S$15 million to S$30 million.
In January 2012, the Monitoring Committee of the Companys creditors (MC) formed pursuant to the Scheme, requested directions from the Court of Appeal on, among others, the issue of whether the VAF was subject to taxation and if so, how the taxation should be conducted.
On 27 September 2012, the Court of Appeal issued a written judgment (the "Judgment") which ordered that nTan, the Company and the Monitoring Committee endeavour to reach an agreement on nTans professional fees on a global basis (as such, including the VAF) to be paid to nTan. lf parties were unable to reach an agreement, nTan's fees would be taxed by the High Court of Singapore, in accordance with the principles applicable to the remuneration of insolvency professionals as applied by the Singapore courts previously.
On 5 November 2012, nTan filed an application before the Court of Appeal of Singapore to set aside the Judgment (the "Setting Aside Application") on the basis that the Judgment was made without jurisdiction and in fundamental breach of natural justice. On 22 November 2012, nTan also filed an application seeking to admit Mr Michael Beloff Q.C. on an ad hoc basis to represent nTan as counsel in relation to the Setting Aside Application.
On 16 May 2014, the Court of Appeal of Singapore dismissed the application to admit Mr Beloff Q.C. as counsel for nTan.
The date for the hearing of the Setting Aside Application has yet to be fixed, although it is expected that the hearing would take place sometime during the 3 rd quarter of 2014.
Save as disclosed above, the Group is not engaged in any legal or arbitration proceedings, including those which are pending or known to be contemplated, which may have, or which have had in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of lodgement of this Offer Information Statement, a material effect on the financial position or profitability of the Group.
9g. where any securities or equity interests of the relevant entity have been issued within the 12 months immediately preceding the latest practicable date
32 (i) if the securities or equity interests have been issued for cash, state the prices at which the securities have been issued and the number of securities or equity interests issued at each price; or
(ii) if the securities or equity interests have been issued for services, state the nature and value of the services and give the name and address of the person who received the securities or equity interests; and
On 14 May 2014, the Company issued 20,285,041 Shares (representing approximately 2.42% of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company) pursuant to the Scheme. The Shares were issued further to a conversion of RCBs at a conversion price of S$0.14 per Share.
Save as disclosed above, no other securities or equity interests of the Company have been issued for cash within 12 months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
9h. a summary of each material contract, other than a contract entered into in the ordinary course of business, to which the relevant entity or, if the relevant entity is the holding company or holding entity of a group, any member of the group is a party, for the period of 2 years immediately preceding the date of lodgment of the offer information statement, including the parties to the contract, the date and general nature of the contract, and the amount of any consideration passing to or from the relevant entity or any other member of the group, as the case may be.
Save as disclosed below, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have entered into any material contracts (not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) during the two (2) years preceding the date of lodgment of this Offer Information Statement save for the following:
(i) the Placement Agreement entered into between the Company and the Placement Agent on 16 June 2014 in relation to the Placement; and
(ii) the Investment Agreement entered into between BB, Prima and Ultraco on 12 December 2012 in relation to the joint investment in the Big Box Project.
Please refer to Part III and paragraph 9c of Part IV for more information on the Placement Agreement and the Investment Agreement, respectively.
PART V: OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
Operating Results
1. Provide selected data from
(a) the audited income statement of the relevant entity or, if the relevant entity is the holding company or holding entity of a group, the audited consolidated income statement of the relevant entity or the audited combined income statement of the group, for each financial year (being one of the 3 most recent completed financial years) for which that statement has been published; and
(b) any interim income statement of the relevant entity or, if the relevant entity is the holding company or holding entity of a group, any interim
33 consolidated income statement of the relevant entity or interim combined income statement of the group, for any subsequent period for which that statement has been published.
2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 of this Part shall include the line items in the audited income statement, audited consolidated income statement, audited combined income statement, interim income statement, interim consolidated income statement or interim combined income statement, as the case may be, and shall in addition include the following items:
(a) dividends declared per share in both the currency of the financial statements and the Singapore currency, including the formula used for any adjustment to dividends declared;
(b) earnings or loss per share; and
(c) earnings or loss per share, after any adjustment to reflect the sale of new securities.
The audited consolidated income statements of the Group for FY2011, FY2012, FY2013 and the unaudited consolidated income statements of the Group for FY2014 are set out below:
Revenue 426,452 384,622 355,339 317,469 Other operating income 4,687 5,921 3,903 6,178
431,139 390,543 359,242 323,647 Changes in inventories of (22,575) (5,374) (444) 4,591 finished goods
Purchase of goods (328,952) (296,306) (280,345) (251,458) Staff costs (33,446) (30,471) 30,965) 28,360) Depreciation (6,023) (5,220) (5,373) (5,696) Other operating expenses (144,083) (60,857) (41,166) (40,607) Profit/(Loss) from operations
(103,940) (7,685) 949 2,117
Finance income 75,862 540 618 277 Finance expense (9,232) (5,449) (4,435) (4,209) Net finance income / (expense)
66,630 (4,909) (3,817) (3,932)
Loss before income tax (37,310) (12,594) (2,868) (1,815) Income tax credit / (expense)
172 (2,420) (903) (463) Loss for the year (37,138) (15,014) (3,771) (2,278)
Attributable to:
Owners of the Company (33,963) (14,674) (4,074) (2,449) Non-controlling interests (3,175) (340) 303 171 Loss for the year (37,138) (15,014) (3,771) (2,278)
34 LPS (cents) (1)
- Basic and diluted (4.16) (1.80) (0.50) (0.30)
LPS as adjusted for the Placement (cents) (2)
- Basic and diluted (3.38) (1.46) (0.41) (0.24) - Basic and diluted (including the Dilution Shares)
(3.45) (1.49) (0.41) (0.24)
Dividends per Share - - - -
Source: Annual reports of the Company for FY2012 and FY2013 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for FY2014 as announced by the Company on SGXNET on 30 May 2014.
Note:
(1) The LPS as adjusted for the Placement was computed based on the weighted average number of Shares in issue during FY2011, FY2012, FY2013 and FY2014, and (i) assuming that all the Placement Shares had been subscribed for; (ii) assuming that the Placement was completed and the Placement Shares were issued at the beginning of each of the respective financial years; (iii) assuming there is no earnings contribution from the proceeds from the Placement; and (iv) on the basis that no adjustment has been made for any change in the weighted average number of Shares in issue during FY2011, FY2012, FY2013 and FY2014.
(2) The LPS as adjusted for the Placement was computed based on the weighted average number of Shares in issue during FY2011, FY2012, FY2013 and FY2014, and (i) assuming that all the Placement Shares had been subscribed for; (ii) assuming that the Placement was completed and the Placement Shares were issued at the beginning of each of the respective financial years; (iii) assuming there is no earnings contribution from the proceeds from the Placement; and (iv) on the basis that no adjustment has been made for any change in the weighted average number of Shares in issue during FY2011, FY2012, FY2013 and FY2014.
3. In respect of
(a) each financial year (being one of the 3 most recent completed financial years) for which financial statements have been published; and
(b) any subsequent period for which interim financial statements have been published,
provide information regarding any significant factor, including any unusual or infrequent event or new development, which materially affected profit or loss before tax of the relevant entity or, if it is the holding company or holding entity of a group, of the group, and indicate the extent to which such profit or loss before tax of the relevant entity or the group, as the case may be, was so affected. Describe any other significant component of revenue or expenditure necessary to understand the profit or loss before tax for each of these financial periods.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR FY2014 COMPARED TO FY2013
Revenue
The Groups revenue decreased by approximately S$37.9 million or 10.7% from approximately S$355.3 million in FY2013 to approximately S$317.5 million in FY2014.
The decrease in the Group's revenue was mainly due to lower sales and exchange impact arising from the weakening of domestic currencies in the countries in which the Group operates.
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Loss Before Income Tax
The Group's loss before income tax decreased by approximately S$1.1 million or 36.7% from approximately S$2.9 million in FY2013 to approximately S$1.8 million in FY2014 mainly due to an increase in other operating income from events and other activities and recovery of previously recognised revaluation loss of property, plant and equipment.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR FY2013 COMPARED TO FY2012
Revenue
The Groups revenue decreased by approximately S$29.3 million or 7.6% from approximately S$384.6 million in FY2012 to approximately S$355.3 million in FY2013.
The decrease in the Group's revenue was mainly due to a decrease in revenue from its retail, distribution and trading segment as a result of the Groups strategy to redeploy its limited resources to its shorter cash conversion cycle business segment (retail and retail franchising businesses) and the cessation of operations in Europe in the second half of FY2012.
Loss Before Income Tax
The Group's loss before income tax decreased by approximately S$9.7 million or 77.2% from approximately S$12.6 million in FY2012 to approximately S$2.9 million in FY2013 mainly due to lower operating expenses on account of continuing cost cutting measures and improved inventory management.
In line with lower operating activities, direct cost (including transportation, commission and advertising and promotion expenses), which is included in other operating expenses, decreased by approximately S$8.9 million in FY2013 as compared to FY2012.
Financial Position
4. Provide selected data from the balance sheet of the relevant entity or, if it is the holding company or holding entity of a group, the group as at the end of
(a) the most recent completed financial year for which audited financial statements have been published; or
(b) if interim financial statements have been published for any subsequent period, that period.
5. The data referred to in paragraph 4 of this Part shall include the line items in the audited or interim balance sheet of the relevant entity or the group, as the case may be, and shall in addition include the following items:
(a) number of shares after any adjustment to reflect the sale of new securities;
(b) net assets or liabilities per share; and
(c) net assets or liabilities per share after any adjustment to reflect the sale of new securities.
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The audited balance sheet of the Group as at 31 March 2013 and the unaudited balance sheet of the Group as at 31 March 2014 is set out below:
As at 31 March 2013 (Audited) As at 31 March 2014 (Unaudited) S$'000 S$'000
Trade and other payables 123,162 139,305 Financial liabilities 22,627 33,099 Provisions 1,922 1,008 Current tax payable 470 286
148,181 173,698
Total liabilities 473,093 516,774
Total equity and liabilities 368,731 502,479
Number of Shares in issue 816,541,501 816,541,501
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Net asset value per Share (cents) (1) (13.22) (2.16)
Number of Shares as adjusted for the Placement (assuming all the Placement Shares have been subscribed for) (2) 983,841,501 983,841,501
Net asset value per Share as adjusted for the Placement (cents) (3)
(0.008) 0.819
Source: Annual report of the Company for FY2013 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for FY2014 as announced by the Company on SGXNET on 30 May 2014.
Notes:
(1) Net asset value per Share is computed based on the net asset value (excluding minority interests) divided by the number of Shares in issue as at the end of the relevant financial year.
(2) The number of Shares as adjusted for the Placement (assuming all the Placement Shares have been subscribed for) as at the Latest Practicable Date, including the Dilution Shares, is 1,004,126,542 Shares.
(3) The net asset value per Share as adjusted for the Placement was computed based on the number of Shares in issue as at the end of the relevant financial year and assuming that (i) all the Placement Shares had been subscribed for; and (ii) the Placement was completed and the Placement Shares were issued at the end of the relevant financial year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
6. Provide an evaluation of the material sources and amounts of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities in respect of
(a) the most recent completed financial year for which financial statements have been published; and
(b) if interim financial statements have been published for any subsequent period, that period.
An evaluation of the material sources and amounts of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities of the Group is set out in the table below:
FY2014 (Unaudited) S$'000 Cash flows from operating activities Loss for the year (2,278) Adjustments for:
Recovery of previously recognised revaluation loss of property, plant and equipment
(1,161) Changes in fair value of investment properties (192) Allowance for doubtful debts 340 Allowance for stock obsolescence 234 Depreciation and amortisation 5,754 Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (24) Exchange loss, unrealised 6,096 Inventories (written back) / written off 232 Finance expense 4,209
38 Finance income (277) Income tax expense 463 Operating cash flow before working capital changes 13,396 Changes in working capital:
Inventories
(9,449) Trade and other receivables
(7,212) Trade and other payables
16,278 Bills payable and trust receipts
7,191 Provisions
(914) Deposits from customers
1,177 Cash generated from operations
20,467 Income tax paid
(911) Interest income received
277 Interest paid on bills payable and trust receipts
(83) Net cash generated from operating activities 19,750
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 88 Purchase of property, plant and equipment (including leasehold building under construction) (99,787) Net cash used in investing activities (99,699)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividend payments to non-controlling interests of subsidiaries (92) Interest paid on borrowing (2,842) Payment of obligations under finance leases (395) Proceeds from obligations under finance leases 603 Proceeds from subscription of ordinary shares of subsidiary 98 Proceeds from interest-bearing borrowings 5,000 Payment of borrowing related costs (2,780) Repayment of interest-bearing borrowings (1,197) Net cash used in financing activities (1,605)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (81,554) Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 2013 100,290 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on balances held in foreign currencies (804) Cash and cash equivalent as at 31 March 2014 17,932
Cash and cash equivalents include:
Cash at bank and in hand 17,484 Fixed deposits with financial institutions 3,038 Bank overdrafts (2,590)
17,932
Source: The unaudited consolidated financial statements for FY2014 as announced by the Company on SGXNET on 30 May 2014.
FY2014
The Group had net cash generated from operating activities of approximately S$19.8 million in FY2014. This was due mainly to operating cashflow before working capital changes of approximately S$13.4 million, inflow of approximately S$7.1 million from working capital changes, outflow of approximately S$0.9 million in income tax paid,
39 outflow from interest paid on bills payable and trust receipts of approximately S$0.1 million and inflow from interest income of approximately S$0.3 million.
The inflow from working capital changes was the net result of a decrease in trade and other payables of approximately S$16.3 million, decrease in bills payable and trust receipts of approximately S$7.2 million and increase in deposits and advance payments from customers of approximately S$1.2 million, offset by an increase in inventories of approximately S$9.4 million, an increase in trade and other receivables of approximately S$7.2 million and a decrease in provisions of approximately S$0.9 million.
The Group had net cash used in investing activities of approximately S$99.7 million in FY2014, due mainly to the purchase of property, plant and equipment (including leasehold building under construction).
The Group had net cash used in financing activities of approximately S$1.6 million in FY2014. This was due mainly to interest paid on borrowings of approximately S$2.8 million, payment of obligations under finance leases of approximately S$0.4 million, payment of borrowing related costs of approximately S$2.8 million and repayment of interest-bearing borrowings of approximately S$1.2 million, offset by proceeds from obligations under finance leases of approximately S$0.6 million, proceeds from subscription of ordinary shares of subsidiary of approximately S$0.1 million and proceeds from interest-bearing borrowing of approximately S$5.0 million.
7. Provide a statement by the directors or equivalent persons of the relevant entity as to whether, in their reasonable opinion, the working capital available to the relevant entity or, if it is the holding company or holding entity of a group, to the group, as at the date of lodgment of the offer information statement, is sufficient for present requirements and, if insufficient, how the additional working capital considered by the directors or equivalent persons to be necessary is proposed to be provided.
The Directors are of the reasonable opinion that, after taking into consideration the Group's internal resources and credit facilities, the working capital available to the Group as at the date of lodgment of this Offer Information Statement is sufficient for its present requirements.
8. If the relevant entity or any other entity in the group is in breach of any of the terms and conditions or covenants associated with any credit arrangement or bank loan which could materially affect the relevant entitys financial position and results or business operations, or the investments by holders of securities in the relevant entity, provide
(a) a statement of that fact;
(b) details of the credit arrangement or bank loan; and
(c) any action taken or to be taken by the relevant entity or other entity in the group, as the case may be, to rectify the situation (including the status of any restructuring negotiations or agreement, if applicable).
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Directors are not aware of a breach of any of the terms and conditions or covenants associated with any credit arrangement or bank
40 loan which could materially affect the Companys financial position and results or business operations, or the investments by holders of securities in the Company.
Trend Information and Profit Forecast or Profit Estimate
9. Discuss, for at least the current financial year, the business and financial prospects of the relevant entity or, if it is the holding company or holding entity of a group, the group, as well as any known trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on net sales or revenues, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause financial information disclosed in the offer information statement to be not necessarily indicative of the future operating results or financial condition. If there are no such trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events, provide an appropriate statement to that effect.
Business and financial prospects for the current financial year
With the Scheme prevailing and the uncertainty of economic outlook, the Group expects the next 12 months to remain challenging. The construction of the Big Box Project remains in progress.
Shareholders and the public are advised to exercise caution before making any decision in respect of their dealings in the Companys shares.
Certain business factors or risks which could materially affect the Groups profitability are set out in the section entitled Risk Factors of this Offer Information Statement. There are uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that should they take place, may have a material and adverse impact on the business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Group. The section entitled Risk Factors of this Offer Information Statement is only a summary, and is not an exhaustive description, of all the uncertainties, demands, commitments or events. There may be additional uncertainties, demands, commitments or events not presently known to the Group, or that the Group may currently deem immaterial, which could affect its business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
Save as disclosed in this Offer Information Statement and in particular, the section entitled Risk Factors of this Offer Information Statement, there are no trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on the net sales or revenues, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause financial information disclosed in this Offer Information Statement to be not necessarily indicative of the future operating results or financial condition of the Group.
10. Where a profit forecast is disclosed, state the extent to which projected sales or revenues are based on secured contracts or orders, and the reasons for expecting to achieve the projected sales or revenues and profit, and discuss the impact of any likely change in business and operating conditions on the forecast.
No profit forecast is disclosed in this Offer Information Statement.
41 11. Where a profit forecast or profit estimate is disclosed, state all principal assumptions, if any, upon which the directors or equivalent persons of the relevant entity have based their profit forecast or profit estimate, as the case may be.
No profit forecast or profit estimate is disclosed in this Offer Information Statement.
12. Where a profit forecast is disclosed, include a statement by an auditor of the relevant entity as to whether the profit forecast is properly prepared on the basis of the assumptions referred to in paragraph 11 of this Part, is consistent with the accounting policies adopted by the relevant entity, and is presented in accordance with the accounting standards adopted by the relevant entity in the preparation of its financial statements.
No profit forecast is disclosed in this Offer Information Statement.
13. Where the profit forecast disclosed is in respect of a period ending on a date not later than the end of the current financial year of the relevant entity, provide in addition to the statement referred to in paragraph 12 of this Part
(a) a statement by the issue manager to the offer, or any other person whose profession or reputation gives authority to the statement made by him, that the profit forecast has been stated by the directors or equivalent persons of the relevant entity after due and careful enquiry and consideration; or
(b) a statement by an auditor of the relevant entity, prepared on the basis of his examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions referred to in paragraph 11 of this Part and in accordance with the Singapore Standards on Auditing or such other auditing standards as may be approved in any particular case by the Authority, to the effect that no matter has come to his attention which gives him reason to believe that the assumptions do not provide reasonable grounds for the profit forecast.
No profit forecast is disclosed in this Offer Information Statement.
14. Where the profit forecast disclosed is in respect of a period ending on a date after the end of the current financial year of the relevant entity, provide in addition to the statement referred to in paragraph 12 of this Part
(a) a statement by the issue manager to the offer, or any other person whose profession or reputation gives authority to the statement made by him, prepared on the basis of his examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions referred to in paragraph 11 of this Part, to the effect that no matter has come to his attention which gives him reason to believe that the assumptions do not provide reasonable grounds for the profit forecast; or
42 (b) a statement by an auditor of the relevant entity, prepared on the basis of his examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions referred to in paragraph 11 of this Part and in accordance with the Singapore Standards on Auditing or such other auditing standards as may be approved in any particular case by the Authority, to the effect that no matter has come to his attention which gives him reason to believe that the assumptions do not provide reasonable grounds for the profit forecast.
No profit forecast is disclosed in this Offer Information Statement.
Significant Changes
15. Disclose any event that has occurred from the end of
(a) the most recent completed financial year for which financial statements have been published; or
(b) if interim financial statements have been published for any subsequent period, that period,
to the latest practicable date which may have a material effect on the financial position and results of the relevant entity or, if it is the holding company or holding entity of a group, the group, or, if there is no such event, provide an appropriate negative statement.
Save as disclosed in this Offer Information Statement and in all public announcements made by the Company, the Directors are not aware of any event which has occurred from 31 March 2014 to the Latest Practicable Date which may have a material effect on the financial position and results of the Group.
Meaning of published
16. In this Part, published includes publication in a prospectus, in an annual report or on the SGXNET.
Noted.
PART VI: THE OFFER AND LISTING
Offer and Listing Details
1. Indicate the price at which the securities are being offered and the amount of any expense specifically charged to the subscriber or purchaser. If it is not possible to state the offer price at the date of lodgment of the offer information statement, the method by which the offer price is to be determined must be explained.
43 Placement Price : S$0.1545 per Placement Share
The Commission in the amount of S$500,000 inclusive of expenses incurred by the Placement Agent under the Placement (excluding applicable goods and services tax thereon) is payable by the Company to the Placement Agent pursuant to the Placement Agreement.
Subscribers of the Placement Shares may be required to pay a brokerage fee of up to 1.0% of the Placement Price (and Goods and Services Tax thereon, if applicable) to the Placement Agent.
No expense incurred by the Company in respect of the Placement will be specifically charged to the Placement Agent or the Subscribers to be procured by the Placement Agent.
2. If there is no established market for the securities being offered, provide information regarding the manner of determining the offer price, the exercise price or conversion price, if any, including the person who establishes the price or is responsible for the determination of the price, the various factors considered in such determination and the parameters or elements used as a basis for determining the price.
Not applicable. The existing Shares are listed for quotation and traded on the Main Board of the SGX-ST.
3. If
(a) any of the relevant entitys shareholders or equity interest-holders have pre-emptive rights to subscribe for or purchase the securities being offered; and
(b) the exercise of the rights by the shareholder or equity interest-holder is restricted, withdrawn or waived,
indicate the reasons for such restriction, withdrawal or waiver, the beneficiary of such restriction, withdrawal or waiver, if any, and the basis for the offer price.
Not applicable. None of the existing shareholders of the Company have such pre- emptive rights in connection with the Placement Shares.
4. If securities of the same class as those securities being offered are listed for quotation on any securities exchange
(a) in a case where the first-mentioned securities have been listed for quotation on the securities exchange for at least 12 months immediately preceding the latest practicable date, disclose the highest and lowest market prices of the first-mentioned securities
44 i) for each of the 12 calendar months immediately preceding the calendar month in which the latest practicable date falls; and ii) for the period from the beginning of the calendar month in which the latest practicable date falls to the latest practicable date; or
(b) in a case where the first-mentioned securities have been listed for quotation on the securities exchange for less than 12 months immediately preceding the latest practicable date, disclose the highest and lowest market prices of the first-mentioned securities
i) for each calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the latest practicable date falls; and ii) for the period from the beginning of the calendar month in which the latest practicable date falls to the latest practicable date;
(c) disclose any significant trading suspension that has occurred on the securities exchange during the 3 years immediately preceding the latest practicable date or, if the securities have been listed for quotation for less than 3 years, during the period from the date on which the securities were first listed to the latest practicable date; and
(d) disclose information on any lack of liquidity, if the securities are not regularly traded on the securities exchange.
(a) The highest and lowest market prices of the Shares traded on the SGX-ST for each of the 12 calendar months immediately preceding June 2014 and from 1 June 2014 to the Latest Practicable Date, are as follows:
Price Range Month High (S$) Low (S$) June 2013 0.171 0.151 July 2013 0.170 0.151 August 2013 0.161 0.147 September 2013 0.158 0.147 October 2013 0.151 0.138 November 2013 0.148 0.134 December 2013 0.143 0.131 January 2014 0.167 0.137 February 2014 0.151 0.135 March 2014 0.179 0.143 April 2014 0.184 0.168 May 2014 0.181 0.165 From 1 June 2014 to the Latest Practicable Date 0.177 0.170
Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P. (1)
Note:
45 (1) Bloomberg Finance L.P. has not consented to the inclusion of the information referred to above for the purposes of sections 249 and 277 of the Securities and Futures Act and is therefore not liable for such information under sections 253 and 254 of the Securities and Futures Act. The Company and the Placement Agent have included the above information in its proper form and context in this Offer Information Statement and have not verified the accuracy of such information. Neither the Company nor the Placement Agent is aware of any disclaimers made by Bloomberg Finance L.P. in relation to the above statement.
(b) Not applicable. The existing Shares have been listed for quotation on the Main Board of the SGX-ST for more than 12 months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
(c) None. There has not been any significant suspension in the trading of the existing Shares on the Main Board of the SGX-ST during the three (3) years immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
(d) None. The Shares are regularly traded on the SGX-ST.
5. Where the securities being offered are not identical to the securities already issued by the relevant entity, provide
(a) statement of the rights, preferences and restrictions attached to the securities being offered; and
(b) an indication of the resolutions, authorisations and approvals by virtue of which the entity may create or issue further securities, to rank in priority to or pari passu with the securities being offered.
Not applicable. The Placement Shares when allotted and issued, will be free from all claims, charges, liens, mortgages, securities, pledges, equities, encumbrances or any other interests whatsoever and will rank pari passu in all respects with and shall carry all rights similar to the existing Shares except that they will not rank for any dividend, right, allotment or other distributions, the record date for which falls on or before the date of issue of the Placement Shares.
Plan of Distribution
6. Indicate the amount, and outline briefly the plan of distribution, of the securities that are to be offered otherwise than through underwriters. If the securities are to be offered through the selling efforts of any broker or dealer, describe the plan of distribution and the terms of any agreement or understanding with such entities. If known, identify each broker or dealer that will participate in the offer and state the amount to be offered through each broker or dealer.
Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Placement Agreement, the Placement Agent has agreed to procure Subscribers for the Placement Shares on a best efforts basis. Under the terms of the Placement Agreement, the Company will pay the Placement Agent the Commission.
The Placement Agent may (but is not bound to) at any time prior to or on the Completion Date by notice to the Company rescind or terminate the Placement
46 Agreement, if there shall occur any of the following events, since the date of the Placement Agreement:
(a) if any of the conditions specified in the Placement Agreement has not been satisfied or waived by the Placement agent before the Cut-off Date;
(b) if there shall have come to the notice of the Placement Agent any misrepresentation by the Company or any breach of the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in the Placement Agreement;
(c) if there is a suspension (other than on a temporary basis not exceeding three (3) continuous days at the request of the Company, or as resulting from the Placement) by the SGX-ST of trading of the issued Shares on the SGX-ST or a delisting by the SGX-ST of the issued Shares from the SGX-ST;
(d) if there shall have been or come into effect:
a. any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or of the Group as a whole;
b. any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in local, national or international financial, political, industrial, economic or monetary conditions;
c. any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in local, national or international securities or stock markets;
d. in any relevant jurisdiction, any introduction of or any change in any statute, regulation, order, policy or directive (whether or not having the force of law and including without limitation, any directive or request issued by the SGX-ST, the Authority or the Securities Industry Council) or in the interpretation or application thereof by any court or other competent authority;
e. any event or series of events in the nature of force majeure (including without limitation, acts of government, strikes, lock-outs, fire, explosion, flooding, civil commotion, acts of war, acts of terrorism, acts of God, accident, epidemics, earthquakes or interruption or delay in transportation;
which event or event(s) shall in the reasonable opinion of the Placement Agent (after consultation with the Company) (i) be likely to prejudice the success of the subscription, placement or issue of the Placement Shares (whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market) or be likely to have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company or of the Group as a whole or the placement of the Placement Shares, or (ii) make it inexpedient, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the subscription, placement or issue of the Placement Shares, or (iii) be such that no reasonable Placement Agent would have entered into the Placement Agreement;
(e) if the SGX-ST shall make any ruling (or revoke any ruling previously made) the effect of which would materially restrict or materially impede the listing of and quotation for the New Shares on the SGX-ST; and
(f) if the allotment and issuance of the Placement Shares and the subscription of the Placement Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Placement
47 Agreement shall be prohibited by any statute, order, rule, regulation or directive issued by, or objected to by any legislative, executive or regulatory body or authority in Singapore (including without limitation, the SGX-ST) or elsewhere.
7. Provide a summary of the features of the underwriting relationship together with the amount of securities being underwritten by each underwriter.
The Placement is not underwritten but undertaken on a best efforts basis by the Placement Agent. For information on the terms of the Placement Agreement, please refer to paragraph 6 above.
PART VII: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Statements by Experts
1. Where a statement or report attributed to a person as an expert is included in the offer information statement, provide such persons name, address and qualifications.
No statement or report attributed to an expert is included in this Offer Information Statement.
2. Where the offer information statement contains any statement (including what purports to be a copy of, or extract from, a report, memorandum or valuation) made by an expert
(a) state the date on which the statement was made;
(b) state whether or not it was prepared by the expert for the purpose of incorporation in the offer information statement; and
(c) include a statement that the expert has given, and has not withdrawn, his written consent to the issue of the offer information statement with the inclusion of the statement in the form and context in which it is included in the offer information statement.
No statement or report attributed to an expert is included in this Offer Information Statement.
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Part need not be provided in the offer information statement if the statement attributed to the expert is a statement to which the exemption under regulation 26(2) or (3) applies.
Noted.
48 Consents from Issue Managers and Underwriters
4. Where a person is named in the offer information statement as the issue manager or underwriter (but not a sub-underwriter) to the offer, include a statement that the person has given, and has not withdrawn, his written consent to being named in the offer information statement as the issue manager or underwriter, as the case may be, to the offer.
There is no issue manager or underwriter for the Placement. CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. acts as the Placement Agent to the Placement.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Placement Agent does not make, or purport to make, any statement in this Offer Information Statement and it is not aware of any statement in this Offer Information Statement which purports to be based on a statement made by it and it makes no representation, express or implied, regarding, and, subject to applicable law and regulations, takes no responsibility for, any statement in or omission from this Offer Information Statement.
Other Matters
5. Include particulars of any other matters not disclosed under any other paragraph of this Schedule which could materially affect, directly or indirectly
(a) the relevant entitys business operations or financial position or results; or
(b) investments by holders of securities in the relevant entity.
Please refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" of this Offer Information Statement for certain factors or risks which could materially affect, directly or indirectly, the Groups business operations, financial position or results, or the investments by Shareholders.
Save as disclosed in this Offer Information Statement, the Directors are not aware of any other matters which could materially affect, directly or indirectly the Company's business operations or financial position or results or investments by holders of securities in the Company.
PART VIII: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR OFFER OF DEBENTURES OR UNITS OF DEBENTURES
Not applicable.
PART IX: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
Not applicable.
PART X: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR OFFER OF SECURITIES BY WAY OF RIGHTS ISSUE
Not applicable.
49 The Directors collectively and individually accept responsibility for the accuracy of the information given in this Offer Information Statement and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the facts stated and opinions expressed in this Offer Information Statement are fair and accurate in all material respects as at the date of this Offer information Statement and there are no material facts the omission of which would make any statement in this Offer Information Statement misleading in any material respect. Where information has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources or obtained from a named source, the sole responsibility of the Directors has been to ensure that such information is accurately and correctly extracted from such sources and/or reproduced in this Offer Information Statement in its proper form and context.