MIRI: Two resolutions were passed during Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd’s (SOPB) Ex-traordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on Monday.

The EGM was convened to seek shareholders approval for two ordinary resolutions, pertaining firstly to the proposed acquisition for the entire equity interest in the issued and paid-up share capital of Shin Yang Oil Palms (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (SYOP) from Shin Yang Holding Sdn Bhd (SYHSB).

This also includes the assumption of the inter-company balances owing by SYOP to Shin Yang Forestry Sdn Bhd (SYFSB), a separate wholly-owned subsidiary of SYHSB, all for a total cash consideration of RM873 million.

The second resolution was for the proposed renounce-able rights issue of up to 127.7 million new ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in SOPB on the basis of two rights share for every seven existing SOPB shares held on the entitlement date to part finance the proposed acquisition.

“Both ordinary resolutions were duly passed and approved by the shareholders of the company at the EGM,” it said in the statement.

Source: The Borneo Post Online – http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/10/12/resolutions-passed-during-sarawak-oil-palms-extraordinary-meeting/