Absolutely shocking announcement of the forensic accounting report by PKF Advisory regarding Silverbird, 12 key areas of financial irregularities:
- incorrect accounting entries
- masquerading of transfers
- fake sales
- invoices not available
- transactions can not be verified
- unrecorded receipts and payments
- documents being destroyed
- computer file deletion
- physical damage to the hard drive
Masterskill posted a quarterly loss of RM 2.9 million, very disappointing.
And finally some good news, Affin Investment Bank, independent adviser for the General Offer for SEGi shares, finds the offer not fair, not reasonable and advises to reject the offer. Yes, finally, the independent advisers are getting better in Malaysia. Although it was long overdue, it is good to see this positive change.
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Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
SEGi: minorities are most welcomed to stay along, really?
Interview in The Star with Nicholas Bloy, managing partner of Navis:
"While minority shareholders of SEG International Bhd (SEGi) will eventually determine whether the company remains listed or gets privatised, Navis Capital Investment Ltd, the party intending to privatise SEGi, isn't too concerned about the final outcome of its bid.
“The outcome of the general offer does not matter to us, as I'm sure we are going to do very well in the next five years regardless of whether the company is public listed or privately held,” said Navis managing partner Nicholas Bloy after SEGi AGM.
On April 25, Navis, together with SEGi group managing director Datuk Seri Clement Hii (who is a party acting in concert with Navis) made a mandatory general offer (MGO) to privatise SEGi at RM1.74 per share and RM1.214 per outstanding warrant.
Bloy said the MGO was a technical matter of securities law, and Navis was obliged to make the offer to the rest of the shareholders.
“We are embarking on a more extensive phase of SEGi, which would incur more costs, and we might see some losses before profits and might even have short-term compression in earnings.
“If minorities are concerned about short-term profitability, they should sell. However, if they are looking at the long term like in five years, they should stay,” he said.
Bloy said he was not an advocate for a single solution for all shareholders as it depended on their own sensitivities and personal circumstances.
“For those who want to accept the offer, we have the liquidity to pay them. However, those who want to go along the ride must keep their eyes wide open and recognise the change in the company's strategic direction and possibly the short-term financial performance of the group.
“If they are aware of these changes, they are most welcomed to stay along,” he said."
Nice and friendly words regarding this General Offer. But the harsh reality seems to be rather different. In the announcement to Bursa Malaysia the following text can be found:
"Does not intent to maintain the listing status" puts a lot of pressure on minorities.
And how can one combine "they are most welcomed to stay" with "compulsory acquire any remaining shares"?
These statements seem to contradict each other.
Again, this is a case of the "infamous" General Offer with "Delisting Threat", so often used in Malaysia, against which minorities hardly have any chance at all to fight.
MSWG had recently questioned the fairness of the offer price, with MWSG chief executive officer Rita Benoy Bushon saying the price should not be less than RM2 as there is a lot of growth potential in the education sector and in SEGi.
SEGi had also released its quarterly results, which saw a 12% higher net profit of RM21.8mil for the first quarter ended March 31 compared with the previous corresponding period.
Revenue rose to RM77.8mil from RM68.47mil previously.
"While minority shareholders of SEG International Bhd (SEGi) will eventually determine whether the company remains listed or gets privatised, Navis Capital Investment Ltd, the party intending to privatise SEGi, isn't too concerned about the final outcome of its bid.
“The outcome of the general offer does not matter to us, as I'm sure we are going to do very well in the next five years regardless of whether the company is public listed or privately held,” said Navis managing partner Nicholas Bloy after SEGi AGM.
On April 25, Navis, together with SEGi group managing director Datuk Seri Clement Hii (who is a party acting in concert with Navis) made a mandatory general offer (MGO) to privatise SEGi at RM1.74 per share and RM1.214 per outstanding warrant.
Bloy said the MGO was a technical matter of securities law, and Navis was obliged to make the offer to the rest of the shareholders.
“We are embarking on a more extensive phase of SEGi, which would incur more costs, and we might see some losses before profits and might even have short-term compression in earnings.
“If minorities are concerned about short-term profitability, they should sell. However, if they are looking at the long term like in five years, they should stay,” he said.
Bloy said he was not an advocate for a single solution for all shareholders as it depended on their own sensitivities and personal circumstances.
“For those who want to accept the offer, we have the liquidity to pay them. However, those who want to go along the ride must keep their eyes wide open and recognise the change in the company's strategic direction and possibly the short-term financial performance of the group.
“If they are aware of these changes, they are most welcomed to stay along,” he said."
Nice and friendly words regarding this General Offer. But the harsh reality seems to be rather different. In the announcement to Bursa Malaysia the following text can be found:
"Does not intent to maintain the listing status" puts a lot of pressure on minorities.
And how can one combine "they are most welcomed to stay" with "compulsory acquire any remaining shares"?
These statements seem to contradict each other.
Again, this is a case of the "infamous" General Offer with "Delisting Threat", so often used in Malaysia, against which minorities hardly have any chance at all to fight.
MSWG had recently questioned the fairness of the offer price, with MWSG chief executive officer Rita Benoy Bushon saying the price should not be less than RM2 as there is a lot of growth potential in the education sector and in SEGi.
SEGi had also released its quarterly results, which saw a 12% higher net profit of RM21.8mil for the first quarter ended March 31 compared with the previous corresponding period.
Revenue rose to RM77.8mil from RM68.47mil previously.
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