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CORPORATE INFORMATION...................................................................................................... 1
DEFINITIONS................................................................................................................................ 3
PRIVATE PLACEMENT............................................................................................................ 15
DILUTION...................................................................................................................................... 22
DIVIDENDS .................................................................................................................................. 24
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
OUR BUSINESSES ................................................................................................................ 25
RISK FACTORS
RISKS RELATING TO OUR GROUP ...................................................................................... 30
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THE ATD SCHEME AND THE RESTRUCTURING EXERCISE OF OUR GROUP ................ 52
MORATORIUM ........................................................................................................................ 62
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APPENDIX A
- VALUATION CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL .............................. A-1
APPENDIX B
- INDEPENDENT MARKET REVIEW REPORT ........................................................................ B-1
APPENDIX C
- OPINION OF THE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISER IN RELATION TO THE
SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATE ................................................................................................ C-1
APPENDIX D
- DESCRIPTION OF OUR SHARES.......................................................................................... D-1
APPENDIX E
- SELECTED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF OUR COMPANY .......................................... E-1
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APPENDIX F
- GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ............................................................................................ F-1
APPENDIX G
- SUMMARY OF TAXATION ...................................................................................................... G-1
APPENDIX H
- AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GALLANT VENTURE LTD. FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2003 AND 31 DECEMBER 2004, AND FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2005 .......................................................................................... H-1
APPENDIX I
- AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PT BATAMINDO INVESTMENT
CAKRAWALA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS ENDED 31
DECEMBER 2002, 31 DECEMBER 2003 AND 31 DECEMBER 2004, AND FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2005 .......................................................................................... I-1
APPENDIX J
- REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED PROFORMA FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS OF GALLANT VENTURE LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES .............................. J-1
APPENDIX K
- CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT.......................................................................................... K-1
APPENDIX L
- TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION AND
ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................................................ L-1
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CORPORATE INFORMATION
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Solicitors to the Company in relation : Rajah & Tann
to the Listing, the Share Distribution 4 Battery Road
and the Private Placement as to #26-01 Bank of China Building
Singapore Law Singapore 049908
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DEFINITIONS
In this Prospectus and the accompanying Application Forms, the following definitions shall apply
throughout unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise stated:
“Group” or “Proforma Group” : The proforma group of companies comprising our Company and its
subsidiaries as at the date of this Prospectus, treated for the
purposes of this Prospectus as if our Group structure had been in
place since 1 January 2002
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“Colliers International” : Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
“Managers” : Asian Corporate Advisors Pte. Ltd. and Genesis Capital Pte. Ltd.
“Salim Group” : Anthoni Salim and the group of companies controlled by him or, if the
context requires, Anthoni Salim
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“Temasek” : Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited
“Verizon Hotels (Labuan)” : Verizon Hotels Limited, a company in which the Salim Group, the
Parallax Group and the SCI Group each has an interest as at the
Latest Practicable Date
“Verizon Land (Labuan)” : Verizon Land Limited, a company in which the Salim Group, the
Parallax Group and the SCI Group each has an interest as at the
Latest Practicable Date
General
“Adjusted NAV” : Proforma net asset value of our Group based on the proforma
balance sheet of our Group as at 30 June 2004, after adjusting for
the dividend paid by our subsidiary, PT BIC, in August 2004
“Adjusted NTA” : Proforma net tangible assets of our Group based on the proforma
balance sheet of our Group as at 30 June 2004, after adjusting for
the dividend paid by our subsidiary, PT BIC, in August 2004
“Application Forms” : The printed application forms to be used for the purpose of the
Private Placement and which form part of this Prospectus
“Application List” : The list of applications for purchase of the Placement Shares
“Ascendas Acquisition” : The acquisition by our Company of 12.5% of the issued and paid-up
share capital of PT BIC and 15% of the issued and paid-up share
capital of PT BIIE, pursuant to the Ascendas S&P Agreement, more
particularly described in the section “General Information on our
Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our
Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (v) Ascendas
Acquisition” on page 57 of this Prospectus
“Ascendas S&P Agreement” : The sale and purchase agreement dated 31 March 2006 made
between Ascendas and our Company relating to the Ascendas
Acquisition, more particularly described in the section "General
Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring
Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (v)
Ascendas Acquisition" on page 57 of this Prospectus
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(B) where the entity is a corporation, a controlling
shareholder of the entity;
(A) a beneficiary; or
“ATD Creditors” : The creditors of ATD whose proofs of debt have been admitted and
adjudicated on by the JMs
“ATD Scheme” : The proposed scheme of arrangement between ATD, the ATD
Creditors and the ATD Shareholders under Section 210 (read with
Section 227X) of the Singapore Companies Act to be proposed at
the ATD Creditors’ meeting and the ATD Shareholders’ meeting to be
held on 26 May 2006, more particularly described in the section
“General Information on our Group - The ATD Scheme and the
Restructuring Exercise of Our Group – (A) ATD Scheme” on pages
52 to 55 of this Prospectus
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“ATD Scheme Effective Date” : The date on which the ATD Scheme becomes effective under the
terms of the ATD Scheme, being the date on which a copy of the
Court order sanctioning the ATD Scheme is lodged with the Registrar
of Companies pursuant to the Companies Act or such earlier date as
the Court may determine and as may be specified in the Court order
“ATD Share Exchange Ratio” : The ratio of 100 existing Shares to be transferred by PT HR for every
1,000 ATD Shares held by, or standing to the credit of the Securities
Account of, the ATD Shareholders, fractional entitlements to be
disregarded
“ATD Shareholders” : Persons who are registered as holders of ATD Shares in the Register
of Members of ATD, or where the CDP is the registered holder, the
term “ATD Shareholders” shall in relation to such ATD Shares, mean
the Depositors whose Securities Accounts are credited with ATD
Shares
“Audit Committee” : The audit committee of our Company for the time being, and which,
as at the date of this Prospectus, comprises Lim Hock San, Rivaie
Rachman, Low Sin Leng and Foo Ko Hing
“Board” : The board of directors of our Company for the time being
“Controlling Shareholder” : A person who (a) has an interest in the voting Shares in our
Company of an aggregate of not less than 15% of the total votes
attached to all the voting Shares in our Company, unless he does not
exercise control over our Company; or (b) has an interest in the
voting Shares of our Company and who exercises control over our
Company
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“FY” : Financial year ended or, as the case may be, ending 31 December
“HY” : Half year ended, or as the case may be, ending 30 June
“Independent Directors” : The independent directors of our Company for the time being
“JMs” : The judicial managers of ATD, namely Ho Ai Lian (Mrs Fang), Ong
Yew Huat and Seshadri Rajagopalan, who were appointed as the
judicial managers of ATD pursuant to an order of the High Court of
Singapore on 5 April 2002 as extended from time to time
“Key Executives” : The key executives of our Group named on page 152 of this
Prospectus
“Latest Practicable Date” : 17 March 2006, being the latest practicable date prior to the
lodgment of this Prospectus with the Authority
“Market Day” : A day on which the SGX-ST is open for trading in securities
“Nominating Committee” : The nominating committee of our Company for the time being, and
which, as at the date of this Prospectus, comprises Rivaie Rachman,
Foo Ko Hing and BG (Ret) Chin Chow Yoon
“Placement Agreement” : The agreement dated 28 April 2006 between the Vendor, our
Company, PT HR and the Placement Agent in relation to the Private
Placement
“Placement Shares” : The 280,000,000 existing Shares which are the subject of the Private
Placement
“Private Placement” : The placement by the Vendor of the Placement Shares at the
Placement Price by way of invitation, subject to and on the terms and
conditions of this Prospectus
“PT BIC Shares” : Ordinary shares of Rp1,822,000 (US$1,000) each in the capital of PT
BIC
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“PT Elitindo Acquisition” : The acquisition by our Company from PT Elitindo of approximately
1.04% of the issued and paid-up share capital of PT BRC, pursuant
to the PT Elitindo S&P Agreement, more particularly described in the
section “General Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and
the Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise
of our Group – (iv) PT Elitindo Acquisition” on page 57 of this
Prospectus
“PT Elitindo S&P Agreement” : The sale and purchase agreement dated 31 March 2006 made
between PT Elitindo and our Company relating to the PT Elitindo
Acquisition, more particularly described in the section “General
Information on our Group - The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring
Exercise of our Group - (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group - (iv)
PT Elitindo Acquisition” on page 57 of this Prospectus
“PT HR Acquisition” : The acquisition by our Company of approximately 50% of the issued
and paid-up share capital of PT BIC, pursuant to the PT HR S&P
Agreement, more particularly described in the section “General
Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring
Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (i)
PT HR Acquisition” on page 55 of this Prospectus
“PT HR S&P Agreement” : The sale and purchase agreement dated 16 April 2003 (as amended,
inter alia, by supplemental agreements dated 8 February 2005, 19
July 2005 and 31 March 2006) made between PT HR and our
Company relating to the PT HR Acquisition, more particularly
described in the section “ General Information on our Group - The
ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our Group - (B)
Restructuring Exercise of our Group - (i) PT HR Acquisition” on page
55 of this Prospectus
“PVP Acquisition” : The acquisition by our Company from PVP XXX of the entire issued
and paid-up share capital of Verizon Resorts (Labuan), pursuant to
the PVP S&P Agreement, more particularly described in the section
“ General Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and the
Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of
our Group – (iii) PVP Acquisition” on page 56 of this Prospectus
“PVP S&P Agreement” : The sale and purchase agreement dated 23 December 2004 (as
amended by a supplemental agreement dated 31 March 2006) made
between PVP XXX and our Company relating to the PVP Acquisition,
more particularly described in the section “ General Information on
our Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our
Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (iii) PVP
Acquisition” on page 56 of this Prospectus
“Remuneration Committee” : The remuneration committee of our Company for the time being, and
which, as at the date of this Prospectus, comprises Rivaie Rachman,
Foo Ko Hing and BG (Ret) Chin Chow Yoon
“Restructuring Exercise” : The restructuring exercise undertaken by our Group for the
acquisition of interests in Batam and Bintan assets, more particularly
described in the sections “General Information on our Group – The
ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (B)
Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (i) PT HR Acquisition”,
“General Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and the
Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of
our Group – (ii) SCI Acquisition”, “General Information on our Group
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– The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our Group –
(B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (iii) PVP Acquisition”,
“General Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and the
Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of
our Group – (iv) PT Elitindo Acquisition” and “General Information on
our Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our
Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (v) Ascendas
Acquisition” on pages 55 to 57 of this Prospectus
“Scheme Meetings” : Collectively, the meetings of the ATD Creditors and the ATD
Shareholders convened to be held on 26 May 2006 to approve the
ATD Scheme
“SCI Acquisition” : The acquisition by our Company of 37.5% of the issued and paid-up
share capital of PT BIC, 25% of the issued and paid-up share capital
of PT BIIE, 30% of the issued and paid-up share capital of BRF and
approximately 2.65% of the issued and paid-up share capital of PT
BRC from the SCI Group pursuant to the SCI S&P Agreement, more
particularly described in the section “General Information on our
Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our
Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (ii) SCI
Acquisition” on pages 55 and 56 of this Prospectus
“SCI S&P Agreement” : The sale and purchase agreement dated 31 March 2006 made
between the SCI Group and our Company relating to the SCI
Acquisition, more particularly described in the section “ General
Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring
Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (ii)
SCI Acquisition” on page 55 of this Prospectus
“Securities Account” : Securities account maintained by a Depositor with CDP, but does not
include a securities sub-account
“Service Agreement” : The service agreement entered into between our Company and
Eugene Cho Park, as described in the section “ Information on our
Management and Employees - Service Agreement” on pages 150
and 151 of this Prospectus
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“Share Registrar” : Lim Associates (Pte) Ltd
“Shareholders’ Mandate” : Has the meaning ascribed to it in the section “Interested Person
Transactions – Shareholders’ Mandate” on page 180 of this
Prospectus
“Substantial Shareholder” : Has the meaning ascribed thereto by the Singapore Companies Act,
being as at the Latest Practicable Date, a person who has an interest
in one or more voting shares in a company and the total votes
attached to such share(s) is not less than 5% of the total votes
attached to all the voting shares in the company
“km” : Kilometre
“m” : Metre
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“TEU” : Twenty foot equivalent unit
“US$” and “US cents” : United States dollars and cents, respectively
“V” : Volt
The terms “Depositor”, “Depository Agent” and “Depository Register” shall have the meanings ascribed to
them respectively in Section 130A of the Singapore Companies Act. The term “acting in concert” shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers.
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 include corporations.
Any reference in this Prospectus and the Application Forms to any statute or enactment or the Listing
Manual is a reference to that statute or enactment or the Listing Manual as for the time being amended
or re-enacted. Any word defined under the Singapore Companies Act, the SFA, the SFA Regulations or
the Listing Manual or any modification thereof and used in this Prospectus and the Application Forms
shall, where applicable, have the meaning assigned to it under the Singapore Companies Act, the SFA,
the SFA Regulations or the Listing Manual or such modification thereof, as the case may be, unless
otherwise provided.
Any reference in this Prospectus and the Application Forms to Shares being allocation to an applicant
shall include allocation to CDP for the account of that applicant.
Any reference to a time of day or date in this Prospectus and the Application Forms shall be a reference
to Singapore time or date, as the case may be, unless otherwise stated.
References in this Prospectus to “we”, “our”, “us”, “ourselves” or other grammatical variations thereof
shall, unless otherwise stated, mean our Company and/or our Group as the context may require.
Any discrepancies in tables included in this Prospectus between the sum of the figures stated and the
totals thereof shown are due to rounding. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in this Prospectus may not
be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures which precede them.
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GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
The following glossary provides a description of certain technical terms and abbreviations used in this
Prospectus in connection with our Group and our business. The terms and their assigned meanings may
not correspond to standard industry or common meanings, as the case may be, or usage of these terms.
“Bonded Zone” : A building, place or area with certain limits wherein business
activities of goods and component processing industries, design,
engineering, sorting, initial inspection, final inspection and packing of
goods and components originating from import or other Indonesian
customs areas are carried out, with the output mainly for export from
Indonesia. Goods imported for such activities in the Bonded Zones
enjoy certain incentives such as postponement of import duties under
the Bonded Zone Plus status, further information on which is set out
on page F-6 in Appendix F of this Prospectus.
“US-Singapore FTA” : The United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement signed in 2003
between the Singapore and the US governments. In general,
pursuant to this agreement, Singapore’s exports to the US will enjoy
improved access to the US market and tariff savings. In addition,
Singapore-based companies may take advantage of the Integrated
Sourcing Initiative for certain goods, such as information technology
products and medical equipment to be exported from Singapore to
the United States. Companies in Singapore that manufacture
products listed in the Integrated Sourcing Initiative can source certain
components from another country, including Batam and Bintan, and
these products may still be treated as if they were Singapore
originating goods for the purposes of, inter alia, preferential treatment
and waiver of the merchandise processing fee when exported to the
US.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
All statements contained in this Prospectus, statements, including in press releases and oral statements,
that are made or may be made by the Vendor, PT HR, us, our Directors, our officers or employees acting
on our behalf, that are not statements of historical fact, constitute “forward-looking statements”. Some of
these forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “if”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “possible”, “probable”, “project”, “should”, “will”,
“would” or similar words. However, you should note that these words are not the exclusive means of
identifying forward-looking statements. All statements regarding our expected financial position,
performance, business strategy, plans and prospects are forward-looking statements. These forward-
looking statements, including (but not limited to) statements as to our revenue and profitability, cost
measures, expected industry trends, prospects, future plans, planned strategy and other matters
discussed in this Prospectus regarding matters that are not historical fact, are only predictions.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause our actual future results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expected in, or expressed or implied by, such forward-
looking statements. Some of these risk factors are discussed in more detail under the section “Risk
Factors” starting on page 30 of this Prospectus, and include other factors beyond our control or
expectation. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ
materially include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the sections entitled “Information on our
Businesses”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of our Financial Position and Results of
Operations” and other matters not yet known to our Company or not currently considered material by us.
Given the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual future results, performance or achievements
to be materially different from those expected in, or expressed or implied by, the forward-looking
statements or financial information set out in this Prospectus, undue reliance must not be placed on
them. Neither our Company, the Vendor, PT HR, the Managers, the Placement Agent nor any other party
involved in the Share Distribution and/or the Private Placement represents or warrants that our Group's
actual future results, performance or achievements will be as discussed in those statements or financial
information. Our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those anticipated
in these forward-looking statements as a result of, inter alia, the risks faced by us.
Further, our Company, the Vendor, PT HR, the Managers, the Placement Agent and all other parties
involved in the Share Distribution and/or the Private Placement disclaim any responsibility to update any
of those forward-looking statements or information or publicly announce any revisions to them to reflect
future developments, events or circumstances, even if new information becomes available or other events
occur in the future. However our Company is, or will be, as the case may be, subject to the relevant
provisions of the SFA and the Listing Manual regarding corporate disclosure. In particular, an amendment
to this Prospectus may be lodged with the Authority pursuant to Section 240 of the SFA. A
supplementary or replacement prospectus may also be lodged with the Authority pursuant to Section 241
of the SFA, if after this Prospectus is registered but before the close of the Share Distribution and the
Private Placement, the person making the offer becomes aware of (a) a false or misleading statement in
this Prospectus; (b) an omission from this Prospectus of any information that should have been included
in it under Section 243 of the SFA; or (c) a new circumstance that has arisen since this Prospectus was
lodged with the Authority and would have been required by Section 243 of the SFA to be included in this
Prospectus, if it had arisen before this Prospectus was lodged, and (in each case) that is materially
adverse from the point of view of an investor.
This Prospectus includes market and industry data and information that have been obtained from, inter
alia, internal studies, where appropriate, as well as market research by Colliers International, and publicly
available information and industry publications. There can be no assurance as to the accuracy or
completeness of such information. While our Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the
information is extracted accurately, we have not independently verified any of the data from third party
sources or ascertained the underlying bases or assumptions relied upon therein.
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INFORMATION ON THE SHARE DISTRIBUTION, THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND
THE LISTING
The Share Distribution and the Private Placement are made pursuant to the Scheme Agreement.
No cash proceeds will accrue to our Company from the Share Distribution and the Private
Placement, as all the Distribution Shares and the Placement Shares are to be transferred or
disposed of by PT HR and the Vendor respectively.
No Shares will be made available to the public by way of a general public offer on the basis of this
Prospectus via electronic applications through any automated teller machine, internet banking website or
internet website.
No Shares shall be allocated and/or allotted on the basis of this Prospectus later than 6 months after the
date of registration of this Prospectus by the Authority.
SHARE DISTRIBUTION
The Share Distribution relates to the distribution by PT HR under the ATD Scheme of an aggregate of
25,053,168 existing Shares, comprising 16,800,000 Shares and 8,253,168 Shares to the ATD Creditors
and the ATD Shareholders, respectively, subject to the provisions of this Prospectus.
Pursuant to the Share Distribution, PT HR will transfer 100 Shares for every 1,000 ATD Shares held by,
or standing to the credit of the Securities Accounts of, the ATD Shareholders, and will transfer 1,000
Shares to the ATD Creditors for every S$2,000 of assigned indebtedness, fractional entitlements to be
disregarded.
The Share Distribution is conditional upon, inter alia, the ATD Scheme becoming effective in
accordance with the Companies Act and certain other conditions in the Scheme Agreement. The
ATD Scheme will not become effective unless the Court order sanctioning the ATD Scheme (if
obtained) is lodged with the Registrar of Companies pursuant to the Companies Act. Please see
the section “General Information on our Group – The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our
Group – (A) ATD Scheme – Scheme Agreement” on pages 52 to 55 of this Prospectus for certain
information on the Scheme Agreement.
PRIVATE PLACEMENT
The Private Placement relates to the placement, subject to and on the terms and conditions of this
Prospectus, by the Vendor of 280,000,000 existing Shares at the Placement Price to investors to meet
the shareholding spread and distribution requirements applicable to our Company under the Listing
Manual. The Private Placement is conditional upon, inter alia, the ATD Scheme becoming effective.
The Placement Price was determined by the Vendor, in consultation with the Managers and the
Placement Agent, after taking into consideration (amongst others) the Adjusted NAV per Share of our
Group, prevailing market conditions and estimated market demand for our Shares. The Placement Price
is payable in full on application. Based on the Placement Price of S$0.50 for each Placement Share, the
net proceeds from the Private Placement (after estimated expenses payable by the Vendor) will be
approximately S$133.3 million. As all the Placement Shares are to be sold by the Vendor, our Company
will not receive any of the proceeds from the Private Placement and there is no minimum amount which
in the reasonable opinion of our Directors must be raised by the Private Placement. Please see
paragraph 13 of the section “General and Statutory Information - Placement and Management
Arrangements” for certain information on the Placement Agreement.
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The Private Placement is underwritten. Pursuant to the Placement Agreement, the Placement Agent
has agreed to purchase and/or to procure purchasers for the Placement Shares at the Placement Price
not later than the latest time for the application and payment for the Placement Shares in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Prospectus and the Placement Agreement. Purchasers of the
Placement Shares may be required to pay a brokerage of 1.0% of the Placement Price to the Placement
Agent. Purchasers of the Placement Shares may also be required to pay the prevailing Singapore goods
and services tax, if applicable, stamp duties and other similar charges.
Applications for the Placement Shares may only be made by way of Application Forms. The terms,
conditions and procedure for application are described in Appendix L on pages L-1 to L-5 of this
Prospectus.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we are not aware of any person who intends to purchase
Placement Shares pursuant to the Private Placement amounting to more than 5% of the Placement
Shares. However, depending on the demand for the Placement Shares, there may be person(s) who wish
to acquire more than 5% of the Placement Shares.
Subsequent to the listing of our Shares on the SGX-Sesdaq, our Company will have access to the capital
markets for future capital raising. It will also provide members of the public with an opportunity to
participate in the equity of our Company.
The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any of the statements made, opinions
expressed or reports contained in this Prospectus. Admission to the Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq is
not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the Share Distribution, the Private Placement, our
Company, our Group or our Shares.
A copy of this Prospectus has been lodged with and registered by the Authority. The Authority assumes
no responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus. Registration of this Prospectus by the Authority does
not imply that the SFA, or any other legal or regulatory requirements, have been complied with. The
Authority has not, in any way, considered the merits of our Shares, including the Distribution Shares and
the Placement Shares, as the case may be, being offered for investment.
Under the SFA, the Authority may, in certain circumstances, issue a stop order (the “stop order”) to the
person making the offer, directing that no or no further Shares to which this Prospectus relates, be
allotted, issued or sold. Such circumstances will include a situation where this Prospectus (i) contains a
statement which, in the opinion of the Authority, is false or misleading, (ii) omits any information that is
required to be included pursuant to Section 243 of the SFA, (iii) does not, in the opinion of the Authority,
comply with the requirements of the SFA, or (iv) should not be registered because it is, in the opinion of
the Authority, not in the public interest to do so.
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Where the Authority issues a stop order pursuant to Section 242 of the SFA and applications to purchase
the Placement Shares have been made prior to the stop order, then:
(a) in the case where the Placement Shares have not been transferred to the applicants, the
applications for the Placement Shares pursuant to the Private Placement shall be deemed to have
been withdrawn and cancelled and the Vendor shall, within 14 days from the date of the stop
order, pay to the applicants all monies which the applicants have paid on account of their
applications for the Placement Shares without interest or any share of revenue or other benefit
arising therefrom and at their own risk; or
(b) in the case where the Placement Shares have been transferred to the applicants, the sale of the
Placement Shares shall be deemed to be void and the Vendor shall (i) if documents purporting to
evidence title have been issued to the applicants, within 7 days from the date of the stop order,
inform the applicants to return such documents to it within 14 days from that date, and within 7
days from the date of receipt of such documents (if applicable) or the date of the stop order,
whichever is later, pay to the applicants, all monies paid by them for the Placement Shares without
interest or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom and at their own risk; or (ii) if no
documents have been issued to the applicants, within 7 days from the date of the stop order, pay
to the applicants all monies paid by them for the Placement Shares without interest or any share of
revenue or other benefit arising therefrom and at their own risk.
In each of the above instances where monies are refunded to applicants pursuant to the issue of a stop
order, the applicant will not have any claim against our Company, PT HR, the Vendor, the Managers, the
Placement Agent or any of the other parties involved in the Share Distribution and/or the Private
Placement.
No person has been or is authorised to give any information or to make any representation not contained
in this Prospectus in connection with the Share Distribution or the Private Placement and, if given or
made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by us, our
Directors, PT HR, the Vendor, the Managers, the Placement Agent or any other parties involved in the
Share Distribution and/or the Private Placement.
Neither the delivery of this Prospectus and the Application Forms nor any document relating to the Share
Distribution or the Private Placement shall, under any circumstances, constitute a continuing
representation or create any suggestion or implication that there has been no change in our affairs or in
the statements of fact or information contained or referred to in this Prospectus since the Latest
Practicable Date or the date of this Prospectus, as the case may be. Where such changes occur and are
material or are required to be disclosed by law or the SGX-ST, our Company will make an announcement
of the same to the SGX-ST and, if required, the person making the offer shall issue and lodge an
amendment to this Prospectus or a supplementary prospectus or replacement prospectus pursuant to
Section 240, or as the case may be, Section 241 of the SFA, and take steps to comply with the said
Sections. Investors should take note of any such announcements and/or documents and, upon release of
such announcements and documents, shall be deemed to have notice of such changes. Nothing herein
is, or may be relied upon as, a promise, representation, warranty or covenant as to our future
performance or policies.
None of our Company, our Directors, PT HR, the Vendor, the Managers, the Placement Agent and any of
the other parties involved in the Share Distribution and/or the Private Placement is making any
representation to any person regarding the legality of an investment in our Shares by such person under
any investment or other laws or regulations. No information in this Prospectus should be considered as
being business, legal, tax or other advice regarding an investment in our Shares. Each prospective
investor should be aware that it may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in our Shares
for an indefinite period of time. Each prospective investor should consult its own professional or other
advisers for business, legal, tax or other advice regarding an investment in our Shares.
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Applications for purchase of the Placement Shares are being invited solely on the basis of the
information contained in this Prospectus.
This Prospectus has been prepared solely for the purpose of the Share Distribution and the Private
Placement and may not be relied upon by any persons, other than the ATD Shareholders and the ATD
Creditors in connection with the Share Distribution and the applicants in connection with their application
for the Placement Shares, or for any other purpose.
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer, solicitation or invitation to purchase or acquire the
Distribution Shares or the Placement Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
invitation is unauthorised or unlawful nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation or invitation to
any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer, solicitation or invitation.
Copies of this Prospectus and the Application Forms may be obtained on request, subject to availability,
during office hours from:
Asian Corporate Advisors Pte. Ltd. Genesis Capital Pte. Ltd. UOB Kay Hian Private Limited
80 Robinson Road 16 Raffles Quay 80 Raffles Place
#10-01A #27-05/06 #30-01 UOB Plaza 1
Singapore 068898 Hong Leong Building Singapore 048624
Singapore 048581
Details of the procedure for application for the Placement Shares are set out in Appendix L
“Terms, Conditions and Procedures for Application and Acceptance” on pages L-1 to L-5 of this
Prospectus.
The Vendor and the Placement Agent reserve the right to reject or accept, in whole or in part, or to scale
down or ballot any application for the Placement Shares, without assigning any reason therefor, and no
enquiry and/or correspondence on the Vendor’s and/or the Placement Agent’s decision will be
entertained. In deciding the basis of allocation, which shall be at the discretion of the Vendor and the
Placement Agent, due consideration will be given to the desirability of allocating our Shares to a
reasonable number of applicants with a view to establishing an adequate market for our Shares.
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INDICATIVE TIMETABLE FOR LISTING
Date of the respective meetings of the ATD Creditors : 26 May 2006
and the ATD Shareholders to approve the ATD Scheme
Expected date of hearing to seek sanction of the ATD : Within about 5 days after the Scheme
Scheme by the Court Meetings
Expected closing date and time for the Private : 12 noon on 2 June 2006 (“Relevant
Placement Date”)
Expected date of notification of the ATD Creditors and : Within about 3 days after the ATD Scheme
the ATD Shareholders of their individual entitlements to Effective Date
our Shares under the Share Distribution, subject to and
on the terms and conditions of the ATD Scheme and
the Scheme Agreement
Expected date of listing of our Shares on the : Within about 4 days after the Relevant
SGX-Sesdaq Date, expected to be about 6 June 2006
Delisting of ATD Shares from the Main Board of the : To be announced by ATD or our Company
SGX-ST in due course, expected to be about 6 June
2006
The Private Placement will be open from the registration of this Prospectus to the Relevant Date.
The Application List will open at 10.00 a.m. on the Relevant Date and will remain open until 12.00
noon on the same day or for such further period or periods as our Directors and the Vendor may,
in consultation with the Managers and the Placement Agent, in their absolute discretion decide,
subject to any limitation under all applicable laws. In the event a supplementary or replacement
prospectus is lodged with the Authority, the Application List will remain open for at least 14 days
after the date of lodgment (if any) of the supplementary or replacement prospectus (as the case
may be).
In the event that a supplementary or replacement prospectus is lodged and prior to the lodgment of the
supplementary or replacement prospectus, applications have been made under this Prospectus to
purchase the Placement Shares and:
(a) where the Placement Shares have not been transferred to the applicants, the Vendor shall either:
(i) within 7 days from the date of lodgment of the supplementary or replacement prospectus,
give the applicants the supplementary or replacement prospectus, as the case may be, and
provide the applicants with an option to withdraw their applications; or
(ii) treat the applications as withdrawn and cancelled, in which case the applications shall be
deemed to have been withdrawn and cancelled, and the Vendor shall, within 7 days from the
date of lodgment of the supplementary or replacement prospectus, pay to the applicants all
monies they have paid in respect of their applications; or
(b) where the Placement Shares have been transferred to the applicants, the Vendor shall either:
(i) within 7 days from the date of lodgment of the supplementary or replacement prospectus,
give the applicants the supplementary or replacement prospectus, as the case may be, and
provide the applicants with an option to return those Placement Shares which they do not
wish to retain title in; or
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(ii) treat the sale of the Placement Shares as void, in which case the sale shall be deemed void
and the Vendor shall, within 7 days from the date of lodgment of the supplementary or
replacement prospectus, pay to the applicants all monies paid by them for the Placement
Shares.
An applicant who wishes to exercise his option under paragraph (a)(i) above to withdraw his application
shall, within 14 days from the date of lodgment of the supplementary or replacement prospectus, notify
the Vendor and our Company of this, whereupon the Vendor shall, within 7 days from the receipt of such
notification, pay to him all monies paid on account of his application for those Placement Shares without
interest or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom, at the applicant’s risk. An applicant
who wishes to exercise his option under paragraph (b)(i) above to return the Placement Shares sold to
him shall, within 14 days from the date of lodgment of the supplementary or replacement prospectus,
notify the Vendor and our Company of this and return all documents, if any, purporting to be evidence of
title to those Placement Shares, to the Vendor, whereupon the Vendor shall, within 7 days from the
receipt of such notification and documents, if any, pay to him all monies paid by him for those Placement
Shares and the sale of those Placement Shares shall be deemed to be void.
The above timetable is only indicative as it assumes, inter alia, that the Scheme Meetings will be held
on 26 May 2006, the ATD Scheme will be approved at the Scheme Meetings, the closing of the
Application List will take place on the Relevant Date, the date of the admission of our Company to the
Official List of SGX-Sesdaq will be within about 4 days after the Relevant Date, the SGX-ST’s
shareholding spread requirement will be complied with, and the Placement Shares will be allocated prior
to the Relevant Date.
Persons who trade in our Shares before their Securities Accounts with CDP are credited with the
relevant number of Shares do so at the risk of selling Shares which neither they nor their
nominees, as the case may be, have been allotted or allocated with or are otherwise beneficially
entitled to.
The above timetable and procedures may be subject to such modifications as our Company, the Vendor,
the Managers and the Placement Agent may in our and their discretion decide. The above timetable may
also be subject to such modifications as the SGX-ST may in its discretion decide. In the event the actual
dates under the indicative timetable above are finalised or in the event of any changes thereto, we will
announce the same:
(i) if we deem necessary, in a local English language newspaper, namely, The Straits Times; and
(ii) through a SGXNET announcement to be posted on the internet at the SGX-ST website,
http://www.sgx.com.
Please refer to future announcement(s) by our Company, ATD and/or the SGX-ST for the exact dates of
the aforementioned events.
We will provide details of the results of the Share Distribution and the Private Placement:
(i) through a SGXNET announcement to be posted on the internet at the SGX-ST website,
http://www.sgx.com; or
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SELLING RESTRICTIONS
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer, solicitation or invitation to subscribe for or purchase or
acquire our Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or invitation is unlawful or is not
authorised, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer, solicitation or invitation. No action
has been or will be taken under the requirements of the legislation or regulations of, or of the legal or
regulatory authorities of, any jurisdiction, except for the lodgment and/or registration of this Prospectus in
Singapore in order to permit a public offering of our Shares and the public distribution of this Prospectus
in Singapore. The distribution of this Prospectus and the offering of our Shares in certain jurisdictions
may be restricted by the relevant laws in such jurisdictions. Persons who may come into possession of
this Prospectus are required to inform themselves about, and to observe and comply with, any such
restrictions at their own expense and without liability to us, our Directors, the Vendor, PT HR, the
Managers, the Placement Agent or other parties involved in the Share Distribution and/or the Private
Placement.
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DILUTION
Dilution refers to the difference between the Placement Price per Share and the NAV per Share as of the
latest balance sheet date, being 30 June 2005, after adjusting for the effects of the Private Placement
and the Share Distribution and any disposal or acquisition which occurred between 30 June 2005 and
the date of registration of this Prospectus. As no new Shares will be issued by the Company under the
ATD Scheme and the Private Placement, there will be no dilution in the NAV per Share arising therefrom.
The Share Distribution to the ATD Shareholders is to be effected on the basis of the ATD Share
Exchange Ratio. As trading in the ATD Shares on the SGX-ST has been suspended and market
quotation of the ATD Shares is not available, we are unable to determine if there is any notional dilution
between the price paid per Share and the NAV per Share as at 30 June 2005 in respect of the Share
Distribution to the ATD Shareholders.
Our NAV per Share as at 30 June 2005 was 49.42 cents per Share.* The price paid or payable (as the
case may be) by the ATD Creditors for each Distribution Share pursuant to the ATD Scheme and each
Placement Share pursuant to the Private Placement represents an immediate dilution of 0.68 cents per
Share or approximately 1.36% to the ATD Creditors and the placees in the Private Placement.
The following table summarises the total number of Shares acquired by our Substantial Shareholders
named below (adjusted for the Share Sub-Division) during the period of 3 years prior to the date of this
Prospectus, the total consideration paid by each of them and the effective cash cost per Share to each of
our Substantial Shareholders, and to our new investors pursuant to the Share Distribution and the Private
Placement:
Number of Total Effective Cash
Shares Acquired Consideration Cost per Share(5)
(S$) (S$)
Substantial Shareholders
PVP XXX 907,293,350(4) 456,139,326 0.50
SembPark Holdings 647,057,166(4) 328,424,284 0.51
PT HR 532,064,886 256,996,688 0.48
Ascendas 176,400,062 89,414,562 0.51
Dornier Profits 84,000,000 42,000,000 0.50
New Investors
ATD Creditors(1) (3) 16,800,000 8,400,000 0.50
ATD Shareholders(1) (3) 8,253,168 N.A.(2) N.A.(2)
Placees in the Private Placement(3) 280,000,000 140,000,000 0.50
Notes:
(1) PT HR proposes to acquire ATD in a non-cash acquisition involving the issue of ATD Shares to PT HR, the cancellation of all
the ATD Shares held by the ATD Shareholders in exchange for the transfer by PT HR to the ATD Shareholders of an
aggregate of 8,253,168 Shares, and the assignment of certain debts owing by ATD to the ATD Creditors in an aggregate
amount of S$8,400,000 to PT HR in exchange for an aggregate of 16,800,000 Shares, pursuant to the ATD Scheme.
(2) The Share Distribution to the ATD Shareholders is to be effected on the basis of the ATD Share Exchange Ratio. As trading
in the ATD Shares on the SGX-ST has been suspended and market quotation of the ATD Shares is not available, we are
unable to determine if there is any dilution in respect of the Share Distribution to the ATD Shareholders.
(3) The Share Distribution and the Private Placement are conditional upon, inter alia, the ATD Scheme becoming effective.
(4) The number of Shares acquired by PVP XXX and SembPark Holdings is computed after deducting the Shares disposed of
by them to (in the case of PVP XXX) UOB, SembPark Holdings and Richbroad Investments Limited and (in the case of
SembPark Holdings) to Dornier Profits, as described in the sections “Restructuring Exercise of our Group” and “Significant
Changes in Percentage of Ownership” on pages 55 and 56, and on page 61, respectively of this Prospectus.
(5) The computations above are based on the sale and purchase agreements for the Restructuring Exercise and the
transactions refered to in footnote (4) above and in addition, take into account the sharing of part of the estimated costs for
the ATD Scheme and the estimated listing expenses (other than the listing fees) between the Shareholders of our Company
as at the date of this Prospectus, with the balance being borne by PVP XXX and PT HR.
* The above NAV per Share has been prepared based on the assumptions and after making the adjustments set out in the
Reporting Accountants’ Report on the Unaudited Proforma Financial Statements of Gallant Venture Ltd. and its Subsidiaries on
pages J-14 to J-16 and J-58 to J-62 in Appendix J of this Prospectus.
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STATISTICS IN RESPECT OF THE SHARE DISTRIBUTION AND THE PRIVATE
PLACEMENT
Earnings
EPS of our Group for FY2004 based on our Company’s issued share 0.53 cents
capital of 2,410,423,184 Shares as at the date of this Prospectus
EBITDA per Share of our Group for FY2004 based on our Company’s 3.35 cents
issued share capital of 2,410,423,184 Shares as at the date of this
Prospectus
Ratio of Placement Price to EBITDA per Share of our Group for FY2004 14.93 times
Market Capitalisation
Market capitalisation based on the Placement Price and our Company’s S$1.2 billion
issued share capital of 2,410,423,184 Shares as at the date of this
Prospectus
Note:
(1) Net operating cash flow is defined as the net cash generated from operating activities of our Group. Please refer to the
Reporting Accountants’ Report on the Unaudited Proforma Financial Statements of Gallant Venture Ltd. and its Subsidiaries
in Appendix J of this Prospectus.
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DIVIDENDS
Our Company has not declared and paid any dividends on our Shares since incorporation.
Our Company does not currently have a fixed dividend policy. The form, frequency and amount of future
dividends, if any, on our Shares will depend on, inter alia, our future earnings, financial condition,
operations, capital requirements, cash flow, plans for expansion, general business conditions and other
factors, including such legal or contractual restrictions as may apply from time to time, as our Directors
may deem relevant.
The declaration and payment of dividends will be determined at the discretion of our Directors, subject to
the approval of our Shareholders. Our Directors may also declare interim dividends without seeking
Shareholders’ approval. All declarations and payments of dividends are subject to applicable laws.
Please see pages 141 and 165 of this Prospectus for certain information on security created over rights
in dividends arising from shares in our subsidiaries which are held by our Group.
For information relating to taxes payable on dividends, please refer to the section entitled “Summary of
Taxation” in Appendix G of this Prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summarises information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus. This summary may not
contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our Shares, and is
qualified in its entirety by, and is subject to and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed
information and financial statements (including the notes thereto) appearing elsewhere in this
Prospectus. Terms defined elsewhere in this Prospectus have the same meanings when used herein. You
should carefully consider all the information presented in this Prospectus, including our consolidated
financial statements and related notes and the matters set out under the section ‘‘Risk Factors’’ beginning
on page 30 of this Prospectus and the section “Government Regulations” in Appendix F of this
Prospectus before making an investment decision.
OUR BUSINESSES
Our Company is a Singapore-incorporated investment holding company focused on regional growth
opportunities.
Our existing investments are mainly located in Batam and Bintan in Indonesia. These investments
operate four major lines of business:
(i) our industrial parks business owns and operates international standard industrial parks with
approximately 63 ha of net lettable area in Batam and Bintan which were valued at approximately
S$442 million as at 1 February 2006;
(ii) our utilities business provides telecommunications, electricity and water supply and waste
management services from our facilities which cost over S$409 million to develop;
(iii) our resort operations business provides one-stop support services to the four resorts and seven
hotel properties in Bintan Resorts, including ferry services, ferry terminal operations, estate
management and security, fire-fighting and medical services; and
(iv) our property development business owns land and acts as the masterplanner for industrial park
and resort development opportunities in BIE and Bintan Resorts. We have properties for
development totalling approximately 18,200 ha valued at approximately S$541 million as at 1
February 2006.
Please refer to Colliers International’s valuation certificates set out in Appendix A of this Prospectus for
more information, including the bases and assumptions for such valuation.
These businesses were set up to take advantage of the strategic proximity of Batam and Bintan to
Singapore, and the Singapore government’s close economic cooperation with the Indonesian
government to promote investments in the Riau Province of Indonesia and Singapore.
We believe that our current investment portfolio is a good mix of stable cash flow, promising profit-
generating capabilities and strong balance sheet from our existing businesses. We intend to organically
grow our existing businesses. In addition, we will actively pursue other new business opportunities,
strategic partnerships and new investments, using our strong balance sheet.
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z significant profit potential from our property development business and properties for development;
and
Our base in Singapore, with its proven legal system and good corporate governance, should help us
access regional and international markets and investors.
z Nirwana Garden Resort (which includes the following hotels, namely Mayang Sari Beach Resort,
Nirwana Resort Hotel, Mana Mana Beach Club and Cabanas, Indra Maya Villa and Banyu Biru
Villa);
z Laguna Bintan Resort (which includes the following hotels, namely Banyan Tree Bintan and
Angsana Resort and Spa, and the Greg Norman-designed Laguna Bintan golf course);
z Ria Bintan Resort (which includes Club Med Ria Bintan hotel and the Gary Player-designed Ria
Bintan golf course); and
z Bintan Lagoon Resort (which includes the Bintan Lagoon Hotel and Villas and the Ian Baker-Finch
and Jack Nicklaus-designed Bintan Lagoon golf courses).
These hotels and resorts are not owned or operated by us. Our land and buildings in BR (including the
Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal and township providing workers’ accommodation) have been valued
by Colliers International at approximately S$89 million as at 1 February 2006. Please refer to Colliers
International’s valuation certificates set out in Appendix A of this Prospectus for more information,
including the bases and assumptions for such valuation.
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Utilities Business
Our utilities business consists of the provision of electrical power, telecommunications, water and waste
management services to our investors and tenants at BIP and BIE as well as the resort operators at BR.
From 1990 to the Latest Practicable Date, we have invested approximately S$409 million for the
construction and development of our utilities infrastructure and resources, consisting of power generation
and distribution facilities, potable water treatment facilities including reservoir, waste water treatment
facilities and landfills.
The assets of substantially all of our businesses are held by two sub-groups of companies, one headed
by Verizon Resorts (Labuan) and the other by PT BIC (please refer to the section “General Information
on our Group – Our Group Structure” on page 64 of this Prospectus).
Unaudited Proforma
FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 HY2004 HY2005
(S$’000) (S$’000) (S$’000) (S$’000) (S$’000)
For FY2005, our Directors expect that our performance will be significantly lower than that for FY2004.
Unaudited Proforma
As at As at
31 December 2004 30 June 2005
(S$’000) (S$’000)
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OUR STRENGTHS
Our strengths lie in, inter alia:
z our balanced portfolio of assets, comprising both the existing industrial park and utilities
businesses in Batam which generate immediate cash flow, and our businesses in Bintan which
have growth potential;
z the proximity of Bintan and Batam to Singapore which, with its infrastructure and logistics, and air
and sea port facilities, provides our tenants and investors with ready access for the international
distribution of their manufactured goods;
z the proximity of Changi International Airport to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (the Singapore ferry
terminal located closest to BR), which provides international tourists and business visitors with
easy access to BR;
z the integrated masterplanning of our industrial parks and BR, which enables co-ordinated long-
term planning and development;
z our position as a self-sufficient and self-contained environment backed by our ability to provide a
wide range of services (including utilities and infrastructural support, ports and logistics support) to
the tenants and investors of our industrial parks and BR, with the advantage of economies of
scale;
z our industrial parks offer a competitive alternative to other industrial estates in the region, including
China, Thailand and Vietnam, to potential investors and tenants who wish to diversify their
manufacturing locations;
z the availability of various investment incentives and privileges such as benefits under the
Generalised System of Preferences, Bonded Zone Plus status (further information on which is set
out on page F-6 in Appendix F of this Prospectus) and the absence of foreign exchange controls in
Indonesia;
z the facilities and services provided by us in respect of BR to enhance visitors’ experiences, ranging
from ferry services to recreational activities, are fully integrated and co-ordinated and provides our
Group with business opportunities;
z the resort attractions of BR complement the city-state of Singapore as an ideal twin resort holiday
destination; international awareness of BR as a holiday destination as reflected in the diverse
nationalities of the visitors to BR;
z the scenic beauty of BR with approximately 100 km of shoreline; BR has been designed and
managed to be environmentally sustainable to preserve its scenic beauty;
z the presence of international resort operators such as Banyan Tree Bintan and Club Med, and golf
courses designed by Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Ian Baker-Finch;
z access to an abundant workforce at all levels in Indonesia and the labour cost advantage afforded
by Indonesia relative to Singapore.
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OUR PROSPECTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Our growth strategy is to organically grow our existing businesses and to use our strong balance sheet to
explore new business opportunities, strategic partnerships and investments. Our Group, as part of our
ordinary business, regularly evaluates and engages in discussions regarding potential investments and
acquisitions of properties and/or businesses in Singapore and overseas. As such, our Group is exploring
opportunities in this respect. There is no assurance, however, that such investments or acquisitions will
materialise or be completed. An announcement may be made by our Group should any material
investment or acquisition be successfully concluded.
We plan to expand the development of BR so as to increase the resorts room count and develop
additional tourist attractions. In relation to our industrial parks, namely BIP and BIE, we plan to increase
the capacity of our ready-built factories. The plans, if implemented, should translate into an increase in
the number of rooms and visitors to BR and increased lettable factory space in our industrial parks, and
hence increase revenues for our Group’s property development, resort operations, industrial parks and
utilities businesses.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in our Shares involves a number of risks, some of which, including market, liquidity, credit,
operational, legal and regulatory risks, could be substantial and are inherent in our business.
You should evaluate carefully each of the following considerations and all of the other information set
forth in this Prospectus (including the financial statements and the notes thereto) before deciding to
invest in our Shares. Some of the following considerations relate principally to the industry in which we
operate and our business in general. Other considerations relate principally to general economic, political
and regulatory conditions, the securities markets and ownership of our Shares, including possible future
dilution in value of our Shares. These are not the only risks we face. Some risks are not yet known to us
and there may be others which we currently believe are not material but may subsequently turn out to be
so. Factors that affect the prices of our Shares may change, and the following should not be construed as
a comprehensive listing of all the risk factors and investors or prospective investors are advised to
apprise themselves of all factors involving the risks of investing in our Shares from their professional
advisers before any decision to invest in our Shares.
If any of the following considerations, risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, our financial
position, results, business operations, prospects (collectively referred to as “Business” in this section)
and any investment in our Shares could be, directly or indirectly, materially and adversely affected. In the
event that this occurs, the trading price of our Shares could fluctuate or decline due to any of these
considerations, risks and uncertainties and you may lose all or part of your investment in our Shares.
This Prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
certain factors, including the risks faced by us described below and elsewhere in this Prospectus.
(a) the national and international economic climate and real estate market conditions (such as
oversupply of, or reduced demand for, space, changes in market rental rates and operating
expenses for our properties);
(b) competition from other similar developments in Batam, Bintan or in other geographical markets
which may affect rental levels or occupancy levels of our properties;
(c) changes in laws and government regulations in relation to real estate, including those governing
usage, zoning, taxes and government charges. Such revisions may lead to an increase in
management expenses or unforeseen capital expenditure or the operating expenses of the tenants
and/or investors to ensure compliance. Rights related to the relevant properties may also be
restricted by legislative actions, such as revisions to the building standards, laws, city planning
laws or guidelines, or the enactment of new laws related to redevelopment as well as
environmental issues;
(d) our ability to develop, or the time taken to develop, or our success in developing, our resort
properties which may significantly change or increase the financial or operating risk of our Group;
(e) vacancies following the expiry or termination of leases that lead to reduced occupancy rates which
may reduce our gross revenue and our ability to recover certain operating costs;
(f) our ability to collect or recover rent from tenants on a timely basis or at all;
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(g) tenants seeking the protection of insolvency laws which could result in delays in receipt of rent
payments, inability to collect rentals at all or the termination of leases;
(h) the amount of rent and the terms on which lease renewals and new leases are agreed being less
favourable than current leases; and
(i) the amount and extent to which we are required to grant rebates to tenants due to pressures and
factors in the market in which we operate.
(e) change in statutory laws, regulations or government policies which increase the costs of
compliance with the same;
(h) property defects which require rectification causing unforeseen additional expenditure.
For example, our average fuel costs increased by approximately 61% from 1 January 2005 to 30 June
2005 as compared to the average cost as at 31 December 2004, and by approximately an additional
167% from 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 as compared to the average cost as at 30 June 2005,
which in particular significantly affected our utilities business. We also purchase fuel for our ferries for our
resorts operations business. Please also refer to the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
our Financial Position and Results of Operations” on pages 122 to 139 of this Prospectus.
To reduce our dependence on fuel, we are seeking to utilise natural gas to generate electricity to our
tenants in BIP. We have acquired dual-fuel generating engines and are in the process of converting some
of our existing diesel generators in BIP to a dual-fuel operation utilising natural gas (the aggregate capital
commitment of which amounted to approximately S$49.1 million as at the Latest Practicable Date). There
is no assurance that there will be adequate and stable gas supply for these generators. Depending on,
inter alia, the satisfactory operation of these generators, we may look into converting more of our existing
generators. However, there is no assurance that these steps will generate significant cost savings. No
such conversion of our diesel generators in BIE and BR has been undertaken as at the Latest
Practicable Date, and there is no assurance that our Group will undertake such conversion due to, inter
alia, limitations in infrastructure in Bintan.
Further, we expect fuel prices to remain volatile in the near term and in the event that there is continued
substantial increase in fuel prices, our Business and any investment in our Shares may be adversely
affected. Please refer to the section “Information on our Businesses – Background of Utilities Business”
on page 72 of this Prospectus, and the section “Information on our Businesses – Our Utilities Business –
Prospects and Future Plans” on pages 113 and 114 of this Prospectus, and the risk factor “Increase in
fuel prices will affect our business” on page 39 of this Prospectus.
Please also refer to Colliers International’s Independent Market Review Report as set out in Appendix B
of this Prospectus.
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Profits, if any, from our business may be apparent only in the long term
We are the master developer for the industrial land and the land in BR which we own. We have invested
in the infrastructure on such lands and may continue to do so. These include investments in, and
development of, power plants and power distribution, reservoirs and water treatment plants all of which
require significant capital expenditure as well as cost to maintain and returns can be expected only in the
long term. Our ability to recover our investment is dependent on our ability to generate land sales
revenue from investors as well as the tenants or investors buying utilities services.
Dependence on our Substantial Shareholders or loss of any key personnel may adversely affect
us
Our continuing success depends, in part, upon the continued service and performance of our
management team. In this regard, the loss of senior management or key personnel without appropriate
replacement may have an adverse effect on our Business and any investment in our Shares.
We have entered into agreements with, inter alia, SembPark (a member of the SCI Group), PT HR (a
member of the Salim Group), ILI and BRDC (companies in which the SCI Group, the Salim Group and
the Parallax Group have interests) for the marketing or management of our industrial parks and resort
operations. The abovementioned agreements as well as certain transactions in the section
“Shareholders’ Mandate - Categories of Interested Person Transactions” on pages 181 and 182 of this
Prospectus fall within the current Shareholders’ Mandate and it is to be noted that such mandate will
remain in force until the earlier of (a) our first annual general meeting following our admission to the
Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq, or (b) the first anniversary of the date of our admission to the Official List
of the SGX-Sesdaq. In the event that any of these agreements are terminated and we are unable to find
alternative sources for such services, our Business and any investment in our Shares may be adversely
affected. For further information on SembPark’s, ILI’s and BRDC’s services, please refer to “Information
on Our Businesses - Our Industrial Parks Business - Marketing” and “Information on Our Businesses -
Our Resort Operations Business - Marketing” on pages 88 and 100 respectively of this Prospectus.
We may not be able to maintain our current relationships with our counterparties
We currently have established relationships with many of our customers, suppliers and other parties with
whom we deal with in the course of our business (collectively, “counterparties”).
Some of the arrangements underlying these relationships are informal and general in nature. Further,
some of these relationships may be non-exclusive and/or dependent on goodwill, and such
counterparties are free to cease their business relationships with us.
In the event that any key counterparty ceases such relationship with us, our Business and any
investment in our Shares may be adversely affected.
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We may not be able to protect our intellectual property effectively
We have registered or applied for the registration of our trademarks and designs (see “Information on our
Businesses - Intellectual Property”). However, third parties may in future assert claims in relation to our
trademarks or designs. In addition, we may incur substantial costs and spend substantial amounts of
time in protecting our trademarks and/or designs.
Our assets and operations are located, and our revenue is derived from our activities, in
Indonesia, which exposes us to real estate, economic, regulatory, social, political conditions in
Indonesia
Most of our assets and operations are in Indonesia, and substantially all of our revenue is derived from
our business operations in Indonesia. As such, factors affecting Indonesia could adversely affect our
Business (including the value and net operating income of our assets) and any investment in our Shares.
These include:
z changes in taxation;
z other regulatory, political, social or economic developments in or affecting Indonesia, including its
domestic real estate conditions (such as oversupply, competition from other competing resorts and
industrial properties, whether new or upgraded or refurbished properties, and/or reduced demand
from tenants or investors); and
z any deterioration in the relationship between Indonesia and the countries from which our tenants
or investors originate.
Please also refer to Colliers International’s Independent Market Review Report as set out in Appendix B
of this Prospectus.
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For example, Ascendas is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of JTC. However, JTC had indicated in
November 2005 its intention to proceed with the divestment of its shareholding in Ascendas Pte Ltd (the
holding company of Ascendas) which is expected to be finalised in the second quarter of 2006. JTC is
one of the largest industrial land owners (based on land area) and developers of industrial and business
park properties in Singapore.
Given its substantial property holdings in Singapore and affiliation with the Singapore government, JTC is
likely to have significant influence on the industrial property market in Singapore, including the ability to
affect rental rates of industrial and business and science park properties. There can be no assurance that
JTC, in determining the rental rates for its properties, will base its decision on maximising the return on
such properties. JTC may also take into account the broader national interests and other factors, and
these may not be consistent with the interests of our Group and our Group’s business operations.
In addition, a number of our Directors are also directors or key executives of companies which are in the
business of (amongst others) resorts operation and/or ownership, developing, managing and/or
marketing industrial estates or industrial parks, and/or provide products and services to industrial estates
or parks or have interests in such companies. As a result, the interests of such Substantial Shareholders
and Directors may not be the same as ours or those of our other Shareholders. Although bound by
fiduciary duties, there remains the possibility that these Directors may face conflicts of interests arising
from holding these positions.
Please refer to the section “Potential Conflicts of Interest” on pages 186 to 191 of this Prospectus for
further information on potential conflicts of interest with our Substantial Shareholders.
In addition, owing, inter alia, to the capital intensive nature of our property development business, we
may need to obtain additional debt or equity financing to fund our projects and/or capital expenditure.
Additional debt financing may be required which, if obtained, may:
z limit our ability to incur further borrowings or ability to refinance our existing indebtedness;
z limit our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consent for the payment of dividends;
z require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our
debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund capital expenditure, working capital
and other general corporate purposes;
z limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry; and/or
We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms that are acceptable to
us or at all.
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In the future implementation of our expansion strategy, we may acquire interests in such companies
which may require larger investments than we have made in the past. These larger investments may
place significantly greater strain on our resources, including financial and management resources. Strain
on our management resources may also impair the performance and operations of our pre-existing
businesses.
Similarly, strategic alliances, acquisitions or investments involve numerous risks including but not limited
to difficulties in the assimilation of new management, operations, services, products and personnel
associated in such participation. In the event that we are unable to successfully or optimally finance or
integrate our newly acquired businesses, our Business and any investment in our Shares may be
adversely affected.
In addition, BR is located in a malaria-prone area. PT BRC currently has in place malaria prevention and
monitoring facilities. If an outbreak does however occur and travel advisories are issued as a result
thereof, our Business and any investment in our Shares may be adversely affected.
Sand mining activities in areas outside the resort if permitted may potentially have an adverse impact to
the shoreline of the beaches in BR. This will affect the attractiveness of BR.
Any damage to our resort environment will affect visitor arrivals which will adversely affect our Business
and any investment in our Shares.
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Access to the resorts in Bintan for international visitors is mainly via Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal
in Singapore
Access to the resorts in BR for international visitors is mainly via Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in
Singapore to our ferry terminal at the Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal. In the event that international
visitors’ access to Singapore is restricted, this will directly affect their access to the resorts and may have
an adverse impact on our Business and any investment in our Shares. Access to Bintan for visitors from
Singapore is currently dependent on ferry services provided by our subsidiary, BRF. There is no
assurance that BRF will be able to continue operating from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, or that it will be
the sole ferry operator to Bintan, indefinitely. Increased competition from additional ferry operators or the
introduction of budget airlines or otherwise may cause BRF to lower our ferry ticket prices. Any
restrictions or change in policy which affects BRF’s right to ferry visitors to and from Bintan from Tanah
Merah Ferry Terminal or the introduction of additional ferry operators to Bintan or the reduction in ticket
prices for an extended period of time may have an adverse impact on our Business and any investment
in our Shares.
Our ability to provide services is dependent on the resort operators’ performance and our ability
to provide quality and uninterrupted services for smooth operation
The resorts that we service are subject to operating risks common to the hotel industry. These risks
include, among other things, competition from other hotels and resorts; oversupply in room availability
which could adversely affect occupancy rates and average daily rates and, therefore revenue per
available room; increases in operating costs due to inflation and other factors; dependence on travellers
and tourism; increase in energy and labour costs and other expenses; labour disputes over wages,
employment and other matters; risks inherent in real estate investments; and adverse effects of general
and local economic conditions. Any of these may adversely affect the operations of the resorts located in
BR, which in turn, may have an adverse impact on our Business and any investment in our Shares.
The revenues and profits of our resort operations are dependent on the ability of the operators of the
resorts to generate adequate revenues and profits from their resorts. The hotel and resort industry is
highly competitive. The resorts we service compete with international and regional resorts. The
competitive environment may be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions, changes in local
market conditions, changes in regional populations, oversupply of hotel guest rooms, reductions in
demand for hotel guest rooms and changes in travel patterns and preferences. There can be no
assurance that new or existing competitors will not significantly lower their rates or offer greater services
or amenities or significantly expand or improve facilities in our markets, thereby adversely affecting our
results of operations. There also can be no assurance that demographic, geographic or other changes in
markets will not adversely affect the convenience or desirability of the resorts that we service. The
resorts we service may also be adversely affected by interruptions in operations due to earthquakes,
tsunamis, fires, floods and/or natural disasters.
In addition, the introduction of budget airlines offering lower or reduced air fares for flights to other
destinations within Asia may result in a reduction in tourist arrivals in Bintan or may reduce the
attractiveness of the resorts in Bintan as a holiday destination.
If the resort operators are unable to maintain their existing volume of business, or contract to purchase
services from the Group at the same rate or price, any adverse effects on their operations may have an
adverse on our Business and any investment in our Shares. Apart from the marketing efforts of the resort
operators, the ability to attract repeat visitors to BR is also dependent on our Group’s ability to maintain
or improve our level of services.
Our operating results fluctuate due to the seasonal nature of the travel industry
The type of visitors to BR varies with many factors, including school vacation periods and public holidays
in our major markets and weather conditions, and our operating results may fluctuate throughout the
year. Our operating results may vary from year to year, depending upon changes in the economy,
weather or other factors affecting the tourist industry generally. These fluctuations can be unpredictable
and may adversely affect our Business and any investment in our Shares.
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Our resorts expansion programme is subject to risks
We are developing an expansion programme which, if implemented as currently planned, would result in
increasing the total number of guest rooms/units from approximately 1,370 up to approximately 5,000
guest rooms/units in Bintan in the next phase of our development plans. Please refer to the section
“Information on our Businesses – Our Resort Operations Business - Prospects and Future Plans” on
page 105 of this Prospectus for further information on our resorts expansion plans. Our ability to
implement this expansion programme, and the success of any new resorts, will depend on a number of
factors, some of which are outside our control, including the ability to obtain financing on competitive
terms, competition in our markets, availability and selection of suitable locations and maintenance of
quality and efficient construction. In addition, rapid growth of our resort operations may place additional
demands on our management team and our financial reporting and information systems.
There can be no assurance that our expansion plans can be achieved, that we will be able to recruit and
retain sufficient numbers of high-quality management and staff personnel to service the additional resorts
or that the planned new resorts will meet with consumer acceptance or be operated profitably. Our resort
operations will also depend upon, inter alia, the political and economic climate and factors affecting the
overall level of travel activity in our markets, including changes in travel patterns and foreign exchange
fluctuations.
The revenue and profits of our industrial parks business are dependent on tenants in the electronics and
electrical manufacturing sectors in BIP and BIE and garment manufacturers in BIE. In FY2004,
approximately 64% of our total gross revenue for BIP and approximately 56% of our total gross revenue
for BIE were generated from investors and tenants in the electronics and electrical manufacturing
sectors. In HY2005, approximately 63% of our total gross revenue for BIP and approximately 55% of our
total gross revenue for BIE were generated from investors and tenants in the electronics and electrical
manufacturing sectors. In FY2004, approximately 34% of our total gross revenue for BIE was generated
from investors and tenants in the garment manufacturing sector. In HY2005, approximately 33% of our
total gross revenue for BIE was generated from investors and tenants in the garment manufacturing
sector. Revenue for our industrial parks business decreased by approximately S$4.3 million or 6.3% from
approximately S$68.1 million in FY2003 to approximately S$63.8 million in FY2004. This was due, inter
alia, to a decrease in the number of tenants in these sectors due to consolidation of manufacturing
facilities in this region and lower rental rates offered to certain new tenants. Revenue for our industrial
parks business for HY2005 increased by approximately S$1.7 million or 5.3% as compared to HY2004.
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In the event that any tenant does not renew its lease, we will need to find a replacement tenant or
tenants, which could subject us to periods of vacancy and/or refitting for which we would not receive
rental income, which in turn could adversely affect our rental income. In addition, there is no assurance
that any substitute leases would be on terms that are as favourable as the existing leases.
The number of tenants in BIP had fallen from about 95 to about 80 from 2001 to 30 June 2005, and
since 1997, there has been a general decline in the number of companies investing in Batam. Reasons
for such decline in the number of tenants and/or investors may be attributable to various factors,
including, inter alia, the consolidation of manufacturing facilities in this region, the cancellation of some
tax exemptions and disruptive labour disputes. The loss of a significant number of our tenants and/or
investors which are not replaced by new and/or existing tenants may adversely affect our Business and
any investment in our Shares.
Our ability to secure investors and tenants is dependent on our ability to provide high standards
of services to our tenants and investors
The majority of our tenants require high standards of services and facilities for their manufacturing
requirements. Our ability to continually secure renewal of tenancy from these companies is dependent
on, inter alia, our ability to maintain and upgrade our current facilities and to combat competition (which
require capital and other expenditure). Our inability to adequately maintain our facilities and standard of
service may result in tenants not renewing their leases or investors shifting their operations out of BIP or
BIE, and could also affect our ability to secure new tenants and investors.
There is no assurance that any special incentive granted to investors and tenants in BIP and BIE
will continue indefinitely
Our investors and tenants currently enjoy certain incentives and benefits from the Indonesian
government such as Bonded Zone Plus privileges for goods imported from, and exported to, for instance,
Singapore. There is no assurance that these incentives granted by the Indonesian government will
continue indefinitely. In the event that these incentives and benefits are withdrawn, our ability to renew
current tenancies or secure new tenancies or investors may be adversely affected.
Most of our properties’ tenancy leases are for periods of up to three years, which exposes our
properties to significant rates of lease expiry each year
Most of the tenancies for our properties are for periods of up to three years. As a result, our properties
experience lease cycles in which a significant number of leases expire each year. Based on our current
leases, approximately 30.8%, 20.2% and 47.6% of our properties in terms of total number of leaseable
factories will expire in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively or approximately 33.4%, 14.5% and 50.5% of
our properties in terms of total lettable area will expire in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The
concentration of leases expiring in any particular year exposes us to certain risks, including the risk that
vacancies following expiry of leases may lead to reduced occupancy rates, which will in turn reduce our
gross revenue.
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In addition, the amount of rent and the terms on which lease renewals and new leases are agreed may
be less favourable than current leases. If a large number of tenants do not renew their leases in a year
with a high rate of lease expiries and are not replaced by new and/or existing tenants, or if new tenants
do not enter into leases on terms that are as or more favourable to the terms of the expiring leases, it
could have a material adverse effect on the relevant properties and could affect our Business and any
investment in our Shares.
Ascendas, its subsidiaries and affiliates are engaged in investment in, and the development and
management of, properties in Singapore and elsewhere, including business park and light industrial
properties. There may be circumstances where our Group competes directly with Ascendas for property
acquisitions and tenants and investors.
In addition, JTC’s business parks, light industrial and built-to-suit properties are in direct competition with
BIP and BIE. JTC has developed 3 business parks in Singapore, which may compete with our industrial
parks for tenants and investors. It is also conceptualising new generation industrial parks like Paya Lebar
iPark, which may compete with BIE and/or BIP for tenants. JTC has also been appointed by the
Singapore government to be the master developer of “one-north”, a mixed-use development located near
the Singapore Science Park. “One-north” is expected to provide significant additional capacity when the
properties in the development are fully completed. This could have an adverse effect on the occupancy
and rental rates of our industrial parks.
The rental prices charged by industrial parks in Singapore and the region may have an indirect impact on
our rental rates and our inability to price our rental competitively against industrial and business park
properties in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and other parts of Indonesia and the region may
have an adverse effect on the occupancy and rental rates of our industrial parks.
Our industrial parks currently provide integrated services to the tenants and investors in BIP and BIE. If
we are unable to, inter alia, continue to provide a wide range of comprehensive services and activities to
meet the tenants’ and investors’ needs and/or to price our services at competitive rates, this may have an
adverse impact on the occupancy rates and/or rental rates at our industrial parks. Please also refer to
Colliers International’s Independent Market Review Report as set out in Appendix B of this Prospectus,
which (inter alia) refers to the electricity costs charged to BIP and BIE tenants and the need to look into
effective cost reduction measures.
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Dependence on supply of fuel oil from one supplier or its associates
We purchase substantially all of our fuel oil including high sulphur fuel oil (“HSFO”) and light fuel
(“diesel”) from PT Pertamina (Persero) and/or its associates. Any disruption in the provision of such fuel
to us could materially and adversely affect us. While we have entered into agreements with PT Pertamina
(Persero) and its subsidiary, PT Elnusa Harapan Cabang Batam, for the supply of HSFO, there can be
no assurance that any renewal of these agreements will be on similar terms as the existing agreements.
Our utilities business is dependent on our industrial parks and resort operations businesses
Revenue from our utilities business is presently solely derived from our tenants and investors in our
industrial parks, namely BIP and BIE, and from the resort operators in BR. Any adverse political,
economic, legal and/or regulatory developments may have a negative impact on our industrial parks
business, our resort operations business and/or our utilities business and operations. We may also be
exposed to credit risks in respect of our utilities customers in our industrial parks and/or BR due to
unforeseen circumstances or events not within our control. We would also be adversely affected if our
customers face financial difficulties in paying for our utilities services or potential customers are unable to
afford our utilities services.
In Batam, we obtain raw water (which we then treat or process) and processed water, for supply to our
tenants and investors at BIP. Raw water is purchased from the Batam Industrial Development Authority
(BIDA) and processed water is purchased from a local supplier, PT Adhya Tirta Batam (“PT ATB”). Such
water supply purchased from BIDA is from the Muka Kuning reservoir. As at the Latest Practicable Date,
we obtained approximately 37% and 63% of our needs from BIDA and such supplier, respectively. If for
any reason our approval for water extraction from BIDA is terminated or adversely affected or we are
otherwise not able to extract sufficient water to supply to our customers and/or the cost of extraction is
substantially increased, our Business and any investment in our Shares may be adversely affected.
Please refer to paragraph 9(f) of the section “General and Statutory Information - Litigation” on page 205
of this Prospectus for information on legal proceedings commenced by PT ATB against PT BIC and its
directors in relation to the extraction of water in Batam and supply of water by PT BIC at BIP.
We may face the risk of loss of potable water and risk of contamination
Potable water produced from our treatment plants is distributed through a network of pipes, including
underground pipes. As high pressure is used to move the potable water, it is possible that leakage from
the pipes may occur. If this happens, our water treatment business could be adversely affected.
There is also the possibility that contamination of the potable water could occur during the distribution
process to tenants, investors and/or resort operators. Such occurrences could reduce our ability to attract
and retain customers and may have an adverse effect on our Business and any investment in our
Shares.
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Disruption in the operations at one or more of our utilities plants and facilities may adversely
affect our business and operating results
The operation of our facilities involves many risks, including power failures, the breakdown, failure or
substandard performance of equipment, natural disasters, catastrophic incidents such as fires and
explosions and normal hazards associated with operating a complex infrastructure. If there were a
significant interruption of operations at one or more of our key facilities and operations could not be
transferred to other locations, we may not meet the needs of our customers, and our business, results of
operations and financial condition could be harmed.
Our services are currently carried through our own networks, the networks of local fixed-line operators
and the networks of international operators and other network-related infrastructure. Our ability to provide
services depends on the stability of this integrated network. This network may be vulnerable to damage
or interruptions in operation due to earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, floods, power losses, acts of terrorism,
communications failures, network software flaws, transmission cable cuts or other events. Any failure of
this integrated network or any link in the delivery chain that results in an interruption in our business,
operations or our ability to provide any service, whether from operational disruption, natural disaster, our
failure to maintain or otherwise, could reduce our ability to attract and retain customers and materially
adversely affect our Business and any investment in our Shares.
We are subject to legislative, regulatory, industrial and environmental laws and regulations of
Indonesia
We may be subject to the legislative, regulatory, industrial and environmental laws and regulations of
Indonesia which require us to meet certain standards in the quality of water. Our customers or the
relevant authorities may seek recourse against us in the event of non-compliance with such laws and
regulations. Some of our water treatment and waste treatment processes may become obsolete or
inadequate due to changes in legislative, regulatory or industrial requirements that impose more stringent
standards. This may affect our ability to attract and retain customers, and materially adversely affect our
Business and any investment in our Shares.
We have received advice from the Legal Advisers to the Company on Indonesian Law that under
Indonesian law, certificates of HGB (referred to herein as “HGB Certificates”) are issued by the Land
Registration Office/ National Land Office (or “BPN”) for an initial period of up to 30 years, and that the
HGB Certificates will not be issued by BPN for an initial period longer than 30 years. The initial 30-year
period may be extended upon application to BPN by the HGB holder for an additional period of up to 20
years and the extended period may be renewed for a further period of 30 years.
(i) Batam
In Batam, the Batam Industrial Development Authority (“BIDA”) is the government entity
responsible for the development of Batam and the holder of the “Hak Pengelolaan” (referred to as
“HPL”) over all the land in Batam. BIDA may grant/ transfer the right of land in Batam to third
parties on such terms and conditions as may be determined by it, provided that such grant or
transfer is in compliance with the Indonesian Basic Agrarian Law.
After BIDA and the third party enter into an agreement relating to the allocation and use of land,
the third party is obliged to pay to BIDA the Annual Compulsory Fund of Authority (referred to as
the “Uang Wajib Tahunan Otorita” or “UWTO”), and when the UWTO is paid in full, BIDA will
issue its recommendation to enable the party to apply for a HGB Certificate to be issued by the
BPN. The UWTO must be paid in full for a 30-year period in accordance with the applicable tariffs.
The HGB Certificate in respect of the relevant land will be issued by BPN for an initial period of 30
years.
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The Minister of Land Authority / Chairman of BPN has, in its letter dated 10 March 1995 to the
State Minister of Research and Technology of Republic Indonesia who was also then the
Chairman of BIDA, confirmed that, in principle, a company which has obtained a right of HGB over
land in respect of HPL which is owned by BIDA, such right of HGB may be extended by BIDA for a
further 20 years and thereafter renewed for an additional 30 years provided that the company
continues to use the relevant land in accordance with the initial allocation thereof and that the land
is not used as a speculative object by the relevant company.
In this regard, as BIDA is the holder of HPL over all the land in Batam, parties which receive land
allocations from BIDA are required to enter into a binding agreement with BIDA in respect of the
allocation of land, which agreement stipulates the terms and conditions for such allocation. After
BIDA and a third party enter into the binding agreement, the third party must pay the 30 year
UWTO and based on the receipt evidencing the full payment of the UWTO, the third party may
apply for the HGB Certificate, which will be valid for 30 years.
To seek an extension of the initial 30-year period, the HGB Certificate holder may submit to BPN
an application for a 20-year extension of the respective HGB Certificate, and include in such
application a receipt evidencing the full payment of the UWTO for 20 years at the tariffs applicable
then.
Under general Indonesian Agrarian regulations, the application for extension or renewal (as the
case may be) of the HGB Certificate shall be made at least 2 years before the expiration of the
validity period of the HGB Certificate. Notwithstanding the Agrarian regulations, each of PT BIC
and PT BEV (which holds land with HGB title in Batam) is required to comply with the provisions of
its agreement(s) in respect of its land allocation from BIDA (as mentioned below). As such, PT BIC
and PT BEV may apply for extension of their respective HGB for a further 20 years, 6 months prior
to the expiry of the initial term of the HGB, and apply for renewal of the HGB for an additional 30
years thereafter 1 year prior to the expiration of the extended 20-year period. The amount payable
for renewal of the tenure of land will be subject to the tariffs applicable at the relevant time. For
example, the amount of UWTO paid by PT BIC to BIDA in 1992 was approximately US$2,726,720
in respect of an area of approximately 801,980m2.
Notwithstanding any prepayment of the UWTO, the grant by BIDA to the HGB holder of the
extension period or renewed period (as the case may be) is subject to certain conditions, including
that the usage of the land is in compliance with the zoning of such land and the terms and
conditions of the existing binding agreement concerning the allocation of land and the buildings
involved are still in a good condition. There is no assurance that such extension or renewal will be
granted. We have not made any prepayment for the extension or renewal of HGB in respect of any
of our lands in Batam.
(ii) Bintan
Our Company has also received advice from M/s Brigitta I. Rahayoe & Syamsuddin, that in relation
to the HGB for Bintan, the application for extension or renewal shall be submitted to BPN at least 2
years prior to the expiry of the validity period of the HGB by the holder of the relevant HGB
Certificate.
Prepayment for the renewal/ extension of the validity period of the HGB may be made, and where
such prepayment has been made, an administrative fee (which will be determined by the Minister
of Land/Head of National Land Office as approved by the Minister of Finance in Indonesia when
the applications for extension or renewal are made) will only need to be paid on extension or
renewal of the HGB Certificate.
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M/s Brigitta I. Rahayoe & Syamsuddin has advised that the renewal of HGB is subject to certain
conditions, including that the usage of the land is in compliance with the zoning of such land. Other
conditions to the renewal of HGB based on Indonesian Government Regulation No. 40/1996 (“PP
No.40/1996”) in respect of rights to utilise lands, rights to build lands and right to use lands are:
z the HGB holder is in compliance with the requirements of the National Land Office for the
bestowal of land as prescribed in the decree of granting of land title;
z the HGB holder is still an Indonesian legal entity and/or an Indonesian citizen; and
z the said land still conforms to the Regional Spatial Layout Plan (referred to in Indonesian as
Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah) concerned.
We have only made prepayment for the renewal and extension of HGB in respect of approximately
15% of our lands in Bintan. There is no assurance that the extension and renewal of the HGB will
be granted when the application for such extension and/or renewal is made, notwithstanding any
prepayment which may have been made.
If we are unable to extend and/or renew the HGB, on expiry of the existing HGB term, the relevant land
will have to be returned to (in the case of Bintan) the State or (in the case of Batam) to BIDA and this will
adversely affect the valuation ascribed to our properties, our Business and any investment in our Shares.
See Colliers International’s report in Appendix B of this Prospectus. The SGX-ST has granted a waiver to
our Company from compliance with the requirement under Rule 222(1) of the Listing Manual, which
provides that a property investment/ development company which has properties that have remaining
leases of less than 30 years must not, in aggregate, account for more than 50% of the group’s operating
profits for the past 3 years.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the following companies in our Group, PT BIC, PT BIIE, PT BEV, PT
SBIG, PT BRC, PT SI, PT BMW and PT SBP are foreign investment companies in Indonesia (“Foreign
PMA Companies”). The shareholding owned by foreign entities in a Foreign PMA Company should be
reduced within 15 years of the commencement of commercial production of the Foreign PMA Company.
The Decree of the Minister for Mobilization of Investment Funds/ Chairman of BKPM No. 15/SK/1994
dated 29 July 1994 provides that such divestment shall be determined according to the consensus of the
relevant parties. The required percentage, if any, of divestment is not stated in the decree. For further
information on Foreign PMA Companies, please refer to the section “Government Regulations” in
Appendix F of this Prospectus.
Please see the section “Risks Relating to Our Fixed Property” on pages 41 to 43 of this Prospectus and
the section “Government Regulations” in Appendix F of this Prospectus for more details.
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We may be found to contravene our licences and/or our licences may be revoked or not renewed
Changes in laws, regulations and government policy affecting our business activities or those of our
competitors could adversely affect our Business and any investment in our Shares. In particular,
decisions by governmental or regulatory authorities in Indonesia relating to the grant, extension and/or
renewal of our or our competitors’ licences could adversely affect our Business and any investment in our
Shares.
Additionally, there can be no assurance that such regulatory bodies will not issue licences to new
industrial park operations or resort operations whose services will compete with those offered by us.
As at the date of this Prospectus, we hold licences in Indonesia and Singapore which allow us to carry
on our businesses in those jurisdictions. These licences may have expired or are expiring soon
(information on certain of such licences is provided in the section “Certain Business Licences” on pages
F-4 to F-6 in Appendix F of this Prospectus). In addition, any of our Group companies which is licensed
to carry on its business activities or otherwise may be found to be in breach of any condition of the
applicable licence(s) or any provision of any code of practice, standard of performance or other
governmental regulation or regulatory requirement. The relevant governmental and/or regulatory
authorities or agencies may take action against such company, including issuing warnings, imposing
penalties (including fines and/or term of imprisonment, where applicable), suspending the licence (or part
thereof), reducing the duration of the licence or imposing additional conditions and/or restrictions on the
licence, and/or cancelling the licence (in whole or in part).
There is also no assurance that our existing licences will be renewed by the relevant regulatory authority
on the expiry of such licences. For example, BRFH is currently licensed by the Singapore Tourism Board
to carry on the business of a travel agent under the Travel Agents Act, Chapter 334 of Singapore, and
the licence will expire on 31 December 2006. There is no assurance that our existing licences will be
extended or renewed by the relevant regulatory authority(ies), and any such licences may be extended or
renewed subject to conditions which are more stringent or restrictive than those currently imposed on the
existing licences held by our Group.
We may also carry out our business activities and operations in various jurisdictions in reliance on
statutory exemptions which exempt us from licensing and other regulatory requirements in such details.
In the event that we are not able to procure or retain licences which are essential to our operations, or
where our operations do not meet the requirements necessary to qualify for the relevant statutory
exemptions, our Business and any investment in our Shares will be materially and adversely affected.
Please refer to the section “Government Regulations” in Appendix F of this Prospectus for more
information.
Compliance with environmental laws and regulations could result in substantial costs to us
Our utilities facilities and industrial parks are located in Indonesia. Environmental laws and regulations in
Indonesia are not as evolved as in developed countries. The handling and disposal of waste matter and
other materials might become heavily regulated in the countries in which we operate in future. Whilst we
cannot currently anticipate the scope and timing of future costs of compliance with such environmental
laws and regulations, any significant contamination or any significant changes in environmental laws and
regulations may affect our Business and any investment in our Shares.
We face political, economic, social and legal/regulatory risks relating to the countries in which we
have operations
In addition to the risks relating specifically to our operating activities described above, our business is
also subject to general risks associated with the markets and/or countries in which we operate, such as
the prevailing political, economic, social and legal/regulatory conditions.
Our earnings, asset values and prospects continue to be affected by unfavourable developments in
respect of inflation, interest rates, government policies, price and wage controls, taxation, social instability
and other adverse political, economic or social developments in or affecting the countries and/or the
markets in which we operate. We have no control over such developments and conditions and can
provide no assurance that they will not adversely affect our Business or any investment in our Shares.
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Our utilities business, industrial parks business and resort operations business contributed about 58.9%,
31.6% and 9.5% respectively, of our Group’s gross revenue for FY2004. Our utilities business, industrial
parks business and resort operations business contributed about 59.0%, 32.9% and 8.1% respectively, of
our Group’s gross revenue for HY2005. Investors should note that this may not necessarily be
representative of the future proportion of revenue contributions of our respective businesses.
A substantial part of our operations, assets and sales are located in Indonesia, a developing market. The
legal and regulatory regimes in such markets may be less certain than in more developed markets and
may be subject to unforeseen changes. At times, the interpretation or application of laws and regulations
may be unclear; neither may the content of applicable laws and regulations be immediately available to
the public. Under such circumstances, consultation with the relevant authority in Indonesia may be
necessary to obtain better understanding or clarification of applicable laws and regulations.
For example, Indonesia’s legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Judicial decisions
in Indonesia, in particular those rendered by the Supreme Court, are persuasive. However, they are not
systematically and immediately published as in developed countries. The application of many Indonesian
laws and regulations depends, in large part, upon subjective criteria such as the good faith of the parties
to the transaction and principles of public policy. Indonesian judges operate in an inquisitorial legal
system and Indonesian court decisions may omit express articulation of the legal and factual analysis of
the issues presented in a case. As a result, administration and enforcement of laws and regulations by
Indonesian courts and governmental agencies may be subject to uncertainty and considerable discretion.
There is no assurance that we have complied with all laws and regulations in these relevant jurisdictions.
The breach of any law and regulations may have a material adverse effect on our Business and any
investment in our Shares.
We may grow our business in other developing markets which may exacerbate the legal and regulatory
risks to which we are subject.
We are also subject to a broad range of risks, and we expect these risks to increase as we expand our
operations into new countries. These risks include the following:
(c) the ability of our management to deal with multiple and diverse regulatory regimes and related
compliance costs;
(g) currency fluctuation and regulation risks including imposition or tightening of foreign exchange
controls or restrictions on repatriation of dividends or profits;
Any of these factors, many of which are outside our control, may affect our Business and any investment
in our Shares.
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Terrorist activities in Indonesia could destabilise the country, thereby affecting our business
During 2002 to 2005, several bombing incidents took place in Indonesia, most significantly in Bali in
October 2002 and October 2005. Other bombing incidents have also been committed in Indonesia on a
number of occasions over the past few years, including at shopping centres and places of worship. In
April 2003, a bomb exploded outside the main United Nations building in Jakarta, and in the same
month, a bomb exploded at the domestic terminal at Jakarta International Airport. In August 2003, a
bomb exploded at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta and on 9 September 2004, a bomb exploded outside
the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. Further terrorist acts may occur in the future. Terrorists acts may, for
example, be directed at foreigners in Indonesia. Violent acts arising from, and leading to, instability and
unrest have in the past had, and may continue to have, a material adverse effect on investment and
confidence in, and the performance of, the Indonesian economy, and may affect our Business and any
investment in our Shares.
Political uncertainties in the world may affect our business and our profitability
The war in the Middle East has created considerable political and economic uncertainty in many parts of
the world. In addition to that, terrorist attacks in Asia and other parts of the world and possible responses
to such attacks have led to further political, social and economic uncertainty and affected confidence in
the recovery of the economy both in Singapore and in other parts of the world. If there is a protracted
economic slowdown due to political and economic uncertainty anywhere in the world, this would
adversely affect our Business and any investment in our Shares.
Our foreign exchange risk arises mainly from the mismatch between the currency of our revenue,
purchases and operating expenses. To the extent that our revenue, purchases and operating expenses
are not matched in the same currency, we may be susceptible to foreign exchange exposure. For
example, any significant depreciation in the foreign exchange rate of S$ against Rp could result in us
incurring net foreign exchange losses. Hence, should there be any significant adverse fluctuations in the
exchange rate of S$ against Rp, our financial performance may be adversely affected. We currently do
not have any formal policy to hedge our foreign currency exchange exposure although we may from time
to time enter into foreign currency forward contracts, where necessary, to hedge our exposure to foreign
currency fluctuations. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully hedge all
foreign currency exposures.
We are also subject to translation risks as our consolidated financial statements are denominated in S$
while the financial statements of our subsidiaries in foreign countries are prepared in their respective
functional currencies. In addition, some of our assets and liabilities are recorded in currencies other than
S$. In the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, the financial statements of our
subsidiaries in foreign countries are translated from their respective functional currencies based on the
prevailing exchange rates on the balance sheet date, except for share capital and reserves (which are
translated at historical exchange rates) and profit and loss items which are translated at average
exchange rates for the relevant financial year. Any significant appreciation of the S$ against the
respective foreign currencies would adversely affect our operating results.
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Adverse movements in interest rates may affect our business
Our current borrowings carry, and our future borrowings may carry, interest at floating rates. Therefore,
any increase in interest rates would affect our costs of servicing our credit facilities and borrowings,
which may adversely affect our Business and any investment in our Shares.
Investors may not be able to resell their Shares at or above the Placement Price. Volatility in the trading
price of our Shares may be caused by factors outside of our control and may be unrelated to our
operating results.
We would caution that as at the date of this Prospectus, approximately 84.83% of our Shares will be
under moratorium for a period after our date of admission to the Official List of SGX-Sesdaq, more
particularly set out in the section “General Information on our Group – Moratorium” on page 62 of this
Prospectus.
There is a possibility that our Share price may fluctuate widely and this may affect your
investment
The market price of our Shares may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. These
fluctuations may be exaggerated if the trading volume of our Shares is low. In addition, the market price
or our Shares may also rise and fall in response to, amongst others:
(a) the success or failure of our management team in implementing business and growth strategies;
(f) changes in, or our failure to meet, analysts’ expectations of our financial performance;
(g) changes in general economic, social, political or stock market conditions or other events or factors;
(h) changes or uncertainty in the political, economic and regulatory environment in the markets that
we operate in;
(i) changes in share prices of companies with similar business to our Company that are listed in
Singapore;
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Future sales of our Shares could adversely affect our Share price
Any future sale or availability of our Shares can have a downward pressure on our share price. The sale
of a significant amount of our Shares in the public market after the Share Distribution and Private
Placement, or the perception that such sales may occur, could materially and adversely affect the market
price of our Shares. These factors also affect our ability to sell additional securities for subscription in
future. Except as otherwise described in the section “General Information on our Group – Moratorium” on
page 62 of this Prospectus, there will be no restriction on the ability of the Substantial Shareholders to
sell their Shares. Any substantial sale of our Shares over a short period after the expiry of the applicable
moratorium period of our Substantial Shareholders could cause our Share price to fall.
Our holding company structure and/or other factors and restrictions may impede our ability to
service our debt obligations or pay dividends to our Shareholders
We operate under a holding company structure. As a holding company, the level of our income and our
ability to service our debt obligations and to pay dividends may depend upon receipt of dividends and
distributions from our subsidiaries, associated corporations and equity investments. The payment of
dividends by our subsidiaries, associated corporations and equity investments is contingent upon many
factors, including their earnings and cash flows, and may be subject to legal, contractual and/or tax and
accounting requirements in the relevant jurisdiction and other restrictions on the payment of dividends
under the terms of certain agreement(s). As security for a S$112,500,000 term loan facility to our
Company, our subsidiary Verizon Resorts (Labuan) has pledged the shares held by it in PT BMW, PT
SBP and PT SI and assigned and charged all of its rights, title and interest in dividends arising from such
shares to UOB. As at the date of this Prospectus, our Company has also pledged certain of its shares in
PT BIC and assigned and charged all its rights, title and interest in dividends arising from such shares to
UOB. (See also the section “Capitalisation and Indebtedness” on page 141 of this Prospectus.) In cases
where we hold a minority stake in an investee company, we may not be able to control the amount or
timing of dividend payments or distributions.
Any such restrictions may impede our ability to service our debt obligations or to pay dividends.
Please refer to the sections “Exchange Controls” on pages 192 and 193 of this Prospectus and
“Summary of Taxation” in Appendix G of this Prospectus, for certain information relating to exchange
controls and taxation, respectively, in, inter alia, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Overseas shareholders may not be able to participate in future rights offerings or certain other
equity issues by our Company
If our Company offers or causes to be offered to shareholders rights to subscribe for additional Shares or
any right of any other nature, our Company will have certain discretion as to, inter alia, the shareholders
to whom the offer is to be extended, the procedure to be followed in making such rights available and
disposal of such rights and the distribution of the proceeds thereof. For example, in order to avoid
violation of overseas securities legislation, our Company may not offer such rights to the holders of
Shares having an address in a jurisdiction outside Singapore. Accordingly, shareholders of our Company
who have a registered address in a jurisdiction outside Singapore may be unable to participate in rights
offerings and may experience a dilution in their shareholdings.
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Certain of our loan agreements contain financial and shareholding covenants and restrictions
Currently, our main loans contain various financial and other covenants. If we fail to comply with these
covenants, we could be in default under these loans and in that event, the lender(s) would have the right,
subject to the terms of the relevant agreements, to accelerate our obligation to repay the outstanding
borrowings under these loans. Such a default may also cause cross-defaults under our other loans and
may affect our Business and any investment in our Shares. In addition, our loans may require that we
obtain written consent from our lender(s) prior to incurring indebtedness or creating security interests
over our assets. This may limit our ability to raise future financing.
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GENERAL INFORMATION ON OUR GROUP
OUR COMPANY
Our Company was incorporated in Singapore on 7 April 2003 under the Singapore Companies Act as a
private company limited by shares under the name of Gallant Venture Pte. Ltd. (Company Registration
Number 200303179Z). On 25 April 2006, our Company was converted into a public company limited by
shares and changed its name to Gallant Venture Ltd..
SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued and paid-up share capital of our Company is S$2
comprising 20 ordinary shares.
As at 30 June 2005, the authorised share capital of our Company was S$500,000 comprising 500,000
ordinary shares of S$1.00 each and the issued and paid-up share capital of our Company was S$2
comprising 2 ordinary shares of par value S$1.00 each.
At an EGM held on 14 October 2005, the Shareholders of our Company approved, inter alia, the
following:
(a) the increase in our authorised share capital from S$500,000 divided into 500,000 ordinary shares
of S$1.00 each to S$300,000,000 divided into 300,000,000 ordinary shares of S$1.00 each; and
(b) the sub-division of each ordinary share of S$1.00 each in the authorised and issued share capital
of our Company into 10 Shares of S$0.10 each (“Share Sub-Division”).
At an EGM held on 24 April 2006, the Shareholders of our Company approved, inter alia, the issue of an
aggregate of 2,410,423,164 new Shares in connection with the Restructuring Exercise.
At an EGM held on 24 April 2006, the Shareholders of our Company approved, inter alia, the following:
(a) the conversion of our Company into a public limited company and the change of name to Gallant
Venture Ltd.;
(i) (aa) issue Shares whether by way of rights, bonus or otherwise; and/or
(bb) make or grant offers, agreements or options (collectively, “Instruments”) that might or
would require Shares to be issued, including but not limited to the creation and issue
of (as well as adjustments to) warrants, debentures or other instruments convertible
into Shares,
at any time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes and to such persons
as the Directors may, in their absolute discretion, deem fit; and
(ii) (notwithstanding the authority so conferred may have ceased to be in force) issue Shares in
pursuance of any Instrument made or granted by the Directors while such authority was in
force;
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Provided that:
(iii) the aggregate number of Shares to be issued pursuant to such authority (including Shares
to be issued in pursuance of Instruments made or granted pursuant to such authority), does
not exceed 50% of the issued Shares of our Company (as calculated in accordance with
paragraph (iv) below), and provided further that where Shareholders with registered
addresses in Singapore are not given the opportunity to participate in the same on a pro-
rata basis, then the Shares to be issued under such circumstances (including Shares to be
issued in pursuance of Instruments made or granted pursuant to such authority) shall not
exceed 20% of the issued Shares of our Company (as calculated in accordance with
paragraph (iv) below);
(iv) (subject to such manner of calculation as may be prescribed by the SGX-ST) for the
purpose of determining the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under
paragraph (iii) above, the percentage of issued Shares shall be based on the issued Shares
of our Company at the time such authority was conferred, after adjusting for:
(aa) new Shares arising from the conversion or exercise of any convertible securities;
(bb) new Shares arising from exercising share options or the vesting of share awards
which are outstanding or subsisting at the time such authority was conferred, provided
the options or awards were granted in compliance with the Listing Manual; and
and, in relation to an Instrument, the number of Shares shall be taken to be that number as
would have been issued had the rights therein been fully exercised or effected on the date
of the making or granting of the Instrument;
(v) in exercising the authority so conferred, our Company shall comply with the provisions of the
Listing Manual for the time being in force (unless such compliance has been waived by the
SGX-ST) and the Articles of Association for the time being of our Company; and
(vi) (unless revoked or varied by our Company in general meeting), the authority so conferred
shall continue in force until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the
Company or the date by which the next annual general meeting of our Company is required
by law to be held, whichever is the earlier.
As at the date of this Prospectus, there is only one class of shares in our Company, being ordinary
shares. Our Articles of Association relating to the voting rights of our Shareholders are set out in
Appendix E of this Prospectus.
Details of the issued and paid-up share capital of our Company as at the Latest Practicable Date and the
changes in the issued and paid-up share capital of our Company from (and including) 1 January 2005
and up to (and including) 31 December 2005, including the resultant issued and paid-up share capital
immediately after the Share Sub-Division, the issue of new Shares pursuant to the Restructuring
Exercise and the Share Distribution and the Private Placement, are as follows**:
** Following the coming into effect of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2005 on 30 January 2006, shares of a company shall have
no par value.
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Resultant issued
Number of shares share capital
(S$)
Issued and paid-up share capital immediately after the 2,410,423,184 1,205,211,584
Restructuring Exercise
Issued and paid-up share capital immediately before and 2,410,423,184 1,205,211,584
after the Share Distribution and the Private Placement
Our Company’s shareholders’ equity as at 30 June 2005 before and after adjustments to reflect the
increase in share capital as a result of the Restructuring Exercise are set out below. This should be read
in conjunction with the Reporting Accountants’ Report on the Unaudited Proforma Financial Statements
of Gallant Venture Ltd. and its Subsidiaries set out in Appendix J of this Prospectus.
After the
As at Restructuring
30 June 2005 Exercise
(S$ ’000) (S$ ’000)
Shareholders’ Equity
Issued and paid-up share capital – 1,193,292
Share premium(1) – –
Accumulated losses (1,967)(2) (1,967)(2)
Notes:
(1) On 30 January 2006, in line with the amendments to the Companies Act, the concepts of par value of shares and authorised
share capital were abolished and on that date, the Shares of our Company ceased to have a par value.
(2) This is in respect of administrative expenses and finance costs incurred by our Company, which was dormant prior to the
Restructuring Exercise.
Scheme Agreement
The restructuring of ATD and its debts involves a scheme of arrangement between ATD, ATD
Shareholders and ATD Creditors in accordance with Section 210 (read with Section 227X) of the
Singapore Companies Act.
On 16 April 2003, our Company entered into a scheme of arrangement agreement with ATD and
PT HR, and the PT HR S&P Agreement. Subsequently on 8 February 2005, a revised scheme of
arrangement agreement (which has since been amended by supplemental agreements dated 19
July 2005 and 18 January 2006) was entered into between our Company, ATD and PT HR.
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Our Directors believe that the above scheme of arrangement agreements between our Company,
ATD and PT HR were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
Certain Proposed Terms of the ATD Scheme Involving the ATD Shareholders
Pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Agreement, it is provided that under the ATD Scheme on or
after the ATD Scheme Effective Date, the following shall be effected:
(i) share capital of ATD of S$82,531,680 comprising 82,531,680 ATD Shares shall be cancelled
by way of capital reduction;
(iii) for the purpose of constituting ATD as a wholly-owned subsidiary of PT HR, ATD shall issue
and allot two (2) ATD Shares (or such other number of shares in ATD as may be
appropriate), credited as fully paid-up, to PT HR.
Based on the Placement Price and the ATD Share Exchange Ratio, the equivalent dollar value for
each Share may be considered to be S$0.50 and PT HR will transfer Shares in an aggregate
value of S$4,126,584 to ATD Shareholders.
In the event that the ATD Scheme becomes effective on the ATD Scheme Effective Date, PT HR
will hold all the issued ordinary shares in ATD.
Certain Proposed Terms of the ATD Scheme Involving the ATD Creditors
Pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Agreement, it is provided that under the ATD Scheme on or
after the ATD Scheme Effective Date, the following shall be effected:
(i) ATD Creditors shall assign to PT HR their rights, title and interests to a portion of their
approved claims against ATD, which portion shall amount to an aggregate of S$8,400,000
(“Assigned Indebtedness”);
(ii) PT HR shall transfer to the ATD Creditors an aggregate of 16,800,000 Shares, representing
approximately 0.70% of our issued Shares immediately after the Share Distribution, at
S$0.50 per Share; and
(iii) the Assigned Indebtedness will be subordinated to the balance of the outstanding claims
owed by ATD to the ATD Creditors, subject to the terms and conditions of the Scheme
Agreement and the ATD Scheme.
The transfer price of S$0.50 per Share was arrived at taking into account the Adjusted NAV per
Share of our Group.
In the event that the ATD Scheme becomes effective, PT HR will become a subordinated creditor
of ATD.
(a) leave of Court having been obtained for the JMs to propose the ATD Scheme and to call for
such meetings as are necessary for the ATD Scheme;
(b) all necessary approvals and consents from all relevant government, regulatory and other
authorities and third parties in Singapore and other relevant jurisdictions to effect and
complete the ATD Scheme being obtained;
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(c) the confirmation granted by the SIC that the ATD Scheme is exempt from certain specified
rules of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (including Rule 14 which deals with
the obligation to make a takeover offer), not being revoked or varied;
(d) the eligibility-to-list granted by the SGX-ST for the listing of our Shares on the SGX-Sesdaq
not having been revoked or withdrawn;
(e) the requisite approval of the ATD Shareholders and the ATD Creditors including such
approvals as may be required under Section 210 (read with Section 227X) of the Singapore
Companies Act;
(f) the sanction and confirmation by the Court, inter alia, of the ATD Scheme and the reduction
of the share capital of ATD; and
(g) the Private Placement having become unconditional in all respects save for any conditions
thereof relating to the ATD Scheme and the admission of our Company to the Official List of
the SGX-Sesdaq.
If the above conditions are not satisfied or waived by 4 October 2006 or such other date as the
parties may agree or the Court may allow, the Scheme Agreement shall terminate and no party
shall have any claim against the others save as provided in the Scheme Agreement.
The ATD Scheme will only become fully effective and binding subject to and upon the satisfaction
or waiver (as the case may be) of the above conditions and the lodgment with the Registrar of
Companies of the order of Court sanctioning the ATD Scheme. It is currently expected that such
order of Court, if obtained, will be lodged on the closing date of the Private Placement.
After the ATD Scheme becomes effective, all ATD Shares shall be removed from the Official List of
the SGX-ST and the listing and quotation of ATD Shares thereon shall cease. It is expected that
the JMs will petition to the Court to place ATD in liquidation shortly after the completion of the ATD
Scheme. Subject, inter alia, to the ATD Scheme becoming effective and the completion of the
Private Placement, all our Shares will be admitted to the SGX-Sesdaq, and dealing and quotation
of our Shares on the SGX-Sesdaq shall, subject to the approval of the SGX-ST, commence as
soon as practicable thereafter. Please refer to the Indicative Timetable for Listing on pages 19 and
20 of this Prospectus for further information.
The said 25,053,168 Shares will constitute approximately 1.04% of our issued Shares.
Each ATD Shareholder will receive 100 Shares for every 1,000 ATD Shares held or standing to the
credit of his Securities Account, while each ATD Creditor will receive 2,000 Shares for every
S$1,000 of Assigned Indebtedness assigned to PT HR. Fractional share entitlements shall be
disregarded.
The Approvals
On 6 January 2006, the SGX-ST granted eligibility-to-list for our Shares on the SGX-Sesdaq,
subject to certain conditions.
On 9 February 2006, the SIC confirmed that the ATD Scheme is exempt from certain rules of the
Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (including Rule 14 which deals with the obligation to
make a takeover offer), subject to, inter alia, ATD appointing an independent financial adviser to
advise the ATD Shareholders on the ATD Scheme.
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The ATD Scheme is subject to, inter alia, the approval of the ATD Shareholders and the ATD
Creditors at the respective Scheme Meetings of the ATD Shareholders and the ATD Creditors. ATD
has obtained the leave of the Court to convene the Scheme Meetings by 30 June 2006.
(i) PT HR Acquisition
Acquisition by our Company of interests in Batam assets from PT HR
Our Company entered into the PT HR S&P Agreement to acquire from PT HR, 39,999 PT
BIC Shares, representing approximately 50.0% of the issued share capital of PT BIC. The
aggregate consideration for the purchase of the PT BIC Shares was S$256,996,688. The
principal activities of PT BIC are the development and management of industrial estates.
The purchase consideration was agreed between the parties taking into account the
adjusted audited consolidated NAV of PT BIC of S$413,331,864 as at 30 June 2004.
Completion of the acquisition under the PT HR S&P Agreement will take place prior to
registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the purchase consideration is to be fully
satisfied by the allotment of 532,064,886 Shares (representing approximately 22.07% of our
Shares immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise) by our Company at
an issue price of approximately S$0.48 for each Share. The transfers of the PT BIC Shares
are to be registered with the relevant Indonesian authorities.
Our Directors believe that the PT HR S&P Agreement was entered into on an arm’s length
basis.
Completion of the acquisition under the SCI S&P Agreement will take place prior to
registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the aggregate purchase consideration of
S$243,889,452 is to be paid by our Company in cash. The purchase consideration was
agreed between the parties taking into account the adjusted audited consolidated NAV of
PT BIC, PT BIIE, BRF and PT BRC of S$413,331,864, S$167,769,239, S$10,659,910 and
S$150,928,884, respectively, as at 30 June 2004. The transfers of the shares in PT BIC, PT
BIIE and PT BRC are to be registered with the relevant Indonesian authorities.
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On 31 March 2006, our Company entered into a subscription agreement with SembPark
Holdings (“Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which SembPark Holdings agreed to
subscribe in cash for 477,987,502 new Shares (representing approximately 19.83% of our
Shares immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise) at a subscription
price of approximately S$0.51 for each Share. Completion of the subscription will take place
prior to registration of this Prospectus and our Company will on completion allot and issue
477,987,502 new Shares at the agreed subscription price.
Our Directors believe that the SCI S&P Agreement and the Subscription Agreement were
entered into on an arm’s length basis.
Pursuant to a sale and purchase agreement entered into between SembPark Holdings and
the Salim Group, Dornier Profits, a member of the Salim Group, is to acquire 84,000,000
Shares at the Placement Price subject to the terms and conditions thereof. The sale and
purchase is to be completed when the Subscription Agreement is completed. SembPark
Holdings also has an option to acquire 233,069,664 Shares from PVP XXX, which is
referred to in sub-paragraph (iii) below. Upon the completions of the Subscription
Agreement, the aforesaid sale and purchase agreement and option, SembPark Holdings will
hold an aggregate of 627,057,166 Shares (representing approximately 26.01% of our issued
Shares immediately following the completion of the Restructuring Exercise).
Our Directors believe that the PVP S&P Agreement was entered into on an arm’s length
basis.
Pursuant to options granted by PVP XXX to UOB and SembPark Holdings, UOB Nominees
is to acquire 60,501,012 Shares (representing approximately 2.51% of our Shares
immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise), at a transfer price of
approximately S$0.025 per Share, and SembPark Holdings is to acquire 233,069,664
Shares (representing approximately 9.67% of our Shares immediately after the completion
of the Restructuring Exercise), at a transfer price of approximately S$0.025 per Share, from
PVP XXX. The sale and purchase under these options are expected to be completed prior
to the registration of this Prospectus. Upon the completions of the PVP Acquisition and its
option agreements with UOB and SembPark Holdings, PVP XXX will hold an aggregate of
927,293,350 Shares (representing approximately 38.47% of our Shares immediately after
the completion of the Restructuring Exercise).
*** These subsidiaries are PT SI, PT BRC, PT SBP, PT BMW, BRF and BRFH.
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(iv) PT Elitindo Acquisition
Acquisition by our Company of interests in Bintan assets from the Salim Group
On 31 March 2006, our Company entered into the PT Elitindo S&P Agreement to acquire
from PT Elitindo, 2,045,000 ordinary shares in the capital of PT BRC (representing
approximately 1.04% of the issued share capital of PT BRC after PT BRC’s loan
capitalisations in 2006 set out in the section “General and Statutory Information – Share
Capital” on page 196 of this Prospectus). The purchase consideration of S$1,569,660 was
agreed between the parties taking into account the adjusted audited consolidated NAV of
PT BRC of S$150,928,884 as at 30 June 2004.
Completion of the acquisition under the PT Elitindo S&P Agreement will take place prior to
registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the purchase consideration is to be fully
satisfied by the allotment of 3,106,688 Shares to PT Elitindo (representing approximately
0.13% of our Shares immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise) at an
issue price of approximately S$0.51 for each Share. The transfers of the shares in PT BRC
are to be registered with the relevant Indonesian authorities.
Our Directors believe that the PT Elitindo S&P Agreement was entered into on an arm’s
length basis.
Completion of the acquisition under the Ascendas S&P Agreement will take place prior to
registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the purchase consideration is to be fully
satisfied by the allotment of 176,400,062 Shares to Ascendas (representing approximately
7.32% of our Shares immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise) at an
issue price of approximately S$0.51 for each Share. The transfers of the PT BIC Shares and
the PT BIIE shares are to be registered with the relevant Indonesian authorities.
Our Directors believe that the Ascendas S&P Agreement was entered into on an arm’s
length basis.
Our subsidiary, Verizon Resorts (Labuan) has entered into a convertible loan agreement dated 1 January
2005 with PT AIB (“PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement”). Under this agreement and subject to the
terms thereof, a loan in the principal amount of S$62,045,922 owing from PT AIB to Verizon Resorts
(Labuan) (“PT AIB Convertible Loan”) is convertible at the option of Verizon Resorts (Labuan) into
shares in the capital of PT AIB (“PT AIB Shares”) at the par value of each PT AIB share of US$1. The
conversion price was agreed between the parties taking into account the unaudited net liabilities of PT
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AIB as at 31 December 2004 of approximately S$14.9 million. Interest on the loan is at the rate of 1.5%
above the Singapore Inter-bank Offer Rate (SIBOR) on a quarterly basis per annum. As at 30 June 2005,
the interest accrued amounted to approximately S$2,369,457. The PT AIB Convertible Loan shall be
settled via repayment and/or the issue of PT AIB Shares pursuant to the exercise of the option, in any
event by 31 December 2009. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the conversion of the loan into PT AIB
Shares would, based on the current issued share capital of PT AIB, result in Verizon Resorts (Labuan)
holding approximately 48.71% of the enlarged issued share capital of PT AIB. In that event, PT AIB will
become an associated company of Verizon Resorts (Labuan) and the businesses of our Group will
include the ownership of a resort. The largest amount outstanding for the last three financial years ended
31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date is S$65,989,901, which is also the amount
outstanding as at the Latest Practicable Date.
The loan under the PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement had been acquired by Verizon Resorts (Labuan)
from Oasis, a company in which each of the Salim Group and the Parallax Group has an interest, for a
consideration of S$63,395,658.72 (“PT AIB Loan Acquisition”).
Our Directors believe that the PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement and the acquisition from Oasis
described above were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
OUR SHAREHOLDERS
As at the date of this Prospectus, our issued Shares are held principally by PT HR (a member of the
Salim Group), PVP XXX (in which the Parallax Group and the Salim Group have interests), SembPark
Holdings (a member of the SCI Group) and Ascendas (a member of the Ascendas Group), as to 22.07%,
37.64%, 26.84% and 7.32%, respectively.
Accordingly, the Salim Group (including PT GPM) is deemed to be interested in our Shares held
by PT HR.
The Salim Group, via Dornier Profits, holds 60% of the issued share capital of PVP XXX which
holds 37.64% of our issued Shares. Accordingly, the Salim Group via Dornier Profits is deemed to
be interested in our Shares held by PVP XXX.
In addition, the Salim Group has, via PT Elitindo, a direct interest in approximately 0.13% of our
issued Shares and has, via Dornier Profits, a direct interest in approximately 3.49% of our issued
Shares.
As at the date of this Prospectus, the Salim Group thus has an aggregate interest of approximately
63.33% in our issued Shares via PT HR, PVP XXX, PT Elitindo and Dornier Profits.
In 1999, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) through the management of Holdiko,
took control of certain assets held by the Salim Group, including PT BMW, PT SBP and PT BRC
(which are now our subsidiaries). Holdiko was established to hold the Salim Group’s assets as part
of the settlement between the Salim Group and IBRA. The Salim Group’s assets were held for the
purpose of their orderly disposal for the benefit of IBRA. In March 2004, the Salim Group and
IBRA signed a release and discharge letter under which the Indonesian government released and
discharged the Salim family (namely Soedono Salim, Anthoni Salim and Andree Halim) following
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the satisfactory settlement of their liabilities in conjunction with the repayment of loans extended by
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk to affiliates of its shareholders. PT Bank Central Asia Tbk was
previously controlled by the Salim family.
Parallax Venture Fund XXX (“PV Fund”), a closed-ended fund incorporated in the Cayman Islands,
holds 40% of the issued share capital of PVP XXX. The balance 60% of PVP XXX is held by the
Salim Group.
Parallax Capital Management Pte Ltd (“PCM”), an investment manager, owns all the issued
management shares carrying voting rights in the capital of PV Fund and as such is, inter alia,
entitled to appoint all the directors to the board of PV Fund. The manager of PV Fund is Parallax
Capital Management (a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands) and is advised by PCM.
Based on the articles of association adopted by PV Fund, the investors of the fund (which include
Mr Eugene Park and certain of his family members), as holders of non-voting participating
redeemable shares, do not have voting rights in respect of their shares in PV Fund and PV Fund’s
assets, save in limited circumstances. Subject to the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands, the
directors of the PV Fund will recommend that PV Fund be wound up upon the expiry of 7 years
from 26 August 2004 (being the date of incorporation of PV Fund), provided that the directors of
PV Fund have the sole discretion to extend the term of the fund by two further extensions of one
year each. Subject to the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands and the passing of a special
resolution of the Company in accordance with the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands to wind
up PV Fund, PV Fund will be wound up on the expiry of 7 years from 26 August 2004 or the
relevant extended term (as the case may be). Upon termination of the fund, Parallax Capital
Management will distribute the fund’s assets to the holders of non-voting participating redeemable
shares of the fund.
Our Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Cho Park, is a director of PCM and PV Fund. He and his
brother, Edan Cho Park, hold the entire issued share capital of PCM and are also directors and
shareholders of Parallax Capital Management. PV Fund, PCM, Eugene Cho Park and Edan Cho
Park are deemed to be interested in our Shares held by PVP XXX. PCM, Eugene Cho Park and
Edan Cho Park are under no obligation to act in accordance with the instructions of the Salim
Group, SCI or JTC, who are our Substantial Shareholders as disclosed on page 60 of this
Prospectus.
Eugene Cho Park is a nominee of PVP XXX (which is a subsidiary of the Salim Group) on our
Board. Please see page 155 of this Prospectus. Save as disclosed, Eugene Cho Park is not a
nominee on our Board of any of our Substantial Shareholders set out on page 60 of this
Prospectus.
Temasek is the ultimate holding company of SCI. Accordingly, Temasek is deemed to be interested
in our Shares held by the SCI Group, amounting to approximately 26.84%.
JTC holds the entire issued share capital of Ascendas Pte Ltd. Accordingly, JTC is deemed to be
interested in our Shares held by Ascendas, amounting to approximately 7.32%.
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Our Directors and Shareholders and their respective direct and deemed shareholding interests after the
Restructuring Exercise and the share acquisition described in the section “Significant Changes in
Percentage of Ownership” but before the Share Distribution and the Private Placement, and immediately
after the Share Distribution and the Private Placement, are set out below:
Substantial Shareholders
(5% or more)
PVP XXX(1)(6) 907,293,350 37.64 – – 627,293,350 26.02 – –
Dornier Profits(5)(6) 84,000,000 3.49 907,293,350 37.64 84,000,000 3.49 627,293,350 26.02
Others
(Less than 5%)
PT Elitindo(5)(6) 3,106,688 0.13 – – 3,106,688 0.13 – –
Public
UOB Nominees(8) 60,501,012 2.51 – – 60,501,012 2.51 – –
Notes:
(1) As at the date of this Prospectus, PV Fund holds 40% of the issued share capital of PVP XXX. Accordingly, PV Fund is
deemed to be interested in our Shares held by PVP XXX.
PCM, which holds all the voting shares in PV Fund, is also deemed to be interested in our Shares held by PVP XXX.
Our Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Cho Park, and his brother, Edan Cho Park, hold the entire issued share capital of PCM.
Accordingly, each of them is deemed to be interested in our Shares held by PVP XXX.
(2) SembPark Holdings is a member of the SCI Group. SCI is deemed to be interested in our Shares held by the SCI Group.
(3) Temasek is the ultimate holding company of SCI. Accordingly, Temasek is deemed to be interested in our Shares held by the
SCI Group.
(4) The issued share capital of PT HR is held by PT Gadingpratama Mandiri (“PT GPM”) as to 84.88%, PT DSU as to 10.55%,
PT Arya Indira Utama (“PT AIU”) as to 4.51% and 4 individuals as to 0.06%. The Salim Group holds the entire issued share
capital of PT GPM.
The Salim Group has an interest in approximately 98.91% of PT DSU’s issued shares and in the entire issued share capital
of PT AIU.
Accordingly, the Salim Group (including PT GPM) is interested in our Shares held by PT HR.
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(5) The Salim Group, via Dornier Profits, has a direct interest in 84,000,000 Shares representing approximately 3.49% of our
issued Shares. Dornier Profits also holds 60% of the issued share capital of PVP XXX. As such, Dornier Profits is deemed to
be interested in our Shares held by PVP XXX. See also notes (4) and (6).
The Salim Group, via PT Elitindo, has a direct interest in 3,106,688 Shares representing approximately 0.13% of our issued
Shares.
(6) As at the date of this Prospectus, the Salim Group holds via Dornier Profits 60% of the issued share capital of PVP XXX. As
such, the Salim Group is deemed to be interested in our Shares held by PVP XXX.
Accordingly, immediately prior to the Share Distribution and the Private Placement, the Salim Group has an aggregate
interest in approximately 63.33% of our issued Shares via PT HR, PT Elitindo, PVP XXX and Dornier Profits.
Immediately after the Share Distribution and the Private Placement, the Salim Group will have an aggregate interest in
approximately 50.67% of our issued Shares via PT HR, PT Elitindo, PVP XXX and Dornier Profits.
(7) Ascendas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ascendas Pte Ltd. Ascendas Pte Ltd is deemed to be interested in our Shares
held by Ascendas. JTC holds the entire issued share capital of Ascendas Pte Ltd. Accordingly, JTC is deemed to be
interested in our Shares held by Ascendas.
(8) UOB Nominees is a subsidiary of UOB. UOB is deemed to be interested in our Shares held by UOB Nominees.
The Shares held by our Substantial Shareholders do not carry different voting rights from the Shares
which are the subject of the Share Distribution and the Private Placement. Our Directors do not hold any
Shares. Our Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Cho Park, has a deemed interest in our Shares held by
PVP XXX, as disclosed above.
Save as disclosed above and to the extent known to our Company, our Company is not directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by another person or government, whether severally or jointly.
Our Directors are not aware of any arrangement, the operation of which may, at a subsequent date,
result in a change in the control of our Company.
Notes:
(1) Based on our Company’s issued share capital of 20 Shares immediately prior to the Restructuring Exercise.
(2) Based on our Company’s issued share capital of 2,410,423,184 Shares immediately after the Restructuring Exercise.
(3) An acquisition of 20,000,000 Shares was made by SembPark Holdings in connection with the sale by STIC of its 26.25%
shareholding in Singapore-Bintan Resort Holdings Private Limited (“SBRH”) to Richbroad Investments Limited (“Richbroad”).
Richbroad had in March 2006 entered into an agreement to acquire 20,000,000 Shares from PVP XXX. We understand that
STIC and Richbroad agreed that Richbroad shall procure the issue of such 20,000,000 Shares to SembPark Holdings in
satisfaction of the purchase consideration payable by Richbroad to STIC for the shares in SBRH.
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THE VENDOR
Information on the Vendor and its shareholding in our Company is set out below:
Notes:
(1) Please see also the sections entitled “PVP Acquisition”, “PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement” and “Interested Person
Transactions” on pages 56, 57 and from page 161, respectively, of this Prospectus.
(2) Based on our Company’s issued share capital of 2,410,423,184 Shares as at the date of this Prospectus.
MORATORIUM
To demonstrate their commitment to our Company, PT HR, PVP XXX, SembPark Holdings, PT Elitindo,
Dornier Profits and Ascendas who have an interest in an aggregate of 2,044,869,004 Shares
representing approximately 84.83% of the total number of our issued Shares after the Share Distribution
and the Private Placement, have each undertaken not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any part of
their respective interests in the Shares for a period of six months commencing from the date of
admission of our Company to the Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq (“Date of Admission”) and, for a
further period of six months thereafter, not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of their respective
interests in more than 50% of the Shares held by each of them as at the Date of Admission.
In addition, Eugene Cho Park, Edan Cho Park, the Salim Group and SCI have each given an
undertaking to maintain 100% of their effective interest in our Shares for a period of six months
commencing from the Date of Admission and, for a further period of six months thereafter, to maintain at
least 50% of their effective interest in our Shares.
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SHAREHOLDINGS IN THE COMPANIES COMPRISING OUR GROUP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE RESTRUCTURING EXERCISE
15% PT Bintan Inti 80% 100% less 1 share 100% less 1 share
Industrial Estate
PT Suakajaya PT Surya PT Buana
60% Indowahana Bangunpertiwi Megawisatama
67.83%
PT Batamindo
Executive Village 15.25%
60%
PT Bintan Resort
1.04% Cakrawala
PT Batam Bintan
Telekomunikasi 2.65%
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95%
Batamindo Medical
Management Pte Ltd
50%
OUR GROUP STRUCTURE
The corporate structure of our Group and its associated companies immediately after the Restructuring Exercise, as at the date of this Prospectus.
Gallant Venture
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30% PT Soxal Batamindo 30% Bintan Resort
Industrial Gases Ferries Private
Limited
36% Batamindo Carriers Pte
Ltd 100%
BRF Holidays Pte
100% Batamindo Investment Ltd
(S) Ltd
Approximate
Percentage
ownership
Name of company interest held by
and its principal place Place of Issued and our Company /
of business Incorporation Paid-up Capital Group Principal Activities
PT Bintan Inti Industrial Estate Indonesia Rp247,609,536,000 100%(2) & (20) Development, operation,
(PT BIIE) (US$114,528,000)(16) maintenance and
Bintan Industrial Estate, management of BIE
Lobam, together with the
Bintan 29154, supporting infrastructure
Indonesia support activities
Batamindo Carriers Pte Ltd Singapore S$500,000 36%(5) Provision of ship and
(BC) boat chartering services
(Company Registration
Number 199005005Z)
151 Chin Swee Road
#04-05 Manhattan House
Singapore 169876
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Approximate
Percentage
ownership
Name of company interest held by
and its principal place Place of Issued and our Company /
of business Incorporation Paid-up Capital Group Principal Activities
PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala Indonesia Rp413,979,825,000 86.77%(11) & (20) Development and
(PT BRC) (US$196,665,000)(19) operation of a tourism
Lj. Raja Haji Teluk Sebong, area in Bintan, including
Lagoi, Bintan Utara, the sale of land in such
Indonesia area
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Notes:
(1) As at the date of this Prospectus, the remaining 1 share in PT BIC is held by PT Verizon Indonesia. PVP XXX has an interest
in 100% of the issued share capital of PT Verizon Indonesia.
(2) Our Group’s 100% interest in PT BIIE comprises 40% which is held directly by our Company and 60% which is held through
PT BIC.
(3) Our Group’s 60% interest in PT BEV is held through PT BIC. The remaining 40% of PT BEV is held by some minority
shareholders including Sembawang KMP Corporation Private Limited (a company in which both the SCI Group and the
Salim Group have an interest) which holds approximately 5% of PT BEV.
(4) Our Group’s 95% interest in PT BBT is held through PT BIC. The remaining 5% of PT BBT is held by a minority shareholder.
(5) Our Group’s 36% interest in BC is held through PT BIC. The remaining 64% of BC is held by Batamindo Shipping and
Warehousing Pte Ltd (approximately 29%) and an unrelated third party (approximately 35%). SCI’s subsidiary, SembPark,
has a 50% interest in Batamindo Shipping and Warehousing Pte Ltd.
(6) Our Group’s 30% interest in PT SBIG is held through PT BIC. The remaining 70% of PT SBIG is held by an unrelated third
party.
(8) Our Group’s 50% interest in BMM is held through PT BIC. The remaining 50% of BMM is held by an unrelated third party.
(9) The remaining 1 share in PT BMW is held by PT Verizon Indonesia. PVP XXX has an interest in 100% of the issued share
capital of PT Verizon Indonesia.
(10) The remaining 1 share in PT SBP is held by PT Verizon Indonesia. PVP XXX has an interest in 100% of the issued share
capital of PT Verizon Indonesia.
(11) Our Group’s 86.77% interest in PT BRC comprises 3.69% which is held directly by our Company, 67.83% which is held
through Verizon Resorts (Labuan) and 15.25% which is held through PT SI. The remaining 13.23% of PT BRC is held by
Singapore-Bintan Resort Holdings Private Limited, in which PVP XXX has an interest via its associate, Great Contribution.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the increases in PT BRC’s issued share capital referred to on page 196 of this Prospectus
are pending publication in the relevant State Gazette in Indonesia.
(12) The transfer of 80% of PT SI’s shares to our Group is to be registered with the relevant Indonesian authorities. Such
registration may be proceeded with subject to PT SI’s conversion into a Foreign PMA Company (please see Appendix F at
page F-3 on PT SI’s change of status to a Foreign PMA Company). The remaining 20% of PT SI’s shares is held by 2
minority shareholders. Our Company proposes to acquire up to the aforesaid 20% from these shareholders within
approximately 6 months from the date of admission of our Company to the SGX-Sesdaq, subject (inter alia) to all necessary
consents and approvals. For further information please refer to paragraph 3 of the section “General and Statutory
Information” of this Prospectus.
(13) Our Group’s 100% interest in BRF comprises 30% which is held directly by our Company and 70% which is held through PT
BRC.
(15) Based on the exchange rate stipulated by the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (“BKPM”) in PT BIC’s foreign
investment approval of US$1.00 : Rp1,822.
(16) Based on the exchange rate stipulated by the BKPM in PT BIIE’s foreign investment approval of US$1.00 : Rp2,162.
(17) Based on the exchange rate stipulated by the BKPM in PT BEV’s foreign investment approval of US$1.00 : Rp2,065. The
increase in its issued and paid-up capital from Rp162,491,596,000 (US$75,158,000) to Rp247,609,536,000
(US$114,528,000) is to be registered with the Indonesian authorities.
(18) Based on the exchange rate stipulated by the BKPM in PT SBIG’s foreign investment approval of US$1.00 : Rp15,500.
(19) Based on the exchange rate stipulated by the BKPM in PT BRC’s foreign investment approval of US$1.00 : Rp2,105.
(20) Certain share transfers are to be registered with the relevant Indonesian authorities. See “Restructuring Exercise of our
Group” on pages 55 to 57 of this Prospectus.
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INFORMATION ON OUR BUSINESSES
OUR HISTORY
Our Company was incorporated in Singapore on 7 April 2003 as an investment holding company. Certain
of our subsidiaries commenced operations in the early 1990s with the participation of the Salim Group
and several Singapore government-linked investors, such as the SCI Group, the Keppel group and JTC
Group. Our businesses in Bintan and Batam benefit from the close economic co-operation between
Indonesia and Singapore and the signing in 1990 of the agreement between the governments of
Indonesia and Singapore on Economic Cooperation in the Framework of the Development of the Riau
Province. The agreement provides for, inter alia, the cooperation of both governments to promote
international investments in tourist resort development and tourist infrastructure in the Riau Province of
Indonesia (especially Bintan), investments in Singapore by Indonesian residents and companies and
investments in Indonesia by Singapore residents and companies, and the development of investment
projects in the Riau Province and Singapore. Currently both Bintan and Batam are located within the
Riau Archipelago in Indonesia, but they became a separate province since 2004.
Batam is an Indonesian island located approximately 20 km south of Singapore and is accessible by air
and sea. The Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam has a capacity for handling about 3 million
passengers a year. It has seaports located at Batu Ampar and Kabil, and ferry terminals located at
Batam Centre, Sekupang, Nongsa, Telaga Punggur and Waterfront Marina.
Our Company’s location in Singapore is one of our key assets given Singapore’s reputation as a base for
multi-national management due to its good infrastructure, a proven legal system and a good corporate
governance environment. From our base in Singapore, we are well placed to capitalise on regional and
international opportunities.
Currently, we have substantial investments in four principal businesses, namely property development,
resort operations, industrial parks and utilities. These businesses were set up to take advantage of the
strategic proximity of Batam and Bintan to Singapore, and the Singapore government’s close economic
cooperation with the Indonesian government to promote investments in the Riau Province of Indonesia
and Singapore.
We believe that our current investment portfolio is a good mix of stable cash flow, promising profit-
generating capabilities and strong balance sheet from our existing businesses. We intend to organically
grow our existing businesses. In addition, we will actively pursue other new business opportunities,
strategic partnerships and new investments, using our strong balance sheet.
We believe that we have a strong and lowly-geared balance sheet, significant and steady cash flow from
our existing businesses, significant profit potential from our property development business and
properties for development, and strong and reliable management team and investment partners.
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Since 1990, four major sites totalling about 1,200 ha were sold by our Group to third parties for
development into Nirwana Garden Resort, Laguna Bintan Resort, Ria Bintan Resort and Bintan Lagoon
Resort as elaborated below:
z Nirwana Garden Resort. This beachfront resort commenced operations in March 1996 and
currently has about 245 hotel rooms, 100 chalets and 50 villas located on an approximately 300 ha
site in Bintan. It is an integrated resort, combining accommodation with recreational and
entertainment facilities offering different resort accommodations with different themes and holiday
experiences and a full water sports beach club.
z Laguna Bintan Resort. This beachfront resort, which commenced operations in December 1995,
includes Banyan Tree Bintan and Angsana Resort and Spa and currently has about 70 villas, 128
hotel rooms and an 18-hole golf course designed by Greg Norman located on an approximately
220 ha site in Bintan.
z Bintan Lagoon Resort. This beachfront resort commenced operations in 1996 and currently has
about 416 hotel rooms and 57 villas. It is located on an approximately 300 ha site in Bintan and
has two 18-hole golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Ian Baker-Finch respectively.
z Ria Bintan Resort. Operations at this beachfront resort began in October 1997. It is located on an
approximately 400 ha site in Bintan and comprises the Club Med Village (which has about 300
rooms) and a 27-hole championship golf course designed by Gary Player.
The four resorts have since provided the critical mass for our resort operations business with
approximately 1,370 hotel rooms. As at the Latest Practicable Date, our Group holds the HGB in respect
of approximately 14,400 ha of land intended primarily for resort development in Bintan.
In addition, we hold approximately 3,800 ha of land in Bintan primarily for industrial development.
Our Group is also presently in negotiations to sell a plot of undeveloped land of about 320 ha in Bintan.
Based on information as at the Latest Practicable Date, the sale if concluded may have a material impact
on our property development business. There is however no assurance that such a transaction will
materialise or be completed.
Our resort operations business comprises mainly the provision of services to resorts located in BR by PT
BRC and ferry services between Singapore and Bintan by BRF.
1991 Ground breaking ceremony at BR by Indonesia’s then Coordinating Minister for Trade and
Industry, Bapak Radius Prawiro and Singapore’s then Deputy Prime Minister BG (NS) Lee
Hsien Loong.
1992 Construction of Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal in Bintan and Tanah Merah Ferry
Terminal in Singapore.
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1994 BRF was established to provide ferry services. BRF commissioned its first ferry, Indera
Bupala.
Opening of Mayang Sari Beach Resort and Mana Mana Beach Club in Bintan.
Official opening of Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal and Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.
1995 BRF commissioned its second ferry, Aria Bupala. Opening of Banyan Tree Bintan.
1996 Grand opening ceremony of BR with Indonesia’s then President Soeharto and Singapore’s
then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in attendance.
1997 Opening of Club Med Ria Bintan and Nirwana Resort Hotel.
2003 Implementation of ferry reservation system at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal with online public
reservation and payment gateway.
Source: ILI
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BR received its one millionth visitor in November 2000 and was voted the Best Weekend Getaway in IS
Magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards in 1999 and 2001. Bintan was also one of the 50
international island holiday destinations featured in Conde Nast Traveler magazine in July 1997. In
addition, the facilities located in BR have won various accolades, including the following:
z Ria Bintan Golf Club was awarded the Best Course in Asia and the Best Clubhouse in Asia at the
Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2005.
z Ria Bintan Golf Club (Ocean Course) was awarded the Best Course in Indonesia award at the
Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2005 and Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2004 organised by Asian Golf
Monthly. Previously Ria Bintan Golf Club has been awarded the best course in Indonesia (runner-
up) in 2003, 2002 and 2000.
z Ria Bintan Golf Club (Ocean Course, 7th Hole) was awarded the Best Par-Five in Asia at the Asian
Golf Monthly Awards 2003 organised by Asian Golf Monthly.
z Ria Bintan Golf Club (Ocean Course, 9th Hole) was awarded the Best Par-Three in Asia (Runner-
up) at the Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2003 organised by Asian Golf Monthly.
z Ria Bintan Golf Club was awarded the Best Golf Resort in Asia (First Runner-up) award at the
Asian Golf Monthly Annual Awards 2000 organised by Asian Golf Monthly.
To cater for the requirements of the resorts, we developed a township to provide housing and related
amenities for the growing number of people employed by the resorts. The township currently has the
capacity to accommodate up to 6,000 people and facilities provided include medical, recreational,
transportation, religious, food, and assorted retail and markets facilities.
PT BIC was formed in 1991 pursuant to a joint venture agreement dated 11 January 1990 made
between PT HR, STIC and Jurong Environmental Engineering Pte Ltd (which is a member of the JTC
Group), whereby the parties agreed to enter into a joint venture to develop BIP together with its related
activities, such as housing, utilities and telecommunication.
PT BIIE is the developer of BIE, which is situated on about 270 ha of land in Bintan, all of which is
owned by our Group as at the Latest Practicable Date. This company was formed pursuant to a joint
venture agreement dated 1 March 1994 between PT Lembah Kemakmuran (a company within the Salim
Group), STIC and the JTC Group. This piece of land was acquired from PT SBP.
PT SBP, previously a company within the Salim Group, was established in Indonesia in 1992. A permit
was granted by the Governor of Riau Province to PT SBP to develop approximately 4,000 ha of land for
industrial purposes with supporting housing and commercial facilities. Currently PT SBP holds
approximately 3,800 ha of land in Bintan intended mainly for development for industrial purposes.
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The following sets out certain key milestones of BIP and BIE:
1992 BIP’s official opening by Indonesia’s then President Soeharto and Singapore’s then Prime
Minister Goh Chok Tong. PT Sumitomo Wiring System was the first tenant of BIP.
1993 PT BEV, with its resort-style condominiums and bungalows, was established to provide and
meet the accommodation requirements of BIP tenants and investors.
1995 SouthLinks Country Club (SLCC), PT BEV’s 18-hole international standard golf and country
club, was opened in Batam.
1995 PT BIC obtained ISO 9002:1994 certification for the operation and maintenance of BIP.
1998 PT BEV obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification for the management and operation of golf and
resorts facilities at SLCC.
2000 PT BIIE obtained ISO 9002:1994 certification and 9001:2000 certification for the operation
and maintenance of BIE.
2004 PT BIC obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification in respect of its quality for the management
system for commercial and industrial estate management.
2005 Installation of 3 units of 6MW dual-fuel generators and transformers and auxiliaries in BIP.
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BUSINESS STRUCTURE
Currently, we have four principal businesses, namely, property development, resort operations, industrial parks and utilities.
Our Company
Industry and Line Industrial Park Property Development Resort Operations Utilities
of Business
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Other Services Property Telecommunication
Ferry Waste Management
Other Services
PT Batamindo Executive PT Bintan Resort BRF Holidays Pte Ltd PT Bintan Inti Industrial
Village (PT BEV) Cakrawala (PT BRC) (BRFH) Estate (PT BIIE)
PT Batam Bintan
Telekomunikasi (PT BBT)
The chart below illustrates the revenue contributions from our four principal businesses in FY2004.
2004 Revenue
9.5%
31.6%
58.9%
Over the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and HY2005, there was no revenue from our
property development business as interest in land purchases and demand fell due to the negative
sentiments after the Asian economic crisis, the terrorist attacks in the US on 11 September 2001,
regional terrorist attacks (including in Bali) in the last few years and the SARS epidemic in 2003.
No single customer contributed 5% or more of our Group’s total revenue for the three financial years
ended 31 December 2004 and HY2005.
Further details on the revenue contribution of our Group’s businesses for the three financial years ended
31 December 2004 and HY2005, can be found on pages 127 and 128 of this Prospectus.
Our strengths include profit generation and strong cash flow from our mature and growing businesses, a
lowly geared balance sheet, experienced management and established investment partnerships.
Our growth strategy is to organically grow our existing businesses and to use our strong balance sheet to
explore new business opportunities including strategic partnerships and investments, and new
acquisitions.
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Source: ILI
Over the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and HY2005, there was no land sale revenue
from our property development business as interest in land purchases and demand fell due to the
negative sentiments after the Asian economic crisis, the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11
September 2001, regional terrorist attacks (including in Bali) in the last few years and the SARS
epidemic in 2003.
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The aggregate market value of the properties held for development in Bintan has been valued by Colliers
International at approximately S$541 million as at 1 February 2006, as follows:
Please refer to Colliers International’s valuation certificates set out in Appendix A of this Prospectus for
more information, including the bases and assumptions for such valuation.
Currently, we have a sizeable inventory of land for development. Our inventory of undeveloped lands for
resort and industrial development comprise approximately 14,400 and 3,800 ha respectively in Bintan.
However, as we aspire to be a premier niche developer of properties in Bintan, we may increase our
properties for development for developmental purposes, subject to financial, economic and strategic fit
and feasibility.
z manage and co-ordinate, consultants for development, including planners, architects, landscape
architects, environmental specialists and engineers;
We are responsible for the overall master planning and development of the infrastructure of roads, water
supply, power supply, telecommunications and associated support facilities. One of the support services
which we provide is the ferry access between Singapore and BR through our subsidiary BRF. The
developed land is then sold to resort developers to build hotels, golf courses, resort homes and other
related resort facilities.
The area located to the south of the existing developments within Landbank 1 (see location of Landbank
1 in the map below) is currently served by the road to Simpang Lagoi. Distribution of power supply,
potable water supply and telecommunications can be extended and served by the existing utilities centre.
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The area located to the east of the existing development (also within Landbank 1), in an area called Pasir
Panjang, does not yet have paved road access or other utilities. This area can be served by extending
the existing roads, and the power supply, potable water supply and telecommunications from the existing
utilities centre.
Most of the areas within Landbank 2 and Landbank 3 (see locations of Landbank 2 and Landbank 3 in
the map below) are generally considered green field sites with no ready access to roads and utilities.
We also hold about 3,800 ha of land in west Bintan through PT SBP intended for industrial and
commercial development. Adjacent to this land is BIE, an industrial park developed by us, which sits on
approximately 270 ha of land. This provides a ready inventory of raw land for BIE’s future expansion.
source: ILI
TOTAL 66 14,355*
Note:
* This does not include the 3,800 ha of undeveloped land held by PT SBP referred to above.
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Quality Assurance
We accord priority and emphasis on the quality of our developments and the infrastructure and support
services. Appropriate procedures are set in place for the development of our properties to ensure that
our investors or tenants consistently enjoy quality services.
The following are some of the plans, procedures and guidelines that we have developed and
implemented over the years.
The master plan is the overall development concept for the resort that maps out the land uses and
development locations. It identifies the various phases of development, factors to be considered and is
constantly being reviewed and updated, where appropriate. The development takes into account overall
environmental impact assessment guidelines for the resort development and includes the integration of
the Environmental Monitoring and Management plans as approved in the Regional Environmental Impact
Assessment of the Indonesian Authority.
Our Design and Development Guidelines is the key planning document which developers or investors
have to comply with. It encompasses issues on planning, design, construction and operation of the
properties to be developed, including environmental issues.
The site development agreement is the main contract that is to be executed by resort property
developers. The agreement governs and provides the terms and conditions for the development and
operations of the business.
Marketing
We continue to market to investors for both the industrial and resort developments. As the industrial
developments in Batam and Bintan are developed in conjunction with the inherent advantages of these
islands in terms of proximity to Singapore, their comparative advantages in terms of cost as well as the
large pool of potential investors in Singapore who are mainly manufacturers, we have a strategic tie-up
with SembPark for the marketing of our industrial properties. Please see page 88 of this Prospectus on
our alliance with SembPark.
The marketing plan for resort development is an integral part of our future development plans. It is based
on targeting new products needed to develop BR and matching these products and services to the
prevailing investment climate. Following the sale of lands or properties to the initial group of investors in
Bintan, the original masterplan has been further revised for its next phase of development, which
essentially is to cater to small and medium sized investments in resorts. With the development of the
infrastructure in Bintan through the initial investments made by investors, the next phase is expected to
stimulate growth by adding complementary products and services to the existing developments, thus
making BR a well-rounded tourist destination. Indonesian investors will be targeted as the main source of
investment for BR in the immediate future before targeting regionally and internationally. Potential
investors for our resort property development can be broadly classified as individual owners cum
operators, individual retail investors, property developers and branded hotel owners/operators as follows:
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(a) Individual Owners cum Operators
These are individual owners who own and operate hotels, spas, cafes and restaurants. The size of
these hotels can range from about 30 to 100 rooms. Investors in this category will typically own
and operate these cottages and boutique-style hotels. Investors in this category are expected to
contribute to the overall development of Bintan as a resort destination as they contribute with their
unique styles and clientele. We have instituted a plan to constantly identify this category of
investors and such investors are approached and offered opportunities for development on an
individual basis.
We have ear-marked a location with approximately 80 ha at Lagoi Beach Village for sale to this
group of investors. The estimated development cost for each such hotel starts at approximately
S$5 million.
These investors will be approached through general advertising and investment seminars focused
within Indonesia. They are targeted for anchor hotel developments in Lagoi Beach Village and
retail shopping products. Residential developments within Lagoi Bay are also possible investments
for the retail investors. A typical investment could start from about S$150,000 per unit.
We have ear-marked a location with approximately 140 ha west of Lagoi Beach Village for
development of such projects to be sold to this group of investors.
We hope to target this category of investors and attract investments via anchor hotel developments
(with an average of 300 to 400 rooms per development) and medium sized retail cum
entertainment malls. In addition, there are plans to target investors to develop the areas zoned or
earmarked for luxury and premier holiday homes and residential developments. The area
earmarked is at the west of Lagoi Beach Village with an area of approximately 140 ha. We have
instituted a plan to continuously identify and market to this category of investors.
We have ear-marked an area west of Lagoi Beach Village of approximately 140 ha for investments
in international class tourist hotels (mostly with 300 to 400 rooms per hotel). To increase value add
and add to the overall development, we will provide opportunities to match hotel management
companies with international branding to property developers. We have instituted a plan to
continuously identify and market to this category of investors.
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Credit Management
Payment terms for the sale of land and/or property are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Major Customers
Most of our major customers in the past for property development have been large resort developers or
property owners. As the master developer, we market the properties for resort development in
accordance with type, nature, suitability and branding. As such, the area of the land parcels sold in the
past had averaged over 200 ha. We have been successful in developing and attracting an initial core
group of resort developers owners and managers and in selling land parcels for four major investments in
resort operations. The investors in resort properties developed and sold by us in Bintan are the SCI
Group, the Salim Group, Wah Chang group, LG group, Keppel group, and the Kintetsu group.
Likewise, we have been successful in our strategy for partial sales of the industrial properties that we
have developed in Batam and Bintan. As at the Latest Practicable Date, approximately 20% of the
lettable area for the industrial properties developed in Batam has been sold to certain selected strategic
anchor investors.
From FY2002 to FY2004 and HY2005, there was no revenue from our property development business as
interest in land purchases and demand fell due to the negative sentiments after the Asian economic
crisis, the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001, regional terrorist attacks
(including in Bali) in the last few years and the SARS epidemic in 2003.
Competition
For the resort properties, the competition for sale of resort properties includes resort areas in the region,
such as Phuket, Bali, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Langkawi and Sentosa.
For the industrial properties, we face competition from industrial parks in Batam and Bintan and also in
the region, including India, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and China.
Notwithstanding the competition that we face for our property development business, we have the
following competitive strengths:
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(d) Comprehensive development and economies of scale
The significant investments that we have made and the scale of the resort developments
envisaged provide us with an advantage as the individual resort properties to be sold in Bintan are
part of a comprehensive development plan.
According to Colliers International’s outlook for resort/ tourism developments in Bintan, Singapore is the
main platform for visitor arrivals into Bintan Island. As such incoming visitor trends into Singapore will
serve as a barometer to expected trends into Bintan Island. Looking ahead, Singapore should be able to
see healthy visitor arrival growth of at least between 3% to 5% per annum especially with more budget
carriers operating in and out of Changi Airport and with the budget terminal in operation. With ongoing
and aggressive dual destination promotions by the local tourism bureau, Singapore Tourism Board, and
tour operators/ travel agencies as a dual destination and capitalising on the high air traffic in Singapore,
Colliers International expects that Bintan Island can potentially capture a larger pie of total visitors into
Singapore – 5% to 10% per annum over the next decade. For further details, please refer to
“Independent Market Review Report” in Appendix B of this Prospectus.
Resort property developments are essentially long-term investments that require significant amounts of
financial and physical resources. The sentiment of investors is a major factor that will determine the
amount, timing and type of investments that investors will commit. Sentiments of investors are affected by
(amongst others) risk/returns factors, perceptions of security, political stability as well as attractiveness
and appeal of the developments.
The relative attractiveness of BR as a resort investment, will be influenced by the success of many of our
existing resort operators, including the internationally-known brands of Club Med and Banyan Tree.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, we hold the HGB in respect of approximately 14,400 ha of land in
Bintan intended for resort, commercial, residential development, giving our Group a long-term property
development opportunity and potential for capital appreciation. As at the Latest Practicable Date, we do
not have any material contractual commitment for the sale of such land. Our Group is also presently in
negotiations to sell a plot of undeveloped land of about 320 ha in Bintan. Based on information as at the
Latest Practicable Date, the sale if concluded may have a material impact on our property development
business. There is however no assurance that such a transaction will materialise or be completed.
Our marketing plan for BR is to generate land sales with a view to increasing the current room count of
approximately 1,370 rooms and over 300,000 annual visitor arrivals to Bintan, to over 5,000 rooms and 1
million annual visitor arrivals to BR. In order to achieve this goal, we have identified specific development
targets to develop BR into a destination for visitors to stay over a stretch of 4 to 5 nights. This will include
consumer product enhancement, increase the room count to 5,000 rooms, infrastructure and support
facilities for new rooms and tourist arrivals, greater destination awareness and new tourist markets, so as
to give visitors a complete experience of the nature and culture of the island.
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The next phase of development will be focused on Lagoi Beach Village. Lagoi Beach Village will
complement the existing resorts and offer added activities encouraging visitors to extend their stay. The
inclusion of accommodations ranging from cottages to 3-star hotels will increase the low to moderately
priced accommodations all within the resort centre, assuring that a critical mass will always be present.
Hotel F&B (food and beverage), nightlife and sea attractions will also be targeted for enhancement in the
short term. In the medium term, the developments of Lagoi Beach Village will introduce new out-of-hotel
activities such as pubs and F&B outlets. The size of the lots in Lagoi Beach Village will be available for as
small as half a ha for individual hotels, and can be developed for investments in the region of
approximately S$5 million.
In addition to Lagoi Beach Village, other property investments opportunities will be marketed. Landbank 1
includes a stretch of beach called “Pasir Panjang”. This is the longest stretch of sandy beach in BR.
These parcels will be available in sizes of approximately 200 ha each, and will target investors interested
in developing comprehensive integrated resorts with hotels, golf courses, recreation and residential
developments all situated in one location.
Another location to be marketed along within Landbank 1 is the land along the road to “Simpang Lagoi”,
the southern and only land entrance to BR from the rest of the island. The location is an inland area with
a slightly rolling topography. This area will be suitable for residential townships as well as some
agricultural and recreational activities.
Colliers International is of the opinion that the take-up rate for the smaller lots of less than 1 ha at Lagoi
Beach Village is about 3% to 5% for 2006 with an upward incremental to between 5% to 10% for 2007.
Average annual take-up rate thereafter of these smaller land lots is projected to stabilise and range
between 5% to 10% per annum. Colliers International has projected that the projected sale of smaller
land plots from 2005 onwards would be likely to trigger interest in larger land plots when investors begin
to see more activities and developments especially at the Lagoi Bay area. Colliers International has
opined that the take-up rate for bigger plots will be between 3% to 5% for 2006 to 2007 and gradually
increasing to 5% to 10% per annum. Colliers International’s opinion is based on the assumptions set out
on page B-36 of their Independent Market Review Report in Appendix B. Please refer to Appendix B
“Independent Market Review Report” for details.
BIP comprises approximately 530,000 m2 of net lettable area as at 30 June 2005. Tenants of BIP are
served by the Batu Ampar and Kabil seaport, Batam Hang Nadim International Airport and 5 ferry
terminals (namely Batam Centre, Sekupang, Nongsa, Punggur and Waterfront Marina). Batu Ampar is
about 25 km west of BIP and has berth capacity of 35,000 Deadweight (DWT). Tenants of BIP include
electronics and electrical products and component manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, precision
parts manufacturers and plastic moulding companies. Batam was one of the first beneficiaries of the
economic cooperation between the Singapore and the Indonesian governments. BIP investors and
tenants may enjoy the benefits under the Generalised System of Preferences and Bonded Zone Plus
privileges. There are presently no foreign exchange controls in Indonesia and investors and tenants enjoy
suspension of import duties in the Bonded Zones. In addition, investors and tenants enjoy the benefit of
having 25% of the total export volume permitted for domestic market.
BIE comprises approximately 106,000 m2 of net lettable area as at 30 June 2005. It is self-contained with
its own port and ferry terminal, Bintan Sri Udana, and customs, immigration and quarantine facilities to
expedite shipping and ensure the smooth flow of raw materials and finished goods in and out of the park.
Accessibility to the surrounding islands is available via the ferry terminals, Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry
Terminal at BR and Sri Bintan Pura Ferry Terminal at Tanjung Pinang. Tenants of BIE include electrical
and electronic manufacturers and garment manufacturers. Bintan was also one of the first beneficiaries
of the economic cooperation between the Singapore and the Indonesian governments. BIE offers
investors and tenants an abundance of land, labour and water resources, as well as access to world
markets via Singapore transport and logistics infrastructure. Focusing mainly on the electronics and
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resource-intensive light industries, BIE was conceived to capitalise on the synergies that exist between
Singapore and Indonesia. As a result, BIE investors and tenants also enjoy a series of incentives similar
to those of BIP’s such as the preferential duties under the Generalised System of Preferences,
suspension of import duties in the Bonded Zones and, presently, the absence of foreign exchange
controls in Indonesia. In addition, investors and tenants enjoy the benefit of having 25% of the total
export volume permitted for domestic market.
BIP and BIE are industrial parks providing comprehensive industrial park facilities, utilities and support
services to their tenants and investors. Both industrial parks are conceptualised and designed to have a
self-sufficient and self-contained manufacturing environment. Support facilities in the parks include
residential, recreational and medical amenities. Each industrial park has a medical clinic within the park
which is staffed with doctors, nurses, and paramedics, and is equipped with dental, x-ray and minor
surgical facilities. As for security and related support, the industrial parks’ trained security personnel
patrol and guard the premises with night patrols. We also have our own fire fighting team for our
industrial parks. In addition, both BIP and BIE have commercial centres, housing, restaurants, local and
international banks, sundry shops, mosques and church. Other amenities include automated-teller
machines, IDD phone booths, food centres, wet market, community hall, and social and recreational
facilities. The aggregate market value of our industrial properties in Batam and Bintan as valued by
Colliers International is approximately S$442 million as at 1 February 2006.
BIP and BIE are positioned to complement Singapore, to offer multi-national manufacturers with
alternative production locations. Their proximity to Singapore is one of our key assets, given Singapore’s
reputation as a base for multi-national management due to its good infrastructure, a proven legal system
and a good corporate governance environment. Our tenants and investors are able to take advantage of
Singapore’s infrastructure and logistics, and air and sea port facilities, which provide them with ready
access for the international distribution of their manufactured goods.
Our tenants include companies from the following groups: Ciba Vision, Solectron, Perkin Elmer, Philips,
Thomson, Schneider Electronics, Varta, Siemens, Panasonic, TEAC, Sony Chemicals, Sanyo, Sumitomo
and Venture Electronics.
Factory Characteristics
We provide ready-built factories for rental or sale at our industrial parks. At BIP, the factories are
generally able to handle a floor loading capacity of up to 15 KN/m2 and are built to accommodate the
requirements of industries such as those in electronics, electrical and precision parts manufacturing. The
types of factories currently available are as follows:
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At BIE, the factories are generally able to handle a floor loading capacity of up to 7.5 KN/m2 to 10 KN/m2
and are built to accommodate the requirements of industries such as those in electronics, electrical and
garment manufacturing. The types of factories currently available are as follows:
The ready-built factories at the industrial parks are designed with flexible layouts and ease of set-up.
Separate areas are broadly designed for offices, production, as well as loading and unloading of goods.
To meet the needs of investors and tenants who may require specifications unique to their operations in
the factories, the factories may be customised by the amalgamation of existing factories, taking into
consideration space and loading requirements.
Lease Characteristics
Most of the lease agreements for the factories are for periods of three years (“Lease Term”). Generally,
upon the expiry of the Lease Term, the lease agreement is automatically renewed for the same number
of years. However pursuant to the agreements, either the tenants or PT BIC or PT BIIE (as the case may
be) may, prior to the expiry of the Lease Term or the renewed term, notify the other to terminate the
lease. The lease agreements are governed by Indonesian law.
The table below sets out information on the expired leases that were renewed for the industrial properties
in BIP and BIE for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005:
Tenants generally pay rent and service charges quarterly in advance. The service charge may include
maintenance fees for the maintenance of the building and the upkeep of common areas and
infrastructure, such as roads. The service fee is charged based on the factory area leased by the tenant.
Occupancy Rate
For FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, our industrial parks had average occupancy rates of
approximately 89.6%, 83.2%, 85.3% and 83.7%, respectively, as at the end of the respective financial
periods.
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Our properties at BIP had average occupancy rates of approximately 90.7%, 83.4%, 84.4% and 82.8%
for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively, as at the end of the respective financial periods.
A breakdown of occupancy rates for BIP as at the end of FY2002, FY2003, FY 2004 and HY2005 is as
follows:
Note:
Figures in the above table have been computed based on total leased area divided by net lettable area of properties for the period
or financial year, as the case may be.
The reduction in occupancy in FY2003 was mainly due to the departure of certain tenants, who served
their notices of termination in the second half of 2002, in view of the global electronic industry downturn.
The trend towards termination and non-renewal of the leases is attributable to the poor investor
sentiment ceased in about early 2003. The reduction in occupancy rates for BIP for HY2005 was mainly
due to the non-renewal of lease by a tenant.
Our properties at BIE had average occupancy rates of approximately 83.1%, 82.0%, 89.5% and 87.7%
for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively, as at the end of the respective financial periods.
A breakdown of occupancy rates for BIE as at the end of FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005 is as
follows:
Note:
Figures in the above table have been computed based on total leased area divided by net lettable area of properties for the period
or financial year, as the case may be.
The average occupancy rates for BIE increased to 89.5% in FY2004 due to new rental of semi-detached
factories from manufacturers in the electronic sector. Improving factory occupancy rate was mainly due to
successful creation of garment manufacturing clusters with supporting industries and integrated logistic
support services as well as building up of electronic cluster in BIE. The reduction in occupancy rate for
BIE in HY2005 was mainly due to the addition of new detached factories for lease to investors in
HY2005.
(a) Shipping Services. We provide daily shipping service for containerised and conventional cargoes
for shipping services between Singapore and Batam, as well as provision of documentation
services.
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(b) Transhipment Services. To enhance and provide the timeliness of transhipment services for
inbound and outbound cargo via Singapore, we are connected via a system of computers and
networks to the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore and International Enterprise Singapore for
the latest shipping updates.
(c) Cargo Services. We provide services and manage the transportation of light to heavy cargo
between Singapore and Batam for many BIP tenants and services provided include clearance of
transportation documents, international forwarding, transhipment transfers, distribution, special
ground handling and land haulage.
At BIE, we support the manufacturing activities of our tenants via our own port and ferry terminal. The
port, which is located in BIE, is capable of handling up to 6,200 TEUs of container each month.
In addition, our subsidiary, PT BEV, provides resort style condominiums and bungalows located 15
minutes away from BIP to executives living in Batam. Residents of the Batamindo Executive Village
(“BEV”) are entitled to membership privileges at the SLCC, which is part of BEV. SLCC provides
recreational facilities, such as an international standard 18-hole golf course, a day and night driving
range, a fully equipped gymnasium, swimming and wading pools and tennis courts.
In Bintan, we provide accommodation for the employees of our tenants and investors at BIE. Factory
workers are accommodated in dormitories, and recreational needs and the daily needs of factory workers
are catered to by the community centre, town centre and food centre. Executives are accommodated in
condominiums and the Bintan Inti Executive Village caters to the recreational needs of the executives.
Other support facilities include a fire station at BIP and medical facilities, including a polyclinic within the
industrial parks which is staffed with doctors, nurses, and paramedics, and is equipped with dental, x-ray
and minor surgical facilities.
Quality Assurance
We accord priority and emphasis on the quality of our services, and procedures are set in place for each
service with a view to ensuring that our tenants are consistently provided with quality services. Some of
the measures are set out below.
(a) Regular Maintenance. We have several regular maintenance contracts with contractors to provide
for the upkeep of buildings, amenities, roads, drains, greeneries and mechanical and engineering
equipment.
The industrial parks business has established procedures for modifications of the factory premises
undertaken by the tenants.
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In addition, we have programs to provide for the maintenance of the industrial parks on a regular
basis. The following sets out the existing programs for maintenance:
(b) Repairs. We provide rectification and repairs of faults or defects our buildings as well as
malfunctioning of mechanical, engineering systems and equipment maintained by us. We conduct
regular inspections of our buildings and equipment. This ensures that our buildings and equipment
are consistently maintained at an acceptable standard. Our ETD assesses the repairs required,
recommends proposals for repairs and supervises the repair works carried out by contractors.
Fire Safety
We have established a fire protection system for factories in our industrial parks. Our fire protection
facilities are manned on a 24-hour basis by trained personnel. Each of the factories in BIP and BIE is
equipped with a fire protection system which includes smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.
To ensure that the fire protection system and equipment are maintained and equipped adequately, we
conduct periodic fire safety audits. Currently, this is on an annual basis and the audit includes the
evaluation of all fire protection systems and equipment as well as testing of fire hydrants. In the event
that the results for the audit are below our requirements, a re-audit is conducted after rectification of the
issues that do not meet with such requirements. A fire evacuation drill is also conducted at least once a
year at BIP and BIE.
(a) Sewage treatment plant. Although there are currently no requirements for testing of the sewage
plant by an independent laboratory, we conduct regular tests on the sewage treatment plant’s
effluence. Such tests are conducted monthly.
(b) Vector monitoring. Vector inspections are carried out regularly at potential mosquito breeding sites
in our industrial parks.
(c) Solid waste collection and landfill. We provide solid waste collection and landfill services to the
tenants and investors in our industrial parks. Solid waste is collected on a daily basis from the bin
centres located outside each factory in our industrial parks.
Government Regulations
The industrial properties are subject to various governmental regulations, including regulations in Batam
and Bintan and general building and zoning requirements.
Tenants of industrial properties are also subject to various laws and regulations relating to the
environment and the handling of hazardous substances which may impose or create significant potential
environmental liabilities. We believe that none of our tenants in our industrial parks are involved in the
production of hazardous materials.
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Marketing
SembPark has marketing agreements with both PT BIC and PT BIIE, under which SembPark has been
appointed the exclusive marketing agent for the promotion and marketing of the two industrial parks
worldwide, except Indonesia.
SembPark provides advice to the industrial parks on market positioning and design of factories and
product development. It also helps to identify target industry sectors for the industrial parks and assists in
the lease and sale documentation for both industrial parks.
SembPark prepares proposals for prospective and existing tenants and investors which are based on
terms and conditions set by our management. The ultimate decision on rates and terms resides with our
management. In addition, value-added packages may be tailored to meet the specific needs of
prospective tenants and investors. Some of the features in these packages include matching cash flow to
rental periods and rates, varying utilities set-up as well as customising factory layout.
We have also entered into a technical services agreement with Riau Infrastructure Management Services
Pte Ltd (“RIM”), a subsidiary of SembPark, pursuant to which RIM provides technical assistance
services, such as masterplanning and providing advice on estate management, industrial parks
operations and project management. SembPark also provides marketing services to PT BEV. We also
offer the investors and tenants in our industrial parks a one-stop service environment.
Credit Management
The majority of the tenants in our industrial parks business are corporate tenants. As part of our risk
management and business strategy, we obtain and evaluate information regarding the customer’s
creditworthiness and financial standing, prior to seeking approval from management for granting of credit.
Tenants of our industrial parks business generally pay rent in advance quarterly and service fees on
monthly basis. At the time of entering into a lease, tenants are required to pay a security deposit in cash
of up to three months’ rent, as well as three months’ rent in advance. In event of any payment default by
tenants, we may utilise the deposits to offset unpaid trade balances.
We monitor our debtors on a monthly basis and may actively seek recovery of debts that are outstanding
for more than 90 days. For long outstanding debts, we may work with the tenants to structure a
repayment plan (e.g. repayment by instalments). Where the debt recovery is doubtful, the security
deposits collected for leases may be used to offset the amounts outstanding.
Revenue Mix
Revenue from our industrial parks business is primarily derived from rental as well as service and
maintenance charges.
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Analysis of revenue contribution by types of factories
A breakdown of our rental and service fee revenue in respect of BIP for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and
HY2005 is as follows:
Note:
Percentage contribution is computed based on annual gross revenue from each factory type as a percentage of total gross revenue
for BIP.
Types A and B factories are most popular to tenants and investors as the factory size and layout is
suitable for most types of manufacturing activities. As BIP has fewer Type D and Type E factories, we
have lower revenue contributions from these two types of factories.
A breakdown of our rental and service fee revenue for BIE for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005 is
as follows:
Note:
Percentage contribution is computed based on annual gross revenue from each factory type as a percentage of total gross revenue
for BIE.
Semi-detached factories provide large manufacturing spaces for the tenants and investors and allow
adjoining of two or more units for larger production capacity. Our terrace factories are mainly for smaller
manufacturing activities in the support business sector. Accordingly, we have lower revenue contribution
from this type of factory. As BIE is located at the western end of Bintan with limited residential facilities in
the vicinity, our BIE tenants and investors lease dormitories and executive apartments for their
employees from us. Accordingly, lease incomes from other facilities (such as dormitory, executive
apartment, shop houses) contribute significantly to the revenue of BIE.
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Analysis of customer / investor profile
Most of our tenants at BIP are companies based in Japan and Singapore. As at 30 June 2005,
approximately 44.1% of BIP tenants were from Japan and 33.3% from Singapore with the remainder
from countries like Indonesia, USA, Germany, France, Finland, Holland and Australia. The charts below
illustrate the customer and investment profiles in BIP as at 30 June 2005:
33.33%
44.05%
Investment in BIP
5.6% 0.4%
7.4% 24.2%
0.3%
13.5%
48.6%
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The majority of our tenants at BIE are involved in lighter manufacturing activities and are Singapore-
based companies. As at 30 June 2005, approximately 63.6% of the tenants in BIE were from Singapore
and 18.2% from Japan, with the remainder from Italy, Germany, Switzerland and USA. The charts below
illustrate the customer and investment profiles in BIE as at 30 June 2005:
18.2%
63.6%
Investment in BIE
1.5%
1.0% 2.1%
22.9%
72.5%
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FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 HY2005
Notes:
(1) % of total occupied lettable area in the above table is computed based on total leased area divided by net lettable area of
properties for the period or financial year, as the case may be.
(2) % of total gross revenue contribution is computed based on annual gross revenue from each factory type as a percentage of
total gross revenue for BIP.
Most of our tenants at BIE are involved in lighter industries, such as electronics manufacturing and
garment manufacturing. Tenants involved in electronics manufacturing and garment manufacturing
occupied approximately 45% and 37%, respectively, of our total occupied lettable area in BIE as at 31
December 2004 and accounted for approximately 56% and 34%, respectively, of our total gross revenues
from BIE in FY2004. Tenants involved in electronics manufacturing and garment manufacturing occupied
approximately 49% and 36%, respectively, of our total occupied lettable area in BIE as at 30 June 2005
and accounted for approximately 55% and 33%, respectively, of our total gross revenues from BIE in
HY2005. The following table sets out information on the types of industries that tenants of BIE operated
in as at the end of FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005.
Notes:
(1) % of total occupied lettable area in the above table is computed based on total leased area divided by net lettable area of
properties for the period or financial year, as the case may be.
(2) % of total gross revenue contribution is computed based on annual gross revenue from each factory type as a percentage of
total gross revenue for BIE.
Major Customers
Rental and service charge revenue from PT Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Batam (formerly known as
PT Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Peripherals Indonesia) accounted for approximately 5.5%, 4.8%,
6.1% and 6.8% of our revenue from our industrial parks for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005,
respectively. For HY2005, PT Ciba Vision Batam accounted for 5.4% of our revenue from our industrial
parks.
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Save for PT Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Batam and PT Ciba Vision Batam, none of the other tenants
in our industrial parks accounted for 5% or more of our revenue from our industrial parks for FY2002,
FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005. Although our industrial parks business is not materially dependent on any
specific tenant, a substantial portion of our industrial parks business revenue is derived from tenants in
the electronics and electrical sectors. Please refer to the section “Revenue Mix” on pages 88 to 92 of this
Prospectus.
Major Suppliers
Supplies required for our industrial parks business include marketing services, construction of factories
and supplies for maintenance of the industrial parks. The table below sets out information on suppliers
who accounted for 5% or more of our total purchases for our industrial parks business for FY2002,
FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005:
Name of supplier Type of supplies % of Total Purchases for our Industrial Parks
provided Business (approximate)
FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 HY2005
Note:
* Our purchases from the supplier were less than 5% of our total purchases for our industrial parks business for the relevant
financial period.
Over the 3 financial years ended 31 December 2004 and for HY2005, the amount of monies we have
paid to SembPark for its marketing and management services has been relatively constant. However the
amount of our total purchases for our industrial parks business decreased in FY2003, FY2004 and
HY2005 due to a decrease in the amount of development work in our industrial parks.
For further information on the fees paid to PT Tunaskarya Indoswasta, please refer to pages 170 and 171
of this Prospectus.
Our industrial parks business is not materially dependent on any of our suppliers.
Competition
The competitors for our industrial parks business include owners, managers and operators of industrial
parks located in Asia (including China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Singapore and Indonesia).
There are currently 16 industrial parks in Batam, other than BIP, offering industrial factory rental services.
However, we believe that the owners, managers or operators of these industrial parks do not provide
infrastructure or supporting services as comprehensive as our industrial parks’.
The following tabulation lists the significant industrial parks located in Batam (including BIP):
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We also compete with industrial parks in the region. Competition amongst industrial parks for investors or
tenants depends on the various incentives, tax holidays and trade arrangements that the host countries
where these industrial parks are located, may have with various markets like the US and the European
Union. Other factors include rental rates, utilities costs, transportation costs and labour costs in the host
countries.
Wuxi Huishan Industrial Park Wuxi, China 3,000 Automobile, chemical and life sciences
Wuxi Xishan Industrial Park Wuxi, China 3,000 Machinery, textile and electronics
Suzhou Industrial Park** Suzhou, China 7,000 Innovation and science park
Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Binh Duong Province,
Park** Vietnam 465 Manufacturing, export processing
Samut Prakarn Thailand 500 Manufacturing, export processing
Ayutthaya Thailand 650 Hi-tech, export processing
Chon Buri Thailand 5,000 General industry
Eastern Seaboard Industrial Thailand 7,000 General industry
Estate
Johor Technology Park Malaysia 180 Hi-tech, research and development
and general manufacturing
Pasir Gudang Malaysia 940 Light to medium manufacturing
Bukit Minyak Industrial Park Malaysia 600 General manufacturing
Notes:
* Based on information from SembPark and/or public sources.
** The above industrial parks are owned and/or managed by the SCI Group.
Competitive Strengths
Notwithstanding the competition which we face in our industrial parks business, the following are our
competitive strengths:
(b) Comprehensive infrastructure and services for our tenants and investors
We offer our tenants and investors one-stop integrated services, which extend from the setting up
of operations in Batam and Bintan to the provision of utilities and other services. We assist our
new and existing tenants and investors in the application for or renewal of investment licences and
operating permits, procedures for incorporation of company in Indonesia, manpower recruitment
and management, as well as immigration procedures for expatriates and employees. This provides
them an added advantage in their businesses.
We also provide a wide range of utilities services, thus ensuring that BIP and BIE are self-
sufficient and operational in terms of utilities requirements. We have developed the following
infrastructure:
z telecommunication infrastructures such as IDD, fax, local and dedicated leased lines, as well
as a microwave tower, that supplements the local telecommunication network;
z industrial waste water treatment plants that meet the local authority’s environmental
standards;
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z lodging for workers as well as recreational facilities within BIP and BIE; and
z various logistics services to meet tenants’ requirements for shipping, transhipment, cargo,
warehousing and distribution as well as factory relocation.
The above advantages allow us to market our industrial parks as a competitive alternative to other
industrial estates in the region (including China and Thailand) to potential tenants and investors
who wish to diversify their manufacturing locations.
(e) Incentives
Various incentives have provided tenants and investors in BIP and BIE with opportunities for
lowering their overall costs of production or costs of sales. Our investors and tenants enjoy the
benefits under the Generalised System of Preferences and Bonded Zone Plus privileges. There
are no foreign exchange controls in Indonesia and our investors and tenants enjoy suspension of
import duties in the Bonded Zones. In addition, investors and tenants enjoy the benefit of having
25% of the total export volume permitted for domestic market.
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(i) Experienced management expertise
As PT BIC and PT BIIE have been managing and operating our industrial parks since their
inception in the 1990s, we have an experienced management team overseeing our industrial parks
business. We are also able to tap on the experienced management and marketing services of the
SCI Group and the Salim Group in the operation of our industrial parks, and in the marketing of
our industrial properties worldwide.
Whilst China has been viewed by potential investors and tenants as providing an attractive investment
environment, in particular for those targeting the large Chinese domestic market, our Directors believe
that BIP and BIE can provide investors and tenants with a viable alternative in light of the comparative
advantages mentioned above.
Colliers International’s prospective outlook for Batam is that demand for leased industrial space in Batam
is expected to grow at a moderate pace over the next 2 years. Take-up rate at BIP will increase at a
moderate pace of approximately 10% to 15% per annum in years 2006 and 2007 and thereafter stabilise
at around 5% to 10% per annum. Rental rates at BIP are expected to moderate in line with the slower
rate of demand growth. Rentals are unlikely to reach pre-2001 levels of between approximately S$11 to
S$13 per m2 in the short to medium term in view of increased regional competition and uncertainties.
They project that rental rates for the next 3 years would range from about S$6 to S$8 per m2 increasing
gradually to about S$8 to $10 per m2. Colliers International expects BIE to continue to attract tenants at
rental rates of between S$6.50 to S$8 per m2. Take-up rate will be steady at an average of between 4%
to 7% per annum over the next 5 to 9 years and, overall, occupancy is expected to stabilise at around
85% to 90%. The Independent Market Review Report by Colliers International is set out in Appendix B.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, outstanding rental commitments from our tenants amounted to
approximately S$54.30 million, of which rental commitments of approximately S$27.79 million are
expected to expire in FY2006 and are subject to renewal upon maturity of the leases. Tenants may,
however, terminate their leases earlier. As such, our order book as at any particular date may not be
indicative of our revenue for any succeeding period due to the possibility of changes in tenancy periods.
Please also see the section “Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Our Industrial Parks Business – Most of
our properties’ tenancy leases are for periods of up to three years, which exposes our properties to
significant rates of lease expiry each year” on page 38 of this Prospectus.
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(b) Retention of Existing Tenants
We intend to maintain our focus on customer service. Our inherent large economies of scale in
terms of industrial properties and utilities assets owned, allows us to address the requirements of
our tenants. In addition, our multi-lingual staff (e.g. Japanese-, Chinese- and English-speaking)
continues to maintain strong relationships with our tenants.
We have established feedback channels like the Batamindo Business Council (BBC). Through
forum and regular dialogue sessions, we continue to work closely with our existing tenants. This
allows us to understand the needs and expansion or business diversification plans of our tenants.
We also intend to target prospective tenants and investors whose businesses are similar to,
complementary with, or inter-dependent on our existing tenants or investors.
z Diversify tenant base. We will seek to further diversify the tenant base and mix. This will
assist us in managing our exposure to the general economic cycles as well as differing
business cycles of our tenants.
z Create higher value rentable area. We will continue to actively review the zoning and plot
ratios of our properties with a view to maximising rental yield. To the extent possible, where
there is any unutilised plot ratio, we will consider the possibility of capitalising the value of
the unutilised plot ratio by inter alia creation of additional factory space.
z Raise profile and visibility of our industrial parks. We propose, through focused advertising
and promotion, to raise the profile and enhance the image of our industrial parks.
z Manage operating expenses. We will continue to manage our operating expenses, without
compromising the quality of the services and facilities provided, by taking advantage of the
economies of scale created from operating the assets. These expenses include
maintenance of common areas and asset insurance. We also intend to conduct regular
reviews of our cost control management systems.
In this segment of our business, we provide services to resort operators in BR, including ferry services,
ferry terminal operations, workers’ accommodation, security, fire fighting services and other support
services and facilities required by resort operators. These activities were started primarily to support our
resort property development business and the operators of BR.
In addition, PT BRC, our subsidiary, undertakes destination marketing, providing leadership and
coordination in joint marketing efforts with hotel operators while BRFH, our travel agency subsidiary,
markets, distributes and offers packages of BR products to consumers in Singapore, currently the largest
single market for BR.
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In short, the activities of our resort operations business may be categorised as ferry operations, travel
agency, property rental and service and conservancy.
Ferry Operations
We provide and operate ferry services from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore (which is located a
short distance away from Changi International Airport) to the Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal which
we own, operate and manage. At the Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal, we provide services for
loading and unloading as well as embarkation and disembarkation of passengers. In addition, we own
three Singapore-registered catamaran ferries which collectively have a maximum seating capacity of
approximately 860 passengers. Our largest ferry can seat approximately 300 passengers, and provides
visitors from outside Singapore with ready access to BR. We ferried approximately 332,100, 263,000,
301,000 and 123,000 passengers to Bintan in FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
Revenue from our ferry operations was approximately S$11.7 million, S$9.8 million, S$10.0 million and
S$3.9 million for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
Travel Agency
Apart from existing worldwide sales by third party travel agents, we provide hotel and travel reservation
services for visitors to BR through our travel agency, BRFH. These services include incentive tour and
seminar packages, eco-tourism tours, team building and leadership courses. BRFH was set up to reduce
our Group’s reliance on any single travel agency owned by third parties that may have different priorities
in promoting BR as a holiday destination.
Although we specialise in Bintan as a destination, approximately 40% of BRFH’s sales are from hotel
reservation, ticketing and tour packages to other destinations. BRFH’s revenue was about S$2.2 million,
S$2.9 million, S$3.7 million and S$1.8 million for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
Our travel agency business accounted for approximately 4%, 5%, 6% and 12.4% of the overall sales of
ferry tickets to BR in FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
Property Rental
Property rental consists mainly of staff housing for workers in BR with some market and retail space.
Staff housing is leased to the resort operators for their employees and is designed for three categories of
resort employees, namely managers, supervisors and non-executives.
Our revenue from property rental was about S$3.9 million, S$3.9 million, S$4.0 million and S$2.1 million
for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
Our revenue from service and conservancy charges was approximately S$1.1 million, S$1 million, S$0.8
million and S$0.4 million for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
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Quality Assurance
We accord priority and emphasis on quality assurance. Appropriate procedures are set in place for each
area of our operations to ensure that customers consistently enjoy quality services. Some of our
procedures are set out below.
Security
Currently, we have about 100 security officers covering 10 strategic locations in BR over three shifts each
day. In addition, there is a police post and navy post located in BR.
We manage the clinic that serves both BR’s employees and tourists to the resorts located in BR. Medical
screening is done annually for food handlers in BR. In addition, all food establishments in BR are
checked for hygiene standards on a monthly basis.
Fire Safety
Our fire fighting and safety operation is housed at the fire station located at the current centre of BR,
giving it ready access to each end of the existing developments in BR. Currently, we have about 75
personnel divided into three teams, with a team on duty at the fire station at all times and a team on call
within the resort 24 hours. Our fire department does fire safety auditing of the resorts in BR, hydrant
testing, firefighting drills and observes fire drills conducted by the resort operators.
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Ferry Operations
For our ferry operations between Singapore and Bintan, we have in place procedures to ensure that our
ferries comply with the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore regulations and the ISPS Code. All of our
three ferries undergo annual docking where the class surveyors and the Maritime Port Authority of
Singapore will audit them for safety of equipment and machinery. All major repairs are carried out during
docking. We also follow the manufacturer’s specifications for ferry maintenance and upgrade the interiors
of our ferries when necessary.
Quality of service is maintained through regular crew training. Our ferries’ key personnel are qualified as
required by the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore and have obtained the necessary certifications. The
crew are also sent for simulation continuation training in emergency situations and seamanship. All crew
are subject to yearly medical examinations. Emergency safety drills and safety management reviews are
carried out at regular intervals.
Distribution of tickets is monitored by our Integrated Ferry Operating System ticket module. Lost or stolen
tickets can be declared void. We also continually monitor passenger traffic to cope with seasonal peaks
and increase the scheduled ferries as required.
Customer feedback forms are available on our ferries and BRF’s website. In addition, PT BRC carries out
yearly surveys for BR visitors and ferry service is included as one of the services in the survey providing
us with an additional avenue of feedback in respect of our ferry operations.
Marketing
We market BR as an internationally recognised tourist destination with the dual aims of growing
awareness for the destination and increasing annual visitor arrivals. Currently, we have an agreement
with ILI for the provision of overall infrastructure and financial planning services for BR, and an
agreement with BRDC for the provision of planning and development consultancy services in respect of
BR. In addition, the operators of the resorts in BR also market their respective resorts.
The majority of the visitors to BR come from within Asia. Visitors from Asia countries constituted about
71% of the total number of visitor arrivals to BR in 2005. Asia is expected to remain our primary source
of tourists for the near future. The chart below provides a breakdown of the nationality of the tourists who
visited BR (excluding domestic visitor arrivals from within Indonesia) in FY2005.
Indonesia Australia
Taiwan 4.6% UK Germany
5.7%
2.4% 5.5% 2.3% France US
Malaysia
2.0% Others
3.7% 2.9%
12.1%
Korea
14.8%
Japan Singapore
11.3% 32.7%
Source: BRF
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Visitors from Singapore, Japan, Korea, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia constituted
approximately 32.7%, 11.3%, 14.8%, 5.5%, 5.7%, 3.7% and 4.6%, respectively, of the total number of
visitors to BR in 2005. Singapore has been the major market for BR for the three financial years ended
31 December 2004. Japanese tourists and Korean tourists have also been among the top three
nationalities of visitor arrivals to BR for the three financial years ended 31 December 2004.
Our marketing plan for resort development is an integral part of our Group’s future development plans. It
is based on targeting new products needed to develop BR and matching these products to the prevailing
investment climate. We undertake various trade and consumer marketing activities throughout the year to
raise the level of awareness for BR.
Trade Marketing
We have implemented the following programmes to promote the products, tours and itinerary
opportunities that BR has to offer:
(a) Trade Events. We participate in travel tradeshows and organise seminars for travel agents to
promote BR as a destination for resort holidays. Over the three financial years ended 31
December 2004, we have taken part in 18 trade shows in Asia and Europe and made sales calls
to travel agents overseas.
(b) Trade Familiarisation Trips. Frontline staff from various travel agencies are often invited on fully-
hosted familiarisation trips to educate them about BR’s tours and resorts. Over the three financial
years ended 31 December 2004, we have hosted over 1,500 agents from travel agencies from
Singapore, Indonesia and elsewhere. These trips are usually coordinated by us in association with
the resort operators. A typical familiarisation trip would include the inspection of hotel properties,
sampling of food and beverage outlets and experiencing the nature and heritage tours in BR.
(c) Media Familiarisation Visits. We promote and generate media coverage for BR as a resort
destination by hosting media familiarisation visits and programmes for travel and lifestyle
journalists and filming crew. Over the three financial years ended 31 December 2004, we have
hosted about 300 guests from the media around the world. These trips are usually coordinated by
us in association with the resort operators. The media visit would include inspection of the hotel
properties, sampling of food and beverage outlets and experiencing spas or nature and heritage
tours.
(d) Publicity Programmes. We create and maintain advertising as part of our efforts to ensure
awareness of BR as a resort destination. For the three financial years ended 31 December 2004,
advertising of promotions has been targeted at the Singapore market in conjunction with travel
agents or the operators of resorts located in BR.
With a large percentage of the tourists coming from non-English speaking countries, we also
publish select marketing materials in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, German and Indonesian. We
also produce other promotional media such as destination videos, attractions videos and maps
and flyers promoting the various nature and cultural tours in BR.
(f) E-Newsletter and Email Updates. We recently started providing quarterly e-newsletters and email
updates on BR to the travel trade industry. These newsletters and email updates focus on
upcoming events and new attractions in BR and other information to update the industry about BR.
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(g) Ferry Marketing. As access to the resorts in BR by sea from Singapore is only available via the
Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal and we are currently the sole operator for the ferries to and
from BR, we are in a position to provide our ferry services and operations to other travel agents as
well as resort operators in BR.
Consumer Marketing
We promote BR as a holiday destination to consumers through consumer advertising, travel trade events,
media publicity, BR’s internet website and other marketing materials. We market our ferry business and
distribute ferry tickets mainly through wholesale and retail travel agents.
Credit Management
The Group currently does not have an established policy for determining the general allowance made for
doubtful debts and bad debts written-off. Allowance for doubtful debts and bad debts written-off is made
based on the management’s judgment and estimate of possible future losses and irrecoverable amounts
after considering prior dealings with the customer, its financial condition as well as current economic
environment.
For ferry operations and travel agency, the transactions are on cash terms.
For property rental, tenants are allowed credit terms of up to 30 days. Tenants generally pay rent and a
service charge monthly. At the time of entering into a lease, tenants are required to pay a security
deposit.
Service and conservancy charges are collected quarterly from resort operators.
We monitor our debtors on a monthly basis. We may actively seek recovery of long outstanding debts
from resort operators.
Revenue Mix
Our revenue for our resort operations business for the three financial years ended 31 December 2004
and HY2005 is derived from our ferry operations, travel agency, property rental and service and
conservancy charges as set out below:
Ferry operations have consistently provided the majority of our revenues for this segment of our
business. Our travel agency, which commenced operations in FY2001, is a growing business.
The visitorship to BR varies with many factors, including school vacation periods and public holidays in
our major markets and weather conditions or other factors affecting the tourist industry generally.
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Major Customers
The major customers of our resort operations business include tourists visiting BR and travel agencies
and hotels and resorts located in BR. For rental-related revenues, the operators of the resorts in BR are
our major customers and are set out below in respect of the three financial years ended 31 December
2004 and HY2005 :
PT AIB 6% 7% 8% 6%
PT Bintan Hotels 5% 5% * 5%
PT Straits CM Village 8% 7% 8% *
PT Ria Bintan * 5% 6% *
PT Bintan Lagoon Resort 14% 15% 17% 11%
Note:
* Less than 5%.
For the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and HY2005, our revenues from these resort
operators have been relatively stable. Save for the above, no other customer of our Group accounted for
more than 5% of our Group’s revenues from our resort operations business during the 3 financial years
ended 31 December 2004 and for HY2005.
Major Suppliers
The suppliers who accounted for 5% or more of our purchases for our resort operations business in
respect of the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and HY2005 are set out below:
Name of Suppliers Type of Supplies % of Purchases for our Resort Operations Business
(approximate)
FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 HY2005
Victory Petroleum Trading Pte Ltd Bunker fuel 10% 10% 11% 13%
Singapore Cruise Centre Pte. Ltd. Rent and berthing 11% 11% 9% 7%
ILI Resort management
services 31% 25% 24% 24%
Victory Petroleum Trading Pte Ltd provides bunker fuel for our ferries’ operation. The amount of bunker
fuel purchased depends on the number of ferry trips made between Singapore and BR annually. We
have a contract with Victory Petroleum Trading Pte Ltd relating to the type and composition of the bunker
fuel. We do not currently have any hedging policy in relation to bunker fuel purchases.
Singapore Cruise Centre Pte. Ltd. provides services for berthing of our ferries and passenger check-in at
Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.
ILI provides, inter alia, overall infrastructure and financial planning services in respect of BR.
Save for the above, no other supplier accounted for more than 5% of the purchases for our Group’s
resort operations business for the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and for HY2005.
Competition
As providers of support facilities to the resort operators in BR, our success and operations are
dependent on the success of BR as a resort destination.
Currently, we provide the only ferry service between Singapore and BR. Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry
Terminal, which we own, is the only ferry terminal in BR. Our investments in our ferries and the ferry
terminal provide us with a critical resource that is difficult for potential competitors to replicate due to the
high-entry costs.
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BRFH competes in the travel agency business against other travel agents, travel wholesalers, on-line
travel agencies and the resort operators for the sale of accommodation in the resorts in BR. The
objective of establishing BRFH was to ensure that BR is continuously marketed as a holiday destination
and is promoted and packaged as intended by PT BRC, the master developer of BR. Currently, the
resorts in BR sell their services through travel agencies, travel wholesalers and directly to consumers
through their own websites and other channels such as direct phone booking and through credit card
companies. We have not entered into any exclusive marketing arrangement with any resort in BR.
BR as a resort holiday destination is relatively new to the resort industry and may initially face several
constraints, such as a limited number of hotel rooms and recreational activities as compared to its
competitors. The following resort destinations are viewed by our Group as competitors to BR:
Bali Hawaii
Phuket Spain
Pattaya Mediterranean
Koh Samui Caribbean
Langkawi Dubai
Boracay Islands in the South Pacific
Hainan
Sentosa
Competitive Strengths
The competitive strengths and advantages of our resort operations include:
The waters in BR are generally calm and suitable for a variety of water activities and sports
ranging from swimming and diving to jet skiing. Between November and February when the
northeastern winds blow, wind surfing, boardsurfing and body surfing may also be enjoyed.
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In addition, based on the natural and cultural heritage of Bintan, we have also developed several
nature and culture-based tours including the Mangrove Discovery Tour which was awarded the
2003 PATA Gold Award for Ecotourism/ Travel – Related.
The prospects for our resort operations business are dependent on the prospects of the travel industry
and the implementation of our resort property development business plans in BR. For further details on
the future plans of our property development business, please refer to the section “Our Property
Development Business – Prospects and Future Plans” on pages 81 and 82 of this Prospectus.
Currently, our resort operations business provides services to the resorts in BR as an integral part of our
service offerings. The prospects of our resort operations business are dependent on the success of the
resort operators and the quality of service provided by them. As BR competes with other regional and
international resort destinations for visitors, the prospects for BR also depends on its relative appeal as
compared to other destinations.
To maintain and strengthen our existing major markets, as well as increase the visitors’ length of stay in
BR, we plan to:
z organise familiarisation visits for travel agents and media to promote destination awareness of BR
as a holiday destination; and
z develop Lagoi Beach Village to complement the existing resorts in BR (for further information on
the proposed development, please refer to the section “Our Property Development Business –
Prospects and Future Plans” on pages 81 and 82 of this Prospectus).
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We also plan to target new emerging tourist markets in Indonesia, Malaysia and China.
Indonesia
A new direct scheduled ferry link between Nongsapura Ferry Terminal in Batam and BR has recently
commenced operations. Batam has direct air access to major cities in Indonesia through its Hang Nadim
International Airport. We expect the new ferry link to increase the accessibility of BR to the large
Indonesian market. We have also established distribution channels with travel agents in Indonesia to
market BR as a holiday destination and sell BR tour packages to the local consumers. We plan to reach
out and market to major Indonesian cities like Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan.
Malaysia
We plan to market BR in two major cities in Malaysia, namely Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur. We plan to
make inroads into both markets by working with tour wholesalers and retail travel agencies. We intend to
work with the Singapore Tourism Board to tap on the ever-growing Malaysian tourist arrivals into
Singapore by offering Singapore and BR as twin holiday destinations.
China
China, a fast-growing outbound tourist market, has been targeted by the Singapore Tourism Board. We
plan to capitalise on this initiative by offering BR as a twin holiday destination with Singapore. We also
plan to participate in travel trade events and establish distribution channels with travel agents in major
cities in China to market BR as a holiday destination and offer BR tour packages to the consumers.
For FY2002 and FY2003, utilities revenue for PT BIIE was recognised through assets lease fees and
utilities management fees received from PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa (“PT BSP”). For more
information on the asset lease agreements and the utilities management agreements with PT BSP,
please refer to the section “Interested Person Transactions – Past Interested Person Transactions” on
pages 161 and 162 of this Prospectus. In FY2004, the above arrangements with PT BSP ceased and all
utilities revenue and costs have been reflected in our Group’s accounts as PT BIIE billed the tenants in
BIE directly for utilities charges. The comparative financial information presented in this section “Our
Utilities Business” includes for FY2002 and FY2003 the assets lease fees and utilities management fees.
Power
We own power generation facilities in BIP, BIE and BR. Power generated by the power plants located at
BIP and BIE is distributed via underground cables to tenants in the industrial parks. The power is
distributed at 20kV and stepped-down to 380V at the sub-station installed in each factory. Our generators
in BIE do not supply electricity to the resort operators. Power generated by the power plant located at BR
is distributed via overhead cables to the various resort parcels’ sub-stations.
Our power plants are designed with system redundancy to cater for routine maintenance of generators
and to cope with any potential surge in electricity consumption. The plants are regularly maintained by a
team of technical staff and overhaul works are done jointly with engine specialists of supplier. Fuel for our
power plants is purchased from PT Pertamina (Persero) and its associates to run the plants.
Currently, we have 16 diesel fired generators and 3 dual-fuel fired generators at BIP handling an
aggregate peak load of approximately 81MW, four generators at BIE handling an aggregate peak load of
11MW and four generators at BR handling an aggregate peak load of 8.2MW. Over the three financial
years ended 31 December 2004 and for HY2005, BIP did not suffer any total power outage, although
there was one incident in FY2003 where 30% of BIP’s load was interrupted for about 10 minutes, and
none in FY2004 and HY2005. BIE suffered two minor power outages in FY2002 and FY2003 for
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durations of about 35 minutes and 13 minutes, respectively. It did not suffer any total power outage in
FY2004 and HY2005. BR suffered 14 total power outages in the three financial years ended 31
December 2004 and HY2005, in each case for a period of generally not more than 10 minutes. In
general, our generators’ peak utilisation rate is approximately 76% with the remaining capacity serving as
spinning reserve and generators under maintenance.
Our generators’ approximate peak load at each location for the three financial years ended 31 December
2004 and HY2005 were as follows:
Notes:
(1) Peak load refers to the highest recorded usage for the financial year.
(2) Total operational capacity does not take into account the capacity of generators on stand-by. Generally speaking, of our 18, 4
and 4 generators at BIP, BIE and BR respectively, at least 2 of such generators are on stand-by at any one time.
In FY2002, our electronic manufacturing tenants in BIE increased their power consumption, resulting in
the increase in peak load from FY2001. With the recovery of electronic manufacturing sector in FY2003,
the peak load in our industrial parks’ power plants increased due to increased power consumption by our
tenants in this sector. The resort operations’ peak load reduced from 8.2MW in FY2002 to approximately
7.5MW in FY2004 due to lower consumption by resort operators as a result of fewer tourist arrivals to BR
in FY2003 and FY2004 as compared to tourist arrivals in FY2002. The peak load in BIP and BIE
increased in HY2005 due to a change in the consumption profile of the tenants in BIP and BIE.
Water
We provide treated water to the industrial parks and resorts in Batam and Bintan. This treated water is
either purchased from third parties or treated by our Group. In Batam, water is sourced from two
reservoirs at Muka Kuning and Duriangkang which are owned by the local governmental authority. In
Bintan, we have our own water sources at Lake Java for BIE and a reservoir for BR.
We have water treatment plants and facilities in Batam and Bintan where water is treated to
specifications that conform to the Guidelines for drinking-water quality (Second Edition) issued by the
World Health Organization. Treated water is stored in our water tanks which have an aggregate storage
capacity of up to about 16,000m3 and is sufficient for about 2 days’ of usage at our industrial parks and
resorts in Batam and Bintan. Further, in Batam, we are supported by an alternative source of treated
water from the local water supplier.
Our water treatment plants can currently treat up to about an aggregate of 21,200m3 of potable water
each day. The approximate capacity and production of our water treatment plants at each location over
the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and HY2005 are as follows:
FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 HY2005
Water Capacity Production Utilisation Capacity Production Utilisation Capacity Production Utilisation Capacity Production Utilisation
Treatment (m3 / year) (m3 / year) % (m3 / year) (m3 / year) % (m3 / year) (m3 / year) % (m3 / ½ year) (m3 / ½ year) %
BIP 2,372,500 1,393,086 58.7% 2,372,500 1,391,885 58.7% 2,379,000 1,797,638 75.6% 1,176,500 1,057,699 89.9%
BIE 1,825,000 1,769,828 97.0% 2,737,500 1,694,791 61.9% 2,745,000 1,626,041 59.2% 1,357,500 815,149 60.0%
BR 2,628,000 1,175,088 44.7% 2,628,000 1,081,585 41.2% 2,635,200 1,101,356 41.8% 1,303,200 529,187 40.6%
BIP has gradually improved its water treatment plant efficiency over the three financial years ended 31
December 2004 and HY2005. BIE’s water treatment plant utilisation rate was more than 90% in FY2002.
Accordingly, BIE increased its production capacity from 5,000m3 per day to 7,500m3 per day in FY2003.
Thereafter, BIE’s utilisation rate for its water treatment plant has been around 60%. As there was no
increase in resort operators in BR, water consumption in the past three years did not fluctuate materially.
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Telecommunications
PT BBT has telecommunication capacities for about 14,000 lines for broadband, IDD, fax, local and
dedicated lease lines to provide quality telecommunication services to its tenants and investors. PT BBT
also has a 100m high microwave tower that supplements the local authority’s optical fibre networks and
ensures that there will be no interruptions to telecommunications requirements of its customers. PT BBT
also provides 3,000 lines for broadband, IDD, fax, local and dedicated lease lines to PT BIIE and PT
BRC to service the telecommunication requirements of its tenants and investors. The telephone lines
utilisation rates are as follows:
BIP 74 73 74 68
BIE 28 28 27 27
BR 27 28 29 29
For BIP, the utilisation rate for FY2002, FY2003 and FY2004 has remained relatively unchanged as there
was no substantial change in subscribers. The utilisation rate for BIP decreased in HY2005 due mainly to
increased competition from alternative telecommunication services such as Voice Over Internet Protocol
(VOIP). The utilisation rates in BIE and BR were constant, in the region of 27% and 29%, respectively.
Waste Management
At BR, sewage treatment is undertaken by each resort developer while PT BRC monitors the effluent
quality to ensure that they comply with our Design and Development Guidelines.
Our sewage treatment plant in BIP has a total designed capacity of up to about 10,000m3 per day of
sewage. Currently, its utilisation rate is between 25% and 53%. The sewage treatment plant in BIE has a
capacity of about 3,000m3 per day.
We have waste water treatment facilities at BIP and BIE. Through these facilities, our industrial parks
ensure that treated waste water adheres to the local authority’s environmental standards. Our waste
water treatment plants can treat up to 12,000m3 of industrial waste water each day. The approximate
capacity and production of our waste water treatment facilities over the three financial years ended 31
December 2004 and for HY2005 are as follows:
The utilisation rate of BIP’s treatment facility was around 52% with marginal fluctuation in factory
occupancy rate. BIE, on the other hand, experienced an increase in factory occupancy rate from about
83% in FY2002 to about 90% in FY2004. Accordingly, the utilisation rate of the treatment facility in BIE
increased from about 10% in FY2002 to about 19% in FY2004. The increase in production in HY2005 for
BIP was due mainly to increased water consumption by our tenants.
The cost of waste water and sewage treatment is partially recovered from the water tariffs charged to our
industrial parks’ tenants.
Quality Assurance
We place emphasis on quality assurance and have procedures to ensure our customers enjoy consistent
standards in our utilities services. We have standard operating procedures for the various facilities, and
employees at these facilities are required to familiarise themselves and comply with the procedures.
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We have policies and processes to minimise equipment downtime. We conduct regular staff training. We
upgrade and maintain our plants and equipment based on the recommendations and schedules of the
manufacturers. In addition, we maintain an inventory of critical spare parts needed for smooth operation
and minor generator overhaul of our utilities business.
(a) Power
In addition to our operational capacity, we have stand-by generating capacity amounting to
approximately 30% of our installed capacity. This is to back up the operational generators and
allow their routine maintenance and overhaul. In addition, to ensure an adequate supply of fuel oil
needed to operate our generators, we maintain a reserve supply of fuel oil sufficient to last for 15
to 60 days.
Quality assurance measures at BR includes 24-hour security at the power house. Staff are trained
in fire safety and worker safety. Regular inspections are carried out on the overhead cables and
transmission towers in BR. Lubricating oils are tested to ensure they meet manufacturers’
specifications. Generators and switchgears are maintained according to manufacturers’ schedules
based on running hours. During thunderstorms, one generator will be set into an idle running
position in readiness to respond to lightning.
(b) Water
Water sold and distributed by us is treated at our treatment plants and our treated water conforms
to the Guidelines for drinking-water quality (Second Edition) issued by the World Health
Organization. To ensure an adequate supply of water to our customers, we maintain up to 2 days
of treated water supply. In addition, BIP is supplemented by water supply from the local authority.
Our treated potable water is tested daily and is tested on a monthly basis by an independent
laboratory. We have sufficient chemicals to treat potable water for up to 30 days.
The quality assurance measures for our potable water supply in BR include a treatment plant
module on stand-by, spare pumps available for raw water transfer, a standby generator for
pumping station, regular maintenance for the water filtration system, random checks on chemical
supply for compliance to specifications. The entire treatment facility is fenced off and with 24-hour
security. The reservoir is patrolled regularly and the dam is checked every 5 years by an accredited
dam consultant.
(c) Telecommunications
We regularly test and inspect our telecommunication equipment as we maintain connectivity with
other telecommunication companies. This ensures an uninterrupted supply of telecommunication
services to our customers and interconnection for international communication. To keep pace with
changes in telecommunication technology, we regularly review new technologies and explore
upgrading opportunities so as to serve our customers better.
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Marketing
Our tenants and investors in our industrial parks are required to purchase utilities from us. Generally we
also require the resort operators in BR to purchase our utilities services. Our utilities services are
marketed as integral support services to our industrial and resort developments. There are currently no
other providers of utilities services to our industrial parks and BR.
Credit Management
We obtain and evaluate information on the creditworthiness and financial standing of our new customers,
before granting credit. Existing customers are likewise evaluated on the renewal of the agreement or as
part of our annual review. In addition, tenants and investors in our industrial parks are required to place
security deposits with us for an amount, which is equivalent to up to 3 months of their estimated utilities
requirements.
Revenue Mix
The revenue derived from our utilities business is in the nature of tariffs for the supply or provision of
electricity, telecommunications, water and waste management services. For FY2002, FY2003, FY2004
and HY2005, our utilities business contributed approximately 50.9%, 55.0%, 58.9% and 59.0%,
respectively, to our total revenue.
In response to the increase in fuel prices, BIP increased its electricity tariffs from 15.1 cents/kWh to 18.9
cents/kWh, BIE increased its tariffs from 16.9 cents/kWh to 29.4 cents/kWh and BR increased its tariffs
from 23.8 cents/kWh to 44 cents/kWh. The tariff increases were imposed progressively from the second
quarter of 2005 and the latest increase was effected in August 2005.
100.0%
84.3% 86.0%
80.7% 81.8%
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
0.0%
FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 HY2005
A substantial number of our Group’s customers involved in manufacturing operate on a 24-hour basis
and require uninterrupted power supply. Accordingly, electricity revenue contributes significantly to our
utilities business. Revenue from the supply and distribution of electricity accounted for between 80.7%
and 86.0% of our utilities revenue for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005 respectively.
Telecommunication and water/ waste management contributed between 5.0% and 11.4% and between
7.9% and 9.2% respectively of our utilities revenue for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005.
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Analysis of revenue contribution by location
BIP BIE BR
BIP is in its mature stage of development with a high factory occupancy rate and has tenants with high
electricity consumption. This has contributed significantly to our utilities business in comparison to BR
and BIE. BIP accounted for between 79.6% and 89.4% of our utilities revenue for FY2002, FY2003,
FY2004 and HY2005. BIE and BR accounted for between 0.9% and 11.2% and between 8.8% and 9.8%
respectively of our utilities revenue for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005. PT BIIE’s contribution of
utilities revenue increased from 0.9% for FY2003 to 11.2% for FY2004 as a result of the cessation of the
assets lease and utilities management arrangements between PT BIIE and PT Bintan Servicatama
Perkasa in December 2003 and the recognition in full by PT BIIE of electricity revenue from BIE in
FY2004.
The initial strategy for our utilities business included the development of utilities assets and facilities to
provide services to the tenants of our industrial and resort properties. As the development of our
industrial park in Batam is almost completed, while the industrial park and resorts in Bintan are at an
earlier stage of development, the tenants of BIP contributed about 80.0% of our utilities revenue, and BIE
and BR contributed 11.2% and 8.8%, respectively, to our utilities revenue for FY2004. The tenants of BIP,
BIE and BR contributed about 79.6%, 11.1% and 9.3%, respectively, to our utilities revenue for HY2005.
Note:
The above percentages are based on the aggregate revenues for each industry for the relevant period as compared to the total
utilities revenues for the same period.
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Major Customers
Customers who contributed 5% or more of our utilities revenue for the three financial years ended 31
December 2004 and HY2005 are:
We are not materially dependent on any single customer for our revenue from the utilities business.
Major Suppliers
Our utilities business requires us to purchase fuel oil, spare parts and other supplies and equipment for
our electricity business and chemicals for waste and water treatments, and to incur inter-connection
charges for our telecommunication business.
We purchase substantially all of our fuel oil, which includes high sulphur fuel oil (“HSFO”) and light fuel
(“diesel”) oil, from PT Pertamina (Persero) or its associates. We are allocated supplies for fuel oil based
on electricity generation demand. We are required to pay in advance for our fuel oil supplies prior to
delivery.
Our primary source of untreated water comes from Lake Java and our own reservoir in Bintan, and from
government-owned reservoirs in Batam. PT BIC purchases some treated water from PT PAM (PT
Perusahaan Air Minum) to supplement BIP’s portable water requirements.
Our telecommunication access for IDD connections out of Indonesia is purchased substantially from PT
Telkom Indonesia Tbk.
The table below sets out information on our suppliers who account for 5% or more of the purchases for
our utilities business for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005:
PT Pertamina (Persero) Fuel oil for power 61% 61% 55% 72%
PT Elnusa Harapan
Cabang Batam Fuel oil for power – * 18% *
Wartsila Singapore Pte Ltd Spare parts for generators 6% * 5% 10%
PT Adhya Tirta Batam Treated water 7% 6% 7% *
Note:
* Less than 5%.
Fuel cost forms a substantial portion of our utilities business’ cost of operating revenue. Currently, we do
not have a formal hedging policy for our supplies. Our management will monitor fluctuations in fuel prices
and take appropriate measures to hedge fuel cost exposure, if required, which may include entering into
forward fuel purchase contracts. We may revise electricity tariffs to reflect fluctuations in energy costs. In
sourcing for fuel supplies from our suppliers above, we take into account, amongst other factors, pricing,
fuel quality, availability and the quality of service. These factors determine the quantum of fuel purchased
from such suppliers.
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Competition
Our utilities business is an integral part of the services provided by us for our property development,
industrial parks and resort operations businesses. The dedicated facilities developed by us include
generators, water treatment plants, waste water treatment plants and reservoirs. Currently, there are no
other suppliers for utilities services to our industrial parks and BR. As part of our lease arrangements and
contracts, tenants at our industrial parks and operators of the resorts have to seek our approval if they
wish to contract or source utilities supplies from any third party. Our significant customer base has
provided us with economies of scale in the investment in and maintenance of our utilities assets. These
economies of scale will position us favourably in terms of pricing and quality of our utilities services.
Competitive Strengths
(a) Reliability
Our power plants are configured with spare capacity so as to allow for regular maintenance and
overhauls. In addition, in the event of a failure in any of our operating generators, the backup units
are designed to commence production immediately to compensate for any loss in power supply.
This configuration is intended to provide our industrial parks and BR with an uninterrupted power
supply. Generally, our Group sets aside approximately 30% of our generators, on rotation, as
backup units.
The prospects for our utilities business are dependent on the implementation of our property
development business plans. For further details on the future plans of our property development
business, please refer to the section “Our Property Development Business – Prospects and Future
Plans” on pages 81 and 82 of this Prospectus.
Both BR and BIE are in the initial phases of development. We have invested in and developed
infrastructure capable of supporting additional new developments for resorts and industrial tenants and
investors. In particular, the developed infrastructure for resorts in Bintan can cater for approximately
another 400-room hotel while that for industrial estates in Bintan can support about twice the number of
tenants that BIE currently has. Our masterplan for BR is to generate land sales with a view to increasing
the current room count of approximately 1,370 rooms and over 300,000 annual visitor arrivals to Bintan,
to over 5,000 rooms and 1 million annual visitor arrivals to Bintan. As our property development gathers
momentum, we expect our utilities business to grow.
Our experience in utilities management and extensive utilities infrastructure for BR, BIE and BIP will
allow us to expand our services to customers outside its current customer base. This may include the
supply of electricity or water via the national grid or distribution system.
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The Indonesian government began lifting its fuel subsidy in stages commencing in 2002 and marked its
fuel prices to international market prices in 2005. These resulted in substantial increases in fuel costs.
Our average fuel costs increased by approximately 61% from 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 as
compared to our average fuel cost as at 31 December 2004 and by approximately an additional 167%
from 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 as compared to our average fuel cost as at 30 June 2005. As a
result, our Group made certain increases to tariffs charged to our tenants and resort operators from the
second quarter of 2005 to partially offset the increase in fuel costs (see “Our Utilities Business –
Revenue Mix” on page 110 of this Prospectus). Further, we expect fuel prices to remain volatile in the
near term and in the event that there is continued substantial increase in fuel prices, our financial
performance may be adversely affected. Currently our utilities business is a major contributor to our
Group’s results. We expect that our Group’s performance in our utilities business for the second half of
FY2005 will be significantly lower than that for the first half of FY2005.
We have entered into agreements for the design, supply, delivery and installation of three dual-fuel
generators and transformers and auxiliaries for about S$21.1 million in aggregate for one of our power
plants in Batam. The purchase of the dual-fuel generators, transformers and auxiliaries was financed by
internal funds and bank borrowings. These generators are currently operational. Accordingly, our power
plant in Batam has the infrastructure and capacity to operate on fuel or gas, which should enable us to
provide our power supply utilities services in BIP at more competitive rates and reduce our dependency
on fuel as a raw material for our utilities business. However, as the generators are currently intended as
an alternative to our fuel engines, we do not presently anticipate any significant increase in the
production capacity of our power plants. In addition, we are in the process of converting in stages 12 of
the existing diesel generators situated in BIP, with a total capacity of 72MW, to a dual-fuel operation
utilising natural gas, which is scheduled to be substantially completed by mid 2006. Our capital
commitment for such conversion amounted to approximately S$28 million as at the Latest Practicable
Date. We may look into converting more of our existing generators, subject to, inter alia, the satisfactory
conversion and operation of the above 12 units, the stability of gas supply and the economic viability of
such conversion.
We also evaluate ways to reduce our costs, including costs of purchasing gas, water and HSFO.
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OUR FIXED ASSETS
As at the date of this Prospectus, we own the following material tangible fixed assets:
Land use rights 18,302,304 BIP, Mukakuning, Batam Land for industrial,
(HGB) commercial and
Approximately 236.2 ha of land is held residential development
under various certificates of HGB with
expiry dates ranging from 2019 to
2031. Subject to, inter alia, regulatory
approval, the initial period of HGB for
such land may be extended for up to
20 years and the extended period may
be renewed for a further 30 years.
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Type of Asset Net book value Location / Brief Description Usage
as at
30 June 2005
(S$)
Furniture, fixtures 4,644,043 BIP, Mukakuning, Batam Assets for own use
and fittings
147,710 BIE, Lobam, Bintan
TOTAL 366,291,682
Notes:
(1) Approximately 1,698 ha of land has been encumbered in favour of PT Bank Mega Tbk to secure a facility to our Group.
(2) The vessels and ferry equipment owned by BRF have been mortgaged in favour of UOB to secure certain term loan and
credit facilities to our Group.
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We also hold the land use rights (HGB) to land in Bintan as inventory for property development, totalling
approximately 18,200 ha in area, and valued by Colliers International at an aggregate of approximately
S$541 million as at 1 February 2006. The land is held under various certificates of HGB, with expiry
dates ranging from 2023 to 2028. All leases have an option to extend the initial period for up to 20 years
and the extended period is renewable for a further 30 years. Please also see the sections “Risk Factors –
Risks Relating to Our Fixed Property – We may not be able to extend the tenure for our leasehold
properties in Indonesia” on page 41 and the sections “Overview of Indonesian Land Laws”, “Types of
Right To Land Under Indonesian Law” and “Environmental Laws in Indonesia” on pages F-1, F-1 to F-2
and F-8 respectively in Appendix F of this Prospectus.
Save as disclosed, none of our fixed assets above are subject to any major encumbrance.
The following are the material properties leased to our Group as at the date of this Prospectus:
371 Beach Road 16 November 2005 to 82.6 Retail space for our
#01-17D Keypoint 15 November 2008 travel agency BRFH
Singapore 199597
As at the date of this Prospectus, PT BIC is leasing the following premises to PT SBIG:
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
As at the date of this Prospectus, our business and profitability are not materially dependent on any
patent or intellectual property licence. Save for general business software applications which are used in
the ordinary course of business, our Group has not acquired or obtained any licences to use any
intellectual property rights owned by third parties. The licence or user agreements for some of the
software applications which are used by our Group have been entered into by Singapore Technologies
Pte Ltd; however, these licences or user agreements have granted certain companies in our Group the
right to use the licensed software.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, our Group has registered the following trademarks:
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Group Country / Place Class Duration of Registration No.
Company of Registration Validity
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Group Country / Place Class Duration of Registration No.
Company of Registration Validity
Notes:
(1) No fees are being charged by our Group for PT AIB’s use of the “Mayang Sari beach resort” trademarks.
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PT BIC had on 4 August 2004 submitted an application for registration of the trademark BATAMINDO
INVESTMENT CAKRAWALA with the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry
of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, which has in April 2005 issued a letter stating
that the application has satisfied all formal requirements. In accordance with the applicable regulations
the application is then referred for substantive verification which will be conducted during a 9-month
period. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the registration is still pending.
PT BRC had, on 17 October 1996, also registered the following design with the UK Patent Office:
Under the United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act, Chapter 339 of Singapore (now repealed), the
protection of this design registration was extended to Singapore. This design has since been renewed on
17 October 2001 with the Singapore Registry of Designs and the next renewal will be due on 17 October
2006.
PT BRC had also, on 12 March 1999, registered the following design in Japan:
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF OUR FINANCIAL POSITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following financial information and discussion of our operating results and financial position has been
prepared by our management and should be read in conjunction with the full text of this Prospectus,
including the Reporting Accountants’ Report on the Unaudited Proforma Financial Statements of Gallant
Venture Ltd. and its Subsidiaries included in Appendix J of this Prospectus.
The proforma financial results of our Group, as presented below, have been compiled based on the
audited financial statements of the companies within our Group and on the basis that our Group had
been in existence since 1 January 2002. For FY2002 and FY2003, utilities revenue for PT BIIE was
recognised through assets lease fees and utilities management fees received from PT Bintan
Servicatama Perkasa (“PT BSP”). For more information on the asset lease agreements and the utilities
management agreements with PT BSP, please refer to the section “Interested Person Transactions – Past
Interested Person Transactions” on pages 161 and 162 of this Prospectus. In FY2004, the above
arrangements with PT BSP ceased and all utilities revenue and costs have been reflected in our Group’s
accounts as PT BIIE billed the tenants in BIE directly for utilities charges.
The purpose of this section on the unaudited proforma financial statements of our Group is to show,
illustrate and highlight the historical information, had our Group existed at an earlier date. The analysis of
our operating results and financial position are not necessarily indicative of the prospects, results of the
operations or the financial position that would have been attained had our Group actually existed earlier.
In our opinion, the analysis reflects all adjustments necessary for an appropriate presentation of the
proforma results of our operations.
Net profit for the period 21,058 7,791 12,699 9,522 4,245
Earnings per Share (2) 0.87 cents 0.32 cents 0.53 cents 0.40 cents 0.18 cents
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Notes:
(1) The financial results of our Group for the period under review have been prepared on the basis that our Group has been in
existence throughout the period under review.
(2) For comparative purposes, the proforma earnings per Share for the period under review has been computed based on the net
profit for the period and our Company’s issued share capital of 2,410,423,184 Shares.
(3) Other income comprises mainly writeback of doubtful debt provision, gain on settlement of claims, tax refund and account
payables written off.
Our Revenue
Our revenue is derived mainly from our property development, utilities, industrial parks and resort
operations businesses.
Factors that may affect revenue from our property development business include the following:
(a) use of land. The lands acquired and owned by our subsidiaries are registered for certain
purpose(s) / use(s). Any sale of land needs to comply with the terms and conditions in land lease
agreement consistent with the master plans for the development of resorts and industrial parks;
and
(b) political and economic stability in the region. Property development has a long investment time
horizon and is influenced by the political and economic development in the host country and the
region. With the improved economic conditions, favourable investment climate and political stability
in Indonesia, we are confident of the continued interest in property development and the inflow of
investments into Bintan for resorts and industrial developments.
Over the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and the half year ended 30 June 2005, there
was no revenue from our property development business as interest in land purchases and demand fell
due to the negative sentiments after the Asian economic crisis, the terrorist attacks in the United States
on 11 September 2001, regional terrorist attacks (including in Bali) in the last few years and the SARS
epidemic in 2003.
Utilities Business
In our utilities business, we provide integrated infrastructure support and services to our tenants and
investors in the industrial parks and resorts. We own, inter alia, power generation facilities, potable water
supply facilities, waste management facilities and telecommunication facilities.
Revenue from our utilities business is derived primarily from the supply of electricity, treated water, waste
management services and supply of telecommunication services. Revenue is recognised upon
consumption and acceptance by our customers. Revenue from our utilities business accounted for
approximately 50.8%, 55.0%, 58.9% and 59.0% of our total revenue for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and
HY2005, respectively.
Significant factors that may affect revenue from our utilities business include the following:
(a) electricity and water consumption and use of waste management services. Utilities consumption is
a function of the type of activities that our customers undertake and their utilities requirements. The
mix of tenants and investors within the industrial and resort businesses as well as the underlying
economics of their business and the markets for which they sell to will ultimately affect the amount
of utilities purchased and the pattern or trend of usage;
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(b) factory, resort and dormitory occupancy rate. A change in the factory occupancy rate may have an
impact to our utilities revenue. However, as utilities revenue from resort and dormitories forms
accounts for a small proportion of our business, a change in resort and dormitory occupancy rate
may not have any material impact on our utilities revenue; and
(c) growth in property development. BR and BIE are in the early phases of development and the
existing infrastructure may be extended to support future developments and reduces time required
for investors and tenants to commence operation and accordingly generate revenues for
downstream businesses such as utilities services.
Revenue from our industrial parks business is derived primarily from rental of factory buildings,
dormitories, executive apartments, shop-houses, plaza, food courts and wet markets as well as service
charges for estate maintenance. Revenue is recognised proportionately over the rental lease term or
when services are rendered. The industrial parks business accounted for approximately 39.7%, 35.5%,
31.6% and 32.9% of our total revenue for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
Significant factors that may affect revenue from our industrial parks business include the following:
(a) factory and dormitory occupancy rates. We have a range of ready-built factories to cater to a range
of industrial requirements. Our industrial factories are leased for an average period of three years
with automatic renewal. The requirements for industrial factories are dependent on the current and
anticipated factory space requirements of our tenants and investors. As part of our integrated
offering, we provide dormitories and executive apartments to tenants and investors of our industrial
parks business and revenue contribution from these is dependent on the occupancy rate of the
industrial parks;
(b) investment climate. Our industrial parks business is affected by the country risk of Indonesia and
its governmental policies and incentives in attracting overseas investors and tenants. During
periods of economic and political uncertainties, tenants and investors may not locate their
operations in our industrial parks and this would accordingly affect revenue contribution from our
industrial parks business; and
(c) competition from neighbouring industrial parks. Although there are other industrial parks in Batam,
our industrial parks currently provide integrated services to the tenants and investors in BIP and
BIE. Our occupancy and rental rates are dependent on our ability to provide a range of services
and activities to meet the needs of our investors and tenants.
Revenue from our resort operations business is derived primarily from rental of dormitories, executive
apartments and shophouses as well as service charges for estate maintenance, operation of ferry
services and operation of travel agency. The resort operations business accounted for approximately
9.5% of our revenue for each of FY2002, FY2003 and FY2004 and 8.1% of our revenue for HY2005.
Significant factors that may affect our resort operations business revenue include the following:
(a) safety, security and health. Any travel advisory to the region due to terrorist and/or health concerns
or perceptions may have an impact on the tourist arrivals and the revenue from our resort
operations; and
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(b) attractiveness of BR. As we compete with other regional tourist destinations (i.e. Bali, Phuket, etc)
to be the choice travel destination in this region, the attractiveness of Bintan as a destination for
tourists and investments is dependent on our ability to master plan, develop and market this
destination as well as the other competing forces for the regional resort business.
Property Development
The cost of operating revenue for our property development business was approximately S$4.0 million,
S$4.2 million, S$4.2 million and S$2.5 million for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively.
The main components of the cost of operating revenue for our property development business are the
cost of providing, developing and construction of the infrastructure. In our property development
business, we are primarily involved in land sales and our main expenses include salaries, cost of
infrastructure development and security management expenses. Significant factors that may affect the
cost of operating revenue for our property development business include the following:
(a) fluctuation in the cost of construction materials. The prices of materials used for construction of
infrastructure such as cement and steels have been volatile in the past. Any material fluctuation in
these prices will adversely affect the cost of our infrastructure; and
(b) wage costs. We have full time employees responsible for security management and part of the
infrastructure development process. Salaries in Indonesia are subject to annual review with the
union and any material wage adjustment will affect the operating cost of our property development
business.
Utilities
The cost of operating revenue of our utilities business accounted for approximately 68.9%, 78.2%, 82.2%
and 85.4% of our utilities revenues in FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively. The main
components of the cost of operating revenue for our utilities business are the fuel costs and cost of spare
parts used in maintenance of generators. In addition, the cost of depreciation and maintenance of our
utilities facilities constitute a significant portion of our cost of operating revenue. Significant factors that
may affect the cost of operating revenue for our utilities business include the following:
(a) we use fuel oil in the power plant to generate electricity. Fuel prices are affected by global supply
and demand of high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) and light fuel oil (diesel). Any adverse fluctuation in
fuel prices will affect our cost in operating the power plant;
(b) the spare parts used in maintenance of our power plants are purchased from the manufacturer of
the generators. Any fluctuation in the prices or foreign exchange rates (i.e. US$) which the spare
parts are priced will adversely affect our maintenance cost; and
(c) the generators need regular maintenance to operate optimally (i.e. generate at a level
recommended by the manufacturer of the generators) and any sub-optimal operation will affect fuel
consumption and accordingly increase operating costs.
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Industrial Parks
The cost of operating revenue of our industrial parks business accounted for approximately 77.5%,
87.8%, 75.5% and 77.2% of our industrial parks revenue in FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005,
respectively. The main components of the cost of operating revenue for our industrial parks business are
security management expenses, depreciation of factory buildings, insurance premiums, property taxes
and cost of our subcontractors for the maintenance of the industrial parks. However, a substantial portion
of these expenses are fixed (e.g. depreciation) and do not fluctuate with the revenue. Significant factors
that may affect the cost of operating revenue for our industrial parks business include the following:
(a) fluctuation in the cost of construction materials. The prices of materials used for construction of
factory buildings such as cement and steels have been volatile for the past two years. Any material
increase in these prices will adversely affect the cost our buildings and accordingly increase our
depreciation; and
(b) our assets in our industrial parks are insured for industrial all-risk and other commercial insurance
so to mitigate any financial impact in event of damages / losses. Any unfavourable political or
security development in Indonesia (such as terrorist attacks) will increase our insurance premium
adversely.
Resort Operations
The cost of operating revenue of our resort operations business accounted for approximately 128.1%,
133.4%, 132.6% and 150.1% of our resort operations business revenue in FY2002, FY2003, FY2004
and HY2005, respectively. The main components of the cost of operating revenue for our resort
operations business are manpower cost, management and marketing fee and costs payable to third
parties for services such as estate maintenance services. Cost of property management, manpower cost,
insurance premium, property tax and government levies also form a significant portion of cost of
operating revenue. Significant factors that may affect the cost of operating revenue for our resort
operations business include the following:
(a) our assets in BR are insured for to mitigate any financial impact in event of damages / losses. Any
unfavourable political or security development in Indonesia (such as terrorist attacks) will increase
our insurance premium adversely; and
(b) we have full-time employees responsible for security management and maintaining the resort.
Salaries in Indonesia are subject to annual review with the union and any material wage
adjustment will affect the operating cost of our resort operations business.
Financing Costs
Financing costs accounted for approximately 2.3%, 1.6%, 4.4% and 3.4% of our revenue for FY2002,
FY2003, FY2004 and HY2005, respectively. Financing costs comprise mainly interest expense on bank
borrowings and borrowings from related parties.
Taxation
Our Company is incorporated in Singapore. As the control and management of our business is exercised
in Singapore, we are regarded as a resident in Singapore under the tax laws in Singapore. The statutory
tax rates in Singapore were 22.0%, 22.0%, 20.0% and 20.0% for FY2002, FY2003, FY2004 and
HY2005, respectively.
Our subsidiaries which are incorporated and operate in Indonesia are taxed in accordance with the
prevailing tax regulations in Indonesia. Some of our revenue (such as rental and service charges) have
been taxed on the basis of 10% on gross revenue (known as final tax) while the remaining have been
taxed at progressive tax rates of up to 30%.
Currently, PT BIC is a major contributor to the Group’s turnover and profit before taxation. PT BIC paid
final tax for FY2002, FY2003 and FY2004 for a substantial part of its revenue (i.e. 10% of gross
revenue).
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In HY2005, the Group reported a profit before tax of approximately S$11.1 million. PT BIC contributed a
profit before tax of approximately S$15.7 million which was offset by losses incurred by other subsidiaries
in the Group. The Group’s taxation for HY2005 was approximately S$7.7 million. PT BIC’s tax payment /
provision amounted to approximately S$7.4 million (representing approximately 96% of the Group’s tax
obligation) of which approximately S$6.6 million related to final taxation. In the absence of any
opportunity to offset losses of certain subsidiaries against profit making subsidiaries (i.e. PT BIC), the
Group’s effective tax rate is approximately 70.0% for HY2005.
Please also see the section “Summary of Taxation” in Appendix G of this Prospectus.
Indonesia 188,482 93.2 179,463 93.6 188,237 93.2 94,381 93.7 98,114 94.6
Singapore 13,826 6.8 12,232 6.4 13,759 6.8 6,365 6.3 5,641 5.4
Total 202,308 100.0 191,695 100.0 201,996 100.0 100,746 100.0 103,755 100.0
For the purposes of our analysis, we have included our share of profits from our associated companies
under the respective business segments. The analysis below has eliminated all intra-segment or inter-
segment transactions.
Revenue
Industrial
Parks 80,219 39.7 68,052 35.5 63,780 31.6 32,447 32.2 34,167 32.9
Property
Development – – – – – – – – – –
Resort
Operations 19,187 9.5 18,168 9.5 19,199 9.5 9,097 9.0 8,383 8.1
Utilities 102,902 50.8 105,475 55.0 119,017 58.9 59,202 58.8 61,205 59.0
Group Total 202,308 100.0 191,695 100.0 201,996 100.0 100,746 100.0 103,755 100.0
Group Total (161,658) 100.0 (170,743) 100.0 (175,659) 100.0 (84,153) 100.0 (93,689) 100.0
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FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 HY2004 HY2005
S$’000 % S$’000 % S$’000 % S$’000 % S$’000 %
Operating Profit (before foreign exchange difference, finance cost, taxation and minority interests and including shares of
associates)
Industrial Parks 18,053 44.4 8,317 39.7 15,644 59.4 11,105 66.9 7,778 77.3
Property
Development (3,969) (9.7) (4,249) (20.3) (4,228) (16.1) (1,870) (11.2) (2,455) (24.4)
Resort
Operations (5,388) (13.3) (6,062) (28.9) (6,268) (23.8) (2,506) (15.1) (4,200) (41.7)
Utilities 31,954 78.6 22,946 109.5 21,189 80.5 9,864 59.4 8,943 88.8
Group Total 40,650 100.0 20,952 100.0 26,337 100.0 16,593 100.0 10,066 100.0
Add/(Less)
Foreign
Exchange
Differences 2,880 (683) 3,287 2,124 3,005
Finance
Expenses (3,948) (2,522) (6,800) (2,077) (1,995)
Net Profit
before tax 39,582 17,747 22,824 16,640 11,076
Industrial
Parks 45,925 34,587 43,583 24,276 20,872
Property
Development (3,421) (3,948) (4,641) (2,390) (2,257)
Resort
Operations 1,068 391 5,167 4,239 2,193
Utilities 55,590 39,405 36,707 17,818 16,805
Note:
“N.M.” denotes not meaningful.
Over the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 and HY2005, there was no revenue from our
property development business as interest in land purchases and demand fell due to the negative
sentiments after the Asian economic crisis, the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September
2001, regional terrorist attacks (including in Bali) in the last few years and the SARS epidemic in 2003.
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FY2002 vs FY2003
Revenue
Revenue for our Group decreased by approximately S$10.6 million or 5.2% from approximately S$202.3
million in FY2002 to approximately S$191.7 million in FY2003.
Revenue for our industrial parks business decreased by approximately S$12.2 million or 15.2% from
approximately S$80.2 million in FY2002 to approximately S$68.1 million in FY2003. This was due mainly
to a decrease in the number of tenants in our industrial parks especially with the departure of
approximately 20 tenants in BIP in view of the global electronic industry downturn in FY2002.
Revenue for our resort operations business decreased by approximately S$1.0 million or 5.3% from
approximately S$19.2 million in FY2002 to approximately S$18.2 million in FY2003. This was due mainly
to health-related travel advisory issued against travelling to this region with the outbreak of SARS which
significantly affected the travel industry. As a result, tourist arrivals reduced significantly in HY2003 and
recovered in end FY2003.
Revenue for our utilities business increased by approximately S$2.6 million or 2.5% from approximately
S$102.9 million in FY2002 to approximately S$105.5 million in FY2003. This was due mainly to higher
electricity usage by certain of our industrial parks’ tenants.
Cost of operating revenue for our property development business increased by approximately S$0.3
million or 7.1% from approximately S$4.0 million in FY2002 to approximately S$4.2 million in FY2003.
This was due mainly to an increase in expenses such as salaries and security related expenses.
Cost of operating revenue for our industrial parks business decreased by approximately S$2.4 million or
3.9% from approximately S$62.2 million in FY2002 to approximately S$59.7 million in FY2003. This was
due mainly to a decrease in depreciation with the increase in the number of fully depreciated factory
buildings in BIP and saving on certain maintenance expenses through sub-contractors.
Cost of operating revenue for our resort operations business decreased by approximately S$0.3 million
or 1.4% from approximately S$24.6 million in FY2002 to approximately S$24.2 million in FY2003.
Cost of operating revenue for our utilities business increased by approximately S$11.6 million or 16.3%
from approximately S$70.9 million in FY2002 to approximately S$82.5 million in FY2003. This was due
mainly to the removal of fuel subsidies by the Indonesian government.
Operating loss for our property development business increased by approximately S$0.3 million or 7.1%
from approximately S$4.0 million in FY2002 to approximately S$4.2 million in FY2003. As we did not
conduct any land sale in FY2003, our property development business continued to record a loss and the
increase was due to the increase in the cost of operating revenue for our property development business.
Operating profit for our industrial parks business decreased by approximately S$9.7 million or 53.9%
from approximately S$18.1 million in FY2002 to approximately S$8.3 million in FY2003. This was due
mainly to the decrease in revenue with the decrease in the number of tenants in our industrial parks and
the fact that a substantial portion of the cost of operating revenue was fixed.
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Operating loss for our resort operations business increased by approximately S$0.7 million or 12.5%
from approximately S$5.4 million in FY2002 to S$6.1 million in FY2003. The decrease was due mainly to
the decrease in revenue as a result of health-related travel advisory issued against travelling to this
region with the outbreak of SARS which significantly affected the travel industry.
Operating profit for our utilities business decreased by approximately S$9.0 million or 28.2% from
approximately S$32.0 million in FY2002 to approximately S$22.9 million in FY2003. This was due mainly
to an increase in cost of operating revenue with the removal of fuel subsidies by the Indonesian
government. In our effort to remain competitive, we maintained our electricity tariff and charges to our
tenants and investors.
EBITDA, Profit before Taxation and Net Profit for the Period
While operating profit for our Group decreased by approximately S$19.7 million or 48.5% from
approximately S$40.7 million in FY2002 to approximately S$21.0 million in FY2003:
z EBITDA for our Group decreased by S$28.7 million or 29.0% from approximately S$99.2 million in
FY2002 to approximately S$70.4 million in FY2003. This was due mainly to the recognition of
unrealised foreign exchange loss of about S$3.6 million and the decrease in depreciation of about
S$5.5 million in FY2003 which is accounted for in our operating profits but not for EBITDA;
z profit before taxation for our Group decreased by approximately S$21.8 million or 55.2% from
approximately S$39.6 million in FY2002 to approximately S$17.7 million in FY2003. This was due
mainly to a decline in operating profit before foreign exchange and finance costs of approximately
S$19.7 million and unrealised foreign exchange losses of approximately S$3.6 million on
translation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities in FY2002 which was offset by
the reduction in net finance costs of approximately S$1.4 million; and
z net profit for the period for our Group decreased by approximately S$13.3 million or 63.0% from
approximately S$21.1 million in FY2002 to approximately S$7.8 million in FY2003. This was due
mainly to the increase in effective tax rate for our Group from 52.2% in FY2002 to 69.5% in
FY2003 as some of our revenue are assessed on a final tax basis.
FY2003 vs FY2004
Revenue
Revenue for our Group increased by approximately S$10.3 million or 5.4% from approximately S$191.7
million in FY2003 to approximately S$202.0 million in FY2004.
Revenue for our industrial parks business decreased by approximately S$4.3 million or 6.3% from
approximately S$68.1 million in FY2003 to approximately S$63.8 million in FY2004. This was due mainly
to expiry and/or non-renewal of 1 and 8 rental leases in BIP and BIE, respectively.
Revenue for our resort operations business increased by approximately S$1.0 million or 5.7% from
approximately S$18.2 million in FY2003 to approximately S$19.2 million in FY2004. This was due mainly
to higher tourist arrival into BR and improved resort occupancy rate in FY2004. The tourist arrivals into
BR increased from approximately 262,000 in FY2003 to approximately 301,000 in FY2004.
Revenue for our utilities business increased by approximately S$13.5 million or 12.8% from
approximately S$105.5 million in FY2003 to approximately S$119.0 million in FY2004. This was due
mainly to the integration of our power plant business in PT BIIE and the recognition in full by PT BIIE of
electricity revenue from BIE in FY2004. Prior to that, PT BIIE had assets lease and utilities management
arrangements with PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa, and revenues for our power plant business in BIE
were recorded through such arrangements.
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Cost of operating revenue for our industrial parks business decreased by approximately S$11.6 million or
19.4% from S$59.7 million in FY2003 to approximately S$48.1 million in FY2004. This was due mainly to
lower salary-related expenses of approximately S$1.2 million and reversal of certain doubtful debts
provision in relation to an amount due from PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa of approximately S$4.0
million. Prior to FY2004, PT BIIE leased utility assets and provided utilities management services to PT
Bintan Servicatama Perkasa. PT BIIE partially recovered the debts (due from PT Bintan Servicatama
Perkasa) through collection of utility charges from tenants on behalf of PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa.
There was a shortfall from collections as compared to the amount billed to PT Bintan Servicatama
Perkasa for asset lease fee and utility management fee. As PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa was not able
to repay the shortfall, PT BIIE made full provisions for the debt amounting to S$4.0 million. Subsequently
in FY2004, PT BIIE entered into a settlement agreement with PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa to settle
the outstanding debt and has accordingly written back the provision that is no longer needed.
Cost of operating revenue for our resort operations business increased by approximately S$1.2 million or
5.1% from approximately S$24.2 million in FY2003 to approximately S$25.5 million in FY2004. The
marginal increase in operating expenses was in line with the increase in revenue.
Cost of operating revenue for our utilities business increased by approximately S$15.3 million or 18.5%
from approximately S$82.5 million in FY2003 to approximately S$97.8 million in FY2004. This was due
mainly to the integration of our power plant business in PT BIIE and the recognition in full by PT BIIE of
electricity revenue from BIE in FY2004. Prior to that, PT BIIE had assets lease and utilities management
arrangements with PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa, and no costs were recorded for our power plant
business in BIE for such arrangements.
Operating loss for our property development business remains at approximately S$4.2 million in FY2004,
as compared to FY2003, as we did not conduct any land sale in FY2004 and operating expenses were
maintained.
Operating profit for our industrial parks business increased by approximately S$7.3 million or 88.1% from
approximately S$8.3 million in FY2003 to approximately S$15.6 million in FY2004. This was due mainly
to lower salary-related expenses of about S$1.2 million and write back of certain doubtful debt provisions
of about S$4.0 million.
Operating loss for our resort operations business increased by approximately S$0.2 million or 3.4% from
approximately S$6.1 million in FY2003 to approximately S$6.3 million in FY2004. The marginal increase
was mainly due to an increase in expenses relating to site preparation for property development in
FY2005.
Operating profit for our utilities business decreased by approximately S$1.8 million or 7.7% from
approximately S$22.9 million in FY2003 to approximately S$21.2 million in FY2004. This was due mainly
to the integration of our power plant business in PT BIIE and the recognition in full by PT BIIE of
electricity revenue and costs from BIE in FY2004. Prior to that, PT BIIE had assets lease and utilities
management arrangements with PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa.
EBITDA, Profit before Taxation and Net Profit for the Period
In line with increase in our Group’s operating profit by approximately S$5.4 million or 25.7% from
approximately S$21.0 million in FY2003 to approximately S$26.3 million in FY2004:
z EBITDA for our Group increased by approximately S$10.4 million or 14.7% from approximately
S$70.4 million in FY2003 to approximately S$80.8 million in FY2004. This was due mainly to
approximately S$3.9 million increase in gains from the recognition of unrealised foreign exchange
gains on translation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities in FY2004 and the
increase in other income of approximately S$5.6 million arising mainly from a write back in
provision for doubtful debts of approximately S$4.0 million;
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z profit before taxation for our Group increased by approximately S$5.1 million or 28.6% from
approximately S$17.7 million in FY2003 to approximately S$22.8 million in FY2004. This was due
mainly to higher operating profit and the recognition of unrealised foreign exchange gains on
translation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities in FY2004 and increase in other
income which were offset by approximately S$4.3 million in net finance costs; and
z net profit for the period for our Group increased by approximately S$4.9 million or 63.0% from
approximately S$7.8 million in FY2003 to approximately S$12.7 million in FY2004. This was due
mainly to the lower effective tax rate for our Group in FY2004 of 51.2% as compared to 69.5% in
FY2003, as the proportionate increase in our profit before taxation was more than that for our
revenue as some of our revenue is assessed on a final tax basis.
HY2004 vs HY2005
Revenue
Revenue for our Group increased by approximately S$3.0 million or 3.0% from approximately S$100.7
million in HY2004 to approximately S$103.8 million in HY2005.
Revenue for our industrial parks business increased by approximately S$1.7 million or 5.3% from
approximately S$32.4 million in HY2004 to approximately S$34.2 million in HY2005. This was due mainly
to sale of one factory building to an investor in HY2005.
Revenue for our resort operations business decreased by approximately S$0.7 million or 7.8% from
approximately S$9.1 million in HY2004 to approximately S$8.4 million in HY2005. This was due mainly to
lower tourist arrivals into BR in HY2005. The tourist arrivals into BR decreased from approximately
139,000 in HY2004 to approximately 126,000 in HY2005.
Revenue for our utilities business increased by approximately S$2.0 million or 3.4% from approximately
S$59.2 million in HY2004 to approximately S$61.2 million in HY2005. This was due mainly to an increase
in electricity tariff so as to partially offset increase in generating cost as the result of fuel cost escalation
in HY2005.
Cost of operating revenue for our property development business increased by approximately S$0.6
million or 31.3% from approximately S$1.9 million in HY2004 to approximately S$2.5 million in HY2005.
This was mainly due to loss on disposal of fixed assets and provision of long-term investment.
Cost of operating revenue for our industrial parks business increased by approximately S$5.0 million or
23.6% from approximately S$21.3 million in HY2004 to approximately S$26.4 million in HY2005. This
was mainly due to recognition of cost relating to the factory sale in HY2005 and reversal of certain
doubtful debts provision of about S$4.0 million in HY2004.
Cost of operating revenue for our resort operations business increased by approximately S$1.0 million or
8.4% from approximately S$11.6 million in HY2004 to approximately S$12.6 million in HY2005. The
increase in operating expenses was mainly due to higher operation expenses such as increased fuel cost
for the ferries.
Cost of operating revenue for our utilities business increased by approximately S$2.9 million or 5.9%
from approximately S$49.3 million in HY2004 to approximately S$52.3 million in HY2005. This was due
mainly to increase in fuel cost used in generation of electricity. The price for HSFO and LFO in Indonesia
progressively increased from 1 March 2005 and the Group partially and progressively revised its
electricity tariff from 1 March 2005 and absorbed part of the fuel cost increase.
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Operating Profit / (Loss)
Operating profit for our Group decreased by approximately S$6.5 million or 39.3% from approximately
S$16.6 million in HY2004 to approximately S$10.1 million in HY2005.
Operating loss for our property development business increased by approximately S$0.6 million or 31.3%
from approximately S$1.9 million in HY2004 to approximately S$2.5 million in HY2005. This was mainly
due to loss on disposal of fixed assets and provision of long-term investment.
Operating profit for our industrial parks business reduced by approximately S$3.3 million or 30.0% from
approximately S$11.1 million in HY2004 to approximately S$7.8 million in HY2005. This was due mainly
write back of certain doubtful debt provisions of about S$4.0 million in HY2004 and offset by profit from
sale of factory building in HY2005.
Operating loss for our resort operations business increased by approximately S$1.7 million or 67.6%
from approximately S$2.5 million in HY2004 to approximately S$4.2 million in HY2005. The increase was
mainly due to lower revenue coupled with increased operation cost in HY2005.
Operating profit for our utilities business decreased by approximately S$0.9 million or 9.3% from
approximately S$9.9 million in HY2004 to approximately S$8.9 million in HY2005. This was due mainly to
increase in generation cost due to fuel price increase.
EBITDA, Profit before Taxation and Net Profit for the Period
In line with the decrease in our Group’s operating profit by approximately S$6.5 million or 39.3% from
approximately S$16.6 million in HY2004 to approximately S$10.1 million in HY2005:
z EBITDA for our Group decreased by approximately S$6.3 million or 14.4% from approximately
S$43.9 million in HY2004 to approximately S$37.6 million in HY2005. This was due mainly
increased operating cost and write back of provision for doubtful debts of approximately S$4.0
million in HY2004;
z profit before taxation for our Group decreased by approximately S$5.6 million or 33.4% from
approximately S$16.6 million in HY2004 to approximately S$11.1 million in HY2005. This was due
mainly to higher operating expenses and write back of provision of doubtful debts in HY2004 and
partially offset by increased revenue for HY2005; and
z net profit for the period for our Group decreased by approximately S$5.3 million or 55.4% from
approximately S$9.5 million in HY2004 to approximately S$4.2 million in HY2005. This is in line
with the decrease in profit before tax.
OUR LIQUIDITY
Our sources of funds may be categorised as internal or external. Internal source of funds refers to cash
generated from our operating activities. Our operations are primarily financed through cash generated
from operations. External sources of funds comprise mainly credit granted by our suppliers, capital and
loans from our shareholders and loans from financial institutions. Longer-term capital commitments are
funded with borrowings.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, we had bank and cash balances of about S$73.0 million, as well as
bank borrowings and bank facilities of approximately S$146.8 million.
Our Directors are of the opinion that, after taking into account the cash generated from operations, our
bank and cash balances, the amounts available under existing bank facilities, as at the date of lodgment
of this Prospectus, our Group has adequate working capital to meet its present requirements.
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We set out below the cash flow summary of our Group for FY2004 and HY2005:
FY2004 HY2005
(S$’000) (S$’000)
FY2004
Net cash generated from operating activities
In FY2004, there was net cash inflow of approximately S$82.4 million from operations before changes in
working capital and payments. Net cash generated from operating activities was accounted for mainly by
our profit before taxation for FY2004 of approximately S$22.8 million and the depreciation of property,
plant and equipment and investment properties of approximately S$51.2 million and after taking into
account a net decrease in working capital and payments of approximately S$14.2 million. The working
capital changes were due mainly to the following:
z decrease in trade payables of approximately S$4.9 million due to lesser factory construction
activity in FY2004;
z decrease in trade receivables of approximately S$2.1 million due to faster repayments from
customers; and
z decline in owings to related parties of approximately S$10.0 million and a decline in owings from
related parties of S$16.1 million, resulting in a net decline in owings from related parties of
approximately S$6.1 million.
Other than the working capital changes above, we made payments of approximately S$7.3 million and
approximately S$7.7 million in income taxes and interest respectively in FY2004, which resulted in net
cash generated from operating activities in FY2004 of approximately S$68.1 million.
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HY2005
Net cash generated from operating activities
In HY2005, there was net cash inflow of S$33.4 million from operations before changes in working
capital and payments. Net cash generated from operating activities was accounted for mainly in our profit
before taxation for HY2005 of S$11.1 million and the depreciation of property, plant and equipment and
investment properties of S$24.5 million and after taking into account a net increase in working capital
and payments of S$7.3 million. The working capital changes were due mainly to the following:
z decrease in trade and other payables of approximately S$1.3 million due to repayment to creditors
for HY2005;
z decrease in trade and other receivables of approximately S$3.9 million due to payments from
tenants and investors in the first half of FY2005; and
z increase in owings to related parties of approximately S$1.1 million and an increase in owings
from related parties of approximately S$0.6 million, resulting in a net increase in owings to related
parties of approximately S$0.5 million.
Other than the working capital changes above, we made payments of approximately S$5.6 million and
approximately S$3.4 million in income taxes and interest respectively in HY2005, which resulted in net
cash generated from operating activities in HY2005 of S$26.1 million.
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Current Assets
Our current assets comprise mainly cash and bank balances, trade and other receivables, due from
related parties of approximately S$12.6 million, land inventories and inventories. The cash and bank
balances (including restricted cash) of approximately S$94.7 million include amounts arising from the
tenancy deposits for the industrial parks tenants and the deposits of golf membership of approximately
S$39.4 million in aggregate. As part of the term loan financing, PT BIC maintained an escrow account for
quarterly repayment of loan principal and interest. The amounts set aside in the escrow account,
reflected in the accounts as restricted cash, is approximately S$28.0 million.
Out of the approximately S$12.6 million due from related parties, approximately S$4.9 million is non-
trade-related, of which approximately S$3.3 million has already been provided for as at 30 June 2005.
Please refer to the section “Interested Person Transactions – Advances by our subsidiary, PT BIIE, to PT
Karimun Indojaya Cakrawala” on page 166 of this Prospectus and paragraph 12 of the section “General
and Statutory Information” on page 206 of this Prospectus for certain information on these.
Non-Current Liabilities
Our non-current liabilities comprise mainly of deposits from tenants and golf memberships, deferred tax
liabilities and loans and borrowings. The rental deposits from tenants are refundable upon termination of
leases after offsetting certain administrative and factory retrofitting expenses. The golf membership
deposits are refundable on the transfer of the membership.
Current Liabilities
Our current liabilities comprise mainly trade and other payables, due to related parties of approximately
S$45.3 million, taxes payable and current portion of loans and borrowings of approximately S$37.6
million.
Shareholders’ Equity
Our shareholders’ equity comprises mainly share capital, accumulated revenue reserve carried forward
and foreign currency translation reserve from translation of foreign subsidiaries.
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Analysis of Our Financial Position
Unaudited Financial Position of our Proforma Group
As at As at
31 December 30 June
2004 2005
S$’000 S$’000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 370,812 366,291
Investment properties 354,615 348,772
Land under development 12,917 12,917
Investments in unquoted equity shares 968 978
Deferred tax assets 4,544 5,112
Other non-current assets 67,270 67,250
811,126 801,320
Current assets
Land inventories 541,350 541,366
Inventories 8,122 9,873
Trade receivables 34,170 31,154
Other receivables 2,801 2,905
Due from related parties 12,001 12,638
Restricted cash 27,301 28,009
Cash and bank balances 65,568 66,669
691,313 692,614
173,262 161,715
Current liabilities
Trade payables 20,870 19,450
Other payables 2,642 2,818
Due to related parties 44,111 45,271
Taxes payable 1,425 4,076
Current portion of loans and borrowings 37,620 37,562
106,668 109,177
Note:
(1) For comparative purposes, the NTA per Share has been computed based on our Company’s issued share capital of
2,410,423,184 Shares.
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FY2004
Our property, plant and equipment decreased by approximately S$27.9 million or 7.0% from
approximately S$398.7 million as at 31 December 2003 to approximately S$370.8 million as at 31
December 2004. This was due mainly to depreciation of approximately S$31.6 million which was offset
by additions of property, plant and equipment of approximately S$10.4 million in FY2004.
Our investment properties decreased by approximately S$17.9 million or 4.8% from approximately
S$372.5 million as at 31 December 2003 to approximately S$354.6 million as at 31 December 2004. This
was due mainly to depreciation of approximately S$19.6 million in FY2004.
Our other non-current assets increased by approximately S$54.0 million or 405.4% from approximately
S$13.3 million as at 31 December 2003 to approximately S$67.3 million as at 31 December 2004. This
was mainly due to investment in PT AIB via a convertible loan of principal amount of S$62.0 million.
Deferred tax assets increased by approximately S$1.0 million or 26.7% from approximately S$3.6 million
as at 31 December 2003 to approximately S$4.5 million as at 31 December 2004. This was due mainly to
additional accrual of deferred taxation in FY2004.
Our current assets increased by approximately S$17.3 million or 2.6% from approximately S$674.0
million as at 31 December 2003 to approximately S$691.3 million as at 31 December 2004. The increase
in current assets was attributed to the increase in cash (including restricted cash) of approximately
S$31.3 million, increase in inventory of approximately S$2.3 million which was off-set by the reduction in
dues from related parties of approximately S$16.1 million, land inventories of approximately S$1.1 million
and trade receivables of approximately $0.6 million. The increase in cash was mainly due to faster
recovery of outstanding trade debts.
Our non-current liabilities increased by approximately S$58.8 million or 51.4% from approximately
S$114.4 million as at 31 December 2003 to approximately S$173.2 million as at 31 December 2004. This
was due mainly to the increase in the non-current portion of bank borrowings of approximately S$72.9
million to our Company, increase in deposits received from tenants/ from golf memberships of
approximately S$1.3 million and offset by settlement of other payables of approximately S$15.3 million
(mainly through the repayment of the promissory notes – please refer to the section “Capitalisation and
Indebtedness”).
Our current liabilities increased by approximately S$4.7 million or 4.6% from about approximately
S$102.0 million as at 31 December 2003 to about approximately S$106.7 million as at 31 December
2004. This was mainly due to reduction in dues to related parties of about approximately S$4.2 million
and reduction in trade payables of about approximately S$4.9 million which was off-set by the net
increase in the current portion of loans and borrowings of approximately S$13.9 million (as a result of the
loan obtained by the Company from UOB referred to on page 141 of this Prospectus).
Our debt-to-equity ratio increased from 0.10 as at 31 December 2003 to 0.16 as at 31 December 2004.
This is in line with the increase in bank borrowings as mentioned above.
HY2005
Our property, plant and equipment decreased by approximately S$4.5 million or approximately 1.2% from
approximately S$370.8 million as at 31 December 2004 to approximately S$366.3 million as at 30 June
2005. This was due mainly to depreciation of approximately S$14.9 million which was offset by the
addition of fixed assets of approximately S$14.2 million, disposal of assets amounting to approximately
S$0.6 million and transfer to investment properties of approximately S$3.3 million in HY2005.
Our investment properties decreased by approximately S$5.8 million or 1.6% from approximately
S$354.6 million as at 31 December 2004 to approximately S$348.8 million as at 30 June 2005. This was
due mainly to depreciation of approximately S$9.6 million, disposal of factory building of S$0.5 million
and offset by the addition of new buildings amounting to approximately S$4.4 million.
Our other non-current assets remain at approximately S$67.3 million as at 30 June 2005.
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Our deferred tax assets increased by approximately S$0.6 million or 12.5% from approximately S$4.5
million as at 31 December 2004 to approximately S$5.1 million as at 30 June 2005. This was mainly due
to an increase in accrual of deferred tax assets for HY2005.
Our current assets increased by approximately S$1.3 million from S$691.3 million as at 31 December
2004 to approximately S$692.6 million as at 30 June 2005. The increase in current assets was attributed
to the increase in cash (including restricted cash) of approximately S$1.8 million, increase in inventory of
approximately S$1.8 million, decrease in trade and other receivables of approximately S$2.9 million and
increase in amounts due from related parties of approximately S$0.6 million.
Our non-current liabilities reduced by approximately S$11.5 million or 6.7% from approximately S$173.3
million as at 31 December 2004 to approximately S$161.7 million as at 30 June 2005. This was due
mainly to a decrease in non-current portion of bank borrowings of approximately S$10.8 million.
Our current liabilities increased by approximately S$2.5 million or 2.4% from approximately S$106.7
million as at 31 December 2004 to approximately S$109.2 million as at 30 June 2005. This was mainly
due to increase in dues to related parties of approximately S$1.2 million and increase in tax provision of
approximately S$2.7 million.
Our debt-to-equity ratio reduced from 0.16 as at 31 December 2004 to 0.15 as at 30 June 2005. This is
in line with repayment of bank borrowings.
Currently, we do not have a formal hedging policy for foreign currencies or foreign currency transactions
as our Directors consider that it is more efficient to assess each foreign currency transaction individually.
Our management will monitor foreign exchange rates and take appropriate measures to hedge its foreign
currency exposure, if required, which may include entering into forward foreign currency contracts for
committed foreign purchases and/or receivables. In the event that our Company proposes to enter into
foreign exchange hedging transactions, we will establish adequate procedures for such transactions,
which will be reviewed and approved by our Audit Committee and approved by our Board. Our Audit
Committee will periodically review such procedures.
There has been no change in accounting policy in the three financial years ended 31 December 2004 or
in FY2005. However, in FY2003, there was a change by PT BIC in its accounting estimate of the useful
lives of certain utilities assets from 10 years to between 15 and 20 years. PT BIC believes that the
revised depreciation period will reflect a more realistic and rational allocation of the cost of the assets
over their economic lives. As a result of the change in the depreciation period, net profit for the year
ended 31 December 2003 was approximately S$6.9 million higher than it would have been, if the
change had not been made.
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CAPITALISATION AND INDEBTEDNESS
The Share Distribution and the Private Placement are not expected to affect the capitalisation and
indebtedness of our Group. We set forth in the following table the capitalisation and indebtedness of our
Group:
(i) based on the unaudited proforma balance sheet of our Group as 30 June 2005; and
The following table should be read in conjunction with the Reporting Accountants’ Report on the
Unaudited Proforma Financial Statements of Gallant Venture Ltd. and its Subsidiaries included in
Appendix J of this Prospectus and the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of our Financial
Position and Results of Operations” on pages 122 to 139 of this Prospectus.
Proforma As at
As at 30 June 2005 31 January 2006
(S$’000) (S$’000)
Short-term indebtedness
Term Loan I – Bank loans (secured) 22,500 11,250
Term Loan II – Bank loans (secured) 15,000 15,000
Term Loan III (unsecured – interest bearing) 62 –
Term Loan IV – Bank loans (secured) – 4,160
Minority shareholders loan (unsecured) 2,696 2,672
Advances (unsecured – non interest bearing) 24,195 24,854
64,453 57,936
Long-term indebtedness
Promissory Notes issued by subsidiaries (unsecured) 19,970 19,751
Revolving credit facility (secured) 2,000 500
Term Loan II – Bank loans (secured) 97,500 90,000
Term Loan IV – Bank loans (secured) – 15,840
119,470 126,091
Note:
(1) This figure is based on shareholders’ equity as at 30 June 2005 and does not take into account the movement in
shareholders’ equity after 30 June 2005, such as changes in our accumulated profits arising from day-to-day operations in
the ordinary course of business.
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For the period from 31 January 2006 to the Latest Practicable Date, there were no material changes in
our capitalisation and indebtedness (as adjusted for the Restructuring Exercise) as disclosed above, save
for:
(b) changes in our reserves arising from our day-to-day operations in the ordinary course of business;
and
(c) a secured US$7.0 million facility granted to our Group by PT Bank Mega Tbk in March 2006, for
working capital purposes.
Indebtedness
Our banking facilities generally comprise floating rate term loans and revolving credit.
For FY2005, Term Loan I carried interest at the rate ranging from 3.41% to 4.15% per annum. The loan
was agreed to be repaid in 16 equal quarterly instalments beginning June 2002. The loan is secured by
an assignment of certain of PT BIC’s receivables and the escrow accounts maintained with the lenders
(financial institutions).
Our revolving credit facility bears interest of 1% above swap rate (effectively 2.15% per annum in FY2004
and between 2.15% to 2.97% per annum for the half year ended 30 June 2005). The revolving credit and
Term Loan II are secured by the following:
(a) deed of debenture creating a fixed and floating charge over BRF’s assets both present and future
including goodwill and uncalled capital;
Term Loan II is a term loan facility in the principal amount of S$112,500,000 from UOB to Gallant granted
under a facility agreement dated 23 December 2004 (as amended by a supplemental agreement dated
21 March 2005) between UOB and Gallant (“Facility Agreement”). The loan bears interest at the rate of
the relevant Singapore Interbank Offer Rate plus 2.25%. Repayment of the loan is scheduled as follows:
(i) pledges of shares in the capital of certain companies in our Group, namely PT BIC, PT BMW, PT
SBP and PT SI;
(ii) pledges by certain Associates of PVP XXX of shares in the capital of Avonian Pte Ltd, PT Citra
Karimun Perkasa, PT AIB and Great Contribution. See also the section “Interested Person
Transactions – On-going Interested Person Transactions” on pages 176 to 178 of this Prospectus;
(iii) deeds of assignment and charge over account, whereby the relevant chargors assigned and
charged to UOB all their rights, title and interest in dividends arising from, inter alia, the shares
pledged to UOB mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, such dividends to be deposited
into an interest-bearing account opened by the relevant chargor with UOB; and
(iv) a cash deposit of S$25 million deposited in an interest-bearing account opened by our Company
with UOB.
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S$87.5 million of the above loan to our Company under the Facility Agreement has been on-lent to our
subsidiary, Verizon Resorts (Labuan), in connection with the PVP S&P Agreement. Verizon Resorts
(Labuan) in turn loaned a sum of S$87.5 million to Oasis, then its subsidiary, to repay bank borrowings.
Please see the section “Interested Person Transactions – Past Interested Person Transactions” on pages
166 and 167 of this Prospectus.
Term Loan IV relates to a credit agreement dated 11 November 2005 entered into by PT BIC relating to
a S$25 million term loan facility from UOB, for the purpose of purchasing generators for BIP and
conversion of existing generators at BIP from fuel fired into dual-fuel fired generators. The loan is secured
by (i) a fiduciary security over receivables of PT BIC from present and future leases and occupancy of
certain premises in BIP, (ii) a fiduciary security over a bank account with UOB, which is maintained for
the collection of such receivables, and (iii) an assignment over such leases. The loan bears interest at
1.4% per annum above the swap rate (effectively 4.37% per annum for FY2005), and is payable in 12
quarterly instalments beginning on 15 August 2006.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, we do not have any unutilised banking facilities save for the US$7.0
million facility.
Our Group has been granted a few advances from shareholders and related parties, which are short-
term and interest free in nature.
PT BEV has outstanding shareholder loans owing to its shareholders which include PT BIC and
Sembawang KMP Corporation Pte Ltd. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the principal amounts owing by
PT BEV to Sumitomo Electric Finance UK Limited, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd, Obayashi
Corporation and Sembawang KMP Corporation Pte Ltd were approximately US$400,000, US$600,000,
US$400,000, and US$200,000, respectively. Interest on the shareholder loans (other than for Sumitomo
Electric Finance UK Limited) is at 1.5% above the interbank rate (being the rate per annum at which
placements in US$ are offered to the lender for such period by the Bank of Tokyo and the Development
Bank of Singapore in the Singapore Interbank Market at 11 a.m. Singapore time on the date 2 banking
days prior to the first day of the relevant interest period) applicable to such interest period, provided that
where the interbank rate exceeds 10% of the aforesaid rate, the interbank rate for the purposes of
interest calculation shall be increased according to the ratio of 0.15% for every 1% the interbank rate
exceeds 10%. Interest on the loan from Sumitomo Electric Finance UK Limited is at 0.7% above the
interbank rate (being the rate per annum at which placements in US$ are offered to the lender for such
period by the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd in the London Interbank Market at 12 p.m. London time on
the date 2 banking days prior to the first day of the relevant interest period) applicable to such interest
period, provided that where the interbank rate exceeds 10% of the aforesaid rate, the interbank rate for
the purposes of interest calculation shall be increased according to the ratio of 0.15% for every 1% the
interbank rate exceeds 10%.
Please refer to the section “Interested Person Transactions – On-going Interested Person Transactions”
on pages 167 to 180 for further information on certain other loans owing by our Group to interested
persons.
In an effort to aggregate the various long outstanding inter-company loans amongst the resorts
businesses:
(i) PT SI issued a promissory note to Jiangjun Limited (formerly known as Parallax Venture Partners
II Limited****) (“Lender”) dated 22 December 2003 (as amended on 11 October 2005) in respect
of a principal amount of Rp106,251,220,878 payable to the Lender on 31 December 2006 and
interest accrued thereon at the rate of 2.25% per annum from and including 1 January 2004 until
the date of payment. As at 31 January 2006, the amount outstanding under the promissory note
was Rp111,319,158,221 (including interest accrued) and the aggregate amount of accrued interest
payable by PT SI in respect of the promissory note for the period from 1 January 2004 to 31
January 2006 was Rp5,067,937,343.
**** Jiangjun Limited was sold by PCM to third parties in May 2004 and is not related to the Parallax Group.
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(ii) PT SBP issued to the Lender:
(a) a promissory note dated 22 December 2003 (as amended on 11 October 2005) in respect
of a principal amount of Rp700,000,800 payable to the Lender on 31 December 2006 and
interest accrued thereon at the rate of 2.25% per annum from and including 1 January 2004
until the date of payment; and
(b) a promissory note dated 5 January 2004 (as amended on 11 October 2005) in respect of a
principal amount of Rp950,000,000 payable to the Lender on 31 December 2006 and
interest accrued thereon at the rate of 2.25% per annum from and including 5 January 2004
until the date of payment.
As at 31 January 2006, the amount outstanding under the promissory notes was Rp2,238,826,959
(including interest accrued) and the aggregate amount of accrued interest payable by PT SBP in
respect of the promissory notes was Rp47,563,033.
(iii) PT BMW issued to the Lender promissory note dated 18 December 2003 (as amended on 11
October 2005) in respect of a principal amount of Rp68,174,768,484 payable to the Lender on 31
December 2006 and interest accrued thereon at the rate of 2.25% per annum from and including 1
January 2004 until the date of payment. As at 31 January 2006, the amount outstanding under the
promissory note was Rp3,037,456,167 (including interest accrued) and the aggregate amount of
accrued interest payable by PT BMW in respect of the promissory note was Rp1,531,391,333.
Contingent Liabilities
As at 31 January 2006, in relation to the legal proceedings between PT BEV and PT Karya Titan and
Akira Heavy Machinery & Construction Pte Ltd (as set out in the section “General and Statutory
Information – Litigation” in this Prospectus), PT BEV had contingent liabilities amounting to approximately
S$450,000.
PT BIC is also involved in legal proceedings in Indonesia, information of which is set out in paragraph
9(f) of the section “General and Statutory Information – Litigation” of this Prospectus.
Commitments
Material capital expenditure made by our Group for the three financial years ended 31 December 2004
and during the period from 1 January 2005 up to the Latest Practicable Date is as follows:
As at the
Latest
Practicable
FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 Date
S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000
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No material capital divestment was made by our Group in the three financial years ended 31 December
2004 and during the period from 1 January 2005 up to the Latest Practicable Date.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, our capital commitments amounted to approximately S$35.54 million
and includes outstanding uncompleted contracts for (i) construction-in-progress projects of PT BIC and
PT BIIE in Batam and Bintan, and (ii) the acquisition of the gas engines, transformers and auxiliaries
referred to in the section “Information on our Businesses – Our Utilities Business – Prospects and Future
Plans” on pages 113 and 114 of this Prospectus.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, we are committed to making the following payments in respect of non-
cancellable operating lease(s) with a term of more than one year:
As at the
Latest
Practicable Date
S$’000
Our Directors are of the opinion that, after taking into account our present banking facilities,
shareholders’ equity, retained earnings and cash flows from our operations, as at the date of lodgment of
this Prospectus, the working capital available to our Group is sufficient for our present requirements.
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INFORMATION ON OUR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
Board of Directors
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Chief Financial Officer
General General
Corporate Finance and Investor Legal and Manager of Manager of General General Deputy General Director of
Human Investments Relations Secretariat PT BIC PT BIC Manager of Manager of General Manager of PT BRC
Resource (Corporate) (Operations) PT BIIE PT BEV Manager of BRF
PT BRC
OUR DIRECTORS
Our Directors are entrusted with the responsibility for the overall management of our Group. Their
particulars are listed below:
Foo Ko Hing 48 40 Cairnhill Road Chief Financial Officer and Director of Biovate
#07-01 Hillcourt Corp Bhd
Singapore 229660
The working and business experience of our Directors are set out below:
Lim Hock San is the non-executive Chairman and Independent Director of our Company. Mr Lim was
appointed to our Board on 1 February 2006. Mr Lim is presently the President and Chief Executive
Officer of United Industrial Corporation Limited as well as Singapore Land Limited. He started his career
in 1966 as an Assistant Tax Examiner with the then Inland Revenue Department. He became an
Accountant at Mobil Oil Malaya Sdn Bhd in 1967 before joining the Port of Singapore Authority in 1968,
where he served in various management positions. From 1975 to 1992, he was with the Civil Aviation
Authority of Singapore finally becoming the Director-General of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. He
has a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the then University of Singapore, a Master of Science
(Management) degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and attended the Advanced
Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is also a fellow of The Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants (UK). He is also a recipient of the Singapore Government Public
Administration Medal (Gold) and the Public Service Medal.
Eugene Cho Park is an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of our Company. He was
appointed to our Board on 1 February 2006, and is responsible for the overall management of our Group.
Mr Park is a founder of the Parallax Capital Management group (“Parallax”) which commenced
operations in 1999. It operates in the Cayman Islands through Parallax Capital Management, a Cayman
Islands registered fund manager and in Singapore through PCM, an alternative investment manager.
Prior to the founding of Parallax, Mr Park had more than 15 years’ investment banking experience with
Credit Suisse First Boston in London, Chase Manhattan Asia Ltd in Hong Kong and Banque Paribas in
Singapore. Mr Park is also a director of several companies of which Parallax is a manager or in which
Parallax has invested which include PV Fund which is managed by Mr Park with his partners. Mr Park
graduated with a degree in Chemistry from Princeton University and has a Master of Business
Administration from INSEAD in France.
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Low Sin Leng is a non-executive Director of our Company. She was appointed to our Board on 8
December 2004. Ms Low is the Executive Chairman of SembCorp Parks Holdings Ltd and SembCorp
Parks Management Pte Ltd. Concurrently, she is also the Senior Executive Director of SembCorp
Industries Ltd, Vice-President Director of PT BIC and PT BIIE and Chairman of SemHotel Management
Pte Ltd. She joined SembCorp Industries Ltd in 2000 as Group Chief Operating Officer and prior to that,
was the Executive Vice President of Singapore Power Ltd and Managing Director in SP
Telecommunications Pte Ltd between 1998 and 2000. Ms Low was a President’s Scholar and had served
in the Administrative Service of the Singapore government from 1975 to 1995. She graduated with a
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) (First Class Honours) from the University of Alberta,
Canada in 1975 and holds a Master of Business Administration (High Distinction) from the Catholic
University of Leuven, Belgium and had also attended the Harvard University’s Advanced Management
Programme in 1994.
BG (Ret) Chin Chow Yoon is a non-executive Director of our Company and was appointed to our Board
on 8 December 2004. BG (Ret) Chin is the Vice-President Director of PT BRC and Chief Executive
Officer of Bintan Resort Development Corporation Pte Ltd. He is also an executive director of Singapore
Discovery Centre Ltd. BG (Ret) Chin joined our Group in 1997 as the Vice-President Director and
General Manager of PT BRC. Prior to that, he served as Chairman of BRF from 1997 to 2005 and as a
director on the boards of Chartered Firearms Industries Private Limited (now known as Ordnance
Development and Engineering Company of Singapore (1966) Private Limited) from 1994 to 1996,
Singapore Commuter Private Limited from 1991 to 1993, and Vickers Capital Limited (formerly known as
SAL Industrial Leasing Limited) from 1984 to 1990. He was also the Chairman of Singapore Pools
(Private) Limited from 2002 to 2004. BG (Ret) Chin started his career with the Singapore Armed Forces
(“SAF”) in 1966. In his 30 years of service with the SAF, he has held several key senior positions and he
retired from the SAF with the rank of Brigadier-General. BG (Ret) Chin graduated from the US Army War
College in 1991 and the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College in 1976. He also attended the
Stanford-NUS Executive Program in 1986.
Rivaie Rachman is an Independent Director of our Company. He was appointed to our Board on 8
December 2004. Mr Rachman is and has been a Consultant for the Riau Economic Development Board
since 1970. He was also the Vice Governor of Riau Province from 1994 to 1999, Head of the Riau
Investment Coordination Board from 1988 to 1994 and Head of the Riau Economic Planning Board from
1978 to 1988. Prior to that, he was the Head of the Riau Economic Development Board from 1968 to
1978, President Director of the Development Bank of Riau from 1965 to 1968 and the Head of Finance in
the Riau Governor Office from 1963 to 1965. Mr Rachman graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from
the University of Padjajaran, Bandung, in 1963.
Foo Ko Hing is an Independent Director of our Company. Mr Foo was appointed to our Board on 8
December 2004. Mr Foo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Economics and
Accounting from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom in 1981. Upon graduation, Mr Foo
started his career as an auditor with PriceWaterhouse, Singapore, involved in audit, insolvency,
consultancy and tax work. In late 1986, Mr Foo joined The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited (“HSBC”) as the Head of Business Development specialising in trust services for corporate and
private clients. During his time with HSBC, he became the Executive Director of the HSBC Jersey Branch
in the Channel Islands. Since returning to Singapore in 1991, he re-joined HSBC Investment Bank in the
HSBC Investment Group Private Banking and Trust Services as an Executive Director. Over his 14 years
tenure in HSBC, Mr Foo was chiefly responsible in setting corporate and investment strategies, company
and departmental goals, budgets, logistical support and tailoring products to suit the diverse client base.
Between 2000 and 2001, he was the Executive Director and Chairman of the Exco of CAM International
Holdings Ltd (“CAM”), a Singapore public listed company. His key responsibilities encompassed
corporate finance and corporate governance, as well as restructuring of the CAM group’s assets and
general operations. Currently, Mr Foo is the Chief Financial Officer and a director of Biovate Corp Bhd.
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The list of principal present and past directorships of each Director in the last five years preceding the
date of this Prospectus, other than that held in our Company, is set out below:
Lim Hock San Ascendas Pte Ltd Advanced Materials Technologies Pte Ltd
Interra Resources Limited Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Health Sciences Authority Keppel Tat-Lee Finance Limited (now known
Keppel Corporation Limited as KTF Limited)
MPC Holdings Ltd Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Private Ltd.
Mount Alvernia Hospital (in creditors’ voluntary winding up)
Singapore Land Limited Yongnam Holdings Ltd
United Industrial Corporation Limited
United Test and Assembly Center Ltd
Eugene Cho Park Echo Holdings Pte. Ltd. Ojai Goliad Pte. Ltd.
FIRM Advisors Ltd Parallax Venture Partners II Ltd (now known
Hi Net Global Pte Ltd as Jiangjun Limited)
Hinet Pte. Ltd. Theglobalgrocer.com Pte Ltd (struck off)
HN Fund Ltd Thinking Pictures Asia Pte. Ltd.
IMSI Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Metro Strategic Infrastructure Holdings Ltd
Parallax Capital Management Ltd
Padma Investments Pte. Ltd.
Parallax Capital Management Pte Ltd
Parallax Venture Fund XXVII
Parallax Venture Fund XXX
Parallax Venture Partners I Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners III Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners V Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners VII Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners VIII Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners IX Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners XII Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners XIII Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners XVIII Ltd
Parallax Venture Partners XXX Ltd
PVP V (Labuan) Ltd
PVP XVIII Pte. Ltd.
Smarttrack (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
ST World Manufacturing Pte. Ltd.
Verizon Pte. Ltd. (under voluntary
liquidation)
Xin Yuan Investments Ltd
Xin Yuan Investments Pte. Ltd.
Xin Yuan Trading Ltd
Low Sin Leng Batamindo Carriers Pte Ltd Bintan Lagoon Resort Ltd (in liquidation-
Batamindo Investment (S) Ltd compulsory winding up)
Batamindo Shipping & Warehousing Camerlin Group Berhad (alternate director)
Pte Ltd Cathay International Water Ltd
Bintan Resort Ferries Private Limited Cathech Investments Ltd
Norfolk Development Group Chemxlog Pte Ltd
(Norfolk Hotel) Limited Intraco Limited
Norfolk Hotel Joint Venture Company Pacfusion Limited
Limited Pacific Internet Limited
Phu My 3 BOT Power Company PT Bintan Lagoon Resort
Precision Products Singapore Pte Ltd Sembawang Industrial Pte Ltd
PT Batam Bintan Telekomunikasi SembCorp Financial Services Pte. Ltd.
PT Batamindo Executive Village SembCorp Marine Ltd
PT Batamindo Investment Cakrawala SembCorp Sita Pte Ltd
PT Bintan Inti Industrial Estate Singapore Mint Pte Ltd
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Director Principal Present Directorships Principal Past Directorships
BG (Ret) Bintan Resort Development Corporation Bintan Resort Ferries Private Limited
Chin Chow Yoon Pte Ltd Bintan Resort Management Pte Ltd
PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala BRF Holidays Pte Ltd
Singapore Discovery Centre Ltd Island Leisure (International) Pte Ltd
Verizon Pte. Ltd. (under voluntary Singapore Pools (Private) Limited.
liquidation) Singapore Precision Industries Pte Ltd
Foo Ko Hing Abbey Capital (S) Pte. Ltd. CAM International Holdings Ltd
Biovate Corp Bhd CAM International Trading & Investments
Cerealtech Pte Ltd Pte Ltd
Dynamic Asia Consultants Pte. Ltd. CAM Technology Center (S) Pte Ltd
H&K Holdings (S) Pte Ltd
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REMUNERATION OF OUR DIRECTORS
The remuneration (including salary, bonus, CPF contribution, Director’s fees and benefits-in-kind) paid to
our Directors on a proforma basis and in remuneration bands for FY2004, FY2005 and the estimated
remuneration paid and payable to them on a proforma basis and in remuneration bands for FY2006, are
as follows:
Notes:
(1) Lim Hock San was appointed to our Board in February 2006.
(2) Eugene Cho Park was appointed to our Board in February 2006.
(3) Low Sin Leng, BG (Ret) Chin Chow Yoon, Rivaie Rachman and Foo Ko Hing were appointed to our Board in December
2004.
Remuneration bands:
SERVICE AGREEMENT
On 1 February 2006, Eugene Cho Park (the “Appointee”), our Chief Executive Officer, entered into a
service agreement with the Company (“Service Agreement”) for an initial term of three (3) years
commencing on 1 February 2006, and will continue thereafter for successive terms of one year until
terminated by not less than three (3) months’ notice in writing served by either party or the payment of a
sum equivalent to three (3) months’ salary in lieu of notice.
The Service Agreement may be terminated by our Company forthwith by service of summary notice
upon the occurrence of certain events, including without limitation, in the event that the Appointee is
disqualified to act as a director of any Group Company under any applicable law, regulation or rules of
any stock exchange, or is (in the opinion of our Company) guilty of any dishonesty, gross misconduct or
wilful neglect of duty or commits any material or persistent breach of the terms of his service agreement,
as stipulated in the service agreement.
Under the Service Agreement, the Appointee is entitled to a basic salary subject to such increments as
the Board or the Remuneration Committee may determine from time to time. The Appointee is also
entitled to an additional bonus payment equivalent to one (1) month’s salary on or before 31 December
of each year, provided that if on the date of payment of such bonus the Appointee has been employed by
our Company for less than twelve (12) months, the amount of such bonus shall be pro-rated accordingly.
The current basic annual salary of the Appointee under his Service Agreement is S$169,980 (excluding
his 1 month’s salary bonus payment).
Over and above the salary and bonus payment, the Appointee shall also be entitled to a management
bonus in respect of each financial year of the Company in an amount (if any) to be determined by the
Board or the Remuneration Committee. Payment of such bonus shall be made on such date as the
Board may determine. The Appointee may not vote on any resolution of the Board or the Remuneration
Committee regarding the amount of the management bonus (if any) payable.
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The Appointee is bound under the Service Agreement to devote substantially all of his time, attention and
abilities during normal business hours and such additional hours as may reasonably be required to
administer, supervise and manage the business of our Group and use his best endeavours to promote
the business interests of our Group and manage and supervise the business of our Group (save for any
specific directorships in companies outside the Group which have received the prior approval of the
Board).
The Appointee is also subject to certain clauses relating to the non-solicitation of, inter alia, employees
and former employees of the Group (save for former employees whose employment with the Group has
been terminated for a period of more than one year prior to their engagement by the Appointee) which
shall be apply for the term of his appointment and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter.
The Appointee has undertaken to the Company to as soon as practicable disclose and declare to the
Board of the Company any conflict of interests which may arise from time to time, and has undertaken to
abstain from voting on any matter or business opportunity put forward to the Board of our Company for
evaluation in which the Parallax Group and/or himself may be interested.
The Appointee has also undertaken that he shall not, without the prior approval of the Board, beneficially
own or control shares in any company whose principal business is in direct competition with any
business carried on by the Group in Bintan and Batam unless such ownership or control does not
exceed 5% of the company’s capital. Nothing shall prevent PCM, which is an investment manager, and
its related corporations and associated companies (in their capacity as an investment manager) and any
funds managed by any of the above from being engaged, concerned or interested in any business
competing with the business carried on by our Group in Bintan and Batam.
The Appointee has also undertaken that he shall not at any time during or after the term of his
appointment use, divulge or communicate to or cause or enable any third party (other than any officer or
employee of any Group Company whose province it is to know the same) to use, take away, conceal,
destroy or retain for his own or some other person’s advantage or to the detriment of any Group
Company any trade secret or other confidential information which the Appointee may receive or obtain in
relation to the business, finances, dealings, affairs or otherwise of any Group Company or any principal,
joint venture partner, contracting party, client, customer or supplier of our Group, provided that such
confidentiality obligations will not apply to any information or material which is in the public domain other
than as a result of any unauthorised disclosure.
Our Directors are of the view that Mr Park will be able to devote his time as Chief Executive Officer of our
Company taking into account the following:
(a) Mr Park’s primary role is the management of our Company (which is an investment holding
company) and to explore investment opportunities for our Group. Day-to-day management of our
Company itself will rest with direct GV employees. In respect of our subsidiaries, day-to-day
management will remain with the Key Executives (namely, Albel Singh, Kuharajahsingam s/o
Karalasingam, Gunawan Adiwibowo, Johannes Sulistijawan Surjaatmadja, Malcolm Alphonso and
L/LTC (Ret) Wee Guan Yak). These Key Executives continue to report to Ms Low Sin Leng on the
industrial parks business and to BG (Ret) Chin on the resort operations business, who have both
been responsible for oversight of these lines of business for substantial periods of time;
(b) under the Service Agreement, Mr Park is bound, subject to the terms of the agreement, to devote
substantially all of his time, attention and abilities to administer, supervise and manage the
business of our Group and use his best endeavours to promote the business interests of our
Group and manage and supervise the business of our Group (please see above); and
(c) the Board understands that Mr Park’s partners will be the principal persons handling day-to-day
management of the funds in the Parallax Capital Management group other than PV Fund (which is
managed by Mr Park with his partners), and that Mr Park will be active in the funds on an as-
needed basis.
There are no other existing or proposed service agreements entered or to be entered into by our
Directors with our Company or any of our subsidiaries which provide for benefits upon termination of
employment.
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OUR KEY EXECUTIVES
The day-to-day operations of our Group are entrusted to our Chief Executive Officer and an experienced
and qualified team of key executives responsible for the different functions of our Group. The particulars
of our Key Executives as at the Latest Practicable Date are set out below:
Elfast Goh Eng Pheng 42 Block 505 Jelapang Road, Corporate Human Resource Manager
#03-434,
Singapore 670505
Johannes Sulistijawan 57 Jl. Rasamala No. 15, General Manager (Corporate), PT BIC(1)
Surjaatmadja Muka Kuning, Batam,
Indonesia
L/LTC (Ret) Wee Guan Yak 57 47 Kingswear Avenue, General Manager, PT BEV(3)
Singapore 557228
Notes:
(1) Johannes Sulistijawan Surjaatmadja has been seconded by SembPark on a full-time basis to PT BIC since 1990, as STIC, a
member of the SCI Group, had a shareholding interest of 37.5% in PT BIC prior to the Restructuring Exercise.
(2) Malcolm Alphonso has been seconded by SembPark on a full-time basis to PT BIIE since 1994, as STIC, a related
corporation of SembPark, had a shareholding interest of 25% in PT BIC prior to the Restructuring Exercise.
(3) L/LTC (Ret) Wee Guan Yak has been seconded by SembPark on a full-time basis to PT BEV since 1997. PT BEV is a
subsidiary of PT BIC.
See also “Interested Person Transactions – On-going Interested Person Transactions – Secondment
Agreements between our Group and SembPark” on page 179 of this Prospectus.
Information on our Key Executives’ working and business experience is set out below:
Choo Kok Kiong is our Group’s Chief Financial Officer and oversees the Corporate Services Division of
our Group. Mr Choo joined our Group on 1 January 2005. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Choo held
various management positions in the SCI Group, and was the Vice President of the finance division of
SembPark and SembCorp Parks Holdings Ltd from 2003 to 2004. Prior to that, he was with SCI from
2001 to 2003 and his last held appointment in SCI was Assistant Vice President of SCI Group’s finance
department. Between 1996 and 2001, he was with Singapore Precision Industries Pte Ltd overseeing its
accounts and finance department’s operations and last held the position of Accounts Manager before his
transfer to SCI. From 1995 to 1996, he was a Group Accountant with PT Trakindo Utama (including its
Singapore subsidiaries Trakindo Utama Pte Ltd and Nusuntara Support Services Pte Ltd). Mr Choo
began his career as an Accounts Officer with OCBC Finance (S) Ltd in 1993. Mr Choo obtained a
diploma in accountancy (with Merit) from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 1990 and holds a Master of Business
Administration jointly awarded by the University of Wales and the University of Manchester. He has been
a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) since 1997 and is also a
fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
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Elfast Goh Eng Pheng is our Corporate Human Resource Manager and is responsible for the strategic
human resource management of our Group. His key responsibilities include conceptualising human
resource policies and managing our Group’s human resource policies and related matters. Mr Goh joined
our Group on 1 October 2004. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Goh was the Human Resource Manager of
ILI from 2002 to 2004, Delifrance Singapore Pte Ltd from 2000 to 2001 and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
(Singapore) Pte Ltd from 1997 to 2000. Mr Goh also held various human resource supervisory positions
in several companies between 1981 to 1997, including in Rubycon Singapore Pte Ltd and Pentex-
Schweizer Circuits Limited. Mr Goh holds an Advanced Diploma in Strategic Management of Human
Resources from Nanyang Polytechnic and has a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Culture from
Beijing Language and Culture University. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from
Vancouver University.
Albel Singh is the General Manager of PT BRC and is responsible for the day-to-day management of
BR. Mr Albel Singh joined our Group as Assistant General Manager of PT BRC in 2002. Prior to joining
our Group, Mr Singh worked with the Ministry of Home Affairs as a Chief Training Officer after 30 years of
service in the Ministry of Defence where he rose to the position of Brigade Commander holding the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel. Mr Albel Singh has a Diploma in Management Studies from the Singapore
Institute of Management.
Kuharajahsingam s/o Karalasingam is the General Manager of BRF, and is responsible for operation of
our ferry services between Singapore and BR. Mr Kuharajahsingam joined BRF in 2003. Prior to joining
BRF, Mr Kuharajahsingam was with the Singapore Armed Forces for more than 30 years where he rose
to the position of Colonel before joining the Defence Science and Technology Agency as a Project Officer
from 2001 to 2003. Mr Kuharajahsingam completed his secondary school education in Singapore and
attended the Stanford-NUS Executive Program jointly conducted by Stanford University and the National
University of Singapore in 1986. He has also been awarded diplomas for attending remedial programs at
Air University, United States Air Force, Alabama. Mr Kuharajahsingam has been awarded several medals
for his service in the Singapore Armed Forces, including the Long Service Medal in 1994 and 1995, the
Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1990 and the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 1978.
Gunawan Adiwibowo is the Director of PT BRC, and is responsible for our Group’s property
development business. His responsibilities include management of the land sale business and
infrastructure development in Bintan. Mr Adiwibowo joined our Group in 1994. Prior to joining our Group,
Mr Adiwibowo was the Head of the Sales and Marketing Division in PT Wahana Inti Central Mobilindo
from 1989 to 1994, and the Product/ Sales Manager of PT Indoturbine from 1987 to 1988. Prior to his
employment with PT Indoturbine, Mr Adiwibowo worked in various positions in several companies
between 1971 to 1987, including as a Sales Manager in PT Asosiasi Perdagangan International, and a
Sales Engineer in PT Satya Wirya. Mr Adiwibowo graduated with a Diploma in Process Engineering from
Frankfurt Hochschule in Germany.
Johannes Sulistijawan Surjaatmadja is the General Manager (Corporate) of PT BIC and is responsible
for overseeing the operation of the General Administration Division, Finance Division General Affairs and
Human Resource Division of PT BIC. Mr Surjaatmadja has been seconded by SembPark to our Group
since 1990. Prior to 1990, Mr Surjaatmadja was the General Manager of PT Inti Salim Perkasa from
1984 to 1990. Mr Surjaatmadja was the Manager of Finance and Control in Freeport Indonesia
Incorporated from 1974 to 1984 and prior to that, was a lecturer at the Universitas Negeri Diponegoro in
Indonesia from 1970 to 1974. Mr Surjaatmadja graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from Universitas
Diponegoro in 1970 and obtained a Master of Economics from Universitas Negeri Diponegoro in 1973.
He obtained a Doctor of Economics from the University of Airlangga in 2005 and also holds a Master of
Business Administration from the University of South Australia.
Malcolm Alphonso is the General Manager of PT BIIE and is responsible for the planning, development
and growth of BIE. As General Manager, he is also responsible for the linkage amongst the tenants’
Singapore headquarters, BIE and all other related agencies. Mr Alphonso joined SembPark in 1994 as
the Assistant General Manager for PT BIIE. Prior to that, he was with the Singapore Armed Forces in
numerous staff and command appointments, including overseas postings, from 1967 to 1994 where he
rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Mr Alphonso obtained a Diploma in Training and Development
Management from the Singapore Institute Management in 1989.
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L/LTC (Ret) Wee Guan Yak is the Executive Director and General Manager of PT BEV and is
responsible for the management and operations of PT BEV. L/LTC (Ret) Wee joined SembPark in 1997
and has been seconded by SembPark to our Group since 1997 and was previously the General Manager
(Operations) with 2 Indonesian companies from 1994 to 1997. Prior to that, he was with the Ministry of
Defence from 1991 to 1994, after having worked in various command staff and instructional
appointments in the Singapore Armed Forces from 1967 to 1991 where he rose to the rank of Colonel.
L/LTC (Ret) Wee completed his pre-university school education in Singapore and completed the Strategic
Management Services programme with INSEAD in France in 2001.
The principal present and past directorships of each Key Executive in the last five years preceding the
date of this Prospectus are as follows:
Gunawan Adiwibowo Bintan Resort Ferries Private Limited Bintan Resort Ferries Private Limited
(as alternate director)
Bintan Lagoon Resort Ltd (as alternate Tropical Bintan Pte Ltd (as alternate
director) (in liquidation-compulsory director)
winding up)
Bintan Resort Management Pte Ltd
PT Alam Indah Bintan
PT Bintan Inti Industrial Estate
PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala
PT Bintan Usahatama
PT Elitindo Citralestari
PT Karimun Indojaya Cakrawala
PT Nuansa Lintas Nusantara
PT Ria Bintan
PT Straits CM Village
Straits-KMP Resort Development Pte Ltd
Straits-CM Village Hotel Pte Ltd
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Key Executive Principal Present Directorships Principal Past Directorships
Malcolm Alphonso Bintan Carrier Services Pte Ltd Batamindo Carriers Pte Ltd
Bintan Shipping Services Pte Ltd Batamindo Shipping & Warehousing Pte Ltd
PT Batam Bintan Telekomunikasi
PT Karimun Indojaya Cakrawala
PT Soxal Batamindo Industrial Gases
Save as disclosed, none of our Directors and Key Executives are related by blood or marriage to each
other, nor are they so related to any of the Substantial Shareholders of our Company. The following are
noted:
(a) Ms Low Sin Leng is a nominee director of the SCI Group on our Board.
(b) Mr Eugene Cho Park is a controlling shareholder of PCM. He is also an executive director of PCM
and PVP XXX, our Controlling Shareholders. He is a nominee director of PVP XXX on our Board.
(c) BG (Ret) Chin Chow Yoon is a nominee director of PVP XXX on our Board.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, save as disclosed above, there are no arrangements or
understandings with any of our Company’s Substantial Shareholders, customers or suppliers or any other
person, pursuant to which any of our Directors and Key Executive was appointed.
Notes:
(1) Joined our Group in January 2005.
(3) Johannes Sulistijawan Surjaatmadja, Malcolm Alphonso and L/LTC (Ret) Wee Guan Yak are seconded by SembPark on a
full-time basis to our Group. Their respective remuneration is the amount reimbursed by our Group to SembPark for their
respective secondments.
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Remuneration bands:
On 5 January 2004, PT SBP entered into “Perjanjian Pemanfaatan Layanan Program Pensiun” (an
agreement on the Services Utility of Pension Program) with “Dana Pensiun Lembaga Keuangan”
(Pension Fund Finance Institution) of PT Indolife Pensiontama (“DPLK”). Pursuant to the aforesaid
program, PT SBP must pay 15% of the monthly salary of each PT SBP employee to DPLK and the
employees of PT SBP will receive the benefits of pension fund as provided for in the agreement.
PT BMW has also entered into a “Perjanjian Pemanfaatan Layanan Program Pensiun” with DPLK on 5
January 2004. Further to this agreement, PT BMW must pay 15% of the monthly salary of each of its
employees to DPLK and the employees of PT BMW will receive the benefits of the pension fund as
provided for in the agreement.
Several companies in our Group, namely, PT SBP, PT BMW, PT BRC, PT BIC, PT BIIE, PT BEV, PT BBT
and PT SBIG, participate in the manpower social security program in Indonesia (known by its Indonesian
acronym JAMSOSTEK). For more information on JAMSOSTEK, please refer to the section “Government
Regulations – Employment Laws in Indonesia” in Appendix F of this Prospectus.
Save as disclosed above, we have not set aside nor accrued any amounts for our Directors and Key
Executives to provide for pension, retirement or similar benefits.
OUR EMPLOYEES
As at the Latest Practicable Date, our Group had approximately 1,963 full-time employees and 39
personnel seconded from SembPark.
The table below shows the breakdown of our full-time employees (excluding seconded personnel from
SembPark) by companies as at the end of each of the three financial years ended 31 December 2005:
As at 31 As at 31 As at 31
December 2003 December 2004 December 2005
(approximate) (approximate) (approximate)
Our Company 0 2 5
PT BIC and its subsidiaries 1,285 1,244 1,192
PT BRC 512 426 496
BRF and BRFH 85 78 82
PT BMW 138 128 122
PT SBP 72 64 66
PT SI 0 0 0
The reduction in number of our full-time employees in 2004 was due mainly to the rationalisation of
certain support services of our Group and the outsourcing of certain services to external parties.
The number of seconded personnel from SembPark as at 31 December 2003, 31 December 2004 and
31 December 2005 was 40, 42 and 40, respectively. The average number of personnel seconded from
SembPark in FY2005 was 41.
In Indonesia, for companies with 50 employees or more, the employees of such companies may form
their own labour union. The employees of PT BIC, PT BRC and PT BEV are unionised.
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The relationship and co-operation between our management and employees, and between our
management and the labour unions, have generally been good and this is expected to continue in the
future.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, no employee of our Group is related to any Director or Key Executive.
STAFF TRAINING
To maintain our competitive position and further develop our businesses, we train our employees to
ensure that they develop and maintain their technical expertise and skills. In addition to our in-house
training, from time to time, we also send our staff for external upgrading courses. Our staff training
expenditure incurred as a percentage of our operating expenses in the 3 financial years ended 31
December 2004 and HY2005 is not significant.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our Board Practices
Our Articles provide that our board of Directors will consist of not less than two Directors. Other than our
Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Cho Park, none of our other Directors are appointed for any fixed terms.
Under our Articles, every director of our Company shall retire from office at least once every 3 years. A
retiring director shall be eligible to stand for re-election.
One of our Independent Directors is Mr Lim Hock San, who is presently non-executive acting Chairman
of Ascendas Pte Ltd, the holding company of Ascendas, one of our Company’s Substantial Shareholders.
Mr Lim has given a written confirmation to our Company that he considers himself to be independent and
is able to discharge his duties and responsibilities as an Independent Director of our Company, based on
the following:
(a) Mr Lim has not entered into any service or employment agreement with Ascendas Pte Ltd. His role
as a non-executive director of Ascendas Pte Ltd is to provide an independent objective view to the
board of Ascendas Pte Ltd in relation to its corporate affairs;
(b) save as described above and in relation to his appointment as one of our Independent Directors
for which he will be paid directors’ fees, he does not have any other material business dealings or
financial connection with our Group and does not otherwise have any relationship with our Group
that could interfere with the exercise of his independent business judgment with a view to the best
interests of our Company;
(c) he is fully cognizant of the duties and responsibilities of an independent director and believes that
he is independent and is able to discharge his duties and responsibilities as such; and
(d) he has given an undertaking to our Company to observe his fiduciary duties and to act in the best
interests of the Company as an Independent Director of our Company.
Based on Mr Lim’s confirmation and taking into account the foregoing, our other Directors have accepted
his appointment as an Independent Director of our Company and believe that Mr Lim will be able to
discharge his duties and responsibilities in such position.
One of our Independent Directors is Mr Rivaie Rachman, who is also a non-executive director of our
subsidiary, PT BRC.
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Mr Rachman has given a written confirmation to our Company that he considers himself to be
independent and is able to discharge his duties and responsibilities as an Independent Director of our
Company, based on the following:
(a) Mr Rachman has not entered into any service or employment agreement with PT BRC and has
not been paid any remuneration and directors’ fees for his directorship in PT BRC in the past 3
financial years. His role as a non-executive director of PT BRC is to provide an independent
objective view to PT BRC’s board in relation to its corporate affairs;
(b) save as described above and in relation to his appointment as one of our Independent Directors
for which he will be paid directors’ fees, he does not have any other material business dealings or
financial connection with our Group and does not otherwise have any relationship with our Group
that could interfere with the exercise of his independent business judgment with a view to the best
interests of our Company;
(c) he is fully cognizant of the duties and responsibilities of an independent director and believes that
he is independent and is able to discharge his duties and responsibilities as such; and
(d) he has given an undertaking to our Company to observe his fiduciary duties and to act in the best
interests of the Company as an Independent Director of our Company.
Based on Mr Rachman’s confirmation and taking into account the foregoing, our other Directors have
accepted his appointment as an Independent Director of our Company and believe that Mr Rachman will
be able to discharge his duties and responsibilities in such position.
As Mr Rivaie Rachman is 71 years old, under the Singapore Companies Act, he will require an ordinary
resolution to be passed at our Company’s AGMs re-appointing him as a director of our Company or
authorising him to continue in office as a director of our Company until the next AGM.
(i) re-nomination of our Directors, having regard to each Director’s contribution and
performance;
(iii) deciding whether or not a Director is able to and has been adequately carrying out his
duties as a Director.
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Our Nominating Committee will decide how our Board’s performance is to be evaluated and
propose objective performance criteria, subject to the approval of our Board, which address how
our Board has enhanced long-term shareholders’ value. Our Board will also implement a process
to be carried out by our Nominating Committee for assessing the effectiveness of our Board as a
whole and for assessing the contribution by each individual Director to the effectiveness of our
Board. Each member of our Nominating Committee shall abstain from voting on any resolutions in
respect of the assessment of his performance or re-nomination as director.
(i) review the audit plans of our Company’s external auditors and the external auditors’ reports;
(ii) review the internal controls and procedures (including adequacy of the finance functions and
the quality of finance staff) and co-operation given by our Company’s management to the
external auditors and discuss with a view to resolving problems and concerns, if any, arising
from the interim and final audits, and any matters which the auditors may wish to discuss (in
the absence of our Company’s management where necessary);
(iv) review the financial statements of our Company and our Group before their submission to
our Board for approval;
(vi) undertake such other reviews as may be requested by our Board, and will report to our
Board its findings from time to time on matters arising and requiring the attention of our
Audit Committee; and
(vii) generally undertake such other functions and duties as may be required by statute,
regulations or the Listing Manual, or by such amendments as may be made thereto from
time to time.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the internal audit functions of our subsidiaries are performed
and administered by SCI and the Salim Group with the exception of PT BRC, where certain
internal audit functions are performed by Prasetio, Sarwoko & Sandjaja on an assignment basis. It
is proposed that following its listing, our Company will appoint an external audit firm to perform
internal audit functions for its subsidiaries. Our Company is in the process of evaluating and
negotiating the appointment of an external audit firm for this purpose and intends to finalise the
decision by the second quarter of 2006.
Our Company has undertaken to the SGX-ST that our Audit Committee will (a) commission an
external auditor or a suitable accounting firm to conduct a full review of our Group’s internal
controls, (b) review with a view to ensuring that internal control weaknesses if any are satisfactorily
and properly rectified and (c) update the SGX-ST on any findings of the external auditor or
accounting firm and any follow-up action taken by the Audit Committee within one year after the
date of our Company’s listing. Our Company has also undertaken that subsequent to the 1-year
period, the Audit Committee will periodically review whether there is a need to undertake further
reviews of our Group’s internal controls. Subsequent to this one-year period, we intend that the
external auditor or accounting firm will continue to perform our internal audit functions. Taking into
account the cost of appointment, our Company may instead recruit in-house personnel to perform
such functions for the subsequent years who will then report to our Audit Committee.
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Apart from the duties listed above, our Audit Committee shall commission and review the findings
of internal investigations into matters where there is any suspected fraud or irregularity, or failure of
internal controls or infringement of any Singapore law which has or is likely to have a material
adverse impact on our operating results and/or financial position.
In the event that a member of our Audit Committee is interested in any matter being considered by
our Audit Committee, he will abstain from reviewing that particular transaction and from voting on
any resolutions in respect of any matter(s) in which he is interested.
Panel of Advisors
In addition to the above corporate governance committees, we have a panel of advisors comprising
Philip Yeo Liat Kok (Chairman), Barry Desker, Tan Chin Nam, Lim Neo Chian, David Lim Tik En and
Ernest Wong Yuen Weng. Mr Philip Yeo is currently, inter alia, the chairman of the Agency for Science,
Technology and Research. Mr Barry Desker is currently, inter alia, a director of the Institute of Defence
and Strategic Studies at the Nanyang Technological University and the chairman of the board of the
Singapore International Foundation, Jurong Port Pte Ltd, and Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd. Tan
Chin Nam is currently, inter alia, the permanent secretary to the Ministry of Information, Communications
and the Arts and was formerly the chief executive of the Singapore Tourism Board. Lim Neo Chian is
currently, inter alia, the deputy chairman and chief executive of the Singapore Tourism Board. David Lim
is currently, inter alia, the Group President and Chief Executive Officer and director of Neptune Orient
Lines Limited. Ernest Wong is currently a member of the Temasek Advisory Panel of the Temasek Group.
Their extensive business experience and expertise will be invaluable in furthering the business interests
of our Group and achieving our strategic goals.
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INTERESTED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
In general, transactions between our Group (when used in this section our “Group” refers to our
Company, our subsidiaries and associated companies) and any of its interested persons (namely, the
Directors, Chief Executive Officer or Controlling Shareholders or their respective Associates) would
constitute interested person transactions.
Our interested persons include (1) members of the SCI Group, (2) Temasek and its subsidiaries
(“Temasek Group”), (3) members of the Salim Group and (4) members of the Parallax Group.
The following discussion on material interested person transactions for the last three financial years
ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date is
based on the Proforma Group and interested persons are construed accordingly.
Save as disclosed below and as set out in the sections “(B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group”, “PT
AIB Convertible Loan Agreement” and “Potential Conflicts of Interest” in this Prospectus, there are no
other transactions undertaken between our Group and any of our Directors or Controlling Shareholders
or their Associates during the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from
1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date which are material in the context of the Share
Distribution and the Private Placement.
We have also disclosed interested person transactions which may not be material, but for which we
intend to seek our Shareholders’ Mandate if they are to be renewed.
In 1999, PT BRC agreed to sell to PT Ria Bintan land of an area of approximately 447 ha in Bintan on
which Ria Bintan resort is situated. The aggregate purchase price was S$26,820,000.
Approximately 163 ha of the land was transferred in 1999 and payment of S$13.41 million was made.
The remaining purchase consideration of S$13.41 million was paid in December 2004. A further 205 ha
of land was transferred from PT BRC to PT Ria Bintan in 2005. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the
transfer of the remaining 79 ha of land from PT BRC to PT Ria Bintan is still pending.
Our Directors believe that the agreement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
Assets lease agreement between our subsidiary, PT BIIE, and PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa
PT Bintan Servicatama Perkasa (“PT BSP”) is a member of the Salim Group.
PT BIIE had been leasing to PT BSP certain equipment and infrastructure assets located in BIE pursuant
to, inter alia, agreements dated, inter alia, 28 August 2003. Under the agreements, the duration of the
assets lease was for a period of 1 year commencing from 1 January to 31 December of the relevant
year, unless otherwise terminated earlier by either party giving at least three months’ prior notice. This
arrangement ceased in December 2003. Our Directors believe that the agreements were entered into on
an arm’s length basis.
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The annual rentals paid by PT BSP to our Group for the above lease of assets for the past three financial
years ended 31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
The fees paid by PT BSP to PT BIIE for the provision of services pursuant to such appointment for the
past three financial years ended 31 December 2005 were as follows:
Certain of our subsidiaries were indebted to Holdiko under the following loans:
(a) PT SBP owed Holdiko the aggregate principal amount of Rp9,909,000,000 under certain loans.
The loans had no fixed repayment terms. Interest was payable thereon at the rate of 18% per
annum. The loans were transferred to Holdiko as part of the settlement between the Salim family
and IBRA. The largest amount outstanding from PT SBP to Holdiko in respect of such loans during
the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date was
Rp16,174,674,117 (on the basis that there was interest accrued thereon).
These loans were subsequently transferred by Holdiko and ultimately held by Verizon Resorts
(Labuan), thereby becoming inter-company loans in our Group. The outstanding loans were settled
by PT SBP in 2005 by the repayment in cash of S$1,200,000 and the allotment and issue to
Verizon Resorts (Labuan) of an aggregate of 3,403 shares in the capital of PT SBP.
(b) PT BMW owed Holdiko the aggregate principal amount of Rp19,579,555,555 under certain loans.
The loans had no fixed repayment terms. The loans were transferred to Holdiko as part of the
settlement between the Salim family and IBRA. The largest amount outstanding from PT BMW to
Holdiko in respect of such loans during the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005
and up to the Latest Practicable Date was Rp19,579,555,555.
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These loans were subsequently transferred by Holdiko and ultimately held by Verizon Resorts
(Labuan), thereby becoming inter-company loans in our Group. The outstanding loans were settled
by PT BMW in 2005 by the repayment in cash of Rp555,555 and the allotment and issue to
Verizon Resorts (Labuan) of an aggregate of 19,579 shares in the capital of PT BMW.
(c) PT BRC owed Holdiko the aggregate principal amounts of S$124,509,901 and US$60,164,258
under certain loans. Interest was payable on the loans at the rate of 8.5% per annum for the S$
loan and 10% per annum for the US$ loan. The loans had no fixed repayment terms. The loans
were transferred to Holdiko as part of the settlement between the Salim family and IBRA. The
largest amount outstanding from PT BRC to Holdiko in respect of such loans during the last three
financial years ended 31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date was
S$158,726,029.12 and US$91,882,377.14 respectively (on the basis that there was interest
accrued thereon).
These loans were subsequently transferred by Holdiko and ultimately held by Verizon Resorts
(Labuan), thereby becoming inter-company loans in our Group. The outstanding loans were settled
by PT BRC in 2005 by the allotment and issue to Verizon Resorts (Labuan) of an aggregate of
133,400,000 shares in the capital of PT BRC.
Our Directors believe that each of the above agreements was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The above loans held by Verizon Resorts (Labuan) were acquired from Oasis (please see the interested
person transaction entitled “Loan by our subsidiary, Verizon Resorts (Labuan), to Oasis and acquisition of
certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Oasis” on pages 166 and 167 of this Prospectus
below).
The outstanding loans were discharged in full in 2005 by PT BRC by, inter alia, the allotment and issue
to PT Elitindo, STIC and STICI of 2,045,000, 1,360,000 and 3,845,000 shares in the capital of PT BRC,
respectively.
Our Directors believe that the above agreement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
Shareholders’ loan advanced to our subsidiary, PT BRC by, inter alia, Singapore–Bintan Resort
Holdings Private Limited
Great Contribution, an Associate of PVP XXX, has an interest of 7.5% of the issued share capital of
Singapore–Bintan Resort Holdings Private Limited (“SBRH”). Our Company understands that the SCI
Group may acquire an option to purchase from PVP XXX 19% of the issued share capital of Verizon
Hotels (Labuan), the holding company of Great Contribution. At the time of the transaction described
below, SBRH was one of the shareholders of PT BRC.
Pursuant to an agreement dated 14 October 1994, SBRH, amongst others, agreed to advance to PT
BRC an aggregate principal amount of S$10,232,434, at an interest rate of 1% per annum. The loan was
granted to PT BRC for the development of BR.
The largest amount outstanding from PT BRC to SBRH in respect of the loan during the last three
financial years ended 31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date was S$10,232,434.
Our Directors believe that the agreement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
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The amount of the interest waived by SBRH and that would otherwise have been payable by PT BRC to
SBRH for the past three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January
2006 to the Latest Practicable Date was as follows:
The outstanding loans were discharged in full by PT BRC in 2005 by the payment of US$4,079 (or
approximately S$6,934, based on an exchange rate of US$1.00 : S$1.70) in cash and by the allotment
and issue to SBRH of 6,015,000 shares in the capital of PT BRC.
Shareholder’s loans advanced to our subsidiary, PT BIIE, by, inter alia, STIC
PT BIIE had been extended shareholders’ loans by STIC, Ascendas and PT DSU (collectively, the “PT
BIIE Lenders”) under an agreement dated 25 February 2002, in the amounts of S$16,250,000,
S$9,750,000 and S$39,000,000, respectively, at an interest rate of 8% per annum. The loans were
extended to PT BIIE for the purpose of developing BIE and working capital purposes. The loans were to
be repaid at any time after 1 year from the date of the agreement within 2 months from the date of
receipt by PT BIIE of a written demand from any PT BIIE Lender. As at the Latest Practicable Date, PT
BIIE has not received any written demand for payment from any PT BIIE Lender.
PT DSU transferred, inter alia, its shareholder’s loan to PT BIC in 2002, in connection with PT BIC’s
acquisition of interests in PT BIIE.
PT BIC, STIC, Ascendas and PT BIIE agreed to reduce the interest payable by PT BIIE on the loans
from 8% per annum to 4% per annum for the period from 2001 to 31 March 2004 and with effect from 1
April 2004 (unless otherwise revised by the parties in writing), pursuant to supplementary agreements
dated 1 June 2002, 15 December 2003 and 15 December 2004.
The largest amount outstanding from PT BIIE to STIC in respect of its shareholder’s loan during the last
three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date was S$19,877,361.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the amount outstanding from PT BIIE to STIC was S$19,833,280.
The largest amount outstanding from PT BIIE to Ascendas in respect of its shareholder’s loan during the
last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date was
S$11,924,250. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the amount outstanding from PT BIIE to Ascendas was
S$11,913,416.
Our Directors believe that the agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The interest paid or payable by PT BIIE to STIC and PT DSU respectively in respect of their
shareholders’ loans for the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1
January 2006 to the Latest Practicable Date is as follows:
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The principal amount of the outstanding loans were discharged by PT BIIE in January 2006 by the
allotment and issue to STIC, Ascendas and PT BIC of 9,842,500, 5,905,500 and 23,622,000 shares,
respectively, in the capital of PT BIIE. The interest payable was settled via the repayment by STIC,
Ascendas and PT BIC of the amounts of S$3,669,872, S$2,215,372 and S$8,939,428 respectively in
cash.
Security provided by PT HR to UOB to secure term loan facility granted to our Company
PT HR had entered into the following security documents to secure amounts owing to UOB by our
Company under a facility agreement dated 23 December 2004 (as amended by a supplemental
agreement dated 21 March 2005) relating to a S$112.5 million term loan facility from UOB to our
Company (please see the “Capitalisation and Indebtedness” section for information on the facility):
(a) Pledge of Shares Agreement dated 21 March 2005 between PT HR and UOB, whereby PT HR
pledged to UOB all of its 40,000 PT BIC Shares; and
(b) Deed of Assignment and Charge Over Account dated 21 March 2005 between PT HR and UOB,
whereby PT HR assigned and charged to UOB all its rights, title and interest in dividends arising
from the PT BIC Shares pledged by PT BIC to UOB under the pledge of shares agreement
referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, such dividends to be deposited into an interest-bearing
account opened by PT HR with UOB.
On completion of the Restructuring Exercise, the above securities were released and were replaced by
(i) a pledge of shares agreement between our Company and UOB whereby our Company pledged to
UOB 69,999 PT BIC Shares (of which 39,999 PT BIC Shares were acquired pursuant to the PT HR
Acquisition and 30,000 PT BIC Shares were acquired pursuant to the SCI Acquisition), and (ii) a deed of
assignment and charge over account between our Company and UOB in respect of dividends arising
from the PT BIC Shares.
Our Directors believe that the agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
(a) shareholders’ agreement dated 1 December 2003 entered into between PT SI, STIC, Tropical
Resorts Limited, KMP BinCorp Investments Pte Ltd, Keppel Land Limited and ILI relating to their
joint venture in respect of the establishment and operation of ILI to undertake, inter alia, the
masterplanning, conceptualising and marketing of the development of BR. ILI has been providing
certain services to PT BRC in respect of BR, including assisting in the overall infrastructure and
financial planning of BR, providing assistance in international sourcing of consultants, contractors
and suppliers and promoting the sale of land in BR (for further information, please refer to the
agreement entered into between PT BRC and ILI on page 171 of this Prospectus). PT SI ceased
to have an interest in ILI’s shares in 2005;
(b) shareholders’ agreement dated 1 December 2003 entered into between PT SI, STIC, Tropical
Resorts Limited, KMP BinCorp Investments Pte Ltd, Keppel Land Limited and Bintan Resort
Development Corporation Pte Ltd (“BRDC”) relating to their joint venture in respect of the
establishment and operation of BRDC to undertake, inter alia, the masterplanning, conceptualising
and marketing of the development of BR. BRDC has been providing planning and development
consultancy services to PT BRC in respect of BR, including assisting in the infrastructural financial
planning of BR and promoting BR as a holiday destination (for further information, please refer to
the agreement entered into between PT BRC and BRDC on page 172 of this Prospectus). PT SI
ceased to have an interest in BRDC’s shares in 2005;
(c) joint venture agreement dated 1 March 1994 entered into between PT BIIE and PT LK relating to
their joint venture in respect of PT Bintan Industrial Estate Servicatama to carry on the business of
constructing and providing utilities and infrastructural facilities in BIE. The joint venture agreement
was terminated on 1 June 2004 with effect from 1 March 2004; and
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(d) joint venture agreement dated 15 September 1991 entered into between PT SI and Singapore-
Bintan Resort Holdings Pte Ltd relating to their joint venture in respect of PT BRC for the purpose
of developing BR.
Our Directors believe that these agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The largest amount outstanding from PT KIC to PT BIIE in respect of the loan during the last three
financial years ended 31 December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date was Rp4,148,423,963.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the amount outstanding from PT KIC to PT BIIE was Rp4,148,423,963.
The advances were interest-free with no fixed terms of repayment.
The advances have been fully provided for in the audited accounts of PT BIIE.
As the advances were interest-free, our Directors believe that the advances were not made on an arm’s
length basis.
Loan by our subsidiary, Verizon Resorts (Labuan), to Oasis and acquisition of certain assets and
assumption of certain liabilities of Oasis
Salim Group and the Parallax Group are interested in the entire issued share capital of Verizon Land
(Labuan), which is the holding company of Oasis. Our Company understands that the SCI Group may
acquire an option to purchase from PVP XXX 19% of the issued share capital of Verizon Land (Labuan).
Verizon Resorts (Labuan) had advanced an interest-free loan to Oasis in an amount of S$87.5 million
under a promissory note dated 22 March 2005. At the time of the loan, Oasis was a subsidiary of Verizon
Resorts (Labuan). The loan was unsecured and was repayable on demand. The loan was advanced for
the purpose of on-lending to Oasis’ subsidiary, Verizon Pte. Ltd. (“Verizon”) for the repayment of bank
borrowings.
The largest amount outstanding from Oasis to Verizon Resorts (Labuan) in respect of the loan from 1
January 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date was S$87,500,000. The loan was settled after
setting off an amount of S$63,395,658.72 due from Verizon Resorts (Labuan) to Oasis for the PT AIB
Loan Acquisition (as defined on page 58 of this Prospectus) and via (i) an assignment to Verizon Resorts
(Labuan) of certain loan assets of Oasis for S$19,598,318.60 (“Acquired Loans”), and the assumption
by Verizon Resorts (Labuan) of certain liabilities of Oasis amounting to S$13,153,727.78; and (ii) a
waiver by Verizon Resorts (Labuan) of the remaining amount of S$17,659,750.46. The aggregate face
value of the Acquired Loans was S$231,038,807.60. These Acquired Loans have since been capitalised
into shares in the capital of PT SBP, PT BMW and PT BRC respectively (please see the section
“Interested Person Transactions – Past Interested Person Transactions – Loans owing by our
subsidiaries, PT SBP, PT BMW and PT BRC” on pages 162 and 163 of this Prospectus).
Out of Oasis’ liabilities of S$13,153,727.78 which were assumed by Verizon Resorts (Labuan),
S$4,868,517 in the form of an interest-free loan was owing to PT HR (“PT HR Debt”) and S$5,700,000 in
the form of an interest-free loan was owing to SembPark Holdings (“SCPH Debt”). The SCPH Debt is to
be assigned by SembPark Holdings to PVP XXX in connection with the option agreement entered into
between PVP XXX and SembPark Holdings (please see the section “General Information on our Group –
The ATD Scheme and the Restructuring Exercise of our Group – (B) Restructuring Exercise of our Group
– (iii) PVP Acquisition” on page 56 of this Prospectus for information on the option). As at the Latest
Practicable Date, these amounts remain outstanding.
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The largest amount outstanding from Verizon Resorts (Labuan) to PT HR in respect of the PT HR Debt
for the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to
the Latest Practicable Date was S$4,868,517.
The largest amount outstanding from Verizon Resorts (Labuan) to SembPark Holdings in respect of the
SCPH Debt for the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January
2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date was S$5,700,000.
The largest amount outstanding from Verizon Resorts (Labuan) to PVP XXX in respect of the SCPH Debt
for the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to
the Latest Practicable Date was S$5,700,000.
Our Directors believe that the above transactions were on an arm’s length basis.
The fees paid by PT BIIE to SembPark for the provision of these services for the last three financial
years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable
Date are as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
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The fees paid by PT BIC to SembPark for the provision of these services for the last three financial years
ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are
as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Provision of technical assistance services to our subsidiaries, PT BIC and PT BIIE, by Riau
Infrastructure Management Services Pte Ltd
Riau Infrastructure Management Services Pte Ltd (“RIM”), a member of the SCI Group, is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of SembPark.
RIM has been providing technical assistance services to PT BIC for BIP and other projects in Batam,
including masterplanning and providing advice on estate management, industrial park operations and
project management. This was pursuant to agreements dated, inter alia, 1 July 2003, 10 August 2004, 24
March 2005 and 9 February 2006 between the respective parties. RIM has also been providing technical
assistance services such as project management and estate management to PT BIIE pursuant to
agreements dated, inter alia, 21 August 2003, 15 January 2004, 24 March 2005 and 9 February 2006.
Our Directors believe that the above agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The fees paid by our Group to RIM for the provision of these services for the past three financial years
ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are
as follows:
We intend to continue these arrangements after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Provision of services for the promotion of golf memberships to our subsidiary, PT BEV, by
SembPark
SembPark has been appointed by PT BEV as the exclusive marketing agent for the promotion and sale
of golf memberships in respect of a golf-cum-residential development, Batamindo Executive Village,
located in Batam, Indonesia, pursuant to an agreement dated 6 January 2000 made between Batamindo
Industrial Management Pte Ltd (“BIM”), SembPark and PT BEV (which novated a marketing agency
agreement dated 29 June 1995 between BIM and PT BEV for the provision of such services). Under the
agreement, SembPark is to be paid (i) a commission of 5% of the membership price of each golf
membership for the first 500 memberships sold, (ii) thereafter, a commission of 6% per golf membership
for any other golf memberships sold, and (iii) a performance bonus of S$250,000 when 750 golf
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memberships have been sold by SembPark. As at the Latest Practicable Date, SembPark has not sold
any golf memberships. The agreement shall continue unless otherwise terminated by either party giving
at least 3 months’ prior notice. Our Directors believe that the agreement was entered into on an arm’s
length basis.
No commissions and bonus were paid by PT BEV to SembPark under this agreement for the last three
financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest
Practicable Date under the agreement.
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Provision of marketing services and other services relating to Batamindo Executive Village to our
subsidiary, PT BEV, by SembPark
SembPark has been providing, inter alia, marketing and management services to PT BEV in respect of
bungalows and condominiums in Batamindo Executive Village. It has also been appointed to co-ordinate
the marketing activities of various marketing agents appointed by PT BEV for the promotion of
memberships in the club.
The above arrangements are pursuant to a membership services and marketing agreement dated 29
June 1995 originally between BIM and PT BEV (and novated to SembPark under an agreement dated 6
January 2000 between BIM, PT BEV and SembPark), as amended by supplementary agreements dated,
inter alia, 1 March 2004, 8 March 2004, 24 March 2005 and 9 February 2006, respectively
(“Agreement”).
The Agreement shall continue unless otherwise terminated by either party giving at least 3 months’ prior
notice. Our Directors believe that the Agreement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The fees paid by PT BEV to SembPark for the provision of these services for the last three financial
years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable
Date are as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Provision of port management and operation services to our subsidiary, PT BIIE, by Sembawang
Kimtrans Ltd
Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd (“Sembawang Kimtrans”) is an associated company of the SCI Group.
PT BIIE has entered into an agreement dated 22 September 2003 with Sembawang Kimtrans for the
management and operation by Sembawang Kimtrans of the port at Lobam in Bintan owned by PT BIIE.
The term of the agreement is for a period of 5 years commencing from 22 September 2003 (“First
Period”). The term may be extended for a further 5-year period (“Second Period”) at the option of
Sembawang Kimtrans upon the issue of a written notice by Sembawang Kimtrans no less than 6 months
prior to the expiry of the First Period, and for another 5 years at the option of PT BIIE upon the issue of a
notice by PT BIIE no less than 6 months prior to the expiry of the Second Period. Our Directors believe
that the agreement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
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The fees paid by Sembawang Kimtrans to PT BIIE under this agreement for the past three financial years
ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are
as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Provision of human resource management services to our subsidiaries, PT BIIE, PT BRC and PT
BIC, by PT Tunaskarya Indoswasta
PT Tunaskarya Indoswasta (“PT TI”) is a member of the Salim Group. Our Group has entered into the
following agreements with it:
(a) PT BIIE
On 16 December 1996, PT BIIE entered into an agreement with PT TI (as amended by a
supplemental letter dated 5 November 2002 taking effect from 1 October 2002) for the provision by
PT TI of human resource management services in respect of BIE. The agreement is automatically
renewed for successive 1-year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party giving 3
months’ prior notice.
(b) PT BRC
PT TI has been providing human resource management services to PT BRC since 2001. On 9
September 2003, PT BRC entered into an agreement with PT TI for the provision by PT TI of
human resource management services in respect of BR. The agreement is automatically renewed
for successive 1-year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party giving 3 months’ prior
notice.
(c) PT BIC
On 1 January 1997, PT BIC entered into an agreement with PT TI (as amended by amendment
agreements dated, inter alia, 1 January 2001 and 1 January 2002) for the provision by PT TI of
human resource management services in respect of BIP for a term of 6 years from the date of the
agreement. On 11 November 2003, the parties entered into a fresh agreement for the provision of
human resource management services by PT TI in respect of BIP from 1 July 2003 until the
agreement is terminated by either party in accordance with the terms thereof.
The services provided by PT TI under the above agreements comprise mainly the recruitment of factory
workers for tenants and the management of labour relations with the factory workers.
The fees paid by our Group to PT TI for the provision of these services for the past three financial years
ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are
as follows:
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Our Directors believe that the agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
We intend to continue these arrangements after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
The fees paid by PT BIC to PT HR for the provision of these services for the past three financial years
ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are
as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Provision of infrastructure, financial planning and other services relating to BR to our subsidiary,
PT BRC, by ILI
STIC, PVP XXX and KMP BinCorp Investments Pte Ltd hold 28%, 40% and 8%, respectively, of the
issued share capital of ILI. STIC is a member of the SCI Group. KMP BinCorp Investments Pte Ltd is an
Associate of PVP XXX.
ILI has been providing certain services to PT BRC in respect of BR, including assisting in the overall
infrastructure and financial planning of BR, providing assistance in international sourcing (outside of
Indonesia) of consultants, contractors and suppliers and promoting the sale of land in BR, pursuant to
agreements dated, inter alia, 15 January 2003, 15 January 2004, 22 January 2005 and 23 March 2006.
The term of each agreement is for 1 year commencing from 1 January of the relevant year. Our Directors
believe that the agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The fees and commission paid by PT BRC to ILI for the provision of these services for the past three
financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest
Practicable Date are as follows:
Fees and commission paid to ILI (S$) 3,083,474 3,758,643 2,728,414 425,488
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
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Provision of planning and development consultancy services relating to BR to our subsidiary, PT
BRC, by BRDC
STIC, PVP XXX and KMP BinCorp Investments Pte Ltd hold 28%, 40% and 8%, respectively, of the
issued share capital of BRDC.
BRDC has been providing planning and development consultancy services to PT BRC in respect of BR,
including assisting in the infrastructural financial planning of BR and promoting BR as a holiday
destination (outside of Indonesia), pursuant to agreements dated, inter alia, 15 January 2003, 15 January
2004, 22 January 2005 and 23 March 2006. The term of each agreement is for 1 year commencing from
1 January of the relevant year. Our Directors believe that the agreements were entered into on an arm’s
length basis.
The fees paid by PT BRC to BRDC for the provision of these services for the past three financial years
ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are
as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Insurance broking arrangements between our subsidiaries, PT BRC and PT BIC, and Zuellig
Insurance Brokers Pte Ltd
SembCorp Logistics Ltd, a member of the SCI Group, has a direct interest of 49% in the issued share
capital of Zuellig Insurance Brokers Pte Ltd (“Zuellig”). Zuellig carries on business as a general
insurance broker and risk manager.
From time to time, our Group has entered into insurance broking arrangements with Zuellig to arrange for
the provision of insurance to companies in our Group, including general liability insurance and marine
hull insurance. Our Directors believe that the insurance broking arrangements were entered into on an
arm’s length basis.
The value of the insurance premiums paid or payable by our Group to Zuellig for the past three financial
years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable
Date are as follows:
We intend to continue with our transactions with Zuellig after the admission of our Company to the
Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this
arrangement will be subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
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Insurance policies taken by our Group with PT Asuransi Central Asia
PT Asuransi Central Asia (“PT ACA”) is a member of the Salim Group. PT ACA is a general insurance
company.
From time to time, our Group has taken out insurance policies with PT ACA, including general liability
insurance, special property all risk insurance, and combined property damage and business interruption
insurance. Our Directors believe that the insurance policies were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The value of the insurance premiums paid or payable by our Group to PT ACA for the past three financial
years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable
Date are as follows:
Insurance premiums paid/ payable to PT ACA (S$) 167,509 301,210 561,580 259,079
Amounts paid by PT ACA to our Group under the 163,257 – – –
insurance policies (S$)
We intend to continue with our transactions with PT ACA after the admission of our Company to the
Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this
arrangement will be subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
General transactions, in the ordinary course of business in BR, between our Group and our
interested persons including PT Ria Bintan, PT Bintan Lagoon Resort, PT AIB, PT Straits CM
Village and the SCI Group
Great Divine, an Associate of PVP XXX, has an indirect interest in approximately 49% of the issued
share capital of PT Ria Bintan and PT Straits CM Village. Accordingly, the Salim Group and the Parallax
Group are interested in the issued share capital of PT Ria Bintan and PT Straits CM Village. Our
Company understands that the SCI Group may acquire an option to purchase from PVP XXX 19% of the
issued share capital of Verizon Hotels (Labuan), the holding company of Great Divine. The SCI Group
holds 65% of the issued share capital of PT AIB. The remaining 35% of the issued share capital of PT
AIB is held by Verizon Land (Labuan), an Associate of PVP XXX. Our Company understands that the SCI
Group may acquire an option to purchase from PVP XXX 19% of the issued share capital of Verizon
Land (Labuan).
From time to time, our subsidiary, BRF, has sold and may sell ferry tickets to PT Ria Bintan, PT Straits
CM Village, PT AIB and companies in the SCI Group. Our Directors believe that these sales were carried
out on an arm’s length basis.
From time to time, in connection with our subsidiary BRFH’s business as a travel agency, BRFH has
purchased and may purchase accommodation from PT AIB and PT Straits CM Village, and golf
packages with access to play golf at the golf courses managed or operated by PT Ria Bintan. Our
Directors believe that these purchases were carried out on an arm’s length basis.
In addition, PT BRC supplies utilities such as electricity and water to PT AIB, PT Ria Bintan and PT
Straits CM Village. PT BRC’s charges for these utilities services were determined based on our standard
rates applicable to unrelated third parties for the same services. Our Directors believe that the provision
of utilities was carried out on an arm’s length basis.
PT BRC has also leased and may from time to time lease staff housing in Bintan to PT AIB, PT Ria
Bintan and PT Straits CM Village. Our Directors believe that the lease arrangements were entered into on
an arm’s length basis.
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PT BRC has also leased and may from time to time lease shop units in the Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry
Terminal in Bintan to PT AIB and PT Straits CM Village. Our Directors believe that the leases were
entered into on an arm’s length basis.
PT AIB, PT Ria Bintan and PT Straits CM Village have also paid and may from time to time pay to PT
BRC certain service and conservancy charges for the common area in respect of BR pursuant to certain
use or site development agreements. Our Directors believe that the charges under these use or site
development agreements are on an arm’s length basis.
The value of our Group’s transactions with PT Ria Bintan, PT Straits CM Village, PT AIB and the SCI
Group, respectively, for the past three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1
January 2006 to the Latest Practicable Date is as follows:
Sales
Sales to PT AIB (S$) 3,713,989 4,116,137 2,505,658 824,442
Sales to PT Ria Bintan(S$) 1,350,200 1,566,243 972,638 224,279
Sales to PT Straits CM Village (S$) 3,070,986 3,638,467 1,826,224 652,540
Sales to the SCI Group (S$) 64,206 165,103 122,418 15,783
Purchases
Purchases from PT AIB (S$) 588,863 615,021 33,341 912
Purchases from PT Ria Bintan (S$) 55,027 42,372 86,833 13,956
Purchases from PT Straits CM Village (S$) 75,753 29,798 – –
We intend to continue with such transactions, which are in the ordinary course of business in BR, with
our interested persons, including PT Ria Bintan, PT AIB, PT Straits CM Village and the SCI Group after
the admission of our Company to the Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be subject to the review procedures under our
Shareholders’ Mandate.
Provision of berthing slots and lease of check-in counter and shop unit at Tanah Merah Ferry
Terminal to our subsidiary, BRF, by the Temasek Group
We have the following arrangements with the Temasek Group:
(a) The Temasek Group provides berthing slots at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal to BRF pursuant to an
agreement dated 1 December 2003. The agreement may be terminated by either party giving 30
days’ notice.
(b) The Temasek Group also leases to BRF a check-in counter at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal for
the purpose of checking in of passengers for ferries and sale of ferry tickets, and a shop unit at the
ferry terminal. The leases are on a month-to-month basis.
Our Directors believe that these arrangements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
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The fees and rental paid by our Group to the Temasek Group for the last three financial years ended 31
December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are as follows:
Fees and rental paid to the Temasek Group (S$) 1,319,076 1,437,929 1,347,059 222,077
We intend to continue these arrangements after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate as long as it is in our interest to do so. The continuance
or renewal of these arrangements will be subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’
Mandate.
The amounts paid by our Group to the SingPower group for the provision of such utilities for the last
three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest
Practicable Date are as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
The amounts paid by our Group to the SingTel group for the provision of such telecommunications
services for the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January
2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date are as follows:
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We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
In consideration of BRF agreeing to allow TVMobile to install the equipment and broadcast the TVMobile
channel to passengers in the ferries, TVMobile has granted BRF certain air-time entitlement, amounting
to a value of S$40,000 per annum, for the display of advertisements on the TVMobile channel. TVMobile
shall also pay a commission for the sales of airtime for the display of advertisements on the TVMobile
channel resulting from sales leads introduced by BRF to TVMobile.
The term of the agreement has been extended to 29 November 2006. Either party may terminate the
agreement by giving not less than 3 months’ prior notice. In addition, TVMobile may terminate the
agreement at any time upon giving notice to BRF in the event that TVMobile ceases to hold its broadcast
licence. Our Directors believe that the agreement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
No commission was paid by TVMobile to BRF for the last three financial years ended 31 December 2005
and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date.
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
The largest amount outstanding from PT BIIE to PT LK in respect of the loan for the last three financial
years ended 31 December 2005 and for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable
Date was S$12,336,996. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the amount outstanding from PT BIIE to PT
LK was S$9,877,457.
Our Directors believe that the loan arrangement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
Security provided by Associates of PVP XXX to UOB to secure term loan facility granted to our
Company
Certain Associates of PVP XXX have given security to UOB to secure amounts owing to UOB by our
Company under a facility agreement dated 23 December 2004 (as amended by a supplemental
agreement dated 21 March 2005) relating to a S$112.5 million term loan facility from UOB to our
Company.
The following security documents were executed by Associates of PVP XXX in relation to the facility
agreement:
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(i) Deed of Charge over Shares dated 21 April 2005 between Great Divine and UOB, whereby
Great Divine charged to UOB all of its 50,209,000 shares in the capital of Avonian Pte Ltd;
and
(ii) Deed of Assignment and Charge over Account dated 21 April 2005 between Great Divine
and UOB, whereby Great Divine assigned and charged to UOB all its rights, title and
interest in dividends arising from, inter alia, the shares pledged by Great Divine to UOB
under the deed of charge of shares referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above, such dividends to
be deposited into an interest-bearing account opened by Great Divine with UOB.
(i) Deed of Pledge of Shares Agreement dated 24 March 2005 between Verizon Land (Labuan)
and UOB, whereby Verizon Land (Labuan) pledged to UOB all of its 15,107,820 shares in
the capital of PT AIB; and
(ii) Deed of Assignment and Charge over Account dated 21 April 2005 between Verizon Land
(Labuan) and UOB, whereby Verizon Land (Labuan) assigned and charged to UOB all its
rights, title and interest in dividends arising from, inter alia, the shares pledged by Verizon
Land (Labuan) to UOB under the deed of pledge of shares referred to in sub-paragraph (i)
above, such dividends to be deposited into an interest-bearing account opened by Verizon
Land (Labuan) with UOB.
(i) Deed of Pledge of Shares Agreement dated 24 March 2005 between PT VI and UOB,
whereby PT VI pledged to UOB its 1 share in the capital of PT BMW;
(ii) Deed of Pledge of Shares Agreement dated 24 March 2005 between PT VI and UOB,
whereby PT VI pledged to UOB its 1 share in the capital of PT SBP;
(iii) Deed of Pledge of Shares Agreement dated 24 March 2005 between PT VI and UOB,
whereby PT VI pledged to UOB its 1 share in the capital of PT Citra Karimun Perkasa; and
(iv) Deed of Assignment and Charge over Account dated 21 April 2005 between PT VI and
UOB, whereby PT VI assigned and charged to UOB all its rights, title and interest in
dividends arising from, inter alia, the shares pledged by PT VI to UOB under the deeds of
pledge of shares referred to in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above, such dividends to be
deposited into an interest-bearing account opened by PT VI with UOB.
Our Company understands that it is expected that PT VI will enter into a Pledge of Shares
Agreement with UOB pledging its 1 share in the capital of PT BIC to UOB prior to the registration
of this Prospectus.
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(d) Verizon Hotels Limited (“Verizon Hotels (Labuan)”)
The Salim Group and the Parallax Group are each interested in the entire issued share capital of
Verizon Hotels (Labuan)’s issued share capital through PVP XXX. Our Company understands that
the SCI Group may acquire an option to purchase from PVP XXX 19% of the issued share capital
of Verizon Hotels (Labuan). Verizon Hotels (Labuan) has entered into the following security
documents with UOB:
(i) Mortgage of Securities Agreement dated 21 April 2005 between Verizon Hotels (Labuan)
and UOB, whereby Verizon Hotels (Labuan) mortgaged to UOB its 1 share in the capital of
Great Contribution Investments Limited; and
(ii) Deed of Assignment and Charge over Account dated 21 April 2005 between Verizon Hotels
(Labuan) and UOB, whereby Verizon Hotels (Labuan) assigned and charged to UOB all its
rights, title and interest in dividends arising from, inter alia, the shares mortgaged by Verizon
Hotels (Labuan) to UOB under the mortgage of securities agreement referred to in sub-
paragraph (i) above, such dividends to be deposited into an interest-bearing account opened
by Verizon Hotels (Labuan) with UOB.
(i) Deed of Pledge of Shares Agreement dated 24 March 2005 between Verizon Investments
(Labuan) and UOB, whereby Verizon Investments (Labuan) pledged to UOB its 45,723
shares in the capital of PT Citra Karimun Perkasa; and
(ii) Deed of Assignment and Charge over Account dated 21 April 2005 between Verizon
Investments (Labuan) and UOB, whereby Verizon Investments (Labuan) assigned and
charged to UOB all its rights, title and interest in dividends arising from, inter alia, the shares
pledged by Verizon Investments (Labuan) to UOB under the deed of pledge of shares
referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above, such dividends to be deposited into an interest-
bearing account opened by Verizon Investments (Labuan) with UOB.
Our Directors believe that the above agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
Under the agreement, PT AIB was granted an option to purchase additional land of approximately
386,780m2 of land for an aggregate purchase consideration of S$3,088,000. PT AIB exercised the option
in 1997. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the land has yet to be transferred to PT AIB.
Our Directors believe that the agreement was entered into on an arm’s length basis.
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Secondment Agreements between our Group and SembPark
SembPark seconds its executives and other personnel to PT BIC, PT BIIE and PT BEV.
SembPark has entered into secondment agreements with each of PT BIC, PT BIIE and PT BEV each
dated 9 February 2006. Under these agreements, SembPark shall (at the request of the relevant
company) second to each of PT BIC, PT BIIE and PT BEV, executives and other personnel (including the
general manager of the relevant company). PT BIC, PT BIIE and PT BEV (as the case may be) shall
each reimburse SembPark for the salaries, wages, allowances, travelling and accommodation expenses
and other benefits paid by SembPark to such seconded personnel on a full-time basis.
Each of the secondment agreements may be terminated by either party by giving 6 months’ prior notice.
Our Directors believe that the agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
The amounts reimbursed by our Group to SembPark in connection with the secondment of SembPark’s
executives and personnel to our Group for the past three financial years ended 31 December 2005 and
for the period from 1 January 2006 up to the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
We intend to continue this arrangement after the admission of our Company to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq under our Shareholders’ Mandate. The continuance or renewal of this arrangement will be
subject to the review procedures under our Shareholders’ Mandate.
Our Group has entered into the following joint venture or shareholders agreements:
(a) joint venture agreement dated 4 October 1990 entered into between PT BIC, Batamindo Shipping
and Warehousing Pte Ltd and Java Marine Lines Pte Ltd relating to their joint venture in respect of
Batamindo Carriers Pte Ltd to, inter alia, carry on the business of certain freight forwarding
operations between Singapore and Batam;
(b) PT BMW entered a joint venture agreement dated 28 May 1993 with Safe Enterprises Pte Ltd,
Kintetsu Group (comprising Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd, Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd, Kintetsu
World Express, Inc., KWE-Kintetsu World Express (S) Pte Ltd, Dai Nippon Construction and H&M
Insurance Pte Ltd, and collectively referred to as “Kintetsu Group”), Temasek and Straits
Steamship Company Limited relating to their joint venture in respect of Safe Bintan Resort Ltd
(now known as Bintan Resort Lagoon Ltd) to develop Bintan Lagoon Resort in BR (“Joint Venture
Agreement”). PT BMW, Safe Enterprises Pte Ltd, Kintetsu Group, Seletar Investments Pte Ltd and
Straits Steamship Company Limited entered into supplemental agreements dated 13 February
1995 and 20 July 1995 to amend the Joint Venture Agreement;
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(c) shareholders’ agreement dated 15 September 1991 entered into between PT SI, STIC, Tropical
Resorts Limited, KMP BinCorp Investments Pte Ltd and Straits Steamship Land Limited in respect
of Bintan Resort Management Pte Ltd to undertake, inter alia, the masterplanning, conceptualising
and marketing of the development of BR; and a supplemental letter dated 15 September 1991
between the aforesaid parties. Bintan Resort Management Pte Ltd is presently a dormant
company;
(d) joint venture agreement dated 28 May 1992 entered into between PT BIC, Sumitomo Rubber
Industries Ltd, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, Obayashi Corporation, Pico Batam Development
and PT HR relating to their joint venture in respect of PT BEV to undertake the construction,
maintenance, operation and/or sale of BEV, as further amended by (i) an amendment agreement
dated 12 February 1993 between the above parties, (ii) a second amendment agreement dated 20
April 1995 between the above parties and Sembawang Corporation Investments (S) Pte Ltd, (iii) a
third amendment agreement dated 24 January 1997 between PT BIC, Sumitomo Rubber
Industries Ltd, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, Obayashi Corporation, Sembawang Corporation
Investments (S) Pte Ltd and Sembawang KMP Corporation Pte Ltd;
(e) ratification and accession agreement entered into between STIC, Ascendas and PT BIC on 23
June 2003 pursuant to which PT BIC agreed to be bound by the terms of the joint venture
agreement dated 1 March 1994 entered into between PT Lembah Kemakmuran, STIC and Jurong
Environmental Engineering Pte Ltd relating to their joint venture in respect of PT BIIE to develop
BIE. The joint venture agreement will be terminated prior to registration of this Prospectus;
(f) joint venture agreement dated 11 January 1990 between PT HR, STIC and Jurong Environmental
Engineering Pte Ltd relating to their joint venture in respect of PT BIC to carry on the business of
developing BIP, and amended by supplemental agreements dated 16 February 1990 and 17 June
2003. The joint venture agreement will be terminated prior to registration of this Prospectus; and
(g) ratification and accession deed dated 18 January 1998 between PT BRC, Jurong Marine Services
Pte Ltd, BRF, Kvaerner Fjellstrand (S) Pte Ltd and SembCorp Logistics Ltd (formerly known as
Sembawang Maritime Limited); and (ii) ratification and accession deed executed on 15 December
1999 by Sembawang Corporation Limited in favour of BRF and PT BRC, both in respect of a joint
venture agreement dated 8 July 1994 entered into between PT BRC, Jurong Marine Services,
Kvaerner Fjellstrand (S) Pte Ltd and BRF relating to their joint venture in respect of BRF. The joint
venture agreement will be terminated prior to registration of this Prospectus.
Our Directors believe that these agreements were entered into on an arm’s length basis.
SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATE
We anticipate that our Group would, in the ordinary course of business, enter into transactions including
but not limited to the transactions set out in this section with persons who are considered “interested
persons” as defined in Chapter 9 of the Listing Manual. It is likely that such transactions will occur with
some degree of frequency and could arise at any time and from time to time.
Under Chapter 9 of the Listing Manual, a listed company may seek a mandate from its shareholders for
recurrent interested person transactions which are of a revenue or trading nature or those necessary for
its day-to-day operations such as the purchase and sale of supplies and materials, but not in respect of
the purchase or sale of assets, undertakings or businesses.
In view of the time-sensitive nature of commercial transactions and to ensure the smooth and continuous
operation of our Group’s businesses, it would be advantageous to us to obtain a shareholders’ mandate
to enter into certain interested person transactions in our normal course of business, provided that such
transactions are carried out on normal commercial terms and are not prejudicial to the interests of our
Company and its minority shareholders.
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Pursuant to Rule 920(2) of the Listing Manual, our Company may treat a general mandate as having
been obtained from our Shareholders (“Shareholders’ Mandate”) for us to enter into certain categories
of interested person transactions with the classes of interested persons set out below, if the information
required by Rule 920(1)(b) of the Listing Manual is included in this Prospectus. The information required
by Rule 920(1)(b) is as follows:
(i) the class of interested persons with which the entity at risk will be transacting;
(iii) the rationale for, and benefit to, the entity at risk;
(v) the independent financial adviser’s opinion on whether the methods or procedures in (iv) are
sufficient to ensure that the transactions will be carried out on normal commercial terms and will
not be prejudicial to the interests of the issuer and its minority shareholders;
(vi) an opinion from the audit committee if it takes a different view to the independent financial adviser;
and
(vii) a statement from the issuer that it will obtain a fresh mandate from shareholders if the methods or
procedures in (iv) become inappropriate.
The Shareholders’ Mandate will be effective until the earlier of the following:
(a) our first annual general meeting following our admission to the Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq; or
(b) the first anniversary of the date of our admission to the Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq.
Thereafter, we will seek the approval of our shareholders for a renewal of the Shareholders’ Mandate at
each subsequent annual general meeting of our Company.
In accordance with Rule 920(1)(b)(viii) of the Listing Manual, interested persons and their Associates
shall abstain from voting on resolutions seeking to approve interested person transactions involving
themselves and our Group.
(e) directors, chief executive officer and Controlling Shareholders of our Company or an Associate of
any such director, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder.
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(iii) provision of utilities;
(viii) the obtaining of professional, management, operational, administrative and support services
including secondment arrangements and finance and treasury, business development, marketing,
planning and development consultancy and technical assistance, management information
systems, human resource, corporate communications (including investor relations), taxation, audit,
legal, corporate secretarial services and any other professional services (“Professional,
Administrative and Support Services”); and
(ix) the provision or the obtaining of such other products and/or services which are incidental to or in
connection with the provision or obtaining of products and/or services in sub-paragraphs (i) to (viii)
above and which are necessary for the day-to-day operations of our Group or arise in the normal
course of business of our Group.
Transactions with Interested Persons which do not fall within the ambit of the Shareholders’ Mandate
shall be subject to the relevant provisions of Chapter 9 and/or other applicable provisions of the Listing
Manual.
The Shareholders’ Mandate and the renewal of the Shareholders’ Mandate on an annual basis will
eliminate the need to convene separate general meetings from time to time to seek Shareholders’
approval as and when potential Interested Person Transactions with the Interested Persons arise. In view
of the time-sensitive nature of commercial transactions, it would be advantageous for our Group to obtain
a Shareholders’ mandate to enter into certain interested person transactions in our normal course of
business. This will help in reducing substantially the administrative time and expenses in convening such
meetings, without compromising the corporate objectives and adversely affecting the business
opportunities available to us.
The Shareholders’ Mandate is intended to facilitate transactions in our normal course of business which
are transacted from time to time with the Interested Persons, provided that they are carried out on normal
commercial terms and are not prejudicial to the interests of our Company and its minority Shareholders.
Following the listing of our Company on the SGX-Sesdaq, disclosure will be made in our annual report of
the aggregate value of Interested Person Transactions conducted pursuant to the Shareholders’ Mandate
during the current financial year, and in the annual reports for the subsequent financial years during
which a Shareholders’ Mandate is in force.
(i) All Interested Person Transactions, other than the Professional, Administrative and Support
Services
(a) individual transactions less than S$5,000,000 in value will be subject to review and approval
by any Executive Director or Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company or such other
officer(s) designated by the CEO (who do not have any interest, whether direct or indirect, in
the transaction);
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(b) individual transactions in value equal to, or exceeding, S$5,000,000 each will be subject to
review and approval by the Audit Committee; and
(c) where the aggregate value of all transactions with the same Interested Person in the same
financial year is equal to or exceeds S$9,999,999:
(aa) the relevant Interested Person Transaction which will result in the aggregate value of
all transactions with the same Interested Person in the same financial year being
equal to or exceeding S$10,000,000, will be subject to review and approval by the
Audit Committee;
(bb) thereafter, the relevant Interested Person Transaction which will result in the
aggregate value of all transactions with the same Interested Person in the same
financial year being equal to or exceeding S$15,000,000, will be subject to review and
approval by the Audit Committee;
(cc) thereafter, each relevant Interested Person Transaction which will result in the
aggregate value of all transactions with the same Interested Person in the same
financial year being equal to or exceeding an amount which is a multiple of
S$5,000,000 in excess of S$15,000,000, will be subject to review and approval by the
Audit Committee; and
(dd) any other transaction(s) with the same Interested Person in the same financial year
which does not fall within the review procedures set out in sub-paragraphs (i)(c)(aa) to
(cc) above, will be subject to review and approval by any Executive Director or CEO of
the Company or such other officer(s) designated by the CEO (who do not have any
interest, whether direct or indirect, in the transaction),
Provided that any transaction (1) which has been approved by the Shareholders, or (2) which is of
a value below S$100,000, need not be included in the computation of the quantums herein.
To ensure that the Interested Person Transactions are undertaken on normal commercial terms
consistent with our usual business practices and policies, which are generally no more favourable to the
Interested Person(s) than those extended to unrelated third parties, the following review procedures will
be implemented by our Company:
(a) When engaging the services of or purchasing products from an Interested Person (other than
Professional, Administrative and Support Services), quotations from at least two other unrelated
third party suppliers for similar quantities and/or quality of services or products will be obtained
(whenever possible or available) for comparison. The pricing or fees for services or products will
not be higher than the most competitive price or fee obtained through the unrelated third party
quotations to ensure that the price and terms offered by the Interested Person are fair and
reasonable and competitive to those offered by other unrelated third parties for the same or similar
type of services or products. In determining whether the price and terms offered by the Interested
Person are fair and reasonable, all pertinent factors, including but not limited to quality, delivery
time, specification compliance, track record, experience and expertise, and where applicable,
preferential rates, rebates or discounts accorded for bulk purchases, may also be taken into
consideration.
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In the event that such competitive quotations cannot be obtained (for instance, if there are no
unrelated third party vendors providing or selling a similar type of service or product), the Audit
Committee will determine whether the price and terms offered by the Interested Person are fair
and reasonable. In determining the transaction price payable to the Interested Person for such
services or products, all pertinent factors, including but not limited to quality, delivery time,
specification compliance, track record, experience and expertise, and where applicable,
preferential rates, rebates or discounts accorded for bulk purchases, may also be taken into
consideration.
(b) When supplying services or selling products to an Interested Person, the pricing or fees for the
services or products are to be carried out at the prevailing market rates or prices of the service or
product providers, on terms no more favourable to the Interested Person than the usual
commercial terms extended to unrelated third parties (including, where applicable, preferential
rates, process and/or discounts accorded to corporate customers or for bulk purchases) or
otherwise in accordance with applicable industry norms.
In the event that prevailing market rates or prices are not available (for instance due to the nature
of the service to be provided or the product to be sold or if there are no other customers for similar
products or services), the transaction prices will, where applicable, be in accordance with our
Group’s usual business practices and pricing policies, consistent with the usual margin of our
Group for the same or substantially similar type(s) of transaction with unrelated third parties. In
determining the transaction price payable by the Interested Person for such services or products,
all pertinent factors, including but not limited to quantity, duration of contract, volume, strategic
purposes of the transaction, and where applicable, preferential rates, rebates or discounts
accorded for bulk purchases, may also be taken into consideration.
(c) When renting properties from or to an Interested Person, appropriate steps will be taken to ensure
that such rent is commensurate with the prevailing market rates, including adopting measures such
as making relevant enquiries with landlords of similar properties and obtaining necessary reports
or reviews published by property agents (including an independent valuation report by a property
valuer, where considered appropriate). The rent payable shall be based on the most competitive
market rental rate of similar property in terms of size and location, based on the results of the
relevant enquiries.
(d) In relation to the engagement of an Interested Person for the provision of any Professional,
Administrative and Support Services, the fees to be paid to the Interested Person for such
service(s) will be (i) based on the actual cost incurred by the Interested Person in providing such
service, or (ii) equal to or less than the fees charged by or paid to unrelated third parties for
comparable services rendered by such unrelated third parties.
A register will be maintained by our Company to record all Interested Person Transactions carried out
with Interested Persons pursuant to the Shareholders’ Mandate, and the records thereof, if any, will be
reviewed at least half-yearly by our Audit Committee to ensure that they are carried out on normal
commercial terms and in accordance with the procedures outlined above. All relevant non-quantitative
factors may also be taken into account.
In the event that a member of the Board or a member of the Audit Committee is interested in any
Interested Person Transaction, he will abstain from reviewing that particular transaction. Our Board will
also ensure that all disclosure requirements on interested person transactions, including those required
by prevailing legislation, the Listing Manual and accounting standards, are complied with.
The annual internal audit plan to be implemented by our Company will incorporate a review of all
Interested Person Transactions entered into during the current financial year pursuant to the
Shareholders’ Mandate to ascertain whether the guidelines and procedures established to monitor the
Interested Person Transactions have been complied with.
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Our Audit Committee will review from time to time the guidelines and procedures established to monitor
Interested Person Transactions to determine if they are adequate and/or commercially practicable in
ensuring that transactions between our Group and the Interested Persons are conducted on normal
commercial terms. If, during these periodic reviews, our Audit Committee is of the view that the
guidelines and procedures as stated above are not sufficient to ensure that these Interested Person
Transactions will be on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to our Company and its
minority Shareholders, our Company will (pursuant to Rule 920(1)(b)(vii) of the Listing Manual) revert to
our Shareholders for a fresh mandate based on new review guidelines and procedures for transactions
with the Interested Persons.
Our Audit Committee and our Board shall have overall responsibility for the determination of the review
procedures with the authority to sub-delegate to individuals or committees within our Company as they
deem appropriate.
(i) they are carried out on normal commercial terms and are not prejudicial to the interests of our
Company and its minority shareholders; and
(ii) the then prevailing rules and regulations of the SGX-ST (in particular, Chapter 9 of the Listing
Manual) are complied with.
We will also endeavour to comply with the principles of and best practices set out in the “Best Practices
Guide” of the Listing Manual.
Having considered, inter alia, the types of Interested Person Transactions and our methods and review
procedures and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated in their letter to the Independent
Directors dated 28 April 2006 (“IFA Letter”), the IFA is of the opinion that our current methods and
review procedures as set out on pages 182 to 185 of this Prospectus for determining the transaction
prices of Interested Person Transactions are sufficient to ensure that the transactions will be carried out
on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to the interests of our Company and its minority
Shareholders.
Please refer to the IFA Letter set out in Appendix C of this Prospectus for more details.
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POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
We summarise below the potential conflicts of interests which may arise from the interests of our
Controlling Shareholders and Directors and/or their Associates, and the Ascendas Group, in entities
carrying on the same businesses as us.
The SCI Group has five core businesses in the following areas, namely, Utilities, Engineering and
Construction, Environmental Engineering, Logistics and Marine Engineering:
Utilities. Its Utilities business provides utilities, energy and industrial site services primarily to
process industry clusters. This includes the provision of such services to industrial estates or
industrial parks, as well as the ownership and development of such estates or parks in some
cases (such as the Wilton International site in the United Kingdom).
Engineering and Construction, Environmental Engineering. This business provides a full spectrum
of engineering and construction services while its Environmental Engineering business offers
solutions for waste treatment and environmental project management, catering to the municipal,
industrial, commercial and healthcare sectors.
Logistics. This provides end-to-end supply chain management and also operates regional offshore
supply bases.
Marine Engineering. This specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding, ship conversion, rig construction
and offshore engineering.
The SCI Group’s portfolio of businesses includes SembPark, an industrial park operator managing
industrial parks and estates in Indonesia, China and Vietnam as well as hotels and resorts.
Companies in our Group, including PT BIC and PT BIIE, have appointed SembPark as their
exclusive marketing agent to provide marketing services in respect of BIP and BIE. These
agreements do not prohibit SembPark or the SCI Group from providing such services to other
industrial estates in Batam, Bintan, or in any other territory. SembPark, a member of the SCI
Group, is an industrial park operator managing and/or marketing industrial parks and estates in
Indonesia, China and Vietnam. There is a risk that SembPark may compete with our Group for
property acquisitions, tenants and investors. In addition, the industrial parks and estates managed
by the SCI Group in China, Vietnam and elsewhere in Indonesia may be in competition with BIP
and BIE.
In addition, SCI Group has a 7.5% interest in Safe2Travel Pte Ltd, an International Air Transport
Association accredited travel agency in Singapore. Safe2Travel Pte Ltd is a large local corporate
travel agency in Singapore and provides, inter alia, hotel and travel arrangement services and
offers travel packages to destinations worldwide.
The SCI Group also has interests in Somerset Surabaya Hotel & Service Residence in Indonesia,
Summit Parkview Hotel in Myanmar, Wuxi Garden City Mall Hotel Co., Ltd in China and Norfolk
Hotel in Vietnam. PT AIB owns and operates Nirwana Gardens Resort located in Bintan. In the
event that our Group acquires an equity interest in PT AIB pursuant to the PT AIB Convertible
Loan Agreement, such hotels and/or resorts may be in competition with the hotels and/or resorts
managed/operated by our Group (please refer to the section “General Information on our Group –
PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement” on page 57 for information on the PT AIB Convertible Loan
Agreement).
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Low Sin Leng is one of our non-executive Directors. She also sits on the boards of several
subsidiaries and associated companies of SCI.
With a view to mitigating certain of the potential conflicts of interest between the SCI Group and
our Group, SCI has undertaken that, for so long as the aggregate interest of SCI and its
subsidiaries in our Shares is equal to or more than 15% (or such other percentage as the parties
may agree, taking into account the definition of “controlling shareholder” in the Listing Manual,
such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld), SCI and its subsidiaries which are not listed on
any stock exchange (“Relevant SCI Group”) shall not:
(i) undertake or enter into any agreement, understanding and/or arrangement to undertake any
business opportunity in relation to resort operations in Batam and Bintan (collectively, the
“Territory”) (except in relation to the management and operation of Nirwana Resort in
Bintan), provided that nothing shall prevent the Relevant SCI Group from developing a resort
on any land purchased from our Group so long as the provision and/or supply of utilities,
non-internet related telecommunications and/or waste management services to such resort
or land is offered to our Group in the first instance. For this purpose, “business opportunity in
relation to resort operations” means:
(a) any proposal to own, develop, market, manage and/or operate any resort, hotel, golf
course and/or boat chartering and/or ferry services for the Singapore-Bintan route in
the Territory (whether as a master developer and/or in any other capacity);
(b) any proposal to acquire any interest in or carry on (whether directly or indirectly, and
whether as trustee, agent, shareholder, investor, joint venture partner or in any other
capacity) any business (except in respect of Nirwana Resort) in direct competition
with our Group’s resorts operation business in the Territory; and/or
(c) any proposal to expand the business and operations of the Relevant SCI Group in or
into the Territory which may directly compete with our Group’s resorts operation
business, except in respect of Nirwana Resort;
(ii) undertake or enter into any agreement, understanding and/or arrangement to undertake any
business opportunity in relation to industrial parks in the Territory, provided that nothing shall
prevent the Relevant SCI Group from developing any industrial park or industrial estate on
any land purchased from our Group so long as the provision and/or supply of utilities, non-
internet related telecommunications and/or waste management services to such industrial
park or industrial estate and tenants or facilities located in such industrial park or industrial
estate is offered to our Group in the first instance. For this purpose, “business opportunity in
relation to industrial parks” means:
(a) any proposal to develop, market (whether for sale or lease or otherwise), manage
and/or operate any industrial park or industrial estate and/or any supporting
infrastructure and services in the Territory (other than the provision of utility services
outside BIP and/or BIE);
(b) any proposal to acquire any interest in or carry on (whether directly or indirectly, and
whether as trustee, agent, shareholder, investor, joint venture partner or in any other
capacity) any business in direct competition with our Group’s industrial parks business
in the Territory; and/or
(c) any proposal to expand the business and operations of the Relevant SCI Group in or
into the Territory which may directly compete with our Group’s industrial parks
business; and
(iii) undertake or enter into any agreement, understanding and/or arrangement to undertake any
business opportunity in relation to property development in the Territory. For this purpose,
“business opportunity in relation to property development” means:
(a) any proposal to own, develop, manage and/or market any land and/or property in the
Territory except where such proposal relates to land and/or property to be utilised in
connection with any SCI Group’s businesses which are not related to hotels, resorts
or industrial estates or parks;
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(b) any proposal to acquire any interest in or carry on (whether directly or indirectly, and
whether as trustee, agent, shareholder, investor, joint venture partner or in any other
capacity) any business in competition with our Group’s property development
business in the Territory; and/or
(c) any proposal to expand the business and operations of the Relevant SCI Group in or
into the Territory which may compete with our Group’s property development
business,
unless the Relevant SCI Group entity first offers such opportunity to our Group.
In addition, Ms Low has undertaken to our Company to as soon as practicable disclose and
declare to the Board of our Company any conflict of interests that she shall have knowledge of
which may arise from time to time, and has undertaken to abstain from voting on any matter or
business opportunity put forward to the Board of our Company for evaluation in which the SCI
Group and/or herself may be interested. Ms Low shall be released from the above obligations upon
SCI being released from the above undertaking or her ceasing to be a director of our Company or
upon her ceasing to be an employee of all the companies within the SCI Group.
Each of the deeds of undertaking was entered into by our Company with SCI and Ms Low
respectively on an arm’s length basis.
The Salim Group also has interests in hotels and resorts in, inter alia, Bali, Vietnam and China. PT
AIB owns and operates Nirwana Gardens Resort located in Bintan. In the event that our Group
acquires an equity interest in PT AIB pursuant to the PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement, the
hotels and resorts in which the Salim Group has an interest may be in direct competition with the
hotels and/or resorts owned and/or operated by our Group.
The Salim Group has interests in telecommunications and property development businesses in
Indonesia, the Philippines and China.
With a view to mitigating certain of the potential conflicts of interest between the Salim Group and
our Group, PT HR has undertaken that, for so long as the aggregate interest of the group of
companies controlled (as defined in the undertaking) by Anthoni Salim in our Shares is equal to or
more than 15% (or such other percentage as the parties may agree, taking into account the
definition of “controlling shareholder” in the Listing Manual, such agreement not to be
unreasonably withheld), the companies controlled by Anthoni Salim (other than members of the
Salim Group which are listed on any stock exchange) (“Relevant Salim Group”) shall not:
(i) undertake or enter into any agreement, understanding and/or arrangement to undertake any
business opportunity in relation to resort operations in the Territory (except in relation to the
Nirwana Resort, the Ria Bintan Resort and a proposed hotel/resort in Bintan which has
been disclosed to our Board prior to the execution of the undertaking and the provision by
the Salim Group of ferry services between Batam and Bintan), provided that nothing shall
prevent the Relevant Salim Group from developing a resort on any land purchased from our
Group so long as the provision and/or supply of utilities, non-internet related
telecommunications and/or waste management services to such resort or land is offered to
our Group in the first instance. For this purpose, “business opportunity in relation to resort
operations” means:
(a) any proposal to own, develop, market, manage and/or operate any resort, hotel, golf
course and/or boat chartering and/or ferry services for the Singapore-Bintan route in
the Territory (whether as a master developer and/or in any other capacity);
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(b) any proposal to acquire any interest in or carry on (whether directly or indirectly, and
whether as trustee, agent, shareholder, investor, joint venture partner or in any other
capacity) any business in direct competition with our Group’s resorts operation
business in the Territory; and/or
(c) any proposal to expand the business and operations of the Relevant Salim Group in
or into the Territory which may directly compete with our Group’s resorts operation
business;
(ii) undertake or enter into any agreement, understanding and/or arrangement to undertake any
business opportunity in relation to industrial parks in the Territory, provided that nothing shall
prevent the Relevant Salim Group from developing any industrial park or industrial estate on
any land purchased from our Group so long as the provision and/or supply of utilities, non-
internet related telecommunications and/or waste management services to such industrial
park or industrial estate and tenants or facilities located in such industrial park or industrial
estate is offered to our Group in the first instance. For this purpose, “business opportunity in
relation to industrial parks” means:
(a) any proposal to develop, market (whether for sale or lease or otherwise), manage
and/or operate any industrial park or industrial estate and/or any supporting
infrastructure and services in the Territory (other than the provision of utility services
outside BIP and/or BIE);
(b) any proposal to acquire any interest in or carry on (whether directly or indirectly, and
whether as trustee, agent, shareholder, investor, joint venture partner or in any other
capacity) any business in direct competition with our Group’s industrial parks business
in the Territory; and/or
(c) any proposal to expand the business and operations of the Relevant Salim Group in
or into the Territory which may directly compete with our Group’s industrial parks
business; and
(iii) undertake or enter into any agreement, understanding and/or arrangement to undertake any
business opportunity in relation to property development in the Territory (except in relation to
the reclamation, development, management and/or marketing of Batam Centre in Batam).
For this purpose, “business opportunity in relation to property development” means:
(a) any proposal to own, develop, manage and/or market any land and/or property in the
Territory, except where such proposal relates to land and/or property to be utilised in
connection with any of Salim Group’s businesses which are not related to hotels,
resorts or industrial estates or parks;
(b) any proposal to acquire any interest in or carry on (whether directly or indirectly, and
whether as trustee, agent, shareholder, investor, joint venture partner or in any other
capacity) any business in competition with our Group’s property development
business in the Territory; and/or
(c) any proposal to expand the business and operations of the Relevant Salim Group in
or into the Territory which may compete with our Group’s property development
business,
unless the Relevant Salim Group entity first offers such opportunity to our Group.
The deed of undertaking was entered into between PT HR and our Company on an arm’s length
basis.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Company understands that the Salim Group may acquire an
interest in an entity which has constructed or proposes to construct a hotel/resort in Bintan. Our
Board has indicated that the Salim Group may continue with this investment without offering such
opportunity to our Group.
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(c) Parallax Group
Our Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Cho Park, is a shareholder of PCM, which is the holding
company of the Parallax Group. He sits on the boards of companies in the Parallax Group. The
funds managed by PCM have invested and/or may, from time to time, invest in companies that
compete with, that are customers, suppliers and/or joint venture partners of, our Company or any
member of our Group. Mr Park and/or his associates are and/or may become directors of such
companies.
The Parallax Group has interests in entities which hold the leasehold of land banks in Bintan and
the Karimun Islands. The Parallax Group also has interests in entities which own hotels and golf
courses in BR. These are in competition with our Group’s operation and management of the golf
courses at SouthLinks Country Club in Batam. In the event that our Group acquires an equity
interest in PT AIB pursuant to the PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement, the hotels and resorts in
which the Parallax Group has an interest may be in direct competition with the hotels and/or
resorts owned and/or operated by our Group.
Mr Park has in his service agreement dated 1 February 2006 with our Company, undertaken to our
Company to as soon as practicable disclose and declare to the Board of our Company any conflict
of interests which may arise from time to time, and has undertaken to abstain from voting on any
matter or business opportunity put forward to the Board of our Company for evaluation in which the
Parallax Group, himself and/or any of his associates may be interested. He has also given certain
undertakings to our Company to restrict his ownership in companies which compete with our
Group in Bintan and Batam and to preserve confidentiality. (For further information on Mr Park’s
service agreement with our Company, please refer to the section entitled “Service Agreement” on
pages 150 and 151 of this Prospectus.)
The Ascendas Group also has interests in entities which develop, manage and/or market science
parks, industrial and business spaces which provide office and/or factory space with supporting
facilities such as telecommunications and internet and other business services to tenants. There is
a risk that companies in the Ascendas Group may compete with our Group for property
acquisitions, tenants and investors. In addition, the industrial parks and estates managed by the
Ascendas Group in Singapore, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia may be in
competition with BIP and BIE.
Mr Lim Hock San, one of our Independent Directors, is presently the non-executive acting
Chairman of Ascendas Pte Ltd.
(a) Our Directors owe fiduciary duties to us, including the duty to act in good faith and in our
Company’s best interests. Our Directors also have a duty to disclose their interests in respect of
any contract, arrangement, proposal, transaction or matter in which they have a personal material
interest (including interests that arise from their directorships(s) or shareholding(s) in any other
corporation(s)) that may involve them. Upon such disclosure, such Directors shall not participate in
any proceedings of our Board, and shall abstain from voting, in respect of any such contract,
arrangement, proposal, transaction or matter in which the conflict of interest arises, unless and
until our Audit Committee has determined that no such conflict of interest exists.
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(b) Our Audit Committee will review any actual or potential conflicts of interests that may involve our
Directors disclosed by them to our Board and the exercise of Directors’ fiduciary duties in this
respect. Upon disclosure of an actual or potential conflict of interests by a Director, our Audit
Committee will evaluate whether it considers a conflict of interests does in fact exist. A Director
who is a member of our Audit Committee will not participate in any proceedings of our Audit
Committee in relation to the review of a conflict of interests relating to him. The review will include
an examination of the nature of the conflict and such relevant supporting data, as our Audit
Committee may deem reasonably necessary.
(c) On our listing on the SGX-Sesdaq, we will be subject to the rules in the Listing Manual on
interested person transactions. These rules require us to make announcements, disclosures in our
annual report and/or seek shareholders’ approval for certain material interested person
transactions. Our Audit Committee may also appoint independent financial advisers to review
interested person transactions and opine whether such transactions are on normal commercial
terms and are not prejudicial to our interests and the interests of our minority shareholders.
(d) We have established policies and procedures, including internal audit controls, to ensure that our
transactions with our Controlling Shareholders and their Associates are entered into on an arm’s
length basis and on commercial terms consistent with our Group’s usual business practices and
policies. PPCF, an independent financial adviser, has reviewed our methods and procedures for
determining transaction prices with the Interested Persons, and has opined that such methods and
procedures are sufficient to ensure that our transactions with the Interested Persons will be carried
out on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to the interests of our Company and its
minority shareholders. Please see the section “Interested Person Transactions – Opinion of the
Independent Financial Adviser” on page 185 of this Prospectus and the IFA Letter set out in
Appendix C of this Prospectus.
(e) Under the Listing Manual, our Shareholders’ Mandate is subject to annual renewal, and disclosure
of the aggregate value of interested person transactions conducted pursuant to the Shareholders’
Mandate during each financial year must be made in our annual reports for the years during which
the Shareholders’ Mandate is in force.
(f) Our Audit Committee will also review from time to time the guidelines and procedures established
to monitor interested person transactions to determine if they are adequate and/or commercially
practicable in ensuring that transactions between our Group and the interested persons are
conducted on normal commercial terms. If a member of our Audit Committee has an interest in a
transaction, he shall abstain from participating in the review and approval process of our Audit
Committee in relation to that transaction. If, during these periodic reviews, our Audit Committee is
of the view that the guidelines and procedures as stated above are not sufficient to ensure that
these interested person transactions will be on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial
to our Company and its minority Shareholders, our Company will (if required by the Listing
Manual) revert to our Shareholders for a fresh mandate based on new review guidelines and
procedures for transactions with the interested persons.
For further information on our review procedures and internal controls in relation to our transactions with
our Controlling Shareholders and their Associates, please refer to the section “Interested Person
Transactions – Review Procedures for Interested Person Transactions” on pages 182 to 185 of this
Prospectus.
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EXCHANGE CONTROLS
The discussion below is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all exchange control
consequences relating to our operations or business in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Prospective
purchasers of our Shares should consult their own legal advisors concerning the exchange control
consequences of their particular situations. This description is based on laws, regulations and
interpretations now in effect and available as at the date of this Prospectus. The laws, regulations and
interpretations, however, may change at any time, and any change could be retroactive. These laws and
regulations are also subject to various interpretations and the relevant authorities or the courts could
later disagree with the explanations or conclusions set out below.
While there are certain foreign exchange controls in the jurisdiction as discussed below, these foreign
exchange controls have not had any material adverse effect on the repatriation of dividends, interest or
other payments from our subsidiaries in these jurisdictions to our Company, nor have they had any
material adverse effect on our Company’s cash flow.
Singapore
Singapore has an Exchange Control Act which seeks to confer powers, and impose duties and
restrictions, in relation to gold, currency, payments, securities, debts and the import, export, transfer and
settlement of property, and for purposes connected with those matters.
However, the Authority has on 25 May 1978 issued a notice stating, inter alia, that with effect from 1 June
1978, all persons are exempted from the provisions, obligations, etc. imposed under various sections of
the Exchange Control Act and therefore, no exchange control formalities or approvals are required for all
forms of payments or capital transfers.
Indonesia
Indonesia maintains a foreign exchange system based on the free flow of foreign exchange. Residents of
Indonesia remain free to hold foreign currencies, and the Rupiah is also freely convertible. Accordingly,
remittances of capital, profits, dividends, interest and royalties (subject to payment of withholding tax) in
foreign currencies from our subsidiaries in Indonesia, including PT BIC, PT BIIE, PT BEV and PT BRC)
to our Company or Verizon Resorts (Labuan) are not subject to any exchange controls. However,
pursuant to the Foreign Exchange Flow Law (Law No. 24 of 1999), there is a reporting system
administered by Bank Indonesia (the central bank) on foreign currency remittances conducted by banks
on behalf of residents. Bank Indonesia controls the Indonesian currency and oversees the conversion of
the Rupiah to foreign currencies, which may be effected at the foreign exchange licensed banks and
licensed money changers. Monitoring by Bank Indonesia is carried out by requiring all banks in Indonesia
to report (i) foreign exchange remittances through the bank either for its own account or the account of
its customers, and (ii) changes in the position of the banks’ foreign assets and liabilities.
For transactions which are not carried out through the Indonesian banking system, pursuant to Bank
Indonesia Regulation No. 4/2/PBI/2002, as amended by Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 5/1/PBI/2003,
concerning Monitoring of Foreign Exchange Activities by Non-Financial Institutions, as of 1 June 2002,
companies (non-banks and non-financial institutions) having total assets or a total annual gross revenue
of at least Rp100 billion are required to report to Bank Indonesia on (i) transactions affecting their
offshore assets and liabilities, and (ii) changes in position of their foreign assets and liabilities. Indonesian
individual residents are, however, not subject to any direct reporting obligation to Bank Indonesia save for
the reporting of offshore obligations arising from, inter alia, offshore commercial loans of over
US$500,000 as regulated under Regulation of Bank Indonesia No. 2/22/PBI/2000 dated 2 October 2000
and Circular Letter of a Director of Bank Indonesia No. 6/51/DLN dated 31 December 2004, as amended.
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In relation to Rupiah remittances, pursuant to Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 7/14/PBI/2005 dated
14 June 2005 and Circular Letter Number 7/23/DPD dated 8 July 2005, as amended by Circular Letter
Number 7/44/DPD dated 15 September 2005 on Restrictions on Rupiah Transactions and Foreign
Currency Credits Offered by Banks, cross border remittances of Rupiah funds through the Indonesian
banking system is prohibited. Pursuant to Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 4/8/PBI/2002 on
Requirements and Procedures for Carrying Rupiah out of or into the Customs Areas of the Republic of
Indonesia, Rupiah notes or coins amounting to Rp100 million and above may only be taken out of
Indonesia with the prior approval of Bank Indonesia.
Malaysia
The rules regarding exchange control are contained in the Exchange Control Act, 1953 (the “Act”) and
the Exchange Control of Malaysia Notices (“ECM”) issued by the Controller of Foreign Exchange (the
“Controller”) pursuant to the Act.
Generally, foreign direct investors may freely repatriate their investments, including capital, profit,
dividends and interest in any currency other than Malaysian Ringgit.
Specifically, Verizon Resorts (Labuan) has been declared a non-resident for exchange control purposes
by the Controller under ECM 15, subject to the condition that it shall not undertake any transaction with
the residents of, or deal in the currencies of, Israel, Serbia and Montenegro without the prior permission
of the Controller of Foreign Exchange.
(i) Commercial banks and merchant banks in Malaysia are freely allowed to open foreign currency
accounts for Verizon Resorts (Labuan). There are no restrictions on the inflow and outflow of funds
through the foreign currency accounts of Verizon Resorts (Labuan).
(ii) Commercial banks and merchant banks in Malaysia may extend credit facilities in Malaysia Ringgit
up to the aggregate of RM5 million to Verizon Resorts (Labuan) to finance projects undertaken in
Malaysia. The project may be undertaken by Verizon Resorts (Labuan) individually or jointly with
residents and/or non-residents. The total amount of credit facilities should not exceed the contract
value of the project undertaken by Verizon Resorts (Labuan).
(iii) In addition to the above, commercial banks and merchant banks in Malaysia may extend to Verizon
Resorts (Labuan) Malaysian Ringgit overdraft facilities not exceeding RM500,000 in aggregate
provided they are secured by fixed deposits placed by Verizon Resorts (Labuan) with the banking
institutions.
(iv) Verizon Resorts (Labuan) may open one or more foreign currency accounts in or outside Malaysia.
Verizon Resorts (Labuan) may buy, borrow, sell or lend foreign currency with an authorised dealer, a Tier-
1 Merchant Bank, a licensed bank carrying on business in Labuan or any non-resident. Tier-1 Merchant
Banks are merchant banks which have been given approval by the Controller to undertake dealings in
foreign currency as specified in the ECM. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Tier-1 Merchant Banks
are AmMerchant Bank Berhad, Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad, Commerce International Merchant
Bankers Berhad, RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Berhad and Malaysian International Merchant Bankers
Berhad.
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GENERAL AND STATUTORY INFORMATION
(a) during the last 10 years, has had an application or a petition under any bankruptcy laws of
any jurisdiction filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner at the
time when he was a partner or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a
partner;
(b) during the last 10 years, has had an application or a petition under any law of any
jurisdiction filed against an entity (not being a partnership) of which he was a director or an
equivalent person or a key executive, at the time when he was a director or an equivalent
person or a key executive of that entity or at any time within 2 years from the date he
ceased to be a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity, for the
winding up or dissolution of that entity, or where that entity is the trustee of a business trust,
that business trust, on the ground of insolvency;
(d) has been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty
which is punishable with imprisonment, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings
(including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such purpose;
(e) has been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving a breach of any law
or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or
elsewhere, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including pending criminal
proceedings of which he is aware) for such breach;
(f) during the last 10 years, has had judgment entered against him in any civil proceeding in
Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates
to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud,
misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part, or has been the subject of any civil proceedings
(including any pending civil proceedings of which he is aware) involving an allegation of
fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part;
(g) has been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the
formation or management of any entity or business trust;
(h) has been disqualified from acting as a director or an equivalent person of any entity
(including the trustee of a business trust), or from taking part directly or indirectly in the
management of any entity or business trust;
(i) has been the subject of any order, judgment or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental
body permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business
practice or activity;
(j) to his knowledge, has been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or
elsewhere, of the affairs of:
(i) any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory
requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere;
(ii) any entity (not being a corporation) which has been investigated for a breach of any
law or regulatory requirement governing such entities in Singapore or elsewhere;
(iii) any business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory
requirement governing business trusts in Singapore or elsewhere; or
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(iv) any entity or business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or
regulatory requirement that relates to the securities and futures industry in Singapore
or elsewhere,
in connection with any matter occurring or arising during the period when he was so
concerned with the entity or business trust; and
(k) has been the subject of any current or past investigation or disciplinary proceedings, or has
been reprimanded or issued any warning, by the Authority or any other regulatory authority,
exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere.
Mr Lim Hock San has been a director of Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Private Ltd. (“SSSCPL”)
since 28 April 1992. On 10 March 2003, SSSCPL was put in voluntary creditors’ liquidation. The
liquidation process is still ongoing. SSSCPL is an associated company of United Industrial
Corporation Limited and was directly managed by two joint managing directors. Mr Lim was not
engaged in the day-to-day management of SSSCPL.
Since 1993, Mr Anthoni Salim has been a director of Bintan Lagoon Resort Ltd. Mr Gunawan
Adiwibowo has been an alternate director (to Mr Anthoni Salim) of Bintan Lagoon Resort Ltd since
4 November 2002. In April 2005, Bintan Lagoon Resort Ltd was placed under compulsory winding-
up. The liquidation process is ongoing as at the Latest Practicable Date. Mr Anthoni Salim and Mr
Gunawan Adiwibowo were not engaged in the day-to-day management of Bintan Lagoon Resort
Ltd. Ms Low Sin Leng was a director in Bintan Lagoon Resort Ltd from 2001 to 2004.
Mr Anthoni Salim and Ms Low Sin Leng are also defendants in legal proceedings commenced in
Indonesia, information of which is given in paragraph 9(f) of this section “General and Statutory
Information – Litigation”.
2. No emoluments (including Central Provident Fund contributions thereon) were paid to our then
existing Directors for services rendered in all capacities to our Group for FY2002 to FY2005. The
estimated aggregate emoluments payable to our present Directors in FY2006 under the
arrangements in force as at the date of this Prospectus (including the Service Agreement referred
to on pages 150 and 151 of this Prospectus) is approximately S$185,000 (excluding any
performance bonus).
3. Save as disclosed herein, as at the date of this Prospectus, no person (including our Directors and
Key Executives) has, or is entitled to be given, an option to subscribe for or purchase any shares
in, or debentures of, our Company or any of our subsidiaries.
Our Group proposes to acquire up to 20% of the issued share capital of PT SI from the
shareholders within approximately 6 months from the date of admission of our Company to the
SGX-Sesdaq, subject (inter alia) to all necessary consents and approvals. It is contemplated that if
we acquire 20% of PT SI’s capital, the purchase consideration for the acquisition will be
approximately S$1.0 million, to be satisfied by the issue of 2,059,316 new Shares at an issue price
of S$0.50 per Share.
As at the date of this Prospectus, UOB has an option to require PVP XXX to purchase from UOB
Nominees all the 60,501,012 Shares held by UOB Nominees for an aggregate purchase price of
S$1,500,000. The option may be exercised by UOB in the event that our Company is not admitted
to the Official List of the SGX-ST or any securities exchange prior to 1 June 2006, during the
period commencing on 1 June 2006 and ending at the earlier of (i) 9 a.m. on the date on which our
Company is admitted to the Official List of the SGX-ST or any other securities exchange,
whichever is earlier, and (ii) 31 August 2009.
SHARE CAPITAL
4. As at the date of this Prospectus, there is only one class of shares in our share capital. The rights
and privileges attached to the Shares are stated in the Articles of Association of our Company.
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5. Save as disclosed below and in the section entitled “Share Capital” on pages 50 to 52 of this
Prospectus, there were no changes in the issued and paid-up share capital of our Company or our
subsidiaries within the last three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
Our Company
7 April 2003 Subscriber shares S$1 S$2 20 S$2
BRFH
19 March 2003 Working capital S$1 S$100,000 100,000 S$300,000
PT BIIE
4 July 2002 Capitalisation of Rp 2,162 Rp 140,871,596,000 65,158,000 Rp162,491,596,000
shareholder loans (US$1) (US$75,158,000)
owing to STIC,
Ascendas and
PT BIC
PT BRC
16 January 2005 Capitalisation of Rp2,105 S$22,550,500 13,265,000 Rp133,172,825,000
shareholder loans (US$1) (US$63,265,000)
owing to STIC, STICI,
PT Elitindo and SBRH
PT SBP
27 October 2005 Capitalisation of Rp1,000,000 Rp3,403,000,000 3,403 Rp59,469,000,000
shareholder loan
owing to Verizon
Resorts (Labuan)
PT BMW
24 October 2005 Capitalisation of Rp1,000,000 Rp19,579,000,000 19,579 Rp318,197,000,000
shareholder loan
owing to Verizon
Resorts (Labuan)
Verizon Resorts
(Labuan)
5 May 2004 Incorporation US$1 US$1 1 US$1
7. Extracts of certain provisions of the Articles of Association of our Company are set out in Appendix
E of this Prospectus. The Articles of Association of our Company are available for inspection at our
registered office as stated in the section “Documents Available for Inspection” from page 212 of
this Prospectus.
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MATERIAL CONTRACTS
8. The following contracts (not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business of our
Company or its subsidiaries (as the case may be)) have been entered into by our Company and/or
our subsidiaries within the two years preceding the date of lodgment of this Prospectus and are, or
may be, material:
(a) supplemental agreement dated 30 March 2004 between PT BEV and Obayashi Corporation
pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 23 September 1994 between the same parties
in respect of a loan of up to US$1,500,000 to PT BEV was extended for a further term to 31
March 2005;
(b) supplemental agreement dated 1 April 2004 between PT BEV and Sumitomo Electric
Finance UK Limited pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 30 April 2002 between the
same parties in respect of a loan of up to US$400,000 granted to PT BEV was extended for
a further term to 31 March 2005;
(c) technical assistance agreement dated 10 August 2004 made between PT BIC and RIM for
the provision by Riau Infrastructure Management Services Pte Ltd (“RIM”) of technical
assistance including, inter alia, master planning, advising on estate management, industrial
park operations and maintenance and project maintenance in Batam, Indonesia, for the
period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, for a fee of S$75,000;
(d) marketing agency agreement dated 10 August 2004 made between PT BIC and SembPark
pursuant to which SembPark was appointed as the sole and exclusive marketing agent in
respect of BIP for the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004 for a fee of
S$4,225,000;
(e) renewal agreement dated 25 August 2004 made between BRF and TVMobile Pte Ltd
(“TVMobile”) in respect of the agreement dated 1 October 2001 between the same parties.
Under the agreement, in consideration of BRF agreeing to allow TVMobile to install the
equipment and broadcast the TVMobile channel to passengers in the ferries, TVMobile
granted BRF certain air-time entitlement amounting to a value of S$40,000 per annum for
the display of advertisements on the TVMobile channels. Under the agreement, TVMobile
shall also pay a commission, to be calculated based on the payment received by TVMobile
from the advertiser, for the sales of airtime for the display of advertisements on the
TVMobile channel resulting from sales leads introduced by BRF to TVMobile;
(f) settlement deed dated 30 August 2004 made between PT BRC and PT Tropical Amethyst
(“PT TA”) in respect of arbitration proceedings between PT BRC and PT TA in relation to a
site development agreement dated 28 March 1995 entered into between PT BRC, Amethyst
Holdings Private Limited and Tropical Bintan Pte Ltd (which was subsequently novated
pursuant to a novation agreement dated 10 November 1997 made between PT BRC, PT TA,
Amethyst Holdings Private Limited and Tropical Bintan Pte Ltd pursuant to which PT TA was
substituted as a party to the agreement in place of Amethyst Holdings Private Limited and
Tropical Bintan Pte Ltd). Under the settlement deed, PT TA agreed to pay to PT BRC an
aggregate amount of S$583,118.33, being the aggregate outstanding unpaid amounts for
electricity and maintenance charges payable by PT TA;
(g) supplemental agreement dated 6 September 2004 made between PT BEV and Sembawang
KMP Corporation Pte Ltd pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 1 May 1995 between
PT BEV and Sembawang Corporation Investments (S) Pte Ltd in respect of a loan of up to
US$750,000 (which was subsequently assigned by Sembawang Corporation Investments
(S) Pte Ltd to Sembawang KMP Corporation Pte Ltd) was extended for a further term to 31
March 2005;
(h) supplemental agreement dated 15 September 2004 between PT BEV and Sumitomo
Rubber Industries Limited pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 23 September 1994
between the same parties in respect of a loan of up to US$2,250,000 to PT BEV was
extended for a further term to 31 March 2005;
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(i) supplemental agreement dated 22 September 2004 made between PT BEV and PT BIC to
a credit agreement dated 23 September 1994 between the same parties in respect of a loan
of up to US$6,000,000 granted to PT BEV was extended for a further term to 31 March
2005;
(j) loan agreement dated 8 October 2004 made between PT BIIE and PT Lembah
Kemakmuran pursuant to which PT Lembah Kemakmuran advanced a loan of S$12,370,282
to PT BIIE;
(k) supplementary agreement dated 15 December 2004 made between PT BIC, STIC,
Ascendas and PT BIIE pursuant to which the parties agreed that the interest payable by PT
BIIE on the loans to PT BIIE made under the shareholders’ loan agreement dated 25
February 2002 shall be 4% per annum with effect from 1 April 2004 until further revised by
the lenders in writing;
(l) sale and purchase agreement dated 23 December 2004 made between our Company and
PVP XXX (which was amended by a supplemental agreement dated 31 March 2006 made
between our Company and PVP XXX) relating to the acquisition by our Company of the
entire issued share capital of Verizon Resorts (Labuan) from PVP XXX for an aggregate
purchase consideration of S$613,341,220, and containing, inter alia, certain representations
and warranties given by each party to the other and limitations on liability in respect of such
representations and warranties;
(m) convertible loan agreement dated 1 January 2005 made between Verizon Resorts (Labuan)
and PT AIB pursuant to which the parties agreed that the loan in the principal amount of
S$62,045,922 owing by PT AIB to Verizon Resorts (Labuan) would, subject to the terms
thereof, be redeemed and/or convertible into shares in PT AIB at the option of Verizon
Resorts (Labuan), further information of which is furnished on page 57 of this Prospectus;
(n) offshore services agreement dated 22 January 2005 entered into between PT BRC and ILI
for the provision by ILI of certain services in respect of BR located in Bintan, Indonesia,
including assisting in the overall infrastructure and financial planning of BR, providing
assistance in international sourcing of consultants, contractors and suppliers and promoting
the sale of land located in Bintan Beach International Resort, for a period from 1 January
2005 to 31 December 2005, for a fee calculated based on, inter alia, the costs of providing
the services and the amount of revenue earned from the sale of land;
(o) offshore consultancy agreement dated 22 January 2005 entered into between PT BRC and
BRDC for the provision by BRDC of certain services in respect of Bintan Beach International
Resort, including assisting in the infrastructural financial planning of Bintan Beach
International Resort and promoting Bintan Beach International Resort as a holiday
destination, for a period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, for a fee calculated
based on, inter alia, the costs of providing such services;
(p) scheme of arrangement agreement dated 8 February 2005 made between our Company,
ATD and PT HR relating to the ATD Scheme, certain information of which is provided on
page 52 of this Prospectus;
(q) supplemental agreement dated 8 February 2005, and second supplemental agreement
dated 31 March 2006, made between the Company and PT HR, to the sale and purchase
agreement dated 16 April 2003 made between the same parties relating to the acquisition
by the Company of an aggregate of 39,999 shares in the capital of PT BIC from PT HR for
an aggregate purchase consideration of S$237,496,688, and containing, inter alia, certain
representations and warranties given by each party to the other and limitations on liability in
respect of such representations and warranties;
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(r) loan agreement dated 22 March 2005 between our Company and Verizon Resorts (Labuan)
relating to a loan from our Company to Verizon Resorts (Labuan) of an amount of
S$87,500,000. Verizon Resorts (Labuan) in turn lent, interest-free, an amount of
S$87,500,000 to Oasis by way of a promissory note dated 22 March 2005;
(s) supplemental agreement dated 24 March 2005 made between PT BEV and Sembawang
KMP Corporation Pte Ltd pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 1 May 1995 between
PT BEV and Sembawang Corporation Investments (S) Pte Ltd in respect of a loan of up to
US$750,000 (which was subsequently assigned by Sembawang Corporation Investments
(S) Pte Ltd to Sembawang KMP Corporation Pte Ltd) was extended for a further term to 31
March 2006;
(t) supplemental agreement dated 24 March 2005 between PT BEV and Sumitomo Rubber
Industries Limited pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 23 September 1994 between
the same parties in respect of a loan of up to US$2,250,000 to PT BEV was extended for a
further term to 31 March 2006;
(u) supplemental agreement dated 24 March 2005 between PT BEV and Obayashi Corporation
pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 23 September 1994 between the same parties
in respect of a loan of up to US$1,500,000 to PT BEV was extended for a further term to 31
March 2006;
(v) supplemental agreement dated 24 March 2005 made between PT BEV and PT BIC to a
credit agreement dated 23 September 1994 between the same parties in respect of a loan
of up to US$6,000,000 granted to PT BEV was extended for a further term to 31 March
2006;
(w) supplemental agreement dated 24 March 2005 between PT BEV and Sumitomo Electric
Finance UK Limited pursuant to which a credit agreement dated 30 April 2002 between the
same parties in respect of a loan of up to US$400,000 granted to PTBEV was extended for
a further term to 31 March 2006;
(x) offshore services agreement dated 24 March 2005 made between PT BIIE and SembPark
for the provision by SembPark of offshore marketing and financial planning services in
respect of BIE, for a period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, for a fee of
S$2,530,000;
(y) technical assistance agreement dated 24 March 2005 made between PT BIIE and RIM for
the provision by RIM of technical assistance including, inter alia, project management,
estate management and site supervision in respect of BIE for the period from 1 January
2005 to 31 December 2005 for a fee of S$170,000;
(z) technical assistance agreement dated 24 March 2005 made between PT BIC and RIM for
the provision by RIM of technical assistance including, inter alia, master planning, advising
on estate management, industrial park operations and maintenance and project
maintenance in Batam, Indonesia, for the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December
2005, for a fee of S$75,000;
(aa) supplementary agreement dated 24 March 2005 entered into between PT BEV and
SembPark in respect of a membership services and marketing agreement dated 29 June
1995 entered into between PT BEV and Batamindo Industrial Management Pte Ltd (“BIM”)
(and subsequently novated to SembPark by virtue of a novation agreement between PT
BEV, BIM and SembPark dated 6 January 2000) for the provision of marketing services by
SembPark in Singapore for a golf club and housing estate situated in Sei Ladi, Sekupang in
Indonesia (“Membership Services and Marketing Agreement”), pursuant to which the
remuneration payable by PT BEV for the provision of marketing services by SembPark for
the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 was S$162,156;
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(bb) marketing agency agreement dated 24 March 2005 made between PT BIC and SembPark
pursuant to which SembPark was appointed as the sole and exclusive marketing agent in
respect of BIP for the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 for a fee of
S$4,225,000;
(cc) agreement evidenced by letters dated 6 June 2005 and 7 June 2005 between Verizon
Resorts (Labuan) and Oasis pursuant to which the parties agreed, inter alia, that an
outstanding amount aggregating S$63,395,658.72 (being principal and interest) owing by PT
AIB to Oasis would be transferred to Verizon Resorts (Labuan) for a consideration of
S$63,395,658.72;
(dd) agreement as evidenced by letter dated 7 June 2005 between Verizon Resorts (Labuan), PT
BMW, PT BRC, PT SBP, our Company, PVP XXX, PT Lembah Kemakmuran, Oasis,
SembPark Holdings and PT HR whereby, inter alia, Verizon Resorts (Labuan) acquired from
Oasis certain loan assets of Oasis for S$19,598,318.60 and agreed to assume certain
liabilities amounting to S$13,153,727.78. Please see the section “Interested Person
Transactions – Past Interested Person Transactions” on pages 166 and 167 of this
Prospectus for further information;
(ee) supplemental agreements dated 19 July 2005 and 18 January 2006 made between ATD, PT
HR and the Company pursuant to which the parties agreed, inter alia, to extend the latest
date on which the ATD Scheme is to take effect under the scheme agreement dated 8
February 2005 between the same parties to 4 October 2005 and 4 October 2006
respectively (or such later date as the parties may agree);
(ff) letter dated 11 October 2005 from Jiangjun Limited to PT BMW extending the repayment
date under a promissory note dated 18 December 2003 issued by PT BMW to Jiangjun
Limited in respect of a principal amount of Rp68,174,768,484 and interest accrued thereon
at the rate of 2.25% per annum from 1 January 2004, from 18 December 2004 to 31
December 2006;
(gg) letter dated 11 October 2005 from Jiangjun Limited to PT SI extending the repayment date
under a promissory note dated 22 December 2003 issued by PT SI to Jiangjun Limited in
respect of a principal amount of Rp106,251,220,878 and interest accrued thereon at the rate
of 2.25% per annum from 1 January 2004, from 22 December 2004 to 31 December 2006;
(hh) letter dated 11 October 2005 from Jiangjun Limited to PT SBP extending the repayment
date under a promissory note dated 22 December 2003 issued by PT SBP to Jiangjun
Limited in respect of a principal amount of Rp700,000,800 and interest accrued thereon at
the rate of 2.25% per annum from 1 January 2004, from 22 December 2004 to 31
December 2006;
(ii) letter dated 11 October 2005 from Jiangjun Limited to PT SBP extending the repayment
date under a promissory note dated 5 January 2004 issued by PT SBP to Jiangjun Limited
in respect of a principal amount of Rp950,000,000 and interest accrued thereon at the rate
of 2.25% per annum from 5 January 2004, from 5 January 2005 to 31 December 2006;
(jj) offshore services agreement dated 9 February 2006 made between PT BIIE and SembPark
for the provision by SembPark of offshore marketing and financial planning services in
respect of BIE, for a period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006, for a fee of
S$2,530,000;
(kk) technical assistance agreement dated 9 February 2006 made between PT BIIE and RIM for
the provision by RIM of technical assistance including, inter alia, project management,
estate management and site supervision in respect of BIE for the period from 1 January
2006 to 31 December 2006 for a fee of S$170,000;
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(ll) technical assistance agreement dated 9 February 2006 made between PT BIC and RIM for
the provision by RIM of technical assistance including, inter alia, master planning, advising
on estate management, industrial park operations and maintenance and project
maintenance in Batam, Indonesia, for the period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006
for a fee of S$75,000;
(mm) marketing agency agreement dated 9 February 2006 made between PT BIC and SembPark
pursuant to which SembPark was appointed as the sole and exclusive marketing agent in
respect of BIP for the period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 for a fee of
S$4,225,000;
(nn) supplementary agreement dated 9 February 2006 entered into between PT BEV and
SembPark in respect of the Membership Services and Marketing Agreement, pursuant to
which the remuneration payable by PT BEV for the provision of marketing services by
SembPark for the period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 was S$162,156;
(oo) secondment agreement dated 9 February 2006 made between PT BIIE and SembPark
relating to the secondment of executives and other personnel by SembPark to PT BIIE,
pursuant to which PT BIIE shall reimburse SembPark for, inter alia, the salaries, wages,
allowances, travelling and accommodation expenses and other benefits paid by SembPark
to such seconded personnel on a full-time basis;
(pp) secondment agreement dated 9 February 2006 made between PT BEV and SembPark
relating to the secondment of executives and other personnel by SembPark to PT BEV,
pursuant to which PT BEV shall reimburse SembPark for, inter alia, the salaries, wages,
allowances, travelling and accommodation expenses and other benefits paid by SembPark
to such seconded personnel on a full-time basis;
(qq) secondment agreement dated 9 February 2006 made between PT BIC and SembPark
relating to the secondment of executives and other personnel by SembPark to PT BIC,
pursuant to which PT BIC shall reimburse SembPark for, inter alia, the salaries, wages,
allowances, travelling and accommodation expenses and other benefits paid by SembPark
to such seconded personnel on a full-time basis;
(rr) offshore consultancy agreement dated 23 March 2006 entered into between PT BRC and
BRDC for the provision by BRDC of certain services in respect of Bintan Beach International
Resort, including assisting in the infrastructural financial planning of Bintan Beach
International Resort and promoting Bintan Beach International Resort as a holiday
destination, for a period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006, for a fee calculated
based on, inter alia, the costs of providing such services;
(ss) offshore services agreement dated 23 March 2006 entered into between PT BRC and ILI for
the provision by ILI of certain services in respect of BR located in Bintan, Indonesia,
including assisting in the overall infrastructure and financial planning of BR, providing
assistance in international sourcing of consultants, contractors and suppliers and promoting
the sale of land located in Bintan Beach International Resort, for a period from 1 January
2006 to 31 December 2006, for a fee calculated based on, inter alia, the costs of providing
the services and the amount of revenue earned from the sale of land;
(tt) deed of undertaking dated 31 March 2006 made between our Company and SCI relating to
certain undertakings given by SCI, and deed of undertaking dated 31 March 2006 made
between our Company and Low Sin Leng relating to certain undertakings given by Low Sin
Leng, information of which is furnished on pages 187 and 188 of this Prospectus;
(uu) deed of undertaking dated 31 March 2006 made between our Company and PT HR relating
to certain undertakings given by PT HR, information of which is furnished on pages 188 and
189 of this Prospectus;
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(vv) sale and purchase agreement dated 31 March 2006 made between our Company, STIC,
SCL and STICI relating to the acquisition by our Company of (i) 30,000 shares in the capital
of PT BIC, (ii) 28,632,000 shares in the capital of PT BIIE, (iii) 2,100,000 shares in the
capital of BRF and (iv) 5,205,000 shares in the capital of PT BRC, for an aggregate
purchase consideration of S$243,889,452, and containing, inter alia, certain indemnities and
representations and warranties given by each party to the other and limitations on liability in
respect of such representations and warranties;
(ww) subscription agreement dated 31 March 2006 made between our Company and SembPark
Holdings relating to the subscription by SembPark Holdings of 477,987,502 new shares in
the capital of our Company for an aggregate subscription price of S$243,889,452;
(xx) sale and purchase agreement dated 31 March 2006 made between our Company and PT
Elitindo relating to the acquisition by our Company of 2,045,000 shares in the capital of PT
BRC for an aggregate purchase consideration of S$1,569,660, and containing, inter alia,
certain representations and warranties given by each party to the other and limitations on
liability in respect of such representations and warranties; and
(yy) sale and purchase agreement dated 31 March 2006 made between our Company and
Ascendas relating to the acquisition by our Company of (i) 10,000 shares in the capital of
PT BIC and (ii) 17,179,200 ordinary shares in the capital of PT BIIE for an aggregate
purchase consideration of S$89,414,562, and containing, inter alia, certain indemnities and
representations and warranties given by each party to the other and limitations on liability in
respect of such representations and warranties;
(zz) management agreement dated 28 April 2006 made between our Company, the Vendor, PT
HR and the Managers relating to the management of the Share Distribution and the Private
Placement (“Management Agreement”), referred to on page 207 of this Prospectus, and
containing, inter alia, indemnities, representations and warranties provided to the Managers
and termination provisions; and
(aaa) placement agreement dated 28 April 2006 made between our Company, the Vendor, PT HR
and the Placement Agent for the placement of the Placement Shares (“Placement
Agreement”), further information of which is furnished on page 206 of this Prospectus, and
containing, inter alia, indemnities, representations and warranties provided to the Placement
Agent and termination provisions.
LITIGATION
9. Save as disclosed below, neither our Company nor any of our subsidiaries is engaged in any legal
or arbitration proceedings, including those which, to the knowledge of our Directors, are pending or
contemplated, which may have or have had in the last 12 months before the date of lodgment of
this Prospectus a material effect on our financial position or profitability:
(a) PT Karya Titan (“PT KT”) had in 2001 filed a claim against Akira Heavy Machinery &
Construction Pte Ltd (“Akira”) and PT BEV (as co-defendant) in respect of certain payments
made by PT BEV pursuant to a joint operation contract made between PT KT and Akira for
the construction of a golf course at Batamindo Executive Village. Upon completion of the
construction, PT BEV proposed to make a final payment amounting to S$280,000 on the
condition that there was no further variation claim under the contract and the final contract
value was to be S$21,141,946.01. Akira did not agree to the condition and continued to
submit claims to PT BEV. After negotiations, Akira and PT KT agreed to reach a settlement
with PT BEV. However, subsequently, Akira withdrew its agreement to the settlement and PT
KT claimed that Akira had committed a tort under Indonesian laws and commenced an
action in the District Court of Batam, Indonesia, against Akira and PT BEV, claiming for
losses it had suffered amounting in aggregate to S$652,040.
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On 27 April 2002, the District Court of Batam decided that (i) Akira had committed a tort
against PT KT, (ii) PT BEV shall pay S$76,020 to PT KT and S$63,980 to Akira and
S$310,000 in a lump sum to Akira, (iii) Akira and PT BEV shall jointly pay material losses to
PT KT in the amount of 6% per year (amounting to S$4,561.20), and (iv) Akira shall pay the
court fee in the amount of Rp119,000.
PT KT filed an appeal against the decision on 18 May 2002. On 1 November 2002, the High
Court of Riau in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, affirmed the decision of the District Court of Batam.
An appeal against the decision of the High Court of Riau was filed by PT KT on 22 January
2003, and the matter is currently pending appeal in the Supreme Court of the Republic of
Indonesia.
(b) Akira Nagano Machinery and Construction Pte Ltd (“Akira Nagano”) had in 2002 filed a
claim against PT KT and PT BEV (as co defendant) in respect of a claim by Akira Nagano
for compensation of the extra costs in respect of an amount of S$504,626.00 paid by Akira
Nagano due to PT KT’s failure to meet the land clearance deadline for construction of a golf
course at BEV by August 1994.
On 31 October 2002, the District Court of Batam ordered PT KT to pay to Akira Nagano at
the amount of S$252,313 plus interest at 3% per year since 1 July 1995. PT BEV and PT
KT were ordered to jointly pay the court fee of Rp209,000.
On 31 October 2002, PT KT filed an appeal against the decision and on 12 May 2003 the
High Court of Riau decided in favour of PT KT and ordered Akira Nagano to pay the court
fee of Rp100,000. An appeal against the decision of the High Court of Riau was filed by
Akira Nagano on 21 June 2003, and the matter is currently pending appeal in the Supreme
Court of the Republic of Indonesia.
(c) PT BIC had entered into a sale and purchase agreement (“Sale and Purchase
Agreement”) dated 15 January 1996 with PT Paper Box Industries Indonesia (“PT PBII”) for
the sale of Lots 113 and 113A in BIP by PT BIC to PT PBII. As at the Latest Practicable
Date, the purchase price had been paid to PT BIC.
Following the above decision, PT PBII’s shareholder, namely PBI Interstate Pte Ltd
(“PBI Interstate”), lodged a claim against PT PBII and PT DPN, claiming that such
transfer of assets was not valid as its consent as the shareholder of PT PBII had not
been obtained. The attachment to the land and building located on Lots 113 and 113A
were made on 25 July 2002. However, the attachments were subsequently lifted by
the District Court of Batam on 30 November 2002.
(ii) Another supplier of PT PBII, PT Sinar Dunia Makmur (“PT SDM”), separately
commenced proceedings against PT PBII and Paper Box Industries (Singapore) Pte
Ltd in the District Court of Batam. Further to such proceedings, PT SDM lodged an
attachment to the land and building on Lots 113 and 113A on 12 March 2002, which
was affirmed by the District Court of Batam. The decision of the District Court was
subsequently affirmed by the High Court of Riau, Indonesia, on 25 November 2002.
An appeal against the decision of the High Court of Riau was filed by Paper Box
Industries (Singapore) Pte Ltd, and the matter is currently pending in the Supreme
Court of the Republic of Indonesia.
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On 12 April 2003, PT BIC lodged an objection with the District Court of Batam to the
attachment made by PT SDM and the hearing by the court in respect of PT BIC’s
objection was held on 31 July 2003. The court decided on 4 March 2004 against PT
BIC’s objection and PT BIC was ordered to bear the costs of the legal proceedings
amounting to Rp561,000. PT BIC has filed an appeal to the High Court of Riau on 5
May 2004. The decision of the District Court was affirmed by the High Court of Riau
in Pekanbaru on 11 August 2004, and PT BIC was ordered to bear the legal costs of
the legal proceedings amounting to Rp100,000. An appeal against the decision of the
High Court of Riau was filed by PT BIC on 5 November 2004, and the matter is
currently pending in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia.
(d) PT Tropical Amethyst (“PT TA”) had in November 1999 issued a notice of arbitration to PT
BRC in relation to certain claims in respect of a site development agreement dated 28
March 1995 entered into between PT BRC, Amethyst Holdings Private Limited and Tropical
Bintan Pte Ltd (the “Site Development Agreement”) for the sale by PT BRC of a site of
approximately 220 hectares within Bintan Beach International Resort in Bintan (the “Site”).
Pursuant to a novation agreement dated 10 November 1997 entered into amongst PT BRC,
Amethyst Holdings Private Limited, Tropical Bintan Pte Ltd and PT TA, PT TA was
substituted as a party to the Site Development Agreement in place of Amethyst Holdings
Private Limited and Tropical Bintan Pte Ltd.
The main issues in dispute between PT TA and PT BRC in the arbitration related to: (i) PT
TA’s claim that PT BRC had failed to deliver the whole of the Site with vacant possession
and free from encumbrances under the Site Development Agreement; (ii) PT BRC’s claim for
the balance purchase price of S$6,600,000 for the Site payable by PT TA; and (iii) the basis
on which PT BRC should charge PT TA for its provision of utilities to the Site.
Pursuant to a settlement agreement dated 16 March 2001 between PT BRC and PT TA (the
“First Settlement Agreement”), the disputes described in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and part of
(iii) above were settled without any admission and/or concession of liability by either party.
Under the First Settlement Agreement, PT TA agreed to pay to PT BRC an aggregate sum
of S$6,638,203.45 comprising, inter alia, the balance purchase price due from PT TA under
the Site Development Agreement. Further to the First Settlement Agreement, the arbitration
tribunal entered an interim consent award on 28 June 2001 in terms of the First Settlement
Agreement. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the outstanding amount and accrued interest
payable by PT TA under the First Settlement Agreement is S$2,711,601.72 and
S$76,767.53 respectively. Under the terms of the First Settlement Agreement, the aforesaid
outstanding amounts were to have been paid by PT TA by 16 October 2003 and PT BRC is
entitled at any time after 16 October 2003 to enter summary judgment against PT TA for any
unpaid amount, including interest accrued and unpaid. PT BRC is currently in discussions
with PT TA for the payment of the balance monies under the First Settlement Agreement.
The dispute described in sub-paragraph (iii) above related to the connection charges,
demand charges and consumption charges payable by PT TA in respect of utilities provided
by PT BRC. Further the dispute also involved certain maintenance charges payable by PT
TA. The issue of connection charges was settled between the parties under the First
Settlement Agreement. With respect to the demand charges, consumption charges and
maintenance charges payable, the parties have entered into a deed of settlement dated 30
August 2004 (the “Second Settlement Deed”) in respect of the same. Pursuant to the terms
of the Second Settlement Deed, PT TA agreed to pay to PT BRC (aa) S$167,616.33, being
the outstanding unpaid amount for electricity charges within 7 days from the execution of the
Second Settlement Deed and (bb) S$415,502, being the outstanding unpaid amount for
maintenance charges, payable in 5 equal monthly instalments commencing from 31 March
2004. The amounts payable under the Second Settlement Deed have been paid in full by PT
TA.
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(e) Our subsidiary PT BMW has a shareholding interest in Bintan Lagoon Resort Ltd (“BLR”),
which is presently under compulsory winding up with effect from April 2005. In about July
1998, BLR purported to issue shares in its capital to its shareholders, including PT BMW at
a total issue price of S$3.0 million in cash. In the event that PT BMW disputes that it is
obliged to subscribe, its shareholding in BLR would be diluted by the proportion of cash not
contributed, resulting in it holding less than 10% of BLR’s issued share capital. There is no
assurance that the liquidator of BLR will not dispute PT BMW’s position; however the
Directors do not expect there to be a material adverse effect on the Group.
(f) Legal proceedings have been commenced in Indonesia by PT Adhya Tirta Batam (“PT
ATB”) against our subsidiary PT BIC and, inter alia, its directors who include Anthoni Salim
and Low Sin Leng. PT ATB is one of PT BIC’s sources of water supply in Batam, whilst the
other supplier is the local Indonesian authority. Please see the Risk Factor “Our dependence
on existing water resources” on page 40 of this Prospectus.
PT ATB alleges, inter alia, that PT BIC’s business activity of water extraction in Batam,
processing and water supply to tenants in BIP is beyond the authority of PT BIC’s articles of
association, contravenes the permits owned by PT BIC and breaches PT ATB’s alleged
exclusive right to water exploitation in Batam Island. PT ATB also claims that PT BIC under
the management of the other defendants failed to act honestly in registering and notifying its
business activities to the Indonesian authorities.
PT ATB is claiming (amongst others) from the defendants alleged losses totalling
approximately the equivalent of S$49 million (based on an exchange rate of Rp5,800:S$1).
PT ATB is also seeking (i) an order that PT BIC stops any business activity related to water
exploitation which does not conform with its articles of association and licences, (ii) an order
that the defendants demolish the buildings, equipment, facilities and infrastructure related to
the business activity of water extraction and distribution or sale of water to the public and/or
group of customers in Batam Island; and (iii) a declaration that PT BIC be dissolved.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, PT BIC has sought Indonesian legal advice from James
Purba & Partners, and intends to vigorously defend the suit. James Purba & Partners has
advised, inter alia, that PT BIC’s business activity of water extraction and sale of water
supply is in accordance with its Articles of Association and PT BIC has obtained the valid
permit and approval of the relevant Indonesian authority. The Batam Industrial Development
Authority (“BIDA”) has issued letters to PT BIC approving the extraction of water by PT BIC
of up to 4,500 m3/day in respect of the supply of clean water for BIP (“BIDA Approval”).
BIDA has also stated that any shortage of water shall be supplied by PT ATB. There is no
specified expiry date to such approval. James Purba & Partners has also advised that PT
ATB’s claim for material and immaterial damages is groundless and that the other
allegations and demands are without merit.
As at 26 April 2006, following a mediation hearing on the same date, the mediator ordered
that the case proceed to court and a court hearing has been fixed for 3 May 2006.
Having taken into account the legal advice of its Indonesian counsel, PT BIC has not made
provision in its accounts in respect of the suit.
Based on the average cost of water charged by PT ATB to our Group as at the Latest
Practicable Date, we estimate that PT BIC’s cost of operating revenue will increase by about
S$1.75 million per annum if PT BIC loses the BIDA approval and we purchase all our
present water requirements in respect of BIP from PT ATB. In the event that PT BIC loses
the BIDA approval, its water extraction and processing facilities will be impaired resulting in
a one-time impairment charge of about S$8.8 million.
USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND EXPENSES OF THE SHARE
DISTRIBUTION AND PRIVATE PLACEMENT
10. Application monies received by the Vendor in respect of successful applications (including
successful balloted applications which are subsequently rejected) will be placed in an interest
bearing account with The Bank of East Asia, Limited (being the Receiving Banker). All the interest
earned from such monies in the account will accrue to the Vendor. Any refund of all or part of the
application monies to unsuccessful or partially successful applicants will be made at their own risk,
without any interest or any share of such revenue or other benefit arising therefrom.
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11. (a) Based on the Placement Price of S$0.50 for each Placement Share, the net proceeds from
the Private Placement (after estimated expenses payable by the Vendor) will be
approximately S$133.3 million. No cash proceeds will accrue to our Company from the
Share Distribution and the Private Placement, as all the Distribution Shares and the
Placement Shares are to be transferred or disposed of by PT HR and the Vendor
respectively.
(b) No proceeds from the Private Placement are proposed to be used by the Vendor, directly or
indirectly, to acquire or refinance the acquisition of an asset other than in the ordinary
course of business.
12. The estimated (based on circumstances known to us as at the Latest Practicable Date, which may
change) amount of the expenses of the Share Distribution and the Private Placement and the
application for listing is approximately S$8,910,000, including listing fees, placement commission,
management, audit and legal fees and miscellaneous expenses. Other than the listing fees which
will be borne by our Company, S$3,844,000 of the remaining expenses will be borne by the
Shareholders of our Company as at the date of this Prospectus, and the balance will be borne by
PVP XXX and PT HR. The breakdown of these estimated expenses is as follows:
Listing fees S$10,000*
Professional fees S$3,700,000
Placement commission S$4,200,000
Miscellaneous expenses S$1,000,000
* The listing fees represent 0.11% of the aforesaid total estimated expenses.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, PVP XXX has advanced approximately S$750,000 to our
Company towards the settlement by our Company of professional fees and an aggregate amount
of about S$2.6 million is owing by PVP XXX to our Company for expenses which have been paid
by our Company. The net amount of about S$900,000 is to be paid by PVP XXX to our Company
prior to listing.
(b) Pursuant to the Placement Agreement dated 28 April 2006 (the “Placement Agreement”)
entered into between our Company, the Vendor, PT HR and UOB Kay Hian, UOB Kay Hian
has agreed to purchase and/or procure purchasers for the Placement Shares for a
placement commission of three(3) per cent. of the Placement Price for each Placement
Share which the Placement Agent has purchased or procured purchasers for, payable by
the Vendor.
(c) The Placement Agreement is conditional, inter alia, upon the ATD Scheme becoming
effective. In addition, the Placement Agreement may be terminated by the Placement Agent
at any time on or before the close of the Application List on the occurrence of certain
events, including, inter alia,:
(ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change or any crisis in
local, national, regional or international financial (including stock market, foreign
exchange market, inter-bank market or interest rates or money market),
political, industrial, economic or monetary conditions, taxation or exchange
controls; or
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which event or events shall, in the reasonable opinion of the Placement Agent
(exercised in good faith):
(cc) has or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial
results and conditions, operations or prospects of our Company or our Group
taken as a whole and is likely to prejudice the success of the Private Placement
or purchase or procuring purchasers for the Placement Shares (whether in the
primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market) or the listing
of our Shares on the SGX-Sesdaq; or
(2) the issue of a stop order by the Authority in accordance with Section 242 of the SFA.
In the event that the Placement Agreement is terminated, the Vendor reserves the
right, in its absolute discretion, to cancel the Private Placement.
(d) Our Company has also agreed that it shall not (inter alia) issue at any time on or before the
expiry of 180 days after the close of the Application List, any marketable securities or
Shares or options therefor, declare or distribute any dividend or vary, alter or otherwise do
anything to its capital structure (issued or otherwise), without the Placement Agent’s prior
written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
(e) UOB Kay Hian, the Placement Agent, is an associated company of UOB. UOB is one of our
principal bankers and has granted us banking facilities. As at the date of this Prospectus,
UOB’s subsidiary, UOB Nominees, holds 2.51% of the total number of our issued Shares.
Save as disclosed, in the reasonable opinion of our Directors, we do not have any material
relationship with the Managers or the Placement Agent.
14. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, PT HR and the Vendor appointed the Managers to
manage the Share Distribution and the Private Placement. The Managers have received a
management fee from the Vendor for their services rendered in connection with the listing.
MISCELLANEOUS
15. As at the date of this Prospectus, all the corporations which are, by virtue of Section 6 of the
Singapore Companies Act, deemed to be related to our Company, are listed in the Reporting
Accountants’ Report on the Unaudited Proforma Financial Statements of Gallant Venture Ltd. and
its Subsidiaries.
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16. Details of the names, addresses and professional qualifications (including membership in a
professional body) of the auditors of our Company and its subsidiaries for the last three financial
years ended 31 December 2005 are as follows:
Name, Professional
Qualification / Membership
Financial Year and Address Professional Body Partner-in-charge
BIS
FY2003 Ernst & Young Institute of Certified Public Tan Wee Kim
FY2004 Certified Public Accountants Accountants of Singapore
FY2005 of Singapore
10 Collyer Quay,
#21-01 Ocean Building,
Singapore 049315
BRF
FY2003 TeoFoongWongLCLoong Institute of Certified Public John Teo
FY2004 Certified Public Accountants Accountants of Singapore
FY2005 of Singapore
15 Beach Road,
#03-10, Beach Centre,
Singapore 189677
BRFH
FY2003 N.F. Lee & Co. Institute of Certified Public Andrew Koo
FY2004 Certified Public Accountants Accountants of Singapore
FY2005 of Singapore
35 Selegie Road,
#04-06 Parklane Shopping Mall,
Singapore 188307
PT BIC
FY2003 Prasetio, Sarwoko & Sandjaja Indonesian Institute of Angelito P. Tapang
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jakarta Stock Exchange
Building Tower 2, 7th Floor,
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 52-53,
Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
PT BBT
FY2003 Prasetio, Sarwoko & Sandjaja Indonesian Institute of Angelito P. Tapang
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jakarta Stock Exchange
Building Tower 2,
7th Floor,
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 52-53,
Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
PT BEV
FY2003 Prasetio, Sarwoko & Sandjaja Indonesian Institute of Angelito P. Tapang
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jakarta Stock Exchange
Building Tower 2, 7th Floor,
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 52-53,
Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
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Name, Professional
Qualification / Membership
Financial Year and Address Professional Body Partner-in-charge
PT BIIE
FY2003 Prasetio, Sarwoko & Sandjaja Indonesian Institute of Angelito P. Tapang
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jakarta Stock Exchange
Building Tower 2, 7th Floor,
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 52-53,
Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
PT BMW
FY2003 Johan Malonda Astika & Rekan Indonesian Institute of Justinus A. Sidharta
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jalan Pluit Raya 200,
Blok V/1-5,
Jakarta 14450, Indonesia
PT BRC
FY2003 Prasetio, Sarwoko & Sandjaja Indonesian Institute of Soemarso S.
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants Rahardjo, M.E.
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jakarta Stock Exchange
Building Tower 2, 7th Floor,
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 52-53,
Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
PT SBP
FY2003 Johan Malonda Astika & Rekan Indonesian Institute of Justinus A. Sidharta
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jalan Pluit Raya 200,
Blok V/1-5,
Jakarta 14450, Indonesia
PT SI
FY2003 Johan Malonda Astika & Rekan Indonesian Institute of Justinus A. Sidharta
FY2004 Member of the Indonesian Accountants
FY2005 Institute of Accountants
Jalan Pluit Raya 200,
Blok V/1-5,
Jakarta 14450, Indonesia
We currently have no intention of changing the auditors of our Company after the admission of our
Company to the Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq.
* Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton, Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, of 47 Hill Street, #05-01, Chinese Chamber of
Commerce & Industry Building, Singapore 179365, were also engaged to audit the financial statements of Verizon Resorts
(Labuan) for FY2004 and HY2005 for the purposes of this Prospectus.
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17. No expert named in this Prospectus is employed on a contingent basis by our Company or any of
our subsidiaries, or has a material interest, whether direct or indirect, in the shares of our
Company or any of our subsidiaries, or has a material economic interest, whether direct or indirect,
in our Company, including an interest in the success of the Share Distribution and the Private
Placement.
18. Save as disclosed in this Prospectus, our Directors are not aware of any event which has occurred
since 30 June 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date which may have a material effect on the
financial position and results of our Group set out in the Reporting Accountants’ Report on the
Unaudited Proforma Financial Statements of Gallant Venture Ltd. and its Subsidiaries set out in
Appendix J of this Prospectus.
CONSENTS
19. The Auditors and Reporting Accountants have given and have not withdrawn their written consent
to the issue of this Prospectus with the inclusion herein of the audited financial statements of
Gallant Venture Ltd. for FY2003 and FY2004, and for the six months ended 30 June 2005 as set
out in Appendix H of this Prospectus and the Reporting Accountants’ Report on the Unaudited
Proforma Financial Statements of Gallant Venture Ltd. and its Subsidiaries as set out in Appendix
J of this Prospectus, in the form and the context in which they appear in this Prospectus, and
references to their name in the form and context in which it appears in this Prospectus, and to act
in such capacity in relation to this Prospectus. The Reporting Accountants’ Report and the audited
financial statements of Gallant Venture Ltd. for the six months ended 30 June 2005 have been
prepared for the purpose of incorporation in this Prospectus. The audited financial statements of
Gallant Venture Ltd. for the financial years ended 31 December 2003 and 31 December 2004 were
not prepared for the purpose of incorporation in the Prospectus.
20. Prasetio, Sarwoko & Sandjaja, the auditors of PT BIC, PT BBT, PT BEV, PT BIIE and PT BRC,
have given and have not withdrawn their written consent to the issue of this Prospectus with the
inclusion herein of the consolidated audited financial statements of PT BIC and its subsidiaries for
FY2002, FY2003 and FY2004 and for the six months ended 30 June 2005 as set out in Appendix I
of this Prospectus, and references to their name in the form and context in which it appears in this
Prospectus, and to act in such capacity in relation to this Prospectus. These financial statements
have been prepared for the purpose of incorporation in this Prospectus. Please refer to Appendix I.
21. The IFA has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this Prospectus with
the inclusion herein of the IFA Letter in the form and context in which it appears in this Prospectus
and references to its name in the form and context in which it appears in this Prospectus and to
act in such capacity in relation to this Prospectus. The IFA Letter has been prepared for the
purpose of incorporation in this Prospectus.
22. Colliers International has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this
Prospectus with the inclusion herein of the Independent Market Review Report set out in Appendix
B of this Prospectus and the valuation certificates set out in Appendix A in the form and context in
which it appears in this Prospectus and references to its name in the form and context in which it
appears in this Prospectus and to act in such capacity in relation to this Prospectus. The
Independent Market Review Report and the valuation certificates have been prepared for the
purpose of incorporation in this Prospectus.
23. (a) Each of the Legal Advisers to the Company on Indonesian Law, Brigitta I. Rahayoe &
Syamsuddin and Mochtar Karuwin Komar, has given and has not withdrawn its written
consent to the issue of this Prospectus with the inclusion herein of references to its name in
the form and context in which it appears in this Prospectus. The statements by Brigitta I.
Rahayoe & Syamsuddin in the section “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to Our Fixed Property”
under the risk factor “We may not be able to extend the tenure for our leasehold properties
in Indonesia” were made on 28 March 2006 and were prepared for the purpose of
incorporation in the Prospectus. The statements by Mochtar Karuwin Komar in the section
“Risk Factors - Risks Relating to Our Fixed Property” under the risk factor “We may not be
able to extend the tenure for our leasehold properties in Indonesia” were made on 17 March
2006 and were prepared for the purpose of incorporation in the Prospectus.
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(b) James Purba & Partners of Wisma Nugra Santana, 12th Floor Suite 1205, Jl. Jend. Sudirman
Kav. 7-8, Jakarta 10220, Indonesia, legal advisers to PT BIC in respect of the legal
proceedings referred to in paragraph 9(f) of the section “General and Statutory Information -
Litigation” of this Prospectus, has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the
issue of this Prospectus with the inclusion herein of references to its name in the form and
context in which it appears in this Prospectus. The statements made by James Purba &
Partners in paragraph 9(f) were made on 28 March 2006 and prepared for the purpose of
incorporation in the Prospectus.
24. Each of the Managers has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this
Prospectus with the inclusion herein of references to its name in the form and context in which it
appears in this Prospectus and to act in such capacity in relation to this Prospectus.
25. UOB Kay Hian has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this Prospectus
with the inclusion herein of references to its name in the form and context in which it appears in
this Prospectus and to act in such capacity in relation to this Prospectus.
26. Each of the Solicitors to the Company in relation to the Listing, the Share Distribution and the
Private Placement as to Singapore law, the Legal Advisers to the Company as to Malaysian Law,
the Solicitors to the Joint Lead Managers and the Placement Agent, the Principal Banker, the
Receiving Banker, the Placement Agent and the Share Registrar do not make, or purport to make,
any statement in this Prospectus or any statement upon which a statement in this Prospectus is
based and make no representation express or implied regarding, and, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, expressly disclaim and take no responsibility for, any statements, information or
opinions in or any omissions from this Prospectus.
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DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
29. Copies of the following documents may be inspected at our registered office at 47 Hill Street, #06-
02 Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Building, Singapore 179365 during normal
business hours for a period of six months from the date of the registration of this Prospectus with
the Authority:–
(b) the Reporting Accountants’ Report set out in Appendix J of this Prospectus;
(c) the Service Agreement referred to on pages 150 and 151 of this Prospectus;
(d) the material contracts referred to on pages 197 to 202 of this Prospectus;
(g) the Independent Market Review Report set out in Appendix B of this Prospectus;
(i) the audited financial statements (and all notes, reports or information relating thereto which
are required to be prepared under the Singapore Companies Act) of Gallant Venture Ltd. for
the financial years ended 31 December 2003 and 31 December 2004, and for the six
months ended 30 June 2005 as set out in Appendix H;
(j) the audited consolidated financial statements of PT Batamindo Investment Cakrawala and
its subsidiaries for the financial years ended 31 December 2002, 31 December 2003 and 31
December 2004, and for the six months ended 30 June 2005 as set out in Appendix I; and
(k) the respective audited financial statements of all the entities in our Group for each of the
financial years ended 31 December 2002, 31 December 2003 and 31 December 2004, and
for the six months ended 30 June 2005.
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APPENDIX A
Worker Dormitories
274,110 sq metres
Title & Land Use Right : 30+20+30 years (HGB) title from 1989 for phases 1 & 2
and from 1995 for phase 3. We have assumed that the
HGB will be renewed after expiry of the current HGB
period for 20 years and an additional 30 years
thereafter. Our valuation includes deduction of the land
renewal fees and we assumed that no further premium
is payable.
A-1
Land & Buildings at Batamindo Industrial Park
(BIP) Batam Island Indonesia
Utilities S$83,000,000/-
…………………………………………………………………………………
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
A-2
Colliers International Consultancy &
Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
50 Raffles Place
#18-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
Brief Description : The subject property is located within the duty free
bonded zone at the south western tip of Bintan
Island within the Riau Archipelago. The island is
about 50 km southeast or 75 minutes by ferry from
Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.
Title & Land Use Right : 30+20+30 years (total 80 years) from 1989. We
have assumed that the HGB will be renewed after
expiry of the current HGB period for 20 years and
an additional 30 years thereafter. Our valuation
includes deduction of the land renewal fees and we
assumed that no further premium is payable.
A-3
Land & Buildings at Bintan Industrial Estate
(BIIE) Bintan Island Indonesia
Utilities S$45,000,000/-
………………………………………………………………………………..
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
A-4
Colliers International Consultancy &
Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
50 Raffles Place
#18-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
Title & Land Use Rights : 30+20+30 years (total 80 years) based on the
commencement date of the HGB for the above
properties. We have assumed that the HGB will be
renewed after expiry of the current HGB period for 20
years and an additional 30 years thereafter. Our
valuation includes deduction of the land renewal fees
and we assumed that no further premium is payable
(Please refer to Appendix)
A-5
Parcels1 to 10, Kecamatan Bintan Utara, Lobam,
Bintan Island
………………………………………………………………………………..
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
A-6
Appendix
Land Parcel Gross Area Title & Land Use Right Land Certificate Issue
(sq m) (HGB) Date
Commencement Date
A-7
Colliers International Consultancy &
Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
50 Raffles Place
#18-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
Property : Parcels A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5-B5a & B8-B8a,
Lagoi Bay Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island
Title & Land Use Rights : 30+20+30 years (total 80 years) based on the
commencement date of the HGB for the above
properties. We have assumed that the HGB will be
renewed after expiry of the current HGB period for 20
years and an additional 30 years thereafter. Our
valuation includes deduction of the land renewal fees
and we assumed that no further premium is payable.
(Please refer to Appendix)
A-8
Parcel A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8
Lagoi Bay, Bintan Resorts,
Bintan Island Indonesia
………………………………………………………………………………..
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
A-9
Appendix
Lagoi Bay
Parcel Gross Area Title & Land Use Right Land Certificate Issue
(ha) (HGB) Date
Commencement Date
A-10
Colliers International Consultancy &
Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
50 Raffles Place
#18-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
Property : Parcels AR1-1a, A7, A8, A9, C26, C27, C28, ZP/ZA,
BP, R1, RA1, IA, AR2, B9, A13/17-17a, B10, B11, A14
& A15 Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island
Parcel A13/17, B10, B11, A14 & A15 are located on the
northern shoreline and beachfront to the South China
Sea adjacent to Ria Bintan and Bintan Lagoon. The
other land parcels are spread to the southwest adjacent
to the reservoir along the east-west arterial road from
the ferry terminal. The subject lands are vacant and
have flat to undulating contours generally.
Title & Land Use Rights : 30+20+30 years (total 80 years) based on the
commencement date of the HGB for the above
properties. We have assumed that the HGB will be
renewed after expiry of the current HGB period for 20
years and an additional 30 years thereafter. Our
valuation includes deduction of the land renewal fees
and we assumed that no further premium is payable.
(Please refer to Appendix)
A-11
Parcel AR1, A7, A8, A9, C26, C27,C28
ZP/ZA, BP, R1, RA1, IA, AR2, B9, A13/17
B10, B11, A14 & A15 Bintan Resorts,
Bintan Island Indonesia
………………………………………………………………………………..
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
A-12
Appendix
Land Bank 1
Parcel Gross Title & Land Use Right Land Certificate Issue
Area (ha) (HGB) Date
Commencement Date
A-13
Colliers International Consultancy &
Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
50 Raffles Place
#18-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
Property : Parcels A16, C1, C2, B12, B13, B16, C24, C25, RA2,
BT2, RA5A, RA5, RA3, C23, SP1,
Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island
Parcels A16, C1, C2, B12, B13 & B16 are located on
the northern shoreline and beachfront to the South
China Sea. The other land parcels are to the south
adjacent to the reservoir extending southwards from
the east-west arterial road from the ferry terminal. The
subject lands are vacant and have flat to undulating
contours generally.
Title & Land Use Rights : 30+20+30 years (total 80 years) based on the
commencement date of the HGB for the above
properties. We have assumed that the HGB will be
renewed after expiry of the current HGB period for 20
years and an additional 30 years thereafter. Our
valuation includes deduction of the land renewal fees
and we assumed that no further premium is payable
(Please refer to Appendix)
A-14
Parcels A16, C1, C2, B12, B13, B16, C24
C25, RA2, BT2, RA5A, RA3, C23, SP1
Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island Indonesia
………………………………………………………………………………..
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
A-15
Appendix
Land Bank 2
Parcel Gross Area Title & Land Use Right Land Certificate Issue
(ha) (HGB) Date
Commencement Date
A-16
Colliers International Consultancy &
Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
50 Raffles Place
#18-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
Property : Parcels B15, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C20, C21,
C18, C19, B17, B18, B19, B20, B21, BR2, BU1, RA4,
R2, SP2, C22 & WR2
Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island
Parcels B15, C3, C4, C5, C7, C8, C9, C18, C19, B18,
B19, B20 & B21 are located on the northern shoreline
and beachfront to the South China Sea. The other land
parcels are green field sites and with the reservoir are
spread to the east and southwards from the proposed
east-west arterial road. The subject lands are vacant
and have flat to undulating contours generally.
Title & Land Use Rights : 30+20+30 years (total 80 years) based on the
commencement date of the HGB for the above
properties. We have assumed that the HGB will be
renewed after expiry of the current HGB period for 20
years and an additional 30 years thereafter. Our
valuation includes deduction of the land renewal fees
and we assumed that no further premium is payable.
(Please refer to Appendix)
A-17
Parcels B15, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9
C20, C21, C18, C19, B17, B18, B19, B20,
B21, BR2, BU1, RA4, R2, SP2, C22 & WR2
Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island Indonesia
………………………………………………………………………………..
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
A-18
Appendix
Land Bank 3
Parcel Gross Area Title & Land Use Right Land Certificate Issue
(ha) (HGB) Date
Commencement Date
A-19
Colliers International Consultancy &
Valuation (Singapore) Pte Ltd
50 Raffles Place
#18-01 Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
Property : Land & Buildings at Plots AT1, BT1, AU1, WR1 & Ferry
Terminal, Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island
A-20
Land & Buildings at
Plots AT1, BT1, AU1, WR1 & Ferry Terminal,
Bintan Resorts, Bintan Island
Title & Land Use Rights : 30+20+30 years (total 80 years) based on the
commencement date of the HGB for the above
properties. We have assumed that the HGB will be
renewed after expiry of the current HGB period for 20
years and an additional 30 years thereafter. Our
valuation includes deduction of the land renewal fees
and we assumed that no further premium is payable.
(Please refer to Appendix)
Total S$159,000,000/-
………………………………………………………………………………..
Colliers International Consultancy & Valuation Singapore Pte Ltd
KN/GSL/ds
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Appendix
Parcel Gross Area Title & Land Use Right Land Certificate Issue
(ha) (HGB) Date
Commencement Date
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APPENDIX B
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CONTENTS
2.1 OUTLOOK FOR INDUSTRIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT IN BINTAN ISLAND ....... B-20
3.0 OUTLOOK FOR RESORT AND TOUSRIM DEVELOPMENT IN BINTAN ISLAND......... B-22
3.4 PRESENT RESORT AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENTS IN BINTAN ISLAND ...... B-28
3.5 FUTURE RESORT AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BINTAN ISLAND ........... B-32
3.6 RESORT AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK IN BINTAN ISLAND ....... B-33
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This Report has been prepared for inclusion in the prospectus (“Prospectus”) in
connection with the invitation by Gallant Venture Ltd. in respect of the distribution of the
Distribution Shares (as defined in the Prospectus) to the ATD Creditors (as defined in
the Prospectus) and ATD Shareholders (as defined in the Prospectus) in connection
with the ATD Scheme (as defined in the Prospectus) and the placement of the
Placement Shares (as defined in the Prospectus).
1.1.1 OPPORTUNITIES:
Batam Island’s success will continue to hinge on the following factors :
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Risk Rating
о Batam Island achieved a 4.87 risk rating in a recent survey conducted by
Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), an international
independent risk-rating company based in Hong Kong.
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1.1.2 THREATS:
Regional Competition
о Batam Island currently faces regional competition from other
industrialised parks in Asia. Over the past 5 years or so, countries such
as India, China, Vietnam and Malaysia have witnessed an increasing
number of industrial park developments. Manufacturers are very often
attracted to these regions primarily for the following reasons :
- Availability of abundant and cheap labour;
- Low land cost and rental rates;
- Tax incentives;
- Political stability;
- Availability of raw materials;
- Proximity to customers.
о It is therefore essential that the Indonesian Government strategise and
develop pro-investment policies and practices to increase Batam Island’s
stance amidst increasing competition.
Labour Issues
о Indonesian labour does not compare particularly well in regional terms.
Labour productivity remains low, as some 71% of the country's 100-
million-strong workforce is considered to be under-educated; many have
less than six years of formal education.
о The issue of labour as a disincentive to investment has hardened
following a shift in emphasis in government policy and tight labour law to
favour organised labour. Minimum wages have also increased rapidly in
recent years outpacing inflation rate while the labour market remains
highly inflexible. The current minimum monthly wages in Batam Island is
Rp 635,000 (US$63 or S$107).
о Investors have repeatedly called for a more balanced approach to
industrial relations to weigh workers rights against overall
competitiveness. The government has attempted to respond with new
manpower and industrial dispute laws but remains faced with fierce
political opposition and noncompliance.
о Additionally, labor strikes have been common in recent years. Although
there have been fewer strikes since the economic downturn began in
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Corruption
о In recent years, considerable attention has been focused on the costs of
corruption and influence peddling to local and foreign businesses. The
2004 survey conducted by the PERC found that foreign businesses
regarded Indonesia the most corrupt nation in Asia. The World Bank’s
Doing Business 2006 report ranked Indonesia 133rd place out of 145 for
Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005, on par with the Democratic
Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Georgia and Tajikistan.
о Demands for "facilitation fees" to obtain required permits or licenses,
government award of contracts and concessions based on personal
relations, are frequently cited as disincentives to foreign investment. The
general perception of corruption in Indonesia has affected investors’ view
of Batam to some extent.
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о The inflation and interest rates surge could have a negative impact on
domestic consumption and investment, prompting a moderation in the
economy’s growth momentum.
о Already, the higher fuel cost has increased operation and manufacturing
costs for companies in Batam Island. This has affected existing operators
and is expected to erode Batam Island’s competitive advantage in
attracting new investors to the island. On the same note, increasing fuel
costs has also resulted in some level of labour tension. Worker morale is
currently low due to higher cost of living and a wage increase is seen as
important to boost morale. Yet companies in Batam Island are also hard
hit by the fuel price hike and it will be difficult for employers to raise salary
or transport allowances for workers. This can potentially pose labour
unrest, non-productivity, closure of manufacturing companies and thus
unemployment as well as uncertainty to companies in Batam Island.
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We have inspected and researched into some of the major industrial parks. The
background and performance of these industrial parks are summarised below.
Standard factories for immediate start-up have factory floor areas ranging from
1,300 sq m to 10,000 sq m, and with factories land areas from 2,500 sq m to
10,000 sq m. Treated land lots are also available for sale and lot sizes vary
depending on needs of industrial buyers. Factory spaces for rent are classified
by types and the configurations are tabled below.
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Rental rates are priced at US$3.23 per sq m (S$5.50 per sq m) whilst land
(including factory) is sold at approximately US$291 per sq m (S$ 495 per sq m),
both of which are negotiable. Our market research showed that prices for land
lots (without building) of about 8,000 sq m could go as low as US$47 – US$59
per sq m (S$ 80 - S$100 per sq m). Monthly service charge of US$0.18 per sq m
(S$0.30 per sq m) is payable.
Factory space is usually let out on a 3-year lease term with 3 months rental
deposit and administration charge of US$5,875 (S$10,000) payable upon
confirmation via a Letter of Confirmation. Thereafter, rental fee and service
charge are payable in advance on a quarterly basis.
Our survey also showed that PIE has a dedicated and professional team of
marketing personnel. Proactive measures are now being taken by developer to
form strategic alliance with associations and government bodies in Singapore as
well as with Indonesian trade chambers and to organize trade shows outside of
Singapore.
KIE occupies 180 ha of land specially set aside for light, medium and heavy
industries. Phase 1 of this development is zoned for light industrial cluster
development comprising ready-to-use factory units on leasehold land of 80 years.
There are detached, semi-detached and terrace factories with land sizes ranging
from 1,095 sq m to 3,312 sq m and built-up areas ranging from 944 sq m to
2,151sq m. Prices range from US$368,978 (S$628,000) for a 1,095 sq m terrace
unit to US$793,185 (S$1.35 million) for a 3,312 sq m detached unit. Our
research shows that these prices are negotiable.
Factory space is also available for lease at US$2.35 per sq m (S$4 per sq m) per
month excluding services and utility charges. Leases are on 3-year terms with
automatic renewals upon expiry. Additionally, our market research showed that
25 plots of land totaling 36,893 sq m are taken up compared to the 180 hectares
available. This represents a low take-up of 2%. Whilst the Asian financial crisis
has put a dent to the low demand, the low take-up can be attributed to a number
of contributory factors - competition and location.
Factory designs in KIE allow flexible interior layout to meet individual operational
needs. False ceiling and air-conditioner units are provided for the mezzanine
offices and reception areas while roller shutters are provided for entrances into
the production area of the factories.
Existing tenants at KIE are predominately companies from the oil and gas
industry as well as the construction, telecommunication, logistics, pipe coating,
aqua water, metal accessories manufacturing and garment manufacturing
sectors. Most of them lease factory space in the park while two occupants
bought the land and build their own factory premises.
o Advance Telecommunication
International telephone lines are connected at US$150 or S$255 per line.
Other telecommunication services provided include diversion and extension
of telephone lines within the factory lot.
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at Rp 8,000 (US$0.79 or S$1.35) per cubic meter. KIE also has a water
reservoir.
o Administrative Services
Services include arrangements for company incorporation (excluding legal
charges); obtain business visa, government licensing/permit (excluding fees)
and clearance for foreigners who need to enter Batam Island for business.
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Latrade Industrial Park (LIP) is situated in Tanjung Uncang, west of Batam Island.
The development is backed by two public-listed companies in Singapore with its
group of established companies in the civil engineering, general building,
manufacturing, distribution and trading industries.
Whilst only 33 hectares of land is currently being marketed, the entire park has
over 200 hectares of land. The developer aims to build infrastructure on the first
33 hectares and will then consider opening up prime lands fronting the main road
once those on the first 33 hectares are more established.
LIP offers a spectrum of factories with varying designs and sizes, ranging from
900 sq m to 3,000 sq m of built-in factory area. The various types of factory
space and lots are classified into superior, deluxe and executive factories and
the respective configurations are tabled as follows.
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We understand that Taiwan International Park has met with major hitches. The
previous developer, a Taiwanese, was only keen in selling the land without
infrastructure developments. A few buyers who were caught in this were left to
clear the land and develop their own infrastructure needs. We understand that
the rest of the land is reverted back to the government authorities. Bintang
Industrial Park II is small in scale and most of its tenants are local companies.
Our market research indicates that there are no new industrial parks planned for
development over the next 3 years or so. Any additional supply that will come on
stream will predominantly be from the remaining unabsorbed supply from
existing industrial parks.
Excluding the 320-hectare BIP, the market has a current supply of about 1,030
ha industrial park land. Our market research shows that current average take-up
rate of land in each industrial park (excluding BIP) against the supply does not
exceed 20%. Assuming an overall average 20% take-up rate, this translates to
only 206 hectares of occupied industrial land vis-à-vis a huge future supply of
824 hectares of available land not taken up.
However, if only the major competitors to BIP are taken into account (i.e. Panbil,
Kabil and Latrade) total supply is estimated at 540 hectares. Again, assuming
20% of these are presently taken-up, the future supply competing with BIP is
approximately 430 hectares.
A survey with existing tenants revealed that they have chosen to operate in BIP
because of the availability of abundant and cheap labour, proximity to Singapore
as well as the high level of support provided by BIP. These support include the
availability of reliable water and electrical sources, handling of lease, license
applications, renewals, operating permits from the local government, company
formation, manpower recruitment, immigration for expatriates. Tenants have
expressed that they are generally satisfied with the level of support and
customer service programme extended by BIP and have given BIP a rating of 6
to 7 (based on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most satisfied).
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The only big concern that needs to be addressed is the current high electricity
charge at US$13.69/kw or S$23.30/kw. Indeed, an analysis of costs payable by
tenant companies to BIP shows that tenants pay very high electricity charges,
amounting to as high as 82% of the total recurrent cost incurred and payable to
BIP for support of their operations. Such recurrent costs include rentals for
factory and dormitory, electricity, demand charge for electricity, water, air-
conditioning and service fee.
Similarly, for companies that are occupying space that is purchased from BIP,
electricity cost takes up an extremely high proportion at 91% of their total
recurrent cost incurred and payable to BIP for support of their operations.
There are 80 tenants in BIP as at 30 June 2005. The types of industries that are
attracted to BIP have remained relatively stable and comprise mainly electronic
and electrical companies. These companies take up about 58% of the overall
tenants at the park as at June 2005. The number of tenants involved in plastic
moulding manufacturing, on the other hand, has more than halved from 11% in
FY 1994 to 5% as of June 2005.
Occupancy Rate
Overall, the average occupancy rate of factory space has declined from 91% in
2002 to 83% in June 2005, resulting from the pulling out of tenants and few new
take-ups. We understand that there are no take-ups by new tenants but demand
stems from expansion plans by existing tenants including NOK. Majority of the
existing companies have operated in BIP for at least 6 years. These include
Siemens, Philips and Thomson.
BIP currently leases out vacant space to existing companies (e.g. Panasonic) for
storage purposes on a yearly lease basis. The short-term leases allows BIP to fill
up vacant space and at the same time the flexibility of re-allocating such space
to meet leasing demand for operations on the typical 3-year lease tenure.
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Industrial space in BIP is allocated under several categories, namely: land for
sale, factory for sale and factory for lease. Historical data provided by the client
showed the following records for land and factory space sold :
We understand that BIP has since stopped its sales programme for industrial
land and factory sale has been capped at 20% of available space. As such,
industrial land and factory space are currently marketed for lease only. This will
ensure a better control of tenant mix in the park as well as a steady flow of
income stream in the future.
Rental Rates
Rental rates in BIP have dipped over the past 3 years, some of which has
reduced by as much as 50%. The decrease in rental is attributed to the
downsizing or closure of some company operations as a result of the Asian
financial crisis. Rentals were revised downwards to retain existing tenants who
are cost conscious and who are under pressure to streamline their operations.
Current monthly gross rental rates of factory space in BIP range from US$4 to
US$5.90 per sq m (S$7 to S$10 per sq m). Monthly service charge is pegged at
US$0.12 per sq m (S$0.20 per sq m). Storage space is currently let out for US$
0.71 per sq m (S$1.20 per sq m) monthly.
Looking ahead, we are of the opinion that BIP will continue to be a market leader
in the development of industrial parks in Batam Island. The operator’s wealth of
experience in developing, marketing, managing and maintaining industrial parks
in Batam Island as well as other parts of Asia is one significant competitive
advantage.
Within Batam Island, BIP will see competition from three competitors. Panbil
Industrial Park is deemed to be a primary competitor predominately due to its
close proximity to Batamindo and the similar infrastructure facilities available
whilst Kabil and Latrade are secondary competitors with regards to amount of
land available at the parks.
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However, BIP will continue to face regional competition from other industrialised
parks in Asia such as India, China, Vietnam and Malaysia. It is therefore
essential that Batam Island and BIP continue to strategise and improve to
ensure that the competitive advantages favoured by manufacturers are
strengthened and maintained.
Trade Mix
BIP will continue to attract a similar mix of tenants particularly labour intensive
manufacturing companies requiring reliable and adequate infrastructure, utilities
and logistical support. Additionally, BIP should consider extending its tenants
base to include companies providing upstream and downstream business to its
present tenants. This will also help in retaining existing tenants if such suppliers
are available within the park.
Some 20 hectares of land from the current undeveloped pockets and land
currently occupied by dormitories can potentially be made available for the next
2 to 3 years.
Rentals of industrial space in Batam Island are expected to moderate in line with
the slower rate of demand growth. Rentals are unlikely to reach pre-2001 levels
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BIP must ensure that cost savings in generating electrical supply to the park
through the alternative method must be passed on to the companies to maintain
its competitive advantage.
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The park has to be well maintained regularly from its wear and tear. Though
present arrangement shows that buildings are repainted and minor repairs held
once every 5 years, we recommend that this period be shortened as some
existing tenants have expressed poor quality of building, leaking of roof
especially during heavy downpour etc.
More assistance and attention should also be given to tenants who may
encounter difficulties with regards to changes in custom laws. This is especially
in the area of applications and processing.
The wide range of infrastructure, utilities and logistical support presently offered
by BIP is probably the main key to its success against its competitors. This
should be enhanced to keep pace with the dynamic changes to the business
environment. For example, wireless and broadband facilities have to be made
readily available.
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Bintan Industrial Estate (BIE) is situated within the duty free bonded zone on the
southwestern tip of Bintan Island within the district of Lobam, Riau Archipelago.
The site lies to the northwest of the main town of Tanjung Pinang and is a self-
contained estate with its own international port and custom facilities. Like the
Batam Industrial Bonded Zone, BIE has recently been upgraded to a Bonded
Plus Zone.
BIE offers terrace, semi detached and detached factory space for sale and lease.
Lettable area ranged between 500 sq m to about 2,100 sq m per unit. There are
presently about 32 tenants occupying about 88% of available factory space at
BIE. About 49% of the tenants are electrical and electronics companies, 36% are
from the garment industry and the remaining 15% are companies in the support
industries. Most of the companies are from Singapore (66%) and followed by
Japan (19%). The remaining companies originate from Germany, USA,
Switzerland and Italy.
The estate is supported by limited commercial, retail and leisure facilities though
plans are provided to expand such facilities as more industrial users are
attracted to the site. A land bank with about 3,800 hectares of land is available
for future industrial park developments.
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etc, also value add to industrial users based in Batam Island, thus making it
more marketable and attractive.
Additionally, BIE currently faces a similar set of macro factors as Batam Island
(Please refer to Outlook for Industrial Park Development in Batam Island –
Section 1.1 : Economic and investment Climate in Batam Island). These macro
factors present potential opportunities available to Bintan Indi Industrial Estate
(BIIE) and threats that it needs to overcome. Opportunities include : Close
Proximity to Singapore; spin-off benefits from Singapore’s continued Efforts to
Achieve Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with other countries; benefits from duty
free and bonded zone plus status and pro foreign investment policies. Threats
faced by BIIE are increasing competition from regional industrial parks, labour
issues, unclear legal framework, corruption, increasing fuel costs and potential
avian flu pandemic.
Companies operating in BIE are generally satisfied with the level of expertise
and support extended by BIIE. A rating of 7 to 8 was accorded to BIIE by its
tenants (based on a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being the most satisfied). However,
once again, one major concern of these companies is the high electricity cost
incurred – an average of 30% of total cost incurred and payable by these
companies to BIIE for supporting their operations. The electricity costs of some
of these companies are as high as 74% of their total cost incurred and payable
to BIIE for supporting their operations.
Notwithstanding this, we believe that BIIE, given time, would similarly be able to
create a critical mass of industrial park users. The current infrastructure is
sufficiently adequate. The macro environmental policies in Bintan Island are in
place as catalysts to attract industrial users who are predominately in the
electric/electronic manufacturing and garment manufacturing industries.
Presently, we witness a growing trend in the formation of a garment-
manufacturing cluster with supporting industries. The current tension between
USA and China over the textile and garment agreement has benefited garment
companies in Indonesia and Bintan Island. We believe that the garment
manufacturing sector will continue to be the one of BIIE’s main target markets
and as more of such operations are based in Bintan Island, other market
segments such as in the integrated logistics and support services will follow suit.
Taking cognizance of the above, we project that BIE will continue to attract
tenants at rental rates of between US$3.82 - US$4.70 sq m (S$6.50 – S$8.00
per sq m). Take-up rate will be steady at an average of between 4 – 7% per
annum over a period of 5 – 9 years. Overall, occupancy is projected to stabilize
at around 85% - 90%. Lease terms will remain similar to the current practices.
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As for the huge 3,800 hectares of industrial land bank at Lobam, we project that
this would take a longer time to market and likely to spread over 15 – 20 years.
Market forces will determine the type of land prices and rental rates. Currently,
this land is valued at about US$1.06 per sq m (S$1.80 per sq m).
Bintan Island is the largest of the 3,200 islands in the Riau Archipelago and the
third largest of 27 provinces in Indonesia. Located just 45 kilometres south-east
of Singapore and twice its size, northern Bintan is easily accessible via a 45-
minute ride on a high speed catamaran from Singapore's Tanah Merah Ferry
Terminal. In the northern sector of Bintan Island is Bintan Resorts, a 23,000-
hectare development. It is jointly undertaken by the Singaporean and Indonesian
governments. It has a 100-km stretch of beaches and waters rich with marine life
and offers a retreat destination for those seeking to escape the hustle and bustle
of the city.
The resorts in Bintan Island now employ more than 2,000 locals from the nearby
town of Tanjung Uban and many are resettling in new homes in the form of
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According to World Tourism Organisation (WTO), the world tourism industry has
been resilient to external shocks such as Sars, the devastating Indian Ocean
seaquake and tsunami, and Bali bomb blast. There are temporary shifts in travel
flows and while the impacts are severe in the local affected areas, most cases
are short-lived and have not stopped people from traveling. Long-haul travel is
strengthening but short-haul and domestic travel are still performing
comparatively better due to increasingly low fares for such short haul travels.
There is also a recovery in demand for business tourism, including the meetings,
incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) sector.
Barring any further shocks that will influence travel trends for the rest of this year,
international tourist arrivals is expected to grow at an average rate of 5 – 6% to
reach 800 million. The strongest growth is forecast for the Asia Pacific region at
10%. Although the forecast at the global level for 2005 has fallen from over 10%
per annum in the peak year of 2004 and is in line with deceleration of world
economic output, growth is significantly higher than the 4% average recorded
over the period 1990-2004. The same trend is true for various regions including
the Asia Pacific.
Looking ahead, WTO's Tourism 2020 Vision forecasts that international arrivals
are expected to reach over 1.56 billion by the year 2020. Of these worldwide
arrivals in 2020, 1.2 billion will be intraregional and 0.4 billion will be long-haul
travelers. The total tourist arrivals by region shows that by 2020, the top three
receiving regions will be Europe (717 million tourists), East Asia and the Pacific
(397 million) and Americas (282 million), followed by Africa, the Middle East and
South Asia. East Asia and the Pacific and South Asia are forecasted to record
growth at rates of over 5 percent per year, compared to the world average of 4.1
per cent. Long-haul travel worldwide will grow faster, at 5.4 per cent per year
over the period 1995-2020, than intraregional travel, at 3.8 per cent.
Consequently the ratio between intraregional and long haul travel will shift from
around 82:18 in 1995 to close to 76:24 in 2020.
3.2.2 SINGAPORE
Singapore has been enjoying a robust growth in visitor arrivals with over 7.5
million visitors registered for a consecutive 3 years from year 2000, except in
2002 and 2003 due to the outbreak of SARS, Iran/Iraq war and terrorism.
Singapore’s incoming visitors in 2004 hit 8.3 million. As at end 2005, Singapore
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received 8.94 million visitors. Looking ahead, Singapore should see healthy
visitor arrival growth of at least between 3 – 5 % per annum especially with more
budget carriers already operating in/out of Changi Airport and with the budget
terminal presently under construction.
Only 113,49 visitors arrived at Bintan Island in 1996 when it was first developed
and promoted as a resort getaway and relatively unknown to many. Arrivals
increased significantly by 49% in 1997 but growth rate moderated to 34 % in
1998 mainly due to the Asian crisis. Subsequent arrivals continued to increase
by a smaller magnitude from 1999 to 2001. Terrorist threats in 2002 and SARS
outbreak in 2003 slowed down traveling and thus a decrease in tourist arrivals by
2.5% and 21% respectively. Boosted by improved conditions and global visitor
arrival trend in 2004, Bintan Island received 300,827 visitors in 2004, an
increased by 14% from the low base in 2003. In 2005, some 288,083 visitors
arrived at the island. This is 4% lower compared to a year ago, the result of a
dent in arrival numbers in the early months of 2005 due the ripple effect of the
tsunami in December 2004. Nonetheless, the visitor number in 2005 is still 10%
higher than that recoded in 2003.
An analysis of historical visitor arrivals trends from 1996 to 2004 shows that
approximately 97% - 98% of the total visitors travel to Bintan Island via the
international channel through Singapore. The same historical trend analysis from
1996 to 2004 also shows that Bintan Island captures an average of about 3.6%
of Singapore’s total visitors. The proportion of Singapore’s visitors captured by
Bintan Island has declined from the highest of 4.5% in 2001 to 3.6% in 2004.
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Korea
France Indonesia
1%
1% 2%
Germany
USA Australia 2% Taiwan
UK Malaysia 3% 2%
5% 0%
5% Others
8%
Japan
18%
Singapore
53%
Korea
15%
Japan
11% Singapore
32%
Additionally, some bright spots in visitor trends have also emerged. Worth
mentioning are the growing China and Indian nationals traveling to Singapore
and into Bintan Island. This is in line with the arrival trends into Singapore. The
following table refers:
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However, despite the increasing number of visitors from China and India to
Bintan Island over the recent years, the island only managed to capture an
average of about 0.2% and 0.4% of the Chinese and Indian visitors traveling into
Singapore respectively. We believe that this market share could be higher if
more moderate and budget class hotels and room accommodations could be
made available to cater to this market.
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
o Close proximity to Singapore and thus o Lack of critical mass of resort
able to tap on the increasing and developments and related facilities
diversified number of incoming visitors in Bintan Island means a lack of
to Singapore as well as the number of economies of scale and savings for
airlines including an increasing existing resort operations. Bintan is
number of budget carriers operating thus a more expensive resort
into and out of Singapore Changi destination in the region.
Airport
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STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
o Abundant land for future o Lacks cultural and local
developments of all sorts authenticity, unlike Bali where the
Balinese culture is perceived to be
mystical and charming and
Thailand where the Thais are
famed for the Land of Smiles and
Enchantment.
o Availability of good infrastructure such o Lack of choices in accommodation
as roads, power, water etc and high types and classes e.g. budget
emphasis on protecting environment chalets and 3-star hotels for the
from pollution as seen in many new budget conscious.
and developed resorts.
o Proper and strategic master planning o No direct access by air. All visitors
to avoid haphazard/random and would have to fly via Singapore or
uncontrolled developments which can Batam Island. The inconvenience
destroy the overall environmental may deter long haul visitors to other
planning more accessible resort destination,
especially with budget carriers
more common these days.
o Aggressive and active marketing and
promotion of Bintan Island as a dual
destination including close working
cooperation with tourism board and
travel agents/tour operators, locally
and overseas.
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
o More participation from governmental о Competition from other existing
and private sectors in improving, and popular resort destinations
upgrading and protecting the such as Bali and Phuket. These
environment in Bintan destinations are equipped with a
wide selection of accommodation,
ranging from budget backpackers’
motels to 3-star budget hotels to
5-star and luxury hotels and villas
that is lacking in Bintan.
o More political stability for overall o Emergence of more island resorts
Indonesia assumed with the recent around South East Asia such as
new election of government and Krabi, Ko Sa Mui etc vying for the
reorganization of the Cabinet. This tourist dollar
should promote better confidence
amongst foreign investments into
Indonesia, Bintan inclusive.
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
o The increasing visitor arrivals from o Increasing number of budget
China and India to Singapore form a airlines offering relatively low fares
potential tourist base that Bintan to holiday destinations of not more
Island can tap on. than 5 hours travel time. This may
capture and divert holiday
spending money to these
destinations than to Bintan Island
o Increasing fuel and wage cost can
potentially translate to higher cost
of operation for resorts and in turn
higher rates charged for resort
facilities and ferries. This can turn
tourists away to other cheaper
resorts in the region especially
with the popularity of cheaper
budget airlines flying to major
resort destinations.
o The looming threat of possible
outbreak of the avian flu to
humans can greatly affect travel
and Asian economies. According
to the Asian Development Bank, A
year-long shock can reduce Asian
economies’ GDP by 6.5% and
even push the world into
recession.
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
Bintan Island currently offers over 1,380 hotel rooms and residential units/chalets.
The latest addition to the hotel stock was the 135-room 4-star Angsana Hotel in
year 2000. Since than, no new supply came on stream. The current hotel stock
is skewed towards higher–star ratings – 4 and 5 star hotels.
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
For the first three quarters of 2005, average occupancy rates reached 48.4%,
4.3 percentage points lower than the same period in 2004. An interesting
research observation is the consistently higher occupancy rates achieved by
boutique hotels compared to the islandwide average occupancy level. The
average occupancy rates of these hotels in each of the 3 quarters in 2005 were
62%, 63% and 76% respectively. The corresponding islandwide average
occupancy levels average at 42%, 45% and 58% in the three quarters of 2005.
The higher occupancy rates experienced by these boutique hotels could be
attributed to the smaller number of rooms and the unique characteristics of such
accommodations.
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Records from Bintan Resorts showed that the average length of stay (LOS) at
Bintan Island was approximately 2.5 days with double occupancy factor (DOF) of
about 2.4 persons per room. Visitor expenditure (including accommodation, F&B,
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
tours and ferry tickets) is approximately US$103 or S$175 per person per day.
This translates to about US$257 or S$437.50 per person on a 2.5-day stay in
Bintan Island. Overall, about 30% of visitors spent between US$147 – US$294
or S$250 – S$500 per trip, more details as per table attached.
Tourist Expenditure
Tourist Expenditure (Per Visitor Trip) Proportion (%)
Less than US$147 or S$250 25.8%
Between US$147 – US$294 or S$250 – S$500 30.4%
Between US$294 – US$441 or S$500 – S$750 16.4%
Between US$441 – US$588 or S$750 – S$1,000 11.0%
More than US$588 or S$1,000 16.4%
Source : Bintan Resorts
The average length of stay in Bintan Island (2.5 days) is shorter compared to
other regional resort destinations in Bali (9.47 days) and Phuket (4.9 days).
However, the typical average visitor expenditure at Bintan Island is
comparatively higher than other well-known regional resorts - Bali (US$95 or
S$161.69 per person per day) and Phuket (US$89.38 or S$152.12 per person
per day).
Visitors to Bintan Island stay for comparatively fewer days and yet incur a higher
expenditure than visitors to other regional resort destinations. Bintan Island may
therefore be perceived as a less attractive and expensive resort destination.
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
According to Bintan Resort forecast, a total of about 10,300 hotel rooms and
residential units are projected to come on stream from 2007 to 2016, giving an
average of 1,037 rooms/units per year. Majority of these developments will
comprise of 3 star hotels that are presently lacking. As highlighted, a critical
mass of resort developments and related facilities is essential as operators will
be able to enjoy economies of scale and savings and tap on to a larger base and
spectrum of visitors. The projections are tabulated in the table below.
We also understand that some of the hotel projects are currently being planned
for the island include:
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
Additionally, other leisure, entertainment and shopping facilities that are currently
under development and coming on stream in the next 1 - 2 years include:
o Kampong Oleh Oleh – A new entertainment area in the township currently
under construction and to be completed and opened in mid 2006
o Up to 76 units of shophouses for sale in the township – To be ready for sale
in 2005 or early 2006.
Singapore is the main platform for visitor arrivals into Bintan Island. As such
incoming visitor trends into Singapore will serve as a barometer to expected
trends into Bintan Island. Looking ahead, Singapore should be able to see
healthy visitor arrival growth of at least between 3 – 5 % per annum especially
with more budget carriers operating in/out of Changi Airport and with the budget
terminal presently under construction.
With ongoing and aggressive dual destination promotions by the local tourism
bureau, Singapore Tourism Board, and tour operators/travel agencies as a dual
destination and capitalising on the high air traffic in Singapore to extend visitor’s
stay including Bintan Island, we expect that Bintan Island can potentially capture
a larger pie of total visitors into Singapore – 5% to 10% per annum over the next
decade. Especially worthwhile are the expanding China and Indian markets.
That said, Colliers believes that Bintan island needs to equip itself with a critical
mass of resorts and related amenities currently so lacking in the island as a
stimuli and magnet for tourist demand. To do so, it is essential that Bintan Island
provides of a wider spectrum of accommodation categories so as to capture and
cater to a larger market. It should thus focus on budget class and mid-range
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
hotels, motels and cottages to complement the already skewed high-star rating
hotel categories on the island. Availability of adequate and a wide variety of
supporting leisure, F&B and entertainment facilities including eco-tourism
activities such as camping, bird-watching, scuba diving etc., especially
capitalising on the waterfront developments planned in Lagoi Bay Development
is central to successful tourism and resort developments in Bintan.
We strongly believe that one of the key success factors in sustaining and
enhancing tourism developments in Bintan is to ensure that there is a critical
mass to generate higher traffic volume.
However, to do so, more affordable accommodation and leisure facilities such as
pedestrian shopping, from budget eateries to fine dining restaurants should be
developed to attract these markets and a broad base of visitors. Historical trends
and developments in resorts such as Bali and Phuket are examples.
Proposed developments in Lagoi Bay and other land banks are envisaged to act
as a catalyst to generate a critical mass and than proceeding further with more
middle to upper class of accommodation and residential needs. Take Bali for
example. The 3 popular beach resorts of Nusa Dua, Sanur and Kuta are good
case studies of master planning and development. Nusa Dua is pitched to be the
high-end area for deluxe class hotels attracting seasoned and high end travelers
whilst Sanur comprised of a mix of lower end 5 stars and 4 star hotels. Kuta is
predominately the 3 star hotels and below, a small mix of 4 star hotels and
cottages including backpackers dormitory and motels. Retail, dining and
entertainment facilities are commonly concentrated in Kuta area.
Seminyak, on the other hand, began to evolve with a mix of private residential
housing mainly for foreigners and expatriates based in Bali, villas and a number
of hip and contemporary restaurants such as Ku De Ta.
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
To capture repeat visitors to Bintan Island, deluxe 5 star hotels may no longer
captivate these repeat visitors and thus the need for smaller plots of land for villa
developments. Each villa will comprise of its own pool with views of the sea
maximized. A good example would be Banyan Tree in Bintan. However, a good
spread of such villas of various price levels should be considered.
Colliers projects that the land prices in Bintan Island for the various development
components are :
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
Demand for smaller plots (up to 3 hectares) for hotels and resort developments
as planned in the Lagoi Bay Development and other land banks are anticipated
to trend upwards in the next two years. With aggressive promotion and the
increasing growth in visitor arrivals to Singapore (of which Bintan can tap on),
investors’ confidence in Bintan is likely to rise.
Based on the market research and analysis, Colliers is of the opinion that the
take-up rate for these smaller lots of less than 1 hectare at Lagoi Beach Village
is about 3 - 5 % for 2006 with an upward incremental to between 5% – 10% for
2007. Average annual take-up rate thereafter of these smaller land lots is
projected to stabilize and range between 5% and 10% per annum.
The Asian crisis has put a severe dent to the sale of bigger plots of land in
Bintan. No sale has been transacted over the past 7 – 8 years. Colliers
projections is that sale of bigger plots is unlikely to occur immediately and will
likely remain stagnant over the next one or two years.
However, the projected sale of smaller lots from next year would likely trigger
interest in bigger plots when investors began to see more activities and
developments available especially at Lagoi Bay Development area. Colliers is of
the opinion that the take-up rate for the bigger lots will be slow in the initial stage
of between 3 – 5 % during the period 2006 – 2007 and gradually increasing to 5
– 10% per annum. Colliers’ market analysis of the hotel and tourism market in
Bintan and the future performance in sale of land is based on the following
assumptions :
o That the average room rates for hotels and residential accommodations
respond correspondingly with the supply and demand and the class of
accommodation. Based on our analysis of historical data and evaluation of
resort hotels in other destinations, Colliers projects that 3 star hotels and
budget hotels room rates would range between US$26.40 – US$47.00
(S$45 – S$80) per room per night whilst 4 star hotels could range between
anywhere from US$41 – US$82 (S$70 – S$140) per room per night and for
5 star hotels, from US$88 (S$150) per room per night onwards. More
luxury boutique hotels and villas could average between US$106 –
US$176 (S$180 – S$ 300) per room per night.
o That a wide range and variety of hotel accommodations are provided to
tailor to all classes of visitors, from budget travelers to high heeled and
seasoned travelers seeking a totally different quality and style of holiday.
These could include backpackers dormitory, 3 star hotels, motels and
cottages, 4 to 5 star hotels, luxuries and no frills boutique hotels, themed
hotels etc.
o That more leisure and entertainment facilities (in the form of shopping,
dinning and sightseeing) are constantly and regularly added to increase the
average length of stay;
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
o That the market segment is spread more to include emerging markets such
as that from China and India using Singapore as a hubbing center and
promoting Bintan as a dual destination;
o Additionally, domestic travelers from other parts of Indonesia particularly
those from Jakarta will find holidaying in Bintan equally if not more fulfilling
and relatively cost effective than resorts like Bali and Lombok. To target the
Indonesian segment, access must be made readily available. One way is to
tap the Hang Nadim Airport’s capacity to take wide bodied aircraft with
increasing scheduled flights connected to all parts of Indonesia and to
provide smooth transitions from Batam to Bintan Island, i.e. more regular
ferry services plying between these two islands.
o That more commercial and institutional facilities catering to the local and
international markets should also be established to create a community
living and attracting more Indonesians to establish their base and/or
operations in Bintan Island, tapping on its close proximity to Singapore. For
example, setting up educational schools and institutions in Bintan may be
able to attract the domestic market for better quality education but at less
cost than sending their children to say Singapore. For retail facilities,
pedestrian malls, festival market and bazaars should first be developed to
allow visitors a choice and selection of shopping. As traffic increases,
department stores and shopping malls can than be developed.
o That more creative and attractive leasing terms are offered to retailers to
establish their operations in Bintan Island especially in the early stages.
This is crucial to draw in the crowd and to attract repeat visitors. Initial retail
developments may have to be partly developed by Bintan Resort offering
nominal rental rates plus a percentage of sales to avoid the Catch 22
situation in which retailers will want to see more traffic before setting up
their business and the resort management having to create more facilities
to increase the volume of traffic.
o That with more developments in Bintan Island, overall cost in holidaying in
Bintan Island may be reduced from the economies of scale that can be
enjoyed. For example, increasing more regular ferry to cater to the
increasing traffic may allow travel cost to be reduced from its present. Most
travelers, particularly those from Indonesia, have to grapple with visiting
Bintan Island and footing Singapore Dollars despite it being an Indonesian
territory. Rupiah denominated services are relatively scarce thus giving
visitors the overall impression that visiting the island will be more costly
than say visiting Bali or Phuket.
o That more aggressive marketing be held to promote Bintan Island not only
to the Indonesian market but also to new tourist groups with increasing
spending power to travel such as that from China and India as well as from
emerging markets such as the middle east.
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
o That efforts are put in to develop and promote the local Malay culture which
has been handed down from the Malay Kingdom. This can be initiated by
introducing the Malay cultural arts, dances, the history of the Malay
kingdom and the Malay’s community’s way of life. That highlighting the
local culture would make the domestic Indonesian tourists and locals feel
that the island and resort is not a foreign land and therefore encourage
more visitations from domestic travelers and participation from the locals.
o That infrastructure developments (roads, power, utilities etc) be continued
to facilitate the entire area as a well equipped resort destination.
o That the environment is constantly well protected from environmental
pollution and avoidance of haphazard developments that can destroy the
overall master plan.
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Developments in Batam and Bintan Islands Ltd.
LIMITING CONDITIONS
The content of this report is for information only and should not be relied upon as a
substitute for professional advice, which should be sought from Colliers International
prior to acting in reliance upon any such information.
The opinions, estimates and information given herein or otherwise in relation hereto are
made by Colliers International and affiliated companies in their best judgement, in the
utmost good faith and are as far as possible based on data or sources which they
believe to be reliable in the context hereto. This includes information on Batamindo
Industrial Park, Bintan Industrial Estate and Bintan Resorts, which were supplied by
Gallant Venture Ltd. and Bintan Resorts. Notwithstanding, Colliers International
disclaims any liability to the extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, which may
arise from any errors or omissions or from providing such advice, opinion, judgement or
information.
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APPENDIX C
28 April 2006
Dear Sirs,
1. Introduction
Gallant Venture Pte. Ltd., which has been re-named on conversion to Gallant Venture Ltd.
(“Gallant Venture” or the “Company”), is proposing to adopt a mandate from its shareholders
(“Shareholders”) pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Listing Manual, permitting Gallant Venture, its
subsidiaries that are not listed on the SGX-ST or an approved exchange and its associated
companies that are not listed on the SGX-ST or an approved exchange, provided that Gallant
Venture, or the Group and its interested person(s) has control over the associated companies (the
“Gallant Group”) or any of them, to enter into certain types of recurrent transactions of a revenue
or trading nature or those necessary for day-to-day operations with specified classes of Gallant
Venture’s interested persons (hereinafter to be referred to as the “Shareholders’ Mandate”).
This letter has been prepared for the use of the directors of the Company who are considered
independent for the purposes of the proposed adoption of the Shareholders’ Mandate, namely Mr
Lim Hock San, Mr Rivaie Rachman and Mr Foo Ko Hing (the “Independent Directors”), and is to
be incorporated and forms part of the Company’s prospectus dated 28 April 2006 (the
“Prospectus”) which provides, inter alia, details of the proposed Shareholders’ Mandate. Unless
otherwise defined herein, all defined terms in the Prospectus shall have the same meaning in this
letter.
Pursuant to Rule 920(2) of the Listing Manual, the Company may treat the Shareholders’ Mandate
as having been obtained to allow the Company to enter into certain categories of interested
person transactions with the classes of interested persons set out below, if the information
required by Rule 920(1)(b) of the Listing Manual is included in the Prospectus. The information
required by Rule 920(1)(b) includes:
(i) the class of interested persons with which the entity at risk will be transacting;
(iii) the rationale for, and benefit to, the entity at risk;
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(v) the independent financial adviser’s (“IFA”) opinion on whether the methods or procedures in
(iv) are sufficient to ensure that the transactions will be carried out on normal commercial
terms and will not be prejudicial to the interests of the issuer and its minority shareholders;
(vi) an opinion from the audit committee if it takes a different view to the independent financial
adviser; and
(vii) a statement from the issuer that it will obtain a fresh mandate from shareholders if the
methods or procedures in (iv) become inappropriate.
PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd. (“PPCF”) has been appointed as the IFA to the
Independent Directors, pursuant to Rule 920(1)(b)(v) of the Listing Manual, in respect of the
proposed Shareholders’ Mandate to provide our opinion on whether the methods or procedures set
out in the Shareholders’ Mandate as described in pages 180 to 182 of this Prospectus for
determining the transaction prices are sufficient to ensure that the proposed interested person
transactions to be entered into by the Gallant Group with certain interested persons (the
“Recurrent IPTs”) will be carried out on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to the
interests of the Company and its minority Shareholders.
2. Terms of Reference
PPCF was neither a party to the negotiations entered into by the Company in relation to the
Recurrent IPTs contemplated under the proposed Shareholders’ Mandate, nor were we involved in
the deliberations leading up to the decision by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board” or
the “Directors”) to obtain the Shareholders’ Mandate or the review procedures adopted by the
Company for determining the transaction prices of the Recurrent IPTs.
The objective of this letter is to provide an independent opinion, for the purposes of Chapter 9 of
the Listing Manual, on whether the methods and procedures set out in the Shareholders’ Mandate
for determining the transaction prices are sufficient to ensure that the Recurrent IPTs will be
carried out on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to the interests of the Company
and its minority Shareholders. It is not within our terms of reference to comment on the
commercial merits and risks of the proposed Shareholders’ Mandate and as such, we do not
express an opinion thereon. The commercial merits and/or risks of the proposed Shareholders’
Mandate are solely the responsibility of the Directors.
In the course of our evaluation, we have held discussions with the management of the Company
and have examined current methods and procedures set up by the Company for determining
transaction prices as well as publicly available information and information provided by the
Company. We have also relied on the information contained in the Company’s Prospectus dated
28 April 2006 and the representations of the management of the Company. We have not
independently verified such information furnished by the Directors and management of the
Company, whether written or verbal, and accordingly cannot and do not warrant the accuracy or
completeness of such information. Nevertheless, the Directors have confirmed to us that to the
best of their knowledge and belief, the information contained in the Prospectus constitutes a full
and true disclosure, in all material respects, of all material facts relating to the proposed
Shareholders’ Mandate and there is no material information the omission of which would make any
of the information contained herein inaccurate, incomplete or misleading in any material respect.
We have also made reasonable enquiries and used our judgment in assessing such information
and have found no reason to doubt the reliability of such information. We have further assumed
that all statements of fact, belief, opinion and intention made by the Directors in the Prospectus
have been reasonably made after due and careful enquiry.
In rendering our opinion, we have not had regard to the specific investment objectives, financial
situation or particular needs and constraints of any individual Shareholder or any specific group of
Shareholders. As different Shareholders would have different investment objectives and
considerations, we recommend that any Shareholder or group of Shareholders who may require
specific advice in relation to his or their shares or investment portfolio(s) should consult his or their
stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional advisers.
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Our opinion, as set out in this letter, is based upon the market, economic, industry, monetary and
other applicable conditions subsisting on, and the information made available to us, as of the date
of this letter. We assume no responsibility to update, revise or reaffirm our opinion in the light of
any subsequent development after the Latest Practicable Date that may affect our opinion
contained herein.
This letter has been prepared for the use of the Independent Directors and minority Shareholders
of the Company in connection with the Independent Directors’ consideration of the proposed
Shareholders’ Mandate and, if applicable, their recommendation to the minority Shareholders in
respect thereof, and for inclusion in the Prospectus. Other than for these purposes, this letter
should not be used for any other purpose and/or by any other persons without the prior written
consent of PPCF.
We also note that certain members of the Gallant Group anticipate that they will in the ordinary
course of business enter into various Recurrent IPTs with the classes of interested persons set out
below.
The classes of Interested Persons (as defined in the Prospectus) are outlined as follows:-
(e) directors, chief executive officer and controlling shareholders of the Company or an
Associate of any such director, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder.
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(vi) the obtaining of insurance and insurance-related services;
(ix) the provision or the obtaining of such other products and/or services which are
incidental to or in connection with the provision or obtaining of products and/or
services in sub-paragraphs (i) to (viii) above and which are necessary for the day-to-
day operations of the Gallant Group or arise in the normal course of business of the
Gallant Group.
The Shareholders’ Mandate and the renewal of the Shareholders’ Mandate on an annual
basis will eliminate the need to convene separate general meetings from time to time to
seek shareholders’ approval as and when potential Recurrent IPTs with the Interested
Persons arise. In view of the time-sensitive nature of commercial transactions, it would be
advantageous for the Gallant Group to obtain a Shareholders’ mandate to enter into certain
interested person transactions in the Gallant Group’s normal course of business. This will
help in reducing substantially the administrative time and expenses in convening such
meetings, without compromising the corporate objectives and adversely affecting the
business opportunities available to the Gallant Group.
Following the listing of the Company on the SGX-Sesdaq, disclosure will be made in its
annual report of the aggregate value of Recurrent IPTs conducted pursuant to the
Shareholders’ Mandate during the current financial year, and in the annual reports for the
subsequent financial years during which a Shareholders’ Mandate is in force.
(i) All Recurring IPTs other than the Professional, Administrative and Support Services
(a) individual transactions less than S$5,000,000 in value will be subject to review
and approval by any Executive Director or Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of
the Company or such other officer(s) designated by the CEO (who do not have
any interest, whether direct or indirect, in the transaction);
(b) individual transactions in value equal to, or exceeding, S$5,000,000 each will
be subject to review and approval by the Audit Committee; and
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(c) where the aggregate value of all transactions with the same Interested Person
in the same financial year is equal to or exceeds S$9,999,999:
(aa) the relevant Recurrent IPT which will result in the aggregate value of all
transactions with the same Interested Person in the same financial year
being equal to or exceeding S$10,000,000 will be subject to review and
approval by the Audit Committee;
(bb) thereafter, the relevant Recurrent IPT which will result in the aggregate
value of all transactions with the same Interested Person in the same
financial year being equal to or exceeding S$15,000,000, will be subject
to review and approval by the Audit Committee;
(cc) thereafter, each relevant Recurrent IPT which will result in the aggregate
value of all transactions with the same Interested Person in the same
financial year being equal to or exceeding an amount which is a multiple
of S$5,000,000 in excess of S$15,000,000, will be subject to review and
approval by the Audit Committee; and
(dd) any other transaction(s) with the same Interested Person in the same
financial year which does not fall within the review procedures set out in
paragraphs (i)(c)(aa) to (cc) above, will be subject to review and approval
by any Executive Director or CEO of the Company or such other
officer(s) designated by the CEO (who do not have any interest, whether
direct or indirect, in the transaction),
Provided that any transaction (1) which has been approved by the Shareholders, or
(2) which is of a value below S$100,000, need not be included in the computation of
the quantums herein.
We noted that to ensure that Recurrent IPTs are carried out on normal commercial terms
consistent with the Company’s usual business practices and policies, which are generally no
more favourable to the Interested Person(s) than those extended to unrelated third parties,
the following review procedures will be implemented by the Company:
Review Procedures
(i) When engaging the services of or purchasing products from an Interested Person
(other than Professional, Administrative and Support Services), quotations from at
least two other unrelated third party suppliers for similar quantities and/or quality of
services or products will be obtained (whenever possible or available) for comparison.
The pricing or fees for services or products will not be higher than the most
competitive price or fee obtained through the unrelated third party quotations to
ensure that the price and terms offered by the Interested Person are fair and
reasonable and competitive to those offered by other unrelated third parties for the
same or similar type of services or products. In determining whether the price and
terms offered by the Interested Person are fair and reasonable, all pertinent factors,
including but not limited to quality, delivery time, specification compliance, track
record, experience and expertise, and where applicable, preferential rates, rebates or
discounts accorded for bulk purchases, may also be taken into consideration.
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In the event that such competitive quotations cannot be obtained (for instance, if there
are no unrelated third party vendors providing or selling a similar type of service or
product), the Audit Committee will determine whether the price and terms offered by
the Interested Person are fair and reasonable. In determining the transaction price
payable to the Interested Person for such services or products, all pertinent factors,
including but not limited to quality, delivery time, specification compliance, track
record, experience and expertise, and where applicable, preferential rates, rebates or
discounts accorded for bulk purchases, may also be taken into consideration.
(ii) When supplying services or selling products to an Interested Person, the pricing or
fees for the services or products are to be carried out at the prevailing market rates or
prices of the service or product providers, on terms no more favourable to the
Interested Person than the usual commercial terms extended to unrelated third
parties (including, where applicable, preferential rates, process and/or discounts
accorded to corporate customers or for bulk purchases) or otherwise in accordance
with applicable industry norms.
In the event that prevailing market rates or prices are not available (for instance due to
the nature of the service to be provided or the product to be sold or if there are no
other customers for similar products or services), the transaction prices will, where
applicable, be in accordance with the Gallant Group’s usual business practices and
pricing policies, consistent with the usual margin of the Gallant Group for the same or
substantially similar type(s) of transaction with unrelated third parties. In determining
the transaction price payable by the Interested Person for such services or products,
all pertinent factors, including but not limited to quantity, duration of contract, volume,
strategic purposes of the transaction, and where applicable, preferential rates, rebates
or discounts accorded for bulk purchases, may also be taken into consideration.
(iii) When renting properties from or to an Interested Person, appropriate steps will be
taken to ensure that such rent is commensurate with the prevailing market rates,
including adopting measures such as making relevant enquiries with landlords of
similar properties and obtaining necessary reports or reviews published by property
agents (including an independent valuation report by a property valuer, where
considered appropriate). The rent payable shall be based on the most competitive
market rental rate of similar property in terms of size and location, based on the
results of the relevant enquiries.
(iv) In relation to the engagement of an Interested Person for the provision of any
Professional, Administrative and Support Services, the fees to be paid to the
Interested Person for such service(s) will be (a) based on the actual cost incurred by
the Interested Person in providing such service, or (b) equal to or less than the fees
charged by or paid to unrelated third parties for comparable services rendered by
such unrelated third parties.
A register will be maintained by the Company to record all the Recurrent IPTs carried out
with the Interested Persons pursuant to the Shareholders’ Mandate (the “Recurrent IPT
Register”) and the records thereof, if any, will be reviewed at least half-yearly by the Audit
Committee to ensure that the Recurring IPTs are carried out on normal commercial terms
and in accordance with the procedures outlined above. All relevant non-quantitative factors
may also be taken into account.
In the event that a Director or a member of the Audit Committee has an interest in a
Recurrent IPT, he will abstain from reviewing that particular transaction.
The Directors will also ensure that all disclosure requirements on interested person
transactions, including those required by prevailing legislation, the Listing Manual and
accounting standards, are complied with.
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The Company’s annual internal audit plan will incorporate a review of all Recurrent IPTs
entered into during the current financial year pursuant to the Shareholders’ Mandate to
ascertain whether the guidelines and procedures established to monitor the Recurrent IPTs
have been complied with.
The Audit Committee will review from time to time the guidelines and procedures
established to monitor the Recurrent IPTs to determine if they are adequate and/or
commercially practicable in ensuring that transactions between the Gallant Group and the
Interested Persons are conducted on normal commercial terms. If, during these periodic
reviews, the Audit Committee is of the view that the guidelines and procedures as stated
above are not sufficient to ensure that these Recurrent IPTs will be on normal commercial
terms and will not be prejudicial to the Company and its minority Shareholders, the
Company will (pursuant to Rule 920(1)(b)(vii) of the Listing Manual) revert to the
Shareholders for a fresh mandate based on new review guidelines and procedures for
transactions with the Interested Persons.
The Audit Committee and the Directors shall have overall responsibility for the determination
of the review procedures with the authority to sub-delegate to individuals or committees
within the Company as they deem appropriate.
However, we also note that there could be possibility that quotations or market rates will not
be available from unrelated third parties (for example, where there are no suppliers for
certain goods and/or services or for a specified quantity or type which the Gallant Group
requires). In such an event, we understand that the Gallant Group will then take into
consideration other non-price factors such as the quality and quantity of goods, standard of
services, duration of contract, specification compliance, track record, experience and
expertise and suitability of time schedules and, where applicable, preferential rates, rebates
or discounts accorded for bulk sales or purchases.
Based on the comparison process of the quotations or market rates with unrelated third
parties outlined above or failing which, to consider other non-price factors, the transaction
pricing for the Recurrent IPTs will remain competitive for the Gallant Group. In this regard,
we are of the opinion that the methods and procedures utilised under the review procedures
for determining reasonable prices are sufficient to ensure that the Recurrent IPTs will be
carried out on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to the interests of the
Company and its minority Shareholders.
In addition to the review procedures, we also noted that under the approval procedures, not
only is the Company’s Executive Director or CEO (each of whom are to be independent to
the Recurrent IPT) are responsible for the approval of a Recurrent IPT, but the independent
members of the Audit Committee also have a role in ratifying and/or approving Recurrent
IPTs on the basis of the amount of the Recurrent IPTs. Moreover, the approval procedures
also provides for the aggregation of Recurrent IPTs with the same Interested Person within
the same financial year and where the aggregate value of all transactions with the same
Interested Person in the same financial year is equal to or exceeds S$9,999,999 (provided
that a transaction which has been approved by the Shareholders need not be included in
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the aggregation), inter alia, the next Recurrent IPT with the same Interested Person in the
same financial year will be subject to review and approval by the Audit Committee. A
detailed description of the approval procedures are outlined in Section 4(c) of this letter and
in the section entitled “Shareholders’ Mandate” from page 180 of the Prospectus.
In addition to the review and approval procedures for the Recurrent IPTs, the Recurrent IPT
Register is also maintained by the Company outlining all the Recurrent IPTs entered into by
the Gallant Group which is subject to review by the Audit Committee at least half-yearly. As
a result of this, the Audit Committee has an opportunity to review all Recurrent IPTs at least
half-yearly to ensure that the Recurrent IPTs are carried out on normal commercial terms
and in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 4(c) above. All relevant non-
quantitative factors may also be taken into account.
The Audit Committee and the Board shall have overall responsibility for the determination of
the review procedures with the authority to sub-delegate to individuals or committees within
the Company as they deem appropriate.
(i) in the event that a member of the Board or a member of the Audit Committee is
interested in any Recurrent IPT, he will abstain from reviewing that particular
transaction. The Board will also ensure that all disclosure requirements on interested
person transactions, including those required by prevailing legislation, the Listing
Manual and accounting standards, are complied with;
(ii) the Company’s annual internal audit plan shall incorporate a review of all the
Recurrent IPTs entered into during the current financial year pursuant to the
Shareholders’ Mandate to ascertain whether the guidelines and procedures
established to monitor the Recurrent IPTs have been complied with; and
(iii) the Audit Committee will review from time to time the guidelines and procedures
established to monitor the Recurrent IPTs to determine if they are adequate and/or
commercially practicable in ensuring that transactions between the Gallant Group and
the Interested Persons are conducted on normal commercial terms. If, during these
periodic reviews, the Audit Committee is of the view that the guidelines and
procedures as stated above are not sufficient to ensure that these Recurrent IPTs will
be on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to the Company and its
minority Shareholders, the Company will (pursuant to Rule 920(1)(b)(vii) of the Listing
Manual) revert to the Shareholders for a fresh mandate based on new review
guidelines and procedures for transactions with the Interested Persons.
Lastly, we note that the Company will also endeavour to comply with the principles of and best
practices set out in the “Best Practices Guide” of the Listing Manual.
The Shareholders’ Mandate will be effective until the earlier of the following: -
(i) the Company’s first annual general meeting following its admission to the Official List of the
SGX-Sesdaq; or
(ii) the first anniversary of the date of the Company’s admission to the Official List of the SGX-
Sesdaq.
Thereafter, the Company will seek the approval of its Shareholders for a renewal of the
Shareholders’ Mandate at each subsequent annual general meeting of the Company.
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In accordance with Rule 920(1)(b)(viii) of the Listing Manual, Interested Persons and their
associates shall abstain from voting on resolutions seeking to approve the Recurring IPTs
involving themselves and the Gallant Group.
5. Conclusion
In arriving at our opinion, we have reviewed and considered the nature and scope of the Recurrent
IPTs, the Interested Persons, the rationale for the Recurrent IPTs, the review and approval
methods and procedures for determining the transaction prices of the Recurrent IPTs, the role of
the Audit Committee and the additional procedures which we deem to have significant relevance to
our assessment of whether the methods and procedures for determining the transaction prices are
sufficient to ensure that the Recurrent IPTs will be carried out on normal commercial terms and
will not be prejudicial to the interests of the Company and its minority Shareholders. Factors which
we have evaluated include, inter alia, representations made by the Company, the Directors and the
management of the Company in relation to the rationale and benefits of the Shareholders’
Mandate. In light of these factors, we are of the opinion that the methods and procedures
for determining transaction prices adopted by the Company are sufficient to ensure that the
Recurrent IPTs will be carried out on normal commercial terms and will not be prejudicial to
the interests of the Company and its minority Shareholders.
Yours truly,
For and on behalf of
PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd.
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APPENDIX D
The statements below are brief summaries of certain information about our share capital, certain
provisions of our Articles of Association and the laws of Singapore relating to our Shares. These
statements are only a summary and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Singapore law, the
Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers and our Articles of Association.
Shares
As at the Latest Practicable Date, we have only one class of shares, namely, our ordinary shares, which
have identical rights in all respects and rank equally with one another. Our Articles of Association provide
that we may issue shares of a different class with preferential, qualified or deferred right to dividends and
in the distribution of assets of our Company and with special or restricted rights of voting, privileges or
conditions as our Board may determine and may issue preference shares which are, or at our option are,
liable to be redeemed, subject to certain limitations.
As of the date of this Prospectus, 2,410,423,184 Shares are issued and paid up. All of our Shares are in
registered form. We may, subject to the provisions of the Singapore Companies Act and the rules of the
SGX-ST, purchase our own Shares. However, we may not, except in circumstances permitted by the
Singapore Companies Act, grant any financial assistance for the acquisition or proposed acquisition of
our own Shares.
New Shares
New shares may only be issued with the prior approval of our Shareholders in a general meeting. Unless
revoked or varied in general meeting, the approval, if granted, will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM
following the date on which the approval was granted, or the expiration of the period within which the
next AGM after that date is required by law to be held, whichever is the earlier. Our Shareholders have,
subject to certain restrictions, given us authority to issue any remaining approved but unissued Shares
prior to our next AGM. These restrictions are set out in the section “General Information on our Group –
Share Capital” on pages 50 to 52 of this Prospectus.
Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of the Singapore Companies Act and any special rights attached
to any class of shares currently issued, the allotment and issue of all new Shares is under the control of
our Board who may allot and issue the same with such rights and restrictions as it may think fit. Our
Shareholders are not entitled to pre-emptive rights under our Articles of Association or Singapore law.
Shareholders
Only persons who are registered in our register of members and, in cases in which the person so
registered is the CDP, the persons named as the depositors in the depository register maintained by the
CDP for our Shares, are recognised as our Shareholders. We will not, except as required by law,
recognise any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share or other rights in respect of
any Share other than the absolute right thereto of the registered holder of the Share or of the person
whose name is entered in the depository register maintained by CDP for that Share.
We may close our register of members from time to time if we provide the SGX-ST with at least 10 clear
Market Days’ notice. However, our register of members may not be closed for more than 30 days in
aggregate in any calendar year.
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Transfer of Shares
Save as disclosed in this Prospectus, there is no restriction on the transfer of our fully paid-up Shares
except where required by law or the listing rules or the rules or bye-laws of any stock exchange on which
we are listed or as provided in our Articles of Association. Our Board may decline to register any transfer
of Shares which are not fully paid-up Shares or Shares on which we have a lien. Our Shares may be
transferred by a duly signed instrument of transfer in any form acceptable to our Board and the SGX-ST.
Our Board may also decline to register any instrument of transfer unless, among other things, it has been
duly stamped and is presented for registration together with the share certificate and such other evidence
of title as they may require. A shareholder may transfer any shares held through the SGX-ST book-entry
settlement system by way of a book-entry transfer without the need for any instrument of transfer.
We will replace lost or destroyed certificates for our Shares if we are properly notified and if the applicant
pays a fee which will not exceed S$2.00 and furnishes such evidence and indemnity that our Board may
require.
Unless otherwise required by law or by our Articles of Association, voting at general meetings is by
ordinary resolution, requiring an affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast at that meeting. An
ordinary resolution suffices, for example, for the appointment of directors. A special resolution, requiring
the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the votes cast at the meeting, is necessary for certain matters
under Singapore law, including the voluntary winding up of our Company, amendments to our
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, a change of our corporate name and a
reduction in our share capital. We must give at least 21 days’ notice in writing for every general meeting
convened for the purpose of passing a special resolution. Ordinary resolutions generally require at least
14 days’ notice in writing. The notice must be given to every Shareholder who at the time of the
convening of the meeting shall have paid all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of
our Shares and must set forth the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and, in the case of special
business, the general nature of that business.
Voting Rights
A Shareholder is entitled to attend, speak and vote at any general meeting, in person or by proxy. A
proxy need not be a Shareholder. A person who holds Shares through the SGX-ST book-entry
settlement system will only be entitled to vote at a general meeting as a Shareholder if his name appears
on the depository register maintained by CDP 48 hours before the general meeting.
Except as otherwise provided in our Articles of Association, two or more Shareholders must be present
in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum at any general meeting. Under our Articles of Association:-
z on a show of hands, every Shareholder present in person or by proxy shall have one vote
(provided that in the case of a Shareholder who is represented by two proxies, only one of the two
proxies as determined by that Shareholder or, failing such determination, by the chairman of the
meeting (or by a person authorised by the chairman) shall be entitled to vote on a show of hands);
and
z on a poll, every Shareholder present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for each Share
which he holds or represents. A poll may be demanded in certain circumstances, including but not
limited to by the chairman of the meeting, by any Shareholder present in person or by proxy and
representing not less than 10% of the total voting rights of all Shareholders having the right to
vote at the meeting, and by any two Shareholders present in person or by proxy and being entitled
to vote.
In the case of a tied vote, whether on a show of hands or a poll, the chairman of the meeting shall be
entitled to a casting vote.
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Dividends
Our Company may, with the sanction of our Shareholders by ordinary resolution, declare dividends at a
general meeting, but we may not pay dividends in excess of the amount recommended by our Board.
Our Board may also declare an interim dividend without the approval of our Shareholders. Any dividend
we pay must be paid out of our profits. All dividends are paid pro rata among our Shareholders in
proportion to the amount paid up on each Shareholder’s Shares, unless the rights attaching to an issue
of any Share provide otherwise. Unless otherwise directed, dividends may be paid by cheque or warrant
sent through the post to each Shareholder at his registered address appearing in our register of
members or (as the case may be) the depository register. Our payment to CDP of any dividend payable
to a Shareholder whose name is entered in the depository register shall, to the extent of payment made
to CDP, discharge us from any liability to that Shareholder in respect of that payment.
Take-overs
The Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers regulates the acquisition of voting shares of, inter alia,
public listed companies (including any acquisition of control indirectly) and contains certain provisions
that may delay, deter or prevent a take-over or change in control of our Company. Any person acquiring,
either on his own or together with parties acting in concert with him, 30.0% or more of the voting shares
in our Company or, if such person holds, either on his own or together with parties acting in concert with
him, between 30.0% and 50.0% (both inclusive) of the voting shares in our Company, and acquires
additional voting shares representing more than 1.0% of our voting shares in any six-month period, is
normally required to extend a take-over offer for the remaining voting shares in accordance with the
provisions of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers. Parties acting in concert comprise
individuals or companies who, pursuant to an arrangement or understanding (whether formal or
informal), co-operate, through the acquisition by any of them of shares in a company, to obtain or
consolidate effective control of that company.
Certain persons are presumed (unless the presumption is rebutted) to be acting in concert with each
other. They include the following:
z a company and its related and associated companies and companies whose associated
companies include any of these companies;
z a company and its directors (including their close relatives, related trusts and companies controlled
by any of the directors, their close relatives and related trusts);
z a person and any investment company, unit trust or other fund whose investment such person
manages on a discretionary basis;
z a financial or other professional adviser and its clients in respect of shares of the adviser and
persons controlling, controlled by or under the same control as the adviser and all the funds
managed by the adviser on a discretionary basis, where the shareholdings of the adviser and any
of those funds in the client total 10.0% or more of the client’s equity share capital;
z directors of a company (including their close relatives, related trusts and companies controlled by
such directors, their close relatives and related trusts) which is subject to an offer or where the
directors have reason to believe a bona fide offer for the company may be imminent;
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z partners; and
z an individual and his close relatives, related trusts, any person who is accustomed to act in
accordance with his instructions and companies controlled by the individual, his close relatives, his
related trusts or any person who is accustomed to act in accordance with his instructions.
Subject to certain exceptions, a take-over offer must be in cash or be accompanied by a cash alternative
at not less than the highest price paid by the offeror or parties acting in concert with the offeror within the
preceding six months.
An offeror must treat all shareholders of the same class in an offeree company equally. A fundamental
requirement is that shareholders in the company subject to the take-over offer must be given sufficient
information, advice and time to consider and decide on the offer.
Indemnity
Our Articles of Association provide that, subject to the Singapore Companies Act, our directors and
officers shall be entitled to be indemnified by us against any costs, charges, losses, expenses and
liabilities incurred in the execution and discharge of their duties or in relation thereto including any liability
incurred in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal which relates to anything done or omitted
or alleged to have been done or omitted by him as an officer or employee of our Company and in which
judgment is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under
Section 391 of the Singapore Companies Act in which relief is granted to him by the court.
We may not indemnify our directors and officers against any liability which by law would otherwise attach
to them in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which they may be
guilty in relation to us.
However, we may purchase and maintain for our directors and officers insurance against any such
liability.
Substantial Shareholders
The Singapore Companies Act and the SFA require our Substantial Shareholders to give notice to us
and the SGX-ST respectively, including particulars of their interest and the circumstances by which they
have acquired such interest, within two business days of their becoming our Substantial Shareholders
and of any change in the percentage level of their interest.
Under the Singapore Companies Act, a person has a substantial shareholding in our Company if he has
an interest (or interests) in one or more of the voting shares in our Company and the total votes attached
to that share, or those shares, is not less than 5% of the total votes attached to all the voting shares in
our Company.
Minority Rights
The rights of minority shareholders of Singapore-incorporated-companies are protected under Section
216 of the Singapore Companies Act, which gives the Singapore courts a general power to make any
order, upon application by any of our Shareholders, as they think fit to remedy any of the following
situations:
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z if our affairs are being conducted or the powers of our Board are being exercised in a manner
oppressive to, or in disregard of the interests of, one or more of our Shareholders; or
Singapore courts have wide discretion as to the reliefs they may grant and those reliefs are in no way
limited to those listed in the Singapore Companies Act itself.
z authorise civil proceedings to be brought in the name of, or on behalf of, our Company by a person
or persons and on such terms as the court may direct;
z provide for the purchase of a minority Shareholder’s Shares by our other Shareholders or by our
Company and, in the case of a purchase of Shares by our Company, a corresponding reduction of
our Company’s share capital; or
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APPENDIX E
The discussion below provides information about certain provisions of our Memorandum and Articles of
Association and the laws of Singapore. This description is only a summary and is qualified by reference
to Singapore law and our Articles. Where portions of our Articles are reproduced below, defined terms
bear the meanings ascribed to them in our Articles.
2. Directors
(a) Power of Directors to hold office of profit and to contract with our Company
Power of 110) a) Other than the office of auditor, a Director may hold any
Directors to other office or place of profit in the Company and he or any firm of which
hold office he is a member or any company of which he is a director or shareholder
of profit and may act in a professional capacity for the Company in conjunction with
to contract his office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to
with Company remuneration and otherwise) as the Directors may determine. Subject to
the Act, no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified by his
office from contracting or entering into any arrangement with the
Company whether as vendor, purchaser, lessor, lessee, mortgagor,
mortgagee, manager, agent, broker or otherwise howsoever nor shall
such contract or arrangement or any contract or arrangement entered
into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director shall be in any
way interested whether directly or indirectly be avoided nor shall any
Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the
Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by
reason only of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation
thereby established. Provided Always That he has complied with the
requirements of Section 156 of the Act as to disclosure.
Directors to 110) b) Every Director shall observe the provisions of Section 156 of
observe the Act relating to the disclosure of the interests of the Directors in
Section 156 transactions or proposed transactions with the Company or of any office
of the Act or property held by a Director which might create duties or interests in
conflict with his duties or interests as a Director. Notwithstanding such
disclosure, a Director shall not vote in regard to any contract or proposed
contract or arrangement in which he has directly or indirectly a personal
material interest although he shall be taken into account in ascertaining
whether a quorum is present.
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Directors may 111) b) Subject always to Article 110 b), the Directors may exercise
exercise voting the voting power conferred by the shares in any company held or owned
power by the Company in such manner and in all respects as the Directors
conferred by think fit in the interests of the Company (including the exercise thereof in
Company’s favour of any resolution appointing the Directors or any of them to be
shares in directors of such company or voting or providing for the payment of
another remuneration to the directors of such company).
company
(b) Remuneration
Fees for 112) (1) The fees of the Directors shall be determined from time to
Directors time by the Company in general meetings and such fees shall not be
increased except pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed at a general
meeting where notice of the proposed increase shall have been given in
the notice convening the meeting. Such fees shall be divided among the
Directors in such proportions and manner as they may agree and in
default of agreement equally, except that in the latter event any Director
who shall hold office for part only of the period in respect of which such
fee is payable shall be entitled only to rank in such division for the
proportion of fee related to the period during which he has held office.
Reimbursement 113) The Directors shall be entitled to be repaid all travelling or such
of expenses reasonable expenses as may be incurred in attending and returning from
meetings of the Directors or of any committee of the Directors or general
meetings or otherwise howsoever in or about the business of the
Company in the course of the performance of their duties as Directors.
Benefits for 109) The Directors may procure the establishment and maintenance of
employees or participate in or contribute to any non-contributory or contributory
pension or superannuation fund or life assurance scheme or any other
scheme whatsoever for the benefit of and pay, provide for or procure the
grant of donations, gratuities, pensions, allowances, benefits or
emoluments to any persons (including Directors and other officers) who
are or shall have been at any time in the employment or service of the
Company or of the predecessors in business of the Company or of any
subsidiary company, and the wives, widows, families or dependants of
any such persons. The Directors may also procure the establishment and
subsidy of or subscription and support to any institutions, associations,
clubs, funds or trusts calculated to be for the benefit of any such persons
as aforesaid or otherwise to advance the interests and well-being of the
Company or of any such other company as aforesaid or of its Members
and payment for or towards the insurance of any such persons as
aforesaid, and subscriptions or guarantees of money for charitable or
benevolent objects or for any exhibition or for any public, general or
useful object.
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Remuneration 122) A Chief Executive Officer (or any person holding an equivalent
of Chief appointment) shall, subject to Section 169 of the Act and to the terms of
Executive any agreement entered into in any particular case, receive such
Officer remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission or participation in
profit, or partly in one way and partly in another) as the Directors may
determine; but he shall not under any circumstance be remunerated by a
commission on a percentage of turnover.
(c) Borrowing
Power to 126) The Directors may at their discretion exercise every borrowing
borrow power vested in the Company by its Memorandum of Association or
permitted by law and may borrow or raise money from time to time for
the purpose of the Company and secure the payment of such sums by
mortgage, charge or hypothecation of or upon all or any of the property
or assets of the Company including any uncalled or called but unpaid
capital or by the issue of debentures (whether at par or at discount or
premium) or otherwise as they may think fit.
Article 126, like any other provision in our Company’s Articles of Association, may be
amended by a special resolution of our shareholders.
There are no specific provisions in our Company’s Articles of Association relating to the
retirement or non-retirement of a Director under an age limit requirement.
Qualifications 107) A Director need not be a Member and shall not be required to
hold any share of the Company.
Alternate 139) An Alternate Director shall not be required to hold any share of
Director need the Company by way of qualification.
not hold share
Declaration and 163) The Directors may, with the sanction of a general meeting, from
payment of time to time declare dividends, but no such dividend shall (except as by
dividends the Statutes expressly authorised) be payable otherwise than out of the
profits of the Company. No higher dividend shall be paid than is
recommended by the Directors and a declaration by the Directors as to
the amount of the profits at any time available for dividends shall be
conclusive. The Directors may, if they think fit, and if in their opinion the
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position of the Company justifies such payment, without any such
sanction as aforesaid, from time to time declare and pay an interim
Interim dividend, or pay any preferential dividend on shares issued upon the
dividends terms that the preferential dividends thereon shall be payable on fixed
dates.
Payment of 164) With the sanction of a general meeting, dividends may be paid
dividends in wholly or in part in specie, and may be satisfied in whole or in part by the
specie distribution amongst the Members in accordance with their rights of fully
paid shares, stock or debentures of any other company, or of any other
property suitable for distribution as aforesaid. The Directors shall have full
liberty to make all such valuations, adjustments and arrangements, and
to issue all such certificates or documents of title as in their opinion may
be necessary or expedient with a view to facilitating the equitable
distribution amongst the Members of the dividends or portions of
dividends to be satisfied or to give them the benefit of their proper shares
and interests in the property, and no valuation, adjustment or
arrangement so made shall be questioned by any Member.
Dividend paid 169) Any dividend, instalment of dividend or interest in respect of any
by cheque or share may be paid by cheque or warrant payable to the order of the
warrant Member entitled thereto, or (in the case of joint holders) of that Member
whose name stands first on the Register of Members in respect of the
joint holding. Every such cheque or warrant shall (unless otherwise
directed) be sent by post to the last registered address of the Member
entitled thereto, and the receipt of the person whose name appears on
the Register of Members as the owner of any share, or in the case of
joint holders, of any one of such holders, or of his or their agent duly
appointed in writing, shall be a good discharge to the Company for all
dividends or other payments made in respect of such share. Every such
cheque or warrant shall be sent at the risk of the person entitled to the
money represented thereby.
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any such dividend or moneys to the Company, the relevant Depositor
shall not have any right or claim in respect of such dividend or moneys
against the Company if a period of six (6) years has elapsed from the
date of the declaration of such dividend or the date on which such other
moneys are first payable.
Distribution of 197) If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator may, with the
assets in sanction of a special resolution, divide among the Members in specie or
specie kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company and whether or
not the assets shall consist of property of one kind or shall consist of
properties of different kinds and may for such purpose set such value as
he deems fair upon any one or more class or classes of property to be
divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be
carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members, but
so that if any division is resolved on otherwise than in accordance with
such rights, the Members shall have the same right of dissent and
consequential rights as if such resolution were a special resolution
passed pursuant to Section 306 of the Act. A special resolution
sanctioning a transfer or sale to another company duly passed pursuant
to the said Section may in like manner authorise the distribution of any
shares or other consideration receivable by the liquidators amongst the
Members otherwise than in accordance with their existing rights; and any
such determination shall be binding upon all the Members subject to the
right of dissent and consequential rights conferred by the said Section.
Rights attached 8) (1) Preference shareholders shall have the same rights as
to preference ordinary shareholders as regards receiving of notices, reports and
shares balance sheets and attending general meetings of the Company.
Preference shareholders shall also have the right to vote at any meeting
convened for the purpose of the winding up of the Company or where the
resolution to be submitted to the meeting varies their rights or when the
dividend on the preference shares is more than six (6) months in arrears.
Variation 9) If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes,
of rights of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms
shares of issue of the shares of that class) may, subject to the provisions of the
Act, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied or
abrogated with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate
general meeting of the holders of shares of the class and to every such
special resolution the provisions of Section 184 of the Act shall with such
adaptations as are necessary apply. To every such separate general
meeting, the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings
shall mutatis mutandis apply.
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b) where all the issued shares of the class are held by one person,
the necessary quorum shall be one person and such holder of shares of
the class present in person or by proxy or by attorney may demand a
poll.
Form of 22) Subject to the restrictions of these Articles any Member may
transfer transfer all or any of his shares, but every transfer must be in writing and
in the usual common form, or in any other form which the Directors and
the Exchange may approve, and must be left at the Office for registration,
accompanied by the certificate of the shares to be transferred, and such
other evidence (if any) as the Directors may require to prove the title of
the intending transferor, or his right to transfer the shares.
Transferor and 24) The instrument of transfer of a share shall be signed both by the
transferee to transferor and by the transferee, Provided That an instrument of transfer
execute in respect of which the transferee is the Depository shall not be
transfer ineffective. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the
share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of
Members in respect thereof; Provided Always That the Directors may
dispense with the execution of the instrument of transfer by the
transferee in any case in which they think fit in their discretion so to do.
Person under 26) No share shall in any circumstances be transferred to any infant,
disability bankrupt or person of unsound mind.
Directors’ 28) (1) Subject to these Articles, the Act or as required by the
power to Exchange, there shall be no restriction on the transfer of fully paid up
decline to shares (except where required by law or the rules, bye-laws or listing
register rules of the Exchange) but the Directors may in their discretion decline to
register any transfer of shares upon which the Company has a lien and
in the case of shares not fully paid up may refuse to register a transfer to
a transferee of whom they do not approve.
Payment of fee (2) The Directors may decline to register any instrument of
and deposit of transfer unless:
transfer
a) a fee not exceeding S$2/- (or such other fee as the
Directors may determine having regard to any limitation thereof as may
be prescribed by any stock exchange upon which the shares may be
listed) as the Director may from time to time require, is paid to the
Company in respect thereof;
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c) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one
class of shares.
Closure of 30) The Register of Members may be closed at such times and for
Register of such period as the Directors may from time to time determine; Provided
Members Always That it shall not be closed for more than thirty (30) days in any
year or such other period as may be prescribed by law and during such
periods the Directors may suspend the registration of transfers. Further
Provided Always That the Company shall give prior notice of such
closure as may be required to the Exchange stating the period and
purpose or purposes for which the closure is made.
Renunciation of 31) Nothing in these Articles shall preclude the Directors from
allotment recognising a renunciation of the allotment of any share by the allottee in
favour of some other person.
Indemnity 32) Neither the Company nor its Directors nor any of its officers shall
against incur any liability for registering or acting upon a transfer of shares
wrongful apparently made by relevant parties, although the same may, by reason
transfer of any fraud or other cause not known to the Company or its Directors or
other officers, be legally inoperative or insufficient to pass the property in
the shares proposed or professed to be transferred, and although the
transfer may, as between the transferor and transferee, be liable to be set
aside, and notwithstanding that the Company may have notice that such
instrument of transfer was signed or executed and delivered by the
transferor in blank as to the name of the transferee or the particulars of
the shares transferred, or otherwise in defective manner. In every such
case, the person registered as transferee, his executors, administrators
and assigns, alone shall be entitled to be recognised as the holder of
such shares and the previous holder shall, so far as the Company is
concerned, be deemed to have transferred his whole title thereto.
Directors may 38) The Directors may from time to time, as they think fit, make calls
make calls on upon the Members in respect of any moneys unpaid on their shares or
shares on any class of their shares and not by the conditions of the issue and
allotment thereof made payable at fixed times; and each Member shall
(subject to his having been given at least fourteen (14) days’ notice
specifying the time or times and place of payment) pay to the Company
at the time or times and place so specified the amount called on his
shares. A call may be made payable by instalments. A call may be
revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine.
Time when new 39) A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the
call made resolution of the Directors authorising the call was passed.
Interest and 40) If before or on the day appointed for payment thereof, a call
other late payable in respect of a share is not paid, the person from whom the
payment costs amount of the call is due shall pay interest on such amount at the rate of
ten per cent (10%) per annum from the day appointed for payment
thereof to the time of actual payment, and shall also pay all costs,
charges and expenses which the Company may have incurred or
become liable for in order to procure payment of or in consequence of
the non-payment of such call or instalment, but the Directors shall be at
liberty to waive payment of such interest, costs, charges and expenses
wholly or in part.
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Sum due on 41) Any sum which by the terms of issue of a share is made payable
allotment or upon allotment or at any fixed date and any instalment of a call shall for
other fixed date all purposes of these Articles be deemed to be a call duly made and
payable on the date fixed for payment and, in the case of non-payment,
the provisions of these Articles as to payment of interest and expenses,
forfeiture and the like and all other relevant provisions of the Statutes or
of these Articles shall apply as if such sum were a call duly made and
notified as hereby provided.
Power of 42) The Directors may from time to time make arrangements on the
Directors to issue of shares for a difference between the holders of such shares in
differentiate the amount of calls to be paid and in the time of payment of such calls.
Annual general 70) The Company shall in each calendar year hold a general meeting
meetings as its annual general meeting in addition to any other meetings in that
year and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Not
more than fifteen (15) months shall elapse between the date of one
annual general meeting and that of the next; Provided Always That so
long as the Company holds its first annual general meeting within
eighteen (18) months of its incorporation, it need not hold it in the year of
its incorporation or in the following year. The annual general meeting
shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint.
Extraordinary 71) All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be
general called extraordinary general meetings.
meetings
Calling for 72) The Directors may whenever they think fit convene an
extraordinary extraordinary general meeting and an extraordinary general meeting
general shall also be convened on such requisition or in default may be convened
meetings by such requisitionist as provided for by Section 176 of the Act. If at any
time there are not within Singapore sufficient Directors capable of action
to form a quorum at a meeting of Directors, any Director or any two (2)
Members may convene an extraordinary general meeting in the same
manner as nearly as possible as that in which such a meeting may be
convened by the Directors.
Shorter notice Provided That a general meeting notwithstanding that it has been called
by a shorter notice than that specified above shall be deemed to have
been duly called if it is so agreed:
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b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting by that number or
majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote
thereat as is required by the Act.
Accidental Provided also that the accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to
omission or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting by any person entitled to receive
notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at the meeting.
All business 77) All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an
deemed special extraordinary general meeting and also all that is transacted at an annual
business general meeting with the exception of the consideration of the accounts,
balance sheets and reports (if any) of the Directors and Auditor of the
Company, the election of Directors in place of those retiring by rotation or
otherwise, the fixing of the fees of Directors, the declaration of dividends,
and the appointment of and the fixing of the remuneration of the Auditor
of the Company, which shall be deemed routine business. Any notice of a
meeting called to consider special business shall be accompanied by a
statement regarding the effect of any proposed resolution in respect of
such special business.
Adjournment if 80) If within half an hour from the time appointed for the holding of a
quorum not general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting if convened on the
present requisition of Members shall be dissolved. In any other case, it shall
stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and
place or to such other day and at such other time and place as the
Directors may determine, and if at such adjourned meeting a quorum is
not present within half an hour from the time appointed for holding the
meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved.
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Chairman 81) The Chairman (if any) of the Board shall preside as Chairman at
every general meeting, but if there be no such Chairman, or if at any
meeting he shall not be present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time
appointed for holding the same, or shall be unwilling to act as Chairman,
the Members present shall choose some Director, or if no Director be
present, or if all the Directors present decline to take the chair, one of
themselves to be Chairman of the meeting.
Adjournment by 82) The Chairman of the meeting may, with the consent of any
chairman meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall, if so directed by the
meeting, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place,
but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than
the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment
took place. When a meeting is adjourned for thirty (30) days or more,
notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an
original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give
notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an
adjourned meeting.
Voting rights of 92) (1) Subject and without prejudice to any special privileges or
Members restrictions as to voting for the time being attached to any special class
of shares for the time being forming part of the capital of the Company,
each Member entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy or attorney,
and (in the case of a corporation) by a representative. A person entitled
to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he
uses in the same way.
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Voting rights of 93) If any Member be a lunatic, idiot or non compos mentis he may
Members of vote by his committee, curator bonis or other legal curator and such last
unsound mind mentioned persons may give their votes by proxy, but no person claiming
to vote pursuant to this Article shall do so unless such evidence as the
Directors may require of his authority shall have been deposited at the
Office not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time for holding the
meeting at which he wishes to vote.
Voting rights of 94) If two (2) or more persons are jointly entitled to a share, any one
joint holders of such persons may vote and be reckoned in a quorum at any general
meeting, whether in person or by proxy, and if more than one of such
persons is present at a meeting, in voting upon any question, the vote of
the senior who tenders a vote shall be accepted to the exclusion of the
votes of the other registered holders of the share and for this purpose
seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in
the Register of Members or the Depository Register (as the case may
be). Several executors or administrators of a deceased Member in whose
name any share stands shall for the purpose of this Article be deemed
joint holders thereof.
Right to vote 95) Save as herein expressly provided, no person other than a
Member duly registered, and only in respect of shares upon which all
calls due to the Company have been paid, shall be entitled to be present
or to vote, either personally or by proxy, attorney or representative, at any
general meeting.
Method of 83) At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting
voting shall be decided on a show of hands unless, subject to Article 88, a poll
is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands)
demanded:
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Time for taking 85) If a poll is demanded as aforesaid, it shall be taken in such
a poll manner and at such time and place as the Chairman of the meeting
directs and either at once or after an interval or adjournment or otherwise
and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the
meeting at which the poll was demanded. No notice need be given of a
poll not taken at once. In case of any dispute as to the admission or
rejection of a vote the Chairman shall determine the same and such
determination made in good faith shall be final and conclusive.
Continuance 87) The demand of a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a
of business meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on
which a poll has been demanded.
Resolutions in 89) Subject to the provisions of the Act, a resolution in writing signed
writing by every Member entitled to vote or being a corporation by its duly
authorised representative shall have the same effect and validity as an
ordinary resolution of the Company passed at a general meeting duly
convened, held and constituted, and may consist of several documents in
the like form, each signed by one or more of such Members. The
expressions ‘in writing’ and ‘signed’ include approval by telefax, telex,
cable or telegram by any such Member.
Error in 90) If at any general meeting any votes shall be counted which ought
counting votes not to have been counted or might have been rejected, the error shall not
vitiate the result of the vote unless it be pointed out at the same meeting,
and be in the opinion of the Chairman of sufficient magnitude to vitiate
the result of the vote.
4. Change in capital
Power to 64) The Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution,
increase capital whether all the shares for the time being issued shall have been fully
called up or not increase its capital by the creation and issue of new
shares, such aggregate increase to be of such amount and to be divided
into shares of such respective amounts as the Company by the
resolution authorising such increase directs.
Rights of new 65) The new shares shall be issued upon such terms and conditions
shares and with such rights and privileges annexed thereto as the general
meeting resolving upon the creation thereof shall direct, and if no
direction be given, as the Directors shall determine, and in particular,
such new shares may be issued with a preferential or qualified right to
dividends and in the distribution of the assets of the Company and with a
special or restricted right of voting.
Issue of 66) (1) Subject to any direction to the contrary that may be given by
new shares the Company in general meeting (including by way of general authority)
or except as permitted under the listing rules of the Exchange, all new
shares shall before issue be offered to Members who are entitled to
receive notices from the Company of general meetings as at such date
as the Directors may determine, in proportion, to the extent the Directors
consider practicable, to the number of the existing shares to which they
are entitled or hold. The offer shall be made by notice specifying the
number of shares offered, and limiting a time within which the offer, if not
accepted, will be deemed to be declined, and, after the expiration of that
time, or on the receipt of an intimation from the person to whom the offer
is made that he declines to accept the shares offered, the Directors may
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dispose of those shares in such manner as they think most beneficial to
the Company. The Directors may likewise so dispose of any new shares
which (by reason of the ratio which the new shares bear to shares held
by persons entitled to an offer of new shares) cannot, in the opinion of
the Directors, be conveniently offered under this Article.
For the purposes of the above, the Company may by ordinary resolution
in general meeting give to the Directors a general authority, either
unconditionally or subject to such conditions as may be specified in the
ordinary resolution, to make or grant offers, agreements or options that
might or would require shares to be issued, including but not limited to
the creation and issue of (as well as adjustments to) warrants,
debentures or other instruments convertible into shares.
Capital raised 67) Subject to any directions that may be given in accordance with
deemed the powers contained in the Memorandum of Association of the
original capital Company or these Articles, any capital raised by the creation of new
shares shall be considered as part of the original capital and as
consisting of ordinary shares and shall be subject to the same provisions
with reference to the payment of calls, transfer, transmission, forfeiture,
lien and otherwise as if it had been part of the original capital.
Power to (2) subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Act,
purchase or the listing rules of the Exchange and any applicable legislation or
acquire shares regulation, the Company may authorise the Directors in general meeting
to purchase or otherwise acquire any of its issued shares on such terms
as the Company may think fit and in the manner prescribed by the Act.
All shares purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company shall,
unless held in treasury in accordance with the provisions of the Act, be
deemed to be cancelled immediately on purchase or acquisition. On
cancellation of any share as aforesaid, the rights and privileges attached
to that share shall expire. In any other instance, the Company may hold
or deal with any such share which is so purchased or acquired by it in
such manner as may be permitted by the Act.
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Reduction of 69) The Company may not reduce its share capital in any way except
share capital in accordance with the Act.
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APPENDIX F
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
We are subject to the laws and regulations that apply generally in the locations in which we operate. The
regulations include relevant licensing requirements and environmental requirements. We are also subject
to laws governing our relationship with our employees.
The following is for general information only and does not purport to be a comprehensive description or
exhaustive statement of applicable laws and regulations.
For legal certainty, all rights to land, their transfer and encumbrance with security rights thereof must be
registered with the Land Registration Office (referred to in Indonesian as Badan Pertanahan Nasional
(“BPN”)) having jurisdiction over the location of the land, which office is responsible for keeping and
maintaining a Land Register Book (referred to in Indonesian as Daftar Buku Tanah) and Land
Measurement Register Book (referred to in Indonesian as Daftar Surat Ukur).
The Land Registration Office issues a certificate of land as evidence of the holder’s right to the land. A
mortgage over the land must be reflected on the land certificate as evidence that the land is encumbered
with a mortgage for the benefit of the creditor.
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(d) Right to Development (referred to in Indonesian as Hak Pengelolaan (“HPL”))
HPL is usually granted by the State to government entities or to state-owned enterprises. The
holder of HPL could grant HM, Hak Guna Bangunan, or HP to third parties. The holder of HPL
may, in addition, contract with third parties for purposes that are consistent with the purposes for
which HPL is granted. The holder of HPL has the authority to (i) plan the intended use and
utilisation of the land which is the subject matter of the HPL, (ii) use the land for the purposes of
carrying out its business; and (iii) deliver or transfer all or any part of the land to third parties on
terms and conditions as determined by it, provided that delivery or transfer is in compliance with
the Indonesian Basic Agrarian Law.
For further information on the HGBs, please refer to the section “Risk Factors” on pages 41 to 43 of this
Prospectus.
As a general rule and save for certain industries such as upstream oil and gas and financial services,
which are separately regulated, equity investment in Indonesian companies by foreigners is permitted
only in a company formed pursuant to the Foreign Investment Law and subject to the supervision and
control of the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (referred to in Indonesian as Badan Koordinasi
Penanaman Modal (“BKPM”)). The BKPM is a non-departmental government institution having derivative
authority to issue basic investment permits on behalf of the functional industrial ministries.
All Indonesian limited liability companies, whether formed under the Foreign Investment Law or
otherwise, are also subject to Law No.1 of 1995 concerning limited liability companies (“Law No. 1 of
1995”). The Law No. 1 of 1995 touches upon a great range of issues, including the duties and liabilities of
directors, minority shareholder rights and updated merger provisions.
Foreign Shareholding
The initial foreign shareholding and divestment requirements applicable to PMA companies were revised
and substantially liberalised by Government Regulation No.20/ 1994 dated 19 May 1994, as amended by
Government Regulation No. 83/2001 dated 19 December 2001. Pursuant to this regulation, a PMA
company can be set up under either of two capital investment structures. The first structure is a joint
venture with Indonesian citizens or legal entities in which the maximum initial foreign ownership of the
equity in the PMA company is 95%, with no subsequent divestment of the foreign-owned equity required,
provided that the PMA company does business in certain key infrastructure industries as noted in
paragraph 1(i) below (“Mandatory Joint Venture PMA Company”). The foreign ownership may, however,
exceed 95% if the proposed joint venture company engages in a non-strategic industry (“Voluntary Joint
Venture PMA Company”). The second structure is a PMA company with an initial foreign ownership of
100% of the equity in the PMA Company (“Foreign PMA Company”).
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Certain salient features of both types of PMA companies are discussed below:
(ii) No subsequent divestment of the foreign-owned equity in the Mandatory Joint Venture PMA
Company is required but Indonesian-owned equity may not be reduced or fall below 5% of
the issued share capital of the Mandatory Joint Venture PMA Company.
(ii) The shareholding owned by foreign entities in a Foreign PMA Company should be
reduced within 15 years of the commencement of commercial production of the
Foreign PMA Company. The Decree of the Minister for Mobilization of Investment Funds/
Chairman of BKPM No. 15/SK/1994 dated 29 July 1994 provides that such divestment shall
be determined according to the consensus of the relevant parties. The required percentage,
if any, of divestment is not stated in the Decree.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the following companies in our Group are Foreign PMA
Companies:
Year of commencement
Name of company of commercial production
PT BIC 1996
PT BIIE 1995
PT BEV* 1996
PT SBIG 1999
PT BRC 1995
PT BMW 2004
PT SBP 2004
* Government Regulation No. 20 of 1994 (“GR20/94”) article 12 provides that companies established under the foreign
capital investment law prior to GR20/94, such as PT BEV (which was established as a PMA company on 19 March
1993), are given the opportunity to agree among its shareholders whether to follow the divestment requirement as
stipulated in GR20/94, which is 15 years as of the commencement of commercial production, or to exercise the
divestment requirement as provided in the initial investment approval, in this case 20 years as of the commencement
of commercial production.
** PT SI obtained BKPM approval for a change of its status from an ordinary limited company to a Foreign PMA
Company on 8 March 2006. PT SI is required to execute its plan to transfer shares from PT Holdiko Perkasa to
Verizon Resorts (Labuan) within 1 year from the date of such approval, failing which the approval will be null and
void.
Failure to carry out the requisite divestment may result in the following sanctions being imposed:
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Company Registration in Indonesia
Law No. 1 of 1995 requires that a limited liability company in Indonesia must have at least 2
shareholders. Under Law No. 1 of 1995, if at any time 100% of the outstanding issued shares are held by
only one person, within 6 months of the commencement of such event, shares must be sold to another
party, failing which the sole shareholder will have unlimited liability for the liabilities of the company.
Law No. 1 of 1995 established a minimum capitalisation of Rp20,000,000, unless laws and regulations
governing certain types of business activities require different minimum amounts of authorised capital of
the company.
Under Indonesian laws, pursuant to Law No. 3 of 1982 on Compulsory Company Registration, every
company in Indonesia is required to be registered with the Company Registry of the Ministry of Trade.
The registration of a company is valid for a period of 5 years and must be renewed upon expiry. In the
event that the business registration is not renewed on expiry, inter alia, the board of directors of such
company may be guilty of a felony and may be punished with 3 months’ imprisonment or a maximum fine
of Rp3,000,000.
The company registration for PT BIC’s office in Jakarta is valid until 2007 and for its office in Batam is
valid until 2009. The company registration for PT BIIE’s office in Bintan and in Jakarta is valid until May
2006 and 2009 respectively. The company registration of PT BEV in Batam is valid until September 2006.
The company registration of PT SBIG will expire in August 2009 and the company registration of PT BBT
will expire in 2007. The company registration of each of PT SBP and PT BMW is valid until 2009. The
company registration of PT BRC (in respect of its head office in Jakarta) is valid until July 2008 and the
company registration of PT BRC’s branch office in Lagoi is valid until December 2009. The company
registration of PT SI expired in December 2005 and the company is in the process of renewing its
company registration.
The PMA companies in our Group which have been issued with a permanent business licence and
the respective year in which the business licence issued to such PMA company will expire, unless
otherwise renewed, are set out as follow:
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Name of PMA company Year of expiry of permanent
in our Group business licence
PT BIC 2026
PT BIIE 2027
PT BEV 2026
PT SBIG 2029
PT BRC 2025
PT BMW 2034
PT SBP 2034
Note:
Following the issue of BKPM's approval to PT SI’s change of status to a Foreign PMA Company, PT SI is in the
process of applying for its permanent business licence.
PMA companies are required to report their investment activities to BKPM in the form of a Report
on Investment Activities (referred to in Indonesian as Laporan Kegiatan Penanaman Modal
(“LKPM”)) twice a year before obtaining a permanent business licence and once a year after the
obtaining of the permanent business licence.
In addition to the PMA companies in our Group, there is also a domestic investment (referred to in
Indonesian as Penanaman Modal Dalam Negeri, “PMDN”) company, namely, PT BBT. PT BBT has
obtained a permanent business licence which will expire in 2027, unless otherwise renewed.
In the event that the permanent business licence expires and is not renewed, the PMA company
will lose its PMA status, and is required to divest all the issued shares in its capital to local
Indonesian entities and convert its status to an ordinary company.
(c) Others
(i) PT BRC
PT BRC holds a power supply business licence (referred to in Indonesian as Izin Usaha
Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik (“IUPL”)) to use power for its own interest and has an approval to
use water from the reservoir located in BR issued by the Head of Riau Islands Regency.
Unless otherwise renewed, the IUPL will expire in September 2006.
(ii) PT BIC
PT BIC has submitted an application for a waste water/ sewage treatment licence (referred
to in Indonesian as Izin Pembuangan Air Limbah Hasil (“IPAL”) in respect of its waste water
/ sewage treatment activities and is currently awaiting the issuance of the IPAL. PT BIC
holds an IUPL issued by the mayor of Batam. The licence is valid throughout the operational
life of PT BIC but is subject to revocation if PT BIC fails to comply with the applicable
requirements and prevailing regulations. Failure to hold such licence may subject PT BIC to
administrative sanctions, such as written warnings, temporary suspension and revocation of
business licences.
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PT BIC has also been issued with an Operational Licence of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
Incinerator in March 2006 under the Decree of the State Minister for Environmental Affairs.
Under the licence, PT BIC is required to meet certain conditions, including:
(aa) operating the incinerator in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures
and collecting and storing hazardous and toxic waste in accordance with the specified
conditions; and
(bb) submitting reports relating to the operation of the incinerator to the Ministry of
Environmental Affairs, with copies to parties including the Governor of Riau and the
Mayor of Batam.
The licence is valid for 2 years from the date of issue and will be subject to evaluation and
reconsideration upon its expiry.
BIDA has issued a letter to PT BIC relating to the approval for the extraction of water by PT
BIC of up to 4,500 m3/day in respect of the supply of clean water for BIP, and further stating
that any shortage of water shall be supplied by PT Adhya Tirta Batam. There is no specified
expiry date to such approval in the letter.
PT BIC has obtained an operation worthiness certificate in 31 October 2003 from the Mayor
of Batam in respect of the power plant owned by PT BIC. The power plant is subject to a
further test to be conducted within 5 years after the date of issue of the certificate or when
the plant undergoes an overhaul. The certificate may be revoked if PT BIC fails to comply
with the prevailing regulations relating to power plant installation and safety and/or any
applicable environmental laws.
(iii) PT BBT
Based on the Indonesian Minister of Communications Decree No. KP. 344 of 2002 in
December 2002, PT BBT has been granted a licence to provide domestic fixed line /
wireline in Batam (in respect of BIP) and Bintan (in respect of BR and BIE). The licence will
continue to be valid as long as PT BBT complies with the prevailing laws and regulations on
telecommunications.
PT BIC has also been designated as the operator of the Batamindo I Bonded Zone of Jalan Rasamala
no. 1 BIP, Kelurahan Muka Kuning, Kecamatan Sei Beduk, Batam, Riau, by virtue of Ministry of Finance
Decree no. 355/KM.4/2004 issued on 24 February 2004. The bonded zone covers an area of
approximately 142.4 ha.
As an operator of a bonded zone, PT BIC is accountable for the accuracy of the operational activity
reports of the bonded zone which the operator must submit to the Director General of Custom and
Excise in Indonesia. The records of PT BIC relating to imports, processing or manufacturing and exports
of goods into and from the bonded zone may be subject for inspection at any times by the authority.
The designation as a bonded zone and the status as bonded zone operator may be frozen or revoked by
the authority if PT BIC breaches the applicable requirements as a bonded zone operator, including if it is
proven that PT BIC has caused financial loss to the State based on custom audit by the authority or if PT
BIC is placed under receivership.
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The Ministry of Trade recommended to the President of the Republic of Indonesia to approve PT BIIE’s
application for the appointment and ratification of BIE as a Bonded Zone. The area of the Bonded Zone
located at Lobam Bintan Utara, Bintan, is currently approximately 110 ha. PT BIIE, as the operator of the
BIE Bonded Zone, is subject to similar regulatory requirements as those for PT BIC set out above.
In 2005, the status of the Batam Industrial Bonded Zone, the BIE Bonded Zone and Karimun Industrial
Cooperation zone was upgraded to “Bonded Zone Plus”. The Minister of Finance issued certain
decree(s) in 2005 in relation to the Bonded Zone in Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands providing for new
tax and customs treatment for Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands. These regulations exempt import duty,
VAT, VAT on luxury goods and income tax over imports for projects related to economic cooperation
between Indonesia and Singapore. As a result, it is expected there would be easier Bonded Zone
approval process, additional entry points, less strict monitoring of movements of goods, and other similar
facilities.
Under Law No. 7/1981, a company is also required to submit annual manpower reports to the Ministry of
Manpower. In the event that the company fails to submit such a report, the board of directors of such
company may be subject to 3 months’ imprisonment or a maximum fine of Rp1,000,000. PT SBP and PT
BMW are obliged to re-submit their respective annual manpower reports in March 2006.
In addition, a company which employs 10 persons or more or pays employee salaries exceeding
Rp1,000,000 per month is required to participate in a manpower social security program known in
Indonesian as Jaminan Sosial Ketenagakerjaan or JAMSOSTEK. JAMSOSTEK is a protection scheme
for employees under which employees receives compensation in cash or remuneration for a portion of
income which was lost or reduced due to work accident, illness, pregnancy, giving birth, old age and
death. The JAMSOSTEK benefits, which may be received by an employee due to work accident, death,
old age and illness, also covers the family of the respective employee. Contribution for causes of work
accident, death and illness is borne by the employer, while for old age is payable jointly by the employer
and the employee. JAMSOSTEK includes compulsory programs for occupational accident insurance, life
insurance and retirement benefits. Employers are responsible for the entire amount of contributions to the
occupational accident insurance and life insurance programs. Contributions for accident insurance range
from 0.24% to 1.74% of an employee’s wage, depending on the employer’s business. The contribution for
life insurance is 0.3% of the employee’s wage. The contributions for retirement benefits are jointly borne
by the employer and employee; the employer’s share is 3.7% of wages and the employee’s share is 2%
of wages. Employee contributions to JAMSOSTEK are collected by the employer through payroll
deductions. JAMSOSTEK also includes a health care benefits program. The contribution is 6% for a
married employee and 3% for a single employee. An employer who provides better company health
insurance to its employees can elect not to join the health care program under JAMSOSTEK.
Under Indonesian laws, companies are required to have work permits to employ expatriates. Failure to do
so may result in sanctions of imprisonment for a term of between 1 year to 4 years and a penalty of
between Rp100,000,000 to Rp400,000,000 being imposed.
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Environmental Laws in Indonesia
The Group’s operations are subject to Indonesian laws and regulations governing the discharge of
materials into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental pollution, including the following
laws in Indonesia which seek to regulate and protect the environment against pollution related activities
in Indonesia, namely, Law No. 5 of 1990 regarding Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems
(State Gazette No. 49, 1990, Supplement to State Gazette No. 3419), Law No. 24 of 1992 regarding
Spatial Use Management (State Gazette No. 115, 1992, Supplement to State Gazette No. 3501) and Law
No. 23 of 1997 regarding Environmental Management.
(a) Government Regulation No. 20 of 1990 regarding Management of Water Pollution (State Gazette
No. 24, 1990, Supplement to State Gazette No. 3409);
(b) Government Regulation No. 27 of 1999 regarding the Analysis of Bio-Environmental Impacts
(Analisis Mengenai Dampak Lingkungan Hidup);
(c) Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No. 10 of 2000 regarding the Environmental
Impacts Management Agency; and
(d) Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No. 32 of 1990 regarding Management of
Protected Areas.
In June 1990, the Environmental Impact Management Agency (or Badan Pengendalian Dampak
Lingkungan) (“BAPEDAL”) was formed to assist the President of the Republic of Indonesia in managing
the impact of pollution in Indonesia. The environmental management policies of BAPEDAL focus on the
conservation and efficient utilisation of resources, waste minimisation, the reuse and safe disposal of
waste, the use of the Environmental Impact Assessment (or Analisis Mengenai Dampak Lingkungan)
(“AMDAL”) as a tool for sustainable development of resources, the minimisation of the use of hazardous
substances and the management of environmental management support systems such as institutions,
laws, incentives, training, laboratories and information systems and increasing public awareness and
participation.
Since January 7, 2002, the President based on Presidential Decree No. 2 of 2002, dissolved BAPEDAL.
BAPEDAL’s tasks and functions were merged into the Ministry of Environment. The policy to dissolve
BAPEDAL does not apply to local (province and district/municipality) BAPEDAL, known as Badan
Pengendalian Dampak Lingkungan Daerah (or BAPEDALDA).
Under the Decree of the State Minister for the Environment No. 86 of 2002, a company whose activities
are not subject to the AMDAL requirement is still obliged to submit reports on its Environmental
Management Efforts (referred to in Indonesian as Upaya Pengelolaan Lingkungan (“UKL”)) and
Environmental Monitoring Efforts (referred to in Indonesian as Upaya Pemantauan Lingkungan (“UPL”))
to the State Minister for the Environment. The UKL and UPL are generally pre-requisite documents prior
to the issuance of the permanent business license. However, the permanent business licence of each of
PT BBT and PT SBIG has been issued prior to the submission of their respective documents of UKL and
UPL. There is no sanction for failure to submit the documents of UKL and UPL. However, the relevant
governmental authorities may require the submission of the documents of UPL and UKL as pre-requisite
documents for issuance of any expansion licence to the permanent business licence.
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The Board of Trustees is vested with duties including co-ordinating the policies of the central government
relating to the development of Batam island, and providing guidance to BIDA relating to the development
of Batam island as an industrial area in accordance with the central government's general policies on
development.
BIDA is responsible for the development and growth of the Batam Industrial Area. Its duties include, inter
alia, developing Batam island as an industrial area, verifying business licences submitted by investors
and addressing or resubmitting the same to the relevant government agencies, and ensuring that the
procedures for the required licences and provision of services to establish and operate business in
Batam island are carried out smoothly.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, certain laws concerning regional autonomy have been enacted
(referred to collectively as the “Regional Autonomy Law”) which include provisions relating to the
transfer of authority from BIDA to the Pemerintah Kota Batam (commonly referred to as “Pemko Batam”
or the “Batam Municipal Government”). The Regional Autonomy Law provides that, with the
establishment of the City of Batam as an autonomous region, Pemko Batam is vested with the authority
relating to the government and development of Batam, and BIDA will be under the authority of Pemko
Batam. However, although the Regional Autonomy Law requires that Government Regulations, which
should serve as the implementing regulations thereof, should be issued within a 12-month period as of
October 4, 1999, as at the Latest Practicable Date, such implementing Government Regulation(s) have
not been issued.
In addition, BRFH carries on the business of a travel agent in Singapore and is subject to the following
laws and regulations in Singapore:
Licensing of travel agents under the Travel Agents Act, Chapter 334 of Singapore
BRFH is the holder of a licence issued by the Singapore Tourism Board (“STB”) under the Travel Agents
Act, Chapter 334 of Singapore (the “TAA”), which provides, inter alia, for the licensing of travel agents
and the regulation of their operations. The STB is responsible for, inter alia, the administration of the TAA.
The TAA provides that no person shall carry on the business of a travel agent unless he is the holder of a
licence granted under the TAA to him or any other person on his behalf. Under the TAA, the carrying on
of the business of a travel agent includes, inter alia, the selling of tickets entitling a person to travel, and
the selling to or arranging of hotel or other accommodation at one or more places (being places within or
outside Singapore, or some of which are within and others of which are outside Singapore). A person
who carries on the business of a travel agent is required to make an application to the STB for a licence
which, as prescribed under the Travel Agents Regulations, shall expire on 31 December of the year
following that in which the licence was issued. Every licensee is also required under the TAA to pay such
annual licence fee as may be prescribed.
(i) has ceased to carry on the business for which he has been licensed or, if the licensee being
a company, goes into liquidation or is wound up or otherwise dissolved;
(ii) improperly obtained his licence contrary to the provisions of the TAA;
(iii) is no longer a fit and proper person to continue to hold the licence;
(iv) has been convicted of any offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or, if the licensee
is a company, any of its officers holding a managerial or an executive position or, if the
licensee is a firm, any member of the firm has been convicted of any offence involving fraud
or moral turpitude;
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(v) is carrying on or has carried on the business of a travel agent in such a manner as renders
him unfit to continue to hold a licence;
(vi) is contravening or has contravened any of the provisions of the TAA or any regulations made
thereunder; or
(vii) has been convicted of any offence under the TAA or any regulations made thereunder or, if
the licensee is a company, any of its officers holding a managerial or executive position has
been convicted of any offence under the TAA or any regulations made thereunder; or
Under the Travel Agents Regulations, a licensee is subject to certain requirements and restrictions,
including, but not limited to, the following – a licensee is not allowed to transfer or assign the benefit of
his licence to any other person, and a licensee is required to ensure that at any time:
(aa) where the licensee is a sole proprietor or partnership, the firm’s capital and net worth are,
respectively, not less than S$100,000; and
(bb) where the licensee is a company, its issued and paid-up capital and its net worth are, respectively,
not less than S$100,000.
Where a licensee is unable to comply with the requirement in sub-paragraphs (aa) or (bb) above, as the
case may be, the STB may require the licensee to furnish a banker’s guarantee of such minimum value
as may be determined by the STB.
The licence granted by STB to BRFH under the Travel Agents Act will expire on 31 December 2006.
Licence for provision of ferry services under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port)
Regulations of Singapore
BRF provides ferry services between Singapore and Bintan, and is the holder of a licence for the
provision of ferry services issued by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (“MPA”) under the
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations of Singapore (the “MPAAR”).
The MPAAR provides that no person shall provide any ferry service to and from Singapore unless he is
licensed for that purpose by the MPA. Under the terms and conditions of the licence held by BRF, the
licence is valid for a one-year period, and the licensee is required to make an application for any renewal
of the licence no later than 1 month before the licence’s expiry. Such renewal is at the MPA’s discretion.
The licensee shall pay such fees as may be determined by the MPA.
Under the terms of the licence, BRF is subject to certain requirements and restrictions, including inter
alia the restriction that BRF may only provide ferry services between Singapore and Bandar Bintan Telani
Ferry Terminal in Bintan. BRF is required to obtain the MPA’s prior written approval before starting any
new ferry service to and from Singapore. BRF is also required to comply with certain security measures,
including ensuring that its ferries entering or within the port comply with the requirements under the
International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities (ISPS Code), and implementing a system
of security measures to protect its ferries and the passengers to the satisfaction of the MPA. BRF is also
required to maintain a policy of insurance with an insurer approved by the MPA or furnish to the MPA
other financial security, including a guarantee from a Singapore bank, to cover its liabilities with respect
to death or personal injury to passengers and damage to third party property, on terms approved by the
MPA.
If the licensee has contravened or failed to comply with any conditions of the licence, the MPA may, by
notice in writing, cancel the licence or suspend the licence for such period as the MPA considers
appropriate.
The current licence granted by the MPA to BRF under the MPAAR will expire on 31 December 2006.
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APPENDIX G
SUMMARY OF TAXATION
The discussion below is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating
to purchase, ownership or disposal of our Shares. Prospective purchasers of our Shares should consult
their own tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of their particular situations. This description is
based on laws, regulations and interpretations now in effect and available as at the Latest Practicable
Date. The laws, regulations and interpretations, however, may change at any time, and any change could
be retroactive. These laws and regulations are also subject to various interpretations and the relevant tax
authorities or the courts could later disagree with the explanations or conclusions set out below.
The statements made herein do not purport to be a comprehensive or exhaustive description of all tax
considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase, hold or dispose of our Shares and do not
address the tax treatment of investors subject to specific rules. Prospective investors should consult their
tax advisers regarding Singapore tax and other tax consequences of owning and disposing our Shares. It
is emphasised that neither our Company, our Directors, PT HR, the Vendor, the Managers or any other
parties involved in the Share Distribution and the Private Placement accepts responsibility for any tax
effects or liabilities resulting from the subscription for, purchase, holding or disposal of our Shares.
Dividends payable by our Company on our Shares will be declared and paid to Shareholders in S$.
TAXATION IN SINGAPORE
Singapore income tax – general
The following discussion is limited to a general description of certain tax consequences in Singapore with
respect to the purchase, holding or disposal of our Shares.
Singapore resident taxpayers, which include individuals who are residing in Singapore and companies
which are controlled or managed in Singapore, are subject to Singapore income tax on:
(ii) with certain exceptions, foreign income received or deemed to be received in Singapore.
With effect from 1 June 2003, tax exemption will be granted to all foreign income in the form of dividends,
branch profits and services income which are derived from and have been subject to tax, with certain
exceptions, in foreign jurisdictions that have headline tax rates of at least 15%.
With effect from the year of assessment 2005, all foreign-sourced income received in Singapore by a
Singapore resident individual (not through a partnership) will be exempt from tax.
A company will be resident in Singapore if the control and management of its business is exercised in
Singapore. A company will usually be regarded as being resident in Singapore if the company’s board of
directors meets in Singapore to discuss overall management policy and high-level business matters in
relation to the business of the company. An individual will be resident in Singapore if he resides in
Singapore (except for temporary absences from Singapore) or if he is physically present or exercises an
employment (other than as a director of a company) in Singapore for 183 days or more during the
calendar year preceding the year of assessment.
Non-resident corporate taxpayers, subject to certain exceptions, are also subject to Singapore income
tax on:
(ii) with certain exceptions, foreign income received or deemed to be received in Singapore.
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The corporate tax rate in Singapore is currently 20% after allowing for tax exemption on three-quarters of
up to the first $10,000 and up to one-half of the next $90,000 of a company’s chargeable income. The
above tax exemption does not apply to Singapore dividends received by companies.
Subject to any applicable tax treaty, non-resident taxpayers are subject to withholding tax at the
prevailing Singapore corporate tax rate in respect of income derived from technical or management
services provided in Singapore or generally 15% in the case of interest, royalty and rental of movable
property if such interest, royalty or rental is not derived by the non-resident from any trade or business
carried on in Singapore and is not effectively connected with any permanent establishment in Singapore
of the non-resident person. The withholding tax rate on royalty payments has been reduced from 15% to
10% with effect from 1 January 2005.
Any gains from the disposal of our Shares are not taxable in Singapore if they are regarded as gains of a
capital nature.
Dividend distributions
Dividends, either in cash or in any other form, received in respect of our Shares by either a resident or
non-resident of Singapore are not subject to Singapore withholding tax.
The imputation system has been replaced by the new one-tier corporate tax system with effect from 1
January 2003. Under the one-tier corporate tax system, dividends paid by Singapore companies will be
tax exempt in the hands of shareholders.
Under the 5-year transitional period of 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007, a Singapore resident
company with unutilised section 44 balance as at 31 December 2002 may remain under the imputation
system for the purpose of paying franked dividends (i.e. dividends that carry tax credit). This is to allow
resident companies up to 31 December 2007 to utilise their section 44 balances as at 31 December
2002. During the 5-year transitional period, these unutilised section 44 balances as at 31 December
2002 will be subject to downward adjustments if there are amended assessments raised during the
transitional period which result in discharge of taxes which has previously been included in the section 44
balances as at 31 December 2002. Once a company’s section 44 balance is “zerorised” (i.e. via the
payment of franked dividends during the transitional period), the relevant company will automatically
move to the one-tier corporate tax system. Companies are also allowed to make an irrevocable election
to move to the one-tier corporate tax system during the 5-year transitional period and any unutilised
section 44 balances remaining shall be forfeited. Once a company is on the one-tier corporate tax
system, dividends paid will be tax exempt in the hands of shareholders.
During the transitional period of 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007, a company which has not moved
to the one-tier corporate tax system is still able to pay tax exempt dividends to its shareholders if the
company derived qualifying income from approved tax incentives, e.g. Global Trader Programme.
Franked dividends received by shareholders during the 5-year transitional period are liable to tax on the
gross dividend but are entitled to claim the tax credit against their tax payable.
With effect from 1 January 2008, all companies will move on to the one-tier corporate tax system
regardless of whether they have any unutilised section 44 balances and all dividends paid by companies
after this date will be tax exempt dividends in the hands of the recipients.
However, foreign shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors to take into account the tax
laws of their respective countries of residence and the existence of any double taxation agreement which
their country of residence may have with Singapore.
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Dividend income
Foreign dividends received on or after 1 June 2003 by corporate taxpayers resident in Singapore, which
have been subject to tax in the foreign jurisdictions from which the dividends are derived, would be
exempt from tax in Singapore provided that the headline tax in the respective foreign jurisdictions is not
less than 15% when such persons receive the dividends. Where tax exemption is not available, corporate
taxpayers resident in Singapore may claim tax credit on foreign dividends when the income is subject to
tax in Singapore.
Under the avoidance of double taxation treaty between Indonesia and Singapore, the tax on the dividend
distributed by an Indonesian company, where the recipient of the dividend is a company which owns
directly at least 25% of the capital of the company paying the dividend, is at the rate of 10% (15% in
other cases). This tax – 10% or 15% – on the dividend, together with the tax the Indonesian company
paid in Indonesia on its profits out of which the dividend is paid, is claimable as tax credit against the
Singapore tax assessed on the dividend income. The tax credit claimable however would be restricted to
the Singapore tax chargeable on the dividend income. However, as mentioned earlier, with the tax of
10% or 15% paid in Indonesia on the dividend and provided that the headline tax in Indonesia at the time
when the dividend is subject to tax in Singapore is not less than 15%, the dividend received by a
corporate taxpayer that is resident in Singapore would be exempt from tax in Singapore. These rules
would apply to dividends received by our Company from our subsidiaries in Indonesia.
The above would apply to dividends received by our Company from our subsidiaries in Indonesia.
Where our Company receives foreign dividends for which a tax credit has been allowed, the dividend
payments from these foreign dividends to the holders of our Shares will be exempt from tax. The tax
credit could be obtained pursuant to an avoidance of double taxation treaty with one of Singapore’s treaty
partners or it could be unilaterally granted under the ITA. Where the credit is available under any of the
options above, a special account is to be created for the purposes of ensuring that the payment of
exempt dividends is restricted to the amount of the dividends for which foreign tax credit has been
allowed.
Stamp duty
No stamp duty is payable on the subscription of our Shares. Stamp duty is payable on an instrument of
transfer of our Shares at the rate of S$0.20 for every S$100 or any part thereof computed on the value of
the consideration or market value of our Shares whichever is higher. The purchaser is liable for stamp
duty, unless otherwise agreed. No stamp duty is payable if no instrument of transfer is executed (such as
in the case of scripless shares, the transfer of which does not require instruments of transfer to be
executed) or if the instrument of transfer is executed outside Singapore. However, stamp duty may be
payable if the instrument of transfer which is executed outside Singapore is received in Singapore.
Estate duty
Estate duty is payable on the principal value of all property which passes on the death of a person who
was domiciled in Singapore at the rate of 5% on the first S$12,000,000 and the remainder at 10%,
subject to certain specific exemptions mentioned below. Property includes movable and immovable
property of any kind situated in Singapore or being in Singapore and the proceeds of the sale thereof,
and in the case of a deceased person who was at the time of his death domiciled in Singapore, includes
movable property wherever it may be. Any movable property passing on the death of any person dying
on or after 1 January 2002 who at the time of his death was not domiciled in Singapore is exempt from
estate duty.
As our Company maintains a share register in Singapore, our Shares should be regarded as a movable
property situated in Singapore for the purposes of estate duty.
There are various exemptions from Singapore estate duty. These include the following:
(i) S$9,000,000 of the aggregate value of the deceased’s interest in residential house(s) whether
occupied by the deceased or not;
(ii) S$600,000 of the aggregate value of all other property, including any interest in any other non-
residential dwelling house(s) owned by the deceased; and
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(iii) the excess over S$600,000, if any, of the aggregate amount standing to the credit of the deceased
at the time of his death in the Central Provident Fund (“CPF”) or in any designated pension or
provident fund subject to certain conditions.
The 2005 Singapore Budget announced a new relief in estate duty for deaths in quick succession.
Under this new relief, beginning from 1 January 2006, when two individuals die within a short period of
time of each other and the assets pass from one to the other, the estate duty paid on the earlier death
can be deducted from the estate duty payable on the same assets assessed upon the subsequent death
of the beneficiary. The relief starts at 100% if the deaths occur within 6 months of each other, graduating
to the full estate duty payable if the deaths are more than 2 years apart.
Prospective purchasers of our Shares who are individuals, whether or not domiciled in Singapore, should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the Singapore estate duty consequences of their investment.
Only GST incurred by a GST registered investor in the making of zero-rated supplies in the course or
furtherance of business can be recovered from the Comptroller of GST.
Services such as brokerage, handling and clearing services rendered by a GST-registered person to an
investor belonging in Singapore in connection with the investor’s purchase, sale or holding of our Shares
will be subject to GST at the current rate of 5%. Similar services rendered to an investor belonging
outside Singapore are subject to GST at the zero-rate.
Individuals, whether or not domiciled in Singapore, should consult their own tax advisors
regarding the Singapore tax and estate duty consequences of their ownership of our Shares.
TAXATION IN INDONESIA
The following discussion is limited to a general description of certain taxation in Indonesia applicable to
our Indonesian subsidiaries.
Corporate tax
(a) Tax residency
A corporation is classified as “resident” or “non-resident” for tax purposes under Indonesian law
according to the place of incorporation of the corporation.
In Indonesia, resident corporations are taxed on their worldwide income; however, tax credits are
allowed for income that is taxed outside the country. Non-residents are taxed only on income
derived from Indonesian sources, subject to any relief available under double taxation agreements.
However, a non-resident entity with a permanent establishment in Indonesia (“PE”) (such as a
branch office) is taxed on (i) the PE’s income from its business activities, (ii) the income office
arising from business activities, or sales of goods and services in Indonesia of the same type as
those sold by the PE in Indonesia, and (iii) all other income, either received or accrued by the
head office such as dividends, interest, royalties, rent and other income connected with the use of
property, fees for services, etc., provided that the property or activities producing the income is
effectively connected with the PE in Indonesia. In Indonesia a PE is generally defined as an
operation in which a non-resident establishes a fixed place of business in Indonesia. This would
include a management location, a branch office and an office building. A PE may also be
established as a result of the non-resident entity’s employees providing services in Indonesia for
more than 90 days in any 12-month period.
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(b) Income subject to tax
Taxable income is defined as any increase in economic prosperity received or accrued by a
taxpayer, whether originating from within or outside Indonesia, that may be used for consumption
or to increase the recipient’s wealth in whatever name and form. It includes any remuneration in
connection with work and services, business profits (for this purpose, there is no distinction
between operating and capital income), dividends, interest, rent, royalties and other income related
to the use of property.
Dividend tax must be deducted by the company declaring the dividend. Such dividend tax has to
be paid by the company to the State Treasurer (or Kas Negara) not later than the 10th of the
following month after the dividend is declared by the shareholders of the company at the
shareholders’ meeting of the company. The applicable tax rate for dividends paid to resident
taxpayers is 15%. However dividends received from Indonesian companies by limited liability
companies incorporated in Indonesia, co-operatives and state or region-owned entities are exempt
from tax if:
The applicable tax rate for non-resident shareholders is 20% (or the relevant tax rate applicable
under any tax treaty which may be in force between Indonesia and the relevant jurisdiction.
Tax rate
Amount of taxable income for the tax year (%)
Up to Rp50 million 10
Between Rp50 million to Rp100 million 15
Above Rp100 million 30
Withholding tax
Indonesia has two types of withholding tax, namely, prepayment tax and final tax. Expenses incurred in
deriving income subject to final tax are not deductible.
Payments made to resident taxpayers and permanent establishments by resident corporate taxpayers,
government bodies, activity organizers, permanent establishments, representative offices and certain
appointed individuals are subject to withholding tax at the rates specified in the following table:
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On the other hand, the following payments made by a government body, resident taxpayer, activity
organizer, permanent establishment and representative office to a non-resident taxpayer are subject to
withholding tax at 20% (or applicable reduced treaty rate) of the gross amount:
Individuals and organisations resident in Indonesia that derive income from the following business lines
are subject to withholding tax at the rates listed below:
Construction Services 2% 2%
Planning Construction services 4% 4%
Supervisory Construction services 4% 4%
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the business of our subsidiaries in Indonesia does not include the
above business lines.
In order to satisfy the definition of small business, one will have to meet certain income requirements and
obtain a certificate issued by the authorised government agency.
z Food and beverages served at a hotel, restaurant, food stall and the like
z Healthcare services
z Banking, insurance and financial leasing
z Education services
z Public transportation services
z Manpower services
z Hotels
Hotels and food and beverages served at hotels, restaurants, food stalls are subject to 10%
development tax.
Aside from the above, primary production companies and small businesses (corporations or
individuals) with annual sales of less than Rp600 million for goods and services have the option to
be exempted from imposing VAT.
Exported goods are subject to 0% of VAT; exporters can claim a refund of the input tax (VAT
incurred in producing goods for export).
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The local purchaser of imported goods and services, including intangible goods, is responsible for
all payments of VAT on goods and services and customs duty on goods. VAT and customs duty are
collected at the port of entry for imported goods. A self-assessed VAT payment mechanism is
applied in connection with the following:
(i) the utilisation of intangible VAT-able goods obtained from outside the Indonesian customs
area and utilised within the Indonesian customs area; and
(ii) the utilisation of VAT-able services obtained from outside the Indonesian customs area and
utilised within the Indonesian customs area.
z Housing with floorspace over 400m2 or over or housing with selling price of Rp3,000,000 per
m2 or over, apartments, condominiums and town houses of 150 m2 or over or apartments,
condominiums and town houses with selling price of Rp4,000,000 per m2 or over, are now
subject to 20%.
The maximum rate of Sales Tax has increased to 75%. Examples of goods subject to this
maximum rate are:
z Sedans/ station wagons/ vans with spark or compression ignition internal combustion
reciprocating piston engines exceeding 3,500 cc with seating capacity of less than ten
persons
Indonesia has no rules for insubstantial (minor) imports of goods and services. VAT and customs duty will
be imposed on all goods irrespective of their value. Likewise VAT will be imposed on the importation of
services irrespective of value. No changes are foreseen in this area despite the fact that the availability of
e-commerce transactions will lead to an increase in low value cross-border trade.
The tax is based on the sales value of the land and buildings as determined by the Ministry of Finance.
Land value is reassessed every three years in most areas and every year in rapidly developing areas.
The current effective tax rate on land and buildings is 0.1% of the sales value. One exception is individual
housing worth more than Rp1 billion, which incurs a rate of 0.2%. Buildings whose assessed sales value
is not more than Rp12 million are tax-exempt.
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Double tax treaties between Indonesia, and Malaysia and Singapore
Indonesia has concluded tax treaties with certain countries, including Malaysia and Singapore. Under the
relevant tax treaty, the rates of withholding tax applicable to payments to recipients in Malaysia and
Singapore are as follows:
Note:
* The applicable withholding tax rate is 0% of interest payments if such interest payments were made in respect of bonds (or
other similar instruments) issued by the Indonesian government.
As such, payments by our subsidiaries incorporated in Indonesia to Verizon Resorts (Labuan) and to our
Company will be subject to withholding tax at the applicable rates under the tax treaties signed by
Indonesia with Malaysia and Singapore respectively.
Currently, chargeable profits, which are the net profits as reflected in the audited accounts, derived
by an Offshore Company from offshore trading activity(ies) are subject to tax at a rate of 3% for a
year of assessment. Alternatively, an Offshore Company which carries on an offshore trading
activity may, within 3 months from the commencement of any calendar year, elect to be charged a
tax of RM20,000 for that year of assessment. An Offshore Company which carries on an offshore
non-trading activity is exempt from income tax altogether.
Offshore non-trading activities include the holding of investments in securities, stock, shares,
loans, deposits and immovable properties by the Offshore Company in its own name.
However, it should be noted that pursuant to Section 2(2) of LOBATA, where an offshore company
carries on both an offshore trading activity and an offshore non-trading activity, it shall be deemed
to be carrying on an offshore trading activity.
An Offshore Company is only permitted to carry on business in, from or through Labuan.
The Malaysian Income Tax Act 1967 applies to any activity other than an offshore business activity
carried on by an offshore company. Offshore business activity means an offshore trading or an
offshore non-trading activity carried on, in or through Labuan in a currency other than the
Malaysian currency by an Offshore Company with non-residents or with another Offshore
Company, but does not include shipping operations.
From a Labuan tax perspective, dividends received by or received from an Offshore Company are
exempt from tax in the hands of a Malaysian or foreign recipient.
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(b) Withholding tax
Labuan Offshore Companies are not subject to any form of withholding tax. Payments of dividends,
interest and royalties can be made to non-residents free from any further liability.
z Pursuant to the Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 14) Order 2005 of Malaysia, a person
(including a company) is exempted from payment of income tax on 65% of the statutory
income from a source consisting of the provision of qualifying professional services
rendered in Labuan to an offshore company by that person from the year of assessment
2000 in respect of the basis period ending in the year 2000 until the year of assessment
2004.
z With the abovementioned exemption order coming into force on 9 March 2005, the Income
Tax (Exemption) (No. 12) Order 2000 was revoked from the year of assessment 2000 in
respect of the basis period ending in the year 2000.
z However, with effect from year 2003, the Labuan Trust Companies Act has been amended to
confer offshore status to a trust company. Accordingly, a trust company is now incorporated
as a Labuan Offshore Company and is subject to tax under LOBATA.
z Pursuant to the Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 21) Order 2004, a non-citizen individual
working in a managerial capacity in a Labuan Trust Company is exempted from the payment
of income tax on 50% of the gross employment income derived in Labuan.
This exemption is deemed to be effective from the year of assessment 2002 to 2005.
z A citizen is exempted from the payment of income tax on 50% of the gross housing and
Labuan Territory allowances received by that citizen from exercising employment in Labuan
with the Federal or State Government, a statutory body or an offshore company from the
year of assessment 2002 until 2005 pursuant to Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 22) Order
2004
z Second tier dividends declared out of dividends received from an Offshore Company by a
domestic company are exempted from tax.
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z Interest paid by an Offshore Company to a resident person, other than a person carrying on
a banking, finance company or insurance business in Malaysia, is not subject to income tax.
Countries which have double-tax treaties with Malaysia include Indonesia and Singapore, and the
applicable rates of withholding tax on certain payments out of Malaysia as at the Latest Practicable Date
are as follows:
Although Labuan, as part of Malaysia, gains the benefit of the country’s tax treaties, which were largely
signed before Labuan’s offshore regime came into existence, some countries may have specific or
general anti-avoidance legislation which excludes Labuan offshore entities from treaty benefits, provided
the Labuan offshore entities conduct offshore business activities. Nevertheless, certain countries
including Singapore and Indonesia have, as at the Latest Practicable Date, not excluded Labuan entities
from benefits under the respective treaty agreements.
However, it is reported that Malaysia and Indonesia are currently reviewing the Malaysia/Indonesia
Double Tax Agreement (“DTA”), whereby, subject to ratification by both countries, the DTA is to be
amended so that, inter alia, Labuan offshore entities conducting offshore business activities may be
excluded from treaty benefits under the DTA.
1
Singapore and Malaysia have concluded a fresh double tax treaty on 5 October 2004 which has yet to be ratified and the
details are not available as at the Latest Practicable Date.
2
This is the applicable withholding tax rate for royalty payments made on or after 1 January 2005.
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APPENDIX H
Financial statements
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)
H-1
Company information
H-2
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Contents
Page
H-3
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Directors’ report
The directors submit this report to the members together with the audited financial statements of the
company for the period from 7 April 2003 (the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003.
Names of directors
The directors in office at the date of this report are:
Lim Li-Lian
Dexter Wee Khong Leng
As at 7.4.2003/
date of appointment As at
if later 31.12.2003
The company -
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Lim Li-Lian 1 1
Dexter Wee Khong Leng 1 1
Directors’ benefits
During the financial period, no director has received or has become entitled to receive a benefit under a
contract which is required to be disclosed under Section 201(8) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50.
Share options
No options were granted during the financial period to take up unissued shares of the company.
There were no unissued shares under option at the end of the financial period.
H-4
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Directors' report for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
Auditors
The auditors, Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton, Certified Public Accountants, have expressed their
willingness to accept appointment.
.............................................................
LIM LI-LIAN
..............................................................
DEXTER WEE KHONG LENG
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Statement by directors
In the opinion of the directors, the accompanying balance sheet, income statement, statement of
changes in equity and the cash flow statement, together with the notes thereon, are drawn up in
accordance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the company as at 31 December 2003 and of the results of the business, changes in equity
and the cash flows of the company for the financial period ended on that date and at the date of this
statement there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and
.............................................................
LIM LI-LIAN
..............................................................
DEXTER WEE KHONG LENG
H-6
Auditors’ report to the members of Gallant Venture Pte
Ltd
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Gallant Venture Pte Ltd for the period from
7 April 2003 (the (the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the company’s directors. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those Standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 4 to the financial statements. The company
incurred a loss of $35,761 during the period ended 31 December 2003, and, of that date, the company’s
total liabilities exceeded its total assets by $35,759. However, the financial statements have been
prepared on the basis that the company is a going concern as a shareholder has given written
confirmation of her continuing financial support for the company.
In our opinion:
(a) the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the
Singapore Companies Act, Cap. 50 (the Act) and Singapore Financial Reporting Standards so
as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 31 December 2003
and the results, changes in equity and cash flows of the company for the period from 7 April
2003 (the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003; and
(b) the accounting and other records (not including registers) required by the Act to be kept by
the company have been properly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
Balance sheet
as at 31 December 2003
Note $
ASSETS
Current Assets
Deferred expenses 277,559
Cash and cash equivalents 2
Total assets 277,561
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 154,859
Total equity and liabilities 277,561
H-8
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
Income statement
Note $
Taxation 7 -
Loss after taxation for the period from ordinary activities (35,761)
H-9
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
Share Accumulated
capital loss Total
$ $ $
H-10
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
H-11
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
1 General information
The financial statements of the company for the period from 7 April 2003 (the date of incorporation) to 31
December 2003 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the directors on the date of
the Statement By Directors.
The company is incorporated as a limited liability company and domiciled in the Republic of Singapore.
The registered office is located at 4 Battery Road #15-01, Bank of China Building, Singapore 049908.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements, expressed in Singapore dollars, are prepared in accordance with the historical cost
convention.
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with and comply with Singapore Financial Reporting
Standards (“FRS”) including related Interpretations promulgated by the Council on Corporate Disclosure
and Governance.
Deferred expenses
Deferred expenses represent cost directly relating to the planned future acquisition of a company and these
costs will be transferred to the cost of investment when the acquisition occurs. The expenditure capitalised
includes legal and professional fees.
Payables
Payables are carried at cost which is the fair value of the consideration to be paid in the future for goods
and services received, whether or not billed to the company.
Income taxes
The liability method of tax effect accounting is adopted by the company. Current taxation is provided at
the current taxation rate based on the tax payable on the income for the financial year that is chargeable to
tax. Deferred taxation is provided at the current taxation rate on all temporary differences existing at the
balance sheet date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial
statements.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences.
H-12
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
The statutory tax rates enacted at the balance sheet date are used to determine deferred income tax.
Financial instruments
Financial instruments carried on the balance sheet include cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables and
payables. The particular recognition methods adopted are disclosed in the individual policy statements
associated with each item.
3 Principal activities
The company incurred a loss of $35,761 during the period ended 31 December 2003, and, of that date, the
company’s total liabilities exceeded its total assets by $35,759. However, the financial statements have been
prepared on the basis that the company is a going concern as a shareholder has given written confirmation
of her continuing financial support for the company.
5 Share capital
Authorised
500,000 ordinary shares of $1 each 500,000
The loan from shareholder is unsecured, interest-free and is not expected to be repaid within the next
twelve months as a shareholder has given written confirmation of her continuing financial support.
H-13
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
7 Taxation
The tax expense on the results of the financial year varies from the amount of income tax determined by
applying the Singapore statutory rate of income tax on company’s loss as a result of the following:
No taxation for the financial period ended 31 December 2003 has been provided in the financial statements
as the company has no taxable profit.
The company is exposed to credit, interest rate and other market risk arising in the normal course of the
company’s business. The company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading
purposes.
The company’s operational activities are carried out in Singapore Dollars, which is the functional currency.
All transactions are paid for in local currency. There is no exposure to any risk arising from movements in
foreign currency exchange rates as the company has no transactions in foreign currency.
H-14
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003
9 Financial instruments
Fair values
The carrying amounts of the financial assets and financial liabilities as reflected in the balance sheet
approximate their respective fair values.
10 Comparative figures
The company was incorporated on 7 April 2003, and this being the first set of financial statements, there
are therefore no comparative figures.
H-15
Financial statements
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
For the year ended 31 December 2004
H-16
Company information
H-17
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Contents
Page
H-18
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Directors’ report
The directors submit this annual report to the members together with the audited financial statements of the
company for the financial year ended 31 December 2004.
Names of directors
The directors in office at the date of this report are:
Directors’ benefits
During the financial year, no director has received or has become entitled to receive a benefit under a
contract which is required to be disclosed under Section 201(8) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50.
Share options
No options were granted during the financial year to take up unissued shares of the company.
There were no unissued shares under option at the end of the financial year.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Directors' report for the year ended 31 December 2004
Auditors
The auditors, Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton, Certified Public Accountants, have expressed their willingness
to accept re-appointment.
........................................................
LOW SIN LENG
........................................................
BG (Ret) CHIN CHOW YOON
H-20
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Statement by directors
In the opinion of the directors, the accompanying balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in
equity and the cash flow statement, together with the notes thereon, are drawn up so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 31 December 2004 and of the results of the business,
changes in equity and the cash flows of the company for the financial year ended on that date and at the
date of this statement there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts
........................................................
LOW SIN LENG
........................................................
BG (Ret) CHIN CHOW YOON
H-21
Auditors’ report to the members of Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Gallant Venture Pte Ltd for the year ended 31
December 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the company’s directors. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those Standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Notes 4 and 9 to the financial statements. The
company incurred a loss of $42,553 during the financial year ended 31 December 2004 and, of that date,
the company’s total liabilities exceeded its total assets by $78,312. However, the financial statements have
been prepared on the basis that the company is a going concern as a shareholder has given written
confirmation that she will not demand repayment within the next twelve months.
In our opinion:
(a) the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Singapore
Companies Act, Cap. 50 (the Act) and Singapore Financial Reporting Standards so as to give a true
and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 31 December 2004 and the results,
changes in equity and cash flows of the company for the year ended on that date; and
(b) the accounting and other records required by the Act to be kept by the company have been
properly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Singapore,
16 March 2005
H-22
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
Balance sheet
Assets
Non-Current
Intangible assets 5 12,155 -
Property, plant and equipment 6 158,561 -
170,716 -
Current
Other receivables 7 821,786 277,559
Cash and cash equivalents 138,346 2
960,132 277,561
Total assets 1,130,848 277,561
Equity
Capital and Reserves
Share capital 8 2 2
Accumulated losses (78,314) (35,761)
(78,312) (35,759)
Liabilities
Non-Current
Loan from a shareholder 9 527,390 158,461
Current
Trade payables 681,770 154,859
Total equity and liabilities 1,130,848 277,561
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-23
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
Income statement
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-24
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
Share Accumulated
capital losses Total
$ $ $
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-25
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-26
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
1 General information
The financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2004 were authorised for issue in
accordance with a resolution of the directors on the date of the Statement By Directors.
The company is incorporated as a limited liability company and domiciled in the Republic of Singapore.
The registered office is located at 4 Battery Road, #15-01 Bank of China Building, Singapore 049908. The
principal place of business is at 371 Beach Road #13-08/09 Keypoint, Singapore 199597.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with
Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (“FRS”) including related Interpretations promulgated by the
Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with FRS requires the use of estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the financial year. Although these estimates are
based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results may differ from those
estimates.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses, if any.
Intangible assets are written off where, in the opinion of the directors, no further future economic benefits
are expected to arise.
Costs relating to computer software acquired, which are not an integral part of related hardware, are
capitalised and amortised on a straight-line basis over their useful life of three years.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
Computer 3 years
Furniture and fixtures 5 years
Office equipment 5 years
Renovation works 5 years
For acquisitions and disposals during the financial year, depreciation is provided from the year of
acquisition and to the year before disposal respectively.
Fully depreciated property, plant and equipment are retained in the books of accounts until they are no
longer in use.
Receivables
Receivables are carried at cost less allowance for doubtful debts, if any. The carrying amounts approximate
the fair value of receivables.
Deferred expenses
Deferred expenses represent cost directly relating to the planned future acquisition of group of companies
and these costs will be borne by a third party. The expenditure capitalised includes legal and professional
fees.
Loan
Loan from a shareholder is non-interest bearing and initially recognised at cost. Subsequent to initial
recognition, the loan is stated at amortised cost which is the initial fair value less any principal repayments.
The carrying value approximates the fair value of the loan.
Payables
Payables are carried at cost which is the fair value of the consideration to be paid in the future for goods
and services received, whether or not billed to the company.
Income taxes
The liability method of tax effect accounting is adopted by the company. Current taxation is provided at
the current taxation rate based on the tax payable on the income for the financial year that is chargeable to
tax. Deferred taxation is provided at the current taxation rate on all temporary differences existing at the
balance sheet date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial
statements.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences.
Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable
that future taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences can be
utilised.
The statutory tax rates enacted at the balance sheet date are used to determine deferred income tax.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
Measurement currency
Items included in the financial statements of the company are measured using the currency that best
reflects the economic substance of the underlying events and circumstances relevant to the company (“the
measurement currency”). The financial statements of the company are presented in Singapore dollars,
which is also the measurement currency of the company.
Financial instruments
Financial instruments carried on the balance sheet include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables and
loan from a shareholder. The particular recognition methods adopted are disclosed in the individual policy
statements associated with each item.
3 Principal activities
The company incurred a loss of $42,553 during the financial year ended 31 December 2004, and, of that
date, the company’s total liabilities exceeded its total assets by $78,312. However, the financial statements
have been prepared on the basis that the company is a going concern as a shareholder has given written
confirmation that she will not demand repayment within the next twelve months.
5 Intangible assets
Computer
software
$
Cost
Additions and balance at 31 December 2004 15,089
Accumulated amortisation
Amortisation during the year and balance at 31 December 2004 2,934
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
Cost
Additions and
balance at 31 December 2004 5,414 56,657 13,762 90,757 166,590
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation charge and
balance at 31 December 2004 602 4,721 1,193 1,513 8,029
7 Other receivables
2004 2003
$ $
Recoverables from a third party represent direct expenditure incurred relating to the planned future
acquisition of group of companies. The expenditure includes legal and professional fees. In 2003, the
expenditure was reflected as deferred expenses but was reclassified to recoverable from a third party in the
current year when the third party commits to reimburse the company.
8 Share capital
2004 2003
$ $
Authorised:
500,000 ordinary shares of $1 each 500,000 500,000
The loan from a shareholder is unsecured, interest-free and is not expected to be repaid within the next
twelve months.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
10 Taxation
The tax expense on the results of the financial year varies from the amount of income tax determined by
applying the Singapore statutory rate of income tax on company’s loss as a result of the following:
2004 2003
$ $
No taxation for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 has been provided in the financial statements
as the company has no taxable profit.
The company is exposed to credit, interest rate and other market risk arising in the normal course of the
company’s business. The company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading
purposes.
The company has exposure to credit risk. Significant credit risks are represented by other receivables
balances in the balance sheet. Cash and cash equivalents are held with reputable and established financial
institutions.
The company’s operational activities are carried out in Singapore Dollars, which is the functional currency.
All transactions are paid for in local currency. There is minimal exposure to risk arising from movements in
foreign currency exchange rates.
The company has no interest-bearing financial instruments, hence, is not exposed to any movements in
market interest rates.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2004
The company ensures that there are adequate funds to meet all its obligations in a timely and cost-effective
manner through loan obtained from a shareholder as explained under Note 9.
12 Financial instruments
Fair values
The carrying amounts of the financial assets and financial liabilities as reflected in the balance sheet
approximate their respective fair values.
13 Comparative figure
The comparative figure has been reclassified to conform with current year’s presentation and is explained
under Note 7.
Restated Reported
2003 2003
$ $
Balance sheet
H-32
Financial statements
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
For the period from 1 January 2005
to 30 June 2005
H-33
Company information
H-34
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Contents
Page
H-35
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Statement by directors
In the opinion of the directors, the accompanying balance sheet, income statement, statement of
changes in equity and the cash flow statement, together with the notes thereon, are drawn up so as to
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 30 June 2005 and of the results of
the business, changes in equity and cash flows of the company for the financial period from 1 January
2005 to 30 June 2005 and at the date of this statement there are reasonable grounds to believe that the
company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.
........................................................
LOW SIN LENG
........................................................
BG (Ret) CHIN CHOW YOON
H-36
Auditors’ report to the members of Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Gallant Venture Pte Ltd for the period
from 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
company’s directors. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those Standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion:
(a) the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the
Singapore Companies Act, Cap. 50 (the Act) and Singapore Financial Reporting Standards so
as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 30 June 2005 and the
results, changes in equity and cash flows of the company for the period from 1 January 2005 to
30 June 2005; and
(b) the accounting and other records required by the Act to be kept by the company have been
properly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 4 in the financial statements. The company
incurred a loss of $1,888,649 during the financial period from 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005, and, of
that date, the company’s total liabilities exceeded its total assets by $1,966,961. However, the financial
statements have been prepared on the basis that the company is a going concern as the shareholders
have given written confirmation of their continuing financial support for the company.
H-37
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Balance sheet
Assets
Non-Current
Intangible assets 5 9,640 12,155
Property, plant and equipment 6 162,383 158,561
172,023 170,716
Current
Amount owing by a third party 7 87,781,605 -
Other receivables 8 1,660,851 821,786
Fixed deposit 9 25,000,000 -
Cash and cash equivalents 130,780 138,346
114,573,236 960,132
Total assets 114,745,259 1,130,848
Equity
Capital and Reserves
Share capital 10 2 2
Accumulated losses (1,966,963) (78,314)
(1,966,961) (78,312)
Liabilities
Non-Current
Bank loan 11 97,500,000 -
Loan from a shareholder 12 - 527,390
97,500,000 527,390
Current
Amount owing to third parties 13 1,392,390 -
Accruals 14 2,819,830 681,770
Bank loan 11 15,000,000 -
19,212,220 681,770
Total equity and liabilities 114,745,259 1,130,848
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-38
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Income statement
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-39
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Share Accumulated
capital losses Total
$ $ $
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-40
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Period from
1 January 2005 Year ended
to 30 June 2005 31 December 2004
$ $
The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.
H-41
Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
1 General information
The financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 June 2005 were authorised for issue in
accordance with a resolution of the directors on the date of the Statement By Directors.
The company is incorporated as a limited liability company and domiciled in the Republic of Singapore.
The registered office is located at 4 Battery Road #15-01, Bank of China Building, Singapore 049908. The
principal place of business is at 371 Beach Road #13-08/09, Keypoint, Singapore 199597.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with
Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (“FRS”) including related Interpretations promulgated by the
Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with FRS requires the use of estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the financial period. Although these estimates
are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results may differ from
those estimates.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets with definite useful life are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment
losses, if any.
Intangible assets are written off where, in the opinion of the directors, no further future economic benefits
are expected to arise.
Costs relating to computer software acquired, which are not an integral part of related hardware, are
capitalised and amortised on a straight-line basis over their useful life of three years.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Computer 3 years
Furniture and fixtures 5 years
Office equipment 5 years
Renovation works 5 years
For acquisitions and disposals during the financial period, depreciation is provided from the year of
acquisition and to the year before disposal respectively. For acquisitions less than $1,000, they are
expended as expenses in the income statement.
Fully depreciated property, plant and equipment are retained in the books of accounts until they are no
longer in use.
Financial assets
The company’s financial assets include cash and financial instruments. Financial assets, other than hedging
instruments, if any, can be divided into the following categories: loans and receivables, financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss, held to maturity investments, and available-for-sale financial assets. Financial
assets are assigned to the different categories by management on initial recognition, depending on the purpose
for which the investments were acquired. The designation of financial assets is re-evaluated at every reporting
date at which a choice of classification or accounting treatment is available.
All financial assets are recognised on their trade date. All financial assets that are not classified as at fair value
through profit or loss are initially recognised at fair value, plus transaction costs.
Derecognition of financial instruments occurs when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments
expire or are transferred and substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred. An
assessment for impairment is undertaken at least at each balance sheet date whether or not there is objective
evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired.
Non-compounding interest and other cash flows resulting from holding financial assets are recognised in
profit or loss when received, regardless of how the related carrying amount of financial assets is measured.
Receivables are provided against when objective evidence is received that the company will not be able to
collect all amounts due to it in accordance with the original terms of the receivables. The amount of the
write-down is determined as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of
estimated future cash flows.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Financial liabilities
The company’s financial liabilities include loans and payables.
Financial liabilities are recognised when the company becomes a party to the contractual agreements of the
instrument. All interest related charges, if any, is recognised as an expense in “finance costs” in the income
statement.
Loans are raised for support of long term funding of the company’s operations. They are recognised at
proceeds received, net of any direct issue costs. Finance charges, including premium payable on settlement or
redemption and direct issue costs, are charged to profit or loss on an accrual basis using the effective interest
method and are added to the carrying amount of the instrument to the extent that they are not settled in the
period in which they arise.
Payables are recognised initially at their nominal value and subsequently measured at amortised cost less
settlement payments.
Dividend distributions to shareholders are included in ‘current financial liabilities’ when the dividends are
approved by the shareholders’ meeting.
Income taxes
The liability method of tax effect accounting is adopted by the company. Current taxation is provided at
the current taxation rate based on the tax payable on the income for the financial year that is chargeable to
tax. Deferred taxation is provided at the current taxation rate on all temporary differences existing at the
balance sheet date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial
statements.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences.
Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable
that future taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences can be
utilised.
The statutory tax rates enacted at the balance sheet date are used to determine deferred income tax.
Revenue recognition
Interest income is recognised on a time-apportioned basis.
Leased assets
Rentals on operating leases are charged to income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Lease incentives, if any, are recognised as an integral part of the net consideration agreed for the use of the
leased asset. Penalty payments on early termination, if any, are recognised in the income statement when
incurred.
Measurement currency
Items included in the financial statements of the company are measured using the currency that best
reflects the economic substance of the underlying events and circumstances relevant to the company (“the
measurement currency”). The financial statements of the company are presented in Singapore dollars,
which is also the measurement currency of the company.
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Financial instruments
Financial instruments carried on the balance sheet include cash and cash equivalents, fixed deposits, financial
assets and financial liabilities. The particular recognition methods adopted are disclosed in the individual
policy statements associated with each item.
3 Principal activities
The company incurred a loss of $1,888,649 during the financial period ended 30 June 2005, and, of that
date, the company’s total liabilities exceeded its total assets by $1,966,961. However, the financial
statements have been prepared on the basis that the company is a going concern as the shareholders have
given written confirmation of their continuing financial support for the company.
5 Intangible assets
Computer
software
$
Cost
At 1 January 2005 15,089
Accumulated amortisation
At 1 January 2005 2,934
Amortisation for the period 2,515
At 30 June 2005 5,449
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
Cost
At 1 January 2005 5,414 56,657 13,762 90,757 166,590
Additions 9,392 - 4,094 9,272 22,758
At 30 June 2005 14,806 56,657 17,856 100,029 189,348
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 January 2005 602 4,721 1,193 1,513 8,029
Depreciation for the period 1,946 5,666 1,630 9,694 18,936
At 30 June 2005 2,548 10,387 2,823 11,207 26,965
8 Other receivables
30 June 2005 31 December 2004
$ $
Recoverables from a third party represent direct expenditure incurred relating to the planned future
acquisition of group of companies. The expenditure includes legal and professional fees.
9 Fixed deposit
30 June 2005 31 December 2004
$ $
The fixed deposit matures within 4 years and 2 months from the end of the financial period. The effective
interest rate is 1.8% (2004 - Nil%) per annum. The fixed deposit is pledged for bank loan to the extent of
$112,500,000 (Note 11).
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
10 Share capital
30 June 2005 31 December 2004
$ $
Authorised:
500,000 ordinary shares of $1 each 500,000 500,000
11 Bank loan
30 June 2005 31 December 2004
$ $
(i) pledge of shares in the capital of PT Batamindo Investment Cakrawala (“PT BIC”), PT Buana
Megawisatama, PT Surya Bangunpertiwi, PT Suaka Indowahana and pledges by certain Associate
of PVP XXX of shares in the capital of Avonian Pte Ltd, PT Citra Karimun Perkasa, PT Alam
Indah Bintan and Great Contribution Investments Limited;
(ii) deed of assignment and charge, whereby the companies have assigned and charged to the bank all
its rights, title and interest in dividends arising from; inter alia, the shares pledged as mentioned in
(i) above; and
(a) the tangible consolidated net worth of PT BIC will not at any time be less than $400,000,000;
(b) the ratio of EBITDA of PT BIC to its interest expense for each test period will not be less than 2.5
to 1.
(c) the operating margin of PT BIC for its financial year will not be less than 25%. For the purpose of
this sub-clause, the operating margin for PT BIC’s financial year shall be determined based on the
EBITDA of PT BIC for the relevant financial year as compared to its revenue for that financial
year; or
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
(d) the occupancy rate at Batamindo Industrial Park (“BIP”) located at Batam Indonesia will not be
less than 80%. For the purpose of this sub-clause, “occupancy rate” means the total factory area
(in square metres) leased or sold by PT BIC to third parties at BIP divided by the total factory area
available for lease or sale by PT BIC at BIP as at the date of the Agreement. For the avoidance of
doubt, any new factory or premises built, constructed or purchased at BIP by PT BIC or any third
party after the date of the Agreement shall not be included in the computation of the occupancy
rate for the purpose of this sub-clause.
The term loan is repayable semi-annually in 9 instalments starting from August 2005, comprising:
(v) all outstanding total indebtedness (including the 9th instalment of $17,000,000).
The effective interest rate of the bank loan is 4.37% (2004 - Nil%) per annum.
The loan from a shareholder was unsecured, interest-free and was repaid during the financial period.
The amounts owing to third parties, representing advances, are unsecured, interest-free and are repayable
on demand.
14 Accruals
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
after charging/(crediting):
16 Taxation
Current taxation - -
No current taxation for financial period ended 30 June 2005 had been provided in the financial statement
as the company has no taxable profit.
The tax expense on the results of the financial period varies from the amount of income tax determined by
applying the Singapore statutory rate of income tax on company’s loss as a result of the following:
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
At the balance sheet date, the company was committed to making the following lease rental payments
under non-cancellable operating leases for office equipment and office premises:
The lease on the office equipment and office premises on which rentals are payable will expire on 31 March
2008 and 31 May 2008, subject to an option to renew for another 5 years and 3 years and the current rent
payable on the leases are $350 and $5,155 per month which is subject to revision on renewal.
The company is exposed to credit, interest rate and other market risk arising in the normal course of the
company’s business. The company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading
purposes.
The company has exposure to credit risk. Significant concentration of credit risks are represented by
amount owing by a third party in the balance sheet. Fixed deposit and cash and cash equivalents are held
with reputable and established financial institutions.
The company’s operational activities are carried out in Singapore Dollars, which is the functional currency.
All transactions are paid for in local currency. There is minimal exposure to risk arising from movements in
foreign currency exchange rates.
The company has an interest-bearing loan with a financial institution. The effective interest rate is 4.37%
per annum (Note 11).
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Gallant Venture Pte Ltd
Financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2005
The company ensures that there are adequate funds to meet all its obligations in a timely and cost-effective
manner through loan from a bank as explained under Note 11.
19 Financial instruments
Fair values
The carrying amounts of the financial assets and financial liabilities as reflected in the balance sheet
approximate their respective fair values.
20 Subsequent events
(i) increased its authorised share capital from $500,000 divided into 500,000 shares of $1 each
to $300,000,000 divided into 300,000,000 shares of $1 each by creation of 299,500,000
shares of $1 each.
(ii) sub-divided its shares of $1 each into 10 shares of $0.10 each. The authorised share capital
of $300,000,000 divided into 300,000,000 shares of $1 each shall upon sub-division
comprise 3,000,000,000 shares of $0.10 each and the issued share capital of $2 divided into
2 shares of $1 each shall be sub-divided into 20 shares of $0.10 each.
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APPENDIX J
28 April 2006
Dear Sirs
This report has been prepared for inclusion in the Prospectus dated 28 April 2006 for the:
(a) placement of 280,000,000 Placement Shares at S$0.50 for each Placement Share; and
(b) distribution of 16,800,000 Shares and 8,253,168 Shares to Alliance Technology and Development
Limited (“ATD”) Creditors and ATD Shareholders respectively, in connection with the ATD Scheme
(as defined in the Prospectus).
We report on the unaudited proforma financial information as set out on pages J17 to J57 of the
Prospectus which have been prepared, for illustrative purposes only and based on certain assumptions
after making certain adjustments to show what:
(i) the financial results of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Proforma
Group”) for the financial years ended 31 December 2002, 2003, and 2004 and six-months ended
30 June 2005 would have been if the Proforma Group structure as of the date of lodgement of the
Prospectus had been in place since 1 January 2002;
(ii) the financial positions of the Proforma Group as at 31 December 2004 and 30 June 2005 would
have been if the Proforma Group structure as of the date of lodgement of the Prospectus had
been in place on that date; and
(iii) the equity changes and cash flows of the Proforma Group for the financial year ended 31
December 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 would have been if the Proforma Group
structure as of the date of lodgement of the Prospectus had been in place since 1 January 2002.
The unaudited proforma financial information, because of their nature, may not give a true picture of the
Proforma Group’s actual financial positions, results, changes in equity and cashflows.
The unaudited proforma financial information is the responsibility of the directors of the Company. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the unaudited proforma financial information based on our
work.
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We carried out procedures in accordance with Singapore Statements of Auditing Practice, SAP 24 –
Auditors and Public Offering Documents. Our work, which involved no independent examination of the
underlying financial information, consisted primarily comparing proforma financial information to the
audited financial statements and considering the evidences supporting the adjustments and discussing
the proforma financial information with the directors of the Company.
In our opinion:-
(a) the unaudited proforma financial information has been properly prepared in a manner consistent
with both the format of the financial statements of the Company and the accounting policies of the
Proforma Group as set out on pages J21 to J29 of this report;
(b) the unaudited proforma financial information has been properly prepared on the basis as set out
on pages J14 to J16 of this report under the heading “Basis of presentation of proforma financial
information”;
(c) the financial information of the Proforma Group was prepared in accordance with the Singapore
Financial Reporting Standards; and
each material adjustment made to the information used in the preparation of the unaudited proforma
financial statements as set out on page J58 to J62 of this report is appropriate for the purpose of
preparing such financial statements.
Yours faithfully
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A. The Company
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 7 April 2003 under the Singapore Companies Act
as a private limited company limited by shares under the name of Gallant Venture Pte. Ltd. The
principal activity of the Company is that of an investment holding company. On 25 April 2006, the
Company was converted into a public company limited by shares and the name of the Company
was changed to Gallant Venture Ltd..
As at 30 June 2005, the authorised share capital of the Company was S$500,000 comprising
500,000 ordinary shares of S$1.00 each and the issued and paid-up capital of the Company was
S$2 comprising 2 ordinary shares of S$1.00 each.
At an EGM held on 14 October 2005, the Shareholders of the Company approved, inter alia, the
following:
(a) the increase in the authorised share capital from S$500,000 divided into 500,000 ordinary
shares of S$1.00 each to S$300,000,000 divided into 300,000,000 ordinary shares of
S$1.00 each; and
(b) the sub-division of each ordinary share of S$1.00 each in the authorised and issued share
capital of the Company into 10 Shares of S$0.10 each (“Share Sub-Division”).
At an EGM held on 24 April 2006, the Shareholders of the Company approved, inter alia, the issue
of an aggregate of 2,410,423,164 new Shares in connection with the Restructuring Exercise.
At an EGM held on 24 April 2006, the Shareholders of the Company approved, inter alia, the
following:
(a) the conversion of the Company into a public limited company and the change of name to
Gallant Venture Ltd.;
(i) (aa) issue Shares whether by way of rights, bonus or otherwise; and/or
(bb) make or grant offers, agreements or options (collectively, “Instruments”) that might or
would require Shares to be issued, including but not limited to the creation and issue
of (as well as adjustments to) warrants, debentures or other instruments convertible
into Shares,
at any time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes and to such persons
as the Directors may, in their absolute discretion, deem fit; and
(ii) (notwithstanding the authority so conferred may have ceased to be in force) issue Shares in
pursuance of any Instrument made or granted by the Directors while such authority was in
force;
Provided that:
(iii) the aggregate number of Shares to be issued pursuant to such authority (including Shares
to be issued in pursuance of Instruments made or granted pursuant to such authority), does
not exceed 50% of the issued Shares of the Company (as calculated in accordance with
paragraph (iv) below), and provided further that where Shareholders with registered
addresses in Singapore are not given the opportunity to participate in the same on a pro-
rata basis, then the Shares to be issued under such circumstances (including Shares to be
issued in pursuance of Instruments made or granted pursuant to such authority) shall not
exceed 20% of the issued Shares of the Company (as calculated in accordance with
paragraph (iv) below);
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A. The Company (Continued)
(iv) (subject to such manner of calculation as may be prescribed by the SGX-ST) for the
purpose of determining the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under
paragraph (iii) above, the percentage of the issued Shares shall be based on the issued
Shares of the Company at the time such authority was conferred, after adjusting for:
(aa) new Shares arising from the conversion or exercise of any convertible securities;
(bb) new Shares arising from exercising share options or the vesting of share awards
which are outstanding or subsisting at the time such authority was conferred, provided
the options or awards were granted in compliance with the Listing Manual; and
and, in relation to an Instrument, the number of Shares shall be taken to be that number as
would have been issued had the rights therein been fully exercised or effected on the date
of the making or granting of the Instrument;
(v) in exercising the authority so conferred, the Company shall comply with the provisions of the
Listing Manual for the time being in force (unless such compliance has been waived by the
SGX-ST) and the Articles of Association for the time being of the Company; and
(vi) (unless revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting), the authority so conferred
shall continue in force until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the
Company or the date by which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required
by law to be held, whichever is the earlier.
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B. Scheme/Acquisitions
On 16 April 2003, the Company entered into a scheme of arrangement agreement with ATD
and PT HR, and the PT HR S&P Agreement. Subsequently on 8 February 2005, a revised
scheme of arrangement agreement (which has since been amended by supplemental
agreements dated 19 July 2005 and 18 January 2006) was entered into between the
Company, ATD and PT HR.
Certain Proposed Terms of the ATD Scheme Involving the ATD Shareholders
Pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Agreement, it is provided that under the ATD Scheme
on or after the ATD Scheme Effective Date, the following shall be effected:
(i) share capital of ATD of S$82,531,680 comprising 82,531,680 ATD Shares shall be
cancelled by way of capital reduction;
(iii) for the purpose of constituting ATD as a wholly-owned subsidiary of PT HR, ATD shall
issue and allot two (2) ATD Shares (or such other number of shares in ATD as may
be appropriate), credited as fully paid-up, to PT HR.
Based on the Placement Price and the ATD Share Exchange Ratio, the equivalent dollar
value for each Share may be considered to be S$0.50 and PT HR will transfer Shares in an
aggregate value of S$4,126,584 to ATD Shareholders.
In the event that the ATD Scheme becomes effective on the ATD Scheme Effective Date, PT
HR will hold all the issued ordinary shares in ATD.
Certain Proposed Terms of the ATD Scheme Involving the ATD Creditors
Pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Agreement, it is provided that under the ATD Scheme
on or after the ATD Scheme Effective Date, the following shall be effected:
(i) ATD Creditors shall assign to PT HR their rights, title and interests to a portion of their
approved claims against ATD, which portion shall amount to an aggregate of
S$8,400,000 (“Assigned Indebtedness”);
(iii) the Assigned Indebtedness will be subordinated to the balance of the outstanding
claims owed by ATD to the ATD Creditors, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Scheme Agreement and the ATD Scheme.
The transfer price of S$0.50 per Share was arrived at taking into account the Adjusted NAV
per Share of the Group.
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B. Scheme/Acquisitions (Continued)
In the event that the ATD Scheme becomes effective, PT HR will become a subordinated
creditor of ATD.
(a) leave of Court having been obtained for the JMs to propose the ATD Scheme and to
call for such meetings as are necessary for the ATD Scheme;
(b) all necessary approvals and consents from all relevant government, regulatory and
other authorities and third parties in Singapore and other relevant jurisdictions to
effect and complete the ATD Scheme being obtained;
(c) the confirmation granted by the SIC that the ATD Scheme is exempt from certain
specified rules of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (including Rule 14
which deals with the obligation to make a takeover offer), not being revoked or varied;
(d) the eligibility-to-list granted by the SGX-ST for the listing of the Shares on the SGX-
Sesdaq not having been revoked or withdrawn;
(e) the requisite approval of the ATD Shareholders and the ATD Creditors including such
approvals as may be required under Section 210 (read with Section 227X) of the
Singapore Companies Act;
(f) the sanction and confirmation by the Court, inter alia, of the ATD Scheme and the
reduction of the share capital of ATD; and
(g) the Private Placement having become unconditional in all respects save for any
conditions thereof relating to the ATD Scheme and the admission of the Company to
the Official List of the SGX-Sesdaq.
If the above conditions are not satisfied or waived by 4 October 2006 or such other date as
the parties may agree or the Court may allow, the Scheme Agreement shall terminate and
no party shall have any claim against the others save as provided in the Scheme
Agreement.
The ATD Scheme will only become fully effective and binding subject to and upon the
satisfaction or waiver (as the case may be) of the above conditions and the lodgment with
the Registrar of Companies of the order of Court sanctioning the ATD Scheme. It is currently
expected that such order of Court, if obtained, will be lodged on the closing date of the
Private Placement.
After the ATD Scheme becomes effective, all ATD Shares shall be removed from the Official
List of the SGX-ST and the listing and quotation of ATD Shares thereon shall cease. It is
expected that the JMs will petition to the Court to place ATD in liquidation shortly after the
completion of the ATD Scheme. Subject, inter alia, to the ATD Scheme becoming effective
and the completion of the Private Placement, all the Shares will be admitted to the SGX-
Sesdaq, and dealing and quotation of the Shares on the SGX-Sesdaq shall, subject to the
approval of the SGX-ST, commence as soon as practicable thereafter.
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B. Scheme/Acquisitions (Continued)
The said 25,053,168 Shares will constitute approximately 1.04% of the issued Shares.
Each ATD Shareholder will receive 100 Shares for every 1,000 ATD Shares held or standing
to the credit of his Securities Account, while each ATD Creditor will receive 2,000 Shares for
every S$1,000 of Assigned Indebtedness assigned to PT HR. Fractional share entitlements
shall be disregarded.
The Approvals
On 6 January 2006, the SGX-ST granted eligibility-to-list for the Shares on the SGX-
Sesdaq, subject to certain conditions.
On 9 February 2006, the SIC confirmed that the ATD Scheme is exempt from certain rules
of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (including Rule 14 which deals with the
obligation to make a takeover offer), subject to, inter alia, ATD appointing an independent
financial adviser to advise the ATD Shareholders on the ATD Scheme.
The ATD Scheme is subject to, inter alia, the approval of the ATD Shareholders and the ATD
Creditors at the respective Scheme Meetings of the ATD Shareholders and the ATD
Creditors. ATD has obtained the leave of the Court to convene the Scheme Meetings by 30
June 2006.
(a) PT HR Acquisition
Acquisition by the Company of interests in Batam assets from PT HR
The Company entered into the PT HR S&P Agreement to acquire from PT HR,
39,999 PT BIC Shares, representing approximately 50.0% of the issued share capital
of PT BIC. The aggregate consideration for the purchase of the PT BIC Shares was
S$256,996,688. The principal activities of PT BIC are the development and
management of industrial estates. The purchase consideration was agreed between
the parties taking into account the adjusted audited consolidated NAV of PT BIC of
S$413,331,864 as at 30 June 2004.
Completion of the acquisition under the PT HR S&P Agreement will take place prior to
registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the purchase consideration is to be
fully satisfied by the allotment of 532,064,886 Shares (representing approximately
22.07% of the Shares immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise)
by the Company at an issue price of approximately S$0.48 for each Share. The
transfers of the PT BIC Shares are to be registered with the relevant Indonesian
authorities.
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B. Scheme/Acquisitions (Continued)
Completion of the acquisition under the SCI S&P Agreement will take place prior to
registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the aggregate purchase consideration of
S$243,889,452 is to be paid by the Company in cash. The purchase consideration was
agreed between the parties taking into account the adjusted audited consolidated NAV
of PT BIC, PT BIIE, BRF and PT BRC of S$413,331,864, S$167,769,239,
S$10,659,910 and S$150,928,884, respectively, as at 30 June 2004. The transfers of
the shares in PT BIC, PT BIIE and PT BRC are to be registered with the relevant
Indonesian authorities.
On 31 March 2006, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with SembPark
Holdings (“Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which SembPark Holdings agreed
to subscribe in cash for 477,987,502 new Shares (representing approximately 19.83%
of the Shares immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise) at a
subscription price of approximately S$0.51 for each Share. Completion of the
subscription will take place prior to registration of this Prospectus and the Company will
on completion allot and issue 477,987,502 new Shares at the agreed subscription price.
Pursuant to a sale and purchase agreement entered into between SembPark Holdings
and the Salim Group, Dornier Profits, a member of the Salim Group, is to acquire
84,000,000 Shares at the Placement Price subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
The sale and purchase is to be completed when the Subscription Agreement is
completed. SembPark Holdings also has an option to acquire 233,069,664 Shares from
PVP XXX, which is referred to in sub-paragraph (c) below. Upon the completions of the
Subscription Agreement, the aforesaid sale and purchase agreement and option,
SembPark Holdings will hold an aggregate of 627,057,166 Shares (representing
approximately 26.01% of the Shares immediately following the completion of the
Restructuring Exercise).
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B. Scheme/Acquisitions (Continued)
Pursuant to options granted by PVP XXX to UOB and SembPark Holdings, UOB
Nominees is to acquire 60,501,012 Shares (representing approximately 2.51% of the
Shares immediately after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise), at a transfer
price of approximately S$0.025 per Share, and SembPark Holdings is to acquire
233,069,664 Shares (representing approximately 9.67% of the Shares immediately
after the completion of the Restructuring Exercise), at a transfer price of
approximately S$0.025 per Share, from PVP XXX. The sale and purchase under
these options are expected to be completed prior to the registration of this
Prospectus. Upon the completions of the PVP Acquisition and its option agreements
with UOB and SembPark Holdings, PVP XXX will hold an aggregate of 927,293,350
Shares (representing approximately 38.47% of the issued Shares immediately after
the completion of the Restructuring Exercise).
Completion of the acquisition under the PT Elitindo S&P Agreement will take place
prior to registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the purchase consideration is
to be fully satisfied by the allotment of 3,106,688 Shares to PT Elitindo (representing
approximately 0.13% of the Shares immediately after the completion of the
Restructuring Exercise) at an issue price of approximately S$0.51 for each Share. The
transfers of the shares in PT BRC are to be registered with the relevant Indonesian
authorities.
Completion of the acquisition under the Ascendas S&P Agreement will take place
prior to registration of this Prospectus. On completion, the purchase consideration is
to be fully satisfied by the allotment of 176,400,062 Shares to Ascendas (representing
approximately 7.32% of the Shares immediately after the completion of the
Restructuring Exercise) at an issue price of approximately S$0.51 for each Share. The
transfers of the PT BIC Shares and the PT BIIE shares are to be registered with the
relevant Indonesian authorities.
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B. Scheme/Acquisitions (Continued)
The subsidiary, Verizon Resorts (Labuan) has entered into a convertible loan agreement dated 1
January 2005 with PT AIB (“PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement”). Under this agreement and
subject to the terms thereof, a loan in the principal amount of S$62,045,922 owing from PT AIB to
Verizon Resorts (Labuan) (“PT AIB Convertible Loan”) is convertible at the option of Verizon
Resorts (Labuan) into shares in the capital of PT AIB (“PT AIB Shares”) at the par value of each
PT AIB share of US$1. The conversion price was agreed between the parties taking into account
the unaudited net liabilities of PT AIB as at 31 December 2004 of approximately S$14.9 million.
Interest on the loan is at the rate of 1.5% above the Singapore Inter-bank Offer Rate (SIBOR) on a
quarterly basis per annum. As at 30 June 2005, the interest accrued amounted to approximately
S$2,369,457. The PT AIB Convertible Loan shall be settled via repayment and/or the issue of PT
AIB Shares pursuant to the exercise of the option, in any event by 31 December 2009. As at the
Latest Practicable Date, the conversion of the loan into PT AIB Shares would, based on the
current issued share capital of PT AIB, result in Verizon Resorts (Labuan) holding approximately
48.71% of the enlarged issued share capital of PT AIB. In that event, PT AIB will become an
associated company of Verizon Resorts (Labuan) and the businesses of the Group will include the
ownership of a resort. The largest amount outstanding for the last three financial years ended 31
December 2005 and up to the Latest Practicable Date is S$65,989,901, which is also the amount
outstanding as at the Latest Practicable Date.
The loan under the PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement had been acquired by Verizon Resorts
(Labuan) from Oasis, a company in which each of the Salim Group and the Parallax Group has an
interest, for a consideration of S$63,395,658.72 (“PT AIB Loan Acquisition”).
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C. The Proforma Group
Upon completion of the Restructuring Exercise, the Company has the following subsidiaries. The
particulars of the subsidiaries as at the date of this report are as follows:-
Percentage of
effective
interest
Place and date of attributable to Paid-up share/
incorporation/ the Proforma registered
Name registration Group capital Principal activities
Subsidiaries
Directly held:
PT Batamindo Indonesia 99.99% Rp145,760,000,000 Development and
Investment 5 January 1990 (US$80,000,000) management of
Cakrawala (“PT BIC”) industrial estate
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C. The Proforma Group (continued)
Percentage of
effective
interest
Place and date of attributable to Paid-up share/
incorporation/ the Proforma registered
Name registration Group capital Principal activities
Associated companies
Held by PT BIC
PT Soxal Batamindo Indonesia 30% Rp10,850,000,000 Production and
Industrial Gases (5) (US$700,000) sale of
industrial gases
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C. The Proforma Group (continued)
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D. Basis of presentation of proforma financial information
The financial information set out in the Proforma Group financial statements, for the three financial
years ended 31 December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 are
prepared in accordance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards.
The unaudited proforma financial information for the three financial years ended 31 December
2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 are prepared for illustration purpose
only. These have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies of the Proforma Group
set out on pages J21 to J29 in this report on the assumption that the current Proforma Group
structure as outlined under the heading “The Proforma Group” in Section C of this report has been
in existence throughout the period or since the respective date of incorporation of the companies
in the Proforma Group, whichever is the earlier.
The Proforma Group financial statements comprise the Proforma Group balance sheet, Proforma
Group profit and loss accounts, Proforma Group statements of changes in equity, Proforma Group
statements of cash flows, statement of adjustments to Proforma Group financial statements and
notes to the Proforma Group financial statements.
The objective of the Proforma Group financial statements is to show what the historical information
might have been had the Proforma Group existed at an earlier date. However, the unaudited
Proforma Group financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results of the operations
or the related effects on the financial position that would have been attained had the Proforma
Group actually existed earlier.
In arriving at the Proforma Group financial statements, adjustments have been made as
considered necessary in order to present the financial statements on a consistent and comparable
basis as if the Proforma Group existed throughout the period, or since the respective date of
incorporation of the companies in the Proforma Group, whichever is earlier. The proforma
adjustments were set out on pages J58 to J62 of the report.
All material intra-group transactions and balances have been eliminated in the preparation of the
unaudited Proforma Group financial statements.
The Proforma Group financial statements for each of the financial years under review were
prepared based on the following:-
(a) the audited consolidated financial statements of PT Batamindo Investment Cakrawala and
its subsidiaries for the years ended 31 December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months
ended 30 June 2005 were expressed in Singapore Dollars and prepared under International
Accounting Standards (“IAS”).
(b) the audited financial statements of Batamindo Investment (S) Ltd for the years ended 31
December 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005, were expressed in
Singapore Dollars and prepared under Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (“FRS”)
and for the year ended 31 December 2002 were expressed in Singapore dollars and
prepared under Singapore Statements of Accounting Standard (“SAS”).
(c) the audited consolidated financial statements of PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala and its
subsidiaries for the years ended 31 December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended
30 June 2005 were expressed in Singapore Dollars and prepared under IAS.
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D. Basis of presentation of proforma financial information (continued)
(d) the audited financial statements of PT Suakajaya Indowahana for the years ended 31
December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005, were expressed in
Singapore Dollars and prepared under IAS.
(e) the audited financial statements of PT Buana Megawisatama for the years ended 31
December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005, were expressed in
Singapore Dollars and prepared under IAS.
(f) the audited financial statements of PT Surya Bangunpertiwi for the years ended 31
December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005, were expressed in
Singapore Dollars and prepared under IAS.
(g) the audited financial statements of Gallant Venture Pte Ltd for the period from 7 April 2003
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003 and the financial year ended 31 December
2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 were expressed in Singapore Dollars and
prepared under FRS.
(h) the audited financial statements of Verizon Resorts Limited for the period from 5 May 2004
(the date of incorporation) to 31 December 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 were
expressed in Singapore Dollars and prepared under FRS.
The financial year-end for each of the company within the Proforma Group is 31 December.
The auditors’ report on the financial statements of each of the company within the Proforma Group
for the financial years under review were not subject to any audit qualification.
The consolidated financial statements of PT Batamindo Investment Cakrawala and its subsidiaries,
PT Batamindo Executive Village, PT Batam Bintan Telekomunikasi, and PT Bintan Inti Industrial
Estate, for the financial years ended 31 December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30
June 2005 expressed in Singapore Dollars and prepared under IAS were audited by Prasetio,
Sarwoko & Sandjaja, a member of the Indonesian Institute of Accountants.
The financial statements of Batamindo Investment (S) Ltd for the financial years ended 31
December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 were audited by Ernst &
Young, Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
The consolidated financial statements of PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala and its subsidiaries for the
financial years ended 31 December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005
expressed in Singapore Dollars and prepared under IAS were audited by Prasetio, Sarwoko &
Sandjaja, a member of the Indonesian Institute of Accountants.
The financial statements of Bintan Resort Ferries Private Limited for the financial years ended 31
December 2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 were audited by
TeoFoongWongLCLoong., Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
The financial statements of BRF Holidays Pte Ltd for the financial years ended 31 December 2002,
2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 were audited by N.F Lee & Co, Certified
Public Accountants of Singapore.
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D. Basis of presentation of proforma financial information (continued)
The financial statements of Gallant Venture Pte Ltd for the financial period from 7 April 2003 (the
date of incorporation) to 31 December 2003 and the financial year ended 31 December 2004 and
six-months ended 30 June 2005 were audited by Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton, Certified Public
Accountants of Singapore.
The financial statements of Verizon Resorts Limited for the financial period from 5 May 2004 (the
date of incorporation) to 31 December 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 were audited by
Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton, Certified Public Accountants of Singapore for the purpose of
inclusion in the proforma consolidated financial statements of the Company.
For the purpose of the compilation report, Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton has performed a review of
the audited financial statements of PT Batamindo Investment Cakrawala and its subsidiaries, PT
Bintan Resort Cakrawala and its subsidiaries, PT Buana Megawisatama, PT Surya Bangunpertiwi
and PT Suakajaya Indowahana for the financial years ended 31 December 2002, 2003 and 2004
and six-months ended 30 June 2005 which have been used in preparing the Proforma Group
financial information and a review of the working papers of the other auditors.
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PROFORMA GROUP BALANCE SHEET
31 December 30 June
Note 2004 2005
S$’000 S$’000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 2 370,812 366,291
Investment properties 3 354,615 348,772
Land under development 4 12,917 12,917
Investments in unquoted equity shares 5 968 978
Deferred tax assets 6 4,544 5,112
Other non-current assets 7 67,270 67,250
811,126 801,320
Current assets
Land inventories 8 541,350 541,366
Inventories 9 8,122 9,873
Trade receivables 10 34,170 31,154
Other receivables 11 2,801 2,905
Due from related parties 12 12,001 12,638
Restricted cash 13 27,301 28,009
Cash and bank balances 14 65,568 66,669
691,313 692,614
173,262 161,715
Current liabilities
Trade payables 19 20,870 19,450
Other payables 20 2,642 2,818
Due to related parties 21 44,111 45,271
Taxes payable 22 1,425 4,076
Current portion of loans and borrowings 18 37,620 37,562
106,668 109,177
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PROFORMA GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS
Net profit for the year 21,058 7,791 12,699 4,245 9,522
Earnings per share (cents) (1) 0.87 0.32 0.53 0.18 0.40
(1) Earnings per share were computed based on the pre-share distribution issued share capital of 2,410,423,184 shares.
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PROFORMA GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Shareholders’ Minority
equity interests Total
S$’000 S$’000 S$’000
J-19
PROFORMA GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Basis of consolidation
The unaudited proforma consolidated financial statements for financial years ended 31 December
2002, 2003 and 2004 and six-months ended 30 June 2005 are prepared for illustrative purposes
only. The basis of preparation of the unaudited proforma consolidated financial statements is set
out in Section D on pages J14 to J16.
Years
Landrights 16 – 80
Land improvements 20
Landfill 3
Building and infrastructures 3 – 30
Golf course 37 – 45
Utilities 3 – 30
Machinery and equipment 3 – 15
Vessels and ferry equipment 5 – 15
Working wharf 3
Transportation equipment and vehicles 3–7
Medical equipment 7
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 1.5 – 10
Office equipment 2–5
Resort equipment 3–5
Reservoir 30
Telecommunication equipment 10 – 30
Leasehold improvements 5
Construction in progress is stated at cost. The accumulated costs will be reclassified to the
appropriate property, plant and equipment account when the construction is substantially
completed and the asset is ready for its intended use.
The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to the profit and loss account as incurred;
significant renewals and betterments are capitalised. When assets retired or otherwise disposed
of, their carrying values and the related accumulated depreciation and impairment losses are
removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the profit and loss
account.
Costs incurred in the general overhaul of the main engines of vessels during dry docking are
capitalised and depreciated over four to five years.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Effective 1 January 2003, the Proforma Group revised the depreciation period of certain utilities
from 10 (ten) to become 15 (fifteen) up to 20 (twenty) years. The Proforma Group believes that the
revised depreciation period will reflect a more realistic and rational allocation of the cost of the
assets over their economic lives. As a result of the changes in the depreciation period, net profit
for the year ended 31 December 2003 was approximately $6.9 million higher than it would have
been, if the change had not been made.
Investment properties
Investment properties consist of buildings and improvements held to earn rentals including
buildings, which could not be sold separately and an insignificant portion is held for use in the
supply of services or for administrative purposes.
The Proforma Group applies the cost model. Investment properties are stated at cost less
accumulated depreciation, less any impairment in value. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the investment property as follows:
The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to income as incurred; significant renewals and
betterments are capitalised. The gain or loss on disposal or retirement of investment property
recognised in the consolidated profit and loss account is the difference between the net disposal
proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset at the date of disposal.
The carrying value of investment properties are reviewed for impairment when events on changes
in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. If such indication exists and
where the carrying values exceed the estimated recoverable amounts, the assets are written down
to their recoverable amount.
The costs incurred in the development of the resort and common areas/facilities are allocated
proportionally to the saleable parcels of land. Other land development costs incurred are allocated
to each parcel of land using specific identification method.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Golf membership
Golf membership is an intangible asset with indefinite useful life and is measured initially at cost.
Subsequent to initial recognition, golf membership is stated at cost less any accumulated
impairment losses.
The carrying value of golf membership is reviewed for impairment when an indicator of impairment
arises during the reported period indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
Goodwill
Goodwill acquired in a business combination represents the excess of the cost of the business
combination over the Proforma Group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets,
liabilities and contingent liabilities.
Goodwill on acquisition is recognised as an asset and are carried at cost less impairment losses, if
any. At the balance sheet date, goodwill is assessed for any impairment. If such indications exist,
an analysis is performed to assess whether the carrying amount of goodwill is fully recoverable. A
write down is made to the profit and loss account if the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable
amount.
Land inventories
Land inventories are carried at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is computed using
the average cost method. Net realisable value represents the estimated selling price less costs to
be incurred in selling the land.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined on a first-
in, first-out basis. Provision is made for obsolete, slow moving or defective inventory in arriving at
the net realisable value. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course
of business less the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
Receivables
Receivables are carried at cost which is the original invoiced amount less allowance for doubtful
debts. The carrying value approximates the fair value of receivables.
All known bad debts are written off and specific allowance is made for those which are considered
to be doubtful.
Receivables include trade and non-trade balances with external parties and related parties.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Income tax
Income tax comprises current and deferred tax.
In compliance with Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia (“RI”) No. 27/1996 dated
16 April 1996, starting 1 January 1996, each payment on sales of land and building (including
condominiums and cottages) is subjected to final tax. In compliance with Government Regulation
of the RI No. 29/1996 dated 18 April 1996, starting 1 January 1996, each rental payment on the
rental of buildings (including utility and service charges) is subjected to final tax of 6% from the
gross rental amount.
Based on Government Regulation of the RI No. 79/1999 dated 30 September 1999, which
amended the Government Regulation of RI No. 27/1996, companies whose main activities is sales
of land and buildings, are no longer subjected to final tax for each payment on sales of land and
buildings (including condominiums and cottages) starting 1 January 2000.
Based on Government Regulation of the RI No. 5/2002 dated 23 March 2002, which amended the
Government Regulation of RI No. 29/1996, the final tax rate was changed from 6% to 10% from
the gross rental amount effective 1 May 2002.
The liability method of tax effect accounting is adopted by the Proforma Group. Current taxation is
provided at the current taxation rate based on the tax payable on the income for the financial year
that is chargeable to tax. Deferred taxation is provided at the current taxation rate on all temporary
differences existing at the balance sheet date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and
their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred income tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences in respect of
taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, except
where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled and it is probable
that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to
the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or
part of the deferred income tax to be utilised.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the
period when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that
have been enacted or subsequently enacted at the balance sheet date.
Payables
Payables are carried at cost which is the fair value of the consideration to be paid in the future for
goods and services received, whether or not billed to the Proforma Group.
Payables include trade and non-trade balances with external parties and related parties.
Employee benefits
Pension schemes
The Proforma Group participates in national pension schemes as defined by the laws of the
countries in which it operates. As required by Indonesian Law, the Proforma Group makes
contributions to the state pension scheme, Jamsostek. Jamsostek contributions are recognised as
compensation expense in the same period as the employment that gives rise to the contributions.
The ASTEK fund from Jamsostek contributions are responsible for the entire insurance claim
relating to accidents incurred by the employees at the work place and for the entire retirement
benefit obligations of the related employees.
The Proforma Group also makes contributions to a defined contribution pension plan which is
administered by legal entity, “Dana Pensiun Lembaga Keuangan Indolife Pensiontama” for certain
employees. The contributions are recognised as an expense in the same period as the
employment that gives rise to the contributions.
Subsidiaries operating in Singapore make contributions to the Central Provident Fund scheme in
Singapore, a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions to national pension schemes are
recognised as an expense in the period which the related service is performed.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In 2003, the Proforma Group recognised provisions for employee service entitlements in
accordance with Labor Law No. 13/2003 dated 25 March 2003 under Indonesian Law. The
provisions are accrued based on the results of an actuarial valuation. The provisions are
estimated using the Projected Unit Credit Method.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Proforma Group has a present obligation (legal or
constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying
economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of
the amount of the obligation.
Impairment of assets
The carrying amounts of the Proforma Group’s assets subject to impairment are reviewed at each
balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such
indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. An impairment loss is recognised
whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated recoverable amount.
Recoverable mount is defined as the higher of value in use and net selling price.
An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the
recoverable amount or when there is an indication that the impairment loss recognised for the
asset no longer exist or decreases.
An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed
the carrying amount that would have been determined if no impairment loss had been recognised.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounts included in the proforma financial statements are measured using the currency that best
reflects the economic substance of the underlying events and circumstances relevant to the
Profoma Group (“the functional currency”). The consolidated financial statements are expressed in
Singapore Dollars, which is the functional currency of the Proforma Group except for PT BBT
whose functional currency is Rupiah.
For the purpose of consolidation, assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries and associated
companies are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. The profit and
loss accounts of foreign subsidiaries and associated companies are translated using the average
exchange rates for the year. Exchange differences arising on the translation are recognised
directly as part of the shareholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheet of the Proforma
Group.
Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the
Proforma Group and the revenue can be reliably measured.
Revenue from services is recognised when service has been rendered. Revenue from the sale of
goods is recognised when all significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have been
passed to the customers.
The following specific recognition criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:
(a) The entity has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the
goods;
(b) The entity retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually
associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
(d) It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the
enterprise;
(e) The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
If the above conditions are not met, the payments received are accounted for under the deposit
method.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Upon completion of the golf course, sales of non-refundable golf club membership is fully
recognised as revenue in the year of sales.
Utilities revenue
Revenue from electricity and water supply is recognised upon delivery.
Telecommunication service
Revenue from telecommunication services is recognised on the accrual basis. Revenue from
telecommunication installation services is recognised at the time the installations are placed in
service. Revenue from network interconnection with other domestic telecommunications carriers
are recognised at the time connections takes place.
Clinic operation
Revenue from clinic operation is recognised when medical services are rendered or when medical
supplies are delivered to patients.
Interest income
Revenue is recognised on a time-apportioned basis.
Dividends
Revenue is recognised when the shareholders’ right to receive the payment is established.
Segment reporting
A segment is a distinguishable component of the Proforma Group within a particular economic
environment (geographical segment) and to a particular industry (business segment) which is
subject to risks and rewards that are different from those of other segments.
Inter-segment pricing is determined on an arm’s length basis. Segment results, assets and
liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated on
a reasonable basis. Unallocated items mainly comprise deferred tax assets and liabilities, interest-
bearing loans, borrowings and corporate assets.
Segment capital expenditure is the total cost incurred during the period to acquire segment assets
that are expected to be used for more than one period.
Segment information is presented in respect of the Proforma Group’s business segments. The
primary format, business segments, is based on the Proforma Group’s management and internal
reporting structure. In presenting information on the basis of business segments, segment
revenue and segment assets are based on the nature of the products or services provided by the
Proforma Group.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimations and
assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. Due to inherent uncertainty in making
estimates, actual results reported in future periods maybe based on amounts that differ from those
estimates.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Exchange
Balance at translation Balance at
1/1/2004 difference Depreciation Transfers Disposals 31/12/2004
31 December 2004 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000
Net book value
Landrights 75,646
Land improvements 2,919
Landfill –
Building and infrastructures 126,531
Golf course 19,423
Utilities 91,658
Machinery and equipment 20,106
Vessels and ferry equipment 10,392
Working wharf –
Transportation equipment and
vehicles 965
Medical equipment 16
Furnitures, fixtures and
equipment 4,495
Office equipment 406
Resort equipment 561
Reservoir 8,492
Telecommunications
equipment 5,164
Leasehold improvements –
Construction-in-progress 4,038
Total 370,812
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Exchange
Balance at translation Balance at
1/1/2005 difference Depreciation Transfers Disposals 30/6/2005
30 June 2005 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 S$’000
Net book value
Landrights 75,246
Land improvements 2,933
Landfill 12
Building and infrastructures 121,902
Golf course 19,143
Utilities 88,061
Machinery and equipment 18,581
Vessels and ferry equipment 9,520
Working wharf –
Transportation equipment
and vehicles 802
Medical equipment 11
Furnitures, fixtures and
equipment 5,345
Office equipment 355
Resort equipment 309
Reservoir 8,280
Telecommunications
equipment 4,811
Leasehold improvements 83
Construction-in-progress 10,897
Total 366,291
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The land use rights and property (“Hak Guna Bangunan” / “HGB”) at Batam Island, which are
leased from Batam Industrial Development Authority, are held for 30 years up to the following
expiration dates:
PT BIIE’s HGB covering a land of approximately 168.6 ha at Bintan Island is held for 30 years up
to 24 August 2025 with an option to extend for another 50 years up to 24 August 2075. As of 31
December 2004 and 30 June 2005, the HGB on another 100 ha of land is not yet transferred
under PT BIIE’s name.
Vessels and ferry equipment are pledged to a bank as collateral for the secured bank loan and
other banking facilities as disclosed under Note 18 – “Loans and borrowings”.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. Investment properties
31 December 30 June
2004 2005
S$’000 S$’000
Represented by:
Carrying value 545,177 548,486
Accumulated depreciation (190,562) (199,714)
354,615 348,772
The fair value of the investment properties, except PT Batamindo Executive Village (BEV)’s
investment properties, as of 31 December 2004 and 30 June 2005 amounted to S$403.5 million
and were based on recent valuation using the open market value and depreciated replacement
cost method by independent professional valuers, Colliers International Consultancy and Valuation
(Singapore) Pte Ltd, after taking into consideration the prevailing market conditions and other
factors considered appropriate by the Directors. The net carrying values of BEV’s investment
properties as of 31 December 2004 and 30 June 2005 amounted to S$1,475,553 and
S$1,405,337 respectively.
12,917 12,917
Associated companies
At cost 543 543
Share of post acquisition profits 490 442
Exchange translation difference (65) (7)
968 978
11,000 11,300
– –
968 978
Details of associated companies are listed under the heading “Section C. The Proforma Group”.
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2,013 2,023
67,270 67,250
(a) Golf membership represents the value of non-refundable unsold golf membership.
(b) Loan receivable is unsecured and interest is payable at the rate of 1.5% above the
Singapore Inter-Bank Offer Rate (SIBOR) per annum and there are no fixed repayment
terms.
The loan is convertible at the option of VRL Labuan into shares in the capital of PT AIB.
Further details can be found on Section B under PT AIB Convertible Loan Agreement.
31 December 30 June
2004 2005
S$’000 S$’000
Balance at beginning – 63
Acquisition of software costs during the year 89 4
Amortisation for the year/period (26) (16)
Balance at end 63 51
8. Land inventories
31 December 30 June
2004 2005
S$’000 S$’000
As at 31 December 2004 and 30 June 2005, PT SBP’s land inventories comprise 3,767 ha with
Building Use Right (“HGB”) Certificates. These landrights will expire on certain dates in 2023 to
2026.
As at 31 December 2004 and 30 June 2005, PT BMW’s land inventories comprise 14,433 ha of
land with HGB certificates. These landrights will expire on several dates from 2023 to 2028.
9. Inventories
31 December 30 June
2004 2005
S$’000 S$’000
8,122 9,873
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34,170 31,154
Certain trade receivables are used as collateral for the interest-bearing loans obtained (Note 18).
Refundable deposits 41 38
Prepayments 1,110 429
Others 300 69
Interest receivable 1,350 2,369
2,801 2,905
Related parties
Trade 14,233 14,200
Allowance for doubtful debts (trade) (2,971) (3,431)
Non-trade 3,756 4,903
Allowance for doubtful debts (non trade) (3,255 ) (3,255 )
Associated company 238 221
12,001 12,638
The non-trade balances owing by related parties are unsecured and interest-free.
The amount owing by an associated company is unsecured, interest-bearing at the interest rate of
1% per annum over the prime rate of Development Bank of Singapore and has no fixed terms of
repayment.
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65,568 66,669
39,852 39,449
Deposits from tenants represent advance payments received from tenants equivalent to certain
months’ factory and dormitory rentals, hawkers’ centers, and deposits for electricity supply, in
accordance with the provisions of their respective lease agreements. These deposits will be
refunded or applied against rentals due at the end of the lease period.
Refundable deposits received for golf club membership, which consist of Individual Type,
Corporate A and B type, will be due on 1 August 2020.
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316 8 324
On 20 June 2000, under Indonesian Law, the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia
issued Decree No. Kep-150/Men/2000 regarding “The Settlement of Work Dismissal and
Determination of Separation, Gratuity and Compensation Payment by Companies”. Should there
be any work dismissal, a company is obliged to settle any separation, gratuity and compensation
payment, based on the duration of work of the respective employees and in accordance with the
conditions stated in the Decree.
The Decree has been enacted into Law No.13 of 2003 regarding Manpower by the President of
the Republic of Indonesia on 25 March 2003.
The Proforma Group recognised a provision for employees’ service entitlement in accordance with
the above Law. The provision is estimated using the “Projected Unit Credit Method” based on the
actual calculation performed by independent actuaries, PT Dayamandiri Dharmakonsilindo and PT
Jasa Aktuaria Pensiun dan Asuransi which considered the following assumptions:
874 404
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167,586 156,124
Less:
Current portion of long term debts (37,620) (37,562)
129,966 118,562
a. Promissory notes
The Proforma Group has issued promissory notes to Jiangjun Limited (formerly known as Parallax
Venture Partner II Limited) for the amounts owing with interest accrued thereon at the rate of
2.25% per annum from 1 January 2004 to the date of payment. The repayment is due on 31
December 2006.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The above loan agreements generally include certain covenants, among others, which require PT
BIC to maintain some financial ratios:
(a) tangible consolidated net worth will not at any time be less than S$300,000,000;
(b) the ratio of total consolidated borrowings to tangible consolidated net worth will not at any
time exceed 1.5 to 1;
(c) the ratio of total consolidated liabilities to tangible consolidated net worth will not at any time
exceed 2.5 to 1;
(d) the ratio of EBITDA to interest expense for each test period will not be less than 3 to 1;
(e) the ratio of EBITDA to total debt for each test period will not be less than 1.3 to 1; and
(f) the value of the rental amounts subject to the Security created pursuant to the fiduciary
security over receivables for the period of twelve months ending on each quarterly test date
will not be less than S$36,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies).
The revolving credit facilities from the same bank amounting to S$3,000,000 was drawn on various
dates. Under the revised credit facilities agreement referred to in the preceding paragraphs, the
term of revolving credit facility was extended from 10 January 2005 to 10 January 2008. These
loans bear interest 1% above the swap rate as defined in the loan agreement, which was at 2.15%
per annum in 2004 and between 2.15% to 2.97% per annum for the six-months ended 30 June
2005.
The above mentioned loan and revolving credit facilities are secured by the following:
i deed of Debenture creating a fixed and floating charge over BRF’s assets both present and
future including goodwill and uncalled capital;
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The loan is repayable in 3 half-yearly instalments of S$7,500,000 with effect from August 2005, 2
half-yearly instalments of S$12,000,000 from February 2007, 2 half-yearly instalments of
S$16,000,000 from February 2008 and 2 half-yearly instalments of S$17,000,000 from February
2009.
Interest is charged at the relevant Singapore Interbank Offer Rate plus 2.25% per annum. The
effective rate of interest is 3.12% per annum in 2004 and 4.37% per annum for the six-months
ended 30 June 2005.
(i) pledge of shares in the capital of PT BIC, PT BMW, PT SBP, PT SI and pledges by certain
Associate of PVP XXX of shares in the capital of Avonian Pte Ltd, PT Citra Karimun
Perkasa, PT AIB and Great Contribution Investments Limited;
(ii) deed of assignment and charge, whereby the Proforma Group has assigned and charged to
UOB all its rights, title and interest in dividends arising from, inter alia, the shares pledged
as mentioned in (i) above; and
(a) the tangible consolidated net worth of PT BIC will not at any time be less than
S$400,000,000;
(b) the ratio of EBITDA of PT BIC to its interest expense for each test period will not be less
than 2.5 to 1;
(c) the operating margin of PT BIC for its financial year will not be less than 25%. For the
purpose of this sub-clause, the operating margin for PT BIC’s financial year shall be
determined based on the EBITDA of PT BIC for the relevant financial year as compared to
its revenue for that financial year; or
(d) the occupancy rate at Batamindo Industrial Park (“BIP”) located at Batam Indonesia will not
be less than 80%. For the purpose of this sub-clause, “occupancy rate” means the total
factory area (in square metres) leased or sold by PT BIC to third parties at BIP divided by
the total factory area available for lease or sale by PT BIC at BIP as at the date of the
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any new factory or premises built, constructed or
purchased at BIP by PT BIC or any third party after the date of the Agreement shall not be
included in the computation of the occupancy rate for the purpose of this sub-clause.
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20,870 19,450
2,642 2,818
44,111 45,271
The non-trade balances owing to related parties are unsecured and have no fixed terms of
repayment. As at 31 December 2004, the interest bearing balances of S$2,614,000 are charged at
an interest rate of 0.7% per annum above SIBOR. As at 30 June 2005, the interest bearing
balances of S$2,696,000 are charged at an interest rate of 0.7% per annum above SIBOR and
S$907,000 are at 2.25% per annum.
1,425 4,076
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
23. Revenue
Financial year ended 31 December Six-months ended 30 June
2002 2003 2004 2005 2004
S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 $’000 $’000
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
27. Taxation
Financial year ended 31 December Six-months ended 30 June
2002 2003 2004 2005 2004
S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 $’000 $’000
Current taxation
Indonesia tax
Final tax 13,291 10,893 11,958 6,937 6,631
Non-final tax 693 1,170 1,147 971 1,079
Singapore tax 83 76 90 49 43
Deferred taxation
Indonesia tax 6,582 191 (1,498) (562) (316)
Withholding tax – – – 355 –
The tax expense on the results of the Proforma Group varies from the amount of income tax
determined by applying the Singapore statutory rate of income tax on the Proforma Group’s profit
as a result of the following:
As of 30 June 2005 and 30 June 2004, the Proforma Group has a total of 1,950 and 1,940
permanent employees respectively.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
29. Dividends
Financial year ended 31 December Six-months ended 30 June
2002 2003 2004 2005 2004
S$’000 S$’000 S$’000 $’000 $’000
Based on the Shareholders’ Circular Resolution dated 10 July 2003, PT BIC’s shareholders ratified
the declaration of cash dividend outstanding of S$62.50 per ordinary share for the financial year
ended 31 December 2001 amounting to S$5,000,000 in 2003.
Based on the Shareholders’ circular Resolution dated 19 July 2004, PT BIC’s shareholders ratified
the declaration of interim cash dividends of $187.50 per ordinary share for the financial year ended
31 December 2004 amounting to S$15,000,000.
Utilities segment
Utilities segment is engaged in the activities of provision of electricity and water supply,
telecommunications services and waste management and sewage treatment services to the
industrial parks in Batam and Bintan as well as resorts in Bintan.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Operating revenue
External sales 80,219 102,902 19,187 – – 202,308
Inter segment sales – 380 – – (380) –
Segment results
Profit / (loss) from
operations 21,318 31,954 (5,468) (3,480) – 44,324
Taxation (20,649)
Other information
Capital expenditure 5,227 4,105 4,585 115 – 14,032
Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment
and investment
properties 25,387 23,636 6,536 74 – 55,633
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Operating revenue
External sales 68,052 105,475 18,168 – – 191,695
Inter segment sales 180 307 – – (487) –
Segment results
Profit / (loss) from
operations 8,227 22,946 (6,326) (4,019) – 20,828
Taxation (12,330)
Other information
Capital expenditure 1,072 2,490 1,044 168 – 4,774
Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment
and investment
properties 26,905 16,459 6,717 84 – 50,165
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Operating revenue
External sales 63,780 119,017 19,199 – – 201,996
Inter segment sales 92 244 – – (336) –
Segment results
Profit / (loss) from
operations 16,315 21,189 (1,105) (4,742) – 31,657
Taxation (11,697)
Assets
Segment assets 548,500 224,300 164,061 560,991 – 1,497,852
Unallocated corporate
assets 4,587
Liabilities
Segment liabilities 93,797 17,084 26,102 7,112 – 144,095
Unallocated corporate
liabilities 135,835
Other information
Capital expenditure 4,765 1,834 3,460 371 – 10,430
Software costs 74 – – 15 – 89
Amortisation of software
cost 22 – – 4 – 26
Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment
and investment
properties 27,762 15,518 7,803 107 – 51,190
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Operating revenue
External sales 32,447 59,202 9,097 – – 100,746
Inter segment sales 50 204 – – (254) –
Total sales 32,497 59,406 9,097 – (254) 100,746
Segment results
Profit / (loss) from
operations 10,828 9,864 1,465 (2,427) – 19,730
Taxation (7,437)
Other information
Capital expenditure 2,254 358 2,159 21 – 4,792
Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment
and investment
properties 13,926 7,954 3,304 42 – 25,226
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Operating revenue
External sales 34,167 61,205 8,383 – – 103,755
Inter segment sales 78 112 – – (190) –
Segment results
Profit / (loss) from
operations 7,978 8,943 (125) (2,225) – 14,571
Taxation (7,750)
Assets
Segment assets 558,124 212,090 135,538 582,432 – 1,488,184
Unallocated corporate
assets 5,750
Liabilities
Segment liabilities 78,853 20,223 46,066 10,724 – 155,866
Unallocated corporate
liabilities 115,026
Other information
Capital expenditure 14,242 122 914 57 – 15,335
Software costs 4 – – – – 4
Amortisation of software
cost 13 3 – – – 16
Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment
and investment
properties 13,220 7,862 3,373 87 – 24,542
Gain on disposal of
property, plant and
equipment 6 – 199 15 – 220
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Segment liabilities include all operating liabilities and consist principally of operating payables,
loans and borrowings.
Segment assets and liabilities do not include deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities and
provision for taxation.
The operating lease is for equipment and office rental of BRF and BRFH. The expiry date of the
leases range from 31 May 2005 to 3 September 2007.
For the Company, the expiry date of the leases for office equipment and office premises is on 31
March 2008 and 31 May 2008 respectively subject to an option to renew for another 5 years and 3
years respectively.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PT BIC
Lease income receivable:
Not later than one year 47,822 34,313 23,505 23,698 28,345
Later than one year and not later
than five years 75,707 28,097 14,264 21,159 44,884
Later than five years 118 – – – 258
Total 123,647 62,410 37,769 44,857 73,487
PT BIIE
Lease income receivable:
Not later than one year 4,909 4,016 6,219 5,512 5,544
Later than one year and not
later than five years 3,276 2,131 5,895 5,356 6,590
Later than five years – – – – –
Total 8,185 6,147 12,114 10,868 12,134
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
b. As of 30 June 2005, PT BIC, as plaintiff, has filed the lawsuit to the Batam District Court and
Supreme Court concerning the release of the seizure of a portion of the PT BIC’s land
against PT Sinar Dunia Makmur, PT Paper Box Industries Indonesia and Paper Box
Industries (Singapore) Pte., Ltd., as defendants. In November 2004, PT BIC has billed a
balance of 10% of the purchase price amounting to S$500,000 remains unpaid to PT BIC
which is recorded under “Trade Receivables” account in the proforma consolidated balance
sheet. In August 2005, the unpaid balance has been fully paid to PT BIC.
c. Legal proceedings have been commenced in Indonesia by PT Adhya Tirta Batam (“PT ATB”)
against PT BIC and, inter alia, its directors who include Anthoni Salim and Low Sin Leng.
PT ATB alleges, inter alia, that PT BIC’s business activity of water extraction in Batam,
processing and water supply to tenants in BIP is beyond the authority of PT BIC’s articles of
association, contravenes the permits owned by PT BIC and breaches PT ATB’s alleged
exclusive right to water exploitation in Batam Island. PT ATB also claims that PT BIC under
the management of the other defendants failed to act honestly in registering and notifying its
business activities to the Indonesian authorities.
PT ATB is claiming (amongst others) from the defendants alleged losses totalling
approximately the equivalent of S$49 million (based on an exchange rate of Rp5,800:S$1).
PT ATB is also seeking (i) an order that PT BIC stops any business activity related to water
exploitation which does not conform with its articles of association and licences, (ii) an order
that the defendants demolish the buildings, equipment, facilities and infrastructure related to
the business activity of water extraction and distribution or sale of water to the public and/or
group of customers in Batam Island; and (iii) a declaration that PT BIC be dissolved.
PT BIC has sought Indonesian legal advice and intends to vigorously defend the suit. The
Batam Industrial Development Authority has issued letters to PT BIC approving the
extraction of water by PT BIC of up to 4,500 m3/day in respect of the supply of clean water
for BIP, and further stating that any shortage of water shall be supplied by PT ATB. There is
no specified expiry date to such approval. Having taken into account the legal advice of its
Indonesian counsel, PT BIC has not made provision in its accounts in respect of the suit.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PT Herwido Rintis
Management fee 350 342 310 128 154
PT Tunaskarya Indoswasta
Human resource management fee 376 727 737 447 374
Interest Expense
Sumitomo Rubber industries Ltd 35 26 24 10 10
Obayashi Corporation Ltd 24 17 16 11 6
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd 24 17 16 11 6
Sembawang KMP Corporation Pte Ltd 12 9 9 5 3
PT Dwi Sinergi Utama 1,231 – – – –
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PT Ria Bintan
Sales 882 1,350 1,566 414 674
Purchases 21 55 42 25 14
PT Straits CM Village
Sales 3,278 3,071 3,638 1,356 1,718
Purchases 50 76 30 – 6
SCI Group
Sales 147 64 165 – 26
Temasek Group
Fees and rentals 1,472 1,319 1,438 620 800
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Credit risk
The financial assets that potentially subject the Proforma Group to significant concentration of
credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and due
from related parties. The Proforma Group has in place credit policies and procedures to ensure
the ongoing credit evaluation and active account monitoring. The Proforma Group’s exposures to
credit risk arise from default of other parties, with maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount
of these instruments. At the balance sheet date, there were no significant concentrations of credit
risk.
The Proforma Group uses foreign currency denominated assets as a natural hedge against its
foreign currency denominated liabilities. As at balance sheet date, the Proforma Group’s
exposures to foreign exchange risk is not significant and most transactions are denominated in
Singapore Dollars as their functional currency.
Liquidity risk
Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and cash equivalents to
support their business activities on timely basis. The Proforma Group maintains a balance
between continuity of accounts receivable collectibility and flexibility through the use of bank loans
and other borrowings.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. On July 2005, PT BIC entered into a gas sale and purchase agreement with PT Perusahaan
Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk (PGN) whereby PT BIC agrees to use gas distributed by PNG
and PNG agrees to distribute and service PT BIC’s gas consumption at the agreed rates
and conditions as stipulated in the agreement with effective date on 15 October 2005. The
agreement is valid for 5 years and may be extended based on mutual agreement by both
parties.
(i) increased its authorized share capital from $500,000 divided into 500,000 shares of
$1 each to $300,000,000 divided into 300,000,000 shares of $1 each by creation of
299,500,000 shares of $1 each.
(ii) sub-divided its shares of $1 each into 10 shares of $0.10 each. The authorised share
capital of $300,000,000 divided into 300,000,000 shares of $1 each shall upon sub-
division comprise 3,000,000,000 shares of $0.10 each and the issued share capital of
$2 divided into 2 shares of $1 each shall be sub-divided into 20 shares of $0.10 each.
3. On 30 January 2006, in line with the amendments to the Companies Act, Cap. 50, the
concepts of par value of shares and authorized share capital have been abolished and on
that date, the shares of the Company ceased to have a par value.
4. On 24 April 2006, the shareholders of the Company approved inter alia, the issue of an
aggregate of 2,410,423,164 new shares in connection with the Restructuring Exercise.
5. On 24 April 2006, the Company was converted into a public company and change its name
to Gallant Venture Ltd..
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In arriving at the proforma financial information of the Proforma Group, the following adjustments
have been made:
31 December 30 June
2004 2005
S$’000 S$’000
Total liabilities
From summation of audited financial statements 439,229 623,343
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Total assets
From summation of audited financial statements 980,885 1,379,924
m. To record restricted cash and interest receivable from UOB loan financing 25,182 182
n. To record goodwill arising from acquisition of BRF by the Company 2,405 2,405
Revenue
From summation of audited financial
statements 202,452 193,607 206,251 103,755 103,771
Cost of sales
From summation of audited financial
statements 120,669 129,483 143,642 73,376 70,955
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Minority Interests
From summation of audited financial
statements 3,534 2,259 580 1,338 (55)
(d) Elimination of PT BRC share capital against cost of investments recorded in PT SI; and PT
SBP, PT BMW and PT BRC share capital respectively against cost of investments recorded
in VRL Labuan.
(e) Allowance for diminution in value of investments in Bintan Resort Management Pte Ltd
recorded in PT SI.
(f) Equity account for results of associated company, Batamindo Medical Management Pte Ltd,
in PT BIC.
(g) Allowance for doubtful debts owing by Tropical Bintan Resort Pte Ltd recorded in PT BMW
no longer required at Proforma Group.
(h) Elimination of related companies’ sales and purchases within the Proforma Group.
(i) Elimination of unrealised profit on sale of land from PT SBP to PT BIIE and sale of land
rights from PT BMW to PT BRC.
(k) Reassignment and measurement of excess of value between shares issued and net assets
acquired to underlying identifiable assets in PT SBP, PT BMW and PT BIC.
(l) Accrual of interest payable arising from Term Loan 3 – UOB by the Company.
(m) Restricted cash and interest receivable arising from loan financing Term Loan 3 – UOB.
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NOTES TO THE PROFORMA GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(p) Reversal of accrued interest expense arising from capitalisation of shareholders’ loans,
Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation Pte Ltd and Ascendas Investment Pte Ltd,
owing by PT BIIE.
(q) Reinstatement of proforma cash balance relating to interest payment no longer required
after capitalisation of shareholders’ loans as explained in (p).
(r) Reversal of share of associate results of Bintan Resort Resort Management Pte Ltd
recorded in PT SI.
(s) Loan receivable and interest receivable from PT Alam Indah Bintan acquired by VRL
Labuan.
(t) Reversal of minority interests in PT BIIE arising from acquisition of shares in PT BIIE and
shares in PT BIC from Ascendas.
(u) Reversal of minority interests in BRF arising from acquisition of shares in BRF from SCI.
(v) To account for minority interests in PT BRC arising from acquisition of shares in PT BRC
from SCI and PT BRC loans capitalisation.
(w) To account for minority interests in PT SI arising from acquisition of shares in PT SI by VRL
Labuan.
(x) Reversal of exchange differences arising from the capitalisation of foreign currency
denominated loans in PT BRC, PT SBP and PT BMW.
(z) Reinstatement of cash-in-transit arising from sale of land rights from PT BMW to PT BRC as
explained in (i).
(ee) Reversal of fair value adjustment to PT BRC loan recorded in VRL Labuan.
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APPENDIX K
Upon listing and quotation on the SGX-Sesdaq, our Shares will be traded under the book-entry
settlement system of the CDP, and all dealings in and transactions of our Shares through the SGX-
Sesdaq will be effected in accordance with the terms and conditions for the operation of securities
accounts with the CDP, as amended from time to time.
Our Shares will be registered in the name of CDP or its nominee and held by CDP for and on behalf of
persons who maintain, either directly or through Depository Agents, Securities Accounts with CDP.
Persons named as direct securities account holders and Depository Agents in the Depository Register
maintained by the CDP, rather than CDP itself, will be treated, under our Articles of Association and the
Singapore Companies Act, as members of our Company in respect of the number of Shares credited to
their respective Securities Accounts.
Persons holding our Shares in Securities Account with CDP may withdraw the number of Shares they
own from the book-entry settlement system in the form of physical share certificates. Such share
certificates will, however, not, however, be valid for delivery pursuant to trades transacted on the SGX-
Sesdaq, although they will be prima facie evidence of title and may be transferred in accordance with our
Articles of Association. A fee of S$10.00 for each withdrawal of 1,000 Shares or less and a fee of
S$25.00 for each withdrawal of more than 1,000 Shares is payable upon withdrawing our Shares from
the book-entry settlement system and obtaining physical share certificates. In addition, a fee of S$2.00 or
such other amount as our Directors may determine, is payable to the share registrar for each share
certificate issued, and a stamp duty of S$10.00 is also payable where our Shares are withdrawn in the
name of the person withdrawing our Shares or S$0.20 per S$100.00 or part thereof of the prevailing
market value of our Shares where they are withdrawn in the name of a third party. Persons holding
physical share certificates who wish to trade on the SGX-Sesdaq must deposit with CDP their share
certificates together with the duly executed and stamped instruments of transfer in favour of CDP, and
have their respective Securities Accounts credited with the number of Shares deposited before they can
effect the desired trades. A fee of S$10.00 and stamp duty of S$10.00 are payable upon the deposit of
each instrument of transfer with CDP. The above fees and stamp duty may be subject to such changes
as may be in accordance with CDP’s prevailing policies or the tax policies that may be in force in
Singapore from time to time.
Transactions in our Shares under the book-entry settlement system will be reflected by the seller’s
Securities Account being debited with the number of Shares sold and the buyer’s Securities Account
being credited with the number of Shares acquired. No transfer or stamp duty is currently payable for our
Shares that are settled on a book-entry basis.
A Singapore clearing fee for trades in our Shares on the SGX-Sesdaq is payable at the rate of 0.05% of
the transaction value, subject to a maximum of S$200 per transaction. The clearing fee, instrument of
transfer deposit fee and share withdrawal fee, as well as the share certificate issue fee payable to our
share registrar, may be subject to Singapore Goods and Services Tax at the prevailing rate, which is
currently 5%.
Dealings of our Shares will be carried out in Singapore dollars and will be effected for settlement by CDP
on a scripless basis. Settlement of trades on a normal “ready” basis on the SGX-Sesdaq generally takes
place on the third Market Day following the transaction date, and payment for the securities is generally
settled on the following business day. CDP holds securities on behalf of investors in securities accounts.
An investor may open a direct securities account with CDP or a securities sub-account with a CDP
Depository Agent. The CDP Depository Agent may be a member company of the SGX-ST, bank,
merchant bank or trust company.
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APPENDIX L
Applications are invited for the purchase of the Placement Shares at the Placement Price for each Share,
subject to the following terms and conditions:
2. Applications for Placement Shares may only be made by way of Placement Shares Application
Forms. APPLICANTS MAY NOT USE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND (‘‘CPF’’) FUNDS TO APPLY
FOR THE PLACEMENT SHARES.
3. You are allowed to submit only one application in your own name for the Placement Shares.
Any separate applications by you for the Placement Shares shall be deemed to be multiple
applications and the Vendor or the Placement Agent have the discretion whether to accept
or reject such multiple applications.
If you, being other than an approved nominee company, have submitted an application for
Placement Shares in your own name, you should not submit any other application for
Placement Shares for any other person. Such separate applications shall be deemed to be
multiple applications and the Vendor or the Placement Agent have the discretion whether to
accept or reject such multiple applications.
4. Applications will not be accepted from any person under the age of 21 years, undischarged
bankrupts, sole-proprietorships, partnerships, chops or non-corporate bodies, joint Securities
Account holders of CDP and applicants whose addresses (furnished in their Application Forms)
bear post office box numbers.
5. The existence of a trust will not be recognised. An application by any person must be made in his /
their own name(s) and without qualification. Applications made by way of an Application Form in
the name(s) of an approved nominee company or approved nominee companies must comply with
paragraph 6 below.
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7. FOR NON-NOMINEE APPLICATIONS, EACH APPLICANT MUST MAINTAIN A SECURITIES
ACCOUNT WITH CDP IN HIS OWN NAME AT THE TIME OF HIS APPLICATION. An applicant
without an existing Securities Account with CDP in his own name at the time of his application will
have his application rejected. An applicant with an existing Securities Account who fails to provide
his Securities Account number or who provides an incorrect Securities Account number in section
B of the Application Form is liable to have his application rejected. Subject to paragraph 8 below,
an application may be rejected if the applicant’s particulars such as name, NRIC / passport
number, nationality and permanent residence status provided in his Application Form differ from
those particulars in his Securities Account as maintained with CDP. If the applicant possesses
more than one individual direct Securities Account with CDP, his application shall be rejected.
8. If the address of an applicant stated in the Application Form is different from the address
registered with CDP, the applicant must inform CDP of his updated address promptly, failing which
the notification letter on successful allocation and other correspondence from the CDP will be sent
to his address last registered with CDP.
9. The Vendor reserves the right to reject any application which does not conform strictly to the
instructions set out in the Application Forms and this Prospectus or with the terms and conditions
of this Prospectus or which is illegible, incomplete, incorrectly completed or which is accompanied
by an improperly drawn up or improper form of remittance. The Vendor further reserves the right to
treat as valid any applications not completed or submitted or effected in all respects in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Prospectus or the instructions set out in the Application
Forms and also to present for payment or other processes all remittances at any time after receipt
and to have full access to all information relating to, or deriving from, such remittances or the
processing thereof.
10. The Vendor reserves the right to reject or accept, in whole or in part, or to scale down or ballot any
application for the Placement Shares, without assigning any reason therefor, and no enquiry
and/or correspondence on the decision of the Vendor will be entertained. In deciding the basis of
allocation, which shall be at the discretion of the Vendor, due consideration will be given to the
desirability of allocating our Shares to a reasonable number of applicants with a view to
establishing an adequate market for our Shares.
11. Share certificates will be registered in the name of CDP and will be forwarded only to CDP. It is
expected that CDP will send to each successful applicant, at his own risk, within 15 Market Days
after the close of the Application List, a statement of account stating that his Securities Account
has been credited with the number of Placement Shares allocated and/or allocated to him. This will
be the only acknowledgement of application monies received and is not an acknowledgement by
the Vendor. Each applicant irrevocably authorises CDP to complete and sign on his behalf as
transferee or renouncee any instrument of transfer and/or other documents required for the
transfer of the Placement Shares allocated to the applicant.
12. Each applicant hereby irrevocably authorises CDP to disclose the outcome of his application,
including the number of Placement Shares allotted and/or allocated to him pursuant to his
application, to the Company, our Share Registrar, the Vendor, the Managers, the Placement Agent
and/or the SGX-ST.
(a) irrevocably offers to purchase the number of Placement Shares specified in his application
(or such smaller number for which the application is accepted) at the Placement Price and
agrees that he will accept such Shares as may be allocated to him, in each case on the
terms of, and subject to the conditions set out in, this Prospectus and our Memorandum and
Articles of Association;
(b) agree that the aggregate Placement Price is due and payable to the Vendor upon
application;
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(c) warrants the truth and accuracy of the information provided in his application, and
representations and declarations made, in his application, and acknowledges and agrees
that such information, representations and declarations will be relied on by the Vendor in
determining whether to accept his application and/or whether to allocate any Placement
Shares to him; and
(d) agrees and warrants that if the laws of any jurisdictions outside Singapore are applicable to
his application, he has complied with all such laws and none of the Company, our Directors,
PT HR, the Vendor, the Managers, the Placement Agent or any other party involved in the
Private Placement shall have any liability for any information not so contained.
14. The Private Placement is underwritten subject to the terms and conditions of the Placement
Agreement (as defined in the Prospectus).
15. Acceptance of applications will be conditional upon, inter alia, the Vendor being satisfied that
permission has been granted by the SGX-ST to deal in and for quotation of all the existing Shares,
including our Shares which are the subject of the Share Distribution and the Private Placement on
the SGX-ST, the Placement Agreement (as defined in the Prospectus) having become
unconditional and not having been terminated for any reason and the Authority not having issued a
stop order directing that no or no further Shares to which the Prospectus relates be sold.
16. No Shares will be allotted or allocated on the basis of this Prospectus later than six months after
the date of registration of this Prospectus with the Authority.
17. Any reference to the ‘‘applicant’’ in this section shall include an individual, a corporation or an
approved nominee applying for the Placement Shares by way of printed Application Forms.
19. Additional terms and conditions for applications are set out below.
1. Applications must be made using the BLUE Application Forms for Placement Shares
accompanying and forming part of this Prospectus. Attention is drawn to the detailed instructions
contained in the respective Application Forms and this Prospectus for the completion of the
Application Forms which must be carefully followed. The Vendor reserves the right to reject
applications which do not conform strictly to the instructions set out in the Application
Forms and this Prospectus or to the terms and conditions of this Prospectus or which are
illegible, incomplete, incorrectly completed or which are accompanied by improperly drawn
up or improper form of remittances.
2. The Application Forms must be completed in English. Please type or write clearly in ink using
BLOCK LETTERS.
3. All spaces in the Application Forms must be completed and the words ‘‘NOT APPLICABLE’’ or
‘‘N.A.’’ should be written in any space that is not applicable.
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4. Individuals, corporations and approved nominee companies must give their names in full.
Applications must be made, in the case of individuals, in their full names appearing in their identity
cards (if applicants have such identification documents) or in their passports and, in the case of
corporations, in their full names as registered with a competent authority. An applicant, other than
an individual, completing the Application Form under the hand of an officer, must state the name
and capacity in which that officer signs. A corporation completing the Application Form is required
to affix its Common Seal (if any) in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association
or equivalent constitutive documents of the corporation. If an application by a corporate applicant
is successful, a copy of its Memorandum and Articles of Association or equivalent constitutive
documents must be lodged with our Company’s Share Registrar. The Vendor reserves the right to
require any applicant to produce documentary proof of identification for verification purposes.
5. (a) All applicants must complete page 1 and Sections A and B of the Application Forms.
(b) All applicants are required to delete either paragraph 7(a) or 7(b) on page 1 of the
Application Forms. Where paragraph 7(a) is deleted, the applicants must also complete
Section C of the Application Forms with particulars of the beneficial owner(s).
(c) Applicants who fail to make the required declaration in paragraph 7(a) or 7(b), as the case
may be, on page 1 of the Application Forms are liable to have their applications rejected.
6. Individual applicants will be required to declare whether they are citizens or permanent residents
of Singapore. Corporate applicants, whether incorporated or unincorporated and wherever
incorporated or constituted, will be required to declare whether they are corporations in which
citizens or permanent residents of Singapore or any body corporate constituted under any statute
of Singapore have an interest in the aggregate of more than 50% of the issued share capital of or
interests in such corporations. Approved nominee companies are required to declare whether the
beneficial owner of the Placement Shares is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore or a
corporation, whether incorporated or unincorporated and wherever incorporated or constituted, in
which citizens or permanent residents of Singapore or any body corporate whether incorporated or
unincorporated and wherever incorporated or constituted under any statute of Singapore have an
interest in the aggregate of more than 50% of the issued share capital of or interests in such
corporation.
7. Applications for the Placement Shares must be accompanied by payment in cash in the form set
out below only. Each application must be accompanied by a cash remittance in Singapore
currency for the full amount payable, in respect of the number of Placement Shares applied for, in
the form of a BANKER’S DRAFT or CASHIER’S ORDER drawn on a bank in Singapore, made
out in favour of ‘‘GV SHARE ISSUE ACCOUNT’’ and crossed ‘‘A/C PAYEE ONLY’’, with the name
and address of the applicant written clearly on the reverse side. Applications not accompanied by
any payment or accompanied by ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Remittances bearing ‘‘NOT TRANSFERABLE’’ or ‘‘NON TRANSFERABLE’’ crossings shall be
rejected. No acknowledgement of receipt will be issued by the Vendor for applications and
application monies received.
8. Monies paid in respect of unsuccessful applications are expected to be returned (without interest
or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom) to you by ordinary post within 24 hours
of balloting of applications at your own risk. Where your application is rejected or accepted in part
only, the full amount or the balance of the application monies, as the case may be, will be refunded
(without interest or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom) to you by ordinary post
at your own risk within 14 days after the close of the Application List, provided that the remittance
accompanying such application which has been presented for payment or other processes has
been honoured and the application monies have been received in the designated share issue
account. In the event that the Private Placement is cancelled following the termination of the
Management Agreement and/or the Placement Agreement or the Private Placement does not
proceed for any reason, the application monies received will be refunded (without interest or any
share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom) to you by ordinary post at your own risk within
5 Market Days of the termination of the Private Placement.
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9. Capitalised terms used in the Application Forms and defined in this Prospectus shall bear the
meanings assigned to them in this Prospectus.
10. In consideration of the Vendor having distributed the Application Form to the applicant and
agreeing to close the Application List at 12.00 noon on 2 June 2006 or such later time or date as
the Directors and the Vendor may, in consultation with the Managers and Placement Agent, decide
and by completing and delivering the Application Form, the applicant agrees that:
(b) his remittance will be honoured on first presentation and that any application monies
returnable may be held pending clearance of his payment and he will not be entitled to any
interest or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom;
(c) all applications, acceptances and contracts resulting therefrom under the Private Placement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore and that he
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts;
(d) in respect of the Placement Shares for which his application has been received and not
rejected, acceptance of his application shall be constituted by written notification by or on
behalf of the Vendor and not otherwise, notwithstanding any remittance being presented for
payment by or on behalf of the Vendor;
(e) he will not be entitled to exercise any remedy of rescission for misrepresentation at any time
after acceptance of his application;
(f) in making his application, reliance is placed solely on the information contained in this
Prospectus and that none of the Company, our Directors, PT HR, the Vendor, the Managers,
the Placement Agent and/or any other party involved in the Private Placement and/or the
Share Distribution shall have any liability for any information not so contained;
(g) he consents to the disclosure of his name, NRIC/ passport number, address, nationality,
permanent resident status, CDP Securities Account number, and share application amount
to the SGX-ST, CDP, the Authority, our Company, the Vendor, PT HR, the Managers, our
Share Registrar and the Placement Agent.
No acknowledgement of receipt will be issued for any application or remittance received. ONLY ONE
APPLICATION should be enclosed in each envelope.
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