Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<p>Back on the 3 June, Seaport Terminal, a wholly-owned vehicle of Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3163886" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an Offer for port operator and utility play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mmc-corp-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9776:1" rel="noopener">MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK)</a> at RM2.00/share, a 70.94% premium to last close. Seaport Terminal owned 51.76% of MMC.  The Offer was being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise.  The circular was <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3190946" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dispatched</a> on the 8 September with the EGM scheduled for the 30 September. Payment under the offer is expected towards the end of December.</p>
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<p>This looked done, but has consistently traded wide to terms, largely on concerns as to how Permodalan Nasional (PNB) will vote.</p>
<p>In <em><a href="https://skr.ma/N86j6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMC Corp (MMC MK): This Is A Buy</a></em> I thought it was highly unlikely the Offer would have been pitched without first sounding out PNB. I recommended getting involved at the then gross spread of 13.6%.</p>
<p>Yesterday, shareholders overwhelmingly <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3197014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> the SCR - 85% of the disinterested shareholders voted and 99.7519% in value to the votes attached to those shares approved the special resolution. Therefore, PNB gave its blessing.</p>
<p>Now it's a question of when the High Court will sanction the deal.</p>
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<p>More below the fold.</p>
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Back on the 3 June, Seaport Terminal, a wholly-owned vehicle of Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, announced an Offer for port operator and utility play MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK) at RM2.00/share, a 70.94% premium to last close. Seaport Terminal owned 51.76% of MMC.  The Offer was being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise.  The circular was dispatched on the 8 September with the EGM scheduled for the 30 September. Payment under the offer is expected towards the end of December.


This looked done, but has consistently traded wide to terms, largely on concerns as to how Permodalan Nasional (PNB) will vote.
In MMC Corp (MMC MK): This Is A Buy I thought it was highly unlikely the Offer would have been pitched without first sounding out PNB. I recommended getting involved at the then gross spread of 13.6%.
Yesterday, shareholders overwhelmingly approved the SCR - 85% of the disinterested shareholders voted and 99.7519% in value to the votes attached to those shares approved the special resolution. Therefore, PNB gave its blessing.
Now it's a question of when the High Court will sanction the deal.


More below the fold.


MMC Corp (MMC MK): The Vote Gets Up. Now For Court Sanctioning

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<p>On the 3 June, Seaport Terminal (Johore) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned entity of Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3163886" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an Offer for port operator and utility play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mmc-corp-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9776:1" rel="noopener">MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK)</a> at RM2.00/share, a 70.94% premium to last close. Seaport Terminal owns 51.76% of MMC.  The Offer is being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise. </p>
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<div>On the 4 August RHB <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3181001" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>, on behalf MMC's board, the SCR will be tabled to shareholders at a forthcoming EGM.</div>
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<p>The circular was <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3190946" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dispatched</a> on the 8 September with the EGM scheduled for the 30 September. Payment under the offer is expected towards the end of December.</p>
<p>The independent adviser, Alliance Investment Bank, deemed the Offer not fair, but reasonable.</p>
<p>This still looks done. But this is trading wide, with a largish downward move on decent volume earlier this week. The key risk is how PNB will vote.</p>
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<p>More below the fold.</p>
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On the 3 June, Seaport Terminal (Johore) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned entity of Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, announced an Offer for port operator and utility play MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK) at RM2.00/share, a 70.94% premium to last close. Seaport Terminal owns 51.76% of MMC.  The Offer is being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise. 

On the 4 August RHB announced, on behalf MMC's board, the SCR will be tabled to shareholders at a forthcoming EGM.


The circular was dispatched on the 8 September with the EGM scheduled for the 30 September. Payment under the offer is expected towards the end of December.
The independent adviser, Alliance Investment Bank, deemed the Offer not fair, but reasonable.
This still looks done. But this is trading wide, with a largish downward move on decent volume earlier this week. The key risk is how PNB will vote.


More below the fold.


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<p>Back on the 3 June, Seaport Terminal (Johore) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned entity of Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3163886" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an Offer for port operator and utility play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mmc-corp-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9776:1" rel="noopener">MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK)</a>  at RM2.00/share, a 70.94% premium to last close. Seaport Terminal owns 51.76% of MMC.  The Offer is being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise. </p>
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<p>The deal looked - and looks - clean. It was just a question of timing, and SCRs often average around six months to complete.</p>
<p>Apart from an announcement on the <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3175290" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14 July</a> extending the date in which the board intends to respond to Seaport proposal, there was no further development.</p>
<p>Late yesterday, RHB <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3181001" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>, on behalf MMC's board, the SCR will be tabled to shareholders at a forthcoming EGM.</p>
<p>This gets the ball rolling, with an indicative completion date in the 4Q21.</p>
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<p>More below the fold.</p>
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Back on the 3 June, Seaport Terminal (Johore) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned entity of Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, announced an Offer for port operator and utility play MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK)  at RM2.00/share, a 70.94% premium to last close. Seaport Terminal owns 51.76% of MMC.  The Offer is being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise. 


The deal looked - and looks - clean. It was just a question of timing, and SCRs often average around six months to complete.
Apart from an announcement on the 14 July extending the date in which the board intends to respond to Seaport proposal, there was no further development.
Late yesterday, RHB announced, on behalf MMC's board, the SCR will be tabled to shareholders at a forthcoming EGM.
This gets the ball rolling, with an indicative completion date in the 4Q21.


More below the fold.


MMC Corp (MMC MK): Board Support, At Last

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<p>On the 3 June, port operator and utility play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mmc-corp-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9776:1" rel="noopener">MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK)</a> <a href="https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3163886" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Seaport Terminal (Johore) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned entity of  Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, had made an Offer for all shares not owned at RM2.00/share, a premium to last close of 70.94%., and a price last cleared back in January 2018.</p>
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<p>The Offer is being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise. Seaport Terminal owns 51.76% of MMC.  </p>
<p>This deal looks to be ring-fenced by Mokhtar. The big question mark is on timing. </p>
<p>I looked at 10 SCRs over the past thirteen years, the analysis of which suggests this may be wrapped up around mid-late November. </p>
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<p>More below the fold.</p>
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On the 3 June, port operator and utility play MMC Corp Bhd (MMC MK) announced Seaport Terminal (Johore) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned entity of  Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary, had made an Offer for all shares not owned at RM2.00/share, a premium to last close of 70.94%., and a price last cleared back in January 2018.


The Offer is being done via a selective capital reduction and repayment (SCR) exercise. Seaport Terminal owns 51.76% of MMC.  
This deal looks to be ring-fenced by Mokhtar. The big question mark is on timing. 
I looked at 10 SCRs over the past thirteen years, the analysis of which suggests this may be wrapped up around mid-late November. 


More below the fold.


MMC Corp (MMC MK): Let's Talk About Timing

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TAN Kok Keong

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<p>We visited Forest City in Iskandar Malaysia over the weekend following reports of the Chinese government's order for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/5225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5225:1">Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK)</a> to close all its showrooms in China.  The following are some observations from us, post-visit. </p><h2>Key observations from the visit</h2><p>The following are our key observations and feedback from agents/visitors we spoke to: </p><ul><li>
<strong>The number of visitors shrank: </strong>The sale agent we met told us that the news of closing down of all showrooms in China really hurt their…</li></ul>

We visited Forest City in Iskandar Malaysia over the weekend following reports of the Chinese government's order for Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK) to close all its showrooms in China.  The following are some observations from us, post-visit. Key observations from the visitThe following are our key observations and feedback from agents/visitors we spoke to: 
The number of visitors shrank: The sale agent we met told us that the news of closing down of all showrooms in China really hurt their…

Seeing the Forest for the Trees in Malaysia - Country Garden

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Daiman Development Berhad is an investment holding and housing development company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company builds and develops residential properties, manufactures and sells building materials such as concrete roof tiles, and operates golf and recreational clubs. Daiman Development also has operation in property investment.

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MMC Corp (MMC MK): This Is A Buy

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MMC Corp (MMC MK): Board Support, At Last

Trading at a gross/annualised spread of 10.5%/31.2%. I would expect the circular to be dispatched within a month. I'd get involved here

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MMC Corp (MMC MK): Let's Talk About Timing

As this is a Scheme, and this is Malaysia, I would target ~15% annualised or ~6.3% gross spread, therefore bid up to RM1.88/share. It does pay to...

David Blennerhassett

Seeing the Forest for the Trees in Malaysia - Country Garden

We visited Forest City in Iskandar Malaysia over the weekend following reports of the Chinese government's order for Country Garden Holdings Co...

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