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Reply To Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad's Query Letter Dated 29 January 2024

BackJan 30, 2024

 

Type Reply to Query
Reply to Bursa Malaysia's Query Letter - Reference ID IQL-29012024-00003
Subject REPLY TO BURSA MALAYSIA SECURITIES BERHAD'S QUERY LETTER DATED 29 JANUARY 2024
Description PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF FIVE (5) PLOTS OF LAND KNOWN AS LOT 787,788,789, 790 AND 791, BLOCK 4, MUARA TEBAS LAND DISTRICT (PLOTS 11,12,13,14 AND 15) AT TAMAN PERINDUSTRIAN DEMAK LAUT, PHASE IIB (STAGE 2), KUCHING, SARAWAK WITH A TOTAL AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 8.8544 HA (ABOUT 21.879 ACRES) (the Land)
Query Letter Contents

We refer to your Company's announcement dated 26 January 2024, in respect of the aforesaid matter.


In this connection, kindly furnish Bursa Securities with the following additional information for public release:-

 

1) Further clarification on how the Board is satisfied that the Purchase Consideration is fair and reasonable, given that the Purchase Consideration was fixed by the Land and Survey Department of Sarawak and no valuation was carried out by SCIB.

 

2) Whether the Company has considered any other sites prior to accepting the offer for the Land.

 

3) All the salient terms and conditions of the agreement for the Land Acquisition and the date of said agreement.

 

4) Further clarification on the nature and reason for the Land and Survey Department of Sarawak to grant the exemption from the fourth and fifth instalment payments in the event that the factory is completed within 3 years.

 

5) The expiry date of the lease of the Land.

 

6) Further clarification that the Land Acquisition is expected to increase the gearing of SCIB Group for the financial year ending 30 June 2024, in view that the first instalment will be funded via internally generated funds and the subsequent instalments which will be funded by bank borrowings will only commence in year 2025.

 

7) Further clarification on the basis that the construction of the new factory can be completed within 1 year (i.e. by first quarter of 2025).

 

Please furnish Bursa Securities with your reply within one (1) market day from the date hereof.

 

Yours faithfully,


Listing

Regulation

 

Cc : Market Surveillance Dept. , Securities Commission (via fax)

Reference is made to the letter dated 29 January 2024 from Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities") pertaining to announcement made by the Company on 26 January 2024.


(Unless otherwise stated, the words and abbreviations used herein shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Announcements.)


The Board wishes to announce the following additional information as required by Bursa Securities via its letter (ref no: IQL-29012024-00003) dated 29 January 2024.

 

Please refer to the attachment for the additional information.

 

This announcement is dated 30 January 2024. 

 

Please refer attachment below.


Announcement Info

Company Name SARAWAK CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES BERHAD
Stock Name SCIB
Date Announced 30 Jan 2024
Category General Announcement for PLC
Reference Number GA1-30012024-00031

Attachments

  1. SCIB_-_Reply_query_Land_acquisition_-to_Bursa_20240130.pdf (Size: 148,750 bytes)