Announcement

IJM Subsidiaries & Associates
RB Land Holdings Berhad (187405-T)

Updated : 23/05/2008

May 23, 2008

Circular to Shareholders Dated 24 May 2008 in relation to the Proposed Rationalisation of the Property Division, Proposed Acquisition of Shares of RB Land Sdn Bhd, Proposed Increase in Authorised Share Capital, Proposed Change of Company Name and Proposed Adoption of New Articles Of Association


The Company is pleased to announce the release of the Circular to Shareholders (ZIP format, 18,750 KB, PDF format, 311 KB) dated 24 May 2008 together with the notice and agenda for the forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting, as follows:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of RB Land Holdings Berhad (187405-T) will be held at the Classics 2, Level 3, Holiday Villa Hotel & Suites Subang, 9 Jalan SS12/1, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan on Monday, 16 June 2008 at 10.00 a.m. to consider and if thought fit, with or without modifications, to pass the following resolutions (subject to the inter-conditionality of the proposals as stated in Note 2 below):-

ORDINARY RESOLUTION 1: Proposed increase in authorised share capital

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Company to increase its authorised share capital from RM1,000,000,000 comprising 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each (“Shares”) to RM2,000,000,000 comprising 2,000,000,000 Shares by the creation of an additional 1,000,000,000 Shares and that, as a consequence, the relevant clauses in the Memorandum & Articles of Association be amended accordingly.”

ORDINARY RESOLUTION 2:       Proposed rights issue of Shares with warrants

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Directors:-

i)

to provisionally allot by way of a renounceable rights issue of 454,549,285 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each (“Rights Shares”) together with 227,274,642 warrants (“Warrants”) at an issue price of RM1.35 per Rights Share payable in full upon acceptance, to the shareholders on the entitlement date to be determined by the Directors on the basis of four (4) Rights Shares and two (2) Warrants for every five (5) existing ordinary shares of RM1.00 each (“Shares”) held in the Company (“Proposed Rights Issue With Warrants”) and on such other terms and conditions as the Directors may determine AND THAT such Rights Shares shall, upon allotment and issuance, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Shares except that they shall not be entitled to any dividends, rights, allotments and/or any other distributions, the entitlement date of which is prior to the allotment of the Rights Shares;

   
ii)

to allot and issue such further Warrants as may be required or permitted to be issued as a consequence of the adjustments under the provisions in the Deed Poll to be executed by the Company constituting the Warrants (“Deed Poll”);

   
iii)

to allot and issue such appropriate number of new Shares, credited as fully paid-up, to holders of the Warrants arising from the exercise of the Warrants to subscribe for new Shares, including such appropriate number of new Shares arising from the exercise of subscription rights represented by such further Warrants referred to in paragraph (ii) above, AND THAT each Warrant shall entitle its holder to subscribe for one (1) new Share at an exercise price of RM1.35 per Warrant (or such exercise price as may be determined under the provisions in the Deed Poll in consequence of any adjustment) AND THAT the exercise of the Warrants shall be in accordance with the provisions as contained in the Deed Poll AND THAT any new Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants shall, upon allotment and issuance, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Shares in the Company except that they shall not be entitled to any dividends, rights, allotments and/or any other distributions, the entitlement date of which is prior to the allotment of the Shares arising from the exercise of the Warrants; and

   
iv)

to do such acts and things to give full effect to the Proposed Rights Issue With Warrants, including to deal with any fractional entitlements (with full power to assent to any condition, modification, revaluation, variation and/or amendment as may be required by the relevant authorities).”

ORDINARY RESOLUTION 3: Proposed restricted issue of RCULS

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Company:-
 

a)

to allot and issue by way of a restricted issue of RM400,000,000 nominal value of 10-year 3% coupon redeemable convertible unsecured loan stocks (“RCULS”) to IJM Corporation Berhad at an issue price at 100% of its nominal value (“Proposed Restricted Issue Of RCULS”); and

   
b)

to allot and issue such appropriate number of new ordinary shares of RM1.00 each (“Shares”) in the Company, credited as fully paid-up, to holders of the RCULS arising from the conversion of the RCULS,

AND THAT such new Shares arising from the conversion of the RCULS shall upon allotment and issuance, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Shares except that they shall not be entitled to any dividends, rights, allotments and/or any other distributions, the entitlement date of which is prior to the allotment of the new Shares arising from the conversion of the RCULS

AND THAT the Directors be and are hereby authorised to do such acts and things to give full effect to the Proposed Restricted Issue Of RCULS (with full power to assent to any condition, modification, variation and/or amendment as may be required by the relevant authorities).”

ORDINARY RESOLUTION 4: PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF IJM PROPERTIES Sdn bhd

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Company to acquire all of the ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in IJM Properties Sdn Bhd (“IJMPRP”), held or to be held by IJM Corporation Berhad (“IJM”), representing 100% equity interest in IJMPRP, for a total cash consideration of RM354 million  (“Proposed Acquisition Of IJMPRP”), subject to and upon the terms of the Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 25 July 2007 and Supplemental Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 19 December 2007 entered into between IJM and the Company AND THAT the Directors be and are hereby authorised to do such acts and things to give full effect to the Proposed Acquisition Of IJMPRP.”

ORDINARY RESOLUTION 5: Proposed acquisition of Bukit Bendera Resort

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Company to acquire a piece of 99-year leasehold land located on PT 4308 held under title No. HSD 7083, Bandar Mentakab, District of Temerloh, Pahang Darul Makmur, together with the building erected thereon known as Bukit Bendera Resort (“BBR”), from Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd (“RBM”) for a total cash consideration of RM7 million (“Proposed Acquisition Of BBR”), subject to and upon the terms of the Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 19 December 2007 entered into between RBM and the Company AND THAT the Directors be and are hereby authorised to do such acts and things to give full effect to the Proposed Acquisition Of BBR.”

ORDINARY RESOLUTION 6: Proposed acquisition of SHARES OF RB Land Sdn Bhd

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Company to acquire 21,432,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each and 82,923 redeemable preference shares of RM1.00 each in RB Land Sdn Bhd (“RBLSB”), representing 30% of the issued and paid-up share capital in RBLSB, from Reco Homebuilder (M) Sdn Bhd (“Reco”) for a total purchase consideration of RM161 million to be satisfied entirely by issuance of 80,500,000 new ordinary shares of RM1.00 each (“Shares”) in the Company at an issue price of RM2.00 per Share (“Proposed Acquisition Of RBLSB”), subject to and upon the terms of the Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 19 December 2007 entered into between Reco and the Company AND THAT such new Shares shall upon allotment and issuance, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Shares in the Company except that they shall not be entitled to participate in the Proposed Rights Issue With Warrants, and any dividends, rights, allotments and/or any other distributions, the entitlement date of which is prior to the allotment of the new Shares in the Company

AND THAT the Directors be and are hereby authorised to do such acts and things to give full effect to the Proposed Acquisition Of RBLSB.”

ORDINARY RESOLUTION 7:  Proposed acquisition OF RB Development Sdn Bhd

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Company to acquire 3,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in RB Development Sdn Bhd (“RBD”), representing 100% equity interest in RBD, from Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd (“RBM”) for a total cash consideration of RM4.7 million (“Proposed Acquisition Of RBD”), subject to and upon the terms of the Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 25 July 2007 entered into between RBM and the Company AND THAT the Directors be and are hereby authorised to do such acts and things to give full effect to the Proposed Acquisition Of RBD.”

SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1:   Proposed change of name

“THAT approval be and is hereby given for the Company to change its name from RB Land Holdings Berhad to IJM Land Berhad.”

SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2:  PROPOSED ADOPTION OF NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

“THAT the Articles of Association as contained in Appendix VIII of the Circular dated 24th May 2008, signed by a Director for purpose of identification, be and is hereby approved and adopted as the new Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for and to supersede all the existing Articles of Association.”

Notes:   

1.  APPOINTMENT OF PROXY 

A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his stead and such a proxy need not be a member of the Company.  In the case of a corporate member, the instrument appointing a proxy must be either under its common seal or under the hand of its officer or attorney duly authorised.  The instrument appointing a proxy must be deposited at the Registered Office not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time set for holding the meeting and/or adjourned meeting.  The Form of Proxy (PDF format, 25 KB) is available for download at http://www.ijm.com.

2.  INTER-CONDITIONALITY OF THE PROPOSALS

Ordinary Resolutions 2 and 3 are conditional upon Ordinary Resolution 1 but not vice-versa.  Ordinary Resolutions 2, 3 and 4 are inter-conditional upon each other.  Ordinary Resolutions 5, 6 and 7 are conditional upon Ordinary Resolutions 2, 3 and 4 but not vice-versa.  Ordinary Resolution 7 is conditional upon Ordinary Resolution 5 but not vice-versa.  Special Resolutions 1 and 2 are not conditional upon any of the Ordinary Resolutions. In the event approval for any of the inter-conditional resolutions is not obtained, the remaining inter-conditional resolutions, if any, will not be tabled for consideration.

 
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