Events 2005 - ChartNexus
Events 2005 - ChartNexus
Events 2005 - ChartNexus
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Directors’ Report<br />
OTHER STATUTORY INFORMATION REGARDING THE GROUP AND THE COMPANY: (Continued)<br />
(II) FROM THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO THE DATE OF THIS REPORT (Continued)<br />
(d) In the opinion of the Directors: (Continued)<br />
(ii) no contingent or other liability has become enforceable, or is likely to become enforceable, within the period of twelve<br />
months after the end of the financial year which will or may affect the ability of the Group and of the Company to<br />
meet their obligations as and when they fall due.<br />
(III) AS AT THE DATE OF THIS REPORT<br />
(e) There are no charges on the assets of the Group and of the Company which have arisen since the end of the financial year<br />
to secure the liabilities of any other person.<br />
(f) There are no contingent liabilities which have arisen since the end of the financial year.<br />
(g) The Directors are not aware of any circumstances not otherwise dealt with in the report or financial statements which would<br />
render any amount stated in the financial statements of the Group and of the Company misleading.<br />
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR<br />
On 28 February <strong>2005</strong> and 29 August <strong>2005</strong>, the Company issued RM150 million and RM100 million Medium Term Notes respectively. The<br />
notes, rated AA2 by Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad and with a maturity of 5 years, were issued out of the RM350 million Commercial<br />
Papers/Medium Term Notes Issuance Programme.<br />
On 2 September <strong>2005</strong>, Star Rediffusion Sdn. Bhd. was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company with an issued and<br />
paid up capital of RM2.<br />
On 21 September <strong>2005</strong>, the Company has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire 70% equity interest in<br />
Rimakmur Sdn. Bhd. representing a total of 22,400 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each for a cash consideration of RM7,178,639. The<br />
acquisition was completed on 9 November <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
On 15 December <strong>2005</strong>, the Company had fully redeemed its RM250 million nominal amount of redeemable unsecured bonds 2000/<strong>2005</strong><br />
constituted by a Trust Deed dated 15 November 2000.<br />
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE SHEET DATE<br />
On 23 February 2006, the Company made an announcement to the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on the followings:<br />
(a) proposed bonus issue of 369,281,801 new ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in the Company on the basis of one (1) bonus share<br />
for every one (1) existing ordinary share of RM1.00 each in the Company held at a date to be determined ("Proposed Bonus Issue").<br />
The Proposed Bonus Issue shall be effected via the capitalisation firstly from the Company’s share premium account and the<br />
balance from the Company’s retained profit account.<br />
The Bonus Shares shall, upon allotment and issue, rank pari passu in all respect with the existing shares in issue.<br />
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STAR PUBLICATIONS<br />
(MALAYSIA) BERHAD