Investor Relations

KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ) is one of the leading private healthcare providers in the region with a network of 29 hospitals in Malaysia, 1 hospital in Thailand, 1 hospital in Bangladesh and 4 retirement and aged care facilities in Kuala Lumpur, Sibu, Pahang and in Brisbane, Australia. With more than 3,500 operating beds, KPJ hospitals offer a comprehensive range of specialist medical services that treated more than 3 million patients in 2022.

Bursa Announcements

Proposals

BackJan 13, 2010
Date Announced
:
13/01/2010  




Type
:
Announcement
Subject
:
KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD (“KPJ” or “COMPANY”)
- PROPOSALS

Contents
:
- Proposed share split involving the subdivision of every existing one (1) ordinary share of RM1.00 each in KPJ into two (2) ordinary shares of RM0.50 each (“Shares”) in KPJ held by the entitled shareholders of the Company (“Proposed Share Split”);

- Proposed bonus issue of up to 105,525,308 new Shares (“Bonus Shares”), to be credited as fully-paid up by the Company, on the basis of one (1) Bonus Share for every four (4) Shares held by the entitled shareholders of the Company after the Proposed Share Split (“Proposed Bonus Issue”); and

- Proposed issue of up to 131,906,635 free warrants in KPJ (“Free Warrants”) on the basis of one (1) Free Warrant for every four (4) Shares held by the entitled shareholders of the Company after the Proposed Share Split and Proposed Bonus Issue (“Proposed Free Warrants Issue”).

The Proposed Share Split, Proposed Bonus Issue and Proposed Free Warrants Issue shall collectively be referred to as “Proposals”.

Announcement Details :

This announcement is dated 13 January 2010.

Reference is made to the Company’s announcements dated 1 October 2009, 6 October 2009, 30 October 2009, 18 November 2009, 24 November 2009, 21 December 2009 and 23 December 2009 in relation to the Proposals. Unless otherwise stated, the defined terms used in this announcement shall carry the same meaning as defined in the said earlier announcements.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of KPJ, AmInvestment Bank Berhad (a member of AmInvestment Bank Group) wishes to announce that pursuant to the Proposals, the Company had on an even date submitted an application for the quotation of 422,101,230 Shares and 131,906,484 Free Warrants to Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”). Bursa Securities has vide its letter dated 13 January 2010 approved the said application.

Accordingly, the Proposed Bonus Issue becomes unconditional and 105,525,280 Bonus Shares will be listed together with 422,101,230 Shares and 131,906,484 Free Warrants on 15 January 2010 at 9.00 a.m.