[ 17-11-2008 ]
EVERGREEN FIBREBOARD BERHAD ("EFB" or "the Company")- RECURRENT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
General Announcement
Reference No CC-081117-4A61F

 

Company Name
:
EVERGREEN FIBREBOARD BERHAD
Stock Name
:
EVERGRN
Date Announced
:
17/11/2008



Type
:
Announcement
Subject
:
EVERGREEN FIBREBOARD BERHAD ("EFB" or "the Company")
- RECURRENT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

Contents
:
Pursuant to Paragraph 2.0 of the Practice Note 12/2001, the Board of Directors of EFB wishes to announce that in the course of the Group's operations, an associate company of EFB, Dawa Timber Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. (“DTI”), has entered / shall enter into recurrent related party transactions of revenue or trading nature ("Transactions") which are necessary for the Group's day-to-day operations with certain related parties of EFB as disclosed in the tabled below.

The Transactions entered into is in the ordinary course of business, made at arm's length, on normal commercial terms and on terms not more favorable to the related party than those generally available to the public and is not to the detriment of the minority shareholders.

As the estimated value of the Transactions falls within the ambit of the Paragraph 2.0 of the Practice Note 12/2001, that is,

a) the consideration, value of the assets, capital outlay or costs of the Transactions is equal to or exceeds RM1 million; or
b) the percentage ratio of such Transactions is equal to or exceeds 1%,

whichever is the higher.

Thus, the Company is required to make an immediate announcement instead of obtaining shareholders' mandate for such Transactions.

INFORMATION ON DTI
DTI (Company No. 32799-M), a company incorporated in Malaysia on 10 May 1977 with its relevant information as follows:

i) Authorised capital of RM2,000,000 comprising of 2,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each.
ii) Paid-up capital is RM600,000.
iii) Its principal activity is manufacturing of fancy plywood.


INFORMATION ON EVERGREEN ADHESIVE & CHEMICALS SDN BHD ("EAC")
EAC (Company No. 757659-T), a company incorporated in Malaysia on 27 December 2006 with its relevant information as follows:

i) Authorised capital of RM5,000,000 comprising of 5,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each.
ii) Paid-up capital is RM2,500,000.
iii) Its principal activity is the manufacture of urea formaldehyde concentrate and adhesive products.

INFORMATION ON EVERGREEN FIBREBOARD (JB) SDN BHD ("EJB")
EJB (Company No. 751664-M), a company incorporated in Malaysia on 30 October 2006 with its relevant information as follows:

i) Authorised capital of RM10,000,000 comprising of 10,000,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each.
ii) Paid-up capital is RM10,000,000.
iii) Its principal activity is the manufacture of medium density fibreboard with or without lamination.

RATIONALE OF TRANSACTIONS
The Transactions will enhance efficiency in production and subsequently cut operating cost and expenses for the Group.

EFFECTS OF TRANSACTIONS
1. Share capital and Substantial Shareholders’ Shareholding
The Transactions is not expected to have any significant effect on the share capital and substantial shareholders’ shareholding of EFB.

2. Earnings Per Share, Net Assets Per Share and Gearing
The Transactions is not expected to have any significant effect on the Earnings Per Share, Net Assets Per Share and Gearing for EFB.

DIRECTORS AND MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS' INTEREST
Save as Disclosed below, none of the Directors and/ or major shareholders of EFB or any persons connected with them have any interest, direct or indirect, in such Transactions: -

Kuo Wen Chi, Kuo Jen Chang and Kuo Jen Chiu are Directors in EFB, EJB, EAC and DTI.
Kuo Wen Chi, Kuo Jen Chang and Kuo Jen Chiu are major shareholder in EFB.

STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTORS
The Board, after careful deliberation, is of the opinion that the Transactions is in the best interest of the Group.

APPROVALS REQUIRED
This Transactions does not need any authorities' and shareholders' approval.

Announcement Details :

 

No.
Related Parties
Nature of Transactions
Estimated Value (RM)
1.
DTI
Transport services provided by EFB
20,000
2.
DTI
Sawing and splicing commissioning provided by EFB
175,000
3.
DTI
Sale of coated paper to EFB
20,000
4.
DTI
Sale of wood waste to EJB
100,000
5.
DTI
Purchase of resin from EAC
900,000