Announcements

Proposed Acquisition By DRB-Hicom Berhad Of 42.74% Of The Issued & Paid Up Capital Of PROTON From Khazanah Nasional Berhad

16.01.2012

General Announcement
Reference No. : PH-120116-51723
 
Company Name : PROTON Holdings Berhad
Stock Name : PROTON
Date Announced : 16/01/2012

Type: Announcement
Subject: Others
Description: (I) Proposed Acquisition By DRB-Hicom Berhad ("DRB-Hicom") Of 234,734,693 Ordinary Shares Of Rm1.00 Each In PROTON Holdings Berhad ("PROTON") ("PROTON Shares") Representing Approximately 42.74% Of The Issued And Paid Up Share Capital Of PROTON From Khazanah Nasional Berhad For A Total Cash Consideration Of Rm1,291,040,812 Or Rm5.50 Per PROTON Share ("Proposed Acquisition"); And

(Ii) Proposed Mandatory General Offer ("Mgo") For All The Remaining PROTON Shares Not Already Owned By DRB-Hicom After The Proposed Acquisition ("Remaining PROTON Shares") For A Cash Consideration Of Rm5.50 Per PROTON Share ("Proposed Mgo")
Announcement Details/Table Section: The Board of Directors of PROTON wishes to announce that the Company has today received notification under Part V, Section 11 (1) of the Malaysian Code on Take-overs and Mergers 2010 about the possible take-over.

Enclosed please find the Notification from Maybank Investment Bank Berhad on behalf of DRB-HICOM Berhad and Press Release from Khazanah Nasional Berhad with regards to the above.

Further, the Independent Directors of the Company wish to seek clarification as may be appropriate in due course with regards to the above proposal in the interest of the shareholders.