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Disposal of the Entire 49% Equity Interest Held in an Associate Company, Komax Systems Penta Sdn. Bhd., for a Cash Consideration of RM3.8 Million ("The Disposal")

BackOct 07, 2008
General Announcement
Reference No CC-081007-58086

Company Name
:
PENTAMASTER CORPORATION BERHAD 
Stock Name
:
PENTA
Date Announced
:
07/10/2008


Type
:
Reply to query
Reply to Bursa Malaysia's
Query Letter - Reference ID
:
MM-081006-36959
Subject
:
Disposal of the Entire 49% Equity Interest Held in an Associate Company, Komax Systems Penta Sdn. Bhd., for a Cash Consideration of RM3.8 Million ("the Disposal")
Contents
:
Further to Pentamaster Corporation Berhad's ("PMCB") announcement on the above subject matter on 30 September 2008 and Bursa Malaysia's letter dated 6 October 2008 requesting for additional information, the Board of Directors of PMCB is pleased to furnish the following additional information for public release -
Query Letter
content
:
We refer to the Company's announcement dated 30 September 2008 in respect of
the above matter.

In this connection, kindly furnish Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa
Securities") with the following additional information for public release:-

The expected effect of the Disposal on the earning per share of the Group;
The gain on disposal to your Group, arising from the Disposal; and
The net assets of KSP based on its latest audited accounts.
Please furnish Bursa Securities with your reply within one (1) market day from
the date hereof.
Yours faithfully

TAN YEW ENG
Head, Issuers
Listing Division, Regulation

TYE/MZM
copy to:- Head, Market Surveillance, Securities Commission (via fax)
Announcement Details :

1.  EXPECTED EFFECTS OF THE DISPOSAL ON THE EARNINGS PER SHARE AND GAIN ON DISPOSAL

For illustrative purposes, the proforma effects of the Disposal on the earnings per share of PMCB Group and the gain on disposal, based on the audited consolidated financial statements of PMCB for the financial year ended 31 December 2007, assuming that the Disposal had been implemented on that date, are set out in Table 1.

As illustrated in Table 1 the Disposal is expected to result in a gain of RM1,558,006 and an improvement of RM0.01 (1 sen) in earnings per share for PMCB Group.

2.  NET ASSETS OF KOMAX SYSTEMS PENTA SDN. BHD. ("KSP")

The net assets of KSP based on its latest audited financial statements for the financial period from 1 September 2006 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2007 amounted to RM4,514,470.

This announcement is dated 7 October 2008.



Table 1 : Proforma effects on the earnings and earnings per share of PMCB Group

 

Ref

 Key Financial Information of PMCB

 Effects based on the audited results as at 31 December 2007                      RM

A

 Cost of investment in KSP

 

 

 (i) Unquoted shares, at cost

              1,470,000

 

 (ii) Share of post-acquisition results

                 771,994

 

 

2,241,994

 

 

 

B

 Disposal consideration

              3,800,000

 

 

 

C=B-A

 Gain on disposal

              1,558,006

 

 

 

D

 Number of shares

133,243,050

 

 

 

E=C/D

 Gain in earnings per share 

0.01