PMETAL

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PRESS METAL BERHAD

EX-date

15/06/2005
Entitlement date17/06/2005
Entitlement time05:00:00 PM
Entitlement subjectOthers
Entitlement description:SHARE SPLIT INTO TWO (2) NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF RM0.50 EACH IN PRESS METAL BERHAD ("PMETAL") ("PMETAL SHARES") FOR EVERY ONE (1) EXISTING ORDINARY SHARE OF RM1.00 EACH HELD IN PMETAL ("SHARE SPLIT")
Period of interest payment to
Financial Year End
Share transfer book & register of members will be closed from
(both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlements
17/06/2005 to 17/06/2005
Registrar's name ,address, telephone no:Tenaga Koperat Sdn Bhd
20th Floor, Plaza Permata,
Jalan Kampar,
Off Jalan Tun Razak,
50400 Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03-4041 6522
Fax No: 03-4042 6352
Payment date
a) Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:00 pm in respect of transfers17/06/2005 
b) Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit 
c) Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable) 
Entitlement indicatorRatio
Ratio 2 : 1
Rights Issues/Offer Price

Remarks :
Shareholders of PMetal should note that every one (1) ordinary share of RM1.00 each in PMetal as at 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 17 June 2005 ("Entitlement Date") shall be subdivided into two (2) new PMetal ordinary shares of RM0.50 each.

Based on the issued and paid-up share capital of RM63,950,055 comprising 63,950,055 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in PMetal, 967,433 outstanding Employee Share Option Scheme ("ESOS") options and the 19,529,363 outstanding Warrants 1995/2005 exercisable in PMetal ("Warrants") as at 9 May 2005 (excluding the Warrants and/or ESOS options of Dato' Koon Poh Keong, Koon Poh Ming and Koon Poh Weng as they had undertaken not to exercise their outstanding Warrants and their ESOS options prior to the Entitlement Date), the issued and paid-up share capital of PMetal pursuant to the Share Split will involve the issuance of up to 168,893,702 PMetal ordinary shares of RM0.50 each to be credited as fully paid-up.

The actual number of new PMetal ordinary shares of RM0.50 each to be issued pursuant to the Share Split would be determined based on the issued and paid-up share capital as at the Entitlement Date.

In accordance with the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities"), the trading of the ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in PMetal on the Main Board of Bursa Securities will be suspended with effect from 9.00 a.m. on Monday, 13 June 2005, being three (3) clear market days prior to the Entitlement Date until the new PMetal Shares are listed and quoted on the Main Board of Bursa Securities to facilitate the Share Split. The last day for trading of the ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in PMetal on the Main Board of Bursa Securities prior to the Share Split shall be on Friday, 10 June 2005.

This announcement is dated 19 May 2005.


Announcement Info

Company NamePRESS METAL BERHAD  
Stock Name PMETAL    
Date Announced19 May 2005  
CategoryEntitlements (Notice of Book Closure)
Reference NoO&-050518-64875

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