The share price of Formis Resources Berhad (FRB) has risen significantly recently following the change of substantial shareholders. There was a change in shareholding in Red Zone Development Sdn Bhd, which owns 19.36% equity interest in FRB. According to announcements to Bursa Malaysia, Wong Kit Leong and Raymond Tan replaced Kamal Effendy Abdul Rashid as shareholder in Red Zone Development. FRB's price rise may also be attributed to the speculative activity at its 59% subsidiary Diversified Gateway Solutions Berhad (DGSB). FRB currently has a market capitalization of RM164.5 million while DGSB’s market value is RM108.5 million based on their closing prices on 17 April 2012.
Malaysia Warrants News
Why is PROTON-CJ trading at High Premium even after GO announcement?
When DRB-Hicom made a general offer for Proton shares at RM5.50, those punters who bought Proton call warrants which were trading at a high premium suffered due to the collapse in time value. Buyers of warrants should avoid those warrants whose underlying shares have a high chance of being taken over especially if the warrants were trading at relatively high premium prior to the offer being made. In the announcement of Proton offer by DRB-Hicom, the offer price was only 2.8% higher than the weighted average price of the last 5 trading days prior to the announcement. The offer price was also only 12.7% higher than the one-month weighted average price of Proton but some of the Proton structured call warrants were trading at premium in excess of 20% prior to the announcement of the offer.
German Investor Emerged as Frontken largest shareholder
Amidst the market weakness over the last few months, surface treatment specialist Frontken Corporation Berhad has possibly seen a change in control after Jorg Helmut Hohnloser, a German investor, acquired 119.75 million shares from Frontken Executive Chairman cum Managing Director Wong Hua Choon on 25th October. Hohnloser ended up with 172.5 million or 17.1% of the company after the latest acquisition. Hohnloser’s stake is held under Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd. Wong, who was Frontken’s single largest shareholder with direct stake of 21.2% before the share sale, ended up with only 9.4% direct stake. He still owns another 2.3% indirectly via Frontken Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Top Chinese Broker Launches Malaysian Equity Fund with Warrants Exposure
Huatai Financial Holdings (HK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Huatai Securities Co Ltd (SHA:601688), is launching a Malaysia equity fund, Huatai Von Malaysia Fund Segregated Portfolio with Von Capital Limited. This Cayman Islands domiciled-fund is a sub-fund of Huatai HK Select Investment Fund Series. Malaysian warrants specialist Alan Voon is the co-chairman of Huatai Von Malaysia Fund. Mr. Voon is also the President/CEO of Von Capital, a company registered with the New Zealand Companies Office Financial Service Providers Register (FSP No. 161784).
FRB-WA may Attract Interest on Insas and Ho Hup Connections
Formis Resources Berhad (FRB) announced today that Insas Berhad has emerged as a substantial shareholder with 12.1 million shares or 6.5% in the company. This may have come from the part of 30 million shares of FRB done off market yesterday at 85 sen. At the same time, Insas also extended term loan facilities of RM75 million via Insas Credit & Leasing Leasing Sdn Bhd to Ho Hup Construction Berhad, paving the way for Ho Hup to regularize itself out of PN17. FRB bought more than 20% in Ho Hup at the end of last month.
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