Takeovers Code (High Glory Investments Limited) Exemption Notice (No 2) 2005: revoked, on 6 November 2008, by clause 3 of the Regulations Revocation Order 2008 (SR 2008/367).

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

This notice is administered by the Takeovers Panel.

Pursuant to section 45 of the Takeovers Act 1993, the Takeovers Panel gives the following notice (to which is appended a statement of reasons of the Takeovers Panel).

Schedule
Other persons exempted from rule 6(1) of Code

1 Title

This notice is the Takeovers Code (High Glory Investments Limited) Exemption Notice (No 2) 2005.

2 Application

This notice applies to acts or omissions occurring on or after 29 July 2005.

3 Interpretation

(1) In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Act means the Takeovers Act 1993

BIL Finance means BIL Finance Limited

BIL International means BIL International Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda

Code means the Takeovers Code approved by the Takeovers Code Approval Order 2000 (SR 2000/210)

HGI means High Glory Investments Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands

offer means the offer made by HGI in an offer document dated 3 August 2005 in accordance with the Singapore Takeovers Code for all of the BIL International shares that HGI does not already hold or control or has not already agreed to acquire.

(2) In this notice, a reference to a person increasing voting control is a reference to the person becoming the holder or controller of an increased percentage of the voting rights in a code company.

(3) Any term or expression that is defined in the Act or the Code and used, but not defined, in this notice has the same meaning as in the Act or the Code.

4 Exemption

HGI and every person named in the Schedule are exempted from rule 6(1) of the Code in respect of any increase in their voting control in BIL Finance as a result of the acquisition of shares in BIL International under the offer.

5 Revocation

The Takeovers Code (High Glory Investments Limited) Exemption Notice 2005 (SR 2005/240) is consequently revoked.

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Guoco Group Limited (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and all of its subsidiaries

Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad (a company incorporated in Malaysia) and all of its subsidiaries

HL Holdings Sdn Bhd (a company incorporated in Malaysia)

Mr Quek Leng Chan

Mr Kwek Leng Hai

Mr Kwek Leng San

All of the subsidiaries of HGI

Dated at Auckland this 5th day of September 2005.

The Common Seal of the Takeovers Panel was affixed in the presence of:

JC King,

Chairperson.

[LS]

Statement of reasons

This notice applies to acts or omissions occurring on or after 29 July 2005.

The Takeovers Panel has granted an exemption from rule 6(1) of the Takeovers Code (the Code) to High Glory Investments Limited (HGI), persons who would control shares of BIL Finance Limited (BIL Finance) through HGI, and HGI's subsidiaries, in respect of any increase in the percentage of voting rights in BIL Finance that they hold or control as a result of the acquisition of shares in BIL International Limited (BIL International).

This notice revokes the similar exemption granted earlier in August 2005 to HGI and every wholly owned subsidiary of HGI (see SR 2005/240).

The present notice exempts both—

•HGI; and
•the upstream parties of HGI and its subsidiaries who would hold or control voting rights in BIL Finance as a result of HGI's offer for BIL International.

HGI's offer for BIL International was made by HGI in an offer document dated 3 August 2005 in accordance with the Singapore Takeovers Code.

BIL Finance is a wholly owned subsidiary of BIL International. Accordingly, if HGI's offer for BIL International is successful, HGI and other persons who are the holders or controllers of voting rights in HGI would obtain voting control of BIL Finance, a New Zealand code company.

The Takeovers Panel considers the granting of the exemption is appropriate and consistent with the objectives of the Code because—

•BIL Finance is a code company by virtue of its listing agreement with New Zealand Exchange Limited (although the only securities that are quoted are its capital notes):
•all voting securities of BIL Finance are controlled by BIL International:
•there are no shareholders in BIL Finance requiring the protection of the Code in respect of any change of control of BIL International:
•BIL International is not a code company. The protection of BIL International's shareholders is a matter for the jurisdiction of the country where it is registered or has its primary listing.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 8 September 2005.

1General
2About this eprint
3List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)

Notes

1 General

This is an eprint of the Takeovers Code (High Glory Investments Limited) Exemption Notice (No 2) 2005. It incorporates all the amendments to the notice as at 6 November 2008. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September 2007. Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions are also included, after the Principal enactment, in chronological order.

2 About this eprint

This eprint has not been officialised. For more information about officialisation, please see “Making online legislation official” under “Status of legislation on this site” in the About section of this website.

3 List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)

Regulations Revocation Order 2008 (SR 2008/367): clause 3

Takeovers Code (High Glory Investments Limited) Exemption Notice (No 2) 2005