Beside rejecting the offer in shareholder meeting, is there anything we can do? For example, small investor collectively lauched a legal action against the Company under Malaysia Company Law in view of minority shareholder interest badly hit.
A repeat of YTL cement, minority shareholders are forever on the shorter end of the stick. Malaysia equities market never treat the minority shareholders fairly, what is the point in investing in Malaysian market?
For YTL Corp to privatise YTL Land via share swap (with ZERO premium) when YTL Land share and ICULS are at/near record low price and at an offer price much lower than its NAV/share (RNAV is much higher)- can be considered as a form of minority oppression. In my personal view, YTL Corp is using the 75% threshold (25% public shareholding Bursa listing requirement) game plan - making minority shareholders' fear of holding shares/ICULS in a 'potential' unlisted entity to push them to take up the inequitable offer. According to the offer letter, the offeror 'on paper' owns 65.26% of YTL Land shares and 78.95% of YTL Land ICULS. We do not know how much are in the hands of 'friendly' parties - I am sure YTL Corp and its advisers have done their homework prior to launching the privatisation share swap offer. If one look at shareholding analysis in YTL Land FY2018 annual report, besides YTL Corp - second largest shareholder is Dato Mohamed Zainal Abidin (direct & indirect stake of 6.17%), presumably he is a 'friendly' party. Please also note an entity named Construction Lease (M) Sdn Bhd. There are hardly any institutional holdings in Top 30 shareholdings, only Dimensional Fund and DFA Funds holding only 1+mln each - too little for them to make much noise.
For oppression of minority shareholders, there are a few recourses available to minority shareholders but most of them are have limited effectiveness or 'too expensive or time consuming' for minority shareholders.
1) Complain to MSWG (Minority Shareholder watchdog group). To me, MSWG is a 'toothless' tiger.
2) Complain to Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia on the oppression of minority
3) Engage a lawyer on oppression of minority shareholders - too expensive for retail investors
4) Get media to cover the news or using social media to highlight the unfairness of the share swap deal - using public opinion pressure.
Good idea-Get media to cover the news or using social media to highlight the unfairness of the share swap deal - using public opinion pressure. For New Malaysia we can't let this culture continue,otherwise 97% population will discreminate by the 3% rich people.
I think the Yeoh Family should not resort to this type of dirty trick to enrich themselves. The minorities had faithfully hold on to their shareholdings even though without receiving any dividends. The Yeoh Family has already owned effectively more than 70% of the shareholdings. Why suppress the remaining less than 30% minorities?
The F4GBM Index measures the performance of public-listed companies (PLCs) that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance practices. The index was launched in December 2014, with a total of 56 constituents. YTL Group is 1 of them in this group.R u agree the criteria of KLSE selection from the merger of Larfarge Malaysia & YTL Land swap take over. 16/06/2019 6:38 PM
bursa & SC should not allow this kind of deal that clearly put the owner at advantage, but at the expense of minority shareholder... YTLland doing badly is not at all the minority shareholder fault (except investing in wrong company) but the management..
Besides complaining to SC, Bursa, MSWG etc, it can be even more effective if we minority shareholders formed protest group to protest to both the BOD of YTL & YTLLand. Also those who have good connection with various newspapers to seek the newspapers assistance to highlight the extreme unfairness and oppression by the takeover offer under the vile threat of delisting !!! As a last resort, legal action should also be considered by minority shareholders as a group !!!
With YTLCorp now > 75% of YTLLand.. and they purposely don't want to comply with minority shareholding % spread requirement... what will happen next? let the price keep falling and ppl give up & just sold at open market?
无奸不成商, short term trading ok, but avoid long term holding ytl , berjaya , genting , ioi ,insas , osk this type of family control company , they only serve their own best interests
It is interesting to know what the recommendations of the independent adviser for the takeover ie. Affin Hwang as only recently it set a target price of only 70 sen with a sell call for YTLCorp !!!
Just because YTLLand is very low profile and insignificant small cap stock, hardly any comments from newspapers, analysts, MSWG etc on the unfair and unreasonable takeover offer by YTL, the controlling holding company. Very disappointed !!!
Minority can't vote shit...just got kicked in the balls...and YTL Corp share is priced at premium whilst YTLLand is priced at historical low for the share exchange i.e. this how Francis Yeoh is rewarding the YTLLAND minority which have been holding for years...
most ppl bought ytlland is holding long term...in hope that the prime land in sentul can be realised its value.. but now its eaten up cheap...so i pity those shareholders who all this while stick with the company
Kris Wong. YTL said government unfair to them in award of interim school internet services to others, does YTL realised that its takeover offer to YTLLand's minority shareholders with the vile threat of Delisting is even more unfair and unreasonable !!! 04/07/2019 9:18 AM
Enough of Francis Yeoh as a Christan. Don't sell yr Ytl land now. It is sitting on a priced land. If all YTL land share holders make a stand and refuse to sell their holdings in YTL Land, we can demand higher prices for our shares. Remember we have been penalised heavily by refusing to give us dividends over the last 10 years. Wake up. David Share Holder of both YTL Land and CORP. Agree? Yr responce please.
Just read YTL has bullied the management of YTL Land to deprive the shareholders of paying any dividends over the past years.. One person commented that share holders must bring up this issue of poor management in YTL to MSWG to investigate. But I am sure such a command is far s tretched and I believe that such intervention by MSWG is beyond its authority. Can MSWG confirm my statement. Regards.Thanaraj - shareholder of YTL Land and Corp.
Yes agreed MSWG has so far done nothing much to assist Minority Shareholders in many cases of controlling shareholders bullying/taking advantage of Minority Shareholders in Bursa !!! ie. NATO !!!
I would like to hear from MSWG what it has to say with regard to some unfavourable comments made by one or two share holders on MSWG. This comment by me is done without prejudice to MSWG. Also I would like to hear what the YTL Land board of Directors have to say in response to the adverse comments made by certain share holders that that latter were given very poor treatment given to them vis-à-vis zero zero dividend and the expected raw deal which is to be given to them in the coming exercise by the Board. A, Thanaraj - very long time share holder of YTL Land and Corp. to say Regards.
we need a tribunal like the one protecting the consumers one for minority shareholders, from falling prey and be at the mercy of the owner/ majority shareholder..
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Posted by FrankValueInvestor > 2019-06-16 13:54 | Report Abuse
Beside rejecting the offer in shareholder meeting, is there anything we can do? For example, small investor collectively lauched a legal action against the Company under Malaysia Company Law in view of minority shareholder interest badly hit.