Time and time again we have seen that private placements have been misused. It can be issued to people you know but not related, your friendly party. It can also be a tool to be used for yourself by having shareholders as proxy. On top of that it is issued at discount (10%), in the name of hard to place out large quantities if it is not issued at discount.
Note that, I am not supporting either QL or the controlling shareholder of Lay Hong.
We know that
QL Resources is having a go at Lay Hong by offering a General Offer for the shares of Lay Hong to minority shareholders. It has been acquiring Lay Hong shares at below RM3.45.
Based on the above, QL has acquired close to Lay Hong's controlling shareholders stake of around 43%.
What does the current management do in defence? Well, through private placements and director's shares options scheme - up to 45% that is (See below). Imagine how much dilution could QL's shares be affected?
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| Proposal by Lay Hong |
See below on the approval - it will need to have approval from shareholders. Now, minority it seems is the king maker in this case i.e. the 15.42%.
Now, the case gets interesting. Would QL up the ante by offering the GO at even higher price just to make the acquisition pricey?
