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ISSUANCE OF SHARES
Duringthefinancialyear,theCompanyincreaseditsissuedandpaid-upordinarysharecapitalfromRM1,509,238,000toRM2,515,438,000
by way of the issuance of 559,000,000 ordinary shares at an issue price of RM1.80 per ordinary share. The gross proceeds raised from
the issuance will be utilized for the prepayment and repayment of the Group’s indebtedness, financing of aircraft, engines and parts, pre-
delivery payments of aircraft, general corporate and working capital, and the expenditure related to the issuance.
The new ordinary shares issued during the financial year ranked pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the
Company.
TREASURY SHARES
As at 31 December 2017, the Company held as treasury shares a total of 100,000 of its 3,341,974,080 issued ordinary shares. Such
treasury shares are held at a carrying amount of RM160,000.
DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS
According to the register of directors’ shareholdings, the interests of directors in office at the end of the financial year in shares and
options over shares in the Company and its related corporations during the financial year were as follows:
Number of ordinary shares
At
At
1.1.2017
Acquired Disposed 31.12.2017
DIRECT INTERESTS IN THE COMPANY
Datuk Kamarudin Bin Meranun**
2,000,000
–
–
2,000,000
Tan Sri Dr. Anthony Francis Fernandes**
1,600,000
–
–
1,600,000
Dato’ Abdel Aziz @ Abdul Aziz Bin Abu Bakar
–
416,900
306,900
110,000
Dato’ Mohamed Khadar Bin Merican
–
80,000
–
80,000
Stuart L Dean
40,000
–
–
40,000
Aireen Omar (Resigned on 8 December 2017)
50,000
–
–
50,000
Tharumalingam A/L Kanagalingam (Appointed on 6 March 2017
and resigned on 8 December 2017)
–
50,000
–
50,000
INDIRECT INTERESTS
Tan Sri Dr. Anthony Francis Fernandes *
516,485,082 559,000,000
– 1,075,485,082
Datuk Kamarudin Bin Meranun *
516,485,082 559,000,000
– 1,075,485,082
* By virtue of their interests in shares in the substantial shareholder of the Company, Tune Air Sdn Bhd (“TASB”) and Tune Live Sdn Bhd
(“TLSB”), Tan Sri Dr. Anthony Francis Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Bin Meranun are deemed to have interests in the Company to
the extent of TASB’s and TLSB’s interests therein, in accordance with Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2016.
** Shares held under HSBC Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd
Other than as disclosed above, none of the other directors in office at the end of the financial year held any interest in shares or debentures
of the Company and its related corporations during the financial year.
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