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Saturday, February 16, 2008

E&O to build RM1bil investment portfolio

KUALA LUMPUR: Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) intends to build RM1bil worth of property investment portfolio in the next five years, now that the proposed merger with listed property arm E&O Property Development Bhd (E&O Prop) has got the go-ahead from shareholders. Three years ago, E&O attempted to take E&O Prop private by making a voluntary general offer but the deal fell through because the latter’s minority shareholders voted against it at an EGM.
This time, the proposal received a huge approval of 99.9% in terms of shareholding value, and 80 positive votes from 86 shareholders during the court-convened meeting by E&O Prop yesterday. Read more
(The Star 16-2-2008)