This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on April 20, 2017 - April 26, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: Chin Hin Group Bhd founder and deputy group executive chairman Datuk Chiau Beng Teik has bought a 15.19% stake or 42.03 million shares in Boon Koon Group Bhd.
Boon Koon’s filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday showed that of the lot, 40 million shares were acquired off-market, while the remainder were bought from the open market.
Chiau bought the 40 million shares from Boon Koon’s executive chairman Datuk Goh Boon Koon at 45 sen apiece or RM18 million in all, whose direct shareholding fell to 8.56% or 23.69 million shares after the disposal, and an indirect stake of 9.26%.
The change in shareholding raised Chiau’s stake in Boon Koon to 20.03% from 4.84% previously.
Boon Koon’s share price fell 0.5 sen or 1% to 49.5 sen yesterday, valuing it at RM136.99 million, while Chin Hin fell one sen to RM1.30, giving it a market capitalisation of RM657.65 million. Year to date, Boon Koon shares have jumped about 313%.