<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): A total of 300 million Hubline Bhd shares, equivalent to 2.55% of the shipping firm's share base, crossed off market at one sen apiece today, <em>Bloomberg</em> data showed. The shares seemed to be transacted&nbsp;between its chairman and largest shareholder.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>There were two blocks that changed hands today. One block of 225 million Hubline shares was transacted at 3:10pm. The other block comprising 75 million shares changed hands in a direct deal 42 minutes later.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The company later said in a bourse filing today its chairman Richard Wee Liang Huat @ Richard Wee Liang Chiat sold 300 million shares today, also at one sen each, and effectively ceased to be a substantial shareholder. Wee also sold 75 million Hubline shares last Friday (July 22).</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It is estimated that with the sale today, Wee's stake in Hubline dwindled to about 2.34%, as the transaction on July 22 effectively reduced his shareholding to 4.89%. As at Jan 29, he held an 8.22% stake.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Billion Power Sdn Bhd, Hubline's largest shareholder, picked up those shares from Wee. As at today, it owns 1.63 billion Hubline shares, or a 13.8% stake.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Hubline shares fell by half in value to close at half a sen today, bringing its market capitalisation to RM58.92 million.</p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): A total of 300 million Hubline Bhd shares, equivalent to 2.55% of the shipping firm's share base, crossed off market at one sen apiece today, Bloomberg data showed. The shares seemed to be transacted between its chairman and largest shareholder.

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