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26MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:49 pm

Chanuque


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Either, HJ is having complexes to admit that the core revenues of DIST are from liquor and MELSTACORP will be the sober entity that should be getting more accepted PR with the prestige that goes with other heavy weight blue chips as JKH | HHL .. HJ, you are right color of money does mean everything ..

27MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Hi Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:17 pm

Melstacorp Ltd


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1. DIST is the CSE tiker for DCSL PLC, like VONE = Valible One.
2. Continental Insurance Lanka Limited is a fully owned subsdiary of Melstacorp Limited.

Thank you for your interest

Melstacorp Ltd

http://www.melsta.com

28MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:31 am

UKboy


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Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

Melstacorp Ltd wrote:Melstacorp will in the future be looked at like John Keells, Hemas or Aitken Spence.


Melstacorp Ltd,
Please let us know whos gonna handle Melstacorp after HJ's era? Who will be the main actor? Rolling Eyes
I cannt imagine HJ's son will be next. Those two are totally different characters. ( As far as I heard)

29MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:10 pm

Melstacorp Ltd


Stock Analytic
Stock Analytic

The Managing director of Melstacorp is Mr. Amitha Gooneratne, former MD of Commercial Bank. He and his team will be in charge of Melstacorp and its subsidiaries. HJ is the non-executive Chairman.

http://www.melsta.com

30MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:26 pm

Redbulls


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Melstacorp Ltd wrote:The Managing director of Melstacorp is Mr. Amitha Gooneratne, former MD of Commercial Bank. He and his team will be in charge of Melstacorp and its subsidiaries. HJ is the non-executive Chairman.
http://forum.srilankaequity.com/t17953-sri-lanka-newspapers-sunday-13-05-2012#118284

31MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:22 am

UKboy

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Melstacorp Ltd wrote:The Managing director of Melstacorp is Mr. Amitha Gooneratne, former MD of Commercial Bank. He and his team will be in charge of Melstacorp and its subsidiaries. HJ is the non-executive Chairman.

Thanks Melstacorp Ltd. Who will be the next non-excutive chairman of this company then?
Apologise for the (same) question.
All I would like to know HJ will be replaced by whom? Who will be the one and only one owner behind the screen. I know its hard to predict this early but its a worthy try.Thanks

32MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:41 pm

Melstacorp Ltd

Melstacorp Ltd
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Hi UK Boy

Thank you for your post. Melstacorp's ultimate holding company Milford Exports Ceylon Ltd (MECL), has 4 shareholders including Mr. H. Jayawardena. It is a private limited liability company. Succession if any will be determined by the shareholders of the said MECL if they remain the majority shareholder of DSCL PLC (and thereby Melstacorp). This is all we can say based on the available information.

Melstacorp Ltd

http://www.melsta.com

33MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:42 am

UKboy

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Melstacorp Ltd wrote:Hi UK Boy

Thank you for your post. Melstacorp's ultimate holding company Milford Exports Ceylon Ltd (MECL), has 4 shareholders including Mr. H. Jayawardena. It is a private limited liability company. Succession if any will be determined by the shareholders of the said MECL if they remain the majority shareholder of DSCL PLC (and thereby Melstacorp). This is all we can say based on the available information.

Melstacorp Ltd

Ok Melstacorp Ltd thanks.

Melstacorp Ltd

Melstacorp Ltd
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Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) announced a reorganization of the Shares and Stated Capital of DCSL and its fully owned subsidiary Melstacorp Limited (Melstacorp) in a Colombo Stock Exchange announcement. According to the announcement Melstacorp limited which will become the parent company of DCSL PLC and other subsidiaries of the current DCSL Group.  
 
In what is believed to be Sri Lanka’s first 180 degree share swap, Melstacorp which is a 100% owned subsidiary of DCSL PLC will become the holding company while DCSL PLC will become a subsidiary of Melstacorp Limited.
Upon the completion of the reorganization which requires the approval of the shareholders of DCSL PLC, Melstacorp shall become the Flagship of the Group. The shareholders of DCSL will be allotted shares in Melstacorp, in the proportion of four (4) Melstacorp shares in exchange for every one (1) share the now hold in DCSL.
 
DCSL PLC shall become a fully owned subsidiary of Melstacorp and Current shareholders of DCSL shall own shares in Melstacorp and through Melstacorp, all the subsidiaries in the Group including that of DCSL. The Company will hence apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka / Colombo Stock Exchange for the transfer of the DCSL shares to Melstacorp in exchange of the issue of shares in Melstacorp to DCSL shareholders. Melstacorp will also make an application to be listed in the CSE.
 
Subsequent to the swap 100% DCSL PLC will be held by Melstacorp Limited. Hence the group will issue fresh DCSL PLC shares to the public with a preferential allotment to the shareholders of Melstacorp over third party applicants.  This will restore the public float of the Company. Upon such issue major shares holder of DCSL PLV will continue to be Melstacorp Limited.
 
The rationale of the re-organization
 
Until 1995 DCSL PLC was a liquor producing company listed in the CSE. Since 1995 DCSL PLC had made several investments in various diversified sectors of Sri Lankan economy such as in Insurance, Telecommunications, Logistics, Leasing, Fabric Manufacture, Leisure, Information Technology, Hydro Power and BPO Services.  Although the nature of the business of DCSL changed from a ‘liquor’ company in to a diversified holding company, the name of the holding company remained unchanged. The Company however could not extend the name “distilleries” to such investee companies as it is descriptive of the ‘liquor’ industry. 
 
With the introduction of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act No.27 of 2006, using DCSL as a corporate brand became illegal although it was the abbreviated form of the holding company’s name.
 
As such, the DCSL PLC decided to introduce a Group brand name that it can use amongst the group companies without violating the said National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act. Consequently, the Management decided to rebrand the group under a new common brand, namely, ‘MELSTA’. With a Group brand in mind, a holding company named Melstacorp Limited was formed as a 100% owned subsidiary of DCSL and all investments of DCSL are now owned through Melstacorp Limited.
 
In view of the forgoing, in order that the investee companies benefit from an established and a common Group brand, the Board has decided to recommend to the shareholders to make Melstacorp Limited the ultimate holding company of the Group and to be the flagship of the Group and to obtain a listing for its shares on the Trading Floor of the Colombo Stock Exchange, subject to the relevant approvals from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Colombo Stock Exchange.
 
 
Additional information.
 
Current Market Capitalization of DCSL PLC is Rs. 72 billion.
The Chairman of Melstacorp Limited is Mr. Harry Jayawardena
The Managing Director of Melstacorp is Mr. Amitha Gooneratne.
Subsidiaries of Melstacorp: Lanka Bell Limited, Melsta Regal Finance Limited, Continental Insurance Lanka Limited, Melsta Logistics Limited, Bellvantage Limited, Balangoda Plantations PLC.
Significant holdings: 43.96% of Aitken Spence PLC, 45.91% of Madulsima Plantations, 41.88% Browns Beach Hotels PLC. 

http://www.melsta.com

35MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Mon Aug 01, 2016 5:26 pm

Melstacorp Ltd

Melstacorp Ltd
Stock Analytic
Stock Analytic

Please see the page 6 of the following CSE announcement. 

http://cse.lk/cmt/upload_cse_announcements/441470052155_.pdf

Thank you

Melstacorp Ltd

http://www.melsta.com

36MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Melstacorp will be next? Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:47 pm

Teller

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Draft introductory documents have been uploaded. So very interesting to see.

37MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:25 am

Teller

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17,000 million plus annual turnover, good profitable company. Issue price 65-70 rupees per share

38MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:39 am

thankrishan


Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
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Cool

39MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Expert Ideas on MELS N.000 at Rs.60/- Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:29 am

Lucky Gamage

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Experts,, please share your ideas to forum on MELS at 60/-

40MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:41 pm

Agape


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

For me the MELS share should reflect a price similar to a share split of DIST of 4 shares for every 1-Thus If am I remember correctly DIST closed at 240\=before the delisting-So then theoretically MELS should be 60\= or lower given the weak sentiment on the CSE

SelvaKolla


Stock Analytic
Stock Analytic


February, 6, 2019
News from: http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/sri-lankan-billionaire-liquor-baron-harry-js-melstacorp-nearing-10-stake-of-jkh/


MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Harry-Jayawardene1-2
Analysts say if Melstacorp takes over control of JKH, Harry J may virtually control 4 largest Licensed Commercial Banks, several Finance and Insurance Companies apart from being a Liquor and Dairy Baron that controls Colonial era founded 2 largest Conglomerates in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s one of the oldest-richest men and a Billionaire turned Liquor and Dairy Baron Harry Jayawardena, has increased his shareholding in Colombo Stock Exchange’s (CSE) leading listed Blue Chip in Sri Lanka - John Keells Holdings (JKH) to nearly 10%, latest financials note.
Billionaire Harry Jayawardena’s Melstacorp PLC owned 8.4% of JKH voting shares according to the December 31, 2018 financials of JKH. The John Keells Holdings (JKH) group is Sri Lanka’s foremost conglomerate that sells Keells Sausages to Elephant House Sausages to Elephant House Drinks; Premier Cinnamon City and Suburb Hotel Rooms to Expensive City Condominiums in the country apart from controlling a larger share of Port Operations, Tea and Rubber Broking to several other industries. The JKH group’s over 13%-16% stake for almost two decades has been under ownership of Billionaire Sohli Captain and family along with his company Paints and General Industries that also control one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and leading agricultural and fertilizer business conglomerate CIC Holdings. Sohli Captain and Rusi Captain along with Paints and General Industries still control over 20% of JKH as at 31st December financials.
The second largest shareholder of JKH is Malaysia’s state investment arm Khazanah Nasional’s special investment purpose vehicle Broga Hill Investment Ltd (Current stake 10.2%) that bought an 8.9% stake in Sri Lankan conglomerate John Keells Holdings (JKH) for nearly US $ 120 million in Mid-March 2012 and increased the stake form their onwards till 2013.
JKH recently concluded a buyback of shares by January 2019, which was announced in November 2018 that planned to execute a share buyback to the tune of Rs.11.1 billion, offering to repurchase one out of every 20 ordinary voting shares in issue, at a price of Rs.160 per share from existing shareholders. The Board of Directors of John Keells Holdings PLC (the Company) highlights in the December 2018 financials that they resolved on 11 November 2018 to repurchase up to a maximum of 69,376,433 of its Ordinary Shares, amounting to 5% of the total number of issued shares of the Company and the Company received acceptance of 32,189,118 Ordinary Shares (which amounts to acceptance of 46%) and 37,187,315 shares were allocated for repurchase based on the additional applications. A total amounting to Rs. 11.10 billion has thus been paid out on 25 January 2019.
As at 31st December 2018 JKH had 1,387,528,658 (over 1.38 billion) voting shares in issue whilst  10,914,400 (Over 10 million) of them are owned by current Chairman Krishan Balendra and 20,006,476 (Over 20 million) of them are owned by his father and first Sri Lankan Chairman of JKH Kandiah Balendran. Apart from that recently retired JKH Chairman Susantha Ratnayake also owns 9,241,144 (Over 9 million) shares of JKH making the two former Chairmen and Present Chairman Billionaires in the country. Market analysts note that a possible subsequent purchases by Harry Jayawardena after the December quarter, it is likely that the Melstacorp holding in JKH may be close to 10%.
Market analysts further points out that if Billionaire Harry Jayawardena or his Melstacorp representatives get a Board Seat or two of John Keells Holdings (JKH) will indirectly give opportunity to Harry Jayawardena and his family to control JKH associate and subsidiary banks and insurance companies such as Nations Trust Bank and Union Assurance. Harry Jayawardena already controls country’s largest privately owned three licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka including HNB, DFCC and Commercial Bank apart from the finance and insurance companies owned by those banks apart from Harry Jayawardena owned Continental Insurance. Some economic experts and analysts outline that many entrepreneurs and common people lose access for credit opportunities or unable to seek potential credit for enterprise growth once a ‘Mega Oligarch’ take the control of several banks in the country which will provide ample of huge opportunities for such an Oligarch to take over other ailing businesses or running enterprises in an economy which has only 21 million populace, whilst such an economy is controlled by mostly un-educated politicians that take unwise policy decisions falling to the hands of the Oligarchs business agenda. Earlier Sri Lanka’s financial regulators had written legislation that has prevented local banks from falling into the hands of a controlling shareholders such Harry Jayawardena, however he still continue hold a larger percentage of HNB, DFCC and Commercial Bank whilst it has also paved some Harry J favoured professionals (who are also relatively attached to country’s top politicians) to serve the top seat in top two privately owned banks in the country including HNB and Commercial making history in Sri Lanka.
JKH reported revenue at Rs.36.55 billion for the third quarter of the financial year 2018/19 which is a 17% increase over the Rs.31.22 billion recorded in the previous financial year. The cumulative revenue for the first nine months of the financial year 2018/19 at Rs.99.28 billion is an increase of 13% over the revenue of Rs.87.66 billion recorded in the same period of the previous financial year. The profit attributable to equity holders in the third quarter of the financial year 2018/19 at Rs.4.80 billion is an increase of 7% over the corresponding period of the previous financial year, whilst the first nine months performance at Rs.12.08 billion is an increase of 9% over the previous year.
 
- Reporting by Devendra Francis

42MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:27 pm

SelvaKolla


Stock Analytic
Stock Analytic

[size=33]Harry J’s shareholding in JKH approaching 10%, stake valued at close to Rs20bn[/size]
Author LBONews from: http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/harry-js-shareholding-in-jkh-approaching-10-stake-valued-at-close-to-rs20bn/
Posted on February 5, 2019 | Economy & Markets, MarketsMELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 KB-800x534

Krishan Balendra during a Bloomberg Television interview in Hong Kong. Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Images


February 5, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s richest man, Harry Jayawardena, has increased his shareholding in Colombo Stock Exchange bellwether John Keells Holdings (JKH) to near 10%.  The total value of his shareholding is now worth close to Rs20bn.
As of December 31, 2018, Jayawardena’s Melstacorp PLC owned 8.4% of JKH.
After the quarter ended, the company executed a buyback transaction in which JKH bought back 5% of its total outstanding shares for Rs160/share.
After the company buyback, and possible subsequent purchases by Jayawardena after the December quarter, it is likely that the Melstacorp holding in JKH is close to 10%.
JKH is Sri Lanka’s most important stock exchange listed company. It is the only local company that has been able to attract in excess of a billion dollars in foreign investment through the capital markets, and it is likely the only local company with the financial muscle to embark on billion dollar projects like its upcoming Cinnamon Life property development.
JKH has just recently undergone a leadership transition where the Board of Directors chose Chairman/CEO Krishan Balendra (45) to lead the company for at least the next decade. Balendra and the Board have yet to express views on shareholders accumulating large stakes of the company in excess of 10%. It is also unclear if representatives of such large shareholders will be invited to join the JKH Board of Directors.
Some market watchers are of the opinion that if control of JKH were to fall into the hands of one of Sri Lanka’s oligarchs, that it would be as significant detriment to the country and its economy.
Sri Lanka has written legislation that has prevented local banks fro falling into the hands of a controlling shareholder. Previously, it was the same Harry Jayawardena who made plays to take over Sri Lanka’s largest listed banks: Commercial Bank (COMB) and Hatton National Bank (HNB).
Other than with banks, policy makers have yet to express views on control of Sri Lanka’s largest companies by high net worth investors.
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God Father


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45MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:56 am

ChooBoy


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[size=33]Melstacorp to remain acquisitive in non-alcobev sector[/size]




Melstacorp PLC will continue to look for acquisition and investment opportunities in the non-alcoholic beverage segment as the company is looking to further reduce its over-reliance on its alcohol business, which is largely susceptible to the country’s lopsided and frequently changing public policy.


However, such acquisitions or investments could weigh on the group’s leverage, which has already weakened due to large debt-funded investments in recent times, cautioned Fitch Ratings.



While affirming the conglomerate’s rating at ‘AAA’ with a ‘Stable’ outlook, the rating agency stated that the entity’s net leverage had weakened to 1.8 times during the financial year ended March 31, 2019 from 1.3 times a year ago due to the increased debt.


However, the rating affirmation reflects Fitch’s expectation of the company’s ability to maintain the leverage below 2.0 times over the medium term, despite large investments.


“The ratings of Melstacorp and Distillery Company could come under pressure if Melstacorp continues to make large debt-funded investments that dilute the cash-flow stability of its core spirits business or are not immediately cash-flow accretive,” the rating agency stated.



Fitch measures leverage as net adjusted debt/operating earnings, before, interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation (EBITDA) and rent.



At Melstacorp, net leverage includes its 51 percent share in Aitken Spence PLC’s net debt and EBITDA, but excluding its insurance subsidiary.



Since the restructuring of the conglomerate under Melstacorp through a complex share swap, the company was cleaving off some of its business units such as its finance company and entered into healthcare and cement sectors by investing as much as Rs.1.2 billion.



Meanwhile, Melstacorp has also increased its stake in the country’s largest conglomerate, John Keells Group from 3.5 percent to 9.9 percent spending as much as Rs.12 billion, which was largely debt-funded, Fitch said.



Since its restructuring, the group has been vying for investment opportunities in various sectors as its subsidiary, Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, is still making 70 percent of the group’s consolidated EBITDA and is expected to be the case in the medium term.



Although Distilleries Company remains the market leader with a market share of 70 percent, up from 65 percent in 2017, the unproportionate tilt towards one business segment, which is also highly contingent on the government policy, has led the company to continue to look for further diversification opportunities in non-alcoholic beverage segment.



“Distillery Company saw a drop in sales volume in 2018 following the 2017 excise-duty revision, which brought down taxes on beer. This led to consumer demand shifting to beer, away from spirits, which has become cheaper on an equivalent-alcohol basis.



Distillery Company has also lost volume to the illicit market owing to the high tax regime and weak economic conditions, which has made its products less affordable. The government reduced the excise tax difference between spirits and beer to 20 percent in March 2018, from 34 percent, which partly contributed to Distillery Company’s net revenue growth of 10 percent in 1Q20, Fitch stated.



Apart from the distiller, Melstacorp has interests to plantations, telecommunication, power generation and leisure.

46MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:37 pm

ChooBoy


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Melsta Corporation Simple value calculation based on current market price their listed subsidiaries

Distilleries Compant: Market Cap 80.50B X 92.5% = 75bn
Aitken Spence PLC: Market Cap 18.07B X 50.1% = 9bn
John Keels Holding : Market Cap 202.34B X 9.8% = 20bn

Total value = 104bn

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God Father


Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

ChooBoy wrote:Melsta Corporation Simple value calculation based on current market price their listed subsidiaries

Distilleries Compant:  Market Cap 80.50B X 92.5% = 75bn
Aitken Spence PLC:   Market Cap 18.07B X 50.1% = 9bn
John Keels Holding : Market Cap 202.34B X 9.8% = 20bn

Total value = 104bn


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48MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:23 am

wisdom79

wisdom79
Vice President - Equity Analytics
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This must reach above 60/- but it's still sleeping!!!!

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soileconomy

soileconomy
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

HJ was able to control leading private banks and insurance companies and accumulate wealth through Sri Lanka insurance corporation in a considerable way.
That was limited by the judgement given by supreme court by handing over SLIC back to government.
The treasury has still not paid the monies due,to distilleries company which was the original investment arm.
That is above Rs 5 billion.

cseranga

cseranga
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
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If you can buy & hold MELS.N for 1 year you can sure sell it for 80/=, likely to be the next Rajapakshas favorite companies who occupied the front seat of number of Viyathmaga forums Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

51MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) - Page 2 Empty Re: MELSTACORP PLC (MELS.N0000) Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:53 am

soileconomy

soileconomy
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

Value is there for Mel's ,but Rs 80 is bit difficult to achieve...
They are increasing its investment on  JKH gradually.
If they receive money due to them from the treasury ,it will move very fast

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Quibit


Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) and Melstacorp Limited (MC) are Companies registered under the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 and DCSL is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

DCSL has circulated to its shareholders, a document titled ‘Proposed Arrangement under Part X of the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 (The Arrangement)’ and dated 10th August 2016 wherein the intention of the Board of DCSL, to recommend to the shareholders to make MC the ultimate holding company of the group and to be the flagship of the Group and to obtain a listing for its shares in the CSE, has been expressed.

We reviewed each significant activity of the proposed arrangement and connected to it as stated below:

(1) Issue of 148,218,056 new voting shares on 01st August 2016 by MC to its 100% parent DCSL at a consideration of LKR 26,679 million with a view to settle intercompany dues and transfer money from DCSL to MC.
(2) Consolidation of all issued shares of MC to 1,000 shares with the intention of reclassifying them in to non-voting shares subsequently.

(3) Issue of 1,200 million shares by MC to the shareholders of DCSL in lieu of transfer of 300 million shares held by such shareholders in DCSL. This is to be based on four shares of MC for each share of DCSL considering the per share values of DCSL and MC as LKR 47 and LKR 11.75 respectively. At this point MC will become the parent of DCSL.

(4) Repurchase by MC of 34,602,928 of its own shares that will have been held by the Trustee of Melstacorp Limited Employees Share Trust (MLEST) in lieu of LKR 1,392,132,049 owed by MLEST to MC as at 31st March 2016.

(5) Issue of new shares by DCSL with a view to restore the negative position of net assets to positive of the company.
In the aforesaid (1) and (2) have already happened and (3) and (4) are the principle transactions of the arrangement, whereas (5) will have to go through the process of issuing shares after completion of the arrangement.

When the aforesaid activities (1) to (4) are evaluated strictly from point of view of all (majority and minority) the shareholders of DCSL immediately prior to activity (1), those shareholders will continue to own the same proportion of the same net asset base (without any reduction) of the DCSL/MC group (subject to any interim purchases / disposals of DCSL shares) through the resulting shareholding in MC after activity (3).

As a result of activity (4) the proportionate shareholdings of the remaining shareholders, other than the Trustee, will increase and the impact will apply equitably to all the remaining shareholders.

The sole purpose of our exercise is to provide an independent commentary to the Boards of Directors of DCSL and MC, on the proposed arrangement and connected activities, to be used by them in their decision making. The aforesaid evaluation was carried out only from the point of view of the shareholders of DCSL and we have not evaluated the interests of any other stakeholder of DCSL or MC. Therefore our responsibility is confined to the Boards of Directors of DCSL and MC. We will assume no responsibility towards any other party who may use the contents of this commentary in making their decisions.

Our commentary does not constitute an assurance under Sri Lanka Auditing Standards. We have not carried out any due diligence, audit or any exercise of similar nature to validate the information given in the aforementioned documents.

Read the entire restructuring process:
https://cdn.cse.lk/cmt/uploadAnnounceFiles/4351473076548_463.pdf
https://cdn.cse.lk/cmt/uploadAnnounceFiles/6301506082234_463.pdf



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ChooBoy


Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

කවුද හොරා! පුල්වන්නම් හොයා ගන්න!
- රක්ෂණ සංස්ථාව (INSURANCE COPORATION) පැහැර ගන්න ගොස් අහුවුනම අලුතෙන් පටන් ගත්ත කොන්ටිනෙන්ටල් ඉන්සුරන්ස් (CONTINENTAL INSURANCE)
- බැංකුවල බලය ගන්න ගියහම සෙන්ට්‍රල් බැංකුවෙන් (CENTRAL BANK) 10% වඩ වැඩිපුර කොටස් විකුනන්න කියලා බලය සීමිත කලා.
- ආණ්ඩුවට තිබුණු ඩිස්ටිලරීස් කෝපරේෂන් එක කොම්පැනියක් කරගෙන DISTILLERIES 92% අයිති කර ගත්ත.
- ජෝන් කීල්ස්  (JOHN KEELLS  HOLDINGS) 10% සතුව ඇති මොහු තවත් 10% වෙලාව බලාගෙන සිටි.
- අයිට්කන් ස්පෙන්ස් (AITKEN SPENS HOLDINGS) 50% සතුව ඇති මොහු ලංකාවේ සංචාරක සෙස්ත්රය පාලනය කිරිමට් මාන බලයි.
- ලංකා බෙල් (LANKA BELL) බලන්නේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ටෙලිකොම් එකට කෙලිමටය.

මොහුගේ සියලු ධනය Warren Buffet මෙන් සඟවා ඇත්තේ කුමන ආයතනයෙද??

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Quibit


Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

Melstacorp getting a huge dividend from Distilleries. This Tax free dividend should be in the hands of MELSTA CORP Shareholders. 95% of Distilleries is owned by Melstacorp


DISTLLERIES DIVIDENDS
Voting share (N):
Date of initial announcement:14 Nov 2019
Dividend per share (Rs.) :Voting :0.650
Type of dividend :First interim
Financial year:2019/2020
Shareholder approval:Not required
XD date :25 Nov 2019
Payment date :04 Dec 2019
Share transfer book:Open

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roshan1039


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Quibit wrote:Melstacorp getting a huge dividend from Distilleries. This Tax free dividend should be in the hands of MELSTA CORP Shareholders. 95% of Distilleries is owned by Melstacorp


DISTLLERIES DIVIDENDS
Voting share (N):
Date of initial announcement:14 Nov 2019
Dividend per share (Rs.) :Voting :0.650
Type of dividend :First interim
Financial year:2019/2020
Shareholder approval:Not required
XD date :25 Nov 2019
Payment date :04 Dec 2019
Share transfer book:Open
Its around LKR 1.6 per share

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