TABUNG HAJI's RESCUE AND RESTRUCTURING PLAN COST PUTRAJAYA RM10.3bil

ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY URUSHARTA JAMAAH SDN BHD (UJSB)
UJSB is a wholly-owned unit of Ministry of Finance (MoF)


THE government will bear RM10.3 billion premium to ensure the financial health of Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) is restored as part of the rescue and restructuring plan of the pilgrimage fund, Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJSB) announced today, reported Bernama.

Transfer of non-performing assets from LTH to UJSB valued at RM9.63bil

UJSB, which is a wholly-owned unit of Ministry of Finance (MoF) completed the transfer of non-performing assets valued at RM9.63 billion held by LTH in December last year, as the fallout from the financial mismanagement and wrongdoings by the previous management.

In exchange of RM19.9bil

The transfer was done from LTH to UJSB in exchange for RM19.90 billion, consisting of two tranches of Sukuk totalling RM19.60 billion, namely RM10 billion of seven-year sukuk and RM9.9 billion of Islamic re-deemable convertible preference shares (RCPS-i) as well as  RM300 million in cash payable to LTH.

RM10.3bil difference borne by government

“The difference of RM10.3 billion between the consideration of RM19.90 billion and RM9.63 billion market value of assets is to be borne by the government to ensure that the financial health of LTH is restored,” UJSB said in a statement here, today.

UJSB pointed out that in the event the value of the assets depreciates further, the losses shouldered by the government will be higher than RM10.3 billion.

Assets include equity holdings, properties and unlisted plantation asset

Explaining on the assets transferred,  UJSB said it consist of a mixture of listed equity holdings, properties and one unlisted plantation asset.

TRX

The property assets transferred to UJSB include 0.63ha of land at Tun Razak Exchange (TRX).

The land was purchased by LTH at RM188.5 million or RM2,760 psf, significantly higher than that paid for by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) at only RM75 psf (or RM5.1 million for 0.63ha).

UJSB then purchased the TRX land from LTH at RM400 million or RM5,856 psf, which does not reflect the actual market value of the said land. The purchase consideration was done at a significant premium (112.2 per cent) to what LTH paid in April 2015 (RM188.5 million or RM2,760 psf), it explained.

Above market price

In a recent valuation exercise conducted in March 2019, the market value of the said TRX land stood at only RM205 million.

The huge difference between the market value and the purchase value of the land (95 per cent premium over market value), together with all the other assets acquired by UJSB, was needed to ensure the successful rescue and restructuring plan of LTH.

Impairment charges

Overall, UJSB will bear significant losses as a result of impairment charges estimated at more than RM10 billion for the assets acquired from LTH.

The TRX land transaction itself will result in an impairment charge of RM195 million.

UJSB to continue mandate and purpose

“With the transfer of assets now completed, UJSB will continue with its mandate and purpose, which are to carry out the rehabilitation and restructuring of assets under its care; to maximise asset recovery value; and to redeem all monetary instruments issued by UJSB and subscribed by LTH in a timely manner."



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