Stocks to watch: DBS, UOB, Sats, Far East Orchard, GuocoLand, Elite UK Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jun 19):
DBS : The lender inked a memorandum of understanding with the the Australian Trade and Investment Commission on Wednesday to deepen investment links between Australia and South-east Asia. The two will collaborate to help Australian companies expand into markets in the region, including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. The counter ended on Wednesday 0.5 per cent or S$0.23 lower at S$44.23.
UOB : The bank and its wholly-owned subsidiary UOB China have become direct participants in China's Cross-border Interbank Payment System, a wholesale payment system authorised by the People's Bank of China that facilitates the settlement of trading and investments in renminbi. This will enable UOB to provide cross-border renminbi clearing, settlement and payment services to businesses and financial institutions within and outside China, the bank said. Its shares closed on Wednesday 0.3 per cent or S$0.12 lower at S$34.83.
Sats : In-flight caterer and ground handler Sats on Wednesday priced US$100 million in fixed-rate notes due Jun 23, 2030 under its US$3 billion multicurrency debt issuance programme. The net proceeds will be used to refinance existing borrowings and the issuance will not result in an increase in the group's overall debt. The notes are expected to be issued on Jun 23 and the interest rate is fixed at 4.648 per cent each year, payable semi-annually in arrear. Sats shares closed flat at S$3.08 on Wednesday.
Far East Orchard (FEO) : The group's first private student accommodation development fund secured £96 million (S$166 million) in total committed capital at its closing. The sum includes £70 million raised at the fund's first closing in August last year. The fund focuses on purpose-built student accommodation development opportunities in strong universities across the United Kingdom and has committed more than 35 per cent of the raised equity into two such developments to date. These are a 273-bed project in Glasgow, Scotland and a 239-bed one at Plymouth Grove in Manchester, England. Shares of Far East Orchard closed flat at S$1 on Wednesday, before the announcement.
GuocoLand : Its subsidiary, GuocoLand Malaysia, said on Wednesday that its unit GLM Emerald Hills was directed to pay monies to a contractor it is embroiled in a dispute with in an arbitration matter. The current estimated net financial impact in relation to the arbitration is RM 5.5 million. GLM EHills is in consultation with solicitors on the next course of action, including to set aside the arbitration award, and will announce material development in due course. The counter ended on Wednesday 0.7 per cent or S$0.01 higher at S$1.46.
Elite UK Reit : The manager on Thursday announced its issue of some 13.6 million new private placement units at an issue price of £0.295 (S$0.51) per unit, bringing the total number of units in issue to around 609.9 million. The new units will commence trading on the main board of the Singapore Exchange at 9 am on Thursday. Units of Elite UK Reit closed Wednesday flat at £0.325.
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