1. INTRODUCTION
The Board of Directors of EHB (“the Board”) wishes to announce that EXSIM Concepto Sdn. Bhd. (“ECSB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, had on 25 June 2025 accepted the work order dated 25 June 2025 (“WO”) awarded by Mightyprop Sdn. Bhd. (“MSB”) for the demolition works at Empire City – Zone 4, Exsim Sales Gallery 4 (“the Contract Works”).
2. INFORMATION ON ECSB
ECSB was incorporated in Malaysia as a private company limited by shares having its registered address at No. D-09-02, Level 9, EXSIM Tower, Millerz Square @ Old Klang Road, Megan Legasi, No. 357, Jalan Kelang Lama, 58000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
The nature of business of ECSB is principally involved in providing specialised fit-out services for hospitality property assets.
3. INFORMATION ON MSB
MSB was incorporated in Malaysia as a private company limited by shares and having its business address at D-35-01, Level 35, EXSIM Tower, Millerz Square @ Old Klang Road, Megan Legasi, No. 357, Jalan Kelang Lama, 58000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
The nature of business of MSB is principally involved in carrying the business of housing developers and building contractors and to carry on the business of estate property, land and house agents and to purchase and sell for any persons freehold or other property, buildings or land or any share and interest therein.
4. DETAILS OF THE WO
(a) The contract sum for the Contract Works is RM620,000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia: Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Only) (“the Contract Sum”).
(b) The date of commencement shall be 25 June 2025 and the date of completion shall be on 31 July 2025.
(c) The defect liability period shall be One (1) month from the date of completion.
(d) ECSB shall carry the Contract Works in accordance with the other supplementary terms and conditions set out in the WO.
5. FINANCIAL EFFECTS
The acceptance of the WO by ECSB to undertake the Contract Works is expected to contribute positively to the net assets per share, earnings per share and gearing of the Company throughout the duration of the Contract Works.
6. RISK FACTORS
The Company does not foresee any exceptional risk other than the normal operational risks associated with the WO and/or the Contract Works. Nevertheless, the Company will take the necessary steps to mitigate the risks as and when they occur.
7. APPROVAL REQUIRED
The acceptance of the WO is not subject to the approval from the Company’s shareholders and/or any regulatory authorities.
8. DIRECTORS’ AND MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS’ AND/OR PERSONS CONNECTED WITH A DIRECTOR OR MAJOR SHAREHOLDER’S INTERESTS
The Contract Works is regarded as recurrent related party transactions of a revenue or trading nature (“RRPT”) pursuant to Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad of which mandate to enter into such RRPT had been obtained from its shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 21 January 2025.
Mr. Lim Aik Hoe, Mr. Lim Aik Kiat, and Mr. Lim Aik Fu (collectively, the “Interested Major Shareholders”) are major shareholders of the Company, holding a 70.517% indirect interest in EHB through their direct shareholding in Exsim Hospitality Holdings Sdn. Bhd., pursuant to Section 8 of the Companies Act 2016.
Mr. Lim Aik Hoe and Mr. Lim Aik Kiat are also directors of MSB. The Interested Major Shareholders hold 100% indirect interest in MSB via their direct shareholding in EXSIM Development Sdn. Bhd., pursuant to Section 8 of the Companies Act 2016.
Save as disclosed above, none of the Directors, major shareholders of the Company, and/or persons connected to them has any interest, direct or indirect, in the Contract Works.
9. STATEMENT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board, after having considered all aspects of the WO and the Contract Works, is of the opinion that the WO and the Contract Works are within the ordinary course of business of EHB and the acceptance of the WO is in the best interest of the Company.
This announcement is dated 25 June 2025.