Rowsley is in the midst of a reverse takeover (RTO) exercise that would
transform it into a real estate player.
It proposes to acquire RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Ltd. (RSP
Group), a leading architectural firm in Singapore, and a 9.23-hectare
waterfront land site (Vantage Bay) in Iskandar Malaysia. After these
acquisitions, existing Rowsley shareholders would receive two free bonus
warrants (exercise price of S$0.18) for every share.
After completing the deal, major shareholders of Rowsley would include
well-known businessman Peter Lim (38.73%) and RSP Group Chairman
Albert Hong (12.21%).
On last Thursday, Rowsley reported that it has received approval inprinciple
from the SGX for the proposed deal, and will dispatch a circular
and convene an EGM in due course. We also note that, on 2 Aug 2013,
management announced that “barring unforeseen circumstances, the
deal should complete in the
