They plan to raise MYR400m via the placement of up to 15% of its issued and paid-up capital, and up to MYR950m from the issuance of sukuk to finance the development of the MYR1.8bn Samalaju Port project.
SIPSB has appointed Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd as the principal adviser and placement agent for the proposed placement exercise, and CIMB Investment Bank for the proposed sukuk issue.
Bintulu Ports' three major shareholders are Petroliam Nasional, Sarawak State Financial Secretary and Kumpulan Wang Persaraan with stakes of 32.79%, 30.68% and 9.52% respectively as at 31 March 2012.
Dredging works for the proposed main port will commence in first quarter of 2013 and the construction of the wharf and breakwater is expected to start in June.
Samalaju Port is designed to handle 18m tonnes of cargo per annum compared with Bintulu Port's current capacity of 16m tonnes (of non-liquified natural gas cargo) per annum. The new port's capacity can be expanded to 30m tonnes a year if necessary.
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