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TH Heavy Engineering to use half of rights issue to fund FPSO conversion

Malaysian offshore fabricator TH Heavy Engineering (THHE) plans to use half of the MYR300m ($83.5m) to be raised from its proposed rights issue to convert its FPSO vessel, with the remainder to be used for other capital expenditure needs.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

May 7, 2015

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TH Heavy said MYR152m from the MYR300m proceeds would partly finance the conversion of its FPSO Layang after it secured a contract from JX Nippon. Another MYR13.2m would be used to upgrade its Pulau Indah fabrication yard. Works include boosting yard capacity, upgrading and construction of additional facilities and purchase of additional fabrication equipment and tools.

Another MYR4.5m would be used to invest in tools, machinery, software and purchase/manufacture of cranes for rental.

The group added MYR50m of the proceeds would be used to lower its debt from  MYR346.3m now.

TH Heavy said about MYR50m to MYR75.3m would be used as working capital and the remaining MYR4m would be used to defray estimated expenses of the issue.

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Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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