KRAS Will Increase Ownership in Krakatau Posco to 50%
MARKET - Monica Wareza, CNBC Indonesia
21 January 2022 10:10
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - State-owned steel producer PT Krakatau Steel Tbk (KRAS) will increase its ownership in a joint venture (JV) with Posco, PT Krakatau Posco (PTKP) to 50%. This increase in ownership will be carried out by adding capital to the company.
Based on the disclosure of information released by the company, the capital to be added is in the form of land and a hot strip mill (HSM) 2 factory and all equipment, facilities, infrastructure or other things standing on the land.
After this transaction, Krakatau Steel's ownership in PTKP will increase to 50% non-controlling, from the current 30% ownership position and 70% ownership in Posco.
The company with Posco and PTKP have signed a Memorandum of In-Kind Transaction Procedure Agreement (MITPA) on December 31, 2021 for the proposed transaction.
The total value for this proposed transaction is US$ 265 million or around Rp. 3.78 trillion (assuming an exchange rate of Rp. 14,300/US$). Later, Krakatau Steel will acquire 422,800 new Series B shares with a nominal value of US$ 166 with a total value of US$ 70.18 million.
In this asset transfer, KRAS will also transfer its debts worth US$ 246.98 million or Rp. 3.53 trillion to PTKP. Because currently the HSM2 facility is being pledged as collateral to Commerzbank-AKA.
With this transaction, the company will benefit from a decrease in the value of liabilities and an increase in share ownership as well as additional income from this joint venture.
In addition, PTKP will also receive cash compensation of US$ 90 million (Rp 1.28 trillion) which will be used for restructuring and supporting working capital as well as obtaining non-cash compensation in the form of eliminating derivative obligations in article 3.4 of the Cooperation Agreement (JVA).
Completion of this transaction will wait for a number of requirements, starting from the approval of the Krakatau Steel, POSCO and PTKP corporations, approval of Krakatau Steel and PTKP creditors, PTKP's due diligence on the HSM #2 Facility, and JVA amendments.
Krakatau Steel akan menambah kepemilikannya di perusahaan patungan (joint venture/JV) dengan Posco, PT Krakatau Posco (PTKP) menjadi 50%.
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