AF Global Limited Granted Waiver for Major Transaction, Completes Disposal of Knight Frank Pte Ltd Stake
Link: https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-announcements/29XMY3R8IWKIH5GM/71e07b34eb6d0d19f5bbe8c9a771428aa9eff9416e8b22fcfeea728cc2923207
Summary:
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AF Global Limited received SGX approval to waive shareholder meeting requirements for selling its 55% stake in Knight Frank Pte Ltd for S$36.89 million.
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Sale classified as a “major transaction,” but waiver was granted as the asset is non-core and sale was foreshadowed in prior disclosures.
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Major shareholders (Aspial Corporation Limited and Koh Wee Meng, holding 72.6% voting rights) provided irrevocable undertakings to support the sale.
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The transaction will strengthen the Group’s balance sheet, with an estimated gain of S$3.44 million over book value, and improve net asset value per share.
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Completion of the disposal is scheduled for 17 October 2025; all conditions for the waiver have been fulfilled.
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Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. The Group’s main business will continue to focus on hospitality properties in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.