MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

25.07.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

IPOH PTY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

C/O Thomsons Lawyers, Level 25, 1 O'connell Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Zip/Postal Code 2000

 

 

Country :

Australia

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.06.1982

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

002443316

 

 

Legal Form :

Australian Proprietary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Retail property, investment and management company

 

 

No. of Employees :

35 employees

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES:

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Australia

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


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Identification details  Bottom of Form

 

 

Verified Address

Subject name                IPOH PTY LIMITED

Business address :        Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Town :                           Sydney

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            2000

Country :                       Australia

Tel :                              +61 2 92656800

Fax :                             +61 2 92648862

Website :                      www.ipoh.com.au

 

Registered address :      C/o THOMSONS LAWYERS

Level 25, 1 O'Connell Street

Town :                           Sydney

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            2000

Country :                       Australia

 

Postal address :            P.O. Box Q292, QVB Post Shop

Town :                           Sydney

Province :                      New South Wales

Zip/postal code :            1230

Country :                       Australia

 

 

Summary details

 

Executive Summary

Date founded or registered :        03/06/1982

Legal form :                               Australian Proprietary Company

Chief executive :                        Victor Gasper

Issued & paid up capital :           AUD 36,349,000

Sales turnover :                         AUD 91,192,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 31/03/2011)

Net income :                              AUD 36,085,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 31/03/2011)

Total fixed assets :                     AUD 756,487,000 (Consolidated 12 months, 31/03/2011)

Line of business :                       Retail property, investment and management company.

Staff employed :                         35 employees

 

 


Credit risk opinion

 

Company Analysis

Country risk :                             Country risk is minimal

Operation trend :                        Operational trend is progressing

Management experience :           Management is adequately experienced

Financial performance :              Financial performance is very good

Organization structure :             Organizational structure is consistent

Detrimental :                              No detrimental records found

Payment history :                      No payment delays noted

Comments :                              Larger credit can still be considered.

 

 

Statutory details

 

Registry Data

Registration date :          03/06/1982

Legal form :                   Australian Proprietary Company

Registration no              Australian Company number: 002443316

Registered authority :     Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Fiscal/ Tax no :              Australian Business Number: 57002443316

Registry status :            Live/Active

Previous name :             IPOH LIMITED

IPOH GARDEN (AUST) LIMITED

IPOH GARDEN (AUST) PTY LTD

IPOH GARDEN BERHAD (AUST) PTY LTD

NIHOME PTY LTD (initial)

Change of legal form : None reported.

 

 

Management / directors

 

Key Management

Name :              Victor Gasper

Designation :     Managing Director

 

 

Board of directors / other appointments

 

Appointments

Name :                          Victor Gasper

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         24/10/05

Address :                      56 Stewart Street

Paddington, NSW 2021

Australia

Biography :                    Born on 29-05-1964 in Plessis, France.

Name :                          Richard Goh

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         05/01/09

Address :                      Johor Bahru

Malaysia

Biography :                    Born on 11-07-1966 in Johor, Malaysia.

 

Name :                          Nyuk Chong Ho

Designation :                 Director

Appointment date :         15/10/09

Address :                      Singapore

Biography :                    Born on 20-03-1957 in Malaysia.

Staff employed :                         35 employees

 

Key Advisors

Auditors :                      PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Level 1, 201 Sussex Street

Sydney, NSW 2000

Australia

 

 

Share capital

 

Composition

Authorized Capital :        AUD 36,349,000

No of shares :                148,869,666 Ordinary Shares

Share par value :            No par value

Issued capital :              AUD 36,349,000

Paid up capital :             AUD 36,349,000

 

 

ownership / shareholders

 

How listed :                   Full List

 

Composition

Shareholder name :                    RECO BAY NSW PTY LTD

Address :                                  Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia

No. of shares :                           148,869,666 Ordinary Shares

% of shares :                             100%


 

 

Related companies & corporate Affiliations

 

Structure

Name :                          GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE INVESTMENT CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Ultimate Holding Company

Address :                      1 Robinson Road

Singapore 068912

Singapore

Comments :                  Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd. (GIC) is a sovereign

wealth fund of the Government of Singapore. The firm manages foreign exchange

reserves of the Government of Singapore. It invests in the public and private

equity, real estate, fixed income, and alternative markets including foreign

exchange, commodity, and money markets across the globe. The firm invests

through its subsidiaries GIC Asset Management Pte Ltd., GIC Real Estate Pte

Ltd., and GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd. Government of Singapore Investment

Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in Singapore with additional

across Asia, North America, and Europe.

 

Name :                          RECOSIA PTE LTD

Affiliation type :              Superior Holding Company

Address :                      1 Robinson Road

Singapore 068912

Singapore

 

Name :                          RECO BAY PTE LTD

Affiliation type :              Intermediate Holding Company

Address :                      1 Robinson Road

Singapore 068912

Singapore

 

Name :                          RECO BAY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Inferior Holding Company

Address :                      Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia

 

Name :                          RECO BAY NSW PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Parent Company

Address :                      Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia


Name :                          QVB LIQUOR SERVICES PTY LTD

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia

Name :                          IPOH STRAND PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia

 

Name :                          IPOH PARK STREET PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia

 

Name :                          IPOH MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTY LIMITED

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia

 

Name :                          IPOH GARDEN DEVELOPMENTS (AUST) PTY

Affiliation type :              Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Address :                      Level 4, South End Queen Victoria Building

455 George Street

Sydney 2000

Australia

 

Related companies and corporate affiliations comments

Other companies of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd. (GIC) Group should be considered affiliates of the Subject.

 

 

Bank & mortgages

 

Bank Details

Name of bank :              BNP Paribas

Address :                      Australia

Account details :            Current Account


Comments :                  It is generally not the policy of local banks to provide credit status information to

non related parties, however interested parties would be advised to consult first

with the Subject if banker's references are required.


Mortgages :                  None reported.

 

Legal Fillings

Bankruptcy fillings :        None reported.

Court judgements :         None reported.

Tax liens :                     None reported.

Others :                        None reported.

 

 

financial data

 

Description

Source of financial statement :    Commercial Registry Filings

Financial statement date :          31/03/11

Type of accounts :                     Full audited

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)

Exchange rate :                         1 USD = AUD 0.97 as of 24-07-2012

 

Summarized Financial Information

Consolidation type :                   Consolidated                Consolidated

Currency :                                 Australia Dollar (AUD)    Australia Dollar (AUD)

Denomination :                          (x1) One                        (x1) One

Date of financial year end :          31/03/11                       31/03/10

Length of accounts :                   12 months                     12 months

Sale turnover / Income :             91,192,000                    87,284,000

Profit before tax :                       51,432,000                    5,715,000

Net income :                              36,085,000                   7,254,000

Non current assets :                   718,634,000                  686,145,000

Current assets :                         37,853,000                    50,876,000

Total assets :                            756,487,000                  737,021,000

Current liabilities :                      375,165,000                  13,739,000

Non current liabilities :                57,267,000                    412,312,000

Total liabilities :                          432,432,000                  426,051,000

Share equity                              324,055,000                  310,970,000

Retained earning :                      287,706,000                  274,621,000

 

Comments                     The consolidated financial information above relates to the Subject and its subsidiaries.

 

 

Operation details

 

Main activities :              The Subject is engaged as a retail property, investment and management company.

 

The Subject's major assets are Sydney CBD shopping centres including

Queen Victoria Building, The Strand Arcade, Chifley Plaza, The Galeries

and the retail division of No. 1 Martin Place.

 

Subject is indirectly owned by GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd.

 

GIC Real Estate Group is among one of the top 10 global real estate

investment firms in the world. With over 200 investments across more than

30 countries, investing a multi-billion US$ portfolio. Direct property

investments include: offices, retail stores, residential, hotels, senior and

student housing, and sports and medical facilities. Indirect property

investments include: funds, public and private corporate entities, real estate

investment trusts (REITs), and real estate debt.

 

Notable investments include:

·         Seoul Finance Centre, Seoul, South Korea

·         Azia Centre, Shanghai, China

·         Shiodome City Centre, Tokyo, Japan

·         Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia

·         Uptown Munich Tower, Munich, Germany

·         Westin Paris, Paris, France

·         Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent, UK

·         30 Gresham Street, London, UK

·         Franklin Centre, Chicago, US

 

The Subject is ultimately owned by The Government of Singapore Investment

Corporation.

Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd. (GIC) is a

sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Singapore. The firm manages

foreign exchange reserves of the Government of Singapore. It invests in

the public and private equity, real estate, fixed income, and alternative

markets including foreign exchange, commodity, and money markets

across the globe.

Government of Singapore Investment Corporation was founded in 1981

and is based in Singapore with additional across Asia, North America, and

Europe. Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has over USD

200 billion under management and is 1 of the world's largest sovereign

wealth funds.

 

Purchases

Local :              None reported.

International :     None reported.

 

Sales

Local :              Yes

International :     None reported.

 

Key events :                  14 September 2011

 

RECO BAY PTE LTD OFFERS $1.65 A SHARE FOR IPOH LIMITED

Sydney, 14 September 2001 -- Reco Bay Pte Ltd ("Reco Bay"), a wholly

owned subsidiary of Recosia Pte Ltd, today announced its intention to

make a conditional cash offer of $1.65 per share (the “Offer”) to acquire all

the ordinary shares in Ipoh Limited (“Ipoh”). The Offer values Ipoh at

approximately $260 million.


Based on Ipoh’s weighted average share price of $1.51 for the week

ended 7 September 2001, the Offer represents a:

 

- premium of 14.0% to Ipoh’s weighted average share price for the week

ended 7 September 2001 ie. before the offer was announced; and

- premium of 16.2% to Ipoh’s weighted average share price during the 3

months preceding 7 September 2001

 

Reco Bay, through its associate Reco Park Pte Ltd, currently has a

relevant interest in 31,842,941 shares in Ipoh, representing a 20.24%

shareholding in Ipoh.

 

Richard Teo, Director of Reco Bay, said: “Our Offer represents an

opportunity for all Ipoh shareholders to realise a cash premium over recent

market prices for their shares and grants them an opportunity to exit their

holdings in an illiquid stock. The Offer is in the form of a straightforward

and available cash consideration, being made at a full and fair price.”

Reco Bay is a company incorporated in Singapore as an investment

vehicle and registered as a foreign company in Australia. The principal

activity of Reco Bay is to hold real estate investments. The shares in Reco

Bay are wholly held by Recosia Pte Ltd (also incorporated in Singapore)

which is an asset holding company managed by GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd, a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Government of Singapore Investment

Corporation Pte Ltd.

 

Dr Seek Ngee Huat, President of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd, said: “We see

this as an exciting opportunity to recognise greater value in the assets held

by Ipoh. These assets will sit well within our global portfolio of real estate

holdings. If our Offer is successful, we will work with management to

maximise the potential of the key assets.”

 

Ipoh’s core assets include the Queen Victoria Building, The Strand retail

arcade and The Galeries Victoria, all in Sydney’s Central Business District.

Other significant assets include a portfolio of ten properties in Leigh Street,

Adelaide and The Old Bank Buildings in Wellington, New Zealand. Ipoh

has announced a program to divest other non-core assets.

 

Property & Assets

Premises :                    The Subject operates from premises located at the verified heading

consisting of an administrative office.

Branches :                    None reported.


 

Summarized country risk

 

Central bank                                          :   Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve of foreign exchange & gold         :   US$ 43.879 billion

Gross domestic product – GDP               :   US$ 1.586 trillion

 

GPP (Purchasing power parity)               :   954.296 billion of International dollars

 

GDP per capita - current prices               :   US$ 68,916

 

GDP - composition by sector                  :   agriculture: 4.0% industry: 25.6% services: 70.4%

 

Inflation :                                              

2009: 1.8%

2010: 2.8%

2011: 3.4%

 

Unemployment rate                               

2009: 5.6 %

2010: 5.2  %

2011: 5.1%

 

Public debt

(General Government gross

debt as a % GDP)                                 

2009:  16.9%

2010:    20.4 %

2011:    22.9 %

 

 

Government bond ratings                        Standard & Poor's: AAA-/Stable/A-1+

Moody's rating: Aaa

Moody's outlook: STA

 

Market value of publicly traded shares      US$ 1.258 trillion

 

Largest companies in the country         :   Westpac Banking Group (Major Banks), BHP Billiton (Diversified Metals & Mining), Commonwealth Bank (Major Banks), National Australia Bank (Major Banks), ANZ Banking (Major Banks), Telstra (Telecommunications services), Wesfarmers (Food Retail)

 

Trade & Competitiveness Overview

 

Total exports                                         US$210.7 billion

 

Exports commodities                             coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat

 

Total imports                                         US$187.2 billion

 

Imports commodities                             machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts, crude oil and petroleum products

 

Export - major partners                           Japan 18.9%, China 14.2%, South Korea 8%, US 6%, NZ 5.6%, India

5.5%, UK 4.2%

 

Import - major partners                           China 15.5%, US 12.8%, Japan 9.6%, Singapore 5.6%, Germany

5.2%, UK 4.3%, Thailand 4.2%

 

FDI Inflows :                                          2008: US$46,843 million

2009: US$25,716 million

2010: US$32,472 million

 

FDI Outflows :                                        2008: US$33,604 million

2009: US$16,160 million

2010: US$26,431 million

 

 

Best countries for doing business           :   10 out of 183 countries

Global competitiveness ranking               :   20 (ranking by country on a basis of 142, the first is the best)

 

 

Country and Population Overview

Total population                                    : 22.23 million

Total area                                             : 7,692,024 km2

Capital                                                 :  Canberra

Currency                                                                                                      :   Australian Dollars (AUD)

Internet users as % of total population     : 76.00%

 

Payment history

 

Sales Term

Local :                          Bank transfer, Cheque, Credit 30-90 days

 

Trade Reference/ Payment Behaviour

Comments :                  As local and international trade references were not supplied, the Subject's

payment track record history cannot be appropriately determined but based

on our research, payments are believed to be met without delay.

 

Investigation Note

Sources :                      Interviews and material provided by the Subject

Other official and local business sources

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.56.02

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.89

Euro

1

Rs.67.84

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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