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Renuka Holding to raise Rs. 1.031 Bn via Rights Issue on CSE digital platform

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Renuka Holding PLC (RHL) has announced plans to raise Rs. 1.031 billion via a Rights Issue closing on December 16 to carry out debt settlements and to fund future investments into Group subsidiaries according to a circular issued to its shareholders.

According to the circular, the new Ordinary Voting Shares will be issued at a price of Rs. 14 amounting to Rs. 934,863,56. The new Ordinary Non-Voting Shares will be issued at a price of Rs. 10 amounting Rs. 96,426,220.

The total proceeds expected to be raised through the Rights Issue is Rs. 1,03 billion.

Renuka Holdings PLC ordinary share price closed on December 7 as at Rs. 15.10 and its net asset value per share as at September 30, 2020 was Rs. 62.87.

For the six months ended September 30, 2020, Renuka Holdings recorded a turnover of Rs. 4.2 billion, a net profit of Rs. 208 million and equity attributable to shareholders of Rs. 6.4 billion.

The group consists of two main verticals – Food and Beverage, and Property and Investment. Renuka Holdings’ interest in this sector is owned through Renuka Foods PLC, which consists of: Agribusiness – Renuka Agri Foods PLC and Renuka Agri Organics Ltd; Sri Lanka’s leading coconut based food and beverage manufacturers, Renuka Teas Ceylon Ltd – a speciality organic and superfood tea enterprise and Kandy Plantations Ltd, Sri Lanka’s largest owner of organic certified coconut lands.

The FMCG business is led by Richlife Dairies Ltd; which is within the top five dairy companies, and Shaw Wallace Ceylon; the owner of the leading brands of canned fish, snacks, among other brands.

In the Property and Investment sector, the ongoing construction of its flagship development ‘Galle Face Icon’ is progressing well with all piling work complete and excavation ongoing by Sanken. The construction will be above ground by April 2021.

Once completed it will be a 32-storey tower situated in the Galle Face district of Colombo 03, consisting of a total construction area of 450,000 sq ft, with vistas over Galle Face Green and the new Port City. The group also draws income from the operating Baseline Business Center and other group lands.

On the investment side, the Group set up a dedicated listed entity in 2016, Renuka Capital PLC, which just sold its maiden significant investment in On’ally Holdings PLC (Unity Plaza) at more than triple its original investment cost.

The Rights Issue is being carried out on a digital platform in light of the impact of Covid on the postal services, since there is a practical difficulty in dispatching the Provisional Letter of Allotment to the shareholders of the company within the stipulated time frame.

However the Colombo Stock Exchange has facilitated for eligible shareholders to apply for their rights entitlement via CDS (for CDS account holders). All eligible shareholders of the company, both CDS and Non CDS, are encouraged to follow the procedure set out and uploaded to the website www.cse.lk and www.cds.lk/renuka-holdings-plc-right-issues/ prior to applying to the rights issue. If any shareholder is unsure, they can contact Kasun on 070 4375 236.

The Directors of the Company are Mrs. I.R. Rajiyah, Dr. S.R. Rajiyah, Mr. S.V. Rajiyah, Mr. L.M. Abeywickrama, Mr. S. Dominic, Mr. T.K. Bandaranayake, Mr. J.M. Swaminathan, Mrs. A.L. Rajiyah, Mr. V. Sanmugam and Mrs. J. J. B. A. Rajiyah.



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Share investors worried over Wealth and Heritage tax

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By Hiran H Senewiratne

CSE trading kicked off on a positive note yesterday but the momentum could not be sustained for long owing to investor worries that the government is planning domestic debt restructuring involving the imposition of a wealth and heritage tax on citizens, market sources said.

Amid those developments both indices moved downwards. The All -Share Price Index went down by 131 points and S and P SL-20 declined by 46.8 points. Turnover stood at Rs 3.4 billion with four crossings. Those crossings were reported in Agalawattte Plantations, which crossed 45.3 million shares to the tune of Rs 1.5 billion, its shares traded at Rs 35, CTC 420,000 shares crossed for Rs 269 million and its shares traded at Rs 640, Cargills 100,000 shares crossed to the tune of Rs 24.5 million; its shares traded at Rs 245 and Hayleys 300,000 shares crossed for Rs 24 million; its shares traded at Rs 80.

In the retail market top seven companies that mainly contributed to the turnover were, SLT Rs 234 million (two million shares traded), Hayleys RS 121 million (1.5 million shares traded), Lanka IOC Rs 106 million (115,000 shares traded), Softlogic Capital Rs 69 million (5.6 million shares traded), CTC Rs 65.3 million (101,000 shares traded), Sampath Bank RS 54.7 million (one million shares traded) and Commercial Bank RS 52.5 million (801,000 shares traded).During the day 164 million share volumes changed hands in 20000 transactions.

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Brandix ‘RightToRead’ initiative gains momentum enriching Sri Lanka students and transforming learning

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Inspired by the challenge to provide Sri Lankan children with better access to learning materials and the transformative power to read and comprehend English, Brandix launched the ‘RightToRead’ project in 2018 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

Accordingly, Brandix introduced the ‘ReadToMe’ English learning tool, created by English Helper – India, to improve reading and comprehension skills of Sri Lankan students. Last Monday, Julie Chung, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, visited Susamayawardhana Vidyalaya in Borella, to observe progress of the project and experience how children and educators in Sri Lanka engage with educational technology.

Brandix Lanka Limited, Director, Ajit Johnpillai, said: “Education is the most powerful tool to enrich communities and futures, and Brandix is committed to build a strong foundation for transformational learning for students across Sri Lanka. The progress we have made with RiteToRead over the past two years is promising, and the potential for change in the education sector harnessing such digital technologies is immeasurable. Brandix will continue its commitment to deliver Inspired Solutions for the people of Sri Lanka.”

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Dialog TV Boosts Resilience and Capacity with Norsat Satellite Earth Station

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Hytera, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, is proud to announce the successful deployment of a new backup satellite station for Dialog TV, Sri Lanka’s No.1 satellite Pay TV service provider. The project was fulfilled in 2022 by Hytera and its subsidiary specialized in Satellite Communications (SatCom), Norsat International Inc. The new station enhances the resilience and capacity of Dialog TV’s existing system and ensures continuity of service in the event of damage due to natural disasters.
Dialog TV provides coverage over the entirety of Sri Lanka through the Intelsat 38 Ku-band satellite. As the business expanded, it opted for a backup solution to support its existing satellite station and to strengthen the network’s disaster tolerance.
Hytera and Norsat provided an end-to-end satellite earth station solution that includes the installation, integration, and setup of satellite antennas, a transmission and receiving system, a new network management system (NMS), and a carrier monitoring system (CMS). The NMS makes routine work easier and simpler for on-duty staff, as equipment status, parameter monitoring and configuration, and remote control of the devices can be viewed and accomplished via a single interface. The CMS monitors the carrier spectrum status of satellite signals in real-time and ensures stable signal transmission and receiving.
“We are excited to have been able to work with Dialog TV on this important project,” said Kevin Sun, Sales Director for Hytera South Asia, “Our ability to seamlessly integrate our new equipment and software with Dialog TV’s existing systems has helped to ensure a stable and reliable service for their millions of customers across Sri Lanka.”

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