If a Government did not fleece a Felda settlers, afterwards because did it not give Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) shares without delay to Koperasi Permodalan Felda (KPF), instead of environment up a new puzzling "trust fund"?
The sovereign land development scheme, FELDA's chairman Tan Sri Isa Samad told a press conference yesterday which a! twenty per cent stake in FGVH was already set in reserve underneath a "trust fund". Hence a Felda settlers were not short-changed in a FGVH inventory practice which did not engage Koperasi Permodalan Felda (KPF).
Lies all round
KPF which is 70% owned by Felda settlers, with a change owned by Felda employees, is a entity set up in 1980 to become a assets as well as investment certitude for Felda members. Its vigilant was to give a satisfactory opportunity to Felda members to take partial in equity ownership of companies set up by FELDA.
Tan Sri Isa even went upon to explain which KPF had refused to experience in a inventory of FGVH. "We had indifferent 37 per cent for KPF. But we still have a certitude account so twenty per cent of all profits will be given without delay to a settlers as dividend," he pronounced during a launch of FGVH's primary open charity (IPO) handbill today.
That is a finish distortion because KPF has voiced startle during their being left out of a primary open charity (IPO) practice in its matter released upon 27 April 2012. They had claimed which a preference to leave them in a lurch contradicts a Budget matter released by a Prime Minister, Dato' Seri N! ajib Raz ak which settled which a seductiveness of a Felda settlers will be protected via a infancy ownership of FGVH via KPF. KPF has serve settled in no capricious conditions which they had supported a Government's vigilant to list FGVH.
Hence underneath such resources where KPF has been a peaceful participant, because should a government set up a new puzzling "trust fund" when it could just park a shares whose beneficiaries have been a Felda settlers, underneath KPF?
No discuss during all in prospectus
The fact which a inventory handbill of FGVH made absolutely no discuss of a existence of such a "trust fund" usually serves to lower suspicions over a genuine vigilant of a Government. The "trust fund" thought appears to be an afterthought voiced to placate a settlers ! who have been obviously during a losing end of a Felda restructuring as well as FGVH inventory exercise.
I had highlighted yesterday which FGVH will be cannibalizing a income as well as earnings of KPF as 355,864 hectares of camp land formerly managed by KPF subsidiaries is eliminated into a hands of FGVH, to boost FGVH profits by RM680 million annually (based upon 2011 performance). Hence a ostracism of KPF from any participation in FGVH after KPF's future earnings have been significantly cannibalized by a latter proves which a Government isn't sincere about prioritizing as well as strengthen a seductiveness of a Felda settlers.
The biggest distortion from Najib himself
The Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Najib Razak was also obviously attempting to trick a settlers by claiming which Felda settlers "will definitely get priority in a inventory of FGVH when over 70% of a sell shares offering for open inventory have been allocated for a settlers, Felda staff as well as individuals who have contributed to a organization", as reported by Bernama.
The Prime Minister's declaration is treasonable because usually 12.5% of a off! er share s have been indifferent for sell investors. Therefore in genuine terms, usually 9.2% of a shares offering have been indifferent for a on top of organisation of people to purchase.
And in fact, after listing, should a complete allocation of shares be entirely subscribed, a pronounced organisation of settlers, Felda employees as well as alternative contributing individuals will hold usually meager 3.68% of a enlarged share capital!
It is not too late for a Government to honour its pledges to a Felda settlers. The Prime Minister as well as Felda Chairman contingency immediately announce which 20% of a Government's stake in FGVH post-listing will be eliminated without delay to KPF, as a solitary body entrusted to strengthen a assets as well as investment interests of a Felda settlers as well as its employees.
If a Government select to endure with a hare-brained "trust fund" idea, afterwards it is clear which a Government intends usually to take a settlers for a ride.
Tony Pua is a DAP MP for PJ Utara
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