CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
(Co. Reg. No. 196300316Z)
(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)
RESULTS OF RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE 61ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED HELD ON 24 APRIL 2024
The Board of Directors (the "Board") of City Developments Limited (the "Company") wishes to announce that at the Company's 61st Annual General Meeting held today, 24 April 2024 ("61st AGM"), all resolutions referred to in the Notice of the 61st AGM dated 26 March 2024 were duly passed based on the proxy votes cast which have been reviewed by the polling agent and verified by the scrutineers.
(a) The results of the votes cast in respect of each of the resolutions are set out below:
FOR | AGAINST | ||||
Total | |||||
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number of | |||||
percentage | percentage | ||||
shares | |||||
Resolution number and details | of total | of total | |||
represented | Number of | Number of | |||
number of | number of | ||||
by votes for | |||||
shares | votes for | shares | votes for | ||
and against | |||||
and against | and against | ||||
the relevant | |||||
the | the | ||||
resolution | |||||
resolution | resolution | ||||
(%) | (%) | ||||
Ordinary Business - Ordinary Resolutions | |||||
Resolution 1 | |||||
Receipt of the Directors' | 600,148,009 | 598,303,731 | 99.69% | 1,844,278 | 0.31% |
Statement, Audited Financial | |||||
Statements and the Auditors' | |||||
Report thereon | |||||
Resolution 2 | |||||
Declaration of a Final Ordinary | 600,355,403 | 600,273,703 | 99.99% | 81,700 | 0.01% |
Dividend | |||||
Resolution 3 | |||||
Approval of Directors' Fees of up | 600,302,203 | 600,086,159 | 99.96% | 216,044 | 0.04% |
to $2,000,000 for the financial | |||||
year ending 31 December 2024 | |||||
Resolution 4(a) | |||||
Re-election of Mr Kwek Leng | 597,947,931 | 565,945,421 | 94.65% | 32,002,510 | 5.35% |
Beng as a Director retiring in | |||||
accordance with Clause 83(a) of | |||||
the Constitution of the Company | |||||
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CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (Co. Reg. No. 196300316Z)
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number of | |||||
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shares | |||||
Resolution number and details | of total | of total | |||
represented | Number of | Number of | |||
number of | number of | ||||
by votes for | |||||
shares | votes for | shares | votes for | ||
and against | |||||
and against | and against | ||||
the relevant | |||||
the | the | ||||
resolution | |||||
resolution | resolution | ||||
(%) | (%) | ||||
Ordinary Business - Ordinary Resolutions (cont'd) | |||||
Resolution 4(b) | |||||
Re-election of Mr Sherman Kwek | 600,343,403 | 599,275,109 | 99.82% | 1,068,294 | 0.18% |
Eik Tse as a Director retiring in | |||||
accordance with Clause 83(a) of | |||||
the Constitution of the Company | |||||
Resolution 4(c) | |||||
Re-election of Mr Lee Jee Cheng | 599,847,421 | 589,130,388 | 98.21% | 10,717,033 | 1.79% |
Philip as a Director retiring in | |||||
accordance with Clause 83(a) of | |||||
the Constitution of the Company | |||||
Resolution 4(d) | |||||
Re-election of Ms Chan Swee | 600,310,503 | 581,372,497 | 96.85% | 18,938,006 | 3.15% |
Liang Carolina (Carol Fong) as a | |||||
Director retiring in accordance with | |||||
Clause 83(a) of the Constitution of | |||||
the Company | |||||
Resolution 5 | |||||
Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as | 600,334,203 | 588,948,838 | 98.10% | 11,385,365 | 1.90% |
Auditors | |||||
Special Business - Ordinary Resolutions | |||||
Resolution 6 | |||||
Authority for Directors to issue | 600,344,203 | 591,728,509 | 98.56% | 8,615,694 | 1.44% |
ordinary shares and/or make or | |||||
grant offers, agreements or | |||||
options pursuant to Section 161 | |||||
of the Companies Act 1967 and | |||||
the listing manual of Singapore | |||||
Exchange Securities Trading | |||||
Limited | |||||
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CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (Co. Reg. No. 196300316Z)
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percentage | percentage | ||||
shares | |||||
Resolution number and details | of total | of total | |||
represented | Number of | Number | |||
number of | number of | ||||
by votes for | |||||
shares | votes for | of shares | votes for | ||
and against | |||||
and against | and against | ||||
the relevant | |||||
the | the | ||||
resolution | |||||
resolution | resolution | ||||
(%) | (%) | ||||
Special Business - Ordinary Resolutions (cont'd) | |||||
Resolution 7 | |||||
Renewal of Share Purchase | 600,248,803 | 597,639,891 | 99.57% | 2,608,912 | 0.43% |
Mandate | |||||
Resolution 8 | |||||
Renewal of IPT Mandate for | 158,878,642 | 157,995,108 | 99.44% | 883,534 | 0.56% |
Interested Person Transactions | |||||
(b) Details of parties who abstained from voting on the following resolutions:
Name | Number of shares held | Resolution Number |
Mr Kwek Leng Beng (Director) | 397,226 | 4(a), 8 |
Hong Leong Investment Holdings | Aggregate of | 8 |
Pte. Ltd. and its subsidiaries | 440,316,144 | |
Scrutineer
TS Tay Public Accounting Corporation was appointed the Scrutineer for the 61st AGM and is independent of Trusted Services Pte Ltd which was appointed as the polling agent for the 61st AGM.
Re-election of Directors to the Audit & Risk Committee ("ARC")
Pursuant to Rule 704(8) of the Listing Manual of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, Mr Lee Jee Cheng Philip and Ms Chan Swee Liang Carolina (Carol Fong), who were re-elected as Directors of the Company at the 61st AGM, will remain as chairman and member of the ARC respectively. The Board considers both Mr Lee and Ms Chan to be independent.
By Order of the Board
Yeo Swee Gim, Joanne
Enid Ling Peek Fong
Company Secretaries
24 April 2024
61ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
24 April 2024
FY 2023 KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
RECORD REVENUE
$4.9B | 50% |
FY 2022: $3.3B |
Highest revenue since the Group's inception in 1963
- Driven by the property development segment with a $1.5B contribution from:
- The fully-sold EC project Piermont Grand following its TOP in Jan 2023, enabling revenue and profit to be recognised in entirety upon completion under prevailing accounting policies for ECs
- The Shirokane land site in Tokyo, which was sold in Jul 2023
PATMI:
- Lower PATMI was due to the absence of substantial divestment gains in FY 2022, coupled with higher financing costs for FY 2023
FY 2023
EBITDA | Exclude divestment gains | |
and impairment losses | ||
$1.1B | $1.0B | |
FY 2022: $2.3B | FY 2022: $655.5MM | |
PBT | ||
$472.6MM | $352.7MM | |
FY 2022: $1.9B | FY 2022: $186.0MM | |
PATMI | ||
$317.3MM | $188.6MM | |
FY 2022: $1.3B | FY 2022: $47.0MM | |
No fair values adopted on investment properties.
Investment properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
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FY 2023 KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
NAV per share | RNAV per share |
$10.12$17.12
0.4% | 1.4% |
FY 2022: $10.16 | FY 2022: $16.98 |
If FV gains on investment properties had been factored in and the Group's hotels continue to be stated at cost
$19.46
If revaluation surpluses of the hotel portfolio had been included (based on 2022/2023 internal & external valuations)
Proposed Dividends | Share Price Performance |
12.0 cents
57.1%
FY 2022: 28.0 cents
Comprises:
- Special Interim Dividend
- 4.0 cents (paid in Sep 2023)
- Final Dividend
- 8.0 cents
Dividend payout ratio | $6.65 |
36% | 19.2% |
FY 2022: $8.23, ▲20.9%
$8.23 | YTD 2023 HIGHEST - $8.35 (1 Feb) |
(30 Dec) |
$6.65 (29 Dec)
No fair values adopted on investment properties.
Investment properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
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FY 2023 CAPITAL POSITION
Strong Balance Sheet & Liquidity Position
Gearing | Sufficient | Financing | Balanced |
Liquidity | Flexibility | Debt Profile | |
Net Gearing | Total Cash1 | Interest Cover Ratio | % of Fixed Rate Debt |
103% | $2.2B | 2.8x | 45% |
FY 2022: 84% | FY 2022: $2.4B | FY 2022: 9.8x | FY 2022: 42% |
Net Gearing2 | Cash and Available | Average | Average |
(include fair value) | Committed Credit Facilities | Borrowing Cost | Debt Maturity |
61% | $3.6B | 4.3% | 2.2 years |
FY 2022: 51% | FY 2022: $4.1B | FY 2022: 2.4% | FY 2022: 2.3 years |
- Net of overdraft
- Net gearing is computed using total borrowings less cash, over total equity (including FV of IP)
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Growth
- Build development pipeline & recurring income streams
Enhancement
Enhance asset portfolio
- Drive operational efficiency
Transformation
-
Transform via Strategic Investments,
Fund Management, Innovation & Venture Capital
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