DIRECTORS REPORT The directors hereby submit their report and the audited financial statements of the Group and of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2009. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY The Company is principally engaged in the business of investment holding whilst the principal activities of the subsidiaries are set out in Note 6 to the financial statements. There have been no significant changes in the nature of these activities during the financial year. RESULTS THE GROUP THE COMPANY Profit for the financial year 12,414,531 28,253,107 DIVIDENDS No dividend was paid since the end of the previous financial year and the directors do not recommend any dividend payments for the current financial year. RESERVES AND PROVISIONS All material transfers to or from reserves or provisions during the financial year are disclosed in the financial statements. ISSUES OF SHARES AND DEBENTURES During the financial year, (a) (b) there were no changes in the authorised and issued and paid-up share capital of the Company; and there were no issues of debentures by the Company. Page 1
DIRECTORS REPORT OPTIONS GRANTED OVER UNISSUED SHARES During the financial year, no options were granted by the Company to any person to take up any unissued shares in the Company. BAD AND DOUBTFUL DEBTS Before the financial statements of the Group and of the Company were made out, the directors took reasonable steps to ascertain that action had been taken in relation to the writing off of bad debts and the making of allowance for doubtful debts, and satisfied themselves that all known bad debts had been written off and that adequate allowance had been made for doubtful debts. At the date of this report, the directors are not aware of any circumstances that would require the further writing off of bad debts, or the additional allowance for doubtful debts in the financial statements of the Group and of the Company. CURRENT ASSETS Before the financial statements of the Group and of the Company were made out, the directors took reasonable steps to ascertain that any current assets other than debts, which were unlikely to be realised in the ordinary course of business, including their value as shown in the accounting records of the Group and of the Company, have been written down to an amount which they might be expected so to realise. At the date of this report, the directors are not aware of any circumstances which would render the values attributed to the current assets in the financial statements of the Group and of the Company misleading. VALUATION METHODS At the date of this report, the directors are not aware of any circumstances which have arisen which render adherence to the existing methods of valuation of assets or liabilities of the Group and of the Company misleading or inappropriate. Page 2
DIRECTORS REPORT CONTINGENT AND OTHER LIABILITIES The contingent liabilities of the Group and of the Company are disclosed in Note 38 to the financial statements. At the date of this report, there does not exist:- (i) (ii) any charge on the assets of the Group and of the Company that has arisen since the end of the financial year which secures the liabilities of any other person; or any contingent liability of the Group and of the Company which has arisen since the end of the financial year. No contingent or other liability of the Group and of the Company has become enforceable or is likely to become enforceable within the period of twelve months after the end of the financial year which, in the opinion of the directors, will or may substantially affect the ability of the Group and of the Company to meet their obligations when they fall due. CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES At the date of this report, the directors are not aware of any circumstances not otherwise dealt with in this report or the financial statements of the Group and of the Company which would render any amount stated in the financial statements misleading. ITEMS OF AN UNUSUAL NATURE The results of the operations of the Group and of the Company during the financial year were not, in the opinion of the directors, substantially affected by any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature. There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any item, transaction or event of a material and unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the directors, to affect substantially the results of the operations of the Group and of the Company for the financial year. Page 3
DIRECTORS REPORT DIRECTORS The directors who served since the date of the last report are as follows:- DATUK AZZAT BIN KAMALUDIN MAH SIEW CHEAN DATO DR. HJ. SHAHIR BIN NASIR PROF. EMERITUS DATO DR. LIAN CHIN BOON RUTHLENE BINTI ABU SAHID TAN SRI DATUK SERI ABU SAHID BIN MOHAMED (ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO RUTHLENE BINTI ABU SAHID) LEONG KENG YUEN (APPOINTED ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2009) LEONG CHEW MENG (RESIGNED ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2009) DIRECTORS INTERESTS According to the register of directors shareholdings, the interests of directors holding office at the end of the financial year in shares in the Company and its related corporations during the financial year are as follows:- NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 EACH At At 1.1.2009 Bought Sold 31.12.2009 DIRECT INTERESTS DATUK AZZAT BIN KAMALUDIN 750,338 - - 750,338 RUTHLENE BINTI ABU SAHID 1,000,000 - - 1,000,000 TAN SRI DATUK SERI ABU SAHID BIN MOHAMED 19,025,200 - - 19,025,200 INDIRECT INTERESTS MAH SIEW CHEAN (I) 33,600,000 - - 33,600,000 PROF. EMERITUS DATO DR. LIAN CHIN BOON (II) 20,000 - - 20,000 (I) (II) Indirect interest through Sepenah Emas (M) Sdn. Bhd. by virture of Section 6A of the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia. Indirect interest by virtue of family relationship. The other directors holding office at end of the financial year had no interest in shares in the Company or its related corporations during the financial year. By virtue of their interests in the Company, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Abu Sahid Bin Mohamed and Mah Siew Chean are deemed to have interests in shares in the related corporations, to the extent of the Company s interest, in accordance with Section 6A of the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia. Page 4
DIRECTORS REPORT DIRECTORS BENEFITS Since the end of the previous financial year, no director has received or become entitled to receive any benefit (other than benefits included in the aggregate amount of emoluments received or due and receivable by directors as shown in the financial statements, or the fixed salary of a full-time employee of the Group and of the Company) by reason of a contract made by the Company or a related corporation with the director or with a firm of which the director is a member, or with a company in which the director has a substantial financial interest. Neither during nor at the end of the financial year, was the Company or any of its subsidiaries a party to any arrangements whose object is to enable the directors to acquire benefits by means of the acquisition of shares in or debentures of the Company or any other body corporate. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR The significant events during the financial year are disclosed in Note 43 to the financial statements. Page 5
DIRECTORS REPORT AUDITORS The auditors, Messrs. Crowe Horwath (formerly known as Messrs. Horwath), have expressed their willingness to continue in office. SIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE DIRECTORS DATED 14 APRIL 2010 Mah Siew Chean Datuk Azzat Bin Kamaludin Page 6
STATEMENT BY DIRECTORS We, Mah Siew Chean and Datuk Azzat Bin Kamaludin, being two of the directors of Pulai Springs Berhad, state that, in the opinion of the directors, the financial statements set out on pages 11 to 67 are drawn up in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards and the provisions of the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and the Company at 31 December 2009 and of their results and cash flows for the financial year ended on that date. SIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE DIRECTORS DATED 14 APRIL 2010 Mah Siew Chean Datuk Azzat Bin Kamaludin STATUTORY DECLARATION I, Tan Koon Ping, the officer primarily responsible for the financial management of Pulai Springs Berhad, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the financial statements set out on pages 11 to 67 are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1960. Subscribed and solemnly declared by Tan Koon Ping at Kuala Lumpur in the Federal Territory on this 14 April 2010 Tan Koon Ping Before me Datin Hajah Raihela Wanchik (W 275) B-16-15, Block B, Tingkat 16, Unit 5, Megan Avenue II, 12, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur. Page 7
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF PULAI SPRINGS BERHAD Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the financial statements of Pulai Springs Berhad, which comprise the balance sheets as at 31 December 2009 of the Group and of the Company, and the income statements, statements of changes in equity and cash flow statements of the Group and of the Company for the financial year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes, as set out on pages 11 to 67. Directors Responsibility for the Financial Statements The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards and the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia. This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies, and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with approved standards on auditing in Malaysia. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgement, including the assessment of risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Page 8
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF PULAI SPRINGS BERHAD (CONT D) Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements have been properly drawn up in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards and the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia so as to give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group and of the Company as of 31 December 2009 and of their financial performance and cash flows for the financial year then ended. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia, we also report the following:- (a) (b) (c) (d) In our opinion, the accounting and other records and the registers required by the Act to be kept by the Company and its subsidiaries of which we have acted as auditors have been properly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Act. We have considered the financial statements and the auditors reports of the subsidiaries of which we have not acted as auditors, which are indicated in Note 6 to the financial statements. We are satisfied that the financial statements of the subsidiaries that have been consolidated with the Company s financial statements are in form and content appropriate and proper for the purposes of the preparation of the financial statements of the Group and we have received satisfactory information and explanations required by us for those purposes. The audit reports on the financial statements of the subsidiaries did not contain any qualification or any adverse comment made under Section 174(3) of the Act. Page 9
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF PULAI SPRINGS BERHAD (CONT D) Other Matters This report is made solely to the members of the Company, as a body, in accordance with Section 174 of the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia and for no other purpose. We do not assume responsibility to any other person for the content of this report. Crowe Horwath Firm No.: AF 1018 Chartered Accountants James Chan Kuan Chee Approval No.: 2271/10/11 (J) Chartered Accountant Kuala Lumpur 14 April 2010 Page 10
BALANCE SHEETS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009 THE GROUP THE COMPANY 2009 2008 2009 2008 NOTE ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Investments in subsidiaries 6 - - 120,321,842 130,195,842 Property, plant and equipment 7 185,402,331 298,352,062 - - Prepaid lease payments 8 1,650,922 1,705,125 - - Amount owing by a subsidiary 9 - - 18,069,098 18,069,098 Goodwill on consolidation 10-3,803,919 - - 187,053,253 303,861,106 138,390,940 148,264,940 CURRENT ASSETS Inventories 11 34,217,331 36,594,127 - - Property development costs 12 9,666,474 10,314,588 - - Trade receivables 13 2,639,864 10,651,357 - - Other receivables, deposits and prepayments 14 6,655,104 2,860,096 4,730,000 1,524 Amount owing by subsidiaries 9 - - 31,830,748 9,415,757 Current tax assets - 18,000 - - Fixed deposits with licensed banks 15 2,446,460 750,021 - - Cash and bank balances 19,226,266 6,875,351 15,267,958 117 74,851,499 68,063,540 51,828,706 9,417,398 TOTAL ASSETS 261,904,752 371,924,646 190,219,646 157,682,338 The annexed notes form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 11
BALANCE SHEETS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009 (CONT D) THE GROUP THE COMPANY 2009 2008 2009 2008 NOTE EQUITY AND LIABILITIES EQUITY Share capital 16 105,000,000 105,000,000 105,000,000 105,000,000 Share premium 17 23,222,612 23,222,612 23,222,612 23,222,612 Reserve 18 9,472,582 (2,943,399) 44,054,533 15,801,426 SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY 137,695,194 125,279,213 172,277,145 144,024,038 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Long-term borrowings 19 60,028,817 59,368,426 - - Deferred tax liabilities 22 632,906 632,906 - - 60,661,723 60,001,332 - - CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade payables 23 7,234,133 3,013,478 - - Other payables and accruals 24 23,188,875 87,161,925 6,704,287 234,089 Amount owing to directors 25 230,800 353,000 230,800 353,000 Amount owing to subsidiaries 9 - - 11,005,814 13,069,611 Current tax liabilities 29,398,027 16,397,001 1,600 1,600 Short-term borrowings 26 2,543,446 76,236,513 - - Bank overdraft 27 952,554 3,482,184 - - 63,547,835 186,644,101 17,942,501 13,658,300 TOTAL LIABILITIES 124,209,558 246,645,433 17,942,501 13,658,300 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 261,904,752 371,924,646 190,219,646 157,682,338 NET ASSETS PER SHARE (SEN) 28 131 119 The annexed notes form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 12
INCOME STATEMENTS THE GROUP THE COMPANY 2009 2008 2009 2008 NOTE REVENUE 29 61,935,488 85,815,166 - - COST OF SALES (34,553,261) (46,989,410) - - GROSS PROFIT 27,382,227 38,825,756 - - OTHER INCOME 36,810,003 1,704,637 28,627,566-64,192,230 40,530,393 28,627,566 - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (10,838,523) (17,901,890) (374,459) (497,825) HOUSEKEEPING EXPENSES (986,244) (483,616) - - MAINTENANCE EXPENSES (2,701,747) (973,149) - - MARKETING EXPENSES (3,523,230) (3,651,840) - - OTHER EXPENSES (10,788,606) (7,170,313) - - PERSONNEL EXPENSES (1,981,915) (1,068,967) - - (30,820,265) (31,249,775) (374,459) (497,825) PROFIT/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS 33,371,965 9,280,618 28,253,107 (497,825) FINANCE COSTS (7,699,057) (17,244,986) - - PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION 30 25,672,908 (7,964,368) 28,253,107 (497,825) INCOME TAX EXPENSE 31 (13,258,377) (138,284) - - PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 12,414,531 (8,102,652) 28,253,107 (497,825) ATTRIBUTABLE TO: - Equity holders of the Company 12,414,531 (8,102,652) 28,253,107 (497,825) EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE (SEN): - Basic 32 11.82 (7.72) - Diluted 32 N/A N/A The annexed notes form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 13
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY RETAINED EARNINGS/ SHARE SHARE TRANSLATION (ACCUMULATED CAPITAL PREMIUM RESERVE LOSSES) TOTAL THE GROUP At 1.1.2008 105,000,000 23,222,612 7,792 5,151,461 133,381,865 Loss for the financial year - - - (8,102,652) (8,102,652) At 31.12.2008/1.1.2009 105,000,000 23,222,612 7,792 (2,951,191) 125,279,213 Foreign exchange translation differences - - 1,450-1,450 Profit for the financial year - - - 12,414,531 12,414,531 At 31.12.2009 105,000,000 23,222,612 9,242 9,463,340 137,695,194 (ACCUMULATED LOSSES)/ SHARE SHARE CAPITAL RETAINED CAPITAL PREMIUM RESERVE EARNINGS TOTAL THE COMPANY At 1.1.2008 105,000,000 23,222,612 18,069,098 (1,769,847) 144,521,863 Loss for the financial year - - - (497,825) (497,825) At 31.12.2008/1.1.2009 105,000,000 23,222,612 18,069,098 (2,267,672) 144,024,038 Profit for the financial year - - - 28,253,107 28,253,107 At 31.12.2009 105,000,000 23,222,612 18,069,098 25,985,435 172,277,145 The annexed notes form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 14
CASH FLOW STATEMENTS THE GROUP THE COMPANY 2009 2008 2009 2008 NOTE CASH FLOWS FROM/(FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES Profit/(Loss) before taxation 25,672,908 (7,964,368) 28,253,107 (497,825) Adjustments for:- Allowance for doubtful debts 1,232,632 347,310 - - Amortisation of prepaid lease payments 54,203 54,202 - - Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 7,624,963 7,362,183 - - Property, plant and equipment written off 5,315 15,242 - - Interest expense 7,698,340 16,919,862 - - Liquidated ascertained damages: - provision - 552,719 - - - reversal (191,116) - - - Interest income (80,382) (46,549) (44,736) - Gain on disposal of a subsidiary (34,516,310) - (28,582,830) - Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (185,335) (123,138) - - Unrealised loss/(gain) on foreign exchange 1,266 (14,812) - - Reversal of allowance for doubtful debts - (94,694) - - Operating profit/(loss) before working capital changes 7,316,484 17,007,957 (374,459) (497,825) Decrease/(Increase) in inventories 2,064,666 (137,055) - - Decrease in property development costs 648,114 8,810,790 - - Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables 6,300,028 (3,965,231) 1,524 (1,524) (Decrease)/Increase in trade and other payables (12,286,588) (3,785,405) (305,536) 158,291 CASH FROM/(FOR) OPERATIONS 4,042,704 17,931,056 (678,471) (341,058) Interest paid (7,698,340) (16,919,862) - - Tax paid (239,351) (171,594) - - NET CASH (FOR)/FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES CARRIED FORWARD (3,894,987) 839,600 (678,471) (341,058) The annexed notes form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 15
CASH FLOW STATEMENTS (CONT D) THE GROUP THE COMPANY 2009 2008 2009 2008 NOTE NET CASH (FOR)/FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES BROUGHT FORWARD (3,894,987) 839,600 (678,471) (341,058) CASH FLOWS FROM/(FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES Advances to subsidiaries - - (22,414,991) - Investment in a subsidiary - - (126,000) - Interest received 80,382 46,549 44,736 - Purchase of property, plant and equipment 33 (2,194,882) (4,706,611) - - Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 191,970 139,125 - - Proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary 41,295,363-42,570,000 - Incidental costs on disposal of a subsidiary (2,063,636) - (2,063,636) - NET CASH FROM/(FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES 37,309,197 (4,520,937) 18,010,109 - CASH FLOWS (FOR)/FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES (Repayment to)/advances from subsidiaries - - (2,063,797) 275,811 Advances from directors - 41,000-41,000 Repayment of term loans (75,614,887) (2,571,260) - - Payments for finance lease liabilities (1,223,789) (2,786,928) - - Drawdown of term loan 60,000,000 6,000,000 - - NET CASH (FOR)/FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES (16,838,676) 682,812 (2,063,797) 316,811 NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 16,575,534 (2,998,525) 15,267,841 (24,247) EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1,450 - - - CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 4,143,188 7,141,713 117 24,364 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 34 20,720,172 4,143,188 15,267,958 117 The annexed notes form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 16
1. GENERAL INFOATION The Company is a public company limited by shares and is incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965. The domicile of the Company is Malaysia. The registered office and principal place of business are as follows:- Registered office : Level 18, MCB Plaza, Changkat Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur. Principal place of business : 20km, Jalan Pontian Lama, 81110 Pulai, Johor Darul Takzim. The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors in accordance with a resolution of directors dated 14 April 2010. 2. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES The Company is principally engaged in the business of investment holding whilst the principal activities of the subsidiaries are set out in Note 6 to the financial statements. There have been no significant changes in the nature of these activities during the financial year. 3. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES The Group s financial risk management policy seeks to ensure that adequate financial resources are available for the development of the Group s business whilst managing market, credit, liquidity and cash flow risks. The policies in respect of the major areas of treasury activity are as follows:- (a) Market Risk (i) Foreign Currency Risk The foreign currency risk of the Company arises from subsidiaries operating in a foreign country, as well as local operations, which generate revenue and incur costs denominated in foreign currencies. It manages its foreign exchange exposure by a policy of matching as far as possible receipts and payments in each individual currency.. Page 17
3. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES (CONT D) (a) Market Risk (Cont d) (ii) Interest Rate Risk The Group obtains financing through banking and finance lease facilities. The Group s policy is to obtain the most favourable interest rates available. Surplus funds are placed with reputable financial institutions at the most favourable interest rates. (iii) Price Risk The Group does not have any quoted investments and hence is not exposed to market risks. (b) Credit Risk The Group s exposure to credit risk, or the risk of counterparties defaulting, arises mainly from receivables. The maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the total carrying amounts of these financial assets in the balance sheet. The Group does not have any major concentration of credit risk related to any individual customer or counterparty. The Group manages its exposure to credit risk by investing its cash assets safely and profitably, and by the application of credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures on an ongoing basis. (c) Liquidity and Cash Flow Risk The Group s exposure to liquidity and cash flow risks arises mainly from general funding and business activities. The Group practises prudent liquidity risk management by maintaining sufficient cash and the availability of funding through certain committed credit facilities. Page 18
4. BASIS OF PREPARATION The financial statements of the Group are prepared under the historical cost convention and modified to include other bases of valuation as disclosed in other sections under significant accounting policies, and in compliance with Financial Reporting Standards ( FRS ) and the Companies Act 1965 in Malaysia. The Group has not applied in advance the following accounting standards, amendments and interpretations that have been issued by the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) but are not yet effective for the current financial year: FRSs/IC Interpretations Revised FRS 1 (2010) First-time Adoption of Financial Reporting Standards Effective date 1 July 2010 Revised FRS 3 (2010) Business Combinations 1 July 2010 FRS 4 Insurance Contracts 1 January 2010 FRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures 1 January 2010 FRS 8 Operating Segments 1 July 2009 Revised FRS 101 (2009) Presentation of Financial Statements 1 January 2010 Revised FRS 123 (2009) Borrowing Costs 1 January 2010 Revised FRS 127 (2010) Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements Revised FRS 139 (2010) Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement Amendments to FRS 1 and FRS 127: Cost of an Investment in a Subsidiary, Jointly Controlled Entity or Associate Amendment to FRS 1: Limited Exemption from Comparative FRS 7 Disclosures for First-time Adopters 1 July 2010 1 January 2010 1 January 2010 1 January 2011 Amendments to FRS 2: Vesting Conditions and Cancellations 1 January 2010 Amendments to FRS 2: Scope of FRS 2 and Revised FRS 3 (2010) 1 July 2010 Amendments to FRS 5: Plan to Sell the Controlling Interest in a Subsidiary 1 July 2010 Page 19
4. BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT D) FRSs/IC Interpretations Effective date Amendments to FRS 7, FRS 139 and IC Interpretation 9 1 January 2010 Amendments to FRS 7: Improving Disclosures about Financial Instruments Amendments to FRS 132: Classification of Rights Issues and the Transitional Provision In Relation To Compound Instruments Amendments to FRS 138: Consequential Amendments Arising from Revised FRS 3 (2010) 1 January 2011 1 January 2010/ 1 March 2010 1 July 2010 IC Interpretation 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives 1 January 2010 IC Interpretation 10 Interim Financial Reporting and Impairment 1 January 2010 IC Interpretation 11: FRS 2 Group and Treasury Share Transactions 1 January 2010 IC Interpretation 12 Service Concession Arrangements 1 July 2010 IC Interpretation 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes 1 January 2010 IC Interpretation 14: FRS 119 The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction 1 January 2010 IC Interpretation 15 Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate 1 July 2010 IC Interpretation 16 Hedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation 1 July 2010 IC Interpretation 17 Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners 1 July 2010 Amendments to IC Interpretation 9: Scope of IC Interpretation 9 and Revised FRS 3 (2010) 1 July 2010 Annual Improvements to FRSs (2009) 1 January 2010 The above FRSs, IC Interpretations and amendments are not relevant to the Group s operations except as follows: Page 20
4. BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT D) The revised FRS 3 (2010) introduces significant changes to the accounting for business combinations, both at the acquisition date and post-acquisition, and requires greater use of fair values. In addition, all transaction costs, other than share and debt issue costs, will be expensed as incurred. This revised standard will be applied prospectively and therefore there will not have any financial impact on the financial statements of the Group for the current financial year but may impact the accounting for future transactions or arrangements. The Group considers financial guarantee contracts entered into to be insurance arrangements and accounts for them under FRS 4. In this respect, the Group treats the guarantee contract as a contingent liability until such a time as it becomes probable that the Group will be required to make a payment under the guarantee. The adoption of FRS 4 is expected to have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group. The possible impacts of FRS 7 (including the subsequent amendments) and the revised FRS 139 (2010) on the financial statements upon their initial applications are not disclosed by virtue of the exemptions given in these standards. FRS 8 replaces FRS 114 2004 Segment Reporting and requires a management approach, under which segment information is presented on the same basis as that used for internal reporting purposes. The adoption of this standard only impacts the form and content of disclosures presented in the financial statements of the Group. This FRS is expected to have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group upon its initial application. The revised FRS 101 (2009) has introduced terminology changes (including revised titles for the financial statements) and changes in the format and content of the financial statements. In addition, a statement of financial position is required at the beginning of the earliest comparative period following a change in accounting policy, the correction of an error or the reclassification of items in the financial statements. The adoption of this revised standard will only impact the form and content of the presentation of the Group s financial statements in the next financial year. The revised FRS 127 (2010) requires accounting for changes in ownership interests by the group in a subsidiary, while maintaining control, to be recognised as an equity transaction. When the group loses control of a subsidiary, any interest retained in the former subsidiary will be measured at fair value with the gain or loss recognised in profit or loss. The revised standard also requires all losses attributable to the minority interest to be absorbed by the minority interest instead of by the parent. The Group will apply the major changes of the revised FRS 127 (2010) prospectively and therefore there will not have any financial impact on the financial statements of the Group for the current financial year but may impact the accounting for future transactions or arrangements. Page 21
4. BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT D) Amendments to FRS 1 and FRS 127 remove the definition of cost method currently set out in FRS 127, and instead require an investor to recognise all dividend from subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities or associates as income in its separate financial statements. In addition, FRS 127 has also been amended to deal with situations where a parent reorganises its group by establishing a new entity as its new parent. Under this circumstance, the new parent shall measure the cost of its investment in the original parent at the carrying amount of its share of the equity items shown in the separate financial statements of the original parent at the reorganisation date. The amendments will be applied prospectively and therefore there will not have any financial impact on the financial statements of the Company for the current financial year but may impact the accounting for future transactions or arrangements. IC Interpretation 9 requires embedded derivatives to be separated from the host contract and accounted for as a derivative on the basis of the conditions that existed at the later of the date the entity first became a party to the contract. The possible impacts of IC Interpretation 9 on the financial statements upon its initial application are not disclosed by virtue of the exemptions given under the revised FRS 139 (2010). IC Interpretation 10 prohibits the impairment losses recognised in an interim period on goodwill, investments in equity instruments and financial assets carried at cost to be reversed at a subsequent balance sheet date. This interpretation is expected to have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group upon its initial application. IC Interpretation 15 supersedes FRS 201 2004 Property Development Activities and addresses how entities should determine whether an agreement for the construction of real estate is within the scope of FRS 111 Construction Contracts or FRS 118 Revenue and when revenue from the construction of real estate should be recognised. Currently, the Group recognises revenue on property development activities using the percentage of completion method. Upon adoption of this Interpretation, the Group will be required to assess whether the sale and purchase agreements entered are construction service contracts or sale of goods and whether the percentage of completion method is appropriate for some agreements whilst for others, revenue is recognised only at the point the constructed goods are delivered to the customers. However, it is not practicable to provide a reasonable estimate of that effect until a detailed review has been completed. In particular, the directors will be considering the extent to which information is available for retrospective application. Page 22
4. BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT D) Amendments to IC Interpretation 9 are a consequential amendment from the revised FRS 3 (2010). These amendments are expected to have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group upon its initial application. Annual Improvements to FRSs (2009) contain amendments to 21 accounting standards that result in accounting changes for presentation, recognition or measurement purposes and terminology or editorial amendments. These amendments are expected to have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group upon their initial application except for leasehold land where in substance a finance lease will be reclassified from prepaid lease payments to property, plant and equipment and measured as such retrospectively. 5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (a) Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgements Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated by the directors and management and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates and judgements that affect the application of the Group s accounting policies and disclosures, and have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses are discussed below:- (i) Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment The estimates for the residual values, useful lives and related depreciation charges for the property, plant and equipment are based on commercial factors which could change significantly as a result of technical innovations and competitors actions in response to the market conditions. The Group anticipates that the residual values of its property, plant and equipment will be insignificant. As a result, residual values are not being taken into consideration for the computation of the depreciable amount. Changes in the expected level of usage and technological development could impact the economic useful lives and the residual values of these assets, therefore future depreciation charges could be revised. Page 23
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT'D) (a) Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgements (Cont'd) (ii) Income Taxes There are certain transactions and computations for which the ultimate tax determination may be different from the initial estimates. The Company recognises tax liabilities based on its understanding of the prevailing tax laws and estimates of whether such taxes will be due in the ordinary course of business. Where the final outcome of these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recognised, such difference will impact the income tax and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made. (iii) Impairment of Assets When the recoverable amount of an asset is determined based on the estimate of the value-in-use of the cash-generating unit to which the asset is allocated, the management is required to make an estimate of the expected future cash flows from the cash-generating unit and also to apply a suitable discount rate in order to determine the present value of those cash flows. (iv) Property Development The Company recognises property development revenue and expenses in the income statement by using the stage of completion method. The stage of completion is determined by the proportion that property development costs incurred for work performed to date bear to the estimated total property development costs. Significant judgement is required in determining the stage of completion, the extent of the property development costs incurred, the estimated total property development revenue and costs, as well as the recoverability of the development projects. In making the judgement, the Company evaluates based on past experience and by relying on the work of specialists. Page 24
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT'D) (a) Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgements (Cont'd) (v) Allowance for Doubtful Debts of Receivables The Group makes allowance for doubtful debts based on an assessment of the recoverability of receivables. Allowances are applied to receivables where events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Management specifically analyses historical bad debt, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms when making a judgement to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful debts of receivables. Where the expectation is different from the original estimate, such difference will impact the carrying value of receivables. (vi) Fair Value Estimates for Certain Financial Assets and Liabilities The Group and the Company carries certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, which requires extensive use of accounting estimates and judgement. While significant components of fair value measurement were determined using verifiable objective evidence, the amount of changes in fair value would differ if the Group and the Company uses different valuation methodologies. Any changes in fair value of these assets and liabilities would affect profit and equity. (vii) Allowance for Inventories Reviews are made periodically by management on damaged, obsolete and slow-moving inventories. These reviews require judgement and estimates. Possible changes in these estimates could result in revisions to the valuation of inventories. Page 25
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT'D) (a) Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgements (Cont'd) (viii) Revaluation of Properties The Group's properties which are reported at valuation are based on valuations performed by independent professional valuers. The independent professional valuers have exercised judgement on determining discount rates, estimates of future cash flows, capitalisation rate, terminal year value, market freehold rental and other factor used in the valuation process. Also judgement has been applied in estimating prices for less readily observable external parameters. Other factors such as model assumptions, market dislocations and unexpected correlation can also materially affect these estimates and the resulting valuation estimates. (b) Basis of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries made up to 31 December 2009. A subsidiary is defined as an enterprise in which the Group has the power, directly or indirectly, to exercise control over the financial and operating policies so as to obtain benefits from its activities. All subsidiaries are consolidated using the purchase method of accounting. Under the purchase method of accounting, the results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of are included from the date of acquisition or up to the date of disposal. At the date of acquisition, the fair values of the subsidiaries net assets are determined and these values are reflected in the consolidated financial statements. The cost of acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values, at the date of exchange, of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. Intragroup transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions are eliminated; unrealised losses are also eliminated unless cost cannot be recovered. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of the subsidiary to ensure consistency of accounting policies with those of the Group. Minority interests are presented in the consolidated balance sheet of the Group within equity, separately from the Company s equity holders, and are separately disclosed in the consolidated income statement of the Group. Page 26
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT D) (c) Financial Instruments Financial instruments are recognised in the balance sheet when the Group or the Company has become a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial instruments are classified as liabilities or equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement. Interest, dividends, gains and losses relating to a financial instrument classified as a liability, are reported as an expense or income. Distributions to holders of financial instruments classified as equity are charged directly to equity. Financial instruments are offset when the Group or the Company has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends to settle either on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. Financial instruments recognised in the balance sheet are disclosed in the individual policy statement associated with each item. (d) Functional and Foreign Currencies (i) Functional and Presentation Currency The functional currency of the Company and each of the Group s entity is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company or that entity operates. The Group financial statements are presented in Ringgit Malaysia ( ) which is also the Company s functional and presentation currency. (ii) Transactions and Balances Transactions in foreign currencies are converted into the respective functional currencies of the Group and are recorded on initial recognition in the functional currencies on initial recognition, using the exchange rates approximating those ruling at the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities at the balances sheet date are translated at the rates ruling as of that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated using exchange rates that existed when the values were determined. All exchange differences are taken to the income statement. Page 27
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT D) (d) Functional and Foreign Currency (Cont d) (iii) Foreign Operations The results and financial position of all the Group entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:- (a) (b) (c) assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of the balance sheet; income and expenses for income statement are translated at average exchange rates for the year; and all resulting exchange differences are recognised as a separate component of equity, as a foreign currency translation reserve. On disposal, accumulated translation differences are recognised in the consolidated income statements as part of the gain or loss on sale. (e) Goodwill on Consolidation Goodwill on consolidation represents the excess of the fair value of the purchase consideration over the Group s share of the fair values of the identifiable net assets of the subsidiaries at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses, if any. The carrying value of goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually and is written down for impairment where it is considered necessary. The impairment value of goodwill is recognised immediately in the consolidated income statement. An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in a subsequent period. If, after reassessment, the Group's interest in the fair values of the identifiable net assets of the subsidiaries exceeds the cost of the business combinations, the excess is recognised immediately in the consolidated income statement. (f) Investments in Subsidiaries Investments in subsidiaries are stated at cost in the balance sheet of the Company, and are reviewed for impairment at the end of the financial year if events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. Page 28
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT D) (g) Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment, other than freehold land, are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Freehold land is stated at cost or revalued amount, less impairment loss, if any and is not depreciated. Depreciation is calculated under the straight-line method to write off the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives. Depreciation of an asset does not cease when the asset becomes idle or is retired from active use unless the asset is fully depreciated. The principal annual rates used for this purpose are:- Golf course and development expenditure 2% Buildings and hostel 2% Equipment 10% Furniture and fittings 10% Machinery 20% Motor vehicles 20% The depreciation method, useful life and residual values are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date to ensure that the amount, method and period of depreciation are consistent with previous estimates and the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits embodied in the items of the property, plant and equipment. Surplus arising from the revaluation of the properties are credited to a revaluation reserve. Deficits arising from the revaluation, to the extent that they are not support by any previous revaluation surplus, are charged to the income statement. Upon the disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the net carrying amount is recognised in the income statement and the unutilised portion of the revaluation surplus on that item is taken directly to retained earnings. Page 29
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT D) (h) Impairment of Assets The carrying amounts of assets, other than those to which FRS 136 - Impairment of Assets does not apply, are reviewed at each balance sheet date for impairment when there is an indication that the assets might be impaired. Impairment is measured by comparing the carrying values of the assets with their recoverable amounts. The recoverable amount of the assets is the higher of the assets net selling price and their value-in-use, which is measured by reference to discounted future cash flow. An impairment loss is charged to the income statement immediately unless the asset is carried at its revalued amount. Any impairment loss of a revalued asset is treated as a revaluation decrease to the extent of a previously recognised revaluation surplus for the same asset. In respect of assets other than goodwill, and when there is a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount, a subsequent increase in the recoverable amount of an asset is treated as a reversal of the previous impairment loss and is recognised to the extent of the carrying amount of the asset that would have been determined (net of amortisation and depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognised. The reversal is recognised in the income statement immediately, unless the asset is carried at its revalued amount. A reversal of an impairment loss on a revalued asset is credited directly to the revaluation surplus. However, to the extent that an impairment loss on the same revalued asset was previously recognised as an expense in the income statement, a reversal of that impairment loss is recognised as income in the income statement. Page 30
5. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT D) (i) Prepaid Lease Payments Leases of land under which the lessor has not transferred all the risks and benefits of ownership are classified as operating leases. Lease prepayment of land use rights is stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses, if any. Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases. (j) Assets Under Finance Lease Plant and equipment acquired under finance lease are capitalised in the financial statements and are depreciated in accordance with the policy set out in Note 5(g) to the financial statements. Each finance lease payment is allocated between the liability and finance charges so as to achieve a constant rate on the finance balance outstanding. Finance charges are allocated to the income statement over the period of the respective finance lease agreements. (k) Property Development Costs Property development costs comprise costs associated with the acquisition of land and all costs that are directly attributable to development activities or that can be allocated on a reasonable basis to such activities. Property development costs that are not recognised as an expense are recognised as an asset and carried at the lower of cost and net realisable value. When the financial outcome of a development activity can be reliably estimated, the amount of property revenues and expenses recognised in the income statement are determined by reference to the stage of completion of development activity at the balance sheet date. When the financial outcome of a development activity cannot be reliably estimated, the property development revenue is recognised only to the extent of property development costs incurred that are probable will be recoverable. The property development costs on the development units sold are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. Where it is probable that the property development costs will exceed property development revenue, any expected loss is recognised as an expense immediately, including costs to be incurred over the defects liability period. Page 31