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<item><title>Creative Franchise Concepts acquires Amtek International Sdn Bhd from Amtek Holdings Bhd (pending)</title><description>MALAYSIA - Creative Franchise Concepts Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of Tradewinds Corp Bhd's Tradewinds Resources Sdn Bhd wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Amtek International Sdn Bhd, a retail outlets owner and operator, and a wholly-owned unit of Amtek Holdings Bhd (AH), from AH, for # mil Malaysian ringgit ($#.### mil US) in cash. 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Bhd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">wholly-owned subsidiary,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">agreed to acquire the entire</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">share capital of Amtek</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">International Sdn Bhd, a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">retail outlets owner and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">operator, and a wholly-owned</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">unit of Amtek Holdings Bhd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">(AH), from AH, for 3 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">Malaysian ringgit ($0.887 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">US) in cash. The transaction</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">was subject to shareholders'</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">and regulatory approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>MALAYSIA - Creative Franchise Concepts Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of Tradewinds Corp Bhd's Tradewinds Resources Sdn Bhd wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Amtek International Sdn Bhd, a retail outlets owner and operator, and a wholly-owned unit of Amtek Holdings Bhd (AH), from AH, for 3 mil Malaysian ringgit ($0.887 mil US) in cash. The transaction was subject to shareholders' and regulatory approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Creative Franchise Concepts Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of Tradewinds Corp</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Bhd's Tradewinds Resources Sdn Bhd wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to acquire the entire</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">share capital of Amtek International Sdn Bhd, a retail outlets owner and operator, and a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">wholly-owned unit of Amtek Holdings Bhd (AH), from AH, for 3 mil Malaysian ringgit ($0.887</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">mil US) in cash. The transaction was subject to shareholders' and regulatory approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Creative Franchise Concepts Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of Tradewinds Corp Bhd's Tradewinds Resources Sdn Bhd wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Amtek</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">International Sdn Bhd, a retail outlets owner and operator, and a wholly-owned unit of Amtek Holdings Bhd (AH), from AH, for 3 mil Malaysian ringgit ($0.887 mil US) in cash. 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Operations are</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">carried out in Malaysia,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">Indonesia, Singapore,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">Indo-China and other</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">countries. The company was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">founded in 1965.</sdc:value></sdc:g_TEST><sdc:g_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Tradewinds Corp Bhd, located in Kuala Lumpur, manufactures</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">and wholesales refined sugar. It also cultivates and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">processes oil palm products, provides hotel services,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">develops and sells property, involve in property investment,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">investment holding, provides integrated security, insurance</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">broking and hire purchase financing services. 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The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">transaction was approved by</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">the board of directors and was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">subject to shareholders' and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>MALAYSIA - Tradewinds Corp Bhd agreed to acquire the remaining 25.67% stake, which it did not already own, in Tradewinds Hotels &amp; Resorts Sdn Bhd, a hotels and resorts owner and operator, from Malaysian state-owned Khazanah Nasional Bhd, for 400 mil Malaysian ringgit ($126.855 mil US) in cash. The transaction was approved by the board of directors and was subject to shareholders' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Tradewinds Corp Bhd agreed to acquire the remaining 25.67% stake, which it did</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">not already own, in Tradewinds Hotels &amp; Resorts Sdn Bhd, a hotels and resorts owner and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">operator, from Malaysian state-owned Khazanah Nasional Bhd, for 400 mil Malaysian ringgit</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">($126.855 mil US) in cash. The transaction was approved by the board of directors and was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">subject to shareholders' and regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Tradewinds Corp Bhd agreed to acquire the remaining 25.67% stake, which it did not already own, in Tradewinds Hotels &amp; Resorts Sdn Bhd, a hotels and resorts owner and operator, from</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Malaysian state-owned Khazanah Nasional Bhd, for 400 mil Malaysian ringgit ($126.855 mil US) in cash. The transaction was approved by the board of directors and was subject to shareholders' and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">regulatory approval.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:n_synopsis5><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MALAYSIA - Tradewinds Corp Bhd agreed to acquire the remaining 25.67% stake, which it did not already own, in Tradewinds Hotels &amp; Resorts</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Sdn Bhd, a hotels and resorts owner and operator, from Malaysian state-owned Khazanah Nasional Bhd, for 400 mil Malaysian ringgit</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">($126.855 mil US) in cash. 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