26th Jun 2013 10:51
For immediate release
26 June 2013
Bumi plc ("Bumi" or the "Company")
On 31 May 2013, the Company announced that, during the preparation of its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2012, it had discovered payments totalling US$201m had been made by Berau during 2011 and 2012 that had no clear business purpose (the "Payments"). Further to that announcement, the Company today announces that Bumi and PT Berau Coal Energy Tbk ("Berau"), Bumi's 84.7%-owned subsidiary, have entered into an agreement with Rosan Roeslani, the former President Director of Berau (the "Deed") pursuant to which Mr. Roeslani has undertaken to transfer, or procure the transfer, to Berau assets and cash with a value equal to US$173 million. The assets to be transferred under the Deed relate directly to the Berau value chain and comprise shareholdings in a transshipment services company which currently transports all coal produced by Berau and a company which has possession of the land used by Berau for its operations. The assets are subject to independent valuation and any shortfall in such valuation below US$173m will be satisfied in cash.
Conditional upon the transfer by Mr. Roeslani of the assets to Berau and subject to Bumi obtaining all requisite approvals, Bumi and Berau have agreed to waive potential claims that they may have against Mr. Roeslani in respect of the Payments (the "Potential Claims"). The Deed specifically states that Mr. Roeslani makes no admission of wrongdoing or liability in respect of the Potential Claims.
The obligations of the parties set out in the Deed are subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, including Bumi shareholder approval, which will be required in respect of the transfer of the assets to Berau and in respect of the waiver of the Potential Claims. It is currently intended that shareholder approval be sought at the same time as approval is sought for the separation from the Bakrie Group and PT Bumi Resources Tbk.
Further information in this regard will be provided to shareholders as soon as possible.
For enquiries, please contact:
Bumi plc
Jayesh Pankhania
+44 (0) 20 7201 7506
RLM Finsbury
Ed Simpkins / Charles O'Brien
+44(0)2072513801
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