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Corporate Developments for the Year

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jan
  • Increase our shareholdings in Capital Advisers from 44.8% to 92.7%
  • Opening of Hotel Vista Kumamoto Airport (under our operation)
feb
  • Release of full year results for FY2007
mar
  • Exercise of purchase option for one 4,300 TEU container vessel
  • Retirement of Chairman and Executive Director, Mr. Motokuni Yamashiro
apr
  • Annual General Meeting for FY2007 at Amara Hotel
  • Akebono Fund acquired the fifth vessel
may
  • Release of 2008 Q1 results
  • Meeting of Akebono Fund Noteholders held in Singapore
  • Exercise of purchase option for another 4,300 TEU container vessel
jun
  • Signing of shipbuilding contract for the construction of one 34,300 DWT handy bulkship with Kanashashi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd in Singapore
aug
  • Release of 2008 Q2 results
  • Extraodinary General Meeting for the change of Group auditor from PriceWaterhouseCooper to Ernst & Young
  • Signing of two new charter contracts with Pacific Carriers Group for the first time
sep
  • Establishment of a new subsidiary to acquire, through a joint venture, a 29,200 DWT newbuilding Handy Bulk carrier
oct
  • Signing of asset management contract for Hotel Vista Grande Osaka
  • Opening of Hotel Vista Ebina (under our operation)
  • Site visit by Non-executive directors to our property investment / management business in Japan (Capital Advisers)
  • Delivery of one containership and commencement of a 10+2 year charter hire contract with one of the world largest container liners, Evergreen group
  • Grant of new credit facilities from Mizuho Financial Group - US$20 Million for UAF & JPY 1,000 Million for CA (un-committed lines)
nov
  • Release of 2008 Q3 results
  • Opening of Hotel Vista Grande Osaka (under our operation)
  • Meeting of Akebono Fund noteholders held in Singapore
  • Acquisition of Hong Kong-incorporated associated company, Uni Ships and Management Limited as our wholly-owned subsidiary
  • Organisation of clients seminar with Dr. Eisuke Sakakibara of Waseda University as Guest Speaker: "The outlook of the world economy and the implication on Asian Economies"
dec
  • Change of Share Transfer Agent from Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd to Tricor Barbinder Share Registration Service

 

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