Thursday 24 July 2008

Kencana deputy chairman buys 25m shares

Kencana Petroleum Bhd deputy chairman Chong Hin Loon acquired 25 million Kenanca shares from the major shareholder Khasera Baru Sdn Bhd on July 16.

A filing with Bursa Malaysia showed Chong’s shareholding increased to 101.3 million shares or 11.23% after the acquisition of the 2.77% stake.

A separate filing showed Khasera’s stake was reduced to 383.53 million shares or 42.52% after the disposal of the shares.

The share price closed at RM1.89 on that day. Its 52-week high was RM3 on July 26 last year while its 52-week low was on March 18 when it fell to RM1.20.

At the current price of RM1.90, Kencana is trading at a trailing price-to-earnings of 21.06 times.

Kencana provides integrated engineering and fabrication of production facilities for the oil and gas industry.

Source : The Star