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PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules
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Clarification of News Report - PPC Philstar “Pryce mulls sale of memorial parks”
Source
philstar.com
Subject of News Report
Pryce mulls sale of memorial parks
Date of Publication
Aug 27, 2017
Clarification of News Report
We respond to your request for clarification of the news article entitled “Pryce mulls sale of memorial parks” posted in philSTAR.com on August 27, 2017 which reported in part that:
“MANILA, Philippines - Pryce Corp. is open to selling its memorial parks to focus on expanding its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business, its top official said.
While it is not in a hurry to sell the assets, the company has received the authorization from shareholders to sell the memorial parks in a recent stockholders’ meeting.
Pryce chairman and CEO Salvador Escano told The STAR the company has no plans to expand the memorial parks business and would rather pour in funds in the LPG segment, its main income and revenue driver.
‘So that management would immediately act rather than call for a stockholders’ meeting, that’s why we asked for authorization. We are not actively seeking (to sell),’ he said.
‘But if we have any plans for expansion, we’d rather just put it in LPG,’ Escano said.
The growth of the memorial parks business is much slower compared to that of LPG, the company official said.
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If sold, proceeds from the sale of memorial parks would be declared as cash dividends. ‘We will return majority of it to shareholders,’ Escano said.”
We wish to confirm the statements of our Chairman, with the clarification that the authorization to sell the memorial parks was obtained already at the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting for 2016 held last June 23, 2016, and said authority was again mentioned and referred to in this year’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting held last August 17, 2017.
We trust that we have adequately satisfied your request. Thank you.