On 25 July 2018 and 7 September 2018, the Board of Directors and Stockholders of RFM Corporation (“RFM” and/or the “Company”) approved an upstream merger between RFM Corporation (as the Parent Company and surviving corporation) and its subsidiaries, namely: Cabuyao Logistics Industrial Corporation (CLIC), Interbake Commissary Corporation (ICC), and Invest Asia Corporation (IAC). As a result thereof, RFM issued 150,617,444 shares to itself and the minority shareholders of IAC as follows:
Name of Stockholders Number of Shares Subscribed Amount of Shares Subscribed (in Php) RFM Corporation (as 100% stockholder of CLIC) 29,839,183 29,839,183 RFM Corporation (as 100% stockholder of ICC) 17,765,957 17,765,957 RFM Corporation (as 96% stockholder of IAC) 98,891,812 98,891,812 Hyland Realty Corporation (as 2% stockholder of IAC) 2,060,246 2,060,246 Foresight Realty Development Corp. (as 2% stockholder of IAC) 2,060,246 2,060,246 Total 150,617,444 150,617,444
The Certificate of Filing of the Articles and Plan of Merger by and between RFM Corporation as the Surviving Corporation and CLIC, ICC and IAC as the Absorbed Corporations was issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 31 January 2019. As mentioned above, out of the 150,617,444 shares issued, 146,496,952 became treasury shares while the 4,120,492 shares went to the minority shareholders of IAC.
The 150,617,444 shares remain unlisted in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) as of today.
In the meeting held on 03 May 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved and approved to retire and/or cancel the 146,496,952 treasury shares by decreasing RFM’s authorized capital stock, in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation Code of the Philippines, for the purpose of eliminating the unlisted treasury shares. The Board of Directors likewise resolved and approved to buyback the 4,120,492 shares that went to the minority shareholders of IAC and thereafter cancel or retire them as treasury shares, also via decrease of RFM’s authorized capital stock.
The Company will seek at least two-thirds (2/3) shareholders' approval for the retirement and/or cancellation of the subject unlisted shares in its Annual Shareholders' Meeting (ASM) on June 14, 2023.
The amendment to the Seventh Article of the Articles of Incorporation will reflect the abovementioned decrease of capital stock on account of the intended retirement of the subject 150,617,444 unlisted shares. |