DRB-HICOM to Sell Insurance Arm in $158 Million Deal to Prudential, BSN
15 Agosto 2013 - 2:54PM
Dow Jones News
By Jason Ng
KUALA LUMPUR--DRB-HICOM Bhd. (1619.KU) said Thursday it plans to
sell its insurance arm in a deal worth 518 million ringgit ($158
million) to a company jointly owned by Prudential Financial Inc.
(PRU) and Malaysian lender Bank Simpanan Nasional.
Prudential Financial will own 70% in Uni.Asia Life Assurance
Bhd., with the remaining 30% to be owned by Bank Simpanan, the
company said in a statement to the Malaysian stock exchange.
DRB owns 51% in Uni.Asia via Gadek (Malaysia) Bhd. while United
Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd. owns 49% in Uni.Asia.
DRB-HICOM and UOB obtained Malaysia central bank approval to
start negotiations to sell Uni.Asia in August last year.
An application for the sale has been submitted to the banking
regulator in Malaysia, DRB said.
Write to Jason Ng at jason.ng@wsj.com
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