Will the high dividend payout cease now that San Teh has big use for its cash reserves?
It announced today that "the Group has incorporated a subsidiary to spearhead a property project to develop residential apartments and shop units (the â Projectâ) in Heqing, a county of Yunnan Province.
The subsidiary, namely Dali San Teh Xing Real Estate Co., Ltd and in which the Group owns a 95% equity interest, has a registered and paid up capital of RMB34.7 million. The principal activity of the subsidiary is to engage in property development projects in the Yunnan province.
For the purpose of the Project, the Group recently secured a piece of land measuring approximately 37,000 sqm for RMB35.0 million (approximately S$7.0 million). The total cost of the Project is estimated to be RMB130.0 million (approximately S$26.0 million) and the Project is expected to be completed by 2015.