Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Approval of Sea Sand Mining and Dredging License
NAMI Corp., via its wholly-owned subsidiary SBS Mining Corporation Sdn Bhd (“SBS”), in a joint venture with JHW Holdings Sdn Bhd, a private limited company incorporated in Malaysia (“JHW”; and together with SBS and NAMI, the “Group”), received a sea sand mining and dredging license from the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (Kementerian Air, Tanah, dan Sumber Asli) (“KATS”) on January 10, 2019. This mining license is granted to JHW and is in full force and effect until January 9, 2022.
On August 30, 2017, SBS entered into a partnership agreement with JHW to establish a venture for sea sand mining and dredging on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia occupying an area spanning 20.57km², within the jurisdiction of the state of Terengganu, Malaysia (the “Area”). Pursuant to the agreement, JHW is responsible for carrying out and submitting to relevant authorities all necessary study reports, including but not limited to, Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) reports, and feasibility and hydraulic studies with respect to the Area to obtain approval for the sea sand mining and dredging license (the “Final Approval”). SBS was responsible for bearing all costs and expenses incurred with respect to such applications. SBS has the exclusive rights to operate mining and extraction in the Area and is responsible for planning the operation, supervision, coordination, management and implementation of the mining operations of the Area. SBS agrees that net income from operations of the mining activities in the Area shall be allocated 25% to JHW and 75% to SBS pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement.
The Group has fulfilled all regulatory requirements and obtained necessary approvals from all governmental agencies, including Department of Environment (“DOE”) (Jabatan Alam Sekitar), Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia (“JMG”) (Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia) and all 13 agencies under the jurisdiction of the state and federal governments of Malaysia.
The Group is committed to comply with all regulatory requirements and as such, submitted the EIA report on July 2018 and was duly approved by the DOE on September 2, 2018. In addition to preparing the EIA, the Group also obtained approval from JMG on September 14, 2018, and finally, the sea sand mining and dredging license was approved by KATS on January 10, 2019. The Group is now in a position to begin its sea sand mining operation.
Entry into Letter of Intent of granite mining business
On January 17, 2019, NAMI entered into a Letter of Intent with Pembinaan Kaya Hebat Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian corporation engaged in granite mining business (“PKH”) for the acquisition by NAMI of up to one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of PKH with consideration at a purchase price at fair market value (the “Acquisition). The completion of the Acquisition is subject to various conditions precedent, including but not limited to negotiating and execution a form of purchase agreement that is acceptable to both parties, approval of the financial statements of both parties, and fair market valuation of PKH. In the event that NAMI is able to complete the Acquisition, it intends to operate PKH as its wholly-owned subsidiary or a majority-owned subsidiary.
NAMI Corp. aspires to become a global diversified mining company and is actively engaged in plans to expand by communicating with prospective mining businesses. NAMI Corp. is currently beginning to explore opportunities that may allow them to obtain certain granite mining concessions located in the state of Perak, Malaysia.
Together with sea sand mining and bauxite trading, the granite mining would be another step towards NAMI becoming a global diversified mining group.