CDL seeks shareholders’ nod to buy back shares, which could raise Kwek family’s stake to 55.5%

A recent tussle for control of CDL between Mr Kwek Leng Beng (right) and his son Sherman Kwek sent the company's shares tumbling.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE

Angela Tan
UPDATED APR 08, 2025, 10:26 PM
SINGAPORE – City Developments Limited (CDL), the Singapore hotel and property group that was embroiled in a recent boardroom feud, is seeking shareholders’ approval to buy back the company’s shares.

In a letter to shareholders on April 8, CDL executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng said the company is seeking shareholders’ approval at its annual general meeting on April 23 to renew a share purchase mandate.

This would allow the company to buy back up to 10 per cent of its ordinary shares from the market, as well as an additional 10 per cent of its preference shares.

This could see the Kwek family’s controlling stake in CDL increase to 55.51 per cent from 49.29 per cent as at March 10

CDL SHARE BUYBACK. HUGE UNDERVALUED STOCK . RNAV : $19.86

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City Developments Limited's (CDL) CEO Sherman Kwek is not ruling out the possibility of continuing share buybacks, considering that its current share price levels is at an over 70% discount to its true value. As at the FY2024 ended Dec 31, 2024, CDL's net asset value (NAV) stood at $10.17 per share while its revalued NAV (RNAV) stood at $17.57 per share or $19.68 per share considering its fair value taken all valuation surpluses on portfolio. $CityDev(C09.SI)$ $DBS Group Holdings(D05.SI)$ $TENCENT(00700)$ $Apple(AAPL)$
CDL SHARE BUYBACK. HUGE UNDERVALUED STOCK . RNAV : $19.86

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