Malaysia Aviation Group has received approval from a
court in the UK to proceed with a major component of the group's
comprehensive restructuring.
In September 2020, the group decided to embark on
a holistic restructuring aimed at resizing the business so that it
could emerge sustainably profitable in the long-term as Malaysia’s
flag carrier with a stronghold in Asia-Pacific and an improved
short-haul business model in ASEAN.
The group has since been in active discussions
with key stakeholders and has managed to obtain what it described
as "overwhelming" support to carry out its restructuring after
many rounds of intense negotiations. However, there remains some
creditors that have yet to indicate their support for the
restructuring. Therefore, part of the restructuring is being
implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement to be proposed by
its aircraft leasing subsidiary, MAB Leasing Limited (MABL).
MABL had, on 23 December 2020, issued a Practice
Statement Letter to certain groups of its creditors notifying them
of the company’s intention to file a scheme of arrangement under
Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
The convening hearing was then held as scheduled
on 20 January 2021 and the court has approved MABL to convene a
meeting of creditors to consider the proposed scheme. The outcome
of the creditor meeting will be reported back to the court at the
sanction hearing set for 22 February 2021.
It is expected that the UK court process and the
wider group restructuring exercise will conclude by the end of Q1
2021. MAG will continue working with its relevant stakeholders
with a view of completing the numerous transactions as soon as
possible.
It is expected that daily operations and
activities of the main airline, Malaysia Airlines, and all
subsidiaries under Malaysia Aviation Group will not be impacted by
the ongoing restructuring.
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