37. CAPITAL AND OTHER COMMITMENTS Group 2023 2022 RM’000 RM’000 (a)Capital expenditure commitments Property, plant and equipment and investment properties − Contracted but not provided for 1,272,246 1,152,671 (b)Other commitments Maximum amount committed for Fortis Open Offer(1) 1,884,497 1,830,228 Maximum amount committed for Malar Open Offer(1) 15,971 15,511 1,900,468 1,845,739 1 The actual number of Fortis shares and the actual number of Fortis Malar Hospitals Limited shares that Northern TK Venture Pte. Ltd. (“NTK”) will be acquiring can only be determined at the end of the Fortis Open Offer and Malar Open Offer respectively. On 13 November 2018, IHH acquired 31.17% equity interest in Fortis through a preferential allotment by Fortis to an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, NTK. As a consequence of the preferential allotment by Fortis, NTK is required to carry out the following: (i) a mandatory open offer for acquisition of up to 197,025,660 equity shares of face value of INR10 each in Fortis, representing additional 26% of the Expanded Voting Share Capital of Fortis, at a price of not less than INR170 per share (“Fortis Open Offer”) or such higher price as required under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011. (ii) in light of the acquisition of the controlling stake of Fortis, a mandatory open offer for acquisition of up to 4,894,308 fully paid up equity shares of face value of INR10 each in Malar, representing 26% of the paid-up equity shares of Malar at a price of INR58 per share (“Malar Open Offer”). The Malar Open Offer is subject to the completion of the Fortis Open Offer. On 13 July 2018, NTK, together with IHH and Parkway Pantai Limited (“PPL”) had made a public announcement to all the public shareholders who are eligible to tender their shares in the Fortis Open Offer and Malar Open Offer. Subsequently, on 14 December 2018, the Supreme Court of India passed an order in the matter of “Mr Vinay Prakash Singh v. Sameer Gehlaut & Ors.” [Contempt Petition (Civil) No. 2120 of 2018] (“Original Contempt Petition”), directing “status quo with regard to sale of the controlling stake in Fortis Healthcare to Malaysian IHH Healthcare Berhad be maintained” (“Interim Status Quo Order”). Pursuant thereto, decision was taken not to proceed with Fortis Open Offer and Malar Open Offer. Vide its judgment dated 15 November 2019 (“Judgment”), the Supreme Court of India issued suo-moto contempt notice to, among others, Fortis, and its Registry to register a fresh contempt petition in regard to alleged violation of the Interim Status Quo Order ("Fortis Contempt Petition”). On 22 September 2022, the Supreme Court pronounced the final order and on 23 September 2022, the written judgment was made available. The Supreme Court held, among others, that: (i) The Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 20417 of 2017, the Original Contempt Petition (in which the Interim Status Quo Order was passed) and the Fortis Contempt Petition are disposed of. (ii) The Delhi High Court may consider issuing appropriate process and appointing forensic auditor(s) to analyse the transactions entered into between Fortis and RHT Health Trust and other related transactions. (iii) It will be open to the Delhi High Court to pass such directions as the facts and circumstances presented before it may justify. Annual Report 2023 223
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