MAS waivers for Sabana, Sias rebuke of Great Eastern could be heartening signs for minorities

THE topic of minority shareholder rights and protections grabbed a lot of attention in the local market this past week.

On Mar 6, Great Eastern said a request by minority shareholders to table resolutions at its coming annual general meeting (AGM) to address the poor market valuation of its shares did not satisfy all the necessary requirements.

The company said that although it will continue to strengthen its business and maintain a reasonable dividend payout, the market price of its shares depends on many other factors.