By OLA MUDOPE, Akure –
The Okitipupa Oil Palm (OOP) Plc. has said it would begin re-capitalisation following approval by stakeholders at its 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Taiwo Adewole, made this known in a statement on Friday in Lagos.
Adewole said that shareholders approved increase of the company’s issued share capital from N50 million to one billion Naira.
He said that the amount was needed to finance the company’s expansion programme designed to take it to the next level as contained in its strategic master plan.
Adewole expressed delight that the process, which started in 2018 but experienced a setback, had picked up.
“A number of players in oil palm industries have expressed interest in investing in the company today because of the turnaround that has occurred in the company and the fact that the company could return to significant profitability after almost three decades of losses.
“This is attributed to the successful radical reforms carried out in the company since the last three years,’’ he said.
Adewole said that the past glory of the company had been restored.
He said that the company was ready to receive more genuine investors willing to bring huge sums through Core Investor Sale.
“Existing shareholders also have the opportunity to increase their stakes in the company through the AGM approved rights issue offer,’’ he said.
Adewole said that the company had complied with all mandatory requirements, from regulating agencies, for re-capitalisation, including filing of annual returns, publishing of its annual report and holding its AGM.
He said that the company had paid dividends to shareholders and paid land owners annual fees including arrears which accrued over the years.
Adewole said that under the company’s expansion programme, it had concluded plan to cultivate its remaining 6,000 hectares (greenfield) and gradually replant its ageing brown field.
He added that the company had consequently developed a 250,000-capacity nursery to raise the needed seedlings for re-development of its 9,000 hectares active but aged plantation.
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