ES Ceramics Technology Bhd, which makes ceramic moulds for the rubber glove industry, appears to be in unknown hands given the company’s opaque shareholding.
In early November, Datuk Kamal Y P Tan disposed of two blocks of shares in ES Ceramics. On Nov 4, he hived off 48.25 million shares, or 10.49% of the company, followed by another 47.18 million shares, or 10.25%, the next day.
A month before that, Tan held 105.26 million shares, or 23.39% of ES Ceramics, following a bonus issue of 236.56 million shares with free warrants on the basis of one bonus share and warrant for every existing share held.
Although a month has passed since he sold the two blocks of shares, there has been no indication as to who acquired them, or if the new shareholders elected to break up the block of 20-plus per cent into blocks smaller than 5% to avoid disclosure.