Overseas Education LTD - UOBKH IPO Factsheet- 04022013.pdf

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IPO Fact Sheet

Overseas Education Ltd

ISSUE STATISTICS

Offer Size: 125.0m new sharesPublic Tranche 3.75m sharesPlacement Tranche 108.75m sharesReserved Tranche 12.5m shares

Offering Price: S$0.48NTA per share (post IPO): S$0.278Historical PE: 6.6x (FY11)Market Cap (post-IPO): S$187.4mOpen: 31 Jan 2013Close: 5 Feb 2013, 12.00 noonTrading: 7 Feb 2013 (on ready basis)Lead Manager: UOB

Revenue S$m yoy % chg

FY10 82.4 +9.2

FY11 89.3 +8.5

Net profit S$m yoy % chg

FY10 15.2 +16.6

FY11 19.5 +28.3

Background

Overseas Education Ltd is an investment holding company, holding 100% of Overseas Family School Ltd and 100% ofOverseas Family School Ltd (H.K.) (dormant).

Overseas Family School Ltd in turn operates a foreign-system school in Singapore Overseas Family School (OFS). OFS

offers the K-12 International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum within a globalised multi-cultural environment to children agedbetween 3 and 18 years of expatriate parents who are senior executives and professionals working and living in Singapore.OFS believes it was the first and currently one of five such foreign-system schools in Singapore offering a straight-through IBcurriculum in a single location. The schools master policy is to provide a happy, safe and effective school for overseasfamilies living in Singapore that prepares its students for their return to their respective national education systems or, for themore senior students, for entry into universities worldwide.

Business

The IB programme forms the foundation for the development of the curriculum throughout OFS. The school comprises foursections: Kindergarten (Pre-K to K2), Elementary School (Grades 1 to 5), Middle School (Grades 6 to 8) and High School(Grades 9 to 12). OFS is authorised by the IB to offer the Primary Years Programme to the Kindergarten and ElementarySchool students, the Middle Years Programme to the Middle School and Grades 9 and 10 High School students and the

Diploma Programme (DP) to the Grades 11 and 12 High School students. In addition to the IB programme, the school alsooffers the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations administered by CambridgeUniversity to its students in Grade 10.

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Business Strategies and Future PlansBuilding of a new school campus. As OFS is almost at full capacity at its present location, the group is raising funds to builda new school campus to increase its student capacity. The group is currently in discussions with various government agencieson the allocation of a permanent site for construction of the new school campus. All of the groups net IPO proceeds will beused to build this new school campus

Expanding into new geographical markets. The group intends to leverage its management expertise and extensiveexperience in the education industry in Singapore as a springboard to expand overseas, such as Hong Kong and/or China. Thegroup may pursue growth by exploring opportunities to collaborate with suitable partners through strategic alliances, joint-ventures, acquisitions and investments.

Dividend PolicyThe companys board of directors may recommend annual dividends, subject to the approval of shareholders, in an annualgeneral meeting. Its directors may, without the approval of shareholders, also declare an interim dividend. The companys

policy is to pay dividends of at least 50.0% of net profit after tax to shareholders for each financial year. This dividendpolicy may be changed by the board of directors at any time.

Competitive Strengths

Well-recognised name and established track record. The group has built a well-recognised name in the privateeducation industry in Singapore, particularly among the K-12 foreign system schools, over the last two decades since itsestablishment.

Strong parent engagement. The group recognises its role as a service provider to the parents of its students who have theprimary responsibility of educating their own children. To this end, it has developed various channels of communicationand avenues for participation for parents and students alike.

Specialisation between management and teaching. Since the inception of OFS, it has separated the roles ofmanagement and administration from that of academia and teaching, with administration being managed entirely throughits corporate office. This in turn allows its principals, curriculum leadership and teachers to focus their efforts towardsteaching and the ongoing development and improvement of its various curricula.

Multi-national student base. The groups diversified student base, consisting of around 70 nationalities, provides it witha resilient business model that allows it not to be overly dependent on the influx of students from any particular country inthe world.

Strong curriculum. OFS is one of five foreign-system schools in Singapore to offer the full IB curriculum. It also offers,encourages and prepares its Grades 9 and 10 High School students to attempt for the Cambridge-based IGCSEexaminations. In addition, OFS has integrated the Model United Nations initiative into its core curriculum and is the firstand only foreign-system school in Singapore to do so.

Key Risks

Increases in rentals or failure to obtain premises for a new school campus. The school is in the process of extendingits lease on its Paterson site from Jul 13 to Jun 15 and may face rental increases on its new lease. The school has also

participated in a Request for Interest (RFI) that was called by the Economic Development Board (EDB) in Apr 12.While it has pre-qualified for a site at Pasir Ris, the award of the site is subject to other approvals and processes. In the

event the Pasir Ris site is not awarded to the school, it will have to secure a new site and develop the site for the operation.

Construction delays and cost overruns. Development and construction of the new school campus would incursignificant capital expenditure, time and other resources, the development of which could be subject to the risks of costoverruns, project delays and the inability to effect the relocation during the scheduled school holidays or otherwise in atimely manner.

Financial crisis impacting expatriate families living and working in Singapore. Disruption to the global economy mayadversely impact the economic situation in Singapore, causing a decline in foreign direct investments, and consequently adecline in the number of expatriate families living and working in Singapore and the number of school-going children.

Changes in government strategies, policies or regulations affecting foreign direct investments, foreign talent orimmigration. Such changes may reduce the inflow of foreign talent and may affect the parents of the students in OFS,

parents considering enrolling their children into the school, foreign academic personnel and potential foreign applicantsfor academic positions in the school.


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Use Of Proceeds

Amount (S$000) As a percentage of grossproceeds (%)

Building of a new school campus 56,058 93.5

Net Proceeds 56,058 93.5

Invitation Expenses

Listing fees 114 0.2

Professional fees 1,699 2.8

Underwriting commission, placement commission and brokerage 1,926 3.2

Miscellaneous expenses 200 0.3

Gross proceeds 60,000 100.0

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