Mahathir must answer why EPF money was lent "old friend" Vincent Tan

Vincent Tan Chee Yioun on his relationship with former PM and Finance Minister (98-'03) Mahathir Mohamad:

“I owe whatever success I have in business to him,” he said, adding that he was very grateful to the former premier.
“..... I'm very pleased that he said I’m an old friend,”..


(http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/30/nation/20172668&sec=nation)

Elsewhere:

....Dr Mahathir was an excellent, good and helpful man who had given him a lot of guidance in business.

"I'm pleased when Dr Mahathir (during his testimony in the inquiry) regarded me as his close friend," he added
(http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=311047)



Given the above Mahathir must now explain how when he was Minister for Finance, the Employees' Provident Fund or Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja entered into transactions that led it to hold stock in Berjaya and related companies, on behalf of Vincent Tan Chee Yioun.


The following are extracts from a number of Berjaya and subsidiary companies' annual reports.
The extracts have been copied and pasted so as to avoid confusion.
The entries show , in order, name of the registered shareholder, number of shares held, and the percentage of total stock that the shares held constitute.

Below that are the names of the actual beneficiaries of those shares.

For example;
10. Bam Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd 15,388,000 1.03
Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja For Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Tan Chee Yioun (EP0018)
means 10th largest shareholder, Bam Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd, holding 15,388,000 shares comprising 1.03% of stock ,held for Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja who in turn hold For Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Tan Chee Yioun


These records suggest that Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja had become a beneficiary of Berjaya and other subsidiary companies shares which are or were originally held in the name of Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Tan Chee Yioun. It is likely that these shares were pledged to the Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja by or for Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Tan Chee Yioun under the terms of some financial facility granted by the Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja in favour of Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Tan Chee Yioun ie Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja funds appear to have been applied in favour of Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun , " ranked top 15 wealthiest individual in Malaysia."( http://www.ascotsports.com/help/d.asp?show=about)

The extracts:
A) The following are entries from the Berjaya Group 2002 Annual Report -page 196
i) Thirty Largest Shareholders AS AT 25 SEPTEMBER 2002
10.Bam Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd 15,388,000 1.03
Kumpulan Wang Simpanan PekerjaFor Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Tan Chee Yioun
( EP0018)

B) The following is an entry from the Berjaya Group 2003 Annual Report -page 154
THIRTY LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS as at 22 September 2003
8. SBBAM Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd 20,696,000 1.38
Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja For Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun

C) The following is an entry from the Cosway Corporation Berhad Annual Report 2004 at page 98
25. Southern Investment Bank Berhad 3,906,000 1.13
Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja For Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (EP0018)

D) The following is an entry from the Cosway Corporation Berhad Annual Report 2005 at page 97

20. Southern Investment Bank Berhad 3,906,000 1.13
Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja For Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun

E) The following is an entry from the Berjaya Corporation 2006 Annual Report -page 180

30 Largest Shareholders as at 28 August 2006:


29. Southern Investment Bank Berhad 4,139,200 0.18

Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja For Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (Ep0018)




F) The following is an entry from the DUNHAM-BUSH (MALAYSIA) BHD 2006 Annual Report -page 90
THIRTY LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS As At 7 August 2006
27. Southern Investment Bank Berhad 665,900 0.73
Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja For Tan Chee Yioun (EP0018)

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