| Decision | Consent granted Section 12(b) Overseas Investment Act 2005 Section 13(1)(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005 |
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| Decision Date | 22 September 2016 |
| Investment | An overseas investment in sensitive land, being UniSuper Forestry Investments Limited’s acquisition of rights or interests in a further 8.15% of the securities and sensitive land of Tiaki Plantations Company, which owns or controls a leasehold interest in approximately 20 hectares of land at Tamarangi Drive, Kawerau. An overseas investment in significant business assets, being UniSuper Forestry Investments Limited’s acquisition of rights or interests in a further 8.15% of the securities of Tiaki Plantations Company, the value of the New Zealand assets of Tiaki Plantations Company and its 25% or more subsidiaries being greater than $100m. |
| Consideration | $28,146,580 |
| Applicant | Unisuper Forestry Investments Limited (as trustee for the UniSuper Forestry Trust No. 1) Unisuper Limited, Australia (100.0%) |
| Vendor | Hastings Forestry Investments Limited (as trustee of the Hastings Forestry Trust No. 1) Hastings Funds Management Limited, Australia (100.0%) |
| Background | The Applicant is currently a shareholder of Tiaki Plantations Company (TPC), as to 33.54%. TPC is a New Zealand forestry company that owns or controls a leasehold interest in approximately 20 hectares of sensitive land at Tamarangi Drive, Kawerau. The Vendor is currently a minority shareholder in TPC. The proposed investment is an internal restructure, which will result in the Applicant increasing its shareholding in TPC to 41.69%. The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in sections 16 and 18 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand' criteria were satisfied by particular reference to the following factors: Overseas Investment Regulations 2005 |
| More information | David Raudkivi Russell McVeagh PO Box 8 AUCKLAND |