Summary by Moomoo AI
First Pacific Limited (stock code: 00142) announced the signing of a third renewal agreement with D.M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) on December 29, 2023, further extending the framework agreement to December 31, 2026. This move is intended to continue to fulfill the engineering, procurement and construction services provided by DMCI to Maynilad Water Services, Inc. The third renewal agreement will allow DMCI to continue to participate in Maynilad's competitive bidding. Pursuant to Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules, this transaction is considered to be a continuing connected transaction, as the Group owns approximately 51.3% of Maynilad Holdings MWHC and DMCI Holdings (DMCI's parent company) has an interest in MWHC of approximately 27.2%. The Board of Directors and the Independent Non-Executive Directors confirm that the terms of the third renewal agreement are fair and reasonable and are in the overall interests of the company and shareholders and are therefore exempt from compliance with the Listing Rules on Circulars, Independent Financial Opinion and Shareholder Approval.