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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Fil-Hispano said qualified shareholders are entitled  to buy one new share for every two shares held at P1, a deep discount to the P7.80 closing price of  its shares yesterday.


Fil-Hispano said the offering, which will be  underwritten by Asian Alliance Investment Corp., will  start on Sept. 8 and run until Sept. 16.


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                    [Title] => SEC okays Fil-Hispano’s P300-M stock rights offer
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Under the rights offer, each stockholder is entitled to subscribe to one common share for every two shares held as of record date yet to be set by the company.  Each share will be priced at P1, a sharp discount to the current market price and from the P3.95 per share price for a secondary offer last November.


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                    [Title] => Fil-Hispano gets go-signal for P300-M rights offering for call center expansion
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has given its approval to the planned rights offering of former tile maker Fil-Hispano Holdings Inc. 


In a disclosure to the PSE, Fil-Hispano said the rights offering will begin  next month subject to the completion of certain documentary requirements of securities regulators.


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                    [Title] => PSE-listed call center sets sights on Europe, Asia and Australia
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Fil-Hispano’s Tarcisio M. Medalla said the company is considering tapping opportunities in Malaysia, Singapore, China, India, Australia, and the United Kingdom to allow it to optimize capacity utilization and generate a higher return on assets.


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                    [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the increase in Fil-Hispano Holding Corp.’s  authorized capital stock to P600 million from P60 million, paving the way for its entry into the call center business.


The capital increase will set the stage for the entry of Hongkong-based All Asia Customer Service Holdings Ltd. into Fil-Hispano in exchange for the acquisition of ACSH’s local call center business, All Asia Customer Service Inc. (ACSI).


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                    [Summary] => Fil-Hispano Holdings Corp. will raise its authorized  capital stock from P60 million to P600 million to pave  the way for the entry of Hong Kong-basedAll Asia Customer Service  Holdings Ltd. (ACSH).


With the expanded capital, Fil-Hispano will issue new shares to ACSH in  exchange for the acquisition of ACSH’s call center  subsidiary  All Asia Customer Service Inc. (ACSI).


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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Fil-Hispano said it has entered into a memorandum of agreement with All Asia Customer Service Holdings Ltd. (ACSH) for a due diligence study on  All Asia Customer Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACSH.


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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Fil-Hispano said qualified shareholders are entitled  to buy one new share for every two shares held at P1, a deep discount to the P7.80 closing price of  its shares yesterday.


Fil-Hispano said the offering, which will be  underwritten by Asian Alliance Investment Corp., will  start on Sept. 8 and run until Sept. 16.


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Fil-Hispano sets record date for P300-M stock rights offer

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 19, 2005 - 12:00am

Fil-Hispano Holdings Corp. has set Aug. 29 as the record date of shareholders qualified to subscribe to its stock rights offering, estimated to raise P300 million to bankroll its expansion program. In a disclosure...

Business

SEC okays Fil-Hispano’s P300-M stock rights offer

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 14, 2005 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the planned P300-million stock rights offer of call center firm Fil-Hispano Holdings Inc. Under the rights offer, each stockholder is entitled to subscribe to...

Business

Fil-Hispano gets go-signal for P300-M rights offering for call center expansion

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | June 29, 2005 - 12:00am

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has given its approval to the planned rights offering of former tile maker Fil-Hispano Holdings Inc. In a disclosure to the PSE, Fil-Hispano said the rights offering will begin...

Business

PSE-listed call center sets sights on Europe, Asia and Australia

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | May 30, 2005 - 12:00am

Hoping to take advantage of the huge demand for outsourcing services worldwide, Fil-Hispano Holdings Corp., the first and only call center listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, is scouting for opportunities in...

Business

Fil-Hispano set to join call center business

January 22, 2004 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the increase in Fil-Hispano Holding Corp.’s authorized capital stock to P600 million from P60 million, paving the way for its entry into the call center...

Business

Fil-Hispano prepares to enter contact center business

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | January 6, 2004 - 12:00am

Fil-Hispano Holdings Corp. will raise its authorized capital stock from P60 million to P600 million to pave the way for the entry of Hong Kong-basedAll Asia Customer Service Holdings Ltd. (ACSH). With the expanded...

Business

Fil-Hispano joins call service center bandwagon

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | December 11, 2003 - 12:00am

Fil-Hispano Holdings Corp. is hitching on the call center bandwagon as part of efforts to improve its revenue base. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Fil-Hispano said it has entered into a memorandum...

Business