Differ Group Auto Limited — Regulatory Filings 2016

Sep 29, 2016

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DIFFER GROUP HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED 鼎豐集團控股有限公司

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 6878)

DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Board is pleased to announce that on 29 September 2016, the Loan Agreement was entered into between Differ Dai (as the lender) and the Customer (as the borrower). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Differ Dai has agreed to grant the Loan to the Customer for a period of 12 months.

IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LISTING RULES

As certain applicable percentage ratios under Rule 14.07 of the Listing Rules in respect of the amount of the Loan were more than 5% but less than 25%, the Transaction constitutes a discloseable transaction for the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules and is therefore subject to the reporting and announcement requirements under the Listing Rules.

PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Board is pleased to announce that on 29 September 2016, the Loan Agreement was entered into between Differ Dai (as the lender) and the Customer (as the borrower). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Differ Dai has agreed to grant the Loan to the Customer for a period of 12 months.

Summarised below are the principal terms of the Loan Agreement:

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LOAN AGREEMENT

Date of the Loan Agreement : 29 September 2016 Lender : Differ Dai Borrower : The Customer Principal : RMB60,000,000 (equivalent to approximately HK$69,767,000)

Interest rate : 20% per annum Loan period : 12 months Repayment : The Customer shall repay the interests on a monthly basis and the principal amount at the end of the loan period

SECURITY AND GUARANTEES

The Loan is secured by :

• (i) the pledge of the equity rights from the shareholder of the Customer at fair value of approximately RMB200,000,000 (equivalent to approximately HK$232,558,000); and

• (ii) personal guarantee of one individual and corporate guarantee of one company.

SOURCE OF FUNDING

The Loan was funded by the Group’s internal resources.

INFORMATION ON THE CUSTOMER

The Customer is a limited liability company established in the PRC and is principally engaged in property development in the PRC.

To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, the Customer and its ultimate beneficial owner are third parties independent of the Company and connected persons of the Company.

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INFORMATION ON THE GROUP AND DIFFER DAI

The Group is a provider of short to medium-term financing and financing-related solutions in PRC and Hong Kong and is principally engaged in the provision of (i) financing guarantee services, (ii) express loan services, (iii) financial services, (iv) finance lease services and (v) asset management business.

Differ Dai is a limited liability company established in the PRC and an indirect whollyowned subsidiary of the Company. Differ Dai is principally engaged in the express loan business of the Group.

REASONS FOR, AND BENEFITS OF, ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION

Taking into account the principal business activities of the Group, the Transaction is in the ordinary and usual course of business of the Group.

The terms of the Loan Agreement (including the principal amounts, the interest rates and the loan periods) were negotiated on an arm’s length basis between Differ Dai and the Customer based on, among other things, the financing needs requested by the Customer, the quality and value of the security and guarantees provided, and the Group’s assessment on the source of funds for repayment and the business conditions and creditworthiness of the Customer. The Directors are of the view that the Loan Agreement was entered into on normal commercial terms in accordance with the Group’s approval procedures. Taking into account the approval procedures undertaken by the Group and that interest income is expected to be generated as a result of the entering into of the Loan Agreement, the Directors consider that the terms of the Transaction are fair and reasonable and in the interest of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.

IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LISTING RULES

As certain applicable percentage ratios under Rule 14.07 of the Listing Rules in respect of the amount of the Loan were more than 5% but less than 25%, the Transaction constitutes a discloseable transaction for the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules and is therefore subject to the reporting and announcement requirements under the Listing Rules.

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DEFINITIONS

In this announcement, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below unless the context requires otherwise:

“Board”	the board of Directors
“Company”	Differ Group Holding Company Limited
“Customer”	a limited liability company established in the PRC
	which is principally engaged in property development
	in the PRC
“Differ Dai”	廈門市鼎豐貸投資諮詢有限公司(Xiamen Differ Dai
	Investment Consulting Company Limited), an indirect
	wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
“Director(s)”	The director(s) of the Company
“Group”	the Company and its subsidiaries
“Hong Kong”	the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
	PRC
“Listing Rules”	the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the
	Stock Exchange
“Loan”	the loan in the amount of RMB60,000,000 (equivalent
	to approximately HK$69,767,000) granted by Differ
	Dai to the Customer pursuant to Loan Agreement
“Loan Agreement”	the loan agreement dated 29 September 2016 entered
	into between Differ Dai (as the lender) and the
	Customer (as the borrower) in relation to the granting
	of the Loan to the Customer
“PRC”	the People’s Republic of China, which, for the purpose
	of this announcement, excludes Hong Kong, Macau
	Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan
“Shareholder(s)”	shareholder(s) of the Company
“Stock Exchange”	The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
“Transaction”	the granting of the Loan to the Customer pursuant to
	the Loan Agreement

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Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong

“HK$”

“RMB”

Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC

By order of the Board of Differ Group Holding Company Limited HONG Mingxian Chairman and Executive Director

Hong Kong, 29 September 2016

In this announcement, translation of RMB into HK$ is based on the exchange rate of HK$1:RMB0.86. No representation is made that any amounts in RMB and HK$ can be or could have been converted at the above exchange rate or any other rates.

In this announcement, translated English names of Chinese entities for which no official English translation exists are unofficial translations for identification purposes only, and in the event of any inconsistency between the Chinese names and their English translation, the Chinese names shall prevail.

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. HONG Mingxian, Mr. NG Chi Chung and Mr. CAI Huatan; the non-executive Directors are Mr. CAI Jianfeng and Mr. WU Qinghan; and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. CHAN Sing Nun, Mr. TSANG Hin Man Terence and Mr. ZENG Haisheng.

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