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Enterprise Development Holdings Limited — Capital/Financing Update 2016
Apr 6, 2016
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Capital/Financing Update
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
This announcement is for information purpose only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities of the Company.
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ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 企展控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1808)
PLACING OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE
Placing Agent
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THE PLACING
On 6 April 2016 after trading hours, the Company entered into the Placing Agreement with the Placing Agent in relation to the placing of the Placing Shares. Pursuant to the Placing Agreement, the Company has conditionally agreed to place, through the Placing Agent on a best effort basis, 696,540,000 Placing Shares at the Placing Price of HK$0.057 per Placing Share.
The Placing Shares represent approximately 20.00% of the existing issued share capital of the Company of 3,482,709,827 Shares and approximately 16.67% of the issued share capital of the Company of 4,179,249,827 Shares as enlarged by the Placing.
The Placing Price represents (i) a discount of approximately 12.3% to the closing price of HK$0.065 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on 6 April 2016, being the date of the Placing Agreement; and (ii) a discount of approximately 18.3% to the average closing price per Share of HK$0.0698 as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the last five consecutive trading days up to and including 5 April 2016, being the date immediately preceding the date of the Placing Agreement.
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The Placing is conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting approval for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Placing Shares.
The gross proceeds and net proceeds from the Placing will be approximately HK$39.7 million and HK$37.7 million respectively, which will be used for general working capital of the Group and for funding investment opportunities as may be identified from time to time.
THE PLACING AGREEMENT
Date
- 6 April 2016 (after trading hours)
Parties
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(a) The Placing Agent; and
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(b) The Company
To the best of the Director’s knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiry, the Placing Agent and its ultimate beneficial owners are third parties independent of and not connected persons of the Company.
The Placing
The Placing Agent has conditionally agreed with the Company to place the Placing Shares to not fewer than six Placees on a best effort basis. The Company will issue a further announcement upon completion of the Placing.
Placees
The Placees (and their respective ultimate beneficial owners) are not connected person(s) of the Company and are third parties independent of and not connected with the Company and its connected persons. No Placees will become substantial Shareholders (as defined in the Listing Rules) as a result of the Placing.
Placing Shares
The Placing Shares of 696,540,000 new Shares represent approximately 20.00% of the existing issued share capital of the Company of 3,482,709,827 Shares and approximately 16.67% of the issued share capital of the Company of 4,179,249,827 Shares as enlarged by the Placing. The aggregate nominal value of the Placing Shares will be HK$6,965,400.
The Placing Shares will rank, upon issue, pari passu in all respect with the Shares in issue on the date of allotment and issue of the Placing Shares.
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Placing Price
The Placing Price represents (i) a discount of approximately 12.3% to the closing price of HK$0.065 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on 6 April 2016, being the date of the Placing Agreement; and (ii) a discount of approximately 18.3% to the average closing price per Share of HK$0.0698 as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the last five consecutive trading days up to and including 5 April 2016, being the date immediately preceding the date of the Placing Agreement.
The estimated expenses for the Placing are approximately HK$2 million, comprising placing commission, and other professional fees and expenses. Assuming that all the Placing Shares could be successfully placed out, the net price to the Company of each Placing Share is approximately HK$0.054 per Placing Share.
The Placing Price was negotiated on an arm’s length basis between the Company and the Placing Agent with reference to current market conditions, prevailing market price and liquidity of the Shares.
The Board also considers that the terms of the Placing Agreement are on normal commercial terms and are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole.
Commission
The Placing Agent will be entitled to a commission of 3% of the amount equivalent to the Placing Price multiplied by the number of Placing Shares actually placed. Such placing commission was arrived at after arm’s length negotiation between the Company and the Placing Agent by reference to the size and the current market condition. The Directors are of the view that the placing commission payable under the Placing is fair and reasonable.
Condition Precedent of the Placing Agreement
The Placing is conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting approval for the listing of and permission to deal in the Placing Shares.
If the foregoing condition is not fulfilled on or prior to 27 April 2016 (or such later date as may be agreed between the Company and the Placing Agent), the Placing Agreement shall be terminated and none of the parties to the Placing Agreement shall have any claim against the other for any costs or losses (save for any prior breaches of the Placing Agreement).
Termination of the Placing
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Placing Agreement, if, at any time prior to 10:00 a.m. on the Completion Date, in the reasonable opinion of the Placing Agent the success of the Placing or the business or financial prospects of the Group would or might be adversely affected by:
- (i) any material breach of any of the representations, warranties and undertakings as provided by the Company to the Placing Agent under the Placing Agreement; or
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(ii) any of the following events:
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(a) the introduction of any new law or regulation or any change in existing laws or regulations or change in the interpretation or application thereof; or
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(b) the occurrence of any event, development or change (whether or not local, national or international or forming part of a series of events or changes occurring or continuing before, on and/or after the date thereof and including an event or change in relation to or a development of an existing state of affairs) of a political, military, industrial, financial, economic or other nature, whether or not sui generis with any of the foregoing, resulting in a material adverse change in, or which might be expected to result in a material adverse change in, political, economic or stock market conditions; or
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(c) the imposition of any moratorium, suspension or material restriction on trading in securities generally on the Stock Exchange occurring due to exceptional financial circumstances or otherwise; or
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(d) a change or development involving a prospective change in taxation in Hong Kong or the Cayman Islands or the implementation of exchange controls which shall or might materially and adversely affect the Group (as a whole) or its present or prospective shareholders in their capacity as such; or
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(e) any change or deterioration in the conditions of local, national or international securities markets occurs,
then and in any such case, the Placing Agent may terminate the Placing Agreement without liability to the Company by giving notice in writing to the Company, provided that such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m. on the Completion Date.
In the event that the Placing Agent terminates the Placing Agreement, all obligations of each of the parties under the Placing Agreement, shall cease and determine and no party shall have any claim against any other party in respect of any matter arising out of or in connection with the Placing Agreement except for any breach arising prior to such termination.
Completion of the Placing
Completion of the Placing shall take place on the Completion Date.
Mandate to Issue the New Shares
The Placing Shares will be issued pursuant to the General Mandate which was granted at the EGM and under which a maximum of 696,541,965 Shares may be issued. As at the date of this announcement, the Company has not issued any Shares pursuant to the General Mandate. Therefore, the Company is allowed to issue up to 696,541,965 Shares under the General Mandate. Accordingly, the Placing and the issue of Placing Shares are not subject to Shareholders’ approval.
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Reason for the Placing and Use of Net Proceeds
The Group is principally engaged in provision of integrated business software solutions, trading of listed securities, and mobile marketing.
The gross proceeds and net proceeds from the Placing will be approximately HK$39.7 million and HK$37.7 million respectively, which will be used for general working capital of the Group and for funding investment opportunities as may be identified from time to time.
The Directors have considered various fund raising methods and believe that under the prevailing market conditions, the Placing represents a good opportunity to raise additional funds as working capital of the Group. In addition, the Placing will broaden the Company’s capital base and shareholders base without any interest burden. Moreover, the net proceeds of the Placing will strengthen the Group’s financial position for future development of the Group. Accordingly, the Directors consider that the Placing is in the interest of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole.
EFFECTS ON SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY
| Shareholders Affluent Start Holdings Investment Limited (Note 1) Other public Shareholders Placees_(Note 2)_ Total |
As at the date of this announcement No. of Shares Approximate % 604,355,000 17.35 2,878,354,827 82.65 – – 3,482,709,827 100.00 |
Immediately after the Placing No. of Shares Approximate % 604,355,000 14.46 2,878,354,827 68.87 696,540,000 16.67 4,179,249,827 100.00 |
Immediately after the Placing No. of Shares Approximate % 604,355,000 14.46 2,878,354,827 68.87 696,540,000 16.67 4,179,249,827 100.00 |
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| 100.00 |
Notes:
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Affluent Start Holdings Investment Limited is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability which is wholly and beneficially owned by Mr. King Pak Fu.
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The Placees will be treated as public Shareholders.
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DETAILS OF PREVIOUS FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
| Net proceeds | Actual use of proceed | Actual use of proceed | |||
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| Date of | Fund raising | raised | Proposed use of | as at the date of this | |
| announcement | activity | (approximately) | net proceeds | announcement | |
| 15 December 2015 | placing of | HK$54.9 million | General working | (i) | approximately |
| and | 580,450,000 new | capital of the | HK$41.5 million | ||
| 5 January 2016 | shares of the | Group and for | has been used | ||
| Company at a price | funding investment | for the early | |||
| of HK$0.098 per | opportunities as | redemption of | |||
| placing share | may be identified | promissory notes | |||
| from time to time | with principal | ||||
| amount of | |||||
| HK$40.0 million | |||||
| and accrued | |||||
| interest; and |
Actual use of proceeds as at the date of this announcement
- (ii) approximately HK$13.4 million is maintained at bank for general working capital of the Group and for funding investment opportunities as may be identified from time to time.
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| Net proceeds | Actual use of proceeds | |||
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| Date of | Fund raising | raised | Proposed use of | as at the date of this |
| announcement | activity | (approximately) | net proceeds | announcement |
| 28 May 2015 and | placing of | HK$117.2 million | General working | (i) approximately |
| 17 June 2015 | 483,700,000 new | capital of the Group | HK$110.6 million | |
| shares of the | (including trading | has been used for | ||
| Company at a price | of securities) | the early redemption | ||
| of HK$0.25 per | of promissory | |||
| placing share | notes with | |||
| principal amount | ||||
| of HK$110.0 | ||||
| million and accrued | ||||
| interest; |
(ii) approximately HK$6.1 million has been utilized for general working capital of the Group including (a) HK$2.1 million for staff salaries and Directors’ fees; (b) HK$2.0 million for rental and operating expenses; and (c) HK$2.0 million for legal and professional fees; and
(iii) the remaining balance of approximately HK$0.5 million is maintained at bank for general working capital of the Group (including trading of securities).
Save for the fund raising activity disclosed above, the Company had not conducted any fund raising activities in the past 12 months immediately preceding the date of this announcement.
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GENERAL
Application will be made by the Company to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the grant of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Placing Shares.
Shareholders and potential investors should note that the completion of the Placing is subject to condition under the Placing Agreement to be fulfilled. As the Placing may or may not proceed, Shareholders and potential investors are reminded to exercise caution when dealing in the Shares.
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively:
| “Board” | the board of Directors |
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| “Business Day” | any day (excluding Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which |
| banks generally are open for business in Hong Kong | |
| “Company” | Enterprise Development Holdings Limited, a company |
| incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the | |
| Shares are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange (Stock | |
| code: 1808) | |
| “Completion Date” | no later than the second Business Day upon the fulfillment of the |
| condition of the Placing (or such other date as the Company and | |
| the Placing Agent shall agree) | |
| “connected person(s)” | the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules |
| “Director(s)” | the director(s) of the Company |
| “EGM” | The extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on 9 |
| March 2016 | |
| “General Mandate” | the mandate granted to the Directors by the Shareholders at the |
| EGM to allot, issue and deal with up to 20% of the then issued | |
| share capital of the Company as at the date of the EGM | |
| “Group” | the Company and its subsidiaries |
| “Hong Kong” | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC |
| “Listing Committee” | The Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange |
| “Listing Rules” | The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock |
| Exchange |
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“Placee(s)” any individual(s), corporation(s) and/or institutional or professional investor(s) procured by the Placing Agent to subscribe for any of the Placing Shares “Placing” the placing of the Placing Shares to not fewer than six Placees on a best effort basis by the Placing Agent pursuant to the Placing Agreement “Placing Agent” China Rise Securities Asset Management Company Limited, a licensed corporation to carry on Type 1 (dealing in securities), Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) “Placing Agreement” the placing agreement dated 6 April 2016 entered into between the Company and the Placing Agent in respect of the Placing “Placing Price” the placing price of HK$0.057 per Placing Share “Placing Shares” 696,540,000 new Shares to be placed under the Placing “PRC” the People’s Republic of China “Share(s)” ordinary share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the issued share capital of the Company “Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of the Share(s) “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “HK$” Hong Kong dollar(s), the lawful currency of Hong Kong “%” per cent
By order of the Board Enterprise Development Holdings Limited Lam Kai Tai Chairman
Hong Kong, 6 April 2016
As of the date of this announcement, the Board comprises four executive Directors, namely Mr. Lam Kai Tai (Chairman), Mr. Kwok Ho On Anthony, Mr. Wang Jun and Mr. Wong Ho Sing, and three independent non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Yau Yan Ming Raymond, Ms. Hu Gin Ing and Mr. Liu Kam Lung.
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