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Medlive Technology Co., Ltd. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2007
Jun 14, 2007
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult a licensed securities dealer, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in GUANGDONG KELON ELECTRICAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED , you should at once hand this circular to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, licensed securities dealer or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.
GUANGDONG KELON ELECTRICAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 0921)
DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION
13 June 2007
CONTENTS
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| Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Letter from the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| Appendix – General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 21 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
“A Shares” Domestic ordinary Shares of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each and are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange “Beach Warehouse Zone” A piece of land located at Nanchong Industrial Park, Nanjiang Village’s Committee, Daliang Street Office, Shunde District, the PRC “Board” The board of Directors
“Company” Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited, a company incorporated in the PRC with limited liability and listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange
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“Directors” The current directors of the Company
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“Group” The Company and its Subsidiaries
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“H Shares” Overseas listed foreign shares of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each and are listed on the Stock Exchange
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“Home Appliance A piece of land located at No. 27 Rongqi Avenue, Company Zone” Desheng Residents’ Committee, Ronggui City Office, Shunde District, the PRC
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“Hong Kong” The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC
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“Kelon Air-Conditioning” Guangdong Kelon Air-conditioning Company Limited, a company incorporated in the PRC and is a Subsidiary of the Company
“Land” The land located in Shunde District, Foshan City, the PRC, comprising six parcels of land set out in the section headed “INFORMATION OF THE LAND” in this circular
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DEFINITIONS
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“Land Disposal”
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“Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I”
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“Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II”
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“Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III”
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“Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV”
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“Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements”
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“Latest Practicable Date”
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“Listing Rules”
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“Marketing Building”
The disposal of the land use rights of the Land and the factories erected thereon from the Company to Purchaser I pursuant to the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I and the Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement
The land use rights transfer agreement dated 13 May 2007 entered between the Company and Purchaser I to dispose of the land use rights of the Land and the factories erected thereon
The land use rights transfer Agreement II dated 13 May 2007 entered between the Company and Purchaser II to dispose of the land use rights of the Home Appliance Company Zone and the factories erected thereon
The land use rights transfer agreement III dated 14 May 2007 entered between Kelon Air-Conditioning and Purchaser III to dispose of the land use rights of the Beach Warehouse Zone
The land use rights transfer agreement III dated 14 May 2007 entered between the Company and Purchaser IV to dispose of the land use rights of Marketing Building and building thereon
Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I, Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement, Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II, Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III and Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV
- 11 June 2007, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information in this circular
Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange
A piece of land located at No. 2 Fengye Road, Desheng Residents’ Committee, Ronggui City Office, Shunde District, the PRC
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DEFINITIONS
“Moving Fees” The moving fees in the sum of RMB50,000,000 paid/ payable by the Purchaser I to the Company in accordance with the Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement “PRC” The People’s Republic of China “Purchaser I” (Foshan Shunde Xinzhenhua Property Investment Company), a company incorporated in the PRC “Purchaser II” (Hongke Investments Co., Ltd), a company incorporated in the PRC “Purchaser III” Two natural persons, comprising Zhou Dichang and Lv Zhihua or the registered company owned by them “Purchaser IV” (Haogang Business & Trade Co., Ltd, a company incorporated in the PRC “RMB” Renminbi yuan, the lawful currency of the PRC “Share(s)” Share(s) of RMB1.00 each in the capital of the Company, comprising the A Shares and the H Shares “Shareholder(s)” Holders of the Shares “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” Has the meaning defined in sections 2 and 2B of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) “Supplemental Land Use Rights The Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement Transfer Agreement” dated 13 May 2007 entered between the Company and Purchaser I to dispose of the land use rights of the Land and the factories erected thereon “%” Per cent.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
GUANGDONG KELON ELECTRICAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 0921)
Executive Directors:
Mr. Tang Ye Guo Mr. Yang Yun Duo Mr. Wang Shi Lei Ms. Yu Shu Min Mr. Lin Lan Mr. Xiao Jian Lin
Registered office: No. 8 Ronggang Road Ronggui Street Shunde District Foshan City Guangdong Province China
Independent non-executive Directors:
Mr. Zhang Sheng Ping Mr. Lu Qing Mr. Cheung Yui Kai, Warren
Principal place of business in Hong Kong: Room 2502-2505 Harbour Centre 25 Harbour Road Wanchai Hong Kong
13 June 2007
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION
INTRODUCTION
The Board is pleased to announce that on 13 May 2007, the Company entered into (i) the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I and the Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement with Purchaser I to dispose of the land use rights of the Land and the factories erected thereon for a consideration of RMB91,200,000; and (ii) the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II with Purchaser II to dispose of the land use rights of the Home Appliance Company Zone and the factories erected thereon for a consideration of RMB29,000,000.
The Board is pleased to announce that on 14 May 2007, the Company or Kelon Air-Conditioning (as the case may be) entered into (iii) the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III with Purchaser III to dispose of the land use rights of the Beach Warehouse Zone for a consideration of RMB17,338,300; and (iv) the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV with Purchaser IV to dispose of the land use rights of the Marketing Building and the building erected thereon for a consideration of RMB5,438,000.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Taking into account the similarities of land use and that the disposals were all carried out in May 2007, the land disposals of the Company under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements are aggregated for the purpose of Rules 14.22 and 14.23 of the Listing Rules. Since the consideration ratio of the aggregated land disposals is more than 5% but less than 25% and each of the other applicable percentage ratios as defined in Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules is less than 25%, the land disposals constitute a discloseable transaction of the Company which is subject to the notification and announcement requirements under the Listing Rules.
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with details of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements and other information under the Listing Rules.
LAND USE RIGHTS TRANSFER AGREEMENT I
The Board is pleased to announce that on 13 May 2007, the Company entered into Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I with Purchaser I to dispose of the land use rights of the Land and the factories erected thereon for a consideration of RMB91,200,000.
Date
13 May 2007
Parties
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(1) The Company, as the vendor; and
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(2) Purchaser I, as the purchaser.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiry, Purchaser I and the ultimate beneficial owner of Purchaser I are third parties independent of the Company and connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company.
Subject of Disposal
Pursuant to the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I, the Company has agreed to sell and Purchaser I has agreed to acquire the land use rights of the Land and the factories erected thereon.
Consideration
The consideration for the Land Disposal is RMB91,200,000 and was paid/is payable by Purchaser I in the following manners:
- (1) The sum of RMB9,120,000 was paid by Purchaser I to the Company on the date of signing the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I, i.e. 13 May 2007;
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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(2) The sum of RMB36,480,000 to be paid by Purchaser I to the Company within 30 days from the date of signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I, i.e. on or before 11 June 2007;
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(3) The sum of RMB22,800,000 to be paid by Purchaser I to the Company within 3 days of the completion of the transfer procedures of the Land Disposal; and
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(4) The sum of RMB22,800,000 to be paid by Purchaser I to the Company on the date of the hand over of the Land and the factories erected thereon.
Apart from the sum of RMB9,120,000 paid by Purchaser I to the Company on the date of signing the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I on 13 May 2007, the Company has received the second payment in the sum of RMB36,480,000 from Purchaser I on 13 June 2007.
The Land Disposal was carried out by way of public auction conducted by the Company on 13 May 2007 at a floor price of RMB88,801,000, being the appraised value of the Land and the factories erected thereon as at 3 August 2006 appraised by Zhong Yi Land and Real Estate Appraisal Co., Ltd of Shungde District, Foshan City, which is a third party independent of the Company and its connected person as defined in the Listing Rules. Purchaser I was the highest bidder in the public auction.
A public auction was held by the Company with an intention to ensure that the Land Disposal was carried out in a fair manner and the land use rights of the Land and the factories thereon would be sold to the highest bidder.
As approved by the Board in November 2006 (please refer to the announcement of the Company dated 10 November 2006 for details), the Land Disposal will be made at a price not less than the appraised value of the Land and the factories erected thereon as at 3 August 2006. Therefore, the floor price for the public auction for the Land Disposal was set by the Company as RMB88,801,000.
Major Terms
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(1) In the event that Purchaser I fails to pay the consideration in accordance with the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I or propose to terminate the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I after the signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I, the Company will treat the payments made by Purchaser I as compensation and will not return any payments already made by Purchaser I. In the event that the Company breaches any terms of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I, it should give written notice to Purchaser I and shall repay to Purchaser I twice the amount of the payments already made by Purchaser I (excluding interests) within 10 days of the breach.
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(2) The hand over of the Land and the factories erected thereon shall be made by the Company to Purchaser I on or before 15 December 2007.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
SUPPLEMENTAL LAND USE RIGHTS TRANSFER AGREEMENT
Date
13 May 2007
Parties
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(1) The Company; and
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(2) Purchaser I.
Major Terms
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(1) The Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement is supplemental to the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I.
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(2) Purchaser I agreed to pay the Moving Fees to the Company as moving fees for moving the machinery, equipment, tools, raw materials and stock in the factories erected on the Land to other areas. The Moving Fees was paid/payable by Purchaser I to the Company in the following manners:
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(i) The sum of RMB5,000,000 was paid by Purchaser I to the Company on the date of signing the Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement, i.e. on 13 May 2007;
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(ii) The sum of RMB20,000,000 to be paid by Purchaser I to the Company within 3 days after the change of land use of the Land from industrial use to commercial and residential use; and
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(iii) The sum of RMB25,000,000 to be paid by Purchaser I to the Company on the date of the hand over of the Land and the factories erected thereon.
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(3) In the event that the government makes any compensation or payment to the Company to move the factories erected on the Land to other areas after payment of the Moving Fees by Purchaser I, the Company shall repay the Moving Fees to Purchaser I. If the compensation or payment made by the government to the Company is less than RMB50,000,000, the Company only have to repay the sum equivalent to the amount of the said compensation or payment to Purchaser I.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
LAND USE RIGHTS TRANSFER AGREEMENT II
The Board is pleased to announce that on 13 May 2007, the Company entered into the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II with Purchaser II to dispose of the land use rights of the Home Appliance Company Zone and the factories erected thereon for a consideration of RMB29,000,000.
Date
13 May 2007
Parties
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(1) The Company, as the vendor; and
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(2) Purchaser II, as the purchaser.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiry, Purchaser II and the ultimate beneficial owner of Purchaser II are third parties independent of the Company and connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company.
Subject of Disposal
Pursuant to the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II, the Company has agreed to sell and Purchaser II has agreed to acquire the land use rights of the Home Appliance Company Zone and the factories erected thereon.
Consideration
The consideration for the disposal under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II is RMB29,000,000 and was paid/is payable by Purchaser II in the following manners:
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(1) The sum of RMB2,900,000 was paid by Purchaser II to the Company on the date of signing the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II, i.e. 13 May 2007;
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(2) The sum of RMB11,600,000 to be paid by Purchaser II to the Company within 30 days from the date of signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II, i.e. on or before 11 June 2007; and
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(3) The sum of RMB14,500,000 to be paid by Purchaser II to the Company on the day of the completion of the transfer procedures of the land disposal.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Apart from the sum of RMB2,900,000 paid by Purchaser II to the Company on the date of signing the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II on 13 May 2007, the Company has received the second payment in the sum of RMB11,600,000 from Purchaser II on 13 June 2007.
The land disposal was carried out by way of public auction conducted by the Company on 13 May 2007 at a floor price of RMB26,119,000, being the appraised value of the Home Appliance Company Zone and the factories erected thereon as at 11 May 2007 appraised by Guangdong Zhongguangxin Assets Appraisal Co., Ltd, which is a third party independent of the Company and its connected person as defined in the Listing Rules. The Company considers that such latest appraisal value represents the estimated fair market value of the land and therefore apply it as the floor price for the purpose of the auction. Purchaser II was the highest bidder in the public auction.
A public auction was held by the Company with an intention to ensure that the land disposal was carried out in a fair manner and the land use rights of the Home Appliance Company Zone and the factories thereon would be sold to the highest bidder.
Major Terms
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(1) In the event that Purchaser II fails to pay the consideration in accordance with the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II or propose to terminate the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II after the signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II, the Company will treat the payments made by Purchaser II as compensation and will not return any payments already made by Purchaser II. In the event that the Company breaches any terms of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II, it should give written notice to Purchaser II and shall repay to Purchaser II twice the amount of the payments already made by Purchaser II (excluding interests) within 10 days of the breach.
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(2) The Company has entered into tenancy agreements with a term from 18 December 2006 to 17 December 2011 for leasing part of the buildings on the Home Appliance Company Zone. After transferring the land use rights of Home Appliance Company Zone and the factories thereon, Purchaser II shall continue to perform such tenancy agreements. Before making full payment of the consideration by Purchaser II, the rental incomes under the tenancy agreements will be received and owned by the Company. Such rental incomes will be received and owned by Purchaser II after its full payment of the consideration. In the event that the Company has to compensate the existing tenants due to Purchaser II’s request to terminate the agreement, Purchaser II shall indemnify the Company in the same amount of its loss.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
- (3) The Company has maintained a chemical warehouse on the Home Appliance Company Zone with a site area of approximately 1,000 sq.m. and a gross floor area of approximately 898 sq.m.. The Company shall take sole full responsibility for the production safety and day-to-day management of the chemical warehouse as well as the compliance with the relevant requirements of the state environmental regulations of the PRC. Purchaser II shall not responsible for the safety and liability relating to chemical warehouse. The Company undertakes that, in the event of any liability issue occurring in the chemical warehouse, the Company shall solely be liable for all damages to the Company and Purchaser II shall take no responsibility.
LAND USE RIGHTS TRANSFER AGREEMENT III
The Board is pleased to announce that on 14 May 2007, Kelon Air-Conditioning entered into the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III with Purchaser III to dispose of the land use rights of the Beach Warehouse Zone for a consideration of RMB17,338,300.
Date
14 May 2007
Parties
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(1) Kelon Air-Conditioning, as the vendor; and
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(2) Purchaser III, as the purchaser.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiry, Purchaser III and the ultimate beneficial owner of Purchaser III are third parties independent of Kelon Air-Conditioning and connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company.
Subject of Disposal
Pursuant to Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III, Kelon Air-Conditioning has agreed to sell and Purchaser III has agreed to acquire the land use rights of the Beach Warehouse Zone.
Consideration
The consideration for the disposal under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III is RMB17,338,300 and was paid/is payable by Purchaser III in the following manners:
- (1) The sum of RMB1,733,830 was paid by Purchaser III to Kelon Air-Conditioning on the date of signing the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III, i.e. 14 May 2007;
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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(2) The sum of RMB6,935,320 to be paid by Purchaser III to Kelon Air-Conditioning within 40 days from the date of signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III, i.e. on or before 22 June 2007;
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(3) The sum of RMB4,334,575 to be paid by Purchaser III to Kelon Air-Conditioning within three days of the completion of the transfer procedures of the Beach Warehouse Zone; and
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(4) The sum of RMB4,334,575 to be paid by Purchaser III to Kelon Air-Conditioning on the date of the hand over of the Beach Warehouse Zone.
The land disposal was carried out by way of public auction conducted by Kelon Air-Conditioning on 14 May 2007 at a floor price of RMB14,610,000, being the appraised value of the Beach Warehouse Zone as at 11 May 2007 appraised by Guangdong Zhongguangxin Assets Appraisal Co., Ltd, which is a third party independent of Kelon Air-Conditioning and its connected person as defined in the Listing Rules. The Company considers that such latest appraisal value represents the estimated fair market value of the land and therefore apply it as the floor price for the purpose of the auction. Purchaser III was the highest bidder in the public auction.
A public auction was held by Kelon Air-Conditioning with an intention to ensure that the land disposal was carried out in a fair manner and the land use rights of the Beach Warehouse Zone would be sold to the highest bidder.
Major Term
In the event that Purchaser III fails to pay the consideration in accordance with the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III or propose to terminate the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III after the signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III, Kelon Air-Conditioning will treat the payments made by Purchaser III as compensation and will not return any payments already made by Purchaser III. In the event that the Kelon AirConditioning breaches any terms of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III, it should give written notice to Purchaser III and shall repay to Purchaser III twice the amount of the payments already made by Purchaser III (excluding interests) within 10 days of the breach.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
LAND USE RIGHTS TRANSFER AGREEMENT IV
The Board is pleased to announce that on 14 May 2007, the Company entered into the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV with Purchaser IV to dispose of the land use rights of the Marketing Building and the buildings erected thereon for a consideration of RMB5,438,000.
Date
14 May 2007
Parties
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(1) The Company, as the vendor; and
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(2) Purchaser IV, as the purchaser.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiry, Purchaser IV and the ultimate beneficial owner of Purchaser IV are third parties independent of the Company and connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company.
Subject of Disposal
Pursuant to the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV, the Company has agreed to sell and Purchaser IV has agreed to acquire the land use rights of the Marketing Building and the buildings erected thereon.
Consideration
The consideration for the disposal under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV is RMB5,438,000 and was paid/is payable by Purchaser IV in the following manners:
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(1) The sum of RMB538,800 was paid by Purchaser IV to the Company on the date of signing the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV, i.e. 14 May 2007;
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(2) The sum of RMB2,744,000 was paid by Purchaser IV to the Company within 30 days from the date of signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV, i.e. on or before 12 June 2007; and
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(3) The sum of RMB2,155,200 to be paid by Purchaser IV to the Company on the day of the completion of the transfer procedures of the land disposal.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The land disposal was carried out by way of public auction conducted by the Company on 14 May 2007 at a floor price of RMB5,407,000, being the appraised value of the Marketing Building and the buildings erected thereon as at 11 May 2007 appraised by Guangdong Zhongguangxin Assets Appraisal Co., Ltd, which is a third party independent of the Company and its connected person as defined in the Listing Rules. The Company considers that such latest appraisal value represents the estimated fair market value of the land and therefore apply it as the floor price for the purpose of the auction. Purchaser IV was the highest bidder in the public auction.
A public auction was held by the Company with an intention to ensure that the land disposal was carried out in a fair manner and the land use rights of the Marketing Building and the buildings thereon would be sold to the highest bidder.
Major Terms
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(1) In the event that Purchaser IV fails to pay the consideration in accordance with the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV or propose to terminate the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV after the signing of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV, the Company will treat the payments made by Purchaser IV as compensation and will not return any payments already made by Purchaser IV. In the event that the Company breaches any terms of the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV, it should give written notice to Purchaser IV and shall repay to Purchaser IV twice the amount of the payments already made by Purchaser IV (excluding interests) within 10 days of the breach.
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(2) The Company has entered into 13 tenancy agreements with 13 parties for leasing part of the buildings on the Marketing Building. After transferring the land use rights of the Marketing Building and the buildings thereon, Purchaser IV shall continue to perform such tenancy agreements. Before making full payment of the consideration by Purchaser IV, the rental incomes under the tenancy agreements will be received and owned by the Company. Such rental incomes will be received and owned by Purchaser IV after its full payment of the consideration. In the event that the Company has to compensate the existing tenants due to Purchaser IV’s request to terminate the agreement, Purchaser IV shall indemnify the Company in the same amount of its loss.
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(3) The Company shall continue to use the outdoor billboard on the roof of the building on the Marketing Building until 31 December 2007. In the event that the Company intents to lease the same area from Party IV for outdoor advertisement, the Company shall be entitled to the preferential rights to lease such area at a favorable price not higher than 80% of the prevailing regular market price.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
INFORMATION OF THE LAND
The Land comprises six parcels of land located at Shunde District, Foshan City, the PRC, details of which are as follows:
| Area of | ||||||
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| the factory | Remaining | |||||
| erected | Term of | |||||
| No. | Location | Document No. | Area | thereon | Use | Use |
| (m2) | (m2) | |||||
| 1. | 22 & 24, Rongxin Road, | Yue Fang Di | 19,234.1 | 22,474.5 | Industrial | 37 years |
| Zhenhua Residents’ | Chan Zheng | |||||
| Committee, | Zi No. | |||||
| Ronggui Street Office, | C1570584 | |||||
| Shunde District, | ||||||
| Foshan City | ||||||
| 2. | 71 Zhenhua Road, | Yue Fang Di | 25,760 | 13,198.6 | Industrial | 37 years |
| Zhenhua Residents’ | Chan Zheng | |||||
| Committee, | Zi No. | |||||
| Ronggui District, | C1150996 | |||||
| Shunde City | ||||||
| 3. | 120 Ronggui Road North, | Yue Fang Di | 11,419.1 | 29,157.6 | Industrial | 37 years |
| Weihong Residents’ | Chan Zheng | |||||
| Committee, | Zi No. | |||||
| Ronggui Street Office, | C1485751 | |||||
| Shunde District, | ||||||
| Foshan City | ||||||
| 4. | 6 Huanxin Road, | Yue Fang Di | 2,713.7 | 6,807.6 | Industrial | 37 years |
| Weihong Residents’ | Chan Zheng | |||||
| Committee, | Zi No. | |||||
| Ronggui Street Office, | C1485750 | |||||
| Shunde District, | ||||||
| Foshan City | ||||||
| 5. | 129 Ronggui Road North, | Yue Fang Di | 5,575.6 | 11,043.6 | Industrial | 37 years |
| Weihong Residents’ | Chan Zheng | |||||
| Committee, | Zi No. | |||||
| Ronggui Street Office, | C1159414 | |||||
| Shunde District, | ||||||
| Foshan City | ||||||
| 6. | 1 & 2 Huanxin Road, | Yue Fang Di | 5,021.1 | 11,007.8 | Industrial | 37 years |
| Chaoyang Residents’ | Chan Zheng | |||||
| Committee, | Zi No. | |||||
| Ronggui District, | C1113583 | |||||
| Shunde City |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The above six parcels of land had been mortgaged. The mortgagee of land nos. 4 and 6 was Shungde Ronggui Rural Credit Cooperative. The mortgagees of land nos. 1 to 3 and 5 were Bank of China Foshan Branch and Bank of China Foshan Shunde Ronggui Sub-branch. The Land Disposal is subject to the consent of the mortgagees of the Land. The Company is in the course of obtaining consent from the mortgagees. It is the current intention of the Company that the mortgage will be fully paid up by the Company by using its internal resources or the proceeds from the disposal or by charging other assets of the Company to the mortgagee on or before completion of the disposal, depending on the negotiations between the mortgagees and the Company.
The Land was used as factories and staff quarters by the Company. After the Land Disposal, the factories erected thereon will be relocated to other areas of the Company. Since the Company has made sufficient preparation before such relocation, such as choosing a suitable new location for the factories, it is therefore estimated by the Company that the relocation of the factories to other areas will not cause any material impact to the operation of the Company.
No net profit (both before and after taxation and extraordinary items) was attributable to the Land and the factories erected thereon in the 2005 and 2006 financial years.
The audited value of the Land and the factories erected thereon in the financial statements of the Group as at 31 December 2006 was RMB25,283,560.55. The net book value of the Land and the factories erected thereon as at 31 March 2007 was RMB24,179,728.49. When comparing the total consideration for the Land Disposal, i.e. RMB141,200,000, with the net book value of the Land and the factories erected thereon as at 31 December 2006, i.e. RMB25,283,560.55, there is a premium of value of RMB115,916,439.45.
After the payment of relevant taxes and expenses of the Land Disposal (including business tax, land appreciation tax and dyke levy) by the Company in the approximate total sum of RMB8,712,040, the Company is expected to obtain a gain for the Land Disposal in the approximate sum of RMB107,204,399.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON THE GROUP
Assets and Liabilities
The disposal of the Land and and the factories erected thereon under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement I and the Supplemental Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement will reduce the fixed assets of the Company by the amount of RMB25,283,560.55 (the audited net book value of the Land and the factories erected thereon as at 31 December 2006). Since all of the net sales proceeds in the sum of RMB132,487,960 will be used by the Company as repayment of bank loans, the liabilities of the Company will also decrease by RMB132,487,960.
Earnings
It is estimated by the Company that gain in the sum of RMB107,204,399 will be obtained by the Company as a result of the disposal and thus the earnings of the Group will increase by RMB107,204,399 as a result of the disposal.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
INFORMATION OF HOME APPLIANCE COMPANY ZONE, BEACH WAREHOUSE ZONE AND MARKETING BUILDING
| Home Appliance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Zone | Beach Warehouse Zone | Marketing Building | |
| Title document number | Yue Fang Di Zheng Zi | Yue Fang Di Zheng Zi | Yue Fang Di Zheng Zi |
| No.C0232640 | No.C0005412 | No.C1150997 | |
| Expiry date of land use | 9 September 2046 | 15 July 2047 | 22 September 2047 |
| rights | |||
| Use | Industrial | Industrial | Industrial |
| Location | No.27 Rongqi Avenue, | Nanchong Industrial | No.2 Fengye Road, |
| Desheng Residents’ | Park, Nanjiang | Desheng Residents’ | |
| Committee, Ronggui | Village’s Committee, | Committee, Ronggui | |
| Street Office, Shunde | Daliang Street Office, | Street Office, Shunde | |
| District | Shunde District | District | |
| Mortgagee | Foshan City, Shunde | Foshan Branch and | Ronggui Agricultural |
| branch of Industrial | Foshan Shunde | Cooperative | |
| and Commercial Bank | Ronggui Branch of | Community of Shunde | |
| of China Limited | Bank of China | ||
| Site area (square metre) | 21,956.76 | 14,570 | 700.00 |
| Floor area | 24,335.58 | 8,496.7 | 5,013.00 |
| (square metre) | |||
| Audited book value | 23,725,487.00 | 6,948,784.9 | 3,828,685.39 |
| (as at 31 December | |||
| 2006) (RMB) | |||
| Net Profit before | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| taxation and | |||
| extraordinary items | |||
| for the year ended | |||
| 31 December 2005 | |||
| (RMB) |
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| Home Appliance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Zone | Beach Warehouse Zone | Marketing Building | |
| Net Profit before | Nil | Nil | 43,420.03 |
| taxation and | |||
| extraordinary items | |||
| for the year ended 31 | |||
| December 2006 | |||
| (RMB) | |||
| Net Profit after taxation | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| and extraordinary | |||
| items for the year | |||
| ended 31 December | |||
| 2005 (RMB) | |||
| Net Profit after taxation | Nil | Nil | 27,889.35 |
| and extraordinary | |||
| items for the year | |||
| ended 31 December | |||
| 2006 (RMB) | |||
| Premium of value of the | 5,274,513 (when | 10,389,515.1 (when | 1,609,314.61 (when |
| disposal (RMB) | comparing the | comparing the | comparing the |
| consideration, i.e. | consideration, i.e. | consideration, i.e. | |
| RMB29,000,000 with | RMB17,338,300 with | RMB5,438,000 with | |
| its audited book value | its audited book value | its audited book value | |
| as at 31 December | as at 31 December | as at 31 December | |
| 2006, i.e. 23,725,487) | 2006, i.e. | 2006, i.e. | |
| 6,948,784.9) | 3,828,685.39) | ||
| Relevant taxes and | 1,789,300 | 1,069,773 | 335,524.61 |
| expenses of the | |||
| disposal (including | |||
| business tax, land | |||
| appreciation tax and | |||
| dyke levy) (RMB) | |||
| Gain for the disposal | 3,485,213 (deducting | 9,319,742 (deducting | 1,273,790 (deducting |
| (RMB) | the relevant expenses | the relevant expenses | the relevant expenses |
| and taxes, i.e. | and taxes, i.e. | and taxes, i.e. | |
| 1,789,300, from the | 1,069,773, from the | 335,524.61, from the | |
| premium of value of | premium of value of | premium of value of | |
| the disposal, i.e. | the disposal, i.e. | the disposal, i.e. | |
| 5,274,513) | 10,389,515.1) | 1,609,314.61) |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The Board approved to put the Home Appliance Company Zone, Beach Warehouse and the Marketing Building and the buildings or factories thereon for public auction on 13 May 2007.
The disposal of the Home Appliance Company Zone, Beach Warehouse and the Marketing Building and the buildings or factories thereon is subject to the consent of their respective mortgagees. The Company is in the course of obtaining consent from such mortgagees. It is the current intention of the Company that the mortgage of the Home Appliance Company Zone, Beach Warehouse and the Marketing Building and the buildings or factories thereon will be fully paid up by the Company by using its internal resources or the proceeds from the disposal or by charging other assets of the Company to the mortgagees on or before completion of the disposal, depending on the negotiations between the mortgagees and the Company.
The Company is of the view that the disposal of the Home Appliance Company Zone, Beach Warehouse and the Marketing Building and the buildings or factories thereon will not have any material impact to the operation of the Company since such lands are non-core assets of the Company and the Company did not have much operation thereon. Furthermore, the purchasers have agreed to honour the tenancy agreements regarding such lands after the disposal.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON THE GROUP
Assets and Liabilities
The disposal of the Home Appliance Company Zone, Beach Warehouse and the Marketing Building and the buildings or factories erected thereon under Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement II, Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement III and Land Use Rights Transfer Agreement IV will reduce the fixed assets of the Company by the amount of RMB34,502,957.29 (audited net book value of the Home Appliance Company Zone, Beach Warehouse and the Marketing Building and the buildings or factories and the factories erected thereon as at 31 December 2006). Since all of the net sales proceeds in the sum of RMB48,581,702.39 will be used by the Company as repayment of bank loans, the liabilities of the Company will also decrease by RMB48,581,702.39.
Earnings
It is estimated by the Company that gain in the sum of RMB14,078,745 will be obtained by the Company as a result of the disposal and thus the earnings of the Group will increase by RMB14,078,745 as a result of the disposal.
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REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE LAND USE RIGHTS TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
The Company is principally engaged in the manufacture and sales of refrigerators and air-conditioners. The Land, the Home Appliance Company Zone, the Beach Warehouse Zone, the Marketing Building and the factories and buildings erected thereon are non-core assets of the Company. The disposals under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements are an initiative by the Company to dispose of its non-core assets so that the maintenance costs to be incurred by the Company in maintaining its non-core assets can be reduced and thus enhancing its assets structure, which will facilitate the optimal utilization of the assets of the Company.
All of the net proceeds from the disposals under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements are (after payment of the relevant taxes and expenses for the land disposals under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements), which is in the approximate total sum of RMB181,069,662.39, will be used for the repayment of part of the bank loans of the Company. This will help to lower the gearing ratio of the Company and further improve the operating conditions of the Company since the liabilities of the Company will be reduced. The credit and image of the Company will also be enhanced.
The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider that the disposals under the Land Transfer Rights Agreements are beneficial to the Company and the Shareholders as a whole and the terms and conditions in the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements are fair and reasonable.
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COMPANY
The Company is principally engaged in the manufacture and sales of refrigerators and air-conditioners.
INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASER I
Purchaser I was incorporated in the PRC on 23 December 2002 and is principally engaged in real estate management, leasing of properties and provision of environmental greening engineering services.
INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASER II
Purchaser II was incorporated on 14 July 2006 and is principally engaged in investment in industrial property industry and tourism development industry.
INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASER III
Purchaser III consists of two natural persons.
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INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASER IV
Purchaser IV was incorporated on 9 August 2002 and is principally engaged in supply and marketing of goods and materials in the PRC (excluding restricted items and franchised, state controlled and monopolized merchandises), operating and acting as an agency of import and export business of various kinds of commodities and technologies (excluding commodities and technologies restricted by the PRC in operation or prohibited in import and export, and those involving licensing shall be operated under a valid license certificate).
DISCLOSEABLE AND CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS
Taking into account the similarities of land use and that the disposals were all carried out in May 2007, the land disposals of the Company under the Land Use Rights Transfer Agreements are aggregated for the purpose of Rules 14.22 and 14.23 of the Listing Rules. Since the consideration ratio of the aggregated land disposals is more than 5% but less than 25 % and each of the other applicable percentage ratios as defined in Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules is less than 25%, the land disposals constitute a discloseable transaction of the Company which is subject to the notification and announcement requirements under the Listing Rules.
SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN THE H SHARES
At the request of the Company, trading in the H Shares was suspended with effect from 10:00 a.m. on 16 June 2005 until further notice.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Your attention is also drawn to the general information as set out in the Appendix of this circular.
Yours faithfully,
By Order of the Board of Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited Tang Ye Guo
Chairman
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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX
1. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular includes particulars given in compliance with the Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this circular and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries that to the best of their knowledge and belief, there are no other facts the omission of which would make any statement in this circular misleading.
2. DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS
Directors, supervisors and chief executive of the Company
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors, supervisors and chief executive of the Company had interests and short positions in the Shares, underlying Shares and/or debentures (as the case may be) of the Company or any its associated corporations (within the meaning of the SFO) which were required to be notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange pursuant to Divisions 7 and 8 of Part XV of the SFO (including interests and short positions which any such Director or chief executive is taken or deemed to have under such provisions of the SFO) or which were required to be entered into the register required to be kept by the Company under section 352 of the SFO or which were otherwise required to be notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange pursuant to the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers in the Listing Rules.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors or supervisors of the Company had any interest, direct or indirect, in any asset which have been since 31 December 2006, being the date to which the latest published audited financial statements of the Group were made up, acquired or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group or are proposed to be acquired or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors or supervisors of the Company was materially interested in any contract or arrangement entered into by any member of the Group since 31 December 2006, being the date to which the latest published audited financial statements of the Company were made up, and which was significant in relation to the business of the Group.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX
Interests of Substantial Shareholders
Interests in the Company
As at the Latest Practicable Date, so far as the Directors are aware, each of the following persons, not being a Director, supervisor or chief executive of the Company, had an interest in the Shares which falls to be disclosed to the Company and the Stock Exchange under the provisions of Division 2 and 3 of Part XV of the SFO:
| Proportion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the | ||||
| relevant | Proportion | |||
| class of | to the total | |||
| Number of | issued share | issued share | ||
| issued | capital of | capital of | ||
| ordinary | the | the | ||
| Name | Class of Shares | shares held | Company | Company |
| Hisense Air-conditioning | Domestic legal | 238,872,074 | 77.68% | 24.08% |
| person shares | ||||
| Shunde Economic | Domestic legal | 68,666,667 | 20.32% | 6.92% |
| Consultancy Company | person shares | |||
| Shenyin Wanguo Securities | H Shares | 55,091,000 | 11.97% | 5.55% |
| (H.K.) Limited | ||||
| The Hong Kong & Shanghai | H Shares | 51,343,925 | 11.17% | 5.18% |
| Banking Corporation | ||||
| Limited | ||||
| Bank of China (Hong Kong) | H Shares | 49,062,000 | 10.68% | 4.95% |
| Limited | ||||
| Guotai Junan Securities | H Shares | 40,920,000 | 8.90% | 4.12% |
| (Hong Kong) Limited | ||||
| HSBC Nominees (Hong | H Shares | 40,106,904 | 8.73% | 4.04% |
| Kong) Limited | ||||
| First Shanghai Securities | H Shares | 25,860,000 | 5.63% | 2.61% |
| Limited |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX
Interests in other members of the Group
As at Latest Practicable Date, so far as the Directors are aware, the following persons, not being a Director, supervisor or chief executive of the Company, was directly or indirectly interested in 10% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital carrying rights to vote in all circumstances at general meetings of any other members of the Group:
| Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|
| shareholding of | ||
| Shareholders holding 10% | shareholders in | |
| Other members of | or more in other members | other members of |
| the Group | of the Group | the Group |
| Guangdong Kelon Air- | Weishi Investments Company | 40% |
| Conditioner Co., Ltd | Limited | |
| Guangdong Kelon Mould Co., | Hua Yi Compressor Company | 30% |
| Ltd | Limited | |
| Foshan Shunde Rongsheng | Hua Yi Compressor Company | 30% |
| Plastic Products Co., Ltd | Limited | |
| Guangdong Huaao Electrical | Foshan City Shunde District | 30% |
| Electronics Co., Ltd. | Yun Long Enquiry Service | |
| Company Limited | ||
| Chengdu Kelon Refrigerator | Chengdu Generator Factory | 30% |
| Co., Ltd. | ||
| Hisense Ronshen (Yingkou) | Yingkou Yingleng (Group) | 14.74% |
| Refrigerator Co., Ltd. | Bankruptcy Liquidation | |
| Team | ||
| Hangzhou Kelon Electrical | Hangzhou Xiling Group | 30% |
| Company Limited | Company Limited | |
| Xi’an Kelon Cooling | Xi’an Gaoke (Group) | 29.05% |
| Co., Ltd. | Company Limited | |
| Jiangxi Kelon Combine | Jiangxi Fadasi Domestic | 45% |
| Electrical Appliances Co., | Electrical Appliances | |
| Ltd. | Company Limited |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX
| Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|
| shareholding of | ||
| Shareholders holding 10% | shareholders in | |
| Other members of | or more in other members | other members of |
| the Group | of the Group | the Group |
| Kaifeng Kelon Air- | Kaifeng Economic Technique | 30% |
| Conditioner Co., Ltd. | Development (Group) | |
| Company | ||
| Hua Yi Compressor Company | Huayi Electrical Appliances | 32.69% |
| Limited | Company Limited | |
| A-share public shareholders | 49.04% | |
| Chongqing Kelon Rongsheng | Chongqing Shang She Group | 24% |
| Refrigerator Sales Co., Ltd. | ||
| Chongqing Huaqing | 24% | |
| Commerce Company | ||
| Chongqing Department | 24% | |
| Building | ||
| Guangzhou Antaida Logistic | Guangzhou Zhongyuan | 30% |
| Co., Ltd. | International Freight | |
| Forwarding Company | ||
| Limited | ||
| China Far Ocean Network | 25% | |
| Company Limited | ||
| Wuxi Small Swan Holdings | 20% | |
| Company Limited | ||
| Wuhu Yingjia Electrical | Heavenly King Incorporated | 20% |
| Machinery Co., Ltd | ||
| Sichuan Rongsheng Kelon | Xu Wei Ru | 24% |
| Refrigerator Sales | ||
| Co., Ltd. |
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APPENDIX
| Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|
| shareholding of | ||
| Shareholders holding 10% | shareholders in | |
| Other members of | or more in other members | other members of |
| the Group | of the Group | the Group |
| Beijing Hengsheng Xin | Foshan City Shunde District | 11% |
| Chuang Technology | Yun Long Enquiry Service | |
| Company | Company Limited | |
| Guangdong Kelon Weili | Zhongshan City Buisha | 20% |
| Electrical Appliances | Province Shunzhun Limited | |
| Company Limited | Company |
Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, there was no other person (other than a Director, supervisor or chief executive of the Company or a member of the Group), who had an interest or short position in the Shares or underlying Shares which would fall to be disclosed to the Company under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part XV of the SFO, or who was, directly or indirectly, interested in 10% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital carrying rights to vote in all circumstances at general meetings of any other member of the Group.
3. SERVICE AGREEMENTS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors, proposed directors, supervisors or proposed supervisors of the Company had any existing or proposed service contract with any member of the Group (excluding contracts expiring or determinable by the Company within one year without payment of compensation (other than statutory compensation).
4. MATERIAL CHANGES
The Directors are not aware of any material adverse change in the financial or trading position of the Group since 31 December 2006, being the date to which the latest published audited financial statements of the Group were made up.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX
5. COMPETING INTEREST
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the following directors of the Company or their respective associates have interests in the following businesses which are considered to compete or are likely to compete, either directly or indirectly, with the businesses of the Group other than those businesses where the Directors were appointed as directors to represent the interests of the Company and/or the Group pursuant to the Listing Rules:
| Description of | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of entity | business of the | ||
| which business is | entity which is | ||
| considered to | considered to | ||
| compete or likely | compete or likely to | Nature of | |
| compete with the | compete with the | interest of the | |
| business of the | business of the | Director in the | |
| Name of Director | Group | Group | entity |
| Mr. Tang Ye Guo | The Subsidiaries | Production of | Director |
| of Hisense | air-conditioning/ | ||
| Group | electrical products | ||
| Ms. Yu Shu Min | The Subsidiaries | Production of | Director and/or |
| of Hisense | air-conditioning/ | senior | |
| Group | electrical products | management | |
| Mr. Yang Yung Duo | Hisense Group | Production of | Senior |
| air-conditioning/ | Management | ||
| electrical products | |||
| Mr. Wang Shi Lei | Hisense Group | Production of | Senior |
| air-conditioning/ | Management | ||
| electrical products | |||
| Mr. Lin Lan | Hisense Group | Production of | Senior |
| air-conditioning/ | Management | ||
| electrical products | |||
| Mr. Xiao Jian Lin | Hisense Group or | Production of | Director |
| its Subsidiaries | air-conditioning/ | ||
| electrical products |
As at the Latest Practicable Date, save as disclosed above, none of the directors of the Company or their respective associates has interests in the businesses which compete or are likely to compete, either directly or indirectly, with the businesses of the Group.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX
6. LITIGATION
As at the Latest Practicable Date, so far as the Directors are aware, the following litigation or claims of material importance are pending or threatened against the Company and its subsidiaries:
| Claim | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name of case | Plaintiff | Amount | Particulars | Status |
| (RMB) | |||||
| 1. | Claims against the | Zhejiang | 19,853,000 | The plaintiff alleged that it had | The Company is |
| Company initiated | Hangxiao | undertaken the construction works | undergoing the | ||
| by Zhejiang | of the Company’s plain | litigation process in | |||
| Hangzhou Xiu | warehouse factories No. 1 and | the intermediate | |||
| Ganggou Holdings | No. 2 pursuant to a construction | people’s court in | |||
| Company Limited | contract with the Company and | Fosan City, the | |||
| (“Zhejiang | the Company defaulted in | PRC. | |||
| Hangxiao”) in | payment of RMB1,193,000 in | ||||
| relation to a | construction fees. The plaintiff | ||||
| construction | sued the Company for payment of | ||||
| contract | RMB1,193,000 in construction | ||||
| fees and RMB17,660,000 in | |||||
| default penalties and the cost of | |||||
| legal proceedings. | |||||
| 2. | Claims against | China | 69,550,000 | China Construction Bank | The higher people’s |
| Jiangxi Kelon and | Construction | Corporation Nanchang Changbei | court in Jiangxi has | ||
| the Company | Bank | Branch applied to the court for | adjourned to | ||
| initiated by China | Corporation | pre-trial security order on the | proceed with the | ||
| Construction Bank | Nanchang | basis of dispute over the loan | case. | ||
| Corporation | Changbei | contract and guarantee contract. | |||
| Nanchang Changbei | Branch | On 5 August, the High Court of | |||
| Branch in relation | Jiangxi Province ordered to | ||||
| to the loan contract | freeze Jiangxi Kelon’s 80% | ||||
| and guarantee | shareholdings in Shangqiu Kelon. | ||||
| contract | During the freezing period, such | ||||
| shareholdings shall not be | |||||
| pledged or transferred without the | |||||
| court’s prior consent. After | |||||
| various negotiation between the | |||||
| parties, Jiangxi Kelon has repaid | |||||
| approximately RMB70,450,000 to | |||||
| the Plaintiff. |
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APPENDIX
Claim
| Claim | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name of case | Plaintiff | Amount | Particulars | Status |
| (RMB) | |||||
| 3. | Claims against | Henan | 27,160,000.00 | The plaintiff applied for a pre- | The intermediate |
| Jiangxi Kelon and | Province | trial security order from the court | people’s court in | ||
| Kaifeng Kelon Air- | Kaifeng | to seize properties worth of | Kaifeng, Henan has | ||
| Conditioner Co., | Economic | RMB18,000,000 of Jiangxi Kelon | adjourned to | ||
| Ltd. (“Kaifeng | Technology | and Kaifeng Kelon. The | proceed with the | ||
| Kelon”) by Kaifeng | Development | equipment, factory and the land | case. | ||
| Economic | (Group) | use right of Kaifeng Kelon were | |||
| Technology | Company | seized. | |||
| Development | |||||
| (Group) Company | |||||
| in relation to joint | |||||
| venture contract | |||||
| 4. | Claims initiated by | Can | US$ | The plaintiff alleged that it had | The district court in |
| CNA/MC Appliance | International | 13,750,719.19 | entered into a contract with the | the States has | |
| Corporation against | Inc./MC | defendant on 29 December 2003 | adjourned to | ||
| the Company and | Appliance | to purchase 108,108 units of | proceed with the | ||
| Kelon International | Corporation | MCBR1000W refrigerators, that | case. | ||
| Incorporation | the defendant failed to perform | ||||
| its obligations as set out in the | |||||
| contract on a timely basis and | |||||
| that the goods delivered were | |||||
| defective. | |||||
| 5. | Claim initiated | Jilin | 18,057,915.00 | The plaintiff sued for repayment | The intermediate |
| against the | Commercial | of principal of loan and interest. | people’s court in | ||
| Company and Jilin | Bank (Jiangbei | Jilin has adjourned | |||
| Kelon Electrical | Branch) | to proceed with the | |||
| Company Limited | case. | ||||
| by Jilin Commercial | |||||
| Bank |
7. MISCELLANEOUS
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(1) The company secretary and qualified accountant of the Company is Mr. Dai Zu Mian. Mr. Dai is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom and is a certified public accountant in the PRC.
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(2) The English text of this circular shall prevail over its Chinese text.
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