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Meituan — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Jul 13, 2021
50868_rns_2021-07-13_481e8f46-6255-476d-9ad3-17214151aebf.pdf
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 purposes only and is not an invitation or offer to sell or acquire or the solicitation of an offer to sell or acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities of the Company.
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(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock code: 3690)
COMPLETION OF CONNECTED TRANSACTION INVOLVING SUBSCRIPTION OF NEW SHARES UNDER SPECIFIC MANDATE
The Board is pleased to announce that all conditions precedent to the Tencent Subscription as set forth in the Tencent Subscription Agreement respectively have been fulfilled. Accordingly, completion of the Tencent Subscription took place on July 13, 2021.
Upon completion of the Tencent Subscription, 11,352,600 Tencent Subscription Shares were allotted and issued by the Company to Tencent, representing 0.2% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Tencent Subscription Shares.
Reference is made to the circular (the “ Circular ”) of the Company dated 24 May 2021. Unless specified otherwise, capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as set out in the Circular.
COMPLETION OF THE TENCENT SUBSCRIPTION
The Board is pleased to announce that all conditions precedent to the Tencent Subscription as set forth in the Tencent Subscription Agreement respectively have been fulfilled. Accordingly, completion of the Tencent Subscription took place on July 13, 2021.
Upon completion of the Tencent Subscription, 11,352,600 Tencent Subscription Shares were allotted and issued by the Company to Tencent, representing 0.2% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Tencent Subscription Shares.
The estimated net proceeds from the Tencent Subscription (after deducting all fees, costs and expenses properly incurred by Tencent and the Company to be borne by the Company, and other expenses incurred by the Company, in connection with the Tencent Subscription) are expected to be approximately US$400.0 million. The estimated net Tencent Subscription Price, after deducting such fees, costs and expenses, is therefore approximately HK$273.78 per Tencent Subscription Share.
The Company intends to use the estimated net proceeds of the Tencent Subscription for technology innovations, including the research and development of autonomous delivery vehicles, drones delivery, and other cutting-edge technology, and general corporate purposes.
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Effect of the Tencent Subscription on shareholding structure of the Company
Set forth below is a table showing the shareholding structure of the Company (i) immediately before completion of the Tencent Subscription; and (ii) immediately after completion of the Tencent Subscription:
| ShareholderTencent Holdings andits associatesOther ShareholdersTotal: | Immediately before completion of the Tencent SubscriptionClass ASharesClass BSharesTotal No. ofSharesApproximate%01,042,817,7811,042,817,78117.0678,249,7834,396,456,7865,074,706,56983.0678,249,7835,439,274,5676,117,524,350100.00 | Immediately after completionClass ASharesClass BShares01,054,170,381678,249,7834,396,456,786678,249,7835,450,627,167 | of the Tencent SubscriptionTotal No. ofSharesApproximate%1,054,170,38117.25,074,706,56982.86,128,876,950100.00 | of the Tencent SubscriptionTotal No. ofSharesApproximate%1,054,170,38117.25,074,706,56982.86,128,876,950100.00 |
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| 100.00 |
Notes:
- The above table assumes (i) no Shares will be issued pursuant to any Incentive Schemes of the Company or otherwise and no Shares will be purchased by the Company. Certain figures and percentage figures included in the above table may have been subject to rounding adjustments.
By Order of the Board Meituan Wang Xing Chairman
Hong Kong, July 13, 2021
As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Wang Xing as chairman and executive Director, Mr. Mu Rongjun and Mr. Wang Huiwen as executive Directors, Mr. Lau Chi Ping Martin and Mr. Neil Nanpeng Shen as non-executive Directors, and Mr. Orr Gordon Robert Halyburton, Mr. Leng Xuesong and Dr. Shum Heung Yeung Harry as independent non-executive Directors.
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