RemeGen Co., Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2020

Aug 31, 2020

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Overseas Chinese Town (Asia) Holdings Limited 華僑城（亞洲）控股有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 03366)

DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION DISPOSAL OF LISTED SECURITIES IN TONGCHENG-ELONG

THE DISPOSAL

The Board announces that City Legend, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, disposed onmarket an aggregate of 5,919,600 Tongcheng-Elong Shares in a series of transactions between 27 August 2020 and 28 August 2020, at the average selling price of HK$15.82 per Tongcheng-Elong Share. The aggregate gross sale proceeds from the Disposal were approximately HK$93.7 million (approximately RMB84.3 million) (excluding transaction costs).

LISTING RULE IMPLICATIONS

As the highest applicable percentage ratio calculated pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules in respect of the Disposal exceeds 5% but less than 25%, the Disposal therefore constitutes a discloseable transaction of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules and is subject to the reporting and announcement requirements, but is exempt from the circular and Shareholders’ approval requirements under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.

THE DISPOSAL

The Board announces that City Legend, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, disposed onmarket an aggregate of 5,919,600 Tongcheng-Elong Shares in a series of transactions between 27 August 2020 and 28 August 2020, at the average selling price of HK$15.82 per Tongcheng-Elong Share. The aggregate gross sale proceeds from the Disposal were approximately HK$93.7 million (approximately RMB84.3 million) (excluding transaction costs).

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As the Disposal was made on the market, the Company is not aware of the identities of the purchasers of the Tongcheng-Elong Shares. To the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, each of the purchasers of the Tongcheng-Elong Shares and their ultimate beneficial owners are Independent Third Parties.

Assets disposed

The Group disposed of a total of 5,919,600 Tongcheng-Elong Shares at the average selling price of HK$15.82 per Tongcheng-Elong Share. Before the Disposal, the Group held a total of 106,079,480 Tongcheng-Elong Shares, representing approximately 4.92% of the issued share capital of Tongcheng-Elong (based on the 2,155,824,387 Tongcheng-Elong Shares issued by TongchengElong as at 31 July 2020 according to the monthly return of Tongcheng-Elong dated 4 August 2020). After the Disposal, the Group will hold 100,159,880 Tongcheng-Elong Shares, representing approximately 4.65% of the issued share capital of Tongcheng-Elong as at 31 July 2020.

Consideration

The aggregate gross sale proceeds of the Disposal were approximately HK$93.7 million (approximately RMB84.3 million) (excluding transaction costs), which is receivable in cash on settlement. The consideration for the Disposal represented the market price of the Tongcheng-Elong Shares at the time of the Disposal.

INFORMATION OF THE GROUP AND CITY LEGEND

The principal business activity of the Company is investment holding. The Group is principally engaged in comprehensive development, equity investment and fund management. Equity investment and fund management involve direct equity investment and private equity fund investment in the primary market. Comprehensive development involves development and sale of residential properties, development and management of commercial properties, and the development and operation of tourism projects.

City Legend is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and is incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong with limited liability. It is principally engaged in investment holding.

INFORMATION ON TONGCHENG-ELONG

Tongcheng-Elong is an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability. It is principally engaged in the provision of travel products and services in the PRC’s online travel industry. Their products and services include accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, attractions ticketing and various ancillary value-added products and services.

The following financial information of Tongcheng-Elong is extracted from the annual report of Tongcheng-Elong for the year ended 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019:

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		For the year ended 31 December	For the year ended 31 December
		2018	2019
		RMB’000	RMB’000
Profit	before tax	601,526	881,511
Profit	after tax	534,539	686,522

The audited net asset value of Tongcheng-Elong as at 31 December 2019 as disclosed in the annual report of Tongcheng-Elong for the year ended 31 December 2019 was approximately RMB13,151,674,000.

REASONS FOR AND BENEFIT OF THE DISPOSAL

As a result of the Disposal, the Group is expected to recognise a gain before taxation of approximately RMB18.7 million included in the other comprehensive income which is calculated on the basis of the difference between the acquisition price and the disposal price (exclusive of transaction costs) of the Tongcheng-Elong Shares. The Board intends to apply the net proceeds from the Disposal as working capital.

The Disposal was made at market price and the Board is of the view that the Disposal is conducted in the ordinary course of the Group's equity investment and fund management business. The Disposal is fair and reasonable and are on normal commercial terms. The Board considers that the Disposal is in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.

LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS

As the highest applicable percentage ratio calculated pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules in respect of the Disposal exceeds 5% but less than 25%, the Disposal therefore constitutes a discloseable transaction of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules and is subject to the reporting and announcement requirements, but is exempt from the circular and Shareholders’ approval requirements under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.

In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:

“Board” the board of directors of the Company

“City Legend” City Legend International Limited (華昌國際有限公司), a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability and is a whollyowned subsidiary of the Company

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“Company”	Overseas Chinese Town (Asia) Holdings Limited (華僑城（亞洲）控	Overseas Chinese Town (Asia) Holdings Limited (華僑城（亞洲）控
	股有限公司), an exempted company incorporated in the	Cayman
	Islands with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the
	main board of the Stock Exchange
“connected person(s)”	has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
“Directors”	the directors of the Company
“Disposal”	the disposal by the Company of an aggregate of 5,919,600
	Tongcheng-Elong Shares on-market in a series of transactions
	between 27 August 2020 and 28 August 2020
“Group”	the Company and its subsidiaries as at the date	of this
	announcement
“HK$”	Hong Kong dollar(s), the lawful currency of Hong Kong
“Hong Kong”	the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the	People’s
	Republic of China
“Independent Third	parties independent of and not connected with the Company and its
Party(ies)”	connected persons
“Listing Rules”	the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock
	Exchange
“PRC”	the People’s Republic of China, and for the purpose	of this
	announcement, excludes Hong Kong, the Macau	Special
	Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and
	Taiwan
“RMB”	Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC
“Share(s)”	the share(s) of the Company
“Shareholder(s)”	the shareholders of the Company
“Stock Exchange”	The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
“Tongcheng-Elong”	Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Limited (同程藝龍控股有限公司), an
	exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited
	liability, the shares of which are listed on the main board of the
	Stock Exchange (stock code: 0780)

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“Tongcheng-Elong Shares”

the shares of Tongcheng-Elong

“%”

per cent

By the order of the Board Overseas Chinese Town (Asia) Holdings Limited Zhang Dafan Chairman

Hong Kong, 28 August 2020

Unless otherwise specified in this announcement, the exchange rate of HK$1.00 = RMB0.90 has been used, where applicable, for the purpose of illustration only and does not constitute a representation that any amount has been, could have been or may be exchanged at such a rate or at any other rates.

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises seven Directors, namely: Mr. Zhang Dafan, Ms. Xie Mei and Mr. Lin Kaihua as executive Directors; Mr. Wang Wenjin as non-executive Director; and Ms. Wong Wai Ling, Mr. Lam Sing Kwong Simon and Mr. Chu Wing Yiu as independent non-executive Directors.

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