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Sinopec Engineering Group Co Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2016
Sep 8, 2016
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Capital/Financing Update
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THIS PROSPECTUS IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this Prospectus or as to the action you should take, you should consult your licensed securities dealer or registered institution in securities, a bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Universe International Financial Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this Prospectus and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or the transferee or to the bank manager, licensed securities dealer or registered institution in securities or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or the transferee.
A copy of each of the Prospectus Documents, together with the written consent referred to in the paragraph headed ‘‘Qualification of expert, consent and its interest in assets’’ in Appendix III to this Prospectus, have been registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong as required by Section 342C of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong). The Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong take no responsibility as to the contents of any of these documents.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited take no responsibilities for the contents of this Prospectus, make no representations 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 Prospectus.
UNIVERSE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 寰宇國際金融控股有限公司
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1046)
RIGHTS ISSUE ON THE BASIS OF
TWO (2) RIGHTS SHARES FOR EVERY ONE (1) EXISTING SHARE HELD ON THE RECORD DATE AT THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF HK$0.60 PER RIGHTS SHARE
Underwriter of the Rights Issue
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Capitalised terms used in this cover have the same meanings as those defined in this Prospectus.
The latest time for acceptance of and payment for the Rights Shares and for application and payment for excess Rights Shares (if any) is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 26 September 2016. The procedures for acceptance and payment or transfer of the Rights Shares are set out on pages 16 to 17 of this Prospectus.
Dealings in the Rights Shares in the nil-paid form will take place from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 (both days inclusive). If the conditions of the Rights Issue (as described on pages 23 to 24 of this Prospectus) are not fulfilled or the Underwriting Agreement is terminated by the Underwriter, the Rights Issue will not proceed. Any dealing in the nil-paid Rights Shares during the period from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 (both days inclusive), will accordingly bear the risk that the Rights Issue may not become unconditional or may not proceed.
The Underwriting Agreement contains provisions granting the Underwriter, by notice in writing, at any time prior to the Latest Time for Termination, the right to terminate its obligations thereunder on the occurrence of certain events as more particularly described in the section headed ‘‘Termination of the Underwriting Agreement’’ in this Prospectus. If the Underwriting Agreement is terminated by the Underwriter or does not become unconditional, the Rights Issue will not proceed.
9 September 2016
CONTENTS
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| Definitions | . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Termination | of the Underwriting Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| Expected Timetable | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 9 | |
| Letter from | the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 | |
| Appendix I | – | Financial and Other Information of the Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . | I-1 |
| Appendix II | – | Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information of the Group . . | II-1 |
| Appendix III – |
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | III-1 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this Prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
- ‘‘Announcement’’
the announcement of the Company dated 12 July 2016 in relation to, among other things, the Rights Issue
- ‘‘associate’’
has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules
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‘‘Board’’ the board of Directors
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‘‘Business Day’’
a day (excluding Saturday, Sunday, public holiday and any day on which a tropical cyclone warning no. 8 or above is hoisted or remains hoisted between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and is not lowered at or before 12:00 noon or on which a ‘‘black’’ rainstorm warning is hoisted or remains in effect between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and is not discontinued at or before 12:00 noon) on which licensed banks in Hong Kong are open for business
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‘‘CCASS’’ the Central Clearing and Settlement System established and operated by HKSCC
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‘‘Circular’’
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the circular of the Company dated 12 August 2016 in relation to, among other things, the Rights Issue
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‘‘close associate’’
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has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules
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‘‘Company’’ Universe International Financial Holdings Limited(寰宇國 際金融控股有限公司 ), a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the issued shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1046)
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‘‘controlling shareholder’’ has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules
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‘‘core connected person’’ has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules
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‘‘Director(s)’’ the director(s) of the Company
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‘‘EAF(s)’’
the form(s) of application for use by the Qualifying Shareholders who wish to apply for excess Rights Shares, in such usual form as may be agreed between the Company and the Underwriter
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DEFINITIONS
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‘‘Excluded Shareholder(s)’’
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‘‘Globalcrest’’
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‘‘Group’’
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‘‘HKSCC’’
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‘‘Hong Kong’’
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‘‘Independent Shareholder(s)’’
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‘‘Independent Third Party(ies)’’
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‘‘Last Trading Day’’
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‘‘Latest Practicable Date’’
the Overseas Shareholder(s) to whom the Directors based on legal opinions provided by legal advisers and on account either of the legal restrictions under the laws of the relevant place or the requirements of the relevant regulatory body or stock exchange in that place, considers it necessary or expedient not to offer the Rights Shares
Globalcrest Enterprises Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability, which held 5,673,951 Shares as at the Latest Practicable Date
- the Company and its subsidiaries
Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
- the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC
any Shareholder(s) other than the controlling shareholder of the Company (if any) and its associates or, where there is no such controlling shareholder, the Directors (excluding the independent non-executive Directors) and the chief executive of the Company and their respective associates
third party independent of the Company and its subsidiaries and not connected with any connected persons of the Company or any of their respective associates
- 12 July 2016, being the date of the Announcement
6 September 2016, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this Prospectus for the purpose of ascertaining certain information for inclusion in this Prospectus
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DEFINITIONS
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‘‘Latest Time for Acceptance’’
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‘‘Latest Time for Termination’’
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‘‘Listing Rules’’
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‘‘Option Holders’ Undertakings’’
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‘‘Overseas Shareholder(s)’’
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‘‘PAL(s)’’
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‘‘PRC’’
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4:00 p.m. on Monday, 26 September 2016 or such other time as may be agreed between the Company and the Underwriter, being the latest time for acceptance of and payment for the Rights Shares and if there is a ‘‘black’’ rainstorm warning or a tropical cyclone warning signal number 8 or above in force in Hong Kong on such day (i) at anytime before 12:00 noon and no longer in force after 12:00 noon, the Latest Time for Acceptance will be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the same Business Day; and (ii) at any time between 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m., the Latest Time for Acceptance will be extended to the next Business Day which does not have either of those warnings in force in Hong Kong at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
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4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 29 September 2016, being the third Business Day after the Latest Time for Acceptance or such later time or date as may be agreed between the Company and the Underwriter
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The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange
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the irrevocable and conditional undertakings given by the core connected persons of the Company in respect of the Undertaken Share Options in favour of the Company and the Underwriter in relation to the non-exercise of the subscription rights attached to the Undertaken Share Options
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Shareholder(s) whose name(s) appear(s) on the register of members of the Company as at the close of the business on the Record Date and whose address(es) as shown on such register is/are outside Hong Kong
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the provisional allotment letter(s) issued to the Qualifying Shareholders under the Rights Issue
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the People’s Republic of China, and for the purpose of this Prospectus, excludes Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan
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DEFINITIONS
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‘‘Pre-Consolidated Share(s)’’
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ordinary share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the capital of the Company prior to the capital reorganisation becoming effective on 18 March 2016, which involved (i) share consolidation of 10 Pre-Consolidated Shares into 1 consolidated share of HK$0.10; and (ii) the reduction of the issued share capital of the Company whereby the par value of each of the then issued consolidated shares of HK$0.10 each was reduced from HK$0.10 to HK$0.01 each
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‘‘Prospectus’’ this prospectus containing, among other things, further details of the Rights Issue
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‘‘Prospectus Documents’’ the Prospectus, the PAL and the EAF
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‘‘Prospectus Posting Date’’ Friday, 9 September 2016 or such later date as the Underwriter may agree with the Company, being the date of despatch of the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders
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‘‘Qualifying Shareholder(s)’’ Shareholder(s) whose name(s) is/are registered on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on the Record Date, other than the Excluded Shareholder(s)
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‘‘Record Date’’ Thursday, 8 September 2016
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‘‘Registrar’’
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the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, being Tricor Abacus Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong
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‘‘Rights Issue’’
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the proposed issue of the Rights Shares on the basis of two (2) Rights Shares for every one (1) existing Share held on the Record Date at the Subscription Price pursuant to the Prospectus Documents and as contemplated under the Underwriting Agreement
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‘‘Rights Share(s)’’
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355,548,184 Shares to be allotted and issued pursuant to the Rights Issue
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‘‘SFO’’
the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
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DEFINITIONS
‘‘SGM’’
- ‘‘Share(s)’’
the special general meeting of the Company held on Monday, 29 August 2016 at which the resolution approving the Rights Issue was passed ordinary share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company
- ‘‘Share Options’’
the share options granted by the Company under the Share Option Scheme which entitle the holders thereof to subscribe for up to an aggregate of 13,951,897 new Shares as at the date of the Underwriting Agreement, of which 2,100,509 share options lapsed on 20 July 2016 and 11,851,388 share options remained outstanding as at the Latest Practicable Date
‘‘Share Option Scheme’’ the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 2 December 2013
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‘‘Shareholder(s)’’ the holder(s) of Share(s)
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‘‘Stock Exchange’’ The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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‘‘Subscription Price’’ HK$0.60 per Rights Share
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‘‘Substantial Shareholder(s)’’ has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules
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‘‘Undertaken Share Options’’
the Share Options which are held by the core connected persons of the Company and entitle the holders thereof to subscribe for up to an aggregate of 6,928,701 new Shares as at the date of the Underwriting Agreement, of which 1,003,101 share options lapsed on 20 July 2016 and 5,925,600 share options remained outstanding as at the Latest Practicable Date
- ‘‘Underwriter’’
Astrum Capital Management Limited, a licensed corporation permitted to carry out Type 1 (dealing in securities), Type 2 (dealing in futures contracts), Type 6 (advising on corporate finance) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the SFO
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DEFINITIONS
‘‘Underwriting Agreement’’ the underwriting agreement dated 12 July 2016 entered into between the Company and the Underwriter in relation to the underwriting arrangement in respect of the Rights Issue (as varied and supplemented by the supplemental agreement dated 9 August 2016 and entered into by the same parties)
‘‘Underwritten Shares’’ all the Rights Shares, being 355,548,184 Shares underwritten by the Underwriter pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement
‘‘HK$’’ Hong Kong dollar, the lawful currency of Hong Kong ‘‘%’’ percentage or per centum
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TERMINATION OF THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
TERMINATION OF THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
The Underwriter may terminate the Underwriting Agreement by notice in writing given to the Company on or before the Latest Time for Termination if prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
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(1) in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, the success of the Rights Issue would be materially and adversely affected by:
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(a) the introduction of any new regulation or any change in existing law or regulation (or the judicial interpretation thereof) or other occurrence of any nature whatsoever which may, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, materially and adversely affect the business or the financial or trading position of the Group as a whole or is materially adverse in the context of the Rights Issue; or
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(b) the occurrence of any local, national or international event or change (whether or not forming part of a series of events or changes occurring or continuing before, and/or after the date of the Underwriting Agreement), of a political, military, financial, economic or other nature (whether or not ejusdem generic with any of the foregoing), or in the nature of any local, national or international outbreak or escalation of hostilities or armed conflict, or affecting local securities markets which may, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter materially and adversely affect the business or the financial or trading position of the Group as a whole; or
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(c) any material adverse change in the business or in the financial or trading position of the Group as a whole; or
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(d) the imposition of any moratorium, suspension or material restriction on trading of the Shares on the Stock Exchange due to exceptional financial circumstances or otherwise; or
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(e) any suspension in the trading of securities generally or the Company’s securities on the Stock Exchange for a period of more than 20 consecutive business days, excluding any suspension in connection with the clearance of the Announcement or the Prospectus Documents or other announcements or circulars in connection with the Rights Issue; or
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TERMINATION OF THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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(2) any material adverse change in market conditions (including, without limitation, a change in fiscal or monetary policy or foreign exchange or currency markets, suspension or restriction of trading in securities, and a change in currency conditions for the purpose of the Underwriting Agreement includes a change in the system under which the value of the Hong Kong currency is pegged with that of the currency of the United States of America) occurs which in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter makes it inexpedient or inadvisable to proceed with the Rights Issue; or
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(3) this Prospectus in connection with the Rights Issue when published contains information (either as to the condition of the Group or as to its compliance with any laws or the Listing Rules or any applicable regulations) which has not prior to the date of the Underwriting Agreement been publicly announced or published by the Company and which may in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter is material to the Group as a whole and is likely to affect materially and adversely the success of the Rights Issue or might cause a prudent investor not to apply for its provisional allotment of Rights Shares under the Rights Issue.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter shall be entitled by notice in writing to the Company served prior to the Latest Time for Termination to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if, prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
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(1) any material breach of any of the warranties or undertakings contained in the Underwriting Agreement comes to the knowledge of the Underwriter; or
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(2) any event occurring or matter arising on or after the date of the Underwriting Agreement and prior to the Latest Time for Termination which if it had occurred or arisen before the date of the Underwriting Agreement would have rendered any of the representations, warranties and undertakings given by the Company contained in the Underwriting Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect comes to the knowledge of the Underwriter.
In the event the Underwriter exercises its right to terminate or rescind the Underwriting Agreement as described above, the Rights Issue will not proceed.
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EXPECTED TIMETABLE
The expected timetable for the Rights Issue is set out below:
| Event | 2016 |
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| (Hong Kong Time) | |
| First day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on |
| Tuesday, 13 September | |
| Latest time for splitting nil-paid Rights Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30 p.m. on |
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| Thursday, 15 September | |
| Last day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m. on |
| Wednesday, 21 September | |
| Latest time for acceptance of and payment | |
| for the Rights Shares and application and | |
| payment for excess Rights Shares . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m. on |
| Monday, 26 September | |
| Latest Time for Termination of the Underwriting Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m. on |
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| Thursday, 29 September | |
| Announcement of the allotment results of the Rights Issue . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, 5 October | |
| Despatch of certificates for fully-paid | |
| Rights Shares and refund cheques . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, 6 October |
| Expected first day of dealings in fully-paid Rights Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on |
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| Friday, 7 October |
All times and dates in this Prospectus refer to Hong Kong local times and dates. Dates or deadlines specified in the expected timetable above are indicative only and may be extended or varied by the Company. Any changes to the expected timetable will be published or notified to the Shareholders as and when appropriate.
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EXPECTED TIMETABLE
EFFECT OF BAD WEATHER ON THE LATEST TIME FOR ACCEPTANCE
The Latest Time for Acceptance will not take place if there is a ‘‘black’’ rainstorm warning or a tropical cyclone warning signal number 8 or above:
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i. in force in Hong Kong at any time before 12:00 noon and no longer in force after 12:00 noon on Monday, 26 September 2016. The Latest Time for Acceptance will be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the same Business Day; or
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ii. in force in Hong Kong at any time between 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 26 September 2016. The Latest Time for Acceptance will be extended to the next business day which does not have either of those warnings in force in Hong Kong at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
If the Latest Time for Acceptance does not take place on Monday, 26 September 2016, the dates mentioned in the ‘‘Expected Timetable’’ section in this Prospectus may be affected. The Company will notify the Shareholders by way of announcement(s) on any change to the expected timetable as soon as practicable.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
UNIVERSE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 寰宇國際金融控股有限公司
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1046)
Executive Directors: Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil (Chairman) Ms. Cheng Hei Yu Mr. Hung Cho Sing Mr. Lam Kit Sun
Registered Office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda
Non-executive Director: Mr. Chan Shiu Kwong Stephen
Independent non-executive Directors: Mr. Lam Chi Keung Mr. Choi Wing Koon Mr. Lam Wing Tai
Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong: 18th Floor Wyler Centre Phase II 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road Kwai Chung New Territories Hong Kong
9 September 2016
To the Qualifying Shareholders,
Dear Sirs,
RIGHTS ISSUE ON THE BASIS OF TWO (2) RIGHTS SHARES FOR EVERY ONE (1) EXISTING SHARE HELD ON THE RECORD DATE AT THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF HK$0.60 PER RIGHTS SHARE
INTRODUCTION
Reference is made to the Announcement. The Board proposed to put forward to the Shareholders the Rights Issue on the basis of two (2) Rights Shares for every one (1) existing Share held on the Record Date at the Subscription Price of HK$0.60 per Rights Share to raise not less than approximately HK$213.3 million before expenses by issuing not less than 355,548,184 Rights Shares. The Rights Issue is fully underwritten by the Underwriter.
At the SGM held on 29 August 2016, the resolution to approve the Rights Issue was duly passed by the Independent Shareholders by way of poll.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
As at the Record Date, the Company had 177,774,092 Shares in issue. On the basis of two Rights Shares for every one Share held on the Record Date, 355,548,184 Rights Shares will be issued and such Rights Shares will be fully underwritten by the Underwriter.
The purpose of this Prospectus is to provide you with further details of the Rights Issue.
PROPOSED RIGHTS ISSUE
The Company proposes to raise not less than approximately HK$213.3 million, before expenses, by way of the Rights Issue, details of such are set out as follows:
Issue statistics
Basis of the Rights Issue: Two (2) Rights Shares for every one (1) existing Share held on the Record Date Subscription Price: HK$0.60 per Rights Share
Number of existing Shares in issue 177,774,092 Shares as at the Latest Practicable Date:
Number of Rights Shares: 355,548,184 Rights Shares. The Rights Issue is fully underwritten by the Underwriter.
Number of Shares in issue upon 533,322,276 Shares completion of the Rights Issue:
As at the Latest Practicable Date, save for the 11,851,388 Share Options, the Company had no other derivatives, outstanding convertible securities, options or warrants in issue which confer any right to subscribe for, convert or exchange into Shares.
The 355,548,184 Rights Shares to be allotted and issued pursuant to the Rights Issue represent (i) 200.00% of the existing issued share capital of the Company; and (ii) approximately 66.67% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares immediately after completion of the Rights Issue.
Subscription Price
The Subscription Price is HK$0.60 per Rights Share, payable in full by a Qualifying Shareholder upon acceptance of the relevant provisional allotment of Rights Shares and, where applicable, application for excess Rights Shares under the Rights Issue, or when a transferee of nil-paid Rights Shares applies for the Rights Shares.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The Subscription Price represents:
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(a) a discount of 25.00% to the closing price of HK$0.800 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the Last Trading Day;
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(b) a discount of approximately 24.24% to the average closing price of HK$0.792 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the last 5 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the Last Trading Day;
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(c) a discount of approximately 25.19% to the average closing price of HK$0.802 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the last 10 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the Last Trading Day;
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(d) a discount of approximately 10.04% to the theoretical ex-rights price of approximately HK$0.667 based on closing price of HK$0.800 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the Last Trading Day;
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(e) a discount of approximately 7.69% to the closing price of HK$0.650 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the Latest Practicable Date; and
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(f) a discount of approximately 88.56% to the Group’s unaudited consolidated net asset value of approximately HK$5.247 per Share (‘‘NAV’’), based on the unaudited consolidated net asset value of the Group of approximately HK$777,318,000 as at 31 December 2015 as disclosed in the interim report of the Company for the six months ended 31 December 2015 and 1,481,490,921 Shares in issue as at 31 December 2015 taking into account the capital reorganisation of the Company becoming effective from 18 March 2016 (details of which are disclosed in the announcements of the Company dated 29 January 2016 and 17 March 2016 and the circular of the Company dated 23 February 2016).
Based on the Subscription Price of HK$0.60, the net proceeds from the Rights Issue to be received by the Company is expected to be approximately HK$204.9 million. Based on the net proceeds of approximately HK$204.9 million, after deducting all relevant expenses relating to the Rights Issue, the net price per Rights Share is approximately HK$0.58.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The Subscription Price was determined after arm’s length negotiations between the Company and the Underwriter with reference to, among others, (i) the prevailing market price of the Shares prior to the Last Trading Day and the theoretical ex-rights price; and (ii) the historical market prices of the Shares which have represented discounts to the NAV ranging from 77.13% to 89.33% for the recent six months prior to the Last Trading Day, and in particular a discount of approximately 84.75% to the NAV as represented by the closing price of HK$0.8 per Share on the Last Trading Day; and (iii) the capital needs of the Group. The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider that each Qualifying Shareholder will be provisionally allotted the Rights Shares in proportion to his/her/its/their shareholdings held on the Record Date and the terms of the Rights Issue, including the Subscription Price which was set as a discount to the recent closing prices of the Shares with an objective of encouraging existing Shareholders to take up their provisional allotments so as to participate in the potential growth of the Company, to be fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
Given that (i) the discount of the Subscription Price and the basis of two (2) Rights Shares for every one (1) existing Share can (a) provide an incentive for the Qualifying Shareholders to subscribe for the Rights Shares; and (b) induce the Underwriter to participate in the underwriting of the Underwritten Shares; and (ii) the Company has funding needs as disclosed in the section headed ‘‘Reasons for the Rights Issue and use of proceeds’’ below, the Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) are of the view that the current structure of the Rights Issue is fair and reasonable.
Basis of provisional allotment
The basis of the provisional allotment shall be two (2) Rights Shares (in nil-paid form) for every one (1) existing Share held by Qualifying Shareholders at the close of business on the Record Date. Application for all or any part of a Qualifying Shareholder’s provisional allotment should be made by completing the PAL and lodging the same with a remittance for the Rights Shares being applied for with the Registrar on or before the Latest Time for Acceptance.
Qualifying Shareholders
The Rights Issue is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders.
To qualify for the Rights Issue, a Shareholder must at the close of business on the Record Date: (i) be registered on the register of members of the Company; and (ii) not be an Excluded Shareholder.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Shareholders whose Shares are held by nominee companies should note that the Board will regard a nominee company as a single Shareholder according to the register of members of the Company.
Rights of Overseas Shareholders
The Prospectus Documents will not be registered under the applicable securities legislation of any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong.
According to the register of members of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date, the Company had two Shareholders whose addresses were located in the PRC. In this regard, and in compliance with Rule 13.36 of the Listing Rules, the Company has made enquiries as to whether the issue of Rights Shares to such Shareholders may contravene the applicable securities legislation of the PRC or the requirements of the relevant regulatory body or stock exchange. The Company has been advised by its legal advisers on the laws of the PRC that there is no legal restriction under the applicable legislation of the PRC or requirement of any relevant regulatory body or stock exchange with respect to the Rights Issue to the Overseas Shareholders in the PRC. Based on the advice of the Company’s legal advisers on the laws of the PRC, the Directors believe that the Prospectus Documents would not be required to be registered or lodged with the relevant regulatory bodies under the relevant laws and regulations of the PRC and may be despatched to the Overseas Shareholders with registered addresses in the PRC without any restrictions. In view of this, the Directors have decided to extend the Rights Issue to the Overseas Shareholders with registered addresses in the PRC and such Overseas Shareholders, together with the Shareholders with registered addresses in Hong Kong, are Qualifying Shareholders for the purpose of the Rights Issue. The Company will send the Prospectus Documents to such Qualifying Shareholders. Accordingly, there is no Excluded Shareholder for the purpose of the Rights Issue.
Status of the Rights Shares
The Rights Shares, when allotted, issued and fully-paid, will rank pari passu in all respects with the Shares then in issue. Holders of the fully-paid Rights Shares will be entitled to receive all future dividends and distributions which may be declared, made or paid after the date of allotment of the Rights Shares in their fully-paid form.
Fractions of the Rights Shares
On the basis of two (2) Rights Shares for every one (1) existing Share held on the Record Date, no fractional Rights Shares will arise under the Rights Issue.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Share certificates and refund cheques for the Rights Shares
Subject to the fulfilment of the conditions of the Rights Issue, certificates for all fully-paid Rights Shares and refund cheques in respect of wholly or partially unsuccessful application for excess Rights Shares are expected to be posted to those entitled thereto by ordinary post at their own risk on or before Thursday, 6 October 2016. If the Rights Issue is terminated, refund cheques in respect of all application monies received (if any) will also be despatched on or before Thursday, 6 October 2016 by ordinary post at the respective Shareholders’ own risk.
Procedures for acceptance and payment or transfer
Qualifying Shareholders will find enclosed with this Prospectus a PAL which entitles them to subscribe for the number of Rights Shares shown therein. If the Qualifying Shareholders wish to accept all the Rights Shares provisionally allotted to them as specified in the PAL, they must lodge the PAL in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, together with a remittance for the full amount payable on acceptance, with the Registrar by no later than the Latest Time for Acceptance. All remittances must be made by cheque or cashier’s order in Hong Kong dollars. Cheques must be drawn on an account with, and cashier’s orders must be issued by, a licensed bank in Hong Kong and made payable to ‘‘Universe International Financial Holdings Limited – Provisional Allotment Account’’ and crossed ‘‘Account Payee Only’’.
It should be noted that unless the duly completed PAL, together with the appropriate remittance, has been received by the Registrar by the Latest Time for Acceptance, whether by the original allottee or any person to whom the nil paid Rights Shares have been validly transferred, the relevant provisional allotment and all rights and entitlements thereunder will be deemed to have been declined and will be cancelled and such Rights Shares will be available for excess application under the EAFs by other Qualifying Shareholders.
If the Qualifying Shareholders wish to accept only part of their provisional allotment or transfer part of their rights to subscribe for the Rights Shares provisionally allotted to them under the PALs or to transfer their rights to more than one person, the original PALs must be surrendered and lodged for cancellation by no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 15 September 2016 with the Registrar who will cancel the original PALs and issue new PALs in the denominations required, which will be available for collection at the Registrar after 9:00 a.m. on the second Business Day after the surrender of the original PALs.
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The PAL contains further information regarding the procedures to be followed for acceptance and/or transfer of the whole or part of the provisional allotment of the Rights Shares by the Qualifying Shareholders. All cheques and cashier’s orders accompanying completed PALs will be presented for payment immediately upon receipt and all interest earned on such monies (if any) will be retained for the benefit of the Company. Completion and return of the PAL will constitute a warranty and representation to the Company that all registration, legal and regulatory requirements of all relevant jurisdictions other than Hong Kong in connection with the PAL and any acceptance of it, have been, or will be, duly complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, neither HKSCC nor HKSCC Nominees Limited is subject to any of the representations and warranties. Completion and return of the PAL with a cheque or a cashier’s order in payment for the Rights Shares, whether by a Qualifying Shareholder or by any nominated transferee, will constitute a warranty by the subscriber that the cheque or the cashier’s order will be honoured on first presentation.
Without prejudice to the other rights of the Company in respect thereof, the Company reserves the right to reject any PAL in respect of which the accompanying cheque and/or cashier’s order is dishonoured on first presentation, and, in such event, the relevant provisional allotment and all rights and entitlements thereunder will be deemed to have been declined and will be cancelled.
No action has been taken to obtain permission of the offering of the Rights Shares or the distribution of the Prospectus Documents in any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong. Accordingly, no person receiving a copy of the Prospectus Documents in any jurisdiction outside Hong Kong may treat it as an offer or invitation to apply for the Rights Shares, unless in the relevant jurisdictions, such an offer or invitation could lawfully be made without compliance with any registration or other legal and regulatory requirements. It is the responsibility of anyone outside Hong Kong wishing to make on his/her/its/their behalf an application for the Rights Shares to satisfy himself/herself/itself/themselves as to the observance of the laws and regulations of all relevant jurisdiction, including the obtaining of any governmental or other consents, and to pay any taxes and duties required to be paid in such jurisdiction in connection therewith.
If the Underwriter exercises the right to terminate the Underwriting Agreement at or before the Latest Time for Termination or if the conditions of the Rights Issue are not fulfilled or waived (as applicable), the monies received in respect of acceptances of the Rights Shares will be returned to the Qualifying Shareholders or such other persons to whom the nil-paid Rights Shares shall have been validly transferred, or in case of joint acceptances, to the first-named person, without interest by means of cheques despatched by ordinary post to their respective registered addresses at their own risk as soon as practicable thereafter.
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Application for excess Rights Shares
Qualifying Shareholders may apply, by way of excess application, for any Rights Shares provisionally allotted but not accepted by the Qualifying Shareholders or otherwise not subscribed for by the nominated transferees of the nil-paid Rights Shares.
Any Qualifying Shareholder wishing to apply for any Rights Shares in addition to his/her/its/their provisional allotment must complete and sign the EAF as indicated thereon and lodge it, together with a separate remittance for the amount payable on application in respect of the excess Rights Shares applied for, with the Registrar so as to be received by no later than the Latest Time for Acceptance. All remittances must be made by cheque or cashier’s order in Hong Kong dollars. Cheques must be drawn on an account with, and cashier’s orders must be issued by, a licensed bank in Hong Kong and made payable to ‘‘Universe International Financial Holdings Limited – ’’ ‘‘ ’’ Excess Application Account and crossed Account Payee Only .
Application for excess Rights Shares may be made by Qualifying Shareholders completing the EAF and lodging the same with a separate remittance for the excess Rights Shares being applied for. The Board will allocate the excess Rights Shares to Qualifying Shareholders who have applied for excess application on a pro-rata basis on the excess Rights Shares applied by them, without involving allocation of any fractional Rights Share. No preference will be given to topping up odd lots of Shares to whole board lots of Shares. Shareholders who have been offered odd lots of the Rights Shares should note that there is no guarantee that such odd lots of the Rights Shares will be topped up to create whole board lots pursuant to applications for excess Rights Shares. No reference will be made to the Rights Shares comprised in applications by PAL or the existing number of Shares held by the Qualifying Shareholders.
The Shareholders with the Shares held by a nominee company should note that the Board will regard the nominee company as a single shareholder according to the register of members of the Company.
The allocation of excess Rights Shares (if any) to the Qualifying Shareholders will be announced by the Company on Wednesday, 5 October 2016. If no excess Rights Shares are allotted to the Qualifying Shareholders, it is expected that a cheque for the amount tendered on application will be refunded in full without interest on or before Thursday, 6 October 2016. If the number of excess Rights Shares allotted to the Qualifying Shareholders is less than that applied for, a cheque for the amount of the surplus application monies are also expected to be refunded to them without interest on or before Thursday, 6 October 2016.
All cheques and cashier’s orders will be presented for payment immediately following receipt and all interest earned on such monies (if any) will be retained for the benefit of the Company. Completion and return of the EAF together with a cheque or cashier’s order in payment for excess Rights Shares applied for will constitute a warranty by the applicant that the cheque or the cashier’s order will be honoured on first presentation. If any cheque or cashier’s order accompanying a completed EAF is dishonoured on first presentation, without prejudice to the other rights of the Company, such EAF is liable to be rejected.
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Completion and return of the EAF by anyone outside Hong Kong will constitute a warranty and representation to the Company that all the local registration, legal and regulatory requirements of such relevant jurisdictions other than Hong Kong in connection with the EAF and any application under it, have been, or will be, duly complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, neither HKSCC nor HKSCC Nominees Limited is subject to any of the representations and warranties.
The EAF is for use only by the person(s) to whom it is addressed and is not transferable. All documents, including refund cheques for wholly or partially unsuccessful applications for excess Rights Shares, will be despatched by ordinary post at the risk of the persons entitled thereto to their respective registered addresses as shown in the register of members of the Company on the Record Date.
If the Underwriter exercises the right to terminate the Underwriting Agreement at or before the Latest Time for Termination or if the conditions of the Rights Issue are not fulfilled or waived (where applicable), the monies received in respect of the relevant applications for excess Rights Shares will be returned to the applicants, or in case of joint applicants, to the first-named person, without interest by means of cheques despatched by the ordinary post to their respective addresses at their own risk as soon as practicable thereafter.
Application for listing
The Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Rights Shares in both nil-paid and fully-paid forms. No part of the securities of the Company is listed or dealt in or on which listing or permission to deal is being or is proposed to be sought on any other stock exchange. Dealings in the Rights Shares in both nil-paid and fully-paid forms on the Stock Exchange will be subject to the payment of stamp duty in Hong Kong and any other applicable fees and charges (if any) in Hong Kong.
Subject to the granting of the approval for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Rights Shares in both nil-paid and fully-paid forms on the Stock Exchange as well as compliance with the stock admission requirements of HKSCC, the Rights Shares in both nil-paid and fully-paid forms will be accepted as eligible securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect from the respective commencement dates of dealings in the Rights Shares in both nil-paid and fully-paid forms on the Stock Exchange or such other date as determined by HKSCC. Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading day is required to take place in CCASS on the second settlement day thereafter. All activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS Operational Procedures in effect from time to time. Shareholders should seek advice from their stockbrokers or other professional advisers for details of those settlement arrangements and how such arrangements will affect their rights and interests.
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Both nil-paid Rights Shares and fully-paid Rights Shares will be traded in board lots of 5,000.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Date of the Underwriting Original agreement – 12 July 2016 Agreement: Supplemental agreement – 9 August 2016 Underwriter: Astrum Capital Management Limited
Number of Rights Shares to be 355,548,184 Rights Shares. The Rights Issue is fully underwritten by the Underwriter: underwritten.
The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider that the terms of the Underwriting Agreement (including the underwriting commission) are fair and reasonable as compared to the market practice.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief and having made all reasonable enquiries, as at the Latest Practicable Date, the Underwriter and its ultimate beneficial owners were Independent Third Parties and the Underwriter did not hold any Shares.
Under the Underwriting Agreement, if the conditions of the Rights Issue are fulfilled on or before the Latest Time for Acceptance (or such later time and/or date as the Company and the Underwriter may determine in writing) and the Underwriting Agreement becomes unconditional and is not terminated in accordance with the terms thereof, and in the event that by the Latest Time for Acceptance any of the Rights Shares have not been taken up (‘‘Untaken Shares’’), the Company shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, notify or procure the Registrar on behalf of the Company to notify the Underwriter in writing of the number of Rights Shares not taken up. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, when the Underwriter is being called upon to subscribe for or procure subscription for the Untaken Shares:
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(i) the Underwriter shall not subscribe, for its own account, for such number of Untaken Shares which will result in the shareholding of it and parties acting in concert with it in the Company to be 29.9% or more of the then issued share capital of the Company;
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(ii) the Underwriter shall ensure that none of the subscribers of the Untaken Shares will become a Substantial Shareholder as a result of such subscription and such subscriber, together with parties acting in concert with it, shall not be holding 29.9% or more of the issued share capital of the Company upon the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares;
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(iii) the Underwriter shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that each of the subscribers of the Untaken Shares (including any direct and indirect subunderwriters) shall be third party independent of, not acting in concert with and not connected with any connected person of the Company and their respective associates and close associates;
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(iv) the Underwriter shall procure the sub-underwriter(s) to procure independent subscribers to take such number of Underwritten Shares as necessary to ensure sufficient public float be maintained upon the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares in compliance with Rule 8.08 of the Listing Rules; and
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(v) in the event that there is insufficient public float of the Company within the meaning of the Listing Rules immediately upon the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares solely because of the Underwriter’s performance of its obligations pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter agrees to take such appropriate steps as may be reasonably required to maintain the minimum public float for the Shares in compliance with Rule 8.08 of the Listing Rules.
Underwriting commission
The Company will pay the Underwriter an underwriting commission of 3.0% of the aggregate Subscription Price in respect of the actual number of the Underwritten Shares. The commission rate was determined after arm’s length negotiation between the Company and the Underwriter by reference to the market rate, the size of the Rights Issue and the current and expected market condition.
Irrevocable undertakings given by the core connected persons of the Company
As at the date of the Underwriting Agreement, the Share Options entitled the holders thereof to subscribe for up to an aggregate of 13,951,897 Shares. It is a condition precedent to the Underwriting Agreement that the holders of the Undertaken Share Options (being the core connected persons of the Company) will irrevocably undertake to the Company and the Underwriter not to exercise the subscription rights attached to the Undertaken Share Options held by them respectively from the date of the Underwriting Agreement up to and including the Record Date.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, all Option Holders’ Undertakings have been delivered to the Company and the Underwriter.
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Termination of the Underwriting Agreement
The Underwriter may terminate the Underwriting Agreement by notice in writing given to the Company on or before the Latest Time for Termination if prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
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(1) in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, the success of the Rights Issue would be materially and adversely affected by:
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(a) the introduction of any new regulation or any change in existing law or regulation (or the judicial interpretation thereof) or other occurrence of any nature whatsoever which may, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, materially and adversely affect the business or the financial or trading position of the Group as a whole or is materially adverse in the context of the Rights Issue; or
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(b) the occurrence of any local, national or international event or change (whether or not forming part of a series of events or changes occurring or continuing before, and/or after the date of the Underwriting Agreement), of a political, military, financial, economic or other nature (whether or not ejusdem generic with any of the foregoing), or in the nature of any local, national or international outbreak or escalation of hostilities or armed conflict, or affecting local securities markets which may, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter materially and adversely affect the business or the financial or trading position of the Group as a whole; or
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(c) any material adverse change in the business or in the financial or trading position of the Group as a whole; or
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(d) the imposition of any moratorium, suspension or material restriction on trading of the Shares on the Stock Exchange due to exceptional financial circumstances or otherwise; or
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(e) any suspension in the trading of securities generally or the Company’s securities on the Stock Exchange for a period of more than 20 consecutive business days, excluding any suspension in connection with the clearance of the Announcement or the Prospectus Documents or other announcements or circulars in connection with the Rights Issue; or
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(2) any material adverse change in market conditions (including, without limitation, a change in fiscal or monetary policy or foreign exchange or currency markets, suspension or restriction of trading in securities, and a change in currency conditions for the purpose of the Underwriting Agreement includes a change in the system under which the value of the Hong Kong currency is pegged with that of the currency of the United States of America) occurs which in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter makes it inexpedient or inadvisable to proceed with the Rights Issue; or
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(3) the Prospectus in connection with the Rights Issue when published contain information (either as to the condition of the Group or as to its compliance with any laws or the Listing Rules or any applicable regulations) which has not prior to the date of the Underwriting Agreement been publicly announced or published by the Company and which may in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter is material to the Group as a whole and is likely to affect materially and adversely the success of the Rights Issue or might cause a prudent investor not to apply for its provisional allotment of Rights Shares under the Rights Issue.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter shall be entitled by notice in writing to the Company served prior to the Latest Time for Termination to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if, prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
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(1) any material breach of any of the warranties or undertakings contained in the Underwriting Agreement comes to the knowledge of the Underwriter; or
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(2) any event occurring or matter arising on or after the date of the Underwriting Agreement and prior to the Latest Time for Termination which if it had occurred or arisen before the date of the Underwriting Agreement would have rendered any of the representations, warranties and undertakings given by the Company contained in the Underwriting Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect comes to the knowledge of the Underwriter.
In the event the Underwriter exercises its right to terminate or rescind the Underwriting Agreement as described above, the Rights Issue will not proceed.
Conditions of the Rights Issue
The Rights Issue is conditional upon:
- (1) the passing by the Independent Shareholders at the SGM of an ordinary resolution to approve the Rights Issue by no later than the Prospectus Posting Date;
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(2) the Stock Exchange granting or agreeing to grant (subject to allotment) the listing of, and permission to deal in, all the Rights Shares (in their nil-paid and fully-paid forms) by no later than the Prospectus Posting Date and the Stock Exchange not having withdrawn or revoked such listings and permission on or before the Latest Time for Termination;
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(3) the filing and registration of all documents relating to the Rights Issue, which are required to be filed or registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong in accordance with the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) by no later than the Prospectus Posting Date;
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(4) the posting of the Prospectus Documents to Qualifying Shareholders by the Prospectus Posting Date;
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(5) the compliance with and performance of all the undertakings and obligations of the Company under the Underwriting Agreement by the Latest Time for Termination;
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(6) the delivery to the Company and the Underwriter on or before the despatch date of the Circular the Option Holders’ Undertakings duly executed by all the core connected persons of the Company who are holding the Undertaken Share Options;
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(7) compliance with and performance of all the undertakings and obligations of the signatory of the Option Holders’ Undertakings; and
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(8) the Underwriting Agreement not being terminated by the Underwriter pursuant to the terms thereof on or before the Latest Time for Termination.
The Company shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure the fulfillment of all the above conditions precedent (save for conditions (6) and (7) above) by the respective dates specified above.
None of the parties to the Underwriting Agreement may waive any of the above conditions precedent other than condition precedent (5) above. The Underwriter may waive condition precedent (5) above in whole or in part by written notice to the Company.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, conditions (1) and (6) above have been fulfilled.
If the above conditions are not satisfied and/or waived in whole or in part by the respective dates set out above (or such other time and/or dates as the Underwriter may agree with the Company in writing), the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and (save in respect of any provisions relating to, among other matters, fees and expenses, confidentiality, indemnity, notices and governing law and any rights or obligations which may accrue under the Underwriting Agreement prior to such termination) no party will have any claim against any other party for costs, damages, compensation or otherwise, and the Rights Issue will not proceed.
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REASONS FOR THE RIGHTS ISSUE AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The Group is principally engaged in securities brokerage and margin financing, money lending, properties and securities investment, film distribution and exhibition, licensing and sub-licensing of film rights, trade, wholesale and retail of optical products, watch and jewellery products.
The Group intends to strengthen its existing businesses and continue to identify different investment opportunities in various business sectors with enormous potentials to further diversify its business and broaden the income sources to maximise the return to the Shareholders.
As disclosed in the annual report of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2015 (‘‘FY2015’’), films are produced on a project basis and the revenue generated thereunder are not stable, causing the fluctuation of the revenue and income and also the profitability of the Group. The income on film exhibitions and licensing and sub-licensing of films rights decreased from approximately HK$174.4 million for the year ended 30 June 2014 (‘‘FY2014’’) to approximately HK$34.2 million for FY2015, representing a decrease of approximately 80.4%. Therefore, it is the intention of the Group to expand its revenue and income stream through further development of securities brokerage and margin financing and money lending business of the Group.
Also, as disclosed in the section headed ‘‘Reasons for the change of company name’’ in the announcement of the Company dated 25 May 2016, the Group intends to further develop its securities brokerage margin financing and money lending businesses by leveraging on the expertise of the management in the licensed corporations held by the Group.
Margin financing business
As announced by the Company on 21 August 2015, the Group entered into an agreement to acquire 100% equity interest in Win Fung Securities Limited (‘‘Win Fung’’), a company licensed under the SFO to carry out Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 4 (advising on securities) regulated activities. The principal activities of Win Fung are provision of brokerage services and securities margin financing to clients. Completion of the aforesaid acquisition took place in November 2015.
For the six months ended 31 December 2015 (‘‘FP2015’’), the Group recorded a revenue of approximately HK$0.7 million and a profit of approximately HK$0.5 million from the securities brokerage and margin financing segment as disclosed in the interim report of the Group for FP2015. It accounted for approximately 0.9% of the Group’s consolidated revenue.
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As disclosed in the report named ‘‘Financial Review of the Securities Industry’’ for the year ended 31 December 2015 and the report named ‘‘Yearly Financial Review of the Securities Industry’’ in relation to the year of 2006 published by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, the total number of active margin clients in Hong Kong increased from approximately 80,000 in 2006 to approximately 242,000 in 2015, representing a compound annual growth rate (‘‘CAGR’’) of approximately 13.1% and the amount receivable from margin clients in Hong Kong increased from approximately HK$20.6 billion in 2006 to approximately HK$145.3 billion in 2015, representing a CAGR of approximately 24.2%. The upward trend of both total number of active margin clients in Hong Kong and amount receivable from margin clients in Hong Kong indicate a continuous growing market for margin financing in Hong Kong. Accordingly, the Company is of the view that the margin financing market in Hong Kong is expected to grow in the future.
The Group has been approached by Win Fung’s existing clients and other new clients asking for margin financing facilities from Win Fung in aggregate for more than HK$150 million. In view of the increasing trend of the business segment and the recent expected growth in demand from Win Fung’s clients and other new clients, it is expected that the proceeds from the Rights Issue of approximately HK$150.0 million will be fully utilised for further development of the margin financing business within six months upon completion of the Rights Issue. The Group intends to continue to apply the existing resources of Win Fung as well as the aforesaid proceeds of approximately HK$150.0 million from the Rights Issue for this business segment on a revolving basis, considering that margin calls are made by Win Fung on demand.
Please refer to the section headed ‘‘Financial and trading prospects of the Group’’ in Appendix I to this Prospectus for, among other things, the business model of and management experience in relation to this business segment.
Money lending business
The Group started its money lending business in December 2013 and achieved a significant growth in interest income and segment profit. As disclosed in the annual report of the Company for FY2015, the Group recorded an interest income of approximately HK$5.2 million from its money lending business, representing a year-on-year growth of approximately 173.7% compared to the interest income of approximately HK$1.9 million in FY2014. The segment profit of the money lending business increased from approximately HK$1.3 million in FY2014 to approximately HK$2.5 million in FY2015, indicating a year-on-year growth of approximately 92.3%. No borrower has defaulted in repayment that has result in bad debts in respect of the Group’s loan portfolio since FY2014.
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It is expected that the money lending market in Hong Kong will continue to grow in the near future. As disclosed in the report named ‘‘Monthly Statistical Bulletin’’ published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in July 2016, the total loans and advances of all authorized money lending institutions in Hong Kong increased from approximately HK$2,467.8 billion in 2006 to approximately HK$7,534.5 billion in 2015, representing a CAGR of approximately 13.2%. The increasing trend of total loans and advances indicates a rising demand in the money lending market in Hong Kong. Accordingly, the Group intends to continue to expand the money lending business, including potential acquisition of listed and unlisted shares of money lending companies, to effectively utilise the Group’s cash resources and to increase the income sources of the Group.
As stated in the section headed ‘‘Fund raising activities of the Company in the past 12 months’’ below, the proceeds from the previous fund raising activities by the Company in the past 12 months totaling HK$85.0 million has been fully utilised for the money lending business. Accounting for repayments of certain loans previously granted by the Group, the outstanding balance of the loan portfolio was HK$48.0 million as at 30 June 2016. The Company intends to continue to apply the aforesaid proceeds of HK$85.0 million (including the HK$37.0 million which has been repaid to the Group) to this business segment on a revolving basis, considering that the loans granted by the Group are usually of short terms of six months to 18 months. The Group has been approached by existing customers and other new customers seeking for loan facilities from the Group in aggregate for more than HK$80 million. Based on the growing demand for loan facilities by the existing customers and other new customers, the Group expects that the HK$37.0 million from the previous fund raising activities along with the proceeds of HK$45.7 million from the Rights Issue will be utilised in full for the money lending business within six months upon completion of the Rights Issue. Therefore, the Directors consider that conducting fund raising by way of the Rights Issue to finance the money lending business is fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
Debts repayment
As disclosed in the annual report of the Group for FY2015, the Group has an unsecured loan note with principal amounted to HK$9.2 million issued on 8 April 2015 (the ‘‘Coupon Note’’), which bears fixed interest rate at 6.5% per annum due on 8 October 2016. Accordingly, the Directors are of the view that it is reasonable to allocate HK$9.2 million to repay the principal of the Coupon Note or other loans of the Group (if applicable).
In view of the above, the Board considers that the Rights Issue will enable the Group to strengthen its capital base for future expansion of its existing business and enhance its financial position. Furthermore, the Rights Issue will offer the Qualifying Shareholders the opportunity to maintain their respective pro-rata shareholding interests in the Company and participate in the growth and development of the Company. As such, the Directors (including the independent nonexecutive Directors) consider that the terms of the Rights Issue are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
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The gross proceeds of the Rights Issue will be approximately HK$213.3 million before expenses. The estimated net proceeds of the Rights Issue, after deducting all relevant expenses, are estimated to be approximately HK$204.9 million. The Company intends to apply the net proceeds from the Rights Issue as follows:
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approximately HK$150.00 million for expansion of margin financing business;
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approximately HK$45.7 million for expansion of money lending business, including potential acquisition of listed and unlisted shares of money lending companies; and
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HK$9.2 million for repayment of the principal of the Coupon Note or other loans of the Group (if applicable).
Having considered that (i) the proceeds from the Company’s previous fund raising activities applied to the margin financing business and the money lending business respectively on a revolving basis as set out in the section headed ‘‘Fund raising activities of the Company in the past 12 months’’ below; and (ii) the existing resources of the Company and the proceeds from the Rights Issue, the Directors are of the view that as at the Latest Practicable Date, barring unforeseen circumstances, the Company will have sufficient capital to satisfy its funding needs for its existing operations for the coming next 12 months and does not has any plan to conduct any further fund raising activities to fund its existing operations after completion of the Rights Issue.
Other fund raising alternatives
The Board has considered other fund raising alternatives before opting for the Rights Issue, including but not limited to debt financing, placing of new Shares and open offer. Among different fund raising methods, the Directors have focused on evaluating the possibilities of carrying out fund raising through rights issue and open offer as they are relatively larger in scale as compared to placing of new shares under a general mandate. In respect of debt financing, the Board considers that the expected finance costs for such large sum of funds are high and additional borrowings will deteriorate the gearing position of the Group. An open offer is similar to a rights issue but would not provide an additional option to those Qualifying Shareholders who do not wish to take up their allotments to sell their provisionally allotted nil-paid Rights Shares.
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Taking into account that (i) the Qualifying Shareholders have the option to subscribe the Rights Shares at their sole discretion; (ii) the Qualifying Shareholders who do not wish to take up their provisional allotments may sell the nil-paid Rights Shares in the market; (iii) the Rights Issue provides an opportunity for the Qualifying Shareholders to increase their shareholding interests in the Company by acquiring additional rights entitlement in the open market (subject to the availability) or applying through excess applications for Rights Shares; (iv) the Rights Issue offers the Qualifying Shareholders an equal opportunity to participate in the enlarged capital base of the Company and enables the Qualifying Shareholders to maintain their proportionate interests in the Company and continue to participate in the future development of the Company should they wish to do so; and (v) the Rights Issue will not increase the future finance costs of the Group, the Directors are of the view that raising funds by way of the Rights Issue is a better option over the other alternative fund-raising methods as described above.
Dilution impact of the Rights Issue
Assuming that no Qualifying Shareholder takes up his/her/its provisional allotment under the Rights Issue, the shareholdings of the existing public Shareholders will be decreased from approximately 73.83% as at the Latest Practicable Date to 24.61% upon completion of the Rights Issue. Qualifying Shareholders who do not elect to subscribe for their provisional allotment under the Rights Issue in full will have their shareholding interests in the Company being diluted for a maximum of approximately 66.67% upon completion of the Rights Issue. In addition, based on (i) the closing price of HK$0.73 per Share on 30 August 2016, i.e. the last day of dealings in the Shares on a cum-rights basis; and (ii) the theoretical ex-rights price of approximately HK$0.643 per Share calculated based on the closing price of HK$0.73 per Share on 30 August 2016, the dilution effect of the Rights Issue on the price per Share is approximately 11.92%.
Having considered that (i) the Rights Issue would provide the funds required for the Group to pursue its business development plans as detailed above; (ii) the Rights Issue would strengthen the capital base of the Group; (iii) the Rights Issue is on the basis that all Qualifying Shareholders have been offered the same opportunity to maintain their proportional interests in the Company and allow the Qualifying Shareholders to participate in the growth of the Company; (iv) the inherent dilutive nature of Rights Issue if the existing Shareholder did not take up his/her/its provisional allotment under the Rights Issue in full; and (v) the discount of the Subscription Price was necessary to encourage the Qualifying Shareholders to participate in the Rights Issue, the Board considers the possible dilution effect on the Independent Shareholders to be acceptable.
In view of the above, the Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider that the Rights Issue to be fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
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SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY
Set out below is the shareholding structure of the Company before and after the completion of the Rights Issue:
| Yeung Wing Yee (Note 1) Unique Prosperity Limited (Note 2) Globalcrest Enterprises Limited (Note 3) Public Shareholders Underwriter or subscribers procured by it or its sub- underwriters (Note 4) Total |
As at the Latest Practicable Date No. of Shares Approximate % 20,847,000 11.73 20,000,000 11.25 5,673,951 3.19 131,253,141 73.83 – – 177,774,092 100.00 |
Immediately after completion of the Rights Issue | Immediately after completion of the Rights Issue | Immediately after completion of the Rights Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assuming all the Rights Shares are subscribed by the Qualifying Shareholders No. of Shares Approximate % 62,541,000 11.73 60,000,000 11.25 17,021,853 3.19 393,759,423 73.83 – – 533,322,276 100.00 |
Assuming none of the Rights Shares are subscribed by the Qualifying Shareholders No. of Shares Approximate % 20,847,000 3.91 20,000,000 3.75 5,673,951 1.06 131,253,141 24.61 355,548,184 66.67 533,322,276 100.00 |
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Notes:
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According to the Disclosure of Interests Notice filed on 21 July 2016, Mr. Yeung Wing Yee is the beneficial owner of 20,847,000 Shares, representing approximately 11.73% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date and thus is a Substantial Shareholder of the Company.
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According to the Disclosure of Interests Notice filed on 22 August 2016, Unique Prosperity Limited is the beneficial owner of 20,000,000 Shares, representing approximately 11.25% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date and thus is a Substantial Shareholder of the Company. According to the aforesaid Disclosure of Interests Notice, Unique Prosperity Limited is owned as to 95% by Ms. Leung Yuet Kwan Belinda and 5% by Mr. Ng Yau Sing.
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These 5,673,951 Shares are held by Globalcrest Enterprises Limited, which is wholly owned by Central Core Resources Limited. Central Core Resources Limited is the trustee of a discretionary trust founded by Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil, an executive Director and the chairman of the Board. As such, Mr. Lam Shiu Ming Daneil is deemed to be interested in all the 5,673,951 Shares held by Globalcrest Enterprises Limited. Certain immediate family members of Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil are discretionary objects of the aforesaid discretionary trust.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, when the Underwriter is being called upon to subscribe for or procure subscription for the Untaken Shares:
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(i) the Underwriter shall not subscribe, for its own account, for such number of Untaken Shares which will result in the shareholding of it and parties acting in concert with it in the Company to be 29.9% or more of the then issued share capital of the Company;
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(ii) the Underwriter shall ensure that none of the subscribers of the Untaken Shares will become a Substantial Shareholder as a result of such subscription and such subscriber, together with parties acting in concert with it, shall not be holding 29.9% or more of the issued share capital of the Company upon the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares;
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(iii) the Underwriter shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that each of the subscribers of the Untaken Shares (including any direct and indirect sub-underwriter), shall be third party independent of, not acting in concert with and not connected with any connected person of the Company and their respective associates and close associates; and
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(iv) in the event that there is insufficient public float of the Company within the meaning of the Listing Rules immediately upon the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares solely because of the Underwriter’s performance of its obligations pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter agrees to take such appropriate steps as may be reasonably required to maintain the minimum public float for the Shares in compliance with Rule 8.08 of the Listing Rules.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, as advised by the Underwriter, the Underwriter has entered into six subunderwriting agreements with six securities firms which are Independent Third Parties in respect of the subunderwriting of an aggregate of 216,000,000 Underwritten Shares as detailed below:
| Number of | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of | Underwritten | |
| sub-underwriting | Shares | |
| Sub-underwriters | agreements | sub-underwritten |
| CSL Securities Limited | 12 July 2016 | 50,000,000 |
| Fordjoy Securities and Futures Limited | 12 July 2016 | 50,000,000 |
| Well Honest Securities Ltd | 12 July 2016 | 33,000,000 |
| Resources Securites Limited | 12 July 2016 | 17,000,000 |
| Jun Yang Securities Company Limited | 20 July 2016 | 50,000,000 |
| Pacific Foundation Securities Limited | 20 July 2016 | 16,000,000 |
For disclosure purpose only, Mr. Lam Wing Tai, one of the independent non-executive Directors, is also an independent non-executive director of Jun Yang Financial Holdings Limited (the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 397)), the holding company of Jun Yang Securities Company Limited.
The 216,000,000 Underwritten Shares agreed to be sub-underwritten by the abovementioned six subunderwriters in aggregate represent approximately 40.50% of the enlarged share capital of the Company immediately after completion of the Rights Issue.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
It is a term of the Underwriting Agreement that none of the sub-underwriters/subscribers of the Untaken Shares will become a Substantial Shareholder as a result of such subscription and such subscriber, together with parties acting in concert with it, shall not be holding 29.9% or more of the issued share capital of the Company upon the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares. Each of the subscribers of the Underwritten Shares (including any direct and indirect sub-underwriters), shall be third party independent of, not acting in concert with and not connected with any connected person of the Company and their respective associates and close associates.
- Certain percentage figures included in the above table have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures preceding them.
FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Save as disclosed below, the Company has not conducted any other fund raising activities in the past 12 months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date:
| Date of | Intended use | Intended use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| announcement | Fund raising activities | Net proceeds | of proceeds | Actual use of proceeds | ||
| 23 March 2016 and | Placing of 29,625,000 | Approximately | General working capital of | Approximately HK$22.2 | ||
| 13 April 2016 | Shares at the placing price | HK$22.2 million | the Group | million was used as | ||
| of HK$0.779 per placing | intended. | |||||
| Share under the general | ||||||
| mandate granted to the | ||||||
| Directors at the annual | ||||||
| general meeting of the | ||||||
| Company held on 30 | ||||||
| November 2015 | ||||||
| 26 May 2015 and | Rights issue of 596,760,614 | Approximately | Approximately HK$114.8 | The | Group has applied as | |
| 13 August 2015 | new Pre-Consolidated | HK$114.8 million | million, of which: | intended: | ||
| Shares at the issue price | ||||||
| of HK$0.202 per each | (i) | not more than | (i) | approximately HK$50.0 | ||
| such pre-Consolidated | approximately HK$50.0 | million for the | ||||
| Share on the basis of two | million was intended | development of money | ||||
| rights shares for every one | for the development of | lending business; | ||||
| share in issue held on 13 | money lending | |||||
| July 2015, being the | business; | |||||
| record date | ||||||
| (ii) | not more than | (ii) | approximately HK$43.4 | |||
| approximately HK$43.4 | million for the film | |||||
| million for the existing | production in Hong | |||||
| business of holding | Kong and PRC; and | |||||
| and sponsoring stage | ||||||
| performance, concerts | ||||||
| and other cultural | ||||||
| events as well as the | ||||||
| entertainment business | ||||||
| in Hong Kong and | ||||||
| PRC; and |
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| Date of | Intended use | Intended use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| announcement | Fund raising activities | Net proceeds | of proceeds | Actual use of proceeds | ||
| (iii) | not less than | (iii) | approximately HK$16.2 | |||
| approximately HK$21.4 | million for the general | |||||
| million for the | working capital of the | |||||
| working capital of the | Group. | |||||
| Group. | ||||||
| The | remaining unutilised | |||||
| proceeds of approximately | ||||||
| HK$5.2 million will be | ||||||
| utilised as intended. | ||||||
| 26 May 2015, | Placing of 586,350,000 new | Approximately | Approximately HK$192.5 | The | Group has applied as | |
| 28 July 2015, | Pre-Consolidated Shares at | HK$192.5 million | million, of which: | intended: | ||
| 27 August 2015 | a price of HK$0.3411 per | |||||
| and 5 May 2016 | each such Pre-Consolidated | (i) | approximately HK$20.0 | (i) | approximately HK$20.0 | |
| Share under specific | million was intended | million for the | ||||
| mandate | for the development of | development of its | ||||
| its existing business in | existing business in | |||||
| trading, wholesale and | trading, wholesale, and | |||||
| retail of watch and | retail of watch and | |||||
| jewellery products, or | jewellery products; | |||||
| if the acquisition of | ||||||
| 79.99% of the enlarged | ||||||
| share capital of | ||||||
| Winston Asia Limited | ||||||
| is not approved by the | ||||||
| Shareholders or does | ||||||
| not proceed, for the | ||||||
| money lending | ||||||
| business of the Group; | ||||||
| (ii) | not less than | (ii) | approximately | |||
| approximately | HK$36.75 million to | |||||
| HK$36.75 million was | acquire 49% of the | |||||
| intended for the | issued share capital of | |||||
| possible acquisition of | Glory International | |||||
| a target company | Entertainment Limited | |||||
| principally engaged in | principally engaged in | |||||
| film and advertising | film and advertising | |||||
| production, provision | production, provision | |||||
| of public relations | of public relations | |||||
| services, holding and | services, holding and | |||||
| sponsoring stage | sponsoring stage | |||||
| performance, concerts | performance, concerts | |||||
| and other cultural | and other cultural | |||||
| events in Hong Kong, | events in Hong Kong, | |||||
| Taiwan and the PRC. | Taiwan and the PRC | |||||
| If such acquisition | as disclosed in the | |||||
| does not proceed, the | Company’s | |||||
| Company would seek | announcement dated 27 | |||||
| other investment | August 2015; | |||||
| opportunities in the | ||||||
| same industry; |
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| Date of | Intended use | Intended use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| announcement | Fund raising activities | Net proceeds | of proceeds | Actual use of proceeds | ||
| (iii) | not less than | (iii) | approximately HK$55.0 | |||
| approximately HK$55.0 | million to Cassia | |||||
| million was intended | Investments Limited | |||||
| for the possible | Partnership I, with the | |||||
| acquisition of a group | option granted to the | |||||
| of companies | Group to subscribe up | |||||
| principally engaged in | to 15.45% of the | |||||
| the production of | issued capital of | |||||
| frames for eyeglasses | Cassia Optical | |||||
| and optical products. | Holdings Limited, a | |||||
| If such acquisition | company incorporated | |||||
| does not proceed, the | in the Cayman Islands | |||||
| Company would seek | with limited liability, | |||||
| for other investment | which owned 85% | |||||
| opportunities in the | equity interest in a | |||||
| same industry; | group of companies | |||||
| which are principally | ||||||
| engaged in the | ||||||
| production, supply and | ||||||
| distribution of frames | ||||||
| for eyeglasses and | ||||||
| other optical products | ||||||
| as announced on 5 | ||||||
| October 2015; | ||||||
| (iv) | not more than | (iv) | approximately HK$35.0 | |||
| approximately HK$35.0 | million for the | |||||
| million was intended | development of money | |||||
| for the development of | lending business; and | |||||
| money lending | ||||||
| business; and | ||||||
| (v) | approximately | (v) | approximately | |||
| HK$45.75 million was | HK$45.75 million as | |||||
| intended for the | general working capital | |||||
| working capital of the | of the Group. | |||||
| Group. |
The Company will provide updated information in its annual reports and interim reports regarding the actual use of proceeds from the Rights Issue (including but not limited to the status of development of the money lending and margin financing business as disclosed under the section headed ‘‘Reasons for the Rights Issue and use of proceeds’’ above) as well as previous fund raising activities conducted in the current financial year.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARE OPTIONS
Adjustments to the number of Shares falling to be issued upon the exercise of the subscription rights attached to the Share Options and the related exercise price are required under the relevant rules of the share option scheme of the Company, Rule 17.03(13) of the Listing Rules and the supplementary guidance issued by the Stock Exchange on 5 September 2005 (the ‘‘Supplementary Guidance’’) upon the issue of the Rights Shares.
Pursuant to the Supplementary Guidance, adjustment factor shall be:
CUM F = TEEP
where:
‘‘F’’ means the adjustment factor; ‘‘CUM’’ means the closing price as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the last day of dealing in Shares on a cum-rights basis; and ‘‘TEEP’’ means the theoretical ex-entitlement price.
The exercise prices of the Share Options shall be adjusted by dividing the particular exercise price of the Share Options by adjustment factor, while the numbers of Share Options shall be adjusted by multiplying the particular number of the Share Options by adjustment factor.
Based on the closing price of HK$0.73 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 30 August 2016, i.e. the last day of dealings in the Shares on a cum-rights basis, the adjustments are as follows:
| Immediately before | Completion | Immediately after Completion | Immediately after Completion | Immediately after Completion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of the Rights | Issue | of the Rights Issue | ||||
| Adjusted number | ||||||
| Number of Shares | of Shares to be | |||||
| to be issued upon | issued upon full | |||||
| Exercise period of | full exercise of | Exercise price | exercise of the | Adjusted | exercise | |
| Date of grant | the Share Options | the Share Options | per Share | Share Options | price per Share | |
| (HK$) | (HK$) | |||||
| 30 September 2015 | 30 September 2015 to | 2,072,088 | 1.69 | 2,351,799 | 1.489 | |
| 29 September 2017 | ||||||
| 4 March 2016 | 4 March 2016 to | 9,779,300 | 0.92 | 11,093,657 | 0.811 | |
| 3 March 2018 |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Assuming full subscription, the total number of Shares falling to be allotted and issued after the adjustment of subscription price of the Share Options will be 13,445,456 Shares, representing approximately 2.5% of the existing issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the allotment and issue of the Rights Shares.
Such adjustment will become effective on the date of allotment and issue of the Rights Shares. Donvex Capital Limited, the independent financial adviser appointed by the Company, has certified in writing that the above adjustments in relation to the Share Options are in compliance with the requirements as set out in Rule 17.03(13) of the Listing Rules and the Supplementary Guidelines. Save for the above adjustments, all the other terms and conditions of the Share Options remain unchanged. The Company will also notify the holders of the Share Options of such adjustments.
WARNING OF THE RISKS OF DEALINGS IN THE SHARES AND THE NIL-PAID RIGHTS SHARES
Shareholders and potential investors should note that the Rights Issue is conditional upon the Underwriting Agreement having become unconditional and the Underwriter not having terminated the Underwriting Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Accordingly, the Rights Issue may or may not proceed. Any Shareholder or other person contemplating selling or purchasing any Shares and/or nil-paid Rights Shares, who is in any doubt about his/her/its position, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional adviser.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Your attention is drawn to the additional information set out in Appendices I to III to this Prospectus.
On behalf of the Board
Universe International Financial Holdings Limited Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil Chairman and Executive Director
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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
APPENDIX I
1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Financial information and management discussion and analysis of the Group for each of the three years ended 30 June 2015, 2014, 2013 and the six months ended 31 December 2015 are disclosed in the following documents which have been published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (http://www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (http://www.uih.com.hk/).
The unaudited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the management discussion and analysis of the Group for the six months ended 31 December 2015 has been set out in pages 2 to 71 and pages 72 to 79 respectively of the interim report 2015 of the Company which are incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and are available on the Stock Exchange’s website (http://www.hkexnews.hk). Please also see below quick link to the interim report 2015:
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2016/0317/LTN20160317285.pdf
The audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the management discussion and analysis of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2015 has been set out in pages 70 to 246 and pages 6 to 24 respectively of the annual report 2015 of the Company which are incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and are available on the Stock Exchange’s website (http://www.hkexnews.hk). Please also see below quick link to the annual report 2015:
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2015/1028/LTN20151028283.pdf
The audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the management discussion and analysis of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2014 has been set out in pages 70 to 214 and pages 8 to 25 respectively of the annual report 2014 of the Company which are incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and are available on the Stock Exchange’s website (http://www.hkexnews.hk). Please also see below quick link to the annual report 2014:
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2014/1016/LTN20141016216.pdf
The audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the management discussion and analysis of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2013 has been set out in pages 60 to 186 and pages 10 to 19 respectively of the annual report 2013 of the Company which are incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and are available on the Stock Exchange’s website (http://www.hkexnews.hk). Please also see below quick link to the annual report 2013:
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2013/1031/LTN20131031155.pdf
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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
APPENDIX I
2. STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
Borrowings
As at the close of business on 31 July 2016, being the latest practicable date for the purpose of this statement of indebtedness prior to the printing of this Prospectus, the Group had total borrowings of approximately HK$52,868,000, comprising (i) the obligations under non-interest bearing finance leases of approximately HK$95,000; (ii) an unsecured loan note of approximately HK$9,200,000 which is interest bearing at 6.5% per annum; and (iii) a loan of approximately HK$43,573,000 which is secured by securities.
Litigations and Contingent Liabilities
As at the close of business on 31 July 2016, the Group has the following material litigations and contingent liabilities:
- (a) A court action was commenced in the Court of First Instance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 17 April 2002 by The Star Overseas Limited (‘‘Star’’), an independent third party, against Universe Entertainment Limited (‘‘UEL’’), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
By the above action, Star alleges that a sum of US$935,872 (equivalent to HK$7,299,799) was payable by UEL to Star as its share of the revenue of the movie entitled ‘‘Shaolin Soccer’’ (the ‘‘Movie’’).
Pursuant to an order (the ‘‘Order’’) made by the High Court of Hong Kong on 21 February 2003, UEL was ordered and had paid to Star a sum of HK$5,495,700, being part of the licence fee of the Movie received by UEL from Miramax Films (being the licencee of the Movie) and which was also part of the sum claimed by Star. Pursuant to the Order, UEL is also liable to pay Star interest in the sum of HK$350,905 and some of the costs of the application leading to the making of the Order, all of which have been settled. As the Order has not disposed of all the claims of US$935,872 (equivalent to HK$7,299,799) by Star, UEL is entitled to continue to defend the claim by Star for recovering the remaining balance in the sum of approximately HK$1,804,099 (HK$7,299,799 less HK$5,495,700).
On 30 April 2002, UEL issued a Writ of Summons against Star for the latter’s wrongful exploitation of certain rights in the Movie co-owned by both parties. UEL claimed to recover all losses and damages suffered by UEL as a result of the wrongful exploitation.
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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
APPENDIX I
On 9 September 2002, Universe Laser & Video Co. Limited (‘‘ULV’’), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued a Writ of Summons against Star for the latter’s infringement of the licensed rights in the Movie held by ULV. ULV claimed to recover all loss and damages suffered by ULV as a result of the said infringement.
In the opinion of legal counsel, it is premature to predict the outcome of the claim against UEL. The Board is of the opinion that the outcome of the said claim against UEL will have no material financial impact on the Group as at 31 July 2016.
- (b) On 1 September 2008, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (‘‘KPE’’) issued a Writ of Summons against among other persons, the Company, ULV and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil (one of the Directors), being three of the defendants named therein, in respect of damages arising from alleged infringement of the patents regarding Video Compact Disc owned by KPE.
In the opinion of legal counsel, it is premature to predict the outcome of the said claim made against the Company, ULV and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil. The Board is of the opinion that the outflow of economic benefits cannot be reliably estimated and accordingly no provision for any liability that may result has been made as at 31 July 2016.
- (c) On 8 January 2010, KPE issued a Writ of Summons against among other persons, the Company, ULV and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil (one of the Directors), being three of the defendants named therein, in respect of damages arising from alleged infringement of the patents regarding Digital Video Disc owned by KPE.
In June 2012, the action was discontinued against the Company and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil. The claim made against ULV has been agreed with KPE and settled by ULV and appropriate legal costs provision was recognised accordingly in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2012.
No additional provision has been made as at 31 July 2016. Based on the consultation with legal counsel, no further material outflow of economic benefits will be incurred for ULV.
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APPENDIX I
FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
- (d) Universe Artiste Management Limited (‘‘UAM’’) commenced Court of First Instance Action against Kwong Ling and Oriental Prosperous Int’l Entertainments Limited (collectively the ‘‘Defendants’’) on 30 June 2014 claiming inter alia for a declaration that UAM is entitled to extend/renew the term of the Artist Management Contract of the Defendants with UAM (the ‘‘Artist Management Contract’’) for 5 years as from 3 May 2014 to 2 May 2019.
The Defendants filed their defence and counterclaim on 29 September 2014. By such counterclaim, the Defendants claiming against UAM inter alia for a declaration that the Artist Management Contract was void and unenforceable, the Artist Management Contract to be rescinded, damages for breach of the Artist Management Contract and for breach of fiduciary duties, a declaration that UAM is liable to account to the Defendants and an order for payment of all sums found to be due by UAM to the Defendants.
In the opinion of legal counsel, it is premature to predict the outcome of the said claim against UAM. The Board considers that the amounts of counterclaim by the Defendants against UAM is insignificant to the Group as a whole.
- (e) On 13 June 2016, Fragrant River Entertainment Culture (Holdings) Limited (‘‘FREC’’) (a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and a whollyowned subsidiary of the Company) and Lucky Famous Limited (‘‘Lucky Famous’’) entered into the disposal agreement (‘‘Disposal Agreement’’) pursuant to which FREC had conditionally agreed to sell, and Lucky Famous had conditionally agreed to acquire, 51.0% (‘‘Relevant Interest’’) of the share capital of AP Group Investment Holdings Limited (‘‘AP Group’’) at the consideration of HK$20,400,000 subject to downward adjustment.
In the event that the audited consolidated profit after tax of AP Group and its subsidiaries attributable to owners of AP Group for the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017 (‘‘FY 2016 & 2017’’) as shown in the audited consolidated financial statements of AP Group and its subsidiaries for the period of FY 2016 & 2017 (‘‘FY 2016 & 2017 Audited Accounts’’) (which will only include income or gain generated by activities in the ordinary and usual course of business of AP Group) (the ‘‘FY 2016 & 2017 Net Profit’’) is less than HK$16,000,000, FREC shall, and the Company shall procure FREC to, pay to Lucky Famous (or to its order) the Adjustment Amount (as defined below) within fourteen (14) Business Days after the FY 2016 & 2017 Audited Accounts are available.
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APPENDIX I
The adjustment amount (‘‘Adjustment Amount’’) shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
A = HK$20,400,000.00 – (NP/2) x 5 x 51%
Where:
‘‘A’’ means the amount of Adjustment Amount in HK$; and ‘‘NP’’ means the FY 2016 & 2017 Net Profit. Where the FY 2016 & 2017 Net Profit is a negative figure, ‘‘NP’’ shall be deemed to be zero.
Based on the above formula, the maximum Adjustment Amount payable by the Group to Lucky Famous is in the amount of HK$20,400,000.
Completion of the Disposal Agreement took place on 1 July 2016.
Pursuant to the terms of the acquisition of the Relevant Interest between the Group and the original vendors, the original vendors had also agreed to make compensation to the Group for the Adjustment Amount on the same terms. Accordingly, the Group has a back-to-back cover for the Adjustment Amount if it is required to pay such amount.
Disclaimer
Save as aforesaid and apart from intra-group liabilities and normal accruals and other payables in the ordinary course of the business, as at the close of business on 31 July 2016, the Group did not have other outstanding mortgages, charges, or other loan capital, bank overdrafts, loans or other similar indebtedness, finance lease or hire purchase commitments, liabilities under acceptance or acceptance credits, guarantees or other material contingent liabilities.
The Directors confirmed that there has been no material changes in the indebtedness and contingent liabilities of the Group since 31 July 2016 and up to and including the Latest Practicable Date.
3. WORKING CAPITAL
The Directors are of the opinion that, after taking into account the existing internal resources available to the Group and the estimated net proceeds from the Rights Issue, the Group has sufficient working capital for its present requirements for at least next 12 months from the date of this Prospectus in the absence of unforeseen circumstances.
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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
APPENDIX I
4. MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE
As stated in the announcement of the Company dated 4 July 2016, the Group is expected to record a net loss for the year ended 30 June 2016 as compared with a net profit of approximately HK$160.9 million for the year ended 30 June 2015. Such loss mainly attributable to the fair value loss arising from the investment securities of approximately HK$142.0 million during the year ended 30 June 2016. For the year ended 30 June 2015, the Group recorded a fair value gain arising from the investment securities of approximately HK$229.9 million. As the Company is still in the process of finalising the final results for the year ended 30 June 2016, the aforesaid loss is based only on the preliminary assessment by the management according to the information available to it and is not based on any figures or information that has been audited or reviewed by the auditors or the audit committee of the Board and may be subject to change.
Save for the above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, the Directors were not aware of any material adverse change in the financial position or trading position of the Group since 30 June 2015, being the date to which the latest published audited financial statements of the Group was made up.
5. BUSINESSES ACQUIRED AFTER 30 JUNE 2015
On 7 May 2015, Fragrant River Entertainment Culture (Holdings) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser, Victor Meg Limited, Ng Tang and Most Profitable Investment Ltd., collectively, as vendors and Ng Tang and Lo Lai Kuen, collectively, as guarantors entered into a sale and purchase agreement in relation to the acquisition of approximately 79.99% of the enlarged share capital of Winston Asia Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liabilities after its restructuring, at a maximum consideration of HK$64,000,000 (subject to adjustments). Winston Asia Limited holds a group of companies which are principally engaged in business activities including the trading of watches, trademark holding, wholesales and retail of watches in Hong Kong and PRC. Completion of such acquisition took place on 31 July 2015. Details of such acquisition are disclosed in the announcement of the Company dated 7 May 2015. The aggregate of the remuneration payable to and benefits in kind receivable by the directors of Winston Asia Limited (in their respective capacity as directors of such company) have not been varied in consequence of such acquisition.
On 21 August 2015, Rising Fame International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser and Ms. Cheng Hei Yu and Mr. Fang Pei Wei as vendors entered into a sale and purchase agreement in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Win Fung Securities Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability, at a consideration of HK$73,000,000. Win Fung Securities Limited is a licensed corporation under the SFO with the following regulated activities: (i) Type 1: Dealing in securities; and (ii) Type 4: Advising on securities, the principal activities of which are provision of brokerage services and securities margin financing to clients. Completion of such acquisition took place on 15 November
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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
- Details of such acquisition are disclosed in the announcement of the Company dated 27 August 2015. The aggregate of the remuneration payable to and benefits in kind receivable by the directors of Win Fung Securities Limited (in their respective capacity as directors of such company) have not been varied in consequence of such acquisition.
On 24 June 2016, Honest Novel Holdings Limited 穎誠控股有限公司, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser and two Independent Third Parties as vendors entered into a sale and purchase agreement in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Ample Capital Limited 豐盛融資有限公司 (‘‘Ample Capital’’), a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability, at a consideration of HK$30,000,000. Ample Capital is licensed under the SFO to carry out Type 4 (advising on securities), Type 6 (advising on corporate finance) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities. As at the Latest Practicable Date, completion of such acquisition has not yet taken place. Details of such acquisition are disclosed in the announcement of the Company dated 24 June 2016. The aggregate of the remuneration payable to and benefits in kind receivable by the directors of Ample Capital are not expected to be varied in consequence of such acquisition.
6. FINANCIAL AND TRADING PROSPECTS OF THE GROUP
The Group recorded a net loss of approximately HK$94.9 million for the six months ended 31 December 2015 (the ‘‘Period’’), representing an increase of approximately 3.12 times as compared to the net loss of approximately HK$30.4 million for the corresponding period in 2014, which is mainly due to the significant increase of the fair value loss arising from the investment securities from approximately HK$18.7 million during the six months ended 31 December 2014 to approximately HK$133.0 million during the Period.
The Group’s unaudited consolidated revenue (excluding the fair value changes in investment securities, the ‘‘Consolidated Revenue’’) for the Period was HK$75.0 million, representing an increase of approximately 2.48 times as compared to the Consolidated Revenue of approximately HK$30.2 million for the corresponding period in 2014. The increase in the Consolidated Revenue was mainly due to the completion of the acquisition of 79.99% equity interest of Winston, which are principally engaged in trading, wholesale and retails of watches and jewellery products, in July 2015. The Group recorded revenue from Winston of approximately HK$32.9 million during the Period.
Films distribution and exhibition, licensing and sub-licensing of film rights
Revenue from this business segment during the Period was approximately HK$28.6 million, representing an increase of approximately 12.6% as compared to approximately HK$25.4 million in the corresponding period in 2014. It accounted for approximately 38.1% (2014: approximately 84.3%) of the Group’s Consolidated Revenue during the Period. The growth of revenue from this business segment was mainly due to the increase in the number of new titles of films/television drama distributed in various videogram formats during the Period.
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FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
Segmental profit of approximately of HK$5.0 million was recorded during the Period against a segmental loss of approximately HK$1.2 million for the corresponding period in 2014, which is mainly due to (i) the increase of gross profit contribution from the new titles of films/ television drama distributed in various videogram formats during the Period and (ii) higher gross contribution from film exhibition, licensing and sub-licensing of film rights business as a result of the stringent cost control on the film production cost implemented during the Period.
Due to high production, advertising and distribution cost, the business environment of this segment is more challenging than before and the Group will continue to adopt a cautious and prudent approach to identify new opportunities and streamline the cost structure of this business segment.
Trade, wholesale and retail of optical, watches and jewellery products
Revenue from this business segment during the Period was approximately HK$36.5 million (2014: Nil), which included the revenue of approximately HK$3.6 million from trade, wholesales and retail of optical products from 2 optical retail shops under the name of ‘‘茂昌眼鏡 Hong Kong Optical’’ in Hong Kong and the revenue of approximately HK$32.9 million from Winston, which are principally engaged in trading, wholesale and retails of watches and jewellery products in Hong Kong and the PRC. It accounted for approximately 48.7% (2014: Nil) of the Group’s Consolidated Revenue during the Period.
Segmental profit of approximately of HK$8.5 million was recorded during the Period, which is mainly contributed by Winston during the Period. Due to the weakening of the retails market in Hong Kong and PRC in 2016, the business outlook of this segment is very challenging. In view of the downward trend of the retail market in Hong Kong and PRC in coming year, the Group will adopt a tight cost control. The Group will review the performance of each retail shops and close down those shops with lower profitability in order to maintain the competitiveness of this business segment. In particular, (i) the rental agreements of the aforementioned 2 optical retails shops will be expired in September to October 2016. Negotiations for renewal are ongoing and the Company may close down these shops if rental costs are high; (ii) the number of retail shops for watches and jewellery products have been reduced from around 31 shops to around 16 shops in the PRC, and from two shops to one shop in Hong Kong.
Securities investments and leasing of investment properties
As at 31 December 2015, the carrying value of the securities investments (recorded as the financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet) was approximately HK$194.0 million. It included the Group’s investment portfolio and consists of nine (30 June 2015: seven) investment items, all of which are shares of companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Three of the aforesaid investment items held by the Group, i.e., the shares of (i) Town Health International Medical Group Limited (‘‘Town Health’’); (ii) China Jicheng Holdings Limited (‘‘China Jicheng’’); and (iii) Jiu Rong Holdings Limited (‘‘Jiu Rong’’) were valued at approximately HK$62.2 million, approximately HK$52.4
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million and approximately HK$27.7 million respectively, which represented approximately 5.3%, approximately 4.4% and approximately 2.3% of the Group’s total asset value as at 31 December 2015 respectively and approximately 30.9%, approximately 26.0% and approximately 13.7% of the value of the Group’s financial assets at fair value through profit or loss as at 31 December 2015 respectively.
As at 31 December 2015, the total market value of the aforesaid three investment items was approximately HK$142.3 million, representing (i) approximately 12.1% of the Group’s total asset value and (ii) approximately 70.6% of the total financial assets at fair value through profit or loss of the Group respectively.
Town Health and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in (i) healthcare business investments; (ii) provision and management of medical, dental and other healthcare related services; and (iii) investments and trading in properties and securities. As at 31 December 2015, the Group held 38,900,000 shares (30 June 2015: same) of Town Health, representing approximately 0.5% of the total issued shares of Town Health of 7,469,631,786 shares.
China Jicheng and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in manufacturing and sale of POE umbrellas and nylon umbrellas and umbrella parts such as plastic cloth and shaft to its customers. As at 31 December 2015, the Group held 38,250,000 shares (30 June 2015: same) of China Jicheng, representing approximately 0.3% of the total issued shares of China Jicheng of 15,000,000,000 shares.
Jiu Rong and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in (i) design, assembly and installation of water meter; and (ii) TV business. As at 31 December 2015, the Group held 180,000,000 shares (30 June 2015: same) of Jiu Rong, representing approximately 4.7% of the total issued shares of Jiu Rong of 3,800,000,000 shares.
The Group’s recorded fair value loss on changes on investment securities of approximately HK$133.0 million (2014: approximately HK$18.7 million) during the Period. Such loss was mainly attributable to the volatile and unfavourable market sentiment in the stock market in Hong Kong in the second half of 2015 which led to the substantial decrease in the market price of the investments of the Group.
The investments in the shares of Town Health, China Jicheng and Jiu Rong recorded fair value loss of approximately HK$18.3 million, approximately HK$27.2 million and approximately HK$43.4 million respectively, and together contributed to approximately 66.8% of the total fair value loss on changes on investment securities of the Group for the Period.
As at 31 December 2015, the Group’s securities investments portfolio included the shares of companies listed on the Stock Exchange and engaged in different industries such as entertainment services, manufacturing, financial advisory business, asset management, solar energy, healthcare and wholesale business etc. The Group will continue reviewing its investment portfolios, so as to achieve a better return to the Group.
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The rental income from leasing of investment properties remained stable during the Period. The Group recorded rental income of approximately HK$0.5 million during the Period.
The overall segment loss of this business segment was approximately HK$132.5 million during the Period.
Money lending business
As at 31 December 2015, the Group had loans receivable of approximately HK$98.1 million and recognised interest income of approximately HK$3.8 million (2014: approximately HK$2.9 million). It accounted for approximately 5.1% (2014: 9.8%) of the Group’s Consolidated Revenue during the Period. No default event happened in respect of the Group’s loans receivable during the Period (2014: Nil). The segment profit of this business segment was approximately HK$1.3 million (2014: approximately HK$1.7 million) during the Period.
It is expected that the money lending market in Hong Kong will be stable and continue to grow in the nearly future. The Group will continue to expand the money lending business to effectively utilise the Group’s cash resources and to diversify the sources of the Group’s income.
Securities brokerage and margin financing
In November 2015, the Group completed the acquisition of 100% equity interest in Win Fung, the principal activities of which are provision of brokerage services and securities margin financing to clients. The acquisition of Win Fung during the Period enabled the Company to diversify its business into the financial services industry and broaden revenue sources of the Group in the coming financial period.
Business model
Since November 2015, the Group has carried out its margin financing business through Win Fung (which established its margin financing business in the second half of 2010) to meet specific risk return needs of its clients and as a complementary service to its securities brokerage services. Under this business segment, credit facilities are offered by Win Fung to its clients under careful due diligence, including but not limited to whether they will take a bullish or bearish view on the Hong Kong stock market or other securities market around the world. In addition, Win Fung would review and assess the volatility risk of the underlying assets to which clients are interested to purchase on the market on a margin basis. Such credit facilities offer funding flexibility to clients side by side bolstering Win Fung’s commission income at the end. All financings extended to Win Fung’s clients, excluding initial public offering (‘‘IPO’’) financing, would be put on pledge of those securities purchased under clients’ names and also enhanced by personal guarantee agreement if it is necessary. On top of margin financing services, Win Fung also provides IPO financing services on a smaller scale to provide funding to clients for application of shares in IPOs. Interest incomes are generated from these financings to
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clients, where the interest rates are determined based on a margin over the Hong Kong dollar prime rate with reference to the credit standing of the relevant clients and the quality of the collaterals.
Credit risk management
Responsible officers of Win Fung (who are licensed to carry on regulated activities under the SFO (the ‘‘Responsible Officer(s)’’)) are responsible for approving credit limit of clients. In general, they will review the risk tolerance of each individual client based on such client’s investment exposure in securities and his/her/its own financial background and trading relationship with Win Fung over the past two years. Win Fung accepts only securities listed on the Stock Exchange for margin loans as collaterals. Whenever a margin shortfall occurs during trading day, a margin call will be made and Win Fung would pay due consideration to the discounted values of clients’ securities to assess their credit exposure. Based on the credit exposure, Win Fung will consider to initiate immediate collection of collaterals and/or to amend the list of securities acceptable as collaterals.
A margin call form is maintained for recording the updated status of each margin client which shows his/her/its outstanding amounts, margin calls amounts, and history of margin call. Responsible Officers of Win Fung are required from time to time to monitor the values of underlying collaterals and make margin calls with assistance of supporting staffs when margin shortfall occurs. Necessary actions are taken to avoid financial losses caused by clients’ defaults. In particular, all replies from clients and actions are taken in chronological order and recorded and, depending on whether there is repayment deposit, Win Fung may decide to proceed with follow up actions such as pursuing legal proceedings and/or sending out warning letters.
Taking into account that (i) there are sets of criteria for determining the risk tolerance and hence credit limits of clients; (ii) securities listed on the Stock Exchange as collaterals are required, the acceptance list of which are subject to amendments due to market values; and (iii) Responsible Officers of Win Fung are required from time to time to monitor value of underlying collaterals and make margin call when margin shortfall occurs, the Directors consider that the existing policies are adequate to minimize credit risk.
Business development
Win Fung generated an unaudited interest income of approximately HK$4.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2016. In view of the increasing trend of the business segment and the recent expected growth in demand from Win Fung’s existing clients and new clients, it is expected that the proceeds from the Rights Issue of approximately HK$150.0 million will be fully utilised for further development of the margin financing business within six months upon completion of the Rights Issue. The Group intends to continue to apply the existing resources of Win Fung as well as the aforesaid HK$150.0 million for this business segment on a revolving basis, considering that margin calls are made by Win Fung on demand.
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Management experience
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Chan Chi Fung (‘‘Mr. Chan’’), Mr. Hung Lum, Leon (‘‘Mr. Hung’’) and Mr. Fang Pei Wei, Vincent (‘‘Mr. Fang’’), being the Responsible Officers of Win Fung, oversee the securities trading and margin financing business. Mr. Chan has over 12 years of experience in relation to securities trading and has been one of the directors of Win Fung since late 2014. Mr. Hung has been a dealer since 2004 and has become a dealing manager of Win Fung since mid-2011. Mr. Fang has over 13 years of experience in the Hong Kong securities market, being the responsible officer of various securities firms from time to time, and has been a Responsible Officer of Win Fung since 2012.
In view of the above, the Directors consider that the experience of the management team of the Group responsible for overseeing and operating its securities trading business are competent for managing and overseeing the Group’s margin financing business.
During the Period, the Group has successfully acquired three new businesses, namely, (i) trade, wholesale and retails of watches and jewellery; (ii) securities brokerage and margin financing; and (iii) advertising production, provision of public relations services, holding and sponsoring stage performance, concerts, film production and other cultural events. These diversified the Group’s business in different industries enabling the Group to broaden the sources of revenue.
In addition, the Group will continue to identify different investment opportunities in other business sectors with enormous potentials. This allows the Group to further diversify its businesses and broaden the income sources and therefore maximising the return to the Shareholders.
The Group is currently in discussion with Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil, an executive Director and the Chairman of the Company, and hence a connected person (as defined under the Listing Rules) of the Company, for a possible disposal of certain of the Group’s intellectual property rights to him (‘‘Possible Disposal’’). The aforesaid intellectual property rights of the Group consists of approximately 500 feature films, non-feature films, television services, telemovies, documentaries and Chinese opera (‘‘Film Library’’), which were produced or first released in or before year 2013. The cost of the Film Library has been fully amortised in previous years and therefore the carrying value of the Film Library is zero. The Group considers that the Possible Disposal, if materialised, is in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole, and in particular it would allow the Group to realise a one-off gain from the Film Library. Assuming the Possible Disposal materialises, the remaining assets of the Group’s film related business would include feature films, non-feature films and etc. produced or first released in or after year 2014 and the films in progress which are self-producing by the Group. The Group will continue its films distribution and exhibition, licensing and sub-licensing of film rights business. The Possible Disposal will not result in cessation of the Group’s existing business including film distribution, exhibition, licensing and sub-licensing of film rights.
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The Possible Disposal, if materialised, will constitute a connected and notifiable transaction of the Company under the Listing Rules. As at the Latest Practicable Date, no definitive agreement has been signed between the parties in respect of the Possible Disposal. The Possible Disposal may or may not proceed. Further announcements will be published by the Company if and when appropriate.
Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, the Company has not entered, or proposed to enter, into any agreement, arrangement, understanding or undertaking, whether formal or informal and whether expressed and implied, and negotiation and intention to dispose of the existing businesses of the Group.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
For illustrative purposes, the financial information prepared in accordance with paragraph 4.29 of the Listing Rules is set out here to provide prospective investors with further information about how the financial information of the Group might be affected by the completion of the Rights Issue as if the Rights Issue had been completed on 31 December 2015. The pro forma financial information has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and because of its nature, it may not give a true picture of the Group’s financial position on the completion of the Rights Issue.
A. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ADJUSTED CONSOLIDATED NET TANGIBLE ASSETS OF THE GROUP
The following is the unaudited pro forma statement of adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group which has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Rights Issue on the net tangible assets of the Group if the Rights Issue had been completed on 31 December 2015. As it is prepared for illustrative purposes only, and because of its nature, it may not give a true picture of the financial position of the Group upon completion of the Rights Issue.
The unaudited pro forma statement of adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group is prepared based on the consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to owners of the Company as at 31 December 2015 as extracted and derived from the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 31 December 2015 included in the published interim financial report of the Group and is adjusted for the effect of the Rights Issue.
| Unaudited pro | ||||
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| Unaudited pro | forma adjusted | |||
| forma adjusted | consolidated net | |||
| Consolidated net | consolidated net | tangible assets | ||
| tangible assets | tangible assets | Consolidated net | of the Group | |
| of the Group | of the Group | tangible assets | attributable to | |
| attributable to | attributable to | of the Group | owners of the | |
| owners of the | owners of the | attributable to | Company as | |
| Company as at | Estimated net | Company as | owners of the | adjusted for the |
| 31 December | proceeds from | adjusted for the | Company per | Rights Issue per |
| 2015 | Rights Issue | Rights Issue | share | share |
| (Note a) | (Note b) | (Note c) | (Note d) | |
| HK$’000 | HK$’000 | HK$’000 | HK$ | HK$ |
| 667,813 | 204,949 | 872,762 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
Notes:
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a) The amount of consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to owners of the Company as at 31 December 2015 represents the equity attributable to owners of the Company of approximately HK$777,739,000 as extracted and derived from the published interim financial report of the Group for the six months ended 31 December 2015 after deducting the Group’s goodwill of HK$86,819,000 and other intangible assets of HK$23,107,000 as at 31 December 2015.
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b) The estimated net proceeds from the Rights Issue of approximately HK$204,949,000 are calculated based on 355,548,184 Rights Shares to be issued at the subscription price of HK$0.60 per Rights Shares and after deduction of underwriting commission of approximately HK$6,400,000 and other estimated related expenses of approximately HK$1,980,000.
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c) The number of shares used for the calculation of this amount is 1,481,490,921, representing 1,481,490,921 shares in issue as at 31 December 2015 prior to completion of Rights Issue.
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d) The number of shares used for the calculation of this amount is 1,837,039,105, representing 1,481,490,921 shares in issue as at 31 December 2015 as if the Rights Issue (based on 355,548,184 Rights Shares) has been completed as at 31 December 2015.
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e) Pursuant to the Company’s announcement dated 29 January 2016 and the Company’s circular dated 23 February 2016, the Company proposed to implement the reorganisation of the share capital of the Company involving the consolidation of every 10 issued and unissued pre-consolidated shares of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company into 1 consolidated share of par value of HK$0.10 in the share capital of the Company (the ‘‘Share Consolidation’’). The Share Consolidation became effective on 18 March 2016. The effect on the unaudited pro forma consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to owners of the Company per share as if the effect of the Share Consolidation had been completed on 31 December 2015 are as follows:
Consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to the owners of the Company per share after implementation of the Share Consolidation and prior to the completion of the Rights Issue
Based on 148,149,092 shares, assuming the Share Consolidation had been completed on 31 December 2015, the unaudited pro forma adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to owners of the Company per share will become HK$4.51.
Unaudited pro forma adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to the owners of the Company per share after implementation of the Share Consolidation and after the completion of the Rights Issue
Based on 503,697,276 shares, comprising (i) 148,149,092 consolidated shares and (ii) 355,548,184 Rights Shares to be issued, the unaudited pro forma adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to owners of the Company as adjusted for the Rights Issue per share will become HK$1.73.
- f) No adjustment has been made to reflect any trading results or other transactions of the Group entered into subsequent to 31 December 2015.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
B. REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ADJUSTED CONSOLIDATED NET TANGIBLE ASSETS OF THE GROUP
The following is the text of a report received from the auditor of the Company, Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited, Certified Public Accountants, Hong Kong, in respect of the unaudited pro forma statement of adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group for the purpose of incorporation in this prospectus.
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INDEPENDENT REPORTING ACCOUNTANT’S ASSURANCE REPORT ON THE COMPILATION OF PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
TO THE DIRECTORS OF UNIVERSE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
We have completed our assurance engagement to report on the compilation of pro forma financial information of Universe International Financial Holdings Limited (the ‘‘Company’’) and its subsidiaries (collectively the ‘‘Group’’) by the directors of the Company (the ‘‘Directors’’) for illustrative purposes only. The unaudited pro forma financial information consists of the unaudited pro forma statement of adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group attributable to the owners of the Company as at 31 December 2015 and related notes as set out on pages II-1 to II-2 to the prospectus issued by the Company dated 9 September 2016 (the ‘‘Prospectus’’). The applicable criteria on the basis of which the Directors have compiled the unaudited pro forma financial information are described on pages II-1 to II-2 to the Prospectus.
The unaudited pro forma financial information has been compiled by the Directors to illustrate the impact of the proposed Rights Issue as defined in the Prospectus on the Group’s net tangible assets as at 31 December 2015 as if the Rights Issue had taken place at 31 December 2015. As part of this process, information about the Group’s net tangible assets attributable to owners of the Company has been extracted by the Directors from the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 31 December 2015, on which no audit or review report has been published.
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Directors’ Responsibilities for the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The Directors are responsible for compiling the unaudited pro forma financial information in accordance with paragraph 4.29 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Listing Rules’’) and with reference to Accounting Guideline 7 ‘‘Preparation of Pro Forma Financial Information for Inclusion in Investment Circulars’’ (‘‘AG 7’’) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (‘‘HKICPA’’).
Our Independence and Quality Control
We have compiled with the independence and other ethical requirements of the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the HKICPA, which is founded on fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behaviour.
Our firm applies Hong Kong Standard on Quality Control 1 and accordingly maintains a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Reporting Accountant’s Responsibilities
Our responsibility is to express opinion, as required by paragraph 4.29(7) of the Listing Rules, on the unaudited pro forma financial information and to report our opinion to you. We do not accept any responsibility for any reports previously given by us on any financial information used in the compilation of the pro forma financial information beyond that owed to those reports were addressed by us at the dates of their issue.
We conducted our engagement in accordance with Hong Kong Standard on Assurance Engagements 3420 ‘‘Assurance Engagements to Report on the Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information Included in a Prospectus’’ issued by the HKICPA. This standard requires that the reporting accountant plan and perform procedures to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Directors have compiled the unaudited pro forma financial information in accordance with paragraph 4.29 of the Listing Rules and with reference to AG 7 issued by the HKICPA.
For purposes of this engagement, we are not responsible for updating or reissuing any reports or opinions on any historical financial information used in compiling pro forma financial information, nor have we, in the course of this engagement, performed an audit or review of the financial information used in compiling the unaudited pro forma financial information.
The purpose of pro forma financial information included in the Prospectus is solely to illustrate the impact of a significant event or transaction on unadjusted financial information of the Group as if the event had occurred or the transaction had been undertaken at an earlier date selected for purposes of the illustration. Accordingly, we do not provide any assurance that the actual outcome of the events or transactions as at 31 December 2015 would have been as presented.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE GROUP
A reasonable assurance engagement to report on whether the unaudited pro forma financial information has been properly compiled on the basis of the applicable criteria involves performing procedures to assess whether the applicable criteria used by the Directors in the compilation of the unaudited pro forma financial information provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the event or transaction, and to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence about whether:
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The related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those criteria; and
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The unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the proper application of those adjustments to the unadjusted financial information.
The procedures selected depend on the reporting accountant’s judgement, have regard to the reporting accountant’s understanding of the nature of the Group, the event or transaction in respect of which the pro forma financial information has been compiled, and other relevant engagement circumstances.
The engagement also involves evaluating the overall presentation of the unaudited pro forma financial information.
We believe that the evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion:
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a) The unaudited pro forma financial information has been properly compiled on the basis stated;
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b) Such basis is consistent with the accounting policies of the Group; and
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c) The adjustments are appropriate for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma financial information as disclosed pursuant to paragraph 4.29(1) of the Listing Rules.
Yours faithfully,
Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited
Certified Public Accountants
Kwok Cheuk Yuen
Practising Certificate Number P02412
Hong Kong, 9 September 2016
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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX III
1. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This Prospectus, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Group. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the information contained in this Prospectus is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive, and there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement herein or this Prospectus misleading.
2. SHARE CAPITAL
(I) The authorised and issued share capital of the Company
The authorised and issued share capital of the Company (i) as at the Latest Practicable Date; and (ii) immediately following the completion of the Rights Issue (assuming there is no change in the issued share capital of the Company from the Latest Practicable Date up to the completion of the Rights Issue) is as follows:
As at the Latest Practicable Date
| Authorised share capital: 10,000,000,000 Shares |
HK$ 100,000,000.00 |
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Immediately following the completion of the Rights Issue (assuming there is no change in the issued share capital of the Company from the Latest Practicable Date up to the completion of the Rights Issue)
| Issued and fully paid/to be issued: 177,774,092 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date 355,548,184 Rights Shares to be issued 533,322,276 Shares in issue and fully paid immediately upon completion of the Rights Issue |
HK$ 1,777,740.92 3,555,481.84 |
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| 5,333,222.76 |
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All the Shares in issue are fully-paid and rank pari passu in all respects including all rights as to dividends, voting and return of capital. The Rights Shares, when allotted, issued and fully-paid, will rank pari passu with the existing Shares in issue as at the respective date of their allotment and issue in all respects. Holders of fully-paid Rights Shares will be entitled to receive all future dividends and distributions which may be declared, made or paid after the date of allotment of the Rights Shares in their fully-paid form.
The Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for the listing of and permission to deal in the Rights Shares (in both their nil-paid and fully-paid forms). No part of the share capital or any other securities of the Company is listed or dealt in on any stock exchange other than the Stock Exchange and no application is being made or is currently proposed or sought for the Shares or the Rights Shares or any other securities of the Company to be listed or dealt in on any other stock exchange.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, there were no arrangements under which future dividends are waived or agreed to be waived.
(II) The Share Option Scheme
Details of the outstanding Share Options as at the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Name/Category of Participants Date of grant Exercise period Exercise price per Share HK$ Directors 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 to 3 March 2018 0.920 Employees 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 to 3 March 2018 0.920 Employees 30 September 2015 30 September 2015 to 29 September 2017 1.690 |
Number of underlying Shares as at the Latest Practicable Date 5,925,600 3,853,700 2,072,088 |
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| 11,851,388 |
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For the adjustments to the exercise prices of the Share Options and/or the number of Shares to be allotted and issued upon exercise of the Share Options, please refer to the section headed ‘‘Adjustments to the Share Options’’ in the Letter from the Board in this Prospectus.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, save for the 11,851,388 Share Options, the Company had no outstanding convertible securities, options or warrants in issue which confer any right in subscribe for, convert or exchange into Shares and rights to subscribe for, convert or exchange into Shares and there was no capital of any member of the Group which is under option, or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be put under option.
3. DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the interests and short positions of the Directors and chief executive of the Company in the shares, underlying shares (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) or debentures of the Company or any of its associated corporations (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) which were required to be: (a) 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 they were taken or deemed to have under such provisions of the SFO); (b) entered in the register kept by the Company pursuant to Section 352 of the SFO; or (c) notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange pursuant to the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuer contained in the Listing Rules (‘‘Model Code’’) were as follows:
Interests in Shares – Long positions
| Subtotal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of | ||||
| shares and | ||||
| underlying | ||||
| shares of the | Approximate | |||
| Number of | Company held | percentage of | ||
| shares and | by each | the total | ||
| underlying | Director/chief | issued share | ||
| Name of Director or chief | shares of the | executive of | capital of the | |
| executive of the Company | Capacity | Company held | the Company | Company |
| (note iii) | ||||
| Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil | founder of a | 5,673,951 | 5,673,951 | 3.19% |
| discretionary | (note i) | |||
| trust | ||||
| Mr. Hung Cho Sing | beneficial owner | 1,481,400 | 1,481,400 | 0.83% |
| (note ii) | ||||
| Ms. Cheng Hei Yu | beneficial owner | 1,481,400 | 1,481,400 | 0.83% |
| (note ii) | ||||
| Mr. Lam Kit Sun | beneficial owner | 1,481,400 | 1,481,400 | 0.83% |
| (note ii) | ||||
| Mr. Chan Shiu Kwong | beneficial owner | 1,481,400 | 1,481,400 | 0.83% |
| Stephen | (note ii) |
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Notes:
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(i) These 5,673,951 Shares are held by Globalcrest Enterprises Limited, which is wholly owned by Central Core Resources Limited. Central Core Resources Limited is the trustee of a discretionary trust founded by Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil, the chairman of the Board and an executive Director. As such, Mr. Lam Shiu Ming Daneil is deemed to be interested in all the 5,673,951 Shares held by Globalcrest Enterprises Limited. Certain immediate family members of Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil are discretionary objects of the aforesaid discretionary trust.
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(ii) These interests are underlying shares of the Company in respect of share options granted by the Company to each of Mr. Hung Cho Sing, Ms. Cheng Hei Yu, Mr. Lam Kit Sun and Mr. Chan Shiu Kwong Stephen.
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(iii) The percentage holding is calculated based on the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date comprising 177,774,092 Shares.
Save as disclosed in this Prospectus, as at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors or chief executive of the Company had any interests or short positions in the shares, underlying shares (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) or debentures of the Company or any of its associated corporations (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) which were required to be: (a) 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 they were taken or deemed to have under such provisions of the SFO); (b) entered in the register kept by the Company pursuant to Section 352 of the SFO; or (c) notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange pursuant to the Model Code.
4. OTHER INTERESTS OF THE DIRECTORS
(i) Interests in service contracts
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors had any existing or proposed service contracts with any member of the Group (excluding contracts expiring or terminable by any member of the Group within one year without payment of compensation, other than statutory compensation).
(ii) Interests in assets of the Group
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors had any direct or indirect interest in any assets which have been, since 30 June 2015, being the date to which the latest audited accounts of the Group were made up, acquired or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group or were proposed to be acquired or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group.
(iii) Interests in contracts or arrangements
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors was materially interested in any contract or arrangement subsisting which is significant in relation to the business of the Group.
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5. SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, so far as is known to any Director or chief executive of the Company based on the disclosure of interest notices filed with the Company, the following persons (not being Directors or chief executive of the Company) had an interest or short positions in the Shares or underlying shares of the Company 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 issued voting shares of any other member of the Group:
Long positions in Shares/underlying shares of the Company
| Approximate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | percentage of | ||
| and underlying | the total issued | ||
| shares of the | share capital of | ||
| Name | Capacity | Company held | the Company |
| Astrum Capital | Other | 369,594,576(L) | 66.67% |
| Management Limited | 216,000,000(S) | 38.96% | |
| (Note 1) | (Note 7) | ||
| Major Harvest | Interest of a controlled | 369,594,576(L) | 66.67% |
| Investments Limited | corporation | 216,000,000(S) | 38.96% |
| (Note 1) | (Note 7) | ||
| Astrum Financial | Interest of a controlled | 369,594,576(L) | 66.67% |
| Holdings Limited | corporation | 216,000,000(S) | 38.96% |
| (Note 1) | (Note 7) | ||
| Autumn Ocean Limited | Interest of a controlled | 369,594,576(L) | 66.67% |
| (Note 1) | corporation | 216,000,000(S) | 38.96% |
| (Note 7) | |||
| Pan Chik (Note 1) | Interest of a controlled | 369,594,576(L) | 66.67% |
| corporation | 216,000,000(S) | 38.96% | |
| (Note 7) | |||
| Liu Ming Lai Lorna | Interest of spouse | 369,594,576(L) | 66.67% |
| (Note 1) | 216,000,000(S) | 38.96% | |
| (Note 7) | |||
| Yeung Wing Yee | Beneficial owner | 20,847,000(L) | 11.73% |
| (Note 8) |
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| Approximate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | percentage of | ||
| and underlying | the total issued | ||
| shares of the | share capital of | ||
| Name | Capacity | Company held | the Company |
| Unique Prosperity | Beneficial owner | 20,000,000(L) | 11.25% |
| Limited (Note 2) | (Note 8) | ||
| Leung Yuet Kwan | Interest of a controlled | 20,000,000(L) | 11.25% |
| Belinda (Note 2) | corporation | (Note 8) | |
| Ng Yau Sing (Note 2) | Interest of a controlled | 20,000,000(L) | 11.25% |
| corporation | (Note 8) | ||
| CSL Securities Limited | Other | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| (Note 3) | (Note 7) | ||
| Convoy Financial | Interest of a controlled | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| Holdings Limited | corporation | (Note 7) | |
| (Note 3) | |||
| Fordjoy Securities and | Other | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| Futures Limited | (Note 7) | ||
| (Note 4) | |||
| Fordjoy Holdings | Interest of a controlled | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| Company Limited | corporation | (Note 7) | |
| (Note 4) | |||
| Trendluck Limited | Interest of a controlled | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| (Note 4) | corporation | (Note 7) | |
| Yuen Shu Ming | Interest of a controlled | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| (Note 4) | corporation | (Note 7) | |
| Jun Yang Securities | Other | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| Company Limited | (Note 7) | ||
| (Note 5) | |||
| Jun Yang Financial | Interest of a controlled | 50,000,000(L) | 9.02% |
| Holdings Limited | corporation | (Note 7) | |
| (Note 5) |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
| Approximate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | percentage of | ||
| and underlying | the total issued | ||
| shares of the | share capital of | ||
| Name | Capacity | Company held | the Company |
| Well Honest Securities | Other | 33,000,000(L) | 5.95% |
| Limited (Note 6) | (Note 7) | ||
| Well Honest Group | Interest of a controlled | 33,000,000(L) | 5.95% |
| Holdings Limited | corporation | (Note 7) | |
| (Note 6) | |||
| Lee Tak Fai | Interest of a controlled | 33,000,000(L) | 5.95% |
| (Note 6) | corporation | (Note 7) | |
| Chan Sui Sheung | Interest of spouse | 33,000,000(L) | 5.95% |
| (Note 6) | (Note 7) |
Notes:
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The long position in respect of 369,594,576 Shares are the Rights Shares which Astrum Capital Management Limited as the Underwriter is interested in under the Underwriting Agreement on the assumption of no acceptance by the Qualifying Shareholders under the Rights Issue. The short position in respect of 216,000,000 Shares represent the number of Shares sub-underwritten by Astrum Capital Management Limited to various sub-underwriters as at the Latest Practicable Date. Astrum Capital Management Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Major Harvest Investments Limited, which is in turn wholly owned by Astrum Financial Holdings Limited, and is in turn a owned as to 66% by Autumn Ocean Limited. Autumn Ocean Limited is wholly owned by Pan Chik, whose spouse is Liu Ming Lai Lorna.
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According to the Disclosure of Interests Notice filed on 22 August 2016, Unique Prosperity Limited is the beneficial owner of 20,000,000 Shares, and is owned as to 95% by Leung Yuet Kwan Belinda and 5% by Ng Yau Sing.
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The long position in respect of 50,000,000 Shares are the Rights Shares which CSL Securities Limited as the sub-underwriter procured by the Underwriter is interested in on the assumption of no acceptance by the Qualifying Shareholders under the Rights Issue. CSL Securities Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Convoy Financial Holdings Limited.
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The long position in respect of 50,000,000 Shares are the Rights Shares which Fordjoy Securities and Futures Limited as the sub-underwriter procured by the Underwriter is interested in on the assumption of no acceptance by the Qualifying Shareholders under the Rights Issue. Fordjoy Securities and Futures Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fordjoy Investment Limited, which is in turns wholly owned by Fordjoy Holdings Company Limited. Fordjoy Holdings Company Limited is owned as to 76% by Trendluck Limited, which in turn is wholly owned by Yuen Shu Ming.
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The long position in respect of 50,000,000 Shares are the Rights Shares which Jun Yang Securities Company Limited as the sub-underwriter procured by the Underwriter is interested in on the assumption of no acceptance by the Qualifying Shareholders under the Rights Issue. Jun Yang Securities Company Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jun Yang Financial Holdings Limited.
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The long position in respect of 33,000,000 Shares are the Rights Shares which Well Honest Securities Limited as the sub-underwriter procured by the Underwriter is interested in on the assumption of no acceptance by the Qualifying Shareholders under the Rights Issue. Well Honest Securities Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Well Honest Group Holdings Limited, which is in turns wholly owned by Lee Tak Fai whose spouse is Chan Sui Sheung.
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The percentage holdings are calculated based on the expected issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Rights Shares under the Rights Issue (assuming subscription rights attached to the remaining 7,023,196 Share Options as at the date of the Underwriting Agreement, other than the Undertaken Share Options, were exercised in full and the Shares are issued pursuant thereto on or before the Record Date) comprising 554,391,864 Shares.
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The percentage holding is calculated based on the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date comprising 177,774,092 Shares.
Save as disclosed above, the Directors or chief executive of the Company are not aware of any other persons (not being Directors or chief executive of the Company) as at the Latest Practicable Date, who had an interest or short position in the Shares or underlying shares of the Company 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 issued voting shares of any other member of the Group.
6. COMPETING INTERESTS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors and their respective close associates had any interest in a business which competes or is likely to compete either directly or indirectly with the business of the Group.
7. QUALIFICATION OF EXPERT, CONSENT AND ITS INTEREST IN ASSETS
The following is the qualification of the expert who has given opinions or advice which are contained in this Prospectus:
| Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA | Certified Public Accountants |
| Limited |
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Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this Prospectus with the inclusion herein of its letter in its name in the form and context in which it appears.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited was not beneficially interested in the share capital of any member of the Group, nor did it have any right (whether legally enforceable or not) to subscribe for or to nominate persons to subscribe for securities in any member of the Group, nor did have any direct or indirect interest in any assets which have been, since 30 June 2015 (being the date which the latest published audited consolidated financial statements of the Group were made up) acquired or disposed of by or leased to, or are proposed to be acquired or disposed of by or leased to, any member of the Group.
8. MISCELLANEOUS
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(a) The business address of all Directors is 18th Floor, Wyler Centre Phase II, 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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(b) The secretary of the Company is Mr. Lam Kit Sun, who is a fellow and practicing member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and an associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries.
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(c) As at the Latest Practicable Date, there was no restriction affecting the remittance of profit or repatriation of capital of the Company into Hong Kong from outside of Hong Kong.
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(d) As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Board had not received any information from any Substantial Shareholders of their intention to take up the Rights Shares to be provisionally allotted or offered to them under the Rights Issue.
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(e) The English text of this Prospectus shall prevail over the Chinese text for the purpose of interpretation.
9. MATERIAL CONTRACTS
The following contracts (not being contracts in the ordinary course of business) have been entered into by the members of the Group within the two years immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date:
- (a) the joint venture agreement dated 6 November 2014 entered into between Gold Summit International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Round Table Family Group Limited to jointly invest in Round Table Performance Entertainment Limited, which is principally engaged in holding and sponsoring stage performance, concerts and other cultural events, as well as developing the
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entertainment business in Hong Kong and the PRC. The aggregate amount of capital contribution was HK$3,330,000, which was contributed as to HK$2,330,000 by Gold Summit International Limited and as to HK$1,000,000 by Round Table Family Group Limited;
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(b) the sale and purchase agreement dated 17 November 2014 entered into between Fragrant River Entertainment Culture (Holdings) Limited (‘‘FREC’’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser and four Independent Third Parties as vendors in relation to the acquisition of 22.13% of the issued share capital of Winston Asia Limited at a consideration of HK$5,060,000;
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(c) the placing agreement dated 9 December 2014 entered into between the Company as the issuer and Lucky Securities Company Limited, as the placing agent, pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to place, through Lucky Securities Company Limited, on a best endeavour basis, up to 414,415,000 new shares of the Company at the placing price of HK$0.1 per placing share;
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(d) the placing agreement dated 28 January 2015 entered into between the Company as the issuer and Convoy Asset Management Limited as the placing agent pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to place, through Convoy Asset Management Limited, on a best endeavour basis, the 6.5% per annum notes to be issued by the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to HK$50,000,000, maturing on the same calendar date of the 18th month after the issue date of the notes at the placing price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes;
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(e) the placing agreement dated 10 April 2015 entered into between the Company as the issuer and Fordjoy Securities and Futures Limited as the placing agent, pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to place, through Fordjoy Securities and Futures Limited, on a best endeavour basis, up to 49,730,000 new shares of the Company at a placing price of HK$0.4055 per placing share;
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(f) the sale and purchase agreement dated 7 May 2015 entered into between Precise Reach Group Limited (‘‘Precise Reach’’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser, Fairy Fresh International Limited (‘‘Fairy Fresh’’) as vendor and Mr. Poon Chun Yin, the ultimate beneficial owner of the vendor, as warrantor in relation to the sale and purchase of (i) the amount of HK$1,155,000 owing by Hong Kong Optical Company Limited (‘‘Hong Kong Optical’’) to Fairy Fresh; and (ii) 11% of the issued share capital of Hong Kong Optical at an aggregate consideration of HK$1,600,000;
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(g) the sale and purchase agreement dated 7 May 2015 entered into between Precise Reach as purchaser, Fairy Fresh as vendor and Mr. Poon Chun Yin, the ultimate beneficial owner of the vendor, as warrantor in relation to the sale and purchase of 80% of the issued share capital of Fine Ocean Limited at a consideration of HK$2,400,000;
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(h) the sale and purchase agreement dated 7 May 2015 entered into between FREC as purchaser, Victor Meg Limited, Ng Tang and Most Profitable Investment Ltd. as vendors and Ng Tang and Lo Lai Kuen as guarantors in relation to the acquisition of approximately 79.99% of the enlarged share capital of Winston Asia Limited after its restructuring, at a maximum consideration of HK$64,000,000 (subject to adjustments);
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(i) the placing agreement dated 26 May 2015 entered into between the Company as the issuer and China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited and Jun Yang Securities Company Limited as the placing agents, pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to place, through China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited and Jun Yang Securities Company Limited, on a best effort basis, up to 586,350,000 new shares of the Company at a placing price of HK$0.3411 per placing share;
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(j) the underwriting agreement dated 26 May 2015 entered into between the Company as the issuer and Jun Yang Securities Company Limited as the underwriter in relation to the underwriting arrangement in respect of the rights issue of not less than 596,760,614 rights shares and not more than 665,160,614 rights shares at a subscription price of HK$0.202 per rights share on the basis of two (2) rights shares of every one (1) shares then in issue held on the record date;
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(k) the sale and purchase agreement dated 21 August 2015 entered into among Rising Fame International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser and Ms. Cheng Hei Yu and Mr. Fang Pei Wei as vendors in relation to the sale and purchase of the entire issued share capital of Win Fung Securities Limited at a consideration of HK$73,000,000;
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(l) the sale and purchase agreement dated 27 August 2015 (the ‘‘Acquisition Agreement’’) entered into among Fragrant River Entertainment Investment Limited (‘‘FREI’’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser and Cheung Ming Kuang as vendor in relation to the sale and purchase of 49% of the issued share capital of Glory International Entertainment Limited at a maximum consideration of HK$55,125,000 (subject to adjustments);
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(m) the loan agreement dated 5 October 2015 entered into between FREI as lender and Cassia Investments Limited Partnership I (‘‘Cassia Investment’’) as borrower in relation to (i) the provision of loan in the principal amount of HK$55,000,000, bearing interest at a rate of 9.75% per annum for a period of one year; and (ii) the grant of options to FREI by Cassia Investment to confer FREI the right to purchase a maximum of 15.45% of the issued share capital of Cassia Optical Holdings Limited held by Cassia Investment;
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(n) the sale and purchase agreement dated 12 October 2015 entered into among FREC as purchaser, Very Easy Limited and City Link Consultancy Limited as vendors, and Chan Sze Long and Lim Wah Elsa, being the directors of AP Group Investment Holdings Limited (‘‘AP Group’’), as guarantors in relation to the sale and purchase of 51% of the issued share capital of AP Group at a consideration of HK$20,400,000 (subject to downward adjustments);
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(o) the subscription agreement dated 29 October 2015 entered into between Weluck Development Limited (‘‘Weluck’’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as subscriber and Cassia General Partner II Limited (‘‘Cassia General Partner’’) in relation to the capital commitment of US$9,000,000 made by Weluck in Cassia Investments Limited Partnership II, being a fund whom Cassia General Partner is responsible for the overall management and control;
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(p) the placing agreement dated 24 February 2016 entered into between the Company as the issuer and SBI China Capital Financial Services Limited as the placing agent, pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to place, through SBI China Capital Financial Services Limited, on a best endeavour basis, up to 296,250,000 new shares of the Company at a placing price of HK$0.10 per new placing share. However, this placing agreement was lapsed on 18 March 2016;
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(q) the placing agreement dated 23 March 2016 entered into between the Company as the issuer and SBI China Capital Financial Services Limited as the placing agent, pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to place, through SBI China Capital Financial Services Limited, on a best endeavour basis, up to 29,625,000 new Shares at a placing price of HK$0.779 per new Share;
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(r) the supplemental agreement dated 5 May 2016 entered into among FREI as purchaser and Cheung Ming Kuang as vendor in relation to the amendments to the Acquisition Agreement including, among other matters, the reduction of maximum consideration from HK$55,125,000 to HK$36,750,000 (subject to adjustments);
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(s) the sale and purchase agreement dated 13 June 2016 entered into among FREC as vendor, Lucky Famous Limited as purchaser, and the Company as guarantor in relation to the sale and purchase of 51% of the issued share capital of AP Group at a maximum consideration of HK$20,400,000 (subject to downward adjustments);
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(t) the sale and purchase agreement dated 13 June 2016 entered into between Weluck Development Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and GET Holdings Limited as the issuer, pursuant to which Weluck Development Limited has conditionally agreed to subscribe for and GET Holdings Limited has conditionally agreed to allot and issue 8,583,000 shares of GET Holdings Limited for a total consideration of HK$4,291,500;
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(u) the sale and purchase agreement dated 24 June 2016 entered into among Honest Novel Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as purchaser and two Independent Third Parties as vendors in relation to the sale and purchase of the entire issued share capital of Ample Capital Limited at a consideration of HK$30,000,000;
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(v) the Underwriting Agreement; and
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(w) the supplemental agreement dated 9 August 2016 entered into between the Company and the Underwriter supplemental to the Underwriting Agreement in relation to amendment of certain dates in the timetable of the Right Issue.
10. LITIGATION
- (a) A court action was commenced in the Court of First Instance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 17 April 2002 by The Star Overseas Limited (‘‘Star’’), an independent third party, against Universe Entertainment Limited (‘‘UEL’’), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
By the above action, Star alleges that a sum of US$935,872 (equivalent to HK$7,299,799) was payable by UEL to Star as its share of the revenue of the movie entitled ‘‘Shaolin Soccer’’ (the ‘‘Movie’’).
Pursuant to an order (the ‘‘Order’’) made by the High Court of Hong Kong on 21 February 2003, UEL was ordered and had paid to Star a sum of HK$5,495,700, being part of the licence fee of the Movie received by UEL from Miramax Films (being the licencee of the Movie) and which was also part of the sum claimed by Star. Pursuant to the Order, UEL is also liable to pay Star interest in the sum of HK$350,905 and some of the costs of the application leading to the making of the Order, all of which have been settled. As the Order has not disposed of all the claims of US$935,872 (equivalent to HK$7,299,799) by Star, UEL is entitled to continue to defend the claim by Star for recovering the remaining balance in the sum of approximately HK$1,804,099 (HK$7,299,799 less HK$5,495,700).
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On 30 April 2002, UEL issued a Writ of Summons against Star for the latter’s wrongful exploitation of certain rights in the Movie co-owned by both parties. UEL claimed to recover all losses and damages suffered by UEL as a result of the wrongful exploitation.
On 9 September 2002, Universe Laser & Video Co. Limited (‘‘ULV’’), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued a Writ of Summons against Star for the latter’s infringement of the licensed rights in the Movie held by ULV. ULV claimed to recover all loss and damages suffered by ULV as a result of the said infringement.
In the opinion of legal counsel, it is premature to predict the outcome of the claim against UEL. The Board is of the opinion that the outcome of the said claim against UEL will have no material financial impact on the Group as at 31 July 2016.
- (b) On 1 September 2008, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (‘‘KPE’’) issued a Writ of Summons against among other persons, the Company, ULV and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil (one of the Directors), being three of the defendants named therein, in respect of damages arising from alleged infringement of the patents regarding Video Compact Disc owned by KPE.
In the opinion of legal counsel, it is premature to predict the outcome of the said claim made against the Company, ULV and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil. The Board is of the opinion that the outflow of economic benefits cannot be reliably estimated and accordingly no provision for any liability that may result has been made as at 31 July 2016.
- (c) On 8 January 2010, KPE issued a Writ of Summons against among other persons, the Company, ULV and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil (one of the Directors), being three of the defendants named therein, in respect of damages arising from alleged infringement of the patents regarding Digital Video Disc owned by KPE.
In June 2012, the action was discontinued against the Company and Mr. Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil. The claim made against ULV has been agreed with KPE and settled by ULV and appropriate legal costs provision was recognised accordingly in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2012.
No additional provision has been made as at 31 July 2016. Based on the consultation with legal counsel, no further material outflow of economic benefits will be incurred for ULV.
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- (d) Universe Artiste Management Limited (‘‘UAM’’) commenced Court of First Instance Action against Kwong Ling and Oriental Prosperous Int’l Entertainments Limited (collectively the ‘‘Defendants’’) on 30 June 2014 claiming inter alia for a declaration that UAM is entitled to extend/renew the term of the Artist Management Contract of the Defendants with UAM (the ‘‘Artist Management Contract’’) for 5 years as from 3 May 2014 to 2 May 2019.
The Defendants filed their defence and counterclaim on 29 September 2014. By such counterclaim, the Defendants claiming against UAM inter alia for a declaration that the Artist Management Contract was void and unenforceable, the Artist Management Contract to be rescinded, damages for breach of the Artist Management Contract and for breach of fiduciary duties, a declaration that UAM is liable to account to the Defendants and an order for payment of all sums found to be due by UAM to the Defendants.
In the opinion of legal counsel, it is premature to predict the outcome of the said claim against UAM. The Board considers that the amounts of counterclaim by the Defendants against UAM is insignificant to the Group as a whole.
Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, no member of the Group was engaged in any litigation or arbitration of material importance and there was no litigation or claim of material importance known to the Directors to be pending or threatened against any member of the Group.
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11. CORPORATE INFORMATION
| Registered Office | Clarendon House | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Church Street | |||
| Hamilton HM 11 | |||
| Bermuda | |||
| Head Office and Principal Place of | 18th Floor | ||
| Business in Hong Kong | Wyler Centre Phase II | ||
| 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road | |||
| Kwai Chung | |||
| New Territories | |||
| Hong Kong | |||
| Authorised Representatives | Mr Lam Shiu Ming, Daneil | ||
| 18th Floor | |||
| Wyler Centre Phase II | |||
| 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road | |||
| Kwai Chung | |||
| New Territories | |||
| Hong Kong | |||
| Mr Lam Kit Sun | |||
| 18th Floor | |||
| Wyler Centre Phase II | |||
| 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road | |||
| Kwai Chung | |||
| New Territories | |||
| Hong Kong | |||
| Company Secretary | Mr Lam Kit Sun (fellow and practicing member | ||
| of the Hong Kong Institute of | Certified Public | ||
| Accountants, fellow member of | the | Association | |
| of Chartered Certified Accountants, | associate of | ||
| The Hong Kong Institute |
of | Chartered | |
| Secretaries) | |||
| Auditor | Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited | ||
| 9/F, Leighton Centre | |||
| 77 Leighton Road | |||
| Causeway Bay | |||
| Hong Kong |
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| Principal Bankers | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking |
|---|---|
| Corporation Limited | |
| HSBC Main Building | |
| 1 Queen’s Road, Central | |
| Hong Kong | |
| OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited | |
| 161 Queen’s Road Central | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. | |
| 20 Pedder Street, Central | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Branch Share Registrar and Transfer | Tricor Abacus Limited |
| Office in Hong Kong | Level 22, Hopewell Centre |
| 183 Queen’s Road East | |
| Hong Kong |
12. PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE RIGHTS ISSUE
| The Company | 18th Floor |
|---|---|
| Wyler Centre Phase II | |
| 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road | |
| Kwai Chung | |
| New Territories | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Underwriter | Astrum Capital Management Limited |
| Room 2704, 27/F | |
| Tower 1, Admiralty Centre | |
| 18 Harcourt Road | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Financial adviser to the Company | Nuada Limited |
| Units 1803, 1805-08, | |
| 18/F, OfficePlus @Sheung Wan | |
| 93-103 Wing Lok Street | |
| Sheung Wan | |
| Hong Kong |
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Legal Adviser to the Company As to Hong Kong law Leung & Lau Units 7208-10, 72nd Floor The Center 99 Queen’s Road C., Central Hong Kong Reporting Accountant Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited 9/F, Leighton Centre 77 Leighton Road Causeway Bay Hong Kong
13. PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS
Executive Directors
Mr. LAM Shiu Ming, Daneil, aged 54, is the founder and chairman of the Group. He is involved in marketing, corporate strategy, business planning and development and overall management of the Group. Mr. Lam has 34 years of experience in the film industry in Hong Kong. He was awarded the ‘‘Young Industrialist Awards of Hong Kong’’ by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries in 2002.
Mr. HUNG Cho Sing, aged 75, is mainly responsible for the business development of the Group. He has over 30 years of experience in the film distribution industry. Mr. Hung was the founder of Delon International Film Corporation and has been its General Manager since June 2004. Mr. Hung was the Organizing Committee Chairman of the 11th and 12th Hong Kong Film Awards from 1991 to 1993 and from 1993 to 1995, Mr. Hung was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Film Awards Association Limited. Mr. Hung is currently the Chairman of Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association. In recognition of his contribution to the Hong Kong film industry, Mr. Hung was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (‘‘HKSAR’’) in 2005. From April 2007 to March 2013, Mr. Hung was appointed by the Government of HKSAR as a member of the Hong Kong Film Development Council. Mr. Hung is also a member of HKSAR Election Committee and since January 2013, he has been appointed by the Government of HKSAR as a non-official member of the Working Group on Manufacturing Industries, Innovative Technology, and Cultural and Creative Industries under the Economic Development Commission. Mr. Hung was a non-executive director of Capital VC Limited (stock code: 2324) from September 2011 to January 2014
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and an independent non-executive director of Mascotte Holdings Limited (stock code: 136) from January 2013 to October 2015. Currently, Mr. Hung is the chairman and executive director of Jia Meng Holdings Limited (stock code: 8101), an independent non-executive director of China Star Entertainment Limited (stock code: 326), an independent nonexecutive director of Freeman Financial Corporation Limited (stock code: 279), an independent non-executive director of Unity Investments Holdings Limited (stock code: 913), an independent non-executive director of Sunrise (China) Technology Group Limited (stock code: 8226), and an independent non-executive director of Miko International Holdings Limited (stock code: 1247). Mr. Hung joined the Group in October 2013.
Ms. CHENG Hei Yu, aged 37, has extensive experience in property investment and securities management in Hong Kong and the PRC. Ms. Cheng held senior positions in business development in various private companies including Best Port Travel (H.K.) Limited and Leading Global Investment Limited where she was involved in a number of business projects and was responsible for strategic development and management. Ms. Cheng joined the Group in December 2015.
Mr. LAM Kit Sun, aged 39, is the chief financial officer and company secretary of the Group. He is responsible for the financial and investments functions of the Group. Prior to joining the Group in 2013, he has over 10 years’ experience in the field of financial reporting, financial management and audit experience in the PRC and Hong Kong. He graduated from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Accounting. Mr. Lam is a fellow and practicing member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (‘‘HKICPA’’), a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (‘‘ACCA’’), an associate of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and a non-practicing member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Lam was an executive director and a non-executive director of Kiu Hung International Holdings Limited (formerly known as Kiu Hung Energy Holdings Limited) (stock code: 381) for the period from October 2009 to July 2013 and for the period from August 2013 to April 2016 respectively, the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Lam was an independent nonexecutive director of DX.com Holdings Limited (‘‘DX’’) (stock code: 8086) from August 2013 to January 2015, an independent non-executive director of GET Holdings Limited (‘‘GET’’) (stock code: 8100) from October 2013 to April 2015 and was also the chief financial officer and company secretary of Finsoft Financial Investment Holdings Limited (‘‘Finsoft’’) (formerly known as Finsoft Corporation) (stock code: 8018) from September 2013 to February 2015. The shares of each of DX, GET and Finsoft are listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange (the ‘‘GEM’’). He joined the Group in August 2013.
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Non-executive Directors
Mr. Chan Shiu Kwong Stephen, aged 59, holds a Master degree in Professional Accounting from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Bachelor of Commerce Accounting from Curtin University of Australia. He is currently a fellow member of HKICPA, a fellow member of Certified Public Accountants (Australia), a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries and an affiliated member of American Society of Appraisers. He has completed a certificate course in PRC accounting and PRC tax law from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Currently, he is also a member of The Association of Hong Kong Professionals and Hong Kong and Kowloon Chiu Chow Public Association.
Mr. Chan has over 25 years of experience in property development, manufacturing, travel and gaming related industries. He has worked for various multi-national organisations and Hong Kong listed companies including American President Lines, Paccess International, Tileman UK, Dairy Farm Cold Storage, Hopewell Construction, Shui On Construction, Wing On Travel and Deloitte and equipped with profound experience in merger and acquisition transactions, treasury, strategies and risk management, corporate finance, accounting, tax planning and company secretary practice. Since 20 April 2005 and 27 August 2012, Mr. Chan has been appointed as an executive director and company secretary of Neptune Group Limited (stock code: 70), a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Chan is also an independent non-executive director of China Jicheng Holdings Limited (stock code: 1027), a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Chan joined the Group in March 2015.
Independent non-executive Directors
Mr. LAM Wing Tai, aged 50, is currently the company secretary of Worldgate Global Logistics Ltd (stock code: 8292), the shares of which are listed on GEM and an independent non-executive Director of Jun Yang Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 397), the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He studied accounting at the Australian National University and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1991. Mr. Lam is a member of both the CPA Australia and HKICPA. Mr. Lam was an executive director of Ngai Shun Holdings Limited (stock code: 1246), the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange from March 2015 to July 2015. He was also an independent non-executive director of Aurum Pacific (China) Group Limited (stock code: 8148), the shares of which are listed on GEM, from October 2015 to January 2016. He was the company secretary of Dafeng Port Heshun Technology Company Limited (stock code: 8310) and Computech Holdings Limited (currently known as Interactive Entertainment China Cultural Technology Investments Limited (stock code: 8081)) the shares of which are listed on the GEM. He joined the Group in October 2013.
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Mr. CHOI Wing Koon, aged 39, is currently the financial controller and company secretary of Global Energy Resources International Group Limited (stock code: 8192), the shares of which are listed on GEM. Mr Choi holds a bachelor’s degree of business administration in accounting awarded by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1999. Mr. Choi also obtained a master degree of business administration awarded by the University of Hong Kong in 2014. Mr Choi is a fellow of the ACCA and a member of the HKICPA. Mr. Choi has over 14 years of experience in accounting and company secretarial field. He is currently the independent non-executive director of G Neptune Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Mr Choi was an independent non-executive director of Zhidao International (Holdings) Limited (stock code: 1220) from January 2012 to September 2014 and the financial controller and company secretary of Taung Gold International Limited (stock code: 621) from September 2010 to April 2013, shares of both of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He joined the Group in December 2013.
Mr. LAM Chi Keung (‘‘Mr. CK Lam’’), aged 46, is currently the chief executive officer and an executive director of Co-Prosperity Holdings Limited (stock code: 707) and an executive director of Sino Haijing Holdings Limited (stock code: 1106), the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He was an independent non-executive director of Convoy Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 1019) whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange from March 2014 to June 2016. He was also the group financial controller and company secretary of Ngai Shun Holdings Limited (stock code: 1246) from January 2014 to October 2014, whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. CK Lam holds a bachelor’s degree of science in accounting awarded by Brigham Young University-Hawaii in 1996. Mr. CK Lam also obtained a master’s degree of science in e-Commerce from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2002. Mr. CK Lam is a fellow of the HKICPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. CK Lam has around 19 years of experience in accounting and corporate finance. He joined the Group in December 2013.
Company Secretary
Mr LAM Kit Sun is the company secretary of the Company. Please refer to his biographical details set out above.
14. EXPENSES
The expenses in connection with the Rights Issue, including underwriting commission, financial advising fees, printing, registration, translation, legal and accounting fees are estimated to be approximately HK$8.4 million and are payable by the Company.
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15. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Copies of the following documents are available for inspection at the Company’s head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong at 18th Floor, Wyler Centre Phase II, 192200 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong during 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on any day (not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which licensed banks in Hong Kong are open for general banking business from the date of this Prospectus up to and including the Latest Time for Acceptance:
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(a) the memorandum of association and bye-laws of the Company;
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(b) the annual reports of the Company for the financial years ended 30 June 2013, 2014 and 2015;
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(c) the report on the pro forma financial information of the Group from Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited, the text of which is set out in Appendix II to this Prospectus;
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(d) the written consents referred to in the paragraph headed ‘‘Qualification of Expert, consent and their interests in assets’’ in this Appendix;
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(e) the material contracts referred to in the paragraph headed ‘‘Material Contracts’’ in this Appendix;
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(f) the Circular; and
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(g) this Prospectus.
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