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Tencent Holdings Limited Capital/Financing Update 2016

Nov 30, 2016

49405_rns_2016-11-30_24797a57-2592-4178-800e-15609dcd74e1.pdf

Capital/Financing Update

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities of the Company.

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(Incorporated in Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 362)

RESULTS OF THE OPEN OFFER AND THE BONUS ISSUE AND

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXERCISE PRICES AND NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF THE EXISTING SHARE OPTIONS

Underwriter

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The Board is pleased to announce that at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 25 November 2016, being the latest time for acceptance and payment for the Offer Shares, an aggregate of 23 valid acceptances had been received for an aggregate of 481,334,628 Offer Shares and (inclusive of the 104,457,407 Offer Shares taken up by Mr. Chan pursuant to his undertaking), representing approximately 66.97% of the total number of 718,724,879 Offer Shares offered under the Open Offer.

The Open Offer and the Bonus Issue became unconditional at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 November 2016. Based on the above acceptance results, the Open Offer was under-subscribed by 237,390,251 Offer Shares.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter has fully underwritten the untaken 237,390,251 Offer Shares.

Bonus Shares will be issued by the Company on the basis of one Bonus Share for every Offer Share taken up under the Open Offer.

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It is expected that the share certificates for the Offer Shares in respect of the valid acceptances of the Offer Shares under the Application Forms, together with the share certificates for the Bonus Shares, will be despatched to those relevant Shareholders’ addresses (as shown on the register of members of the Company) by ordinary post at their own risk on or before Thursday, 1 December 2016.

Dealings in the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares are expected to commence on the Stock Exchange at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 2 December 2016.

ADJUSTMENTS TO EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF THE EXISTING SHARE OPTIONS

Pursuant to the terms of the Share Option Scheme, the exercise price of the Share Options and the number of Shares to be allotted and issued upon full exercise of the subscription rights attaching to the 80,000,000 outstanding Share Options will be adjusted in the manner as disclosed herein.

Based on a letter from the Company’s auditor, the Options Adjustments are in accordance with the requirement of Rule 17.03(13) of the Listing Rules and the Supplementary Guidance.

Reference is made to the prospectus of the Company dated 11 November 2016 (the ‘‘Prospectus’’). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Prospectus.

RESULTS OF THE OPEN OFFER AND THE BONUS ISSUE

The Board is pleased to announce that at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 25 November 2016, being the latest time for acceptance and payment for the Offer Shares, an aggregate of 23 valid acceptances had been received for an aggregate of 481,334,628 Offer Shares (inclusive of the 104,457,407 Offer Shares taken up by Mr. Chan pursuant to his undertaking), representing approximately 66.97% of the total number of 718,724,879 Offer Shares offered under the Open Offer. All applications made by the Qualifying Shareholders for the Offer Shares were accepted and allotted in full.

As all the conditions as set out in the Underwriting Agreement have been fulfilled, the Open Offer and the Bonus Issue became unconditional at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 November 2016.

Bonus Shares will be issued by the Company on the basis of one Bonus Share for every Offer Share taken up under the Open Offer.

UNDERWRITING ARRANGEMENT

Based on the above acceptance results, the Open Offer was under-subscribed by 237,390,251 Offer Shares. The untaken Offer Shares represents approximately 33.03% of the total Offer Shares. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter has fully underwritten the untaken 237,390,251 Offer Shares. Further details are set out in the paragraph headed ‘‘Change of Shareholdings in the Company Arising from the Open Offer and the Bonus Issue’’ in this announcement.

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DESPATCH OF SHARE CERTIFICATES AND COMMENCEMENT OF DEALINGS IN THE OFFER SHARES AND THE BONUS SHARES

It is expected that the share certificates for the Offer Shares in respect of the valid acceptances of the Offer Shares under the Application Forms, together with the share certificates for the Bonus Shares, will be despatched to those relevant Shareholders’ addresses (as shown on the register of members of the Company) by ordinary post at their own risk on or before Thursday, 1 December 2016.

Dealings in the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares are expected to commence on the Stock Exchange at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 2 December 2016.

CHANGE OF SHAREHOLDINGS IN THE COMPANY ARISING FROM THE OPEN OFFER AND THE BONUS ISSUE

The shareholding structure of the Company immediately prior to and after the completion of the Open Offer and the Bonus Issue is shown as follows:

Mr. Chan
Underwriter or subscribers
procured by it (Note)
Other Shareholders
Total
Immediately prior to completion
of the Open Offer and
the Bonus Issue
No. of Shares
Approx % of
shareholding
417,829,629
14.53
417,829,629
14.53


2,457,069,890
85.47
2,874,899,519
100.00
Immediately after completion
of the Open Offer and
the Bonus Issue
No. of Shares
Approx % of
shareholding
626,744,443
14.53
626,744,443
14.53
474,780,502
11.01
3,210,824,332
74.46
4,312,349,277
100.00
Immediately after completion
of the Open Offer and
the Bonus Issue
No. of Shares
Approx % of
shareholding
626,744,443
14.53
626,744,443
14.53
474,780,502
11.01
3,210,824,332
74.46
4,312,349,277
100.00
14.53
11.01
74.46
100.00

Note: As confirmed by the Underwriter, none of the subscribers of the untaken Offer Shares has become a substantial Shareholder (as defined in the Listing Rules) as a result of such subscription and such subscriber, together with parties acting in concert with it, is not holding 10% or more of the issued share capital of the Company upon the allotment and issue of the Offer Shares.

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXERCISE PRICES AND NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF THE EXISTING SHARE OPTIONS

Pursuant to the terms of the Share Option Scheme, adjustments are required to be made to the exercise price and/or the number of Shares to be allotted and issued upon exercise of the subscription rights attached to the Share Options as a result of the Open Offer and the Bonus Issue.

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In accordance with the terms of the Share Option Scheme, and in compliance with the requirements set out in Rule 17.03(13) of the Listing Rules and the supplementary guidance set out by the Stock Exchange dated 5 September 2005 (the ‘‘Supplementary Guidance’’), the exercise prices and the number of Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Share Options have been adjusted as follows:

Before completion of the Open Before completion of the Open Upon completion of the Open Upon completion of the Open
Offer and the Bonus Issue Offer and the Bonus Issue
Adjusted Adjusted
Exercise Number of exercise number of
Date of prices of Share Options prices of Share Options
grant Exercisable period Share Options outstanding Share Options outstanding
(HK$) (HK$)
10/3/2015 10/3/2015–9/3/2017 0.425 34,000,000 0.377 38,376,238
11/5/2015 11/5/2015–10/5/2018 1.05 46,000,000 0.93 51,920,792

The auditor of the Company, Elite Partners CPA Limited, has reviewed the above adjustments and has certified in writing that the adjustments have been made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Share Options.

Save and except the aforesaid adjustments, there is no alteration to the rights of the holders of the Share Options.

By order of the Board

China Zenith Chemical Group Limited Chan Yuk Foebe Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, 30 November 2016

As at the date hereof, Ms. Chan Yuk Foebe, Mr. Law Tze Ping Eric, Mr. Yu Defa are the executive Directors and Mr. Ma Wing Yun Bryan, Mr. Tam Ching Ho, Mr. Hau Chi Kit are the independent non-executive Directors.

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