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Universal Technologies Holdings Limited — Capital/Financing Update 2019
Apr 17, 2019
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Capital/Financing Update
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS LIMITED 環球實業科技控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1026)
(I) REVISED TIMETABLE FOR THE RIGHTS ISSUE AND THE PLACING;
(II) REVISED BOOK CLOSURE DATE AND RECORD DATE FOR THE RIGHTS ISSUE; (III) EXTENSION OF LONG STOP DATE OF THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT; AND
(IV) SUPPLEMENTAL PLACING AGREEMENT
References are made to (i) the notice of the extraordinary general meeting (the “ EGM ”) and the circular (the “ Circular ”) of Universal Technologies Holdings Limited (the “ Company ”) dated 22 March 2019 in relation to the Acquisition, the Rights Issue, the Placing (including the Specific Mandate) and the Increase in Authorised Share Capital; and (ii) the Company’s announcements dated 9 April 2019 and 10 April 2019 regarding, among others, the postponement of the EGM (the “ Postponement ”) from 11:00 a.m. on 10 April 2019 to 11:00 a.m. on 23 April 2019 at the same venue (the “ Postponed EGM ”). Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.
REVISED TIMETABLE FOR THE RIGHTS ISSUE AND THE PLACING
As a result of the Postponement of the EGM, the Company hereby announces the revised timetable for the Rights Issue and the Placing (“ Revised Timetable ”) as follows (Note) :
Event 2019 Latest time for lodging forms of proxy for the purpose of the 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, 21 April 2019 Postponed EGM
Event
Expected date and time of the Postponed EGM
11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Announcement of results of the Postponed EGM
Last day of dealings in the Shares on a cum-rights basis relating to the Rights Issue
Tuesday, 23 April Tuesday, 30 April
Commencement of dealings in the Shares on an ex-rights basis relating to the Rights Issue
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, 2 May
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2019
Event
Latest time for the Shareholders to lodge transfer of Shares in order to qualify for the Rights Issue
4:30 p.m. on Friday, 3 May
Closure of register of members of the Company for determination of entitlements to the Rights Issue (both dates inclusive)
Record Date for determining entitlements to the Rights Issue
From Monday, 6 May to Friday, 10 May Friday, 10 May
Register of members of the Company re-opens
Tuesday, 14 May
Expected dispatch date of the Prospectus Documents
Tuesday, 14 May
First day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares
Latest time for splitting nil-paid Rights Shares
Last day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares
Latest time for acceptance and payment for Rights Shares and application for excess Rights Shares
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, 16 May 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 20 May 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 23 May 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 May
Announcement of the number of the Untaken Shares under the Rights Issue (if any) which are subject to the Placing
Commencement of the Placing of Untaken Shares (if any) by the Placing Agents on best effort basis
Latest time of the Placing of Untaken Shares by the Placing Agents
Wednesday, 29 May Thursday, 30 May Tuesday, 11 June
Long stop date for the Placing and latest time for the Rights issue to become unconditional
6:00 p.m. on Monday, 17 June
Announcement of the allotment results of the Rights Issue and the Placing to be posted on the websites of the Stock Exchange and the Company on
Tuesday, 18 June
Certificates for fully paid Rights Shares (and refund cheques for wholly or partially unsuccessful excess applications or if the Rights Issue does not become unconditional) to be dispatched on
Wednesday, 19 June
Commencement of dealings in fully-paid Rights Shares and, if applicable, the Placing Shares
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, 20 June
Note: The Revised Timetable set out above is indicative only, is subject to changes as may be made by the Company by way of further announcement(s) and is based on the assumption that all the conditions of the Rights Issue and the Placing will be fulfilled.
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REVISED BOOK CLOSURE DATE AND RECORD DATE FOR THE RIGHTS ISSUE
The Shareholders and the investing public should note that based on the Revised Timetable, the Record Date of the Rights Issue is changed to Friday, 10 May 2019 and the register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 6 May 2019 until Friday, 10 May 2019, both dates inclusive, for determining entitlements for the Rights Issue. No transfer of Shares will be registered during such period.
EXTENSION OF LONG STOP DATE OF THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
As disclosed in the Circular, under the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, the long stop date for the fulfillment or waiver of the conditions of the Acquisition Agreement (the “ Conditions ”) was originally fixed for 31 May 2019 (or such later date as the parties may agree in writing) (the “ Acquisition Long Stop Date ”). In view of the Postponement and the Revised Timetable, on 17 April 2019, the parties to the Acquisition Agreement agreed in writing to extend the Acquisition Long Stop Date from 31 May 2019 to 31 July 2019 (or such later date as the parties may agree in writing). Save for the aforesaid, all other terms of the Acquisition Agreement remain intact and in full force and effect.
SUPPLEMENTAL PLACING AGREEMENT
In view of the Postponement and the Revised Timetable, on 17 April 2019, the Company and the Placing Agents entered into a supplemental placing agreement to adopt the consequential changes to the placing period for the Untaken Shares and the long stop date for the fulfilment of all the Placing Conditions as reflected in the Revised Timetable set out above. Save for the aforesaid, all other terms of the Placing Agreement remain intact and in full force and effect.
By Order of the Board UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS LIMITED Chen Jinyang Chairman
Hong Kong, 17 April 2019
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises four executive Directors namely Mr. Chen Jinyang (Chairman), Mr. Chau Cheuk Wah (Chief Executive Officer), Ms. Zhu Fenglian and Ms. Zhang Haimei; one non-executive Director namely Mr. Xuan Zhensheng; and three independent non-executive Directors namely Dr. Cheung Wai Bun, Charles, J.P., Mr. David Tsoi and Mr. Chao Pao Shu George.
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