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SINOMEDIA HOLDING LIMITED
中 視 金 橋 國 際 傳 媒 控 股 有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00623)
DISCLOSABLE TRANSACTION
SUBSCRIPTION OF EQUITY INTEREST IN TARGET COMPANY
THE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
The Board announces that on 22 November 2019, CTV Golden Bridge, an indirect non- wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Investment Agreement with the Target Company and the Existing Shareholders, pursuant to which CTV Golden Bridge has agreed to make capital contribution in the amount of RMB122 million in cash to the Target Company. Upon Completion, CTV Golden Bridge will be interested in approximately 2.85% of the registered capital of the Target Company.
LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS
Since one of the applicable percentage ratios in respect of the Proposed Investment exceeds 5% but is less than 25%, the Proposed Investment constitutes a disclosable transaction of the Company, and is therefore subject to the reporting and announcement requirements but is exempt from the circular and shareholders' approval requirements under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
INTRODUCTION
The Board announces that on 22 November 2019, CTV Golden Bridge, an indirect non- wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Investment Agreement with the Target Company and the Existing Shareholders, pursuant to which CTV Golden Bridge has agreed to make capital contribution in the amount of RMB122 million in cash to the Target Company. Upon Completion, CTV Golden Bridge will be interested in approximately 2.85% of the registered capital of the Target Company.
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THE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Date: | 22 November 2019 | |
Parties: | (i) | CTV Golden Bridge, an indirect non-wholly-owned subsidiary |
of the Company | ||
(ii) | the Target Company | |
(iii) | the Existing Shareholders | |
To the best knowledge, information and belief of the Directors, | ||
having made all reasonable enquiries, each of the Target | ||
Company and the Existing Shareholders and their respective | ||
ultimate beneficial owners (where applicable) is an Independent | ||
Third Party. | ||
Capital Increase: | CTV Golden Bridge has agreed to make capital contribution in | |
the amount of RMB122 million in cash to the Target Company. | ||
Upon Completion, CTV Golden Bridge will be interested in | ||
approximately 2.85% of the registered capital of the Target | ||
Company. | ||
Conditions precedent: | Unless otherwise waived by the CTV Golden Bridge, performance | |
of their respective obligations of Target Company and Existing | ||
Shareholders at Completion is subject to the following conditions: | ||
(i) | the Existing Shareholders passed all resolutions in relation | |
to the execution and completion of the transactions | ||
contemplated under the Investment Agreement, the | ||
amendment of the articles of association of the Target | ||
Company and all other relevant documents of the Proposed | ||
Investment; | ||
(ii) | the Target Company and the Existing Shareholders have | |
provided to the CTV Golden Bridge the duly executed | ||
Investment Agreement, the revised articles of association |
of the Target Company and all other relevant documents of the Proposed Investment;
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(iii) | the representations, warranties and undertakings in the | |
Investment Agreement made by the Target Company and | ||
the Existing Shareholders remain true, accurate, complete | ||
and not misleading up to the Completion Date; and | ||
(iv) | there has been no event, condition or other circumstances | |
that brings or would reasonably be expected to bring | ||
material adverse change to the assets, liabilities, profits | ||
prospect or normal operations of the Target Company | ||
during the period from the date of the Investment | ||
Agreement up to the Completion Date. | ||
Unless otherwise waived by the Target Company and the | ||
Existing Shareholders, performance of its obligations of CTV | ||
Golden Bridge at Completion is subject to the following | ||
conditions: | ||
(i) | the representations and warranties in the Investment | |
Agreement made by the CTV Golden Bridge remain true, | ||
accurate and complete up to the Completion Date; | ||
(ii) | the CTV Golden Bridge have provided to the Target | |
Company the duly executed Investment Agreement, the | ||
revised articles of association of the Target Company and | ||
all other relevant documents of the Proposed Investment; | ||
and | ||
(iii) | the CTV Golden Bridge have deposited the Capital | |
Contribution Amount in full into the designated capital | ||
verification bank account of the Target Company. | ||
Completion: | Completion shall take place on the date when all conditions | |
precedent set out in the Investment Agreement are satisfied or |
waived (where applicable), or such other date as agreed by the parties to the Investment Agreement.
The Target Company shall complete the necessary filings with the relevant PRC authority(ies) within 60 business days from the Completion Date.
Basis of the Capital Contribution Amount
The Capital Contribution Amount was arrived at with reference to the market value of the Target Company and will be satisfied by the internal financial resources of the Group.
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The Directors consider that the Investment Agreement were entered into after arm's length negotiations and on normal commercial terms and that the terms are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Group and the Shareholders as a whole.
INFORMATION OF THE RELEVANT PARTIES
CTV Golden Bridge
CTV Golden Bridge is principally engaged in TV advertising agency, branding and content production services.
The Target Company
Target Company is a limited company established in the PRC and is principally engaged in animation content creation and production, children's toy design and marketing, and child education programme development.
Based on the unaudited consolidated financial information of the Target Company, for the year ended 31 December 2018, the revenue recorded was approximately RMB122 million (2017: RMB73 million), loss before taxation and after taxation was approximately RMB154 million (2017: RMB207 million), and the net asset value as at 31 December 2018 was approximately RMB134 million.
Upon Completion, the Target Company will not become a subsidiary or an associate company of the Company, and the financial results of the Target Company will not be consolidated in the financial statements of the Group nor be equity accounted for in the Group's consolidated financial statements as an associate company.
REASONS AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED INVESTMENT
The Company is an investment holding company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in provision of TV advertisement, creative content production and digital marketing services for advertisers and advertising agents.
The Group has been exploring to expand into the consumer goods market by leveraging on brand creative communication and content development, and laying a foundation for the medium and long term development of the Group through the development of new business growth points to continue to create value for society, clients, staff and Shareholders. The Proposed Investment provides an opportunity for the Group to intensify the core competitiveness in creative communication and content development and will further expand its business into the consumer goods market, and therefore the Board is of the view that the Proposed Investment is beneficial to the Group.
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LISTING RULES IMPLICATION
Since one of the applicable percentage ratios in respect of the Proposed Investment exceeds 5% but is less than 25%, the Proposed Investment constitutes a disclosable transaction of the Company, and is therefore subject to the reporting and announcement requirements but is exempt from the circular and shareholders' approval requirements under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
"Board" | the board of Directors of the Company |
"Capital Contribution Amount" | the amount of RMB122 million to be contributed by |
CTV Golden Bridge to the Target Company pursuant to | |
the Investment Agreement | |
"Company" | SinoMedia Holding Limited, a company incorporated in |
Hong Kong with limited liability, the shares of which are | |
listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock | |
code: 623) | |
"Completion" | completion of the Proposed Investment pursuant to the |
terms set out the Investment Agreement | |
"Completion Date" | the date when all conditions precedent set out in the |
Investment Agreement are satisfied or waived (where | |
applicable) or as agreed by the parties to the Investment | |
Agreement | |
"connected person(s)" | has the same meaning as ascribed to it under the Listing |
Rules | |
"CTV Golden Bridge" | CTV Golden Bridge Advertising Company Limited* (中 |
視金橋廣告有限公司), a limited company established | |
in the PRC and an indirect non-wholly-owned subsidiary | |
of the Company | |
"Director(s)" | the director(s) of the Company |
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"Existing Shareholder(s)" | (i) Mr. Zhu; and (ii) all other shareholders of the Target |
Company as at the date of this announcement which | |
include seven individuals who are PRC residents, four | |
limited partnership and one limited company established | |
in the PRC | |
"Group" | the Company and its subsidiaries |
"Hong Kong" | The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the |
PRC | |
"Independent Third Party(ies)" | any person(s) or company(ies) and their respective |
ultimate beneficial owner(s) whom, to the best of the | |
Director's knowledge, information and belief and | |
having made all reasonable enquiries, are third parties | |
independent of the Company and its connected persons | |
pursuant to the Listing Rules | |
"Investment Agreement" | the investment agreement dated 22 November 2019 |
entered into among (i) CTV Golden Bridge; (ii) the | |
Target Company; and (iii) the Existing Shareholders | |
"Listing Rules" | the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The |
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | |
"Mr. Zhu" | Mr. Zhu Weisong (朱偉松), a PRC resident and the |
majority shareholder of the Target Company, who will | |
be interested in 68.14% of the registered capital of the | |
Target Company upon the Completion of the Proposed | |
Investment | |
"PRC" | the People's Republic of China, which, for the purpose |
of this announcement, shall exclude Hong Kong, the | |
Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and | |
Taiwan | |
"Proposed Investment" | the proposed capital contribution by CTV Golden |
Bridge in the amount of RMB122 million to the Target | |
Company pursuant to the Investment Agreement | |
"RMB" | Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC |
"Share(s)" | the ordinary share(s) in the share capital of the Company |
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"Shareholder(s)" | holder(s) of the issued Shares of the Company |
"Stock Exchange" | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
"subsidiary" | has the same meaning as ascribed to it under the Listing |
Rules | |
"Target Company" | Shanghai Putao Technology Co., Ltd.* (上海葡萄緯度 |
科技有限公司), a limited company established in the | |
PRC |
On behalf of the Board
SinoMedia Holding Limited
Chen Xin
Chairman
Hong Kong, 22 November 2019
The English translation of Chinese names or words in this announcement, where indicated by "*", are included for information purpose only, and should not be regarded as the official English translation of such Chinese names or words.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Chen Xin, Ms. Liu Jinlan and Mr. Li Zongzhou as executive directors, and Mr. Qi Daqing, Ms. Wang Xin, Mr. He Hui David and Ms. Ip Hung as independent non-executive directors.
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