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(1)SHARE CONSOLIDATION
(2)ADJUSTMENTS IN RELATION TO THE SHARE OPTIONS AND SHARE AWARDS
We refer to (1) the announcement of the Company dated 1 February 2019 and (2) the circular of the Company dated 14 February 2019 (the "Circular") in relation to, among other things, the Special Dividend and the Scrip Dividend Scheme and the Share Consolidation. Unless otherwise stated, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Circular.
The Board announces that on Thursday, 4 April 2019, the issue and allotment of the Scrip Shares under the Scrip Dividend Scheme has been completed.
SHARE CONSOLIDATION
The Board is pleased to announce that all the conditions precedent to the Share Consolidation have been fulfilled as at the date of this announcement and the Share Consolidation will become effective on Tuesday, 9 April 2019. Please refer to the Circular for the details, including the trading arrangement of the Consolidated Shares and the exchange and replacement of share certificates in respect of the Share Consolidation. The Shareholders should note that upon the Share Consolidation becoming effective, the colour of the share certificates of the Company will be changed from green to blue.
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE NUMBER AND EXERCISE PRICE OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARE OPTIONS
As a result of the issue and allotment of Scrip Shares under the Scrip Dividend Scheme and the Share Consolidation and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Share Option Scheme, Rule 17.03(13) of the Listing Rules and the supplementary guidance dated 5 September 2005 issued by the Stock Exchange (the "Supplementary Guidance"), the exercise price and the number of the outstanding share options granted under the Share Option Scheme will be adjusted in the following manner with effect from Tuesday,
9 April 2019, being the effective date of the Share Consolidation:
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Date of grant | Before adjustments | After adjustments | ||
Number of | Adjusted | |||
Existing | number of | |||
Shares | Adjusted | Consolidated | ||
Exercise | to be issued | exercise | Shares to be | |
price | upon full | price | issued upon | |
per | exercise of | per | full exercise | |
Existing | the | Consolidated | of the | |
Share | share options | Share | share options | |
HK$ | HK$ | |||
4 November 2014 | 1.70 | 83,815,363 | 14.97 | 9,516,222 |
28 May 2015 | 1.78 | 14,622,642 | 15.68 | 1,660,224 |
Save for the above adjustments, all other terms and conditions of the outstanding options granted under the Share Option Scheme remain unchanged.
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE NUMBER OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARE AWARDS
As at the effective date for the Share Consolidation, there are 60,425,665 outstanding Award Shares that have been granted under the Share Award Schemes.
As a result of the Share Consolidation and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Share Award Schemes, the number of outstanding Award Shares that have been granted under the Share Award Schemes will be 6,042,566 Consolidated Shares with effect from Tuesday, 9 April 2019, being the effective date of the Share Consolidation.
Save for the above adjustments, all other terms and conditions of the Share Award Schemes remain unchanged.
By Order of the Board
Global Brands Group Holding Limited
William FUNG Kwok Lun
Chairman
Hong Kong, 4 April 2019
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises three Non-executive Directors, namely William Fung Kwok Lun (Chairman), Bruce Philip Rockowitz (Vice Chairman) and Hau Leung Lee, one Executive Director, namely Richard Nixon Darling (Chief Executive Officer) and five Independent Non-executive Directors, namely Paul Edward Selway-Swift, Stephen Harry Long, Allan Zeman, Audrey Wang Lo and Ann Marie Scichili.
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