TPK Group plans to sell 10% shares of TPK Auto Tech (Xiamen) Limited to strategic investor, TES Touch Embedded Solutions (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
2021-11-09
1.Date of occurrence of the event:2021/11/09
2.Counterparty to the contract or commitment:
TES Touch Embedded Solutions (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
3.Relationship with the Company:
Related party in substance
4.Starting and ending dates (or rescission date) of the
contract or commitment:2021/11/9
5.Major content (not applicable where rescinded):
TPK Glass Solutions (Xiamen) Inc. ("TPKG"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of TPK, plans to carve out its automotive business into a wholly
owned subsidiary TPK Auto Tech (Xiamen) Limited ("AUTOXM"), and
subsequently sell 10% equity ownership AUTOXM to TES Touch Embedded
Solutions (Xiamen) Co., Ltd ("TES"), a Shenzhen listed company with
ticker SHE:003019.
The AUTOXM is valued at US$ 39.8 million dollars, and the transaction
value for the 10% equity interest is US$3.98 million.
In addition, TPKG offers TES a 2-year option to buy additional equity
interest up to an aggregate ownership of 49% of AUTOXM at the same
valuation basis of US$39.8 million.
6.Restrictive covenants (not applicable where rescinded):N/A
7.Commitment (not applicable where rescinded):TPKG will carve out its
automotive business into a newly formed subsidiary AUTOXM, which is
a pre-closing condition for the subject transaction.
8.Any other important agreement (not applicable where rescinded):N/A
9.Effect on company finances and business:No material impact
10.Concrete purpose/objective:Our company's automotive business
primarily covers design, manufacturing and distribution of automotive touch
module. Due to technology transition and supply chain consolidation,
TPK Group plans to seek strategic partnership with upstream or downstream
players to advance our core competency and to better integrate the auto
display value chain.
TES, who focus on system design, system integration, and electronics
manufacturing, is selected as the strategic investor given the synergies and
business opportunities this partnership can potentially create. We expect
this partnership will further strengthen our product roadmaps and expand our
customer base in the coming future.
11.Any other matters that need to be specified:N/A
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