WAH FU INT'L<0952> - Announcement & Resumption of Trading
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responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes
no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and
expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss
howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any
part of the contents of this announcement.
WAH FU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
sale and purchase of 20% interest in the Company
The board of directors (the "Board") of Wah Fu
International Holdings Limited (the "Company", together
with its subsidiaries, the "Group") refers to the
announcement of the Company dated 25th March, 1999. Concord
Holdings Services Limited ("Concord"), the controlling
shareholder of the Company has executed a sale and purchase
agreement on 17th May, 1999 with an independent third party
pursuant to the revised letter of intent signed between the
parties on 25th March, 1999. Upon completion of the sale
and purchase agreement on 17th May, 1999, Concord has
disposed 45,000,000 shares (the "Sale Shares") in the
Company representing 20 per cent. of the Company's issued
share capital of 225,000,000 shares and Messrs. Cho Wai Sum
and Chaung Pak Wong, Paul have resigned from, whereas
Messrs. Charlie Chang and Ong Chor Wei, Alan have been
appointed to the Board.
The shares of the Company has been suspended from trading
on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from 10:00 a.m.
on 18th May, 1999. The Company has applied for resumption
of trading of its shares on 10:00 a.m. on 19th May, 1999.
The Board has been informed by Messrs. James Chaung, Lo Wai
Man and Cho Wai Sum, directors of the Company and together
the controlling shareholder of Concord that, further to the
revised letter of intent executed on 25th March, 1999,
Concord has executed a formal sale and purchase agreement
(the "Agreement") with Winble International Limited (the
"Purchaser"), an independent third party not connected
with any director, chief executive or substantial
shareholder of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
their respective associates (as defined in the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong Limited) on 17th May, 1999 for the sale and
purchase of the Sale Shares at the price of HK$0.149 per
Sale Share. Such price represents a discount of
approximately 28.8 per cent. of the average closing price
of the shares in the Company for the period from 10th May,
1999 to 14th May, 1999 and a discount of approximately 68.7
per cent. of the unaudited net asset value per share of the
Company as at 30th September, 1998. The Purchaser is a
company established in the British Virgin Islands of which
90 per cent. of its issued share capital is owned by Rich
Country International Limited which in turn is owned as to
51 per cent. by Mr. Charlie Chang. Before completion of the
Agreement, Concord owned 141,250,000 shares in the Company
representing approximately 62.78 per cent. of the issued
shares of the Company (including the Sale Shares) and owns
approximately 42.78 per cent. of the issued shares of the
Company upon completion of the sale and purchase of the
Sale Shares. The Board has also been informed by Concord
that it currently intends to continue to hold the remaining
96,250,000 shares in the Company.
Completion of the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares, has
taken place on 17th May, 1999. Upon completion, Messrs.
Charlie Chang and Ong Chor Wei, Alan were appointed to the
Board as executive directors and Messrs. Cho Wai Sum and
Chaung Pak Wong, Paul have resigned as executive directors
of the Company. Mr. Charlie Chang, aged 35, is a
businessman having over 8 years of experience in and is
presently involved in the manufacture and sales of luggage
products. Prior to the establishment of his business, Mr.
Chang has worked in a US based luggage trading company for
three years. Mr. Ong Chor Wei, Alan, aged 29, is a finance
director of the private group involved in the manufacture
and sales of luggage products controlled by Mr. Charlie
Chang. Mr. Ong holds a bachelor's degree in laws from the
London School of Economics and Political Science, the
University of London, the United Kingdom. He is an
associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of England and Wales, the United Kingdom and an associate
member of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants. Mr. Ong
worked in international accounting firm and local
accounting firms for over six years before he joined the
luggage group.
Concord and the Purchaser has executed a shareholders*
agreement upon completion of the Agreement on 17th May,
1999. The more salient features of such shareholders*
agreement are summarised as follow:
1. (a) Provided that the Purchaser shall own not less
than 45,000,000 shares in the Company, the Purchaser shall
have the right to nominate such number of persons to the
Board, being the higher of (i) the number representing 20
per cent. of the total number of directors of the Company
from time to time and (ii) two.
(b) The quorum of the Board shall be constituted by a
director from each of Concord and the Purchaser.
2. Certain important matters of the Group has to be
approved by all the directors of the Company, including but
not limited to the incurrence of indebtedness or lending of
money or acquisition or disposal of any asset or property,
in any case, of an amount in excess of HK$10 million,
consolidation, subdivision, reduction or other
reorganisation of the share capital in the Group.
3. At any time if any of Concord or the Purchaser wishes
to transfer any shares in the Company, the other party
shall have the right to purchase such shares on terms no
less favourable as proposed between the vendor and the
proposed purchaser, if there is any, or if there is no such
purchaser, on the fair market value (based on the average
of the closing prices of the shares of the Company as
quoted by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the
30 trading days prior to the transfer notice and determined
by the auditors of the Company) of the shares of the
Company. If the pre-emptive right is not exercised, the
vendor shall be entitled to transfer the shares on terms no
less favourable than those offered to the other shareholder
within a period of 6 months thereafter.
The shares of the Company has been suspended from trading
on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from 10:00 a.m.
on 18th May, 1999. The Company has applied for resumption
of trading of its shares on 10:00 a.m. on 19th May, 1999.
By Order of the Board
Chan Cheuk Ho
Director
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1999
The directors of the Company jointly and severally accept
full responsibility for the accuracy of the information
contained in this announcement and confirm, having made all
reasonable inquiries, that to the best of their knowledge,
opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived
at after due and careful consideration and there are no
other facts not contained in this announcement, the
omission of which would make any statement in this
announcement misleading.
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