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(Incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2223)
PLACING OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE
Placing Agent
創陞融資有限公司
INNOVAX CAPITAL LIMITED
PLACING OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE
On 2 March 2015 (after trading hours), the Company and the Placing Agent entered into the
Placing Agreement pursuant to which the Company has conditionally agreed to place,
through the Placing Agent on a best effort basis, of up to 40,000,000 Placing Shares at a price
of HK$1.50 per Placing Share to not less than six Placees who and whose ultimate beneficial
owners are independent third parties not connected with the Company and its connected
persons.
A maximum of 40,000,000 Placing Shares under the Placing represent (i) approximately
19.86% of the existing shares capital of the Company of 201,408,000 Shares as at the date of
this announcement; and (ii) approximately 16.57% of the issued share capital of the Company
of 241,408,000 Shares as enlarged by the Placing, assuming no further change in the share
capital structure of the Company from the date of this announcement and up to the
Completion. The maximum aggregate nominal value of the Placing Shares under the Placing
will be HK$4,000,000.
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The Placing Price of HK$1.50 per Placing Share represents (i) a discount of approximately
14.29% to the closing price of HK$1.75 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the
date of this announcement; and (ii) a discount of approximately 13.79% to the average
closing price of approximately HK$1.74 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the
last five consecutive trading days prior to the date of this announcement.
The Placing is conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the
approval for the listing of, and permission to deal in all the Placing Shares.
The maximum gross proceeds and net proceeds from the Placing will be approximately
HK$60 million and HK$57 million, respectively. The net proceeds from the Placing will be
used for (i) general working capital of the Group; and (ii) possible investments in the future
when opportunities arise.
The issue of the Placing Shares will be made under the General Mandate granted to the
Directors pursuant to the resolutions of the Shareholders passed at the AGM on 23 May 2014.
Shareholders and potential investors should note that the Completion is subject to
fulfilment of conditions under the Placing Agreement. As the Placing may or may not
proceed, Shareholders and potential investors are reminded to exercise caution when
dealing in the Shares.
THE PLACING AGREEMENT
Date
2 March 2015 (after trading hours)
Issuer
The Company
Placing Agent
The Placing Agent has conditionally agreed to place up to 40,000,000 Placing Shares on a
best effort basis and will receive a placing commission of 5.0% of the amount that is equal to
the Placing Price multiplied by the number of Placing Shares actually placed by the Placing
Agent on behalf of the Company. The Directors are of the view that the placing commission
of 5.0% is fair and reasonable.
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To the best of the Directors‟ knowledge, information and belief, having made all reasonable
enquiries, as at the date of this announcement, the Placing Agent and its ultimate beneficial
owners are not connected persons of the Company and are independent third parties not
connected with the Company and its connected persons.
Placees
The Placing Agent will place the Placing Shares, on a best effort basis, at the price of
HK$1.50 per Placing Share to not less than six Placees who and whose ultimate beneficial
owners are not connected persons of the Company and are independent third parties not
connected with the Company and its connected persons. It is expected that none of the
Placees will become a substantial shareholder (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the
Company immediately after the Completion.
Number of Placing Shares
A maximum of 40,000,000 Placing Shares under the Placing represent (i) approximately
19.86% of the existing issued share capital of the Company of 201,408,000 Shares as at the
date of this announcement and (ii) approximately 16.57% of the issued share capital of the
Company of 241,408,000 Shares as enlarged by the Placing, assuming no further change in
the share capital structure of the Company from the date of this announcement and up to the
Completion. The maximum aggregate nominal value of the Placing Shares under the Placing
will be HK$4,000,000.
Placing Price
The Placing Price of HK$1.50 per Placing Share represents (i) a discount of approximately
14.29% to the closing price of HK$1.75 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the
date of this announcement, being the date of the Placing Agreement; and (ii) a discount of
approximately 13.79% to the average closing price of approximately HK$1.74 per Share as
quoted on the Stock Exchange for the last five consecutive trading days prior to the date of
this announcement.
The net placing price under the Placing is approximately HK$1.43 per Placing Share. The
Directors consider that the Placing Price, which was agreed after arm‟s length negotiations
between the Company and the Placing Agent with reference to current market price of the
Shares, is fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a
whole.
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Ranking of Placing Shares
The Placing Shares, when issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu in all respects among
themselves and with the Shares in issue on the date of allotment and issue of the Placing
Shares.
General Mandate
The Placing Shares will be issued under the General Mandate to allot, issue and deal with
new Shares granted to the Directors by a resolution of the Shareholders passed at the AGM
subject to the limit of not exceeding 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share
capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM. Under the General Mandate, the Company
is authorized to issue up to 40,157,600 new Shares. As at the date of this announcement, no
new Shares have been issued under the General Mandate.
Conditions of the Placing
Completion is conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting
approval for the listing of, and permission to deal in all of the Placing Shares.
If the foregoing condition is not fulfilled on or before 16 March 2015 (or such later date as
may be agreed in writing by the Company and the Placing Agent), all obligations of the
Placing Agent and of the Company under the Placing Agreement shall cease to be of any
effect and neither party to the Placing Agreement shall have any right to damages or
reimbursement for any costs and expenses that it may have incurred in connection with or
arising out of the Placing Agreement or the failure to the Completion.
Application will be made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for the granting of the
listing of, and permission to deal in, the Placing Shares.
Termination and force majeure events
The Placing Agent may terminate the Placing Agreement on the occurrence of any force
majeure events:
(a)
the introduction of any new law or regulation or any change in existing laws or
regulations (or the judicial interpretation thereof) or other occurrence of any nature
whatsoever which may in the reasonable opinion of the Placing Agent materially or
adversely affect the business or the financial and trading position or prospects of the
Group; or
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(b)
the occurrence of any local, national or international event or change (whether or not
forming part of a series of events or changes occurring or continuing before, on and/or
after the Completion Date) of a political, military, financial, economic, currency or
other nature (whether or not ejusdem generis with any of the foregoing), or in the
nature of any local, national or international outbreak or escalation of hostilities or
armed conflict or affecting local securities markets which may in the reasonable
opinion of the Placing Agent materially or adversely affect the business or the financial
and trading position or prospects of the Group; or
(c)
any material adverse change in stock market conditions (including without limitation
suspension or material restriction on trading in securities generally) occurs which
affects the success of the Placing or otherwise in the sole and absolute opinion of the
Placing Agent makes it inexpedient or inadvisable or inappropriate for the Company or
the Placing Agent to proceed with the Placing; or
(d)
any change in the circumstances of the Company or any members of the Group which
may adversely affect the prospect of the Group taken as a whole.
If, at or prior to Completion;
(a)
the Company commits any breach of or omits to observe any of the obligations or
undertakings expressed to be assumed by it under the Placing Agreement; or
(b)
the Placing Agent shall receive notification, or shall otherwise become aware of, the
fact that any of the representations or warranties contained in the Placing Agreement
was, when given, untrue or inaccurate or would in any respect be untrue or inaccurate if
repeated, and the Placing Agent shall determine that any such untrue representation or
warranty represents or is likely to represent an adverse change in the financial or
trading position or prospects of the Group taken as a whole or is otherwise likely to
have a prejudicial effect on the Placing;
the Placing Agent shall be entitled (but not bound) by notice in writing to the Company to
elect to treat such matter or event as releasing and discharging the Placing Agent from its
obligations under the Placing Agreement.
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Upon the giving of notice pursuant to the paragraph above, all obligations of the Placing
Agent hereunder shall cease and determine and no party shall have any claim against any
other party in respect of any matter or thing arising out of or in connection with the Placing
Agreement provided however that the Company shall reimburse the Placing Agent for all
reasonable expenses or fees reasonably and properly incurred by the Placing Agent in
connection with the Placing Agreement.
Completion
Completion shall take place at 4:00 p.m. on the fourth Business Day after the fulfillment of
the conditions set out in the Placing Agreement or such other time and/or place as may be
agreed between the Company and the Placing Agent in writing.
REASONS FOR THE PLACING AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The Group is principally engaged in manufacture and trading of home textile products and
accessories.
The maximum gross proceeds and net proceeds from the Placing will be approximately
HK$60 million and HK$57 million, respectively. The net proceeds from the Placing will be
used for (i) general working capital of the Group; and (ii) possible investments in the future
when opportunities arise.
The Directors are of the view that the Placing will provide a good opportunity to raise
additional funds to strengthen the financial position and broaden the capital base of the Group
so as to facilitate its future development. Accordingly, the Board considers that the Placing is
in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
FUND RAISING ACTIVITY DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS
The Company has not conducted any other fund raising exercises in the past twelve months
immediately before the date of this announcement.
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EFFECT ON SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY
The shareholdings in the Company as at the date of this announcement and immediately after
the Completion assuming all the Placing Shares are fully placed are and will be as follows:
As at the date of this
announcement
No. of Shares
Approx. %
Substantial Shareholder
World Empire Investment Inc.
(Note 1)
Public Shareholders
Placees (Note 2)
Others
Total
Immediately
after the Completion
No. of Shares
Approx. %
150,000,000
74.48
150,000,000
62.13
–
51,408,000
–
25.52
40,000,000
51,408,000
16.57
21.30
201,408,000
100.00
241,408,000
100.00
Notes:
1. World Empire Investment Inc., a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited
liability, is owned as to 40% by Mr. Cheng Sze Kin, the Chairman of the Board and Executive
Director, and as to 35% by Mr. Cheng Sze Tsan, the Vice-chairman of the Board and Executive
Director. Ms. Wong Pik Hung, the Executive Director, is the spouse of Mr. Cheng Sze Kin and is
interested in 25% of World Empire Investment Inc. Mr. Cheng Sze Kin, Mr. Cheng Sze Tsan and Ms.
Wong Pik Hung are deemed to be interested, and duplicated, in 150,000,000 Shares held by World
Empire Investment Inc.
2. Assuming no other issue of new Shares and no repurchase of existing Shares before the Completion,
and the Placing Agent has placed the maximum number of the Placing Shares, being 40,000,000 new
Shares, to not less than six independent Placees. It is expected that none of the Placees will be become
a substantial shareholder (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company immediately after the
Completion.
GENERAL
The Placing is not subject to Shareholders‟ approval as the Placing Shares will be issued
under the General Mandate.
Shareholders and potential investors should note that the Completion is subject to
fulfilment of conditions under the Placing Agreement. As the Placing may or may not
proceed, Shareholders and potential investors are reminded to exercise caution when
dealing in the Shares.
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DEFINITIONS
The following terms have the following meanings in this announcement unless the context
otherwise requires:
“AGM”
the annual general meeting of the Company held on 23 May 2014
at which, among others, a resolution for the grant of the General
Mandate to the Directors was duly passed by the Shareholders
“Board”
the board of directors of the Company
“Business Day”
any day (not being a Saturday) on which licensed banks are
generally open for business in Hong Kong throughout their
normal business hours
“Company”
Casablanca Group Limited (Stock Code: 2223), a company
incorporated in Cayman Islands with limited liability, with its
Shares listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange
“Completion”
completion of the Placing in accordance with the terms and
conditions as set out in the Placing Agreement
“connected person(s)”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Listing Rules
„Director(s)”
the director(s) of the Company
“General Mandate”
the general mandate granted to the Directors by the Shareholders
at the AGM to allot, issue and deal with new Shares not exceeding
20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital
of the Company as at the date of the AGM
“Group”
the Company and its subsidiaries
“Hong Kong”
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People‟s
Republic of China
“Listing Rules”
The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock
Exchange
“Placee(s)”
any individual, institutional, professional and/or private investors
independent of and not connected with the Company, the
connected persons of the Company and their respective associates
procured by or on behalf of the Placing Agent to subscribe for any
of the Placing Shares pursuant to the Placing Agreement
“Placing”
the offer by way of private placing of the Placing Shares by or on
behalf of the Placing Agent to the Placee(s) on the terms and
subject to the conditions set out in the Placing Agreement
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“Placing Agent”
Innovax Capital Limited, a licensed corporation to carry on
business type 1 (dealing in securities) and type 6 (advising on
corporate finance) regulated activities under the Securities and
Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
“Placing Agreement”
the placing agreement entered into between the Company and the
Placing Agent dated 2 March 2015 in respect of the Placing
“Placing Price”
HK$1.50 per Placing Share
“Placing Shares”
a maximum of 40,000,000 new Shares to be issued pursuant to the
Placing Agreement
“Shares”
ordinary share(s) of par value of HK$0.10 each in the share capital
of the Company
“Shareholder(s)”
the holder(s) of the Share(s)
“Stock Exchange”
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
On behalf of the Board
Casablanca Group Limited
Cheng Sze Kin
Chairman
Hong Kong, 2 March 2015
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Cheng Sze Kin (Chairman), Mr.
Cheng Sze Tsan (Vice-chairman), Ms. Wong Pik Hung and Mr. Kwok Yuen Keung Tommy as
the Executive Directors and Mr. Tse Yat Hong, Mr. Leung Lin Cheong and Mr. Li Kai Fat as
the Independent Non-executive Directors.
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