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Web Proof Information Pack of
Z-Obee Holdings Limited(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
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Contents
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The Web Proof Information Pack contains the following information in relation to Z-Obee Holdings Limited extracted from the draft document:
• Summary
• Definitions
• Glossary of technical terms
• Risk factors
• Waivers from strict compliance with the Listing Rules
• Directors and parties involved in the Share Offer
• Corporate information
• Industry overview
• Regulatory overview
• Business
• Directors, senior management and staff
• Corporate governance
• Controlling Shareholder and substantial Shareholders
• Share capital
• Financial information
• Future plans
Appendices
• I – Accountants’ report of the Group
• III – Property valuation
• IV – Summary of the constitution of the Company and Bermuda Company Law
• V – Statutory and general information
• VI – Summary of salient provisions of the laws of Singapore
• VII – Further information relating to dual primary listing
YoU sHoULD ReAD tHe seCtIon HeADeD “WARnInG” on tHe CoVeR oF tHIs WeB PRooF InFoRMAtIon PACK.
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OVERVIEW
The Group is a mobile handset application and solution provider and a mobile handset manufacturer
in the PRC. The Group provides full-set of design and production solution services spanning the entire
handset design cycle, which involves industrial design, mechanical design, application design, PCB
design, procurement of hardware, prototype testing, pilot production and SMT for mobile handset
and PCB. The Group’s business can be divided into the following four major areas:
�. Provision of mobile handset application design;
2. Provision of design and production solution services for mobile handset;
3. Assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB; and
4. Distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components.
During the Track Record Period, the revenue breakdown by activities was illustrated as
below:
Forthesixmonths Forthefinancialyearended31March ended30September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (Unaudited)
US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Provision of mobile handset
solutions and applications 9,235,556 �9.96 �2,�09,�8� �0.�3 7,289,224 7.03 4,04�,752 5.55 �,886,536 3.44
Assembly of mobile handset
and SMT of PCB – – 9,603,39� 8.03 20,437,043 �9.72 �2,933,464 �7.75 �5,520,980 28.33
Distribution and marketing of
mobile handset and
mobile handset components 37,025,775 80.04 97,88�,544 8�.84 75,897,585 73.25 55,873,7�4 76.70 37,372,727 68.23
Total 46,26�,33� �00 ��9,594,��6 �00 �03,623,852 �00 72,848,930 �00 54,780,243 �00
The revenue from provision of mobile handset solutions and applications (the “Solution Segment”)
is primarily derived from the provision of design and production solution services for mobile handset.
The revenue from assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB (the “Assembly Segment”) is derived
from the sale of mobile handset and PCBA which are both manufactured and assembled respectively
by the Group. The revenue from distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset
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components (the “Distribution and Marketing Segment”) is derived from the sale of mobile handset
and mobile handset components produced by third parties and the sale of mobile handset under the
Group’s owned brand “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”.
The Company
R&D department develops different mobile handset applications for installation into the Group’s mobile handset or customers’ products
Product design team designs products for mobile handset manufacturers based on customers’ specification and project management for the assembly of mobile handset
Provides the assembly ofmobile handset and SMT ofPCB according to the customers’ specification or the Group’s design team
Distribution and marketing of mobile handset or mobile handset components produced by third parties or produced by the Group
Mobilehandset
applicationdesign
Design andproduction
solution servicesfor mobile handset
Assembly ofmobile handset
and SMTof PCB
Distribution andmarketing of
mobile handset andmobile handsetcomponents
The Group provides the total solution of mobile handset production from product design to
production support and assembly of mobile handset. Depends on the requirements of different customers,
the Group will provide either single segment of solution services of the Group or complete mobile
handset solution. For example, the mobile handset manufacturer customers may require the Group to
provide them services from industrial design to product being manufacturable without the Group’s
provision of manufacturing services by the Group. However, the mobile handset distributors who do
not have the production capability may on the other hand require the Group to provide them with the
total solution services from product definition to mobile handset assembly.
COMPETITIVESTRENGTHS
• Possess of application development and design capability
• One stop service centre with the flexibility to provide customised services
• Technical expertise coupled with innovative and fashionable product ideas
• Established product niche
• Service and product quality recognised by customers
• Professional and dedicated management
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BUSINESSSTRATEGY
The Group aspires to become a leading mobile handset solution provider and to establish its
own brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” in the PRC and overseas, offering services which range
from product definition, solution design to assembly of mobile handset. To realise such mission, the
Group intends to adopt the business strategies as set out below:–
Launchingofnewflagshipbrand,“VIM”or inChinese“偉恩”
The launch of mobile handset under the new flagship brand name of the Group “VIM”
or in Chinese “偉恩” in December 2008 is a strategic move of the Group to introduce and
characterise the Group’s trendy design of mobile handset. It aims to differentiate the Group
from its competitors for its competitiveness in mobile handset designs and to build up the
Group’s image in fashionable design capability. The Directors believe that the launching of
mobile handset under the Group’s own brand name provides a good platform for the Group to
capitalise on the strong market demand for mobile handsets in the PRC by demonstrating the
Group’s mobile handset application development capability.
ToenhancetheGroup’sproductdevelopmentcapabilities
The Group believes that the ability to provide product designs incorporating the latest
technology development and trends is crucial for the Group to maintain its competitiveness
as a solution provider. As such, the Group will continue to enhance its product development
capabilities in the areas of industrial design, mechanical design, software design and PCB
design. For instance, the Group will strive to integrate the latest trends in mobile technology
into its designs and will continue to build up its software application libraries and hardware in
order to enable the Group to develop products of multiple tiering and flexibilities.
The Group plans to increase the size of its R&D team from the existing 60 engineers
to 73 engineers in the year 20�0. The Group’s R&D team is headed by Mr. Wang. The Group
believes that having more skilled manpower would enable the Group to better meet the anticipated
increase in its business volume. The Group also intends to continually improve its training
programmes for its engineers to ensure the constant upgrading of their technical skills.
Toenlarge itsproductmix
The Group intends to enlarge its product mix at two levels:- (a) developing mobile handset
with multi-functions, and (b) tapping into new consumer markets.
(a) Developingmobilehandsetwithmulti-functions
The Directors believe that the demand for mobile handset with varied functions will
continue to grow. In line with such expectation, whilst the Group has already developed mobile
handset with multi-functions, the Group intends to further focus its research and development of
multimedia mobile handset with emphasis on the entertainment aspect. Apart from entertainment
aspect, the Group is also exploring and looking into developing solutions which could further
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improve other functions of mobile handset, for example by developing mobile handset with
television functions and tourist friendly functions such as the ability to download maps of the
present location.
In order to capture the opportunities arising from the 3G mobile handset in the PRC,
the Group will further strengthen its software application libraries and purchase any necessary
hardware and software for the design of solutions for use in 3G mobile handset and obtaining
the necessary licences for the relevant technology from third party vendors for use in 3G mobile
handset.
(b) Tapping intonewconsumermarkets
The enlargement and diversification of the product mix will allow the Group to diversify
its customer base and tap into new markets. In particular, the Directors have noted that a larger
number of young people are acquiring mobile handset for their own use at a younger age in the
PRC. The Group believes that the ability to design and produce technologically up-to-date and
trendy mobile handset at a lower cost than foreign mobile handset design houses or manufacturers
would allow the Group to tap into the rapidly growing market of younger consumers. Apart
from tapping into the market for younger consumers, the Group also aims to increase its market
share in the rural area of the PRC, and the Directors are of the view that the pricing of the
mobile handset is one of the major buying criteria for consumers in the rural areas of the PRC.
During the Track Record Period, the Group has developed two sets of solution which aim at
the lower price range mobile handsets for consumers in the rural areas of the PRC, which is
in line with the growing affluence of these groups of consumers.
Exploringthepossibilityofenteringtheoverseasmarket
The Group plans to expand into overseas markets which have similar demographic and
economic conditions to those of the PRC, for example, countries in Southeast Asia, South
America and India. The Group may also consider entering into joint ventures or strategic
alliances with network operators and mobile handset manufacturers in the overseas market
should any opportunities arise.
The Group has already registered or pending to register its trademarks “VIM” or in
Chinese “偉恩” as its new flagship brand in various overseas markets in an effort to prepare
entering into these overseas markets.
FUTUREPLANS
StrengtheningofR&Dteam
The Directors consider that it is important to further strengthen the Group’s R&D team, especially
in the application development and industrial design and mechanical design teams. The Group plans
to recruit additional professionals to join its R&D team and provides training to improve the R&D
team’s technical know-how. It is the Group’s strategy to focus on a few core areas of mobile handset
application development.
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Developmentof3Gtechnologiesandapplications
The Directors believe that the official launch of the 3G mobile handset may increase the demand
for the 3G mobile handset and module in the PRC. The Group intends to invest in research on the
application of 3G technologies and solutions in order to capture the potential opportunities of the
rising demand for 3G mobile handset and module especially in multi-functional mobile handset.
The Directors believe that the following strategies will lead to the success of the Group for
developing 3G technologies and applications:
(i) The Group is conducting a market research on the adoption of 3G standards in order to
better facilitate its future business plans on 3G development;
(ii) Before finalising the details as to the adoption of 3G standards, the Group has been
cooperating with Zhenhua Group in developing the 3G (EVDO) phone. Such cooperation
has facilitated the Group in building its know-how on 3G business and will shorten
the development cycle once the Group has confirmed which 3G standards are to be
adopted;
(iii) As at the Latest Practicable Date, two newly developed 3G software of Zeus have passed
software product registration tests under China Software Testing Center. The Directors
considered that the qualified software will ensure the Group’s success in the future
development of 3G mobile handset;
(iv) The Group will spend approximately US$�.6 million to purchase the necessary hardware
and software for research and development of 3G mobile handset and module; and
(v) The first EVDO phone is planned to be launched in 20�0.
Strengtheningof thebrandawarenessof“VIM” or inChinese “偉恩”
It is the intention of the Group to strengthen the brand awareness of “VIM” or in Chinese
“偉恩” in the mobile handset market in the PRC in order to position the Group’s strong industrial
design of mobile handset with fashionable and trendy styles. Therefore, the Group intends to expand
its distribution network in the PRC by entering into distribution agreements with major retail chain
stores in the PRC in major cities of the PRC.
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SUMMARYFINANCIALINFORMATION
The following table summarises the Group’s results for the years ended 3� March 2007, 2008, 2009 and six months ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 which is extracted from and has been prepared in accordance with the basis set forth in the accountants’ report, the text of which is set forth in Appendix I to this prospectus:–
ConsolidatedIncomeStatements
Forthesixmonths Fortheyearended31March ended30September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Revenue 46,26�,33� ��9,594,��6 �03,623,852 72,848,930 54,780,243
Cost of goods sold (35,836,026 ) (�03,4�9,592 ) (95,��6,448 ) (66,726,032 ) (49,873,560 )
Grossprofit �0,425,305 �6,�74,524 8,507,404 6,�22,898 4,906,683
Other income 38,578 576,463 �,256,790 580,060 244,639Selling and distribution costs (6,9�3 ) (�,309 ) (47,29� ) (�5,428 ) (�2,239 )Administrative expenses (�,993,8�3 ) (5,773,36� ) (5,�03,964 ) (2,709,373 ) (2,606,322 )
Profit fromoperations 8,463,�57 �0,976,3�7 4,6�2,939 3,978,�57 2,532,76�
Finance costs (�39,236 ) (792,�27 ) (543,70� ) (2��,��8 ) (�83,899 )Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity 999,800 743,595 434,886 446,�46 –
Profitbeforetax 9,323,72� �0,927,785 4,504,�24 4,2�3,�85 2,348,862
Income tax expense (446,076 ) (8�0,000 ) (593,608 ) (308,008 ) (347,500 )
Profit fortheyear/period 8,877,645 �0,��7,785 3,9�0,5�6 3,905,�77 2,00�,362
Profit fortheyear/periodattributableto: Owners of the Company 8,948,047 �0,�80,7�0 3,959,40� 3,936,993 2,00�,362 Minority interests (70,402 ) (62,925 ) (48,885 ) (3�,8�6 ) –
8,877,645 �0,��7,785 3,9�0,5�6 3,905,�77 2,00�,362
Dividends
Interim 257,069 – – – –
Final 2,200,000 2,040,052 – – –
EarningspershareBasic (US cents) (Note) 2.�8 2.3� 0.80 0.79 0.40
Note:
1. TheearningsperSharehasnottakenintoaccountofthe20,000,000newSharesissuedon8October2009pursuanttothesubscriptionagreementsdated24September2009.
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For each of the three financial years ended 3� March 2009 and the six months ended 30
September 2009, the net profit margin of the Group were approximately �9.�9%, 8.46%, 3.77% and
3.65% respectively. Such decrease in net profit margin was due to: (i) the decrease in contribution
of revenue from the Solution Segment which has the highest profit margin among the three business
segments of the Group; and (ii) the decrease in contribution of revenue from the Distribution and
Marketing Segment which was resulted from the constant decrease of the average selling price in the
global mobile handset industry.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Directors confirm that there has been no material adverse
change in the financial or trading positions or prospects of the Group since 30 September 2009, the
date on which the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Group were made up.
EARNINGSPERSHARE
TheearningsperShareintheprospectushavenottakeninaccountofthe20,000,000newShares issuedon8October2009pursuant to the subscriptionagreementsdated24September2009assuchtransactionoccurredafter thebalancesheetdatewhichdidnotaffect thecapitalusedtoproducetheprofitand loss forthecorrespondingperiod.
On 24 September 2009, the Company entered into the eight subscription agreements with
eight existing Shareholders respectively, being Independent Third Parties, for the allotment and issue
by the Company to such subscribers of 20,000,000 new Shares the (“Subscription Shares”), at a
subscription price of S$0.�3 (equivalent to approximately HK$0.72) per Share. The subscription price
was determined with reference to the trading market price of the Shares preceding the execution of
the subscription agreements and was agreed upon arms’ length negotiation between the Company and
the subscribers. The subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share amounted to a discount of approximately
�3.33% to the volume weighted average price of S$0.�5 of the Shares traded on the SGX-ST for the
full market day on 24 September 2009, being the full market day immediately preceding the execution
of the subscription agreements.
On 8 October 2009, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company was increased to
US$4,�40,589 comprising 5�7,573,662 Shares after the completion of allotment and issue of the
Subscription Shares.
No share consolidation, share split, bonus issue or other share capital reorganisationhavingsimilareffecthasbeentakenplace inrespectofthesharecapitaloftheCompanysincetheCompany’slistingonSGX-STuptotheLatestPracticableDate.Further,theCompanyhasnointentiontoconductanysharecapitalreorganisationfromthedateofthisprospectustotheListingDate(which isexpectedtobeon1March2010).
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REASONSFORTHEDUALLISTINGANDSHAREOFFER
The Shares have been listed on the SGX-ST since 2� November 2007. Whilst the Directors consider that it is important to maintain the Singapore listing, they consider that it would be desirable and beneficial for the Company to have a dual primary listing of the Shares in both Hong Kong and Singapore as the Directors believe that the stock markets in Hong Kong and Singapore attract different investors. The dual listing will also enable the Company to have ready access to two different equity markets when any opportunity arises. It will thereby widen the investor base of the Company and increase the liquidity of the Shares. Also, listing on the Stock Exchange will enhance the Company’s profile in Hong Kong and the PRC, facilitate investment by Hong Kong investors, enable the Company to gain access to Hong Kong’s capital markets and benefit from its exposure to a wide range of private and institutional investors. The Directors consider that this is important for the Group’s growth and long term development, in particular, the Group’s operations are principally located in the PRC.
The net proceeds from the issue of New Shares will strengthen the Group’s capital base and will provide fundings to better execute the Group’s business strategy and to implement its future plans.
DIVIDENDPOLICY
The payment and the amount of any dividends to be declared by the Group in the future will be determined at the sole discretion of the Directors and will depend on, among other things, the results of operations, working capital requirements, the amount of distributable profits based on the applicable laws and regulations.
The Group has declared an interim dividend of US$257,069, nil and nil for the three financial years ended 3� March 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.
The Group has declared a final dividend of US$2,200,000, US$2,040,052 and nil for the three financial years ended 3� March 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.
The Group has not declared any interim dividend for the six months ended 30 September 2009.
The Group currently does not have a fixed dividend policy. The form, frequency and amount of future dividends on the Shares will depend on the level of cash and retained earnings, the results of operations, the capital expenditure requirements, the expansion and/or investment plans and other factors that the Directors may deem appropriate. There is no assurance that dividends will be paid in the future. Neither will there be any assurance regarding the amount or timing of any dividends that will be paid in the future. Cash dividends on the Shares, if any, will be paid in Hong Kong dollars converted from US dollars.
SHAREOPTIONSCHEME
The Group has adopted the Share Option Scheme to motivate the employees to optimise their performance and contributions to the future success of the Group and/or to reward them for their past contribution, to attract and retain or otherwise maintain on-going relationships with such participants who are significant to and or whose contribution are or will be beneficial to the performance, growth or success of the Group. The principal terms of the Share Option Scheme are summarised in the paragraph headed “Share Option Scheme” in Appendix V to this prospectus.
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RISKFACTORS
Riskrelatingtothebusinessof theGroup
• Seasonal fluctuations in revenue
• Sustainability of profit margin
• The Group has not entered into any long-term purchase contracts with suppliers and may
be adversely affected if there is a shortage or delay in delivery of components
• The Group is dependent on the relationship with major customers
• The Group faces intense competition from existing competitors in the industry and new
entrants to the industry and its existing customers may reduce their reliance on the
Group
• Subject to rapid technological developments and rapidly changing market preferences,
which can adversely affect the demand for the Group’s products if it is unable to keep
up with these technological developments and market preferences
• The Group is reliant on the research and development personnel to develop innovative
and up-to-date solutions
• Reliance on certain key executives
• Net cash outflow from operating activities
• The Group may be liable for defects or errors in its developed products
• There is no assurance that the Group will be able to execute its future plans successfully,
or that its future plans will result in commercial success
• Exposure to risk of foreign exchange fluctuations
• Exposure to foreign exchange forward contract risk
• The Group may not have adequate insurance coverage
• The Group may not be able to adequately protect its intellectual property rights (including
but not limited to trademarks and patents) which could adversely and materially affect
the Group’s business
• The Group may be subject to third party claims for infringement of intellectual property
rights
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• The Group may require additional funding for future growth
• The Group’s operations may be materially and adversely affected by a shortage or
disruption to the power supply
• Leasing of premise occupied by Tongqing in the PRC
• Any recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), pandemic avian influenza
or an increase in the severity of H�N� flu (swine flu) or another widespread public
health problem could materially and adversely affect the Group’s business and results
of operations
Riskrelatingtothedual listingof theCompany
• Different characteristics between the Singapore stock market and Hong Kong stock
market
• The Company, being listed on the SGX-ST, is concurrently subject to the Listing Manual
and the Singapore Code
RiskrelatingtothePRC
• The Group’s business and operations are subject to certain laws and regulations of the
PRC
• The Group’s business and operations may be materially and adversely affected by any
changes in the political, economic and social conditions of the PRC
Riskrelatingto investment inShares
• Liquidity and market price of the Shares
• There was no prior public market for the Shares in Hong Kong so that the liquidity is
not guaranteed and the performance of the share price may not prevail in the trading
market
• There may be dilution of shareholding as a result of issuance of new Shares, or equity
linked securities or exercise of share options
Riskrelatingtostatementmade inthisprospectus
• Government official facts and statistics included in this prospectus may not be accurate and precise
• Forward-looking statements
Please refer to the section headed “Risk Factors” of this prospectus for details.
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SHAREPRICE
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the trading price of the Shares as quoted on the SGX-ST was S$[•••] (approximately HK$[•••]). Based on [•••] Shares in issue, the market capitalisation of the Company was approximately S$[•••] million (approximately HK$[•••] million).
The high, low, monthly closing, and monthly average of the daily closing trading prices at which the Shares have traded on SGX-ST in each of the twelve calendar months preceding the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
Monthly averageof Monthly dailyMonth High Low closing closing S$ S$ S$ S$2008October 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.05November 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.05December 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.03
2009January 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04February 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.04March 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03April 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.03May 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.05June 0.�0 0.06 0.07 0.08July 0.�0 0.06 0.09 0.07August 0.�4 0.08 0.�2 0.�0September 0.�6 0.�2 0.�4 0.�4October (Note1) 0.�4 0.�2 0.�2 0.�3November (Note1) 0.�2 0.�2 0.�2 0.�2December (Note1) 0.28 0.�2 0.24 0.�7Latest Practicable Date (Note1) [•••] [•••] [•••] [•••]
Note:
�. The subscription of 20,000,000 new Shares pursuant to the subscription agreements dated 24 September 2009 was completed on 8 October 2009.
2. For information, the conversion rate of S$ into HK$ was approximately S$�.00 = HK$5.56.
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REMOVALOFSHARESFROMTHEBERMUDASHAREREGISTRARTOTHEHONGKONGSHAREREGISTRARANDTRADINGOFSHARESONTHESTOCKEXCHANGE
The Company currently has a primary listing of Shares on the SGX-ST, which it intends to
maintain alongside its proposed dual primary listing of Shares on the Stock Exchange. Application
has been made to the Listing Committee for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Shares. The
principal register of members is maintained in Bermuda by Coden Services Limited (“Bermuda Share
Registrar”). The Shares are currently registered on the Bermuda Share Registrar for the purpose of
trading on the SGX-ST.
The Company has established a branch register of members in Hong Kong which is maintained
by Tricor Investor Services Limited (“Hong Kong Share Registrar”) whose address is 26th Floor,
Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong. The Shares must be transferred to the Hong Kong
Share Registrar before they can be traded on the Stock Exchange upon Listing, and only certificates
for Shares issued by the Hong Kong Share Registrar will be valid for delivery in respect of dealings
effected on the Stock Exchange. The transfer agent for members of the Company in Singapore is
Tricor Barbinder Share Registration Services (a division of Tricor Singapore Pte. Ltd.) (“Singapore
Transfer Agent”) whose address is #��-00 PWC Building 8 Cross Street Singapore 048424.
The principal procedures for removal of Shares from the Bermuda Share Registrar to the Hong
Kong Share Registrar are as follows:
�. Shareholders whose Shares are deposited with the CDP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Singapore Exchange Limited, being incorporated under the laws of Singapore and
acts as a depository and clearing organization, and who wish to transfer their Shares to
the Hong Kong Share Registrar are required to take the following actions:
(a) make an application for the withdrawal of the certificate(s) in respect of their Shares
by completing and submitting the Deed of Transfer with stamp duty duly paid and
CDP Form 3.� (Request for Withdrawal of Securities) to CDP at 4 Shenton Way
#02-0�, SGX Centre 2, Singapore 068807; such form of request for withdrawal of
securities and deed of transfer can be obtained from CDP; and
(b) concurrently, make an application for the transfer of their Shares to the Hong Kong
Share Registrar by completing and submitting the share removal form (in triplicate)
to the office of Singapore Transfer Agent at #��-00 PWC Building, 8 Cross Street,
Singapore 048424.
2. Shareholders who do not have any Shares deposited with the CDP and who wish to transfer
their Shares to the Hong Kong Share Registrar are required to make an application for the
transfer of their Shares to the Hong Kong Share Registrar by completing and submitting
the share removal form (together with the certificate(s) for their Shares) to the office of
Singapore Transfer Agent at #��-00 PWC Building, 8 Cross Street, Singapore 048424.
Such share removal form can be obtained from the Singapore Transfer Agent.
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Under normal circumstances, the above procedures generally requires about �2 business days
to complete.
Upon completing and submitting the share removal form to the Singapore Transfer Agent,
the Singapore Transfer Agent will inform the Bermuda Share Registrar to remove the name of such
Shareholders from register of members of the Company in the Bermuda Share Registrar and transfer
to register of members of the Company in the Hong Kong Share Registrar.
Investors in Hong Kong must settle their trades executed on the Stock Exchange through
their brokers directly or through custodians. For an investor in Hong Kong who has deposited his
Shares in his stock account or in his designated CCASS Participant’s stock account maintained with
CCASS, settlement will be effected in CCASS in accordance with the CCASS Rules in effect from
time to time. For an investor who holds the physical certificates, settlement certificates and the duly
executed transfer forms must be delivered to his broker before the settlement date. For details of the
settlement date and time required for such settlement, please refer to the paragraph headed “Settlement
of dealings in Hong Kong” in section headed “Listings, Registration, Dealings and Settlement” of
this prospectus.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, there is an aggregate of [•••] Shares held by the existing
Shareholders who have made arrangements to remove their respective Shares from the Bermuda Share
Registrar to the Hong Kong Share Registrar for the purpose of trading on the Stock Exchange. It is
expected that these [•••] Shares will be transferred from the Bermuda Share Registrar and registered
with the Hong Kong Share Registrar by [•••] for the purposes of trading on the Stock Exchange.
Shareholders and investors are advised to refer to the sections headed “Risks Factor – Risks
Relating to the Dual Primary Listing of the Company” and “Listings, Registration, Dealings and
Settlement” of this prospectus for details.
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In this prospectus, the following expressions have the following meanings unless the context
otherwise requires.
“Application Form(s)” WHITE application form(s), YELLOW application form(s),
PINK application form(s) and GREEN Form, or where
the context so requires, any of them, relating to the Share
Offer
“Associate(s)” has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing
Rules
“Board” the board of Directors
“business day” any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday)
on which banks are generally open for business throughout
their normal business hours in Hong Kong
“BVI” the British Virgin Islands
“CAGR” compound annual growth rate
“CCASS” the Central Clearing and Settlement System established
and operated by HKSCC
“CCASS Clearing Participant” a person admitted to participate in CCASS as a direct
clearing participant or general clearing participant
“CCASS Custodian Participant” a person admitted to participate in CCASS as a custodian
participant
“CCASS Investor Participant” a person or persons admitted to participate in CCASS as
an investor participant who may be in individual or joint
individuals or a corporation
“CCASS Participant” a CCASS Clearing Participant, a CCASS Custodian
Participant or a CCASS Investor Participant
“CCDH” CCDH Technology (Shenzhen) Limited (久宜通信技術(深圳)有限公司), a company incorporated in the PRC
with limited liability, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise
“CCDH Tech” CCDH Technology Limited, a company incorporated
in BVI with limited liability, an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company
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“CDP” The Central Depositary (Pte) Limited
“CEO” chief executive officer
“chief executive” the chief executive (as defined in the SFO) of the
Company
“Companies Act” the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda, as amended from
time to time
“Companies Ordinance” the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong
Kong), as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time
“Company” Z-Obee Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated
in Bermuda with limited liability on 30 January 2007,
which was formerly known as EGG Technology (Holdings)
Limited and subsequently changed its name as Z-Obee
Holdings Limited on 17 May 2007
“connected person(s)” has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing
Rules
“Controlling Shareholder(s)” has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
and in context of this prospectus, means Mr. Wang and
Ms. Wang Tao
“Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company, including independent
non-executive directors of the Company
“Eight Treasures” Eight Treasures Investment Limited, a company incorporated
in BVI, an Independent Third Party
“Elastic Glory” Elastic Glory Investment Limited, a company incorporated
in BVI with limited liability, a direct wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company
“Elite Link” Elite Link Technology Limited, a company incorporated
in Hong Kong with limited liability, an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company
“Finet Enterprises” Finet Enterprises Limited, a company incorporated in BVI
with limited liability, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company
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“Finet Technology” Finet Technology Limited which was dissolved on 23 June
2007 by way of a members’ voluntary winding up
“Group” the Company and its subsidiaries, or any of them or, where
the context so requires, in respect of the period before
the Company became the holding company of its present
subsidiaries, the present subsidiaries of the Company or,
where the context otherwise specifies or so requires in
respect of financial or accounting information, the Company
and its subsidiaries
“HKSCC” Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
“HKSCC Nominees” HKSCC Nominees Limited
“Hong Kong” or “HK” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
PRC
“Hong Kong dollars”, “HK dollars” Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong
or “HK$”
“Independent Third Party” party(ies), who is/are not connected with any members
of the Group, the Directors, the chief executive or a
substantial shareholder of the Company
“India” The Republic of India
“Indonesia” The Republic of Indonesia
“ISO” The International Organisation for Standardisation
“Listing” the listing and the commencement of dealings of the Shares
on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange
“Listing Committee” the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange
“Listing Date” the date on which dealings in the Shares on the Main
Board first commence
“Listing Manual” listing rules of the SGX-ST which set out the requirements applicable to issuers relating to, inter alia: (i) the manner in which securities are to be offered and (ii) the continuing obligations of issuers
“Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, as amended from time to time
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“Main Board” the Stock Market operated by the Stock Exchange (excluding the options market) which is independent from and operated in parallel with the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange
“Max Sunny” Max Sunny Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
“Memorandum of Association” the memorandum of association of the Company as amended from time to time, a summary of which is set out in Appendix IV to this prospectus
“MII” 中華人民共和國信息產業部 (The Ministry of Information Industry of the PRC)
“Mr. Wang” Mr. Wang Shih Zen, one of the Controlling Shareholders, the chairman and the chief executive officer of the Company
“Ms. Wang Tao” Ms. Wang Tao, an executive Director of the Company, being one of the Controlling Shareholders
“NDRC” 中華人民共和國發展和改革委員會 (National Development
and Reform Commission of the PRC)
“New Bye-laws” the new bye-laws of the Company adopted on [•••] 2010,
a summary of which is set out in Appendix IV to this
prospectus
“Old Share(s)” ordinary Share(s) with a par value of US$1.00 each in the
share capital of the Company before the sub-division of
the Share(s) of the Company becoming effective on 24
September 2007
“Philippines” The Republic of the Philippines
“PhoneLink” Shanghai PhoneLink Communications Technology Co., Ltd.
(上海風淩通訊技術有限公司), a company incorporated in
the PRC with limited liability, an indirect wholly domestic
owned enterprise of the Company
“Placing” the conditional placing by the Placing Underwriters of
the Placing Shares at the Offer Price with institutional,
professional and private investors, details of which are
described in the section headed “Structure of the Share
Offer” in this prospectus
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“PRC”, “China” or “Mainland China” the People’s Republic of China excluding, for the purposes
of this prospectus only, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
“PRC Government” the central government of the PRC including all government
departments (including provincial, municipal and other
regional or local government entities) and organs thereof
or, as the context requires, any of them
“PRC Laws” all laws, rules, regulations, notices, orders and decrees in
force in the PRC as at the date of this prospectus
“PRC Legal Adviser” Haihua Yongtai Law Firm
“R&D” research and development
“RMB” Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC
“SAFE” State Administration of Foreign Exchange (國家外匯管理局)
“SAIC” State Administration of Industry and Commerce (國家工商行政管理總局)
“SFA” The Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Laws of
Singapore, as amended or modified from time to time
“SFC” the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong
“SFO” the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of
the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time
“SGX-ST” Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited
“Share(s)” ordinary share(s) with a par value of US$0.008 each in
the share capital of the Company
“Share Option Scheme” the share option scheme conditionally adopted by the
Company on [•••] February 2010, the principal terms of
which are summarised under the paragraph headed “Share
Option Scheme” in Appendix V to this prospectus
“Shareholder(s)” the holder(s) of the Shares
“Singapore” The Republic of Singapore
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“Singapore Code” Singapore Code on Takeovers and Mergers
“Singapore Companies Act” The Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Laws of Singapore,
as amended or modified from time to time
“Singapore dollars” or “S$” Singapore dollars, the lawful currency of Singapore
“SinoPac” or “Sponsor” S inoPac Secur i t i e s (As ia ) L imi ted , a l i censed
or “Bookrunner” corporation to conduct type 1 (dealing in securities), type
4 (advising on securities), type 6 (advising on corporate
finance) and type 9 (asset management) regulated activities
under the SFO and the sponsor for the Share Offer
“South Africa” The Republic of South Africa
“State Tech” State Tech International Limited, a company incorporated
in BVI with limited liability
“Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
“subsidiary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in section 2 of the
Companies Ordinance
“Substantial Shareholder(s)” has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
“Taiwan” The Republic of China, Taiwan
“Takeovers Code” the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers, as amended
from time to time
“Tongqing” Tongqing Communication Equipment (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
(統慶通信設備(深圳)有限公司), a company incorporated
in the PRC with limited liability, an indirect wholly
foreign-owned enterprise of the Company
“Track Record Period” the three financial years of the Company ended 31 March
2009 and the six months ended 30 September 2009
“US” or “USA” The United States of America
“US$”, “US dollars” or “USD” United States dollars, the lawful currency of US
“Vietnam” The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
“WFOE” a wholly foreign owned enterprise incorporated in the
PRC
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“Zeus” Zeus Telecommunication Technology Holdings Ltd. (深圳市杰特電信控股有限公司), a company incorporated
in the PRC with limited liability, an indirect a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise of the Company
“Zhenhua Group” Zhenhua Technology and its subsidiaries
“Zhenhua Obee” GuiZhou Zhenhua OBEE Communication Co., Ltd
“Zhenhua Technology” China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Technology Co., Ltd, a
company incorporated in the PRC and the shares of which
are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, a company
independent from the Group
“sq.ft.” square feet
“sq.m.” square metres
“%” per cent.
Unless otherwise specified, for illustration purpose only, the following exchange rates are used
in this prospectus:
US$1.0 = HK$7.78
S$1.0 = HK$5.56
US$1.0 = S$1.39
No representation is made that any amounts in US$, S$ or HK$ were or could have been
converted at the above rate or at any other rates or at all.
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This glossary of technical terms contains explanations of certain terms used in this prospectus in connection with the Group and its business. The terminologies and their meanings may not correspond to standard industry meanings or usage of those terms.
“3G” or “third-generation” a wireless communications technology recognised by ITU as being capable of data transmission speeds of 144 Kbps or higher and included in the ITU’s IMT-2000 standard
“CDMA” Code division multiple access. A system designed for mobile telephony that specifically uses a form of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analogue signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver
“EVDO” Evolu t ion Data Only, a 3G mobi le boardband technology
“full-set solutions” the entire production process as described in the section headed “Business – Overview” of this prospectus
“GPRS” general packet radio service. A service designed to speed up the delivery of information for second generation digital cellular networks. GPRS utilises a packet radio principle sending bursts of information at speeds of up to 114 Kbps (as opposed to GSM speeds of 9.6 Kbps). GPRS is an intermediate step before 3G allowing the faster transmission of data
“GPS” Global Positioning System provides positioning and navigation service on a continuous basis
“GSM” global system for mobile communications. GSM is the pan- European digital communications standard
“IC” integrated circuit
“ID/MD” industrial design and mechanical design, which mainly includes design of the mobile handset outlook, product finishing and the moulds
“ITU” International Telecommunications Union. An international organisation founded in 1865 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that sets communications standards
“JAVA” a programming language designed to generate applications that can run on all hardware platforms, small, medium and large, without modification
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“Kbps” kilo bits per second
“LCD” liquid crystal display. A display technology that uses rod-
shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and
bend light. Unenergised, the crystals direct light through
two polarising filters, allowing a natural background
colour to show. When energised, they redirect the light
to be absorbed in one of the polarisers, causing the dark
appearance of crossed polarisers to show
“MP3” MPEG audio layer 3. An audio compression technology
that uses perceptual audio coding to compress compact disc
quality sound. MP3 music files are played via software
or a physical player
“MP4” MPEG-4 Part 14 is a multimedia container format standard
specified as a part of MPEG-4. It is most commonly used
to store digital audio and digital video streams, especially
those defined by MPEG, but can also be used to store other
data such as subtitles and still images. Like most modern
container formats, MPEG-4 Part 14 allows streaming over
the internet. Devices that play MP4 files are referred to
as MP4 players
“MPEG” Moving Picture Experts Group. A working group of the
International Organisation for Standardisation or the
International Electrotechnical Commission charged with
the development of video and audio encoding standards
“MPEG-1” an audio and video compression format developed by
the MPEG in 1993. A coding of moving pictures and
associated audio for digital storage media at up to about
1.5 megabyte per second. MPEG-1 is the video format
that has had some extremely popular spin-offs and side
products, most notably MP3 and video compact discs
“MPEG-4” a standard used primarily to compress audio and visual
digital data. Introduced in late 1998, it is the designation
for a group of audio and video coding standards and related
technology agreed upon by the International Organisation
for Standardisation or the International Electrotechnical
Commission. The uses for the MPEG-4 standard are
web (streaming media) and compact disc distribution,
conversation (videophone) and broadcast television, all
of which benefit from compressing the audio and visual
stream
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“PCB” printed circuit board. A board of insulating material on
which electronic circuits are printed by application of
photographic, chemical and electroplating processes
“PCBA” the assembly of components onto a PCB or a PCB that is
assembled, as the case may be
“SD card” secure digital card. A flash memory card that provides
secure storage for handheld devices such as mobile
handset
“SIM card” subscriber identity module card. A removable smartcard for
mobile handset that securely store the service subscriber
key used to identify a GSM subscriber
“SMT” Surface Mounting Technology. A method for constructing
electronic circuits in which the components are mounted
directly onto the surface of PCBs
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RISK RELATING TO THE BUSINESS OF THE GROUP
Seasonal fluctuations in revenue
The Group’s revenue may be affected by seasonality and a number of other factors. The Group’s
results of operations have fluctuated from season to season in the past and are likely to continue to
fluctuate due to seasonality. During the Track Record Period, the Group generally recorded higher
sales in the second half than in the first half of a year. Such seasonality is primarily attributable to
the seasonal nature of the seasonal fluctuation of mobile handset production in the PRC, and the fact
that the Group’s products in autumn and winter generally have higher sales volume than that in spring
and summer. Accordingly, any comparison of the Group’s results of operations between interim and
annual results in a financial year is not necessarily meaningful. As a result, the Group interim results
should not be referred to as an indicator of the Group’s performance for that financial year.
Sustainability of profit margin
For each of the three financial years ended 31 March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September
2009, the gross profit margin of the Group were approximately 22.54%, 13.52%, 8.21% and 8.96%
respectively; and the net profit margin of the Group were approximately 19.19%, 8.46%, 3.77% and
3.65% respectively. Such decrease in gross profit margin and net profit margin was due to: (i) the
decrease in contribution of revenue from the Solution Segment which has the highest profit margin
among the three business segments of the Group; and (ii) the decrease in contribution of revenue
from the Distribution and Marketing Segment which was resulted from the constant decrease of the
average selling price in the global mobile handset industry. The Directors consider if there is any
increase in competition from other mobile handset solution providers and/or an increase in the costs
of production materials which cannot be passed on to the customers, the gross profit margin and net
profit margin of the Group may be adversely affected.
The Group has not entered into any long-term purchase contracts with suppliers and may be adversely affected if there is a shortage or delay in delivery of components
The Group has not entered into any long-term purchase contracts with its suppliers. Suppliers
are therefore not bound to supply components to the Group. For the three financial years ended 31
March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and six months ended 30 September 2009, approximately 93%, 77%,
47% and 66% respectively of the Group’s total purchases was contributed by top five suppliers of
the Group and approximately 55%, 43%, 24% and 23% of the Group’s procurement was contributed
by the largest supplier of the Group, each of them was an Independent Third Party. If such suppliers
cease to supply components or there is a shortage of supply or delay in delivery of components by
suppliers, the Group may be unable to fulfill its obligations to customers in an efficient and timely
manner and may consequently affect its reputation, business and financial performance.
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The Group is dependent on the relationship with major customers
The Group does not generally have any long-term contracts with customers and therefore the
customers are not bound to purchase solutions and products from the Group and the maintenance of
close and satisfactory relationships with customers is important to the business of the Group. There
can be no assurance that the Group will continue to retain these customers or that these customers will
maintain or increase their current level of business activities with the Group. For the three financial
years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and six months ended 30 September 2009, approximately
66%, 72%, 53% and 56% respectively of the Group’s revenue was contributed by the top five customers
of the Group and approximately 26%, 19%, 15% and 14% of the Group’s revenue was contributed
by the largest customer of the Group, each of them was an Independent Third Party. If there is any
material delay, reduction or cancellation of orders or a termination of relationship with any of these
top five customers, the Group’s revenue and profitability will be materially and adversely affected.
The Group faces intense competition from existing competitors in the industry and new entrants to the industry and its existing customers may reduce their reliance on the Group
There are different design solutions houses in the PRC which could offer customers one stop
service similar to that provided by the Group. The Group nonetheless faces intense competition at
each relevant stage from product development to production, in particular the provision of design
solutions.
The mobile handset design and solution houses in the PRC are not required to satisfy additional
licensing requirements, except for the normal business licensing requirements applicable to all
corporations in the PRC. As such, the entry barrier for a mobile handset design solution house is
relatively low. The Group faces competition from existing and future design solution houses in the
PRC and also from foreign design solution houses. There is no assurance that the Group will be able
to compete effectively against these competitors. If such competitors are able to provide comparable
services at more competitive prices than the Group, the Group’s business and financial results may
be adversely affected.
On the other hand, the Group’s existing mobile handset manufacturer customers may have
choice to focus on developing its in-house research and design capabilities which would reduce their
reliance on third party design solution houses, such as the Group. Thus the business and financial
results of the Group may be adversely affected.
Subject to rapid technological developments and rapidly changing market preferences, which can adversely affect the demand for the Group’s products if it is unable to keep up with these technological developments and market preferences
The mobile handset industry is characterised by rapid technological developments and changing
market preferences. These factors result in the frequent introduction of new products, short product
life cycles, continually evolving mobile handset specifications and significant price competition. If the
Group is unable to design new mobile handset models in a timely and cost-efficient manner to keep
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abreast with these technological developments and rapidly changing market preferences, its business
and financial results may be adversely affected.
The Group is reliant on the research and development personnel to develop innovative and up-to-date solutions
One of the main success factors of the Group’s business lies in the ability to develop innovative
design solutions which are up-to-date with the latest technological developments and the latest market
trends through its research and development team. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has
60 research and development engineers for different tasks in solutions development. If the Group is
unable to retain the research and development personnel and unable to find suitable replacements
within a short period of time, the ability of the Group to produce competitive design solutions and
in turn, its business and financial performance would be adversely affected.
Reliance on certain key executives
The Group’s success to date has been largely due to the contribution from Mr. Wang Shih
Zen who is responsible and in charge of the Group’s business strategies and R&D, and other senior
management as disclosed in the section headed “Directors, senior management and staff” of this
prospectus. The continued success is dependent on its ability to retain the services of the key
management and operational personnel. The Group has not obtained any insurance to cover losses
arising from any loss of key management staff. The loss of the Directors and senior management
without suitable replacements, or the inability to attract and retain qualified personnel or the inability
of such personnel to perform their responsibilities and duties for any reason, may adversely affect
the Group’s operations, revenue and profits.
Net cash used in operations
During the Track Record Period, the Group recorded net cash used in operations of approximately
US$606,000, US$9,477,000 and US$5,053,000 for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 and the
six months ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 respectively. The net cash used in operations as above
was mainly due to the increase in trade receivables and prepayments, deposits and other receivables
during the above respective periods. Such occurrence of net cash outflow from operating activities
indicates the working capital requirement may exceed cash generated from the Group’s operating
activities. There is no assurance that the Group will not experience net cash used in operations in the
future, which could adversely affect the working capital and financial position of the Group.
The Group may be liable for defects or errors in its developed products
Any defects or errors caused by the application of solutions or content could result in delay or
loss of revenues, additional expenditure to correct the problems, adversely affect customer relationships
and liability claims against the Group. The Group generally provides customers with a warranty period
of one year for their solutions and its own brand “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handset. The
Group does not maintain any product liability insurance. In the event that there are material defects
or errors in the Group’s solutions and its own brand “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handset and
experience a significant claim against the Group in the future, the Group’s results and prospects may
be adversely affected.
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There is no assurance that the Group will be able to execute its future plans successfully, or that its future plans will result in commercial success
The Group has identified several growth plans as set out in the sections headed “Business”
and “[•••]” of this prospectus. These plans include, inter alia, the enhancement of the product
development capabilities and the enlargement of the product mix. The implementation of these
plans may incur additional costs. There is no assurance that the implementation of the future plans
will be commercially successful. Failure to do so will result in the Group incurring expenses and
resources without a corresponding increase in revenue and its financial performance and results may
be adversely affected.
Exposure to risk of foreign exchange fluctuations
The Group’s reporting currency is US dollars. During the Track Record Period, the sales and
purchases transactions were substantially conducted in US dollars and to a lesser extent in RMB and
HK dollars. The Group will be subject to foreign exchange transaction risk arising from sales and
purchases and recurring operating expenses incurred in the operations located in the PRC which are
mainly denominated in RMB, repayment of bank loans that are denominated in currencies other than
US dollars and the distribution of any dividends which are denominated in HK dollars and Singapore
dollars. Although the fluctuation of the exchange rates between RMB or HK dollars, and US dollars
was not material during the Track Record Period, there is no assurance that the exchange rates will
remain stable and the Group still subject to foreign exchange transaction risks.
Exposure to foreign exchange forward contract risk
After the listing of Shares in SGX-ST in November 2007, the scale of the businesses of the
Group increased significantly. In order to minimise any risks associated with the foreign exchange,
the Group has started to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts with its principal bankers in
Hong Kong or major banks in the PRC since January 2008. All the foreign exchange forward contracts
related to either the currency pair of US dollars/RMB or US dollars/HK dollars. These are the major
currencies the Group used for its daily operations, such as sales and cash receipts cycle and purchases
and cash disbursements cycle. In addition, the entering of the foreign exchange forward contracts
was based on the forecast transactions on the probable receipts of sales proceeds and payments for
the procurement.
In view of the challenging year 2008 caused by the financial crisis, the Directors considered that
any changes on the pegged system and significant fluctuation on the exchange rate of US dollars/HK
dollars would result into unknown impact on the Group. Moreover, the absolute aggregate amount
of the total procurement and the operational expenses is a material one. Any changes in basis points
of the spot rate will have an unknown impact on the Group’s net profit for the year. As such, the
Group still entered into certain foreign exchange forward contracts related to US dollars/HK dollars
for contingency purposes given that HK dollars is pegged to US dollars.
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Categories of the financial instruments
The foreign exchange forward contracts entered by the Group during the Track Record Period
are mainly divided into three categories, namely, foreign exchange forward contract, range foreign
exchange forward contract and target redemption forward contract.
i) Foreignexchange forwardcontract
Foreign exchange forward contract is an agreement for the Group to purchase or sell the
currency at a future date for a price agreed upon at the time of the contract. The derivative
financial instruments entered into by the Group under this type of foreign exchange forward
contract are US dollars/HK dollars and US dollars/RMB. For the six months ended 30 September
2009, the annualised notional amount for the US dollars/HK dollars and US dollars/RMB under
this type of foreign exchange forward contract was approximately US$6 million and US$24
million respectively.
ii) Range foreignexchange forwardcontract
A range foreign exchange forward contract provides protection against unfavourable
exchange rate movements by allowing the Group to exchange one currency for another at a
pre-agreed ceiling rate or a floor rate on an agreed maturity date. At the same time, the range
foreign exchange forward contract provides the Group with an ability to participate in any
favourable exchange rate movements to a pre-determined level. The contract period of the range
foreign exchange forward contract the Group entered into is normally two years on average.
The relative derivative financial instruments entered into by the Group under this type of
foreign exchange forward contract are US dollars/RMB. For the six months ended 30 September
2009, the annualised notional amount for the US dollars/RMB under this type of range foreign
exchange forward contract was US$36 million respectively.
iii) Targetredemption forwardcontract
Target redemption forward contract refers to a transaction that combines a currency
barrier (knock-out) call option and a currency barrier (knock-out) put option with several partial
settlement dates. This relates to a zero cost option strategy in which the Group purchases a
right to buy or to sell a given currency and at the same time sells a right to buy or to sell that
same currency. If on any partial settlement date the relevant currency option is exercised, then
the Group cumulates the profit to that date. If the Group’s accumulated profit will at some
point reach an amount agreed in advance, then both currency barrier options are cancelled. The
notional amounts of the two options can be the same or differ depending on the arrangement
agreed with. The contract period of the target redemption forward contract the Group entered
into is normally two years on average. For the six months ended 30 September 2009, the
annualised notional amount for the US dollars/HK dollars under this type of target redemption
forward contract was approximately US$46 million.
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The unrealised fair value losses on the outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts amounted
to approximately US$153,831 for the six months ended 30 September 2009. As at 30 September
2009, the deemed annualised notional amount was approximately US$111,600,000. Despite the
foreign exchange forward contracts entered by the Group during the Track Record Period does not
fulfill the stringent requirements under the hedge accounting of International Accounting Standard
39, the performance of the foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Group satisfies
the principle of hedging and provides hedging purpose for the Group so as to minimise its foreign
exchange exposure. According to the internal valuation performed at each quarter end based on the
existing available market data on hand to estimate the fair value of the open position of the foreign
exchange forward contracts at each quarter end, the Directors are of the view that the hedging is
effective as the aggregate amount of the net exchange differences and the net fair value changes on
the derivative financial instruments only amounted to a minimal percentage of the total purchases
and operating expenses for the corresponding financial year/period.
The Group has no formal and written foreign currency hedging policy and it has not sought any
advice from qualified investment advisers for entering into such foreign exchange forward contracts
during the Track Record Period. However, internal valuation is performed at each quarter end based
on the existing available market data on hand and the open position of the foreign exchange forward
contracts at quarter end is reviewed by the audit committee. The entering of the foreign exchange
forward contacts must be approved by the chairman of the Company. The management will consider
to enter into any suitable foreign exchange forward contracts according to the expectation by the
management to the trend of the value of US dollars/RMB and US dollars/HK dollars.
There is no assurance the changes in fair values on the existing foreign exchange forward
contracts can fully and effectively mitigate the fluctuation of US dollars/RMB and US dollars/HK
dollars and results of operations of the Group may be adversely affected.
The Group may not have adequate insurance coverage
The Group has maintained insurance coverage for most of the fixed assets (including motor
vehicles and machinery located in the Tongqing production plant).
However, the Group currently does not maintain any insurance policies against product liability
claims, third party liability claims or disruptions to business operations. As at the Latest Practicable
Date, there has been no past occurrence of product claims, third party liability claims or disruptions
to its business operations. If such events were to occur, the Group’s business, financial performance
and position would be materially and adversely affected.
The Group may not be able to adequately protect its intellectual property rights (including but not limited to trademarks and patents) which could adversely and materially affect the Group’s business
During the Track Record Period, the Group had been carrying out its principal business in the
PRC and Hong Kong under the titles and brand names of “Z-Obee”, “OBEE” and “VIM” or in
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Chinese “偉恩”. “Z-Obee” is the Company’s name and the original intention of the Company was to
use this name as its brand. “OBEE” is the mobile handset brand used by Zhenhua Obee in the PRC.
“VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” is the latest brand for proprietary developed mobile handset used by the
Group. As the name and the appearance of Z-Obee is similar to that of OBEE, the Group intended to
develop “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” as a new brand for differentiation and brand recognition
purposes.
The application for registration of “VIM” text mark had been refused by the Hong Kong Trade
Marks Registry as the mark was considered to be indistinctive and descriptive. Such application was
refused also on the ground that the “VIM” text mark was identical to certain previously registered
trademarks, one of which was registered under the class of goods which the “VIM” text mark was also
intended to be covered and the applied-for goods and services of the “VIM” text mark were similar
to those of such registered marks.
The Directors considered that the impact on the refusal of the application for registration of
“VIM” text mark by the Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry is insignificant and would not have material
impact to the business of the Group as the Group’s mobile handsets in the brand name of “VIM” are
sold under the “VIM Logo” which, in view of the form of presentation, is substantially different
from the “VIM” text mark. The refusal of the application for registration of “VIM” text mark by the
Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry was due to an identical prior registration of the trade mark “VIM”,
which covered class 9 of computer hardware and computer software, computer hardware and software
for voice message applications, excluding goods relating to vendor independent messaging, registered
by another company. The products covered by such “VIM” text mark are not the same products the
Group sold and therefore the legal adviser of the Company as to intellectual property laws advised
that third party claims for infringement of intellectual property right against the Group for selling
the mobile handsets under “VIM Logo” are unlikely to be successful.
The Directors assessed the risks of using the “VIM” text mark after the refusal and therefore
the Directors considered that it is much more appropriate for the Group to apply for the “VIM Logo”
in series of two marks and for the Group’s brand immediately after the refusal. All
the mobile handsets of the Group are sold under brand logo “VIM Logo” and in either
version of the series of two marks being applied for.
The legal adviser of the Company as to intellectual property laws in Hong Kong advised that
based on the outcome of the applications in various countries, it appears that no other players in the
various markets concerned have either registered or having used or have been using any mark identical
to the “VIM Logo” before the Company’s registration in Hong Kong. Therefore, the legal adviser as
to intellectual property laws in Hong Kong considered that anyone claiming trade mark infringement
and passing off would have a serious and difficult task of proving confusion. The application of the
“VIM Logo” and in Hong Kong has been registered since December 2009.
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As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group had applied for registration of the brand names of
“Z-Obee”, “OBEE”, “VIM” and or in Chinese “偉恩” and “OBFON” in Hong Kong, the
PRC, the US, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, Singapore
and European Union. As at the Latest Practicable Date, certain trademark registration applications in
the above countries or regions were still pending for approval by the relevant government authorities.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries,
the unregistered trademarks and trademarks used and pending for registration would be protected
by other civil actions in the relevant jurisdiction. Through the sales of products which carry the
Group’s names and marks and the promotion activities to be conducted by the Group as disclosed in
the section headed “Future Plans and Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus, the Directors believe that
the Group will be able to prove the goodwill and reputation in the names and marks of its products
in Hong Kong, the PRC, Singapore, USA, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, South
Africa, European Union and Australia. If any person trades mobile handsets in Hong Kong, the PRC,
Singapore, USA, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa, European Union and
Australia using a mark or trade name which leads or is likely to lead the public to believe that those
mobile handsets are the products of the Group or such person’s business is connected with those of the
Group, the Group is entitled to commence civil actions against such person. Based on the protection
offered to the Group as mentioned above, even though the trademark applications in Hong Kong,
the PRC, Singapore, USA, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa, European
Union and Australia have not been approved by the respective trademark registration authorities,
the Directors believe that the non-registration of such trademarks will not have any material adverse
impact on the Group’s business.
Details of the Group’s intellectual property rights are set out in the paragraph headed “Intellectual
property rights of the Group” in the section headed “Further Information about the Company and its
subsidiaries” in Appendix V to this prospectus.
The Group had also applied for patent registrations for certain inventions and utility models
of the Group in the PRC. As at the Latest Practicable Date, certain patent registration applications
were still pending for approval by the relevant government authorities. For details, please refer to
the paragraphs headed “Patent” and “Utility model” in the paragraph headed “Intellectual property
rights of the Group” under the section headed “Further information about the business of the Group”
in Appendix V to this prospectus.
As the approvals of the above registrations had not been obtained, there is no assurance that
such registrations will be approved or in case of such trademarks, inventions and utility models had
already been registered by other third parties and, consequently, the Group may not be able to acquire
rights to such trademarks, inventions and utility models. As the title, brand names, inventions and
utility models are important to the Group’s continuous development, any significant infringement of
such intellectual property rights of the Group could have an adverse effect on the Group’s business.
In the event that the Group undertakes litigation to enforce its intellectual property rights,
such litigation may be costly and time consuming. If the Group is unable to adequately protect the
trademarks and/or patents, the Group’s business may be adversely affected.
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The Group may be subject to third party claims for infringement of intellectual property rights
The Group may be unaware of third party intellectual property rights that may cover some
of the technology, designs and services originally belonged to other third parties who may assert
intellectual property infringement claims against the Group. Any litigation regarding intellectual
property could be costly and time consuming. It could also divert the management and key personnel
from the business operations.
In the event of a successful claim by such third parties, the Group may be subject to payment
of significant damages. The Group may further be subject to injunctions against the development
and sale of certain of its design solutions and services. These consequences may adversely affect the
Group’s business and financial results.
The Group may require additional funding for future growth
The Group may find opportunities to grow through acquisitions that cannot be predicted at this
juncture. Under such circumstances, secondary issue(s) of securities after the Share Offer may be
necessary to raise the required capital to capitalise these growth opportunities. If new Shares placed
to new and/or existing Shareholders are issued after the Share Offer, they may be priced at a discount
to the then prevailing market price of its Shares trading on the SGX-ST and/or Stock Exchange, in
which case, existing Shareholders’ equity interest may be diluted. If we fail to utilise the new equity
to generate a commensurate increase in earnings, the Group’s earnings per Share will be diluted which
could lead to a decline in its share price from the dilution. Any additional debt financing may, apart
from increasing interest expense and gearing, contain restrictive covenants with respect to dividends,
future fund raising exercises and other financial and operational matters.
The Group’s operations may be materially and adversely affected by a shortage or disruption to the power supply
The Group’s production plant relies on public power supply for its machinery to function. In
the event that there is a shortage or disruption to the power supply and its private power generator
fails to function, its operations will be disrupted and its ability to delivery products and services to
its customers on a timely basis will be affected.
Leasing of the premises occupied by Tongqing in the PRC
The production plant and office premises of Tongqing are located on leased premises at Baoan
District, Shenzhen, the PRC. Pursuant to the tenancy agreements for such leased premises entered
into between the Group and the landlord, being an Independent Third Party, such premises are leased
to the Group for approximately five years from 16 April 2007 to 1 March 2012. Since the premises
occupied by Tongqing are the center of the Group for assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB,
the failure to renew such lease agreements, or if there is any dispute as to the legal title of any such
leased premises and/or if the right of the Group to occupy such leased premises comes into question,
where either of which may cause the relocation of the production plant of the Group to an alternative
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premises that may not be located in areas which could offer similar business environment and condition.
In addition, relocation cost will be incurred and the Assembly Segment of the Group will be adversely
affected, which in turn may adversely affect the revenue and financial performance of the Group.
Any recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), pandemic avian influenza or an increase in the severity of H1N1 flu (swine flu) or another widespread public health problem could materially and adversely affect the Group’s business and results of operations
From November 2002 to June 2003, the PRC and certain other countries and regions experienced
an outbreak of a new and highly contagious form of atypical pneumonia known as SARS. On 5 July
2003, the World Health Organization declared that the SARS outbreak had been contained. However,
a number of isolated cases of SARS were reported in the PRC in April 2004. A renewed outbreak of
SARS, pandemic avian influenza or an increase in the severity of H1N1 flu (swine flu) or another
widespread public health problem in the PRC, particularly at the locations of the Group’s operations
and headquarters, could have a negative effect on the Group’s operations. The Group’s operations
may be affected by a number of health-related factors, including quarantines or closures of some of
the Group’s offices and production plant, which would severely disrupt the Group’s operations, travel
restrictions, the sickness or death of its key officers and employees, import and export restrictions
and a general slowdown in the PRC’s economy. Additionally, the World Health Organization or the
PRC government may recommend or impose other measures that could cause significant interruption
to the Group’s business operations. Any of the foregoing events or other unforeseen consequences of
pubic health problems could materially and adversely affect the Group’s business, financial condition
and results of operations.
RISKS RELATING TO THE DUAL PRIMARY LISTING OF THE COMPANY
Different characteristics between the Singapore stock market and Hong Kong stock market
The Shares have been listed and have commenced dealing on the SGX-ST since 21 November
2007 (“Singapore Shares”). Following the Listing, it is the Company’s current intention that the
Singapore Shares will continue to be traded on the SGX-ST, and the Shares subject to the Listing to
be registered by the share registrar in Hong Kong (“Hong Kong Shares”) will be traded on the Stock
Exchange. As there is no direct trading or settlement between the stock markets of Singapore and
Hong Kong, the required time to transfer Shares between the CDP and branch share registrar in Hong
Kong may vary and there is no certainty of when transferred Shares will be available for trading or
settlement. Details for transferring the Shares from principal register of members in Bermuda to the
branch register of members in Hong Kong are set out in the section headed “Listing, registration,
dealings and settlement”.
The SGX-ST and the Stock Exchange have different trading hours, trading characteristics
(including trading volume and liquidity), trading and listing rules and investor bases (including different
levels of retail and institutional participation). As a result of these differences, the trading price of
the Singapore Shares and the Hong Kong Shares may not be the same. Furthermore, fluctuations in
the Singapore Share price could materially and adversely affect the Hong Kong Share price and vice
versa. Moreover, fluctuations in the exchange rate between Singapore dollars and Hong Kong dollars
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could materially and adversely affect the prices of Singapore Shares and Hong Kong Shares. Due to
the different characteristics of the stock markets of Singapore and Hong Kong, the historical prices
of Singapore Shares may not be indicative of the performance of Hong Kong Shares after the Listing.
Investors should therefore not place undue reliance on the prior trading history of the Singapore Shares
when evaluating an investment in the Share Offer.
The Company, being listed on the SGX-ST, is concurrently subject to the Listing Manual and the Singapore Code
Being a listed company on the SGX-ST, the Company is required to comply with the Listing
Manual in addition to the Listing Rules. In the event of any conflict between the Listing Manual
and the Listing Rules, the Company shall comply with the more stringent rules. Accordingly, the
Company may incur additional costs and resources to comply with both sets of rules. In addition to
the Takeovers Code, being a listed company on the SGX-ST, the Company is subject to the Singapore
Code which contains certain provisions, under which any person who would like to conduct a future
takeover or change in control of the Company will have to observe for so long as the Shares are listed
on the SGX-ST. The Company shall observe the provisions of the Singapore Code and the Takeovers
Code concurrently.
RISK RELATING TO THE PRC
The Group’s business and operations are subject to certain laws and regulations of the PRC
The Group’s business and operations are subject to certain laws and regulations of the PRC. Any
breach or non-compliance with these laws and regulations of the PRC may result in the imposition
of penalties by the relevant authorities, including the suspension, withdrawal or termination of its
Group’s business licences. In addition, should there be any increase in the licensing requirements,
such as a requirement to obtain more licences or more stringent criteria having to be satisfied before
certain licences are granted, its cost to ensure that the Group comply with these licensing requirements
may increase. The withdrawal, suspension or termination of the Group’s licences or permits, or the
imposition of any penalties, as a result of any infringement of any regulatory requirements will have
an adverse impact on its business and results of operations.
The Group’s business and operations may be materially and adversely affected by any changes in the political, economic and social conditions of the PRC
As the Group’s business and operations are carried out in the PRC, any changes in the
political, economic and social conditions of the PRC may adversely affect its business and viability.
The PRC government has undergone various reforms of its economic systems. Such reforms have
resulted in economic growth for the PRC in the last two decades. However, many of the reforms are
unprecedented or experimental, and are expected to be refined and modified from time to time. In
addition, the scope, application and interpretation of laws relating to such reforms may be uncertain.
Other political, economic and social factors may also lead to further refinement or adjustment of the
reform measures. This refinement and adjustment process may consequently have a material adverse
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impact on the operations of the Group in the PRC or on its financial performance. Its results and
financial condition may be adversely affected by any changes in the PRC’s political, economic and
social conditions and by changes in policies of the PRC government or changes in laws, regulations
or the interpretation or implementation thereof.
Introduction of new laws or changes to existing laws by the PRC government may adversely
affect business and operations of the Group. The business and operations of the Group in the PRC
are governed by the legal system of the PRC.
Some of the PRC laws and regulations, and the interpretation, implementation and enforcement
thereof, are still being developed and refined and are, therefore, subject to policy changes. Accordingly,
the outcome of dispute resolutions may not be consistent or predictable with certainty other legal
jurisdiction, and it may be difficult to obtain swift and equitable enforcement of the laws in the PRC,
or to obtain enforcement of judgment by a court of another jurisdiction.
There is however no assurance that the PRC authorities will not issue further directives,
regulations, clarifications or implementation rules requiring the Company to obtain further approvals
in relation to its proposed Listing on the Stock Exchange.
RISK RELATING TO INvESTMENT IN SHARES
Liquidity and market price of the Shares
The market price and trading volume of the Shares may be highly volatile. Factors such as
variations in the Group’s revenues, earnings or cash flows, and/or announcements of new investments,
strategic alliances and/or acquisitions and fluctuations in prices for the major components could cause
the market price of the Shares to change substantially. Any such developments may result in large
and sudden changes in the volume and market price at which the Shares will be traded. There is no
assurance that these developments will not occur in the future. In addition, shares of other companies
listed on the Stock Exchange and SGX-ST related to the mobile handset industry have experienced
price volatility in the past, and it is possible that the Shares will be subject to changes in market price
that may not be directly related to the Group’s financial or business performance.
There was no prior public market for the Shares in Hong Kong so that the liquidity is not guaranteed and the performance of the share price may not prevail in the trading market
There was no public market for the Shares in Hong Kong prior to the Share Offer. The Offer Price
for the Offer Shares was based on the trading price of the Shares in SGX-ST. There is no indication
from the Offer Price that the Shares prices will prevail in the trading market. The Offer Price may
differ significantly from the market price for the Shares in Hong Kong following the Share Offer and
the market price for the Shares in Hong Kong may be different from the trading price in SGX-ST.
The listing on the Stock Exchange does not guarantee that an active and liquid trading market for
the Shares will develop or be sustained immediately after the Share Offer or thereafter, or that the
market price of the Shares in Hong Kong will not decline after the Share Offer.
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There may be dilution of shareholding as a result of issuance of new Shares, or equity linked securities or exercise of share options
The Group may need to raise additional funds to finance its development and expansion relating
to the Group’s existing operations or new acquisitions. Any issuance of new Shares or equity linked
securities or exercise of the share options in respect of the Shares other than on a pro-rata basis to
existing Shareholders would result in the reduction in the percentage of ownership of the Shareholders
and may result in a dilution in the earnings per Share and net asset value per Share and/or such
securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to the Shares.
RISK RELATING TO STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
Government official facts and statistics included in this prospectus may not be accurate and precise
Certain information and statistics contained in this prospectus under the section headed “Industry
overview” of this prospectus are derived from various official governmental publications and research
report. While reasonable care has been exercised in the reproduction of such information, it has not been
independently verified by the Group, the Sponsor, the Underwriters or any of their respective affiliates
or advisers and may not be accurate, complete or up-to-date. The Group makes no representation as
to the correctness or accuracy of such information and, accordingly, such information should not be
unduly relied upon.
Forward-looking statements
This prospectus contains certain statements and information that are forward-looking and uses
forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “expect”, “estimate”, “may”,
“ought to”, “should” or “will”. Those statements include, among other things, the discussion of the
Group’s growth and business strategies and expectations concerning its future operations, liquidity and
capital resources. Potential investors are cautioned that reliance on any forward-looking statements
involves risks and uncertainties and that, although the Company believes the assumptions on which the
forward-looking statements are based are fair and reasonable, any or all of those assumptions could
prove to be incorrect and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions could
also be incorrect. The uncertainties in this regard include but not limited to those identified in this
“Risk factors” section, many of which are not within the Group’s control. In light of these and other
uncertainties, the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this prospectus should not be regarded
as representations by the Group that its plans or objectives will be achieved and investors should not
place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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For the purpose of the dual primary listing, the Company has applied for, and the Stock Exchange
has granted, the following waiver in relation to strict compliance with certain requirements under the Listing
Rules, details of which are described below:
DEALINGS IN THE SHARES PRIOR TO LISTING
According to Rule 9.09 of the Listing Rules, there must be no dealing in the securities for which listing
is sought by any connected person of the issuer from four clear business days before the expected hearing
date until listing is granted (the “Relevant Period”). In the context of a dual primary listing of a widely held,
publicly traded company currently has its issued Shares listed on the SGX-ST, the Company has no control
over the investment decisions of its shareholders (other than the Controlling Shareholders, Mr. Lu Shangmin
and their respective associates) and the investing public in Singapore. The Company has applied for, and
the Stock Exchange has granted, a waiver from strict compliance with Rule 9.09 of the Listing Rules which
restricts such dealings in the Shares prior to Listing.
In support of its waiver application, the Directors confirm that:
1. potential substantial shareholders have not been and will not be involved in the management and
operation of the Group and flotation exercise prior to the Company’s Listing;
2. other than the Controlling Shareholders, Mr. Lu Shangmin and their respective associates, the
Company does not have control over the investment decisions of any shareholder and the investing
public in Singapore. As such any person who is permissible to deal with the Shares on SGX-ST
may become a substantial Shareholder, and may continue to deal with the Shares during the
relevant period;
3. the Controlling Shareholders, the Directors and chief executive officer, together with their
respective associates, have not dealt in and will not deal in the Shares before the listing of the
Shares in Hong Kong; and
4. the Company shall and use its best endeavous to procure the Sponsor to notify the Stock Exchange
of any dealing or suspected dealing in the Shares by any connected persons of the Company
during the Relevant Period of which it becomes aware.
The Company has not provided any non-public information to Shareholders or potential substantial
shareholder. In addition, the Company and the Sponsor have undertaken that no non-public information will
be disclosed to any Shareholders or any potential substantial shareholder. As at the Latest Practicable Date,
the Company is not aware of any potential connected person which may not be able to comply with Rule 9.09
of the Listing Rules.
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DIRECTORS
Name Address Nationality
Executive Directors
Wang Shih Zen (王世仁) Flat B, 3/F, Win Shun Mansion Chinese
Chairman and CEO 9 Kin Wah Street
North Point
Hong Kong
Wang Tao (王濤) Unit 29G, Block 2, Fu Tian Chinese
Yuan Dong Hua Yuan
Shenzhen
PRC
Lu Shangmin (呂尚民) Flat G, 43/F Chinese
Twr 7 Le Point
8 King Ling Road
Tseung Kwan O
Kowloon
Non-executive Director
Lim Teck Leong David (林德隆) House 1C Margate Road Singaporean
Singapore 438074
Independent Non-executive Directors
Chan Kam Loon 25 Duchess Road Singaporean
Singapore 268995
Guo Yanjun (郭燕軍) Room 901, 218 Apartment Chinese
218 Hennessy Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Lo Hang Fong (勞恒晃) Flat 01, 20/F, Block A Chinese
Fortress Metro Tower
238-240 King’s Road
Hong Kong
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PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE SHARE OffER
Legal advisers to the Company As to Hong Kong law
Michael Li & Co 14th Floor, Printing House
6 Duddell Street
Central
Hong Kong
As to Singapore law
David Lim & Partners 50 Raffles Place #17-01
Singapore Land Tower
Singapore 048623
As to PRC law
Haihua Yongtai Law firm 701 Eton Place
69 Dongfang Road
Shanghai 200120
PRC
As to Bermuda law
Conyers Dill & Pearman Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda
Legal advisers to the Sponsor As to Hong Kong law
and the Underwriters Winnie Mak, Chan & Yeung 8/F, Two Chinachem Plaza
68 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong
As to PRC Law
Hills & Co. 11th Floor, Central Tower
No. 88 Fu Hua 1st Road
Fu Tian District
Shenzhen, PRC
Auditors and reporting accountants RSM Nelson Wheeler 29th Floor, Caroline Centre, Lee Garden Two
28 Yun Ping Road
Hong Kong
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Property valuer BMI Appraisals Limited Suite 11-18, 31/F., Shui On Centre
6-8 Harbour Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Receiving banker Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited 15th Floor, Standard Chartered Tower
388 Kwun Tong Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong
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Registered office Clarendon House, 2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Website of the Company www.z-obee.com
Headquarters and principal place Room 401, Building 14
of business in the PRC West Park of Software Park Hi-Tech Park
Second Road Nanshan
Shenzhen
PRC
Place of business in Hong Kong Unit 605, 6/F, Yen Sheng Centre
under Part XI of 64 Hoi Yuen Road
the Companies Ordinance Kwun Tong
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Company secretary in Hong Kong Shum Hoi Luen
Joint company secretaries in Singapore Busarakham Kohsikaporn
Shirley Lim Keng San
Authorised representatives Wang Shih Zen
Flat B, 3/F, Win Shun Mansion
9 Kin Wah Street
North Point
Hong Kong
Shum Hoi Luen
Room 311, Block K
Kornhill, Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Audit committee Chan Kam Loon
Guo Yanjun
Lo Hang Fong
Lim Teck Leong David
Remuneration committee Guo Yanjun
Chan Kam Loon
Wang Shih Zen
Lo Hang Fong
Lim Teck Leong David
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Nomination committee Guo Yanjun
Chan Kam Loon
Lo Hang Fong
Wang Shih Zen
Lim Teck Leong David
Principal share registrar Bermuda Share Registrar Coden Services Limited
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda
Principal share transfer Tricor Barbinder Share Registration Services
agent in Singapore (a division of Tricor Singapore Pte. Ltd.)
8 Cross Street
#11-00, PWC Building
Singapore 048424
Branch share registrar and Tricor Investor Services Limited
transfer office in Hong Kong 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre
28 Queen’s Road East
Hong Kong
Principal bankers Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
65 Chulia Street, #29-02/04
OCBC Centre
Singapore 049513
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
Hong Kong Branch
9th Floor
Nine Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
6th Floor, The Center
99 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
13th Floor, Standard Chartered Bank Building
4-4A Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong
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Nanyang Commercial Bank Limited 151 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong
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The information in the section below has been directly or indirectly derived, in part, from various
governmental, official or other sources. The relevant information has not been independently verified
by the Company, the Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates or advisers, and therefore may
not be accurate, complete or updated. The Group makes no representation as to its accuracy, and
accordingly the information contained herein should not be unduly relied upon.
OVERVIEW Of ThE glObal mObIlE haNDSET maRkET
The global mobile handset market has expanded rapidly, in terms of total sales volume, in recent
years. According to “2009-2012年中國手機行業調研及戰略諮詢報告” (the “Related Report”), the global
sales of mobile handset increased from approximately 400 million units in 2000 to approximately 1.1
billion units in 2007, and the estimated sales of mobile handsets may reach approximately 1.23 billion
units in year 2008, representing the compound annual growth rate of approximately 15.07% from
2000 to 2008. The Related Report is published by 深圳市盛世華研管理諮詢公司 (formerly known
as Oriental Intelligence Co. Ltd), which is a market researcher in the PRC and an Independent Third
Party. It was neither commissioned by the Company nor its connected persons nor the Sponsor.
The following chart illustrates the growth in the number of global sales of mobile handsets
from 2000 to 2008(E):
14
47.3%
4.0 4.0 4.3
5.1
6.78.1
9.7
11.5
12.3
0%7.5%
18.6%
31.4%20.9%
18.6%19.8%
7.0%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
-20%2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Total sales and growth of the global moblie handset industry from 2000 to 2008
Total Size (100 Million Sets) Growth Rate
Source: CCID Consulting
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According to the information included in the Related Report, the annual output value of mobile
handset have been increasing steadily from approximately US$122.17 billion in 2006 to an estimated
value of approximately US$176.34 billion in year 2009, representing the compound annual growth rate
of approximately 13.01%. However, annual growth rate of the global output value of mobile handsets
decreased from approximately 18.91% in 2007 to approximately 15.29% in 2008, and is estimated to
be further decreased to approximately 5.29% in 2009. The estimation for the substantial decrease in
annual growth rate in 2009 is reached after taking into account the effect of global financial crisis
in late 2008.
The following chart illustrates the global output values of mobile handsets and their respective
annual growth rate from 2006 to 2009(E):
200,000 20%
16%
12%
8%
4%
0%2006
Global output value from 2006 to 2009
2007 2008E 2009F
160,000
120,000
80,000
40,000
0
Source: Topology Research Institute
Output Value (US$ million) YOY
122,171
145,268
167,481
18.9%
15.3%
5.3%
176,335
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According to the Related Report, the global average selling price (“ASP”) of mobile handset was approximately the same between 2006 and 2007. However, the ASP is estimated to drop by about 1.5% and 2% during the 2008 and 2009 respectively. Such drop was attributable to the financial crisis spreading around the globe during 2008.
The following chart illustrates the estimated global average selling price (ASP) of mobile handsets and their respective growth rate from 2006 to 2009(E):
0.0%
-0.5%
-1.0%
-1.5%
-2.0%
-2.5%2006 2007 2008E 2009F
127
126
125
124
123
122
121
120
119
Source: Topology Research Institute
Average selling price of global mobile handset in 2009
Average Selling Price (Unit: US$) YOY
126.34126.21
124.06
121.61
-0.1%
-1.7%
-2.0%
According to the Related Report, the global penetration rate of mobile handset has been tremendously increasing for the past 10 years. The mobile handset is estimated to be fully penetrated into the developed nations in 2008. In relation to the penetration rate in the emerging nations, it was estimated to reach approximately 53% and 59% in 2008 and 2009 respectively. It represents that the development potential for the mobile handset industry in the emerging nations, like China, is larger than that of developed nations.
The following chart illustrates the estimated penetration rate of mobile handsets in the developed and emerging nations from 1994 to 2009(E):
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09F08E
Developed Global Emerging
5 813
18
25
35
50
5865
7077
8690
97 9998
1 2 3 4 58
1216 19
2328
3441
49
6257
0 0 1 1 2
35 8 11
1419
2634
45
5953
Source: Topology Research Institute
Global penetration rate of mobile handset from 1994 to 2009 (E)
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OVERVIEW Of ThE ChINa mObIlE haNDSET maRkET
The growth of China’s mobile handset market is one of the key factors affecting the growth of
the Group’s business as the Group engages in mobile handset industry, particularly in (i) application
design; (ii) solution design and services; (iii) mobile handset production; and (iv) distribution and
marketing of mobile handset and components in the PRC. In 2008, China’s mobile handset market
has experienced significant growth. According to “2008-2009 Annual Report on China’s Mobile
Phone Market” published by CCID Consulting Co., Ltd. (“CCID Consulting”), the PRC has become
the largest market of mobile handset subscribers in the world to date. Between 2000 and 2008, the
number of mobile handset subscribers in China increased rapidly from approximately 85.3 million to
approximately 625.1 million, representing a compound annual growth rate of approximately 28.7%.
CCID Consulting is a consulting company in the PRC, an Independent Third Party, which was neither
commissioned by the Company nor its connected persons nor the Sponsor.
The following chart illustrates the growth in the number of mobile handset subscribers in China
from 2000 to 2011(F):
0
200
400
600
800
1,000 100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
(F)2010(F)
2010(F)
85.3144.8
206.0
334.8268.7393.3
461.0
547.1
625.1700.0
776.0
860.0
Source: CCID Consulting
97.2%
69.8%
42.3%
30.4%
24.6%17.5% 17.2% 18.7%
14.3% 11.9% 10.9% 10.8%
Number of Mobile Phone Subscribers (Million) Growth Rate
Number and growth of mobile handset subscribers in the PRC from 2000 to 2011(F)
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The main driver of such growth has been the increasing overall mobile handset penetration rate in the PRC. According to National Bureau of Statistics of China, the rate changed from approximately 21.0% during 2003 to approximately 41.6% during 2007, representing the compound annual growth rate of approximately 18.64%.
The following chart illustrates the penetration rate for mobile handset subscribers in the PRC from 2003 to 2007:
41.6
35.3
30.3
21.0
26.0
Penetration rate of mobile handset in the PRC from 2003 to 2007
Penetration Rate (%)
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
According to the Related Report, the mobile handset subscriber proportion between urban and rural areas was approximately 79% and 21% respectively during 2008. In 2005, there was approximately 42.99% people residing in urban areas, with the rest of approximately 57.01% residing in rural areas. With the much lower penetration rate and larger number of population, the development potential is tremendous in the rural areas. Accordingly to CCID Consulting, agricultural population is the main part of fourth and fifth tier mobile handset markets. Rural market’s rapid growth brings a large number of new mobile handset subscribers, which results in mobile handset subscribers scales’ rapid expansion in fourth and fifth tier mobile handset markets.
The following chart illustrates the penetration rate of mobile handsets in the urban areas and rural areas of the PRC during 2008:
數據來源:互聯網消費調研中心(ZDC)
Penetration rate of mobile handsets in urban areas andrural areas in the PRC in 2008
Urban Area Rural Area0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
79.0%
21.0%
Penetration Rate
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According to CCID Consulting, during the period from 2001 to 2008, annual mobile handset sales
in the PRC increased at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 19.52% from approximately
46.01 million units in 2001 to approximately 160.36 million units in 2008. This growth was mainly
attributable to the existing subscribers upgrading and replacing their current handset. The upgrade
and replacement trend partly results from the introduction of handset with advanced features, such
as digital cameras, MP3 music players and other consumer-oriented multimedia features, as hardware
and software technologies continually evolve. According to CCID Consulting’s forecast, the annual
mobile handset sales will increase to approximately 180 million in 2011.
The following table illustrates the annual mobile handset sales in the PRC during the period 2001 to 2011(F):
Sales Sales growth growthYear Sales rate Sales rate (’000 Units) (RMB billion)
2001 46,016 51.9% 90.19 33.2%2002 62,474 35.8% 107.71 19.4%2003 73,786 18.1% 118.93 10.4%2004 78,696 6.7% 129.47 1.3%2005 88,061 11.9% 131.58 9.2%2006 119,336 35.5% 168.08 27.7%2007 148,132 24.1% 167.98 -0.1%2008 160,363 8.3% 181.21 7.9%2009(F) 151,582 -5.5% 186.29 2.8%2010(F) 161,617 6.6% 216.24 16.1%2011(F) 179,168 10.9% 240.09 11.0%
Source: CCID Consulting
According to CCID Consulting, the market share for the Chinese manufactured mobile handset escalated substantially from 2.8% during 1999 and was peaked at approximately 52.9% during 2003. The market share for the Chinese manufactured mobile handset then decreased steadily to approximately 33.2% during 2008. Such falling market share was mainly attributable to the fierce competition from the reputable international brand names, which started to compete at the low to middle priced mobile handset in China. Although the market share for Chinese manufactured mobile handset was increasing year on year before 2003, there was no mobile handset player in the PRC successfully established a well-known international brand name during the period. Therefore, when facing the keen competition from foreign players in terms of price, quality and appearance, the Chinese mobile handset players started to lose popularity.
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The following chart illustrates the market share of domestic mobile handset in the PRC during the period 1999 to 2008:
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2.8%
8.3%
15.3%
36.5%
52.9%
44.3%
36.7%
31.3% 32.5% 33.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2008
Market share of domestic mobile handset in the PRC from 1999 to 2008
Source: CCID Consulting
Market Share (%)
ThE PROSPECTS Of ThE gRaNT Of 3g lICENSES IN 2009
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC has granted 3G licenses to
the major telecommunication operators in the PRC in January 2009. The grant of such licenses shows
that the mobile handset industry of China has entered into a new 3G era.
According to the Related Report, it is estimated that the 3G-related expenditures will amount
to approximately RMB280 billion during the subsequent two years of 2009 and 2010. Apart from the
direct investment in 3G infrastructure, the grant of 3G licenses is expected to encourage other social
expenditures which are estimated to be approximately RMB2,000 billion and will in turn stimulate
further the Chinese economy.
In the 3G era, 3G mobile handset users can enjoy speedier transmission of data and enhanced
valued-added functions, including sophisticated data downloading, internet browsing, email communication
and ecommerce. According to the Related Report, it is estimated that the consumer demand for 3G
mobile handset will prosper and there will be much development potential for new 3G application,
its related services and mobile users replacing their 2G mobile handset with 3G mobile handset.
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The following chart illustrates the estimated sales volume of 3G mobile handsets in the PRC
from 2009(F) to 2011(F):
2009(F) 2010(F) 2011(F)
329
10,000 Sets
1,223
1,258
3,828
1,949
2,588
5,725
3,283
7450
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
WCDMA TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 EV-DO
Sales volume of 3G mobile handsets in the PRC from 2009(F) to 2011(F)
With the arrival of 3G era, mobile handsets with varied application functions, such as voice
communication, multimedia, computer function, entertainment, internet browsing and so forth, will
enter rapid growth period.
The following chart illustrates the estimated sales volume of smart phones and television phones
in the PRC from 2009(F) to 2011(F):
Sales volume of smart phones and TV phones in the PRC from 2009(F) to 2011(F)
2009(F)0
2,000
6,000
4,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
10,000 Sets
6,285
2,182
Sales Volume of Smart Phones Sales Volume of TV Phones
2010(F)
8,496
2,830
2011(F)
10,816
3,541
Source: CCID Consulting
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ThE CURRENT laNDSCaPE Of mObIlE haNDSET SOlUTION PROVIDERS IN ThE PRC
In the past, the China mobile handset manufacturers did not possess the fundamentals for
research and development of mobile handset. They mainly engage as OEM/ODM basis to produce
mobile handset. With the accumulation of technical experience, the designs developed by the Chinese
mobile handset solution providers have started to be adopted in recent years. Therefore, the China
mobile handset manufacturers’ in the PRC reliance on the OEM/ODM models has reduced and they
showed strong demands for the designs developed by the Chinese solution houses. According to the
Related Report, during 2005, the major revenues for the solution houses in the PRC were mainly
attributed to China mobile handset manufacturers.
Currently, there are around 60 active mobile handset solution providers in mobile handset
industry in the PRC. These companies can offer complete design solutions and some may even
provide wireless module, handset software systems, platform and software applications. Most of the
Chinese solutions houses are strong at software design. However, they are relatively weak at hardware
structure design.
The major clients for solution houses in the PRC are mainly the mobile handset manufacturers
in the PRC. Half of the solution houses may only relied on one or two China mobile handset
manufacturers in the PRC.
According to the Related Report, it is expected that the 3G communication market in the PRC
would create business opportunities for mobile handset manufacturers. The consumer demand for
replacement of traditional 2G mobile handset will also create business opportunities for solution
houses in the PRC. With their established expertise and experience, it is believed that the mobile
handset solution houses in the PRC have better positioned to capitalise on the future growth of 3G
mobile handset in the PRC.
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LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE GROUP’S BUSINESS
The laws regulating the development, assembly and sale of software and solution for mobile
appliances and mobile handset hardware in the PRC include, but not limited to, Catalogue for
the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (《外商投資產業指導目錄》), Administration of
Telecommunication Equipment Entering into the Public Telecommunication Networks (《電信設備進網管理辦法》), Regulations concerning Management of Compulsive Product Certification (《強制性產品認證管理規定》), Radio Administration Rules (《無線電管理條例》). Certain important provisions
of the above laws and regulations relating to the mobile handset industry are set out below.
Business
According to the Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (《外商投資產業指導目錄》) issued by the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) and the NDRC on 30 November
2004, the foreign investment in the field of mobile phone manufacture is encouraged by the PRC
government. Pursuant to item 21 of the Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries
(《外商投資產業指導目錄》) regarding foreign investments in communication equipments issued by
the MOFCOM and the NDRC on 31 October 2007 and took effect on 1 December 2007, foreign
investment in the field of 3G and the subsequent mobile phone manufacture is encouraged by the PRC
government, and foreign investment in other mobile phone manufacture is permitted.
On 25 September 2000, the State Council enacted the PRC Telecommunication Regulations
(《中華人民共和國電信條例》) (the “Regulations”) and on 10 May 2001, MII issued the Measures
for the Administration of Telecommunication Equipment Entering into the Public Telecommunication
Networks (《電信設備進網管理辦法》) (the “Measures”). According to the Regulations and the Measures,
telecommunication terminal equipment, wireless communication equipment and network interconnection
involved equipment are subject to the approval certificate system for entering into networks, under
which an approval certificate must be obtained from MII. Without the approval certificate issued by
MII, the relevant equipment is forbidden to be connected onto the public telecommunication network,
used or sold within the PRC.
According to the Regulations concerning Management of Compulsive Product Certification
(《強制性產品認證管理規定》) issued by the State General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine (“AQSIQ”) which took effect on 1 May 2002 and amended on 26 May
2009, mobile phone, as the product listed in the Catalogue of the First Batch of Products subject to
Compulsory Product Certification (《第一批實施強制性產品認證的產品目錄》), must be certified by
the designated certification organization of the State. The mobile phone can be sold, imported or
used for business only after obtaining the relevant certificate, which is known as China Compulsory
Certification.
According to Radio Administration Rules of the PRC (《中華人民共和國無線電管理條例》)
issued by the State Council on 11 September 1993, and the Radio Administration Rules of Shenzhen
Special Economic Region (《深圳經濟特區無線電管理條例》) issued by the Standing Committee of
the Congress, Shenzhen Municipal, Guangdong Province, on 17 February 2009, the manufacturer
of radio emission equipment shall obtain approval from state radio administration authority for the
working frequency, band and technical index of the equipments to be produced.
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On 19 February 2005, NDRC issued the Several Provisions on Approval of Telecommunications
System and Mobile Terminals Investment Project (《移動通信系統及終端投資項目核准的若干規定》)
(the ‘‘Provisions’’). According to the Provisions, projects involving telecommunication systems and
mobile terminals, i.e. mobile phone, are required to apply for the approval of NDRC and NDRC shall
seek MII’s opinions before deciding whether or not to approve the project.
The PRC legal advisers to the Company also advise that, pursuant to the Decision Regarding
Fourth Batch of the Cancellation and Adjustment of Administration Approval Project (關於第四批取消和調整行政審批項目的決定) issued by the State Council on 7 October 2007, the requirement for
obtaining the approval for the investment in mobile phone production as set out in the Provisions
has been cancelled.
According to the relevant PRC laws and regulations, the PRC legal advisers to the Company
consider that it is not required to obtain approval from relevant government authority to engage in
distribution and marketing of mobile phones.
The Product Quality Law of the PRC (《中華人民共和國產品質量法》), (the “Product Quality
Law”) was promulgated on 22 February 1993 and amended on 8 July 2000. The Product Quality
Law is applicable to all activities of production and sale of any product within the territory of the
PRC, and the producers and sellers shall be liable for product quality in accordance with the Product
Quality Law.
The Consumer Protection Law of the PRC (《中華人民共和國消費者權益保護法》) (the “Consumer
Protect Law”) was enacted on 31 October 1993 and took effect on 1 January 1994. According to the
Consumer Protection Law, the rights and interests of the consumers who buy or use commodities for
the purposes of daily consumption or those who receive services are protected and all manufacturers
and distributors involved must ensure that the products and services will not cause damage to persons
and properties.
The Provisions on the Liabilities of Repair, Replacement and Return of Mobile Telephone
Merchandise (《移動電話機商品修理更換退貨責任規定》) promulgated by AQSIQ, SAIC and MII
on 17 September 2001 and came into effect on 15 November 2001, emphasise that manufacturers,
distributors and repairers shall be liable for repair, replacement and return of the products if they
provide the unqualified ones. Within the liability period, consumers are entitled to have the unqualified
mobile phone repaired, replaced or returned according to the provisions.
REGULATIONS IN RELATION TO M&A RULES AND CSRC NOTIFICATION
On 8 August 2006, Ministry of Commence (“MOC”), China Security and Regulatory Commission
(“CSRC”) and four other PRC authorities at state level promulgated the “Rules on the Mergers and
Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors” (“M&A Rules”), which came into effect
on 8 September 2006. It is applicable to, amongst other matters, a foreign investor’s purchase of
equity interests in a domestic PRC enterprise or subscription of a domestic company’s capital increase,
resulting in the conversion of a domestic PRC company into a newly established Foreign-Invested
Enterprise (“FIE”); or a foreign investor’s establishment of a FIE and purchase through such FIE, the
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assets of domestic PRC enterprise and use of such assets to invest in and establish a FIE to operate
such assets. Pursuant to Article 39 and 40 of M&A Rules, the listing of offshore special purpose
vehicles, which are directly or indirectly established or controlled by PRC entities or individuals, are
subject to the prior approval from CSRC (“CSRC Approval”).
Based on the M&A Rules, on 21 September 2006, the CSRC published a notification (the
“Notification”) on its official website with provisions setting out the legislative basis for this requirement
and the conditions, procedures, and timeline for obtaining CSRC Approval of overseas share offering
or overseas listing conducted by domestic enterprises.
Since the acquisition of Zeus by Elite Link was completed on 29 May 2006, prior to the date
when the M&A Rules was promulgated, the PRC legal advisor of the Company is of the opinion that
M&A Rules do not apply to this acquisition.
Pursuant to the provisions of M&A Rules, where a foreign investor intends to merge or acquire a
domestic enterprise through a FIE established by it in the PRC, the deal shall be governed by relevant
existing rules of FIE regarding domestic investment, merger and/or split-up. Based on this, the PRC
legal advisor of the Company concludes that the acquisition of a domestic enterprise by FIE in the
PRC is not applicable to M&A Rules. Zeus has become a FIE since 29 May 2006. Therefore, the
PRC legal advisor of the Company opines that the acquisition of Phonelink, a domestic enterprise,
by Zeus does not apply to the M&A Rules.
The Notification was promulgated based on the M&A Rules, since M&A Rules do not apply
to the acquisitions, the PRC legal advisor of the Company is of the opinion that the Notification is
not required either.
Based on the above, the PRC legal advisor of the Company opines that no PRC governmental
or regulatory approval is required for the Listing of the Shares on the Main Board of the Stock
Exchange.
REGULATION IN RELATION TO FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION
Foreign currency exchange
The principal regulation governing foreign currency exchange in China is the Foreign Exchange
Administration Rules of the PRC (中華人民共和國外匯管理條例) (the “Foreign Exchange Administration
Rules”). It was promulgated by the State Council of the PRC (中華人民共和國國務院) on 29 January
1996, became effective on 1 April 1996 and was amended on 14 January 1997 and 1 August 2008.
Under these rules, Renminbi is generally freely convertible for payments of current account items,
such as trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions and dividend payments, but not
freely convertible for capital account items, such as capital transfer, direct investment, investment in
securities, derivative products or loan unless prior approval of the SAFE is obtained.
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Under the Foreign Exchange Administration Rules, foreign-invested enterprises in the PRC may
purchase foreign exchange without the approval of SAFE for paying dividends by providing certain
evidencing documents (board resolutions, tax certificates, etc.), or for trade and services-related
foreign exchange transactions by providing commercial documents evidencing such transactions. They
are also allowed to retain foreign currency (subject to a cap approval by SAFE) to satisfy foreign
exchange liabilities. In addition, foreign exchange transactions involving overseas direct investment
or investment and exchange in securities, derivative products abroad are subject to registration with
SAFE and approval or file with the relevant governmental authorities (if necessary).
Dividend distribution
Before the promulgation of the New PRC Corporate Income Tax Law (the “New Tax Law”), the
principal regulations governing distribution of dividends paid by wholly foreign-owned enterprises
include the Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law and the Implementation Regulation of the Wholly
Foreign-owned Enterprise Law.
Under these regulations, wholly foreign-owned enterprises in China may only pay dividends
from accumulated after-tax profit, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards
and regulations. Dividends paid to its foreign investors are exempt from withholding tax. However,
this provision has been revoked by the New Tax Law. The New Tax Law prescribes a standard
withholding tax rate of 20% on dividends and other China-sourced passive income of non-resident
enterprises. However, the Implementation Rules reduced the rate from 20% to 10%, effective from
1 January 2008.
The PRC and the government of Hong Kong signed Arrangement between the Mainland of the
PRC and Hong Kong for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion
with respect to Taxes on Income (內地和香港特別行政區關於對所得避免雙重徵稅和防止偷漏稅的安排) on 21 August 2006 (the “Arrangement”). According to the Arrangement, no more than the
5% withholding tax rate applies to dividends paid by a PRC company to a Hong Kong tax resident,
provided that the recipient is a company that holds at least 25% of the capital of the PRC company.
The 10% withholding tax rate applies to dividends paid by a PRC company to a Hong Kong resident
if the recipient is a company that holds less than 25% of the capital of the PRC company.
SAFE registration regarding return investment
Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) on Relevant Issues concerning
Foreign Exchange Administration of Financing and Return Investment Undertaken by Domestic
Residents through Overseas Special-purpose Vehicles (“SPV”)(“Circular No. 75”) was promulgated
on 21 October 2005 and went into effect as of 1 November 2005.
The Circular No. 75 states that before a SPV is set up or controlled by the domestic resident,
he must apply for such vehicle to be registered with the local foreign exchange authority. It further
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requires that PRC residents shall register with the local foreign exchange authority (if they have
not previously done so in accordance with previous applicable regulations), even if the special
purpose vehicle is set up prior to 1 November 2005. It is further provided in the Circular No. 75 that
registration is required for modification or record with the local foreign exchange authority within
30 days from the date of any increase/decrease of capital, share transfer, merger/splitting, long term
equity or debt finance, granting of foreign-related security or other material changes to the capital
structure of the SPV.
The SPV as mentioned in Circular No.75 refers to an overseas enterprise directly established
or indirectly controlled by a domestic resident legal person or domestic resident natural person for
the purposes of undertaking equity financing (including convertible bond financing) abroad with the
enterprise assets or rights and interests it/he holds inside China.
By examination of the incorporation date of foreign entities, including Elastic Glory, Elite
Link, Max Sunny, and the process of acquisition or formation of domestic interests, the PRC legal
advisor of the Company expresses an opinion that Elastic Glory, Elite Link and Max Sunny are not
SPVs as defined in Circular No. 75, and there is no return investment involved in the restructuring
as described in this prospectus.
The PRC legal advisor of the Company concludes that Circular No. 75 does not apply to the
Shareholders, and no requirement or legal obligation for them to submit SAFE registration.
REGULATION IN RELATION TO THE PRC CUSTOMS DUTIES
According to the Customs Law of the PRC, the consignee of the imports, the consignor of
exports and the owner of the imports and the exports are the persons obligated to pay customs duties
(generally speaking, exports are not subject to customs duties). The Customs is the authority in charge
of the collection of customs duties.
The customs duties in the PRC mainly fall under ad valorem duties, i.e. the price of import/
export commodities is the basis for the calculation of the duties. When calculating the customs duties,
import/export commodities shall be classified under appropriate dutiable items in accordance with
the category provisions of the Customs Import and Export Tariff and shall be subject to duty levies
pursuant to relevant duty rates.
Under the laws of the PRC, raw materials, supplementary materials, parts, components, accessories
and packing materials imported for processing and assembling finished products for foreign parties
or for manufacturing products for export shall be exempt from import duties pursuant to the actual
amount of goods processed for export; or import duties may be levied upfront on import materials
and parts and subsequently refunded pursuant to the actual amount of goods processed for export.
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To encourage the introduction of foreign investment, as of 1992, the PRC exercised exemption
and reduction of customs duties on the import of machinery, equipment, parts and other materials
within the total investment of foreign investment companies. But after the adjustment of policies as
of 1 April 1996, such exemption and reduction has been terminated, while the foreign investment
companies incorporated before then can still continue to enjoy such preferential treatment within the
grace period.
As from 1 January 1998, according to the Notice of the State Council regarding the Adjustment
of Taxation Policy of Import Equipment, in respect of the foreign investment projects that fall under
the Encouraging Category and the Restricted B Category of the Industrial Guidance Catalogue of
Foreign Investment and also involve the transfer of technology, the equipment imported for its own use
within the total investment can be exempt from the customs duties, except for the commodities listed
in the Catalogue of the non-tax exemption Import Commodity of Foreign Investment Projects.
REGULATION IN RELATION TO THE PRC LABOUR LAW
The Group is subject to the Labour Law of the PRC, pursuant to which companies must enter
into employment contracts with their employees, based on the principles of equality, consent and
agreement through consultation. Companies must establish and effectively implement a system
of ensuring occupational safety and health, educate employees on occupational safety and health,
preventing work-related accidents and reducing occupational hazards. Companies must also pay for
their employees’ social insurance premium.
The principal regulations governing the employment contract is the PRC Labour Contract Law
(中華人民共和國勞動合同法), which was promulgated by the Standing Committee of the NPC on 29
June 2007 and came into effect on 1 January 2008. Pursuant to the Labour Contract Law, employers
shall establish employment relationship with employees on the date that they start employing the
employees. To establish such relationship, a written labour contract shall be concluded, otherwise
employers will be liable. Furthermore, the probation period and liquidated damages shall be restricted
by the law to safeguard employees’ rights and interests.
On 18 September 2008, the State Council promulgated the Implementation Regulations of
the PRC Labor Contract Law (“Implementation Regulations”) which came into effect on the same
day. Pursuant to the Implementation Regulations, the conclusion or dissolution of a non-fixed term
employment contract were formulated intensively and special provisions on the labor-dispatch also were
instituted. Furthermore, the Implementation Regulations may improve and implement the economic
compensation system.
REGULATION IN RELATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE PRC
The Administration Supervisory Department of Environmental Protection of the State Council
sets the national guidelines for the discharge of pollutants. The provincial and municipal governments
of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities may also set their own guidelines for the
discharge of pollutants within their own provinces or districts in the event that the national guidelines
are inadequate.
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Any company or enterprise which causes environmental pollution and discharges polluting
materials that endanger the public should implement environmental protection methods and procedures
into their business operations. This may be achieved by setting up a system of accountability within
the company’s business structure for environmental protection; adopting effective procedures to
prevent environmental hazards such as waste gases, water and residues, dust powder, radioactive
materials environment. The environmental protection system and procedures should be implemented
simultaneously with the commencement of and during the operation of construction, production and
other activities undertaken by the company. Any company or enterprise which discharges environmental
pollutants should report and register such discharge with the Administration Supervisory Department
of Environmental Protection and pay any fines imposed for the discharge. A fee may also be imposed
on the company for the cost of any work required to restore the environment to its original state.
Companies which cause severe pollution to the environment are required to restore the environment
or remedy the effects of the pollution within a prescribed time limit.
If a company or enterprise fails to report and/or register the environmental pollution caused
by it, it will receive a warning or be penalised. Companies or enterprises which fail to restore
the environment or remedy the effects of the pollution within the prescribed time will either be
penalised or have their business licences terminated. Companies or enterprises which have polluted
and endangered the environment must bear the responsibility for remedying the danger and effects
of the pollution, as well as to compensate for any losses or damages suffered as a result of such
environmental pollution.
REGULATION IN RELATION TO THE TAXATION OF THE PRC
Income tax
Prior to 1 January 2008, income tax payable by foreign-invested enterprises in the PRC was
governed by the Foreign-invested Enterprise and Foreign Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC (中華人民共和國外商投資企業和外國企業所得稅法) (“FIE Tax Law”) promulgated on 9 April 1991 and
effective on 1 July 1991 and the related implementation rules. Pursuant to the FIE Tax Law, a foreign-
invested enterprise was subject to a national income tax at the rate of 30% and a local tax at the rate
of 3% unless a lower rate was provided by laws or administrative regulations. The income tax on
foreign-invested enterprises established in Special Economic Zones, foreign enterprises which have
establishments or places in Special Economic Zones engaged in production or business operations, and
on foreign-invested enterprises of a production nature in Economic and Technological Development
Zones, was levied at the reduced rate of 15%. The income tax on foreign-invested enterprises of a
production nature established in coastal economic open zones or in the old urban districts of cities
where the Special Economic Zones or the Economic and Technological Development Zones are
located, was levied at the reduced rate of 24%. Any foreign-invested enterprise of a production nature
scheduled to operate for a period of not less than ten years was exempted from income tax for two
years commencing from the first profit-making year (after offsetting all tax losses carried forward from
previous years) and allowed a fifty per cent. reduction in the following three consecutive years.
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According to the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC (中華人民共和國企業所得稅法) (“New
Tax Law”), which was promulgated on 16 March 2007, the income tax for both domestic and foreign
invested enterprises is at the same rate of 25% effective from 1 January 2008. In order to clarify
some provisions in the New Tax Law, the Implementation Rules to the New Tax Law (中華人民共和國企業所得稅法實施條例) (“Implementation Rules”) was promulgated on 6 December 2007, effective
from 1 January 2008. The New Tax Law provides certain relief during the transition period that apply
to enterprises that were established prior to 16 March 2007 (i) if foreign-invested enterprises enjoy
reduced tax rates under the laws and regulations, the tax rate will be gradually increased to coincide
with the new tax rate within five years starting from 2008; and (ii) if foreign-invested enterprises
enjoy tax holidays for a fixed period under laws and regulations, such foreign-invested enterprises
can continue the holiday until its expiry. However, if an enterprise has not started to enjoy the tax
holiday due to a lack of profit, 2008 will be regarded as the first profit-making year and the enterprise
starts to enjoy the tax holiday.
Value-added tax
Pursuant to the Provisional Regulations on Value-added Tax of the PRC (中華人民共和國增值稅暫行條例) effective from 1 January 1994 (amended on 5 November 2008) and its implementation
rules, all entities or individuals in the PRC engaging in the sale of goods, provision of processing
services, repairs and replacement services, and importation of goods are required to pay value-added
tax (“VAT”). VAT payable is calculated as “output VAT” minus “input VAT”. The rate of VAT for
normal taxpayer is 17% or in certain limited circumstances, 13%, depending on the product type
whilst the rate of VAT for small-scale taxpayer is 3%.
Business tax
Pursuant to the Provisional Regulations on Business Tax of the PRC (中華人民共和國營業稅暫行條例) effective from 1 January 1994 (amended on 5 November 2008) and its implementation rules,
businesses that provide services (including entertainment business), assign intangible assets or sell
immovable property are liable to business tax at a rate ranging from 3%-20% (three to twenty per
cent), of the charges of the services provided, intangible assets assigned or immovable property sold,
as the case may be. The formula for calculation of the amount of tax payable is set forth below:
Amount of tax payable = amount of business × tax rate
The amount of tax payable shall be calculated in RMB. Taxpayers that settle their business income
in foreign exchange shall convert the amounts into RMB at the foreign exchange market rate.
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COMPLIANCE
The laws and regulations governing the business and operation of the Group in the PRC
include, but not limited to, Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (《外商投資產業指導目錄》),Administration of Telecommunication Equipment Entering into the Public
Telecommunication Networks (《電信設備進網管理辦法》),Regulations concerning Management of
Compulsive Product Certification (《強制性產品認證管理規定》),Radio Administration Rules of
the PRC (《中華人民共和國無線電管理條例》).
According to the opinion of the legal advisor of the Company as to the PRC Laws that:
1. All requisite permits, licenses and approvals required under the laws of the PRC to carry
out the business have been obtained by the Group;
2. Each company of the Group in the PRC has been conducting its business within its
business scope, the requisite permits, licenses and approval; and
3. The Group has complied with all relevant laws and regulations in the PRC for its operation
and business activities.
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HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
Establishment of the Group
The Company has been listing on the main board of SGX-ST since 21 November 2007. The
Group was established in 2002 with the incorporation of Elastic Glory and State Tech. Elastic Glory
was incorporated and owned as to 45% and 55% by Ms. Wang Tao and an Independent Third Party
in September 2002. State Tech, being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elastic Glory, was established
for engaging in the procurement and trading of electronic components and mobile handset.
In 2005, Mr. Wang joined and became one of the controlling shareholders of the Group by
acquiring 55% shareholding interest in Elastic Glory from its then shareholder, an Independent Third
Party, on 8 June 2005. After Mr. Wang’s participation in the Group’s management and development,
the Group started to develop more mobile handset solution and application business and recorded an
increment in revenue from the provision of mobile handset solution and application for the financial
year ended 31 March 2006.
Co-operation with Zhenhua Technology
In 2006, the management of the Group identified that the mobile handset distributors were
playing an increasingly important role in the mobile handset industry, but both such distributors and
the Group were not licensed manufacturers of mobile handset at that time. Therefore, the Group
formed a strategic alliance and made a co-operation arrangement with Zhenhua Technology, which
is a licensed mobile handset manufacturer in the PRC. Under such strategic alliance, the Group was
responsible for procuring co-operation between its distributor customers and Zhenhua Technology.
The Group would study and modify the product definitions created by distributor customers before
presenting them to Zhenhua Technology, which might or might not agree to participate in the particular
project, or might further modify the parameters such that the resultant handsets match with their
product development and marketing plan. Once the co-operation was agreed by Zhenhua Technology
and distributor customers, the Group would then carry out product development and provide technical
support to Zhenhua Technology for the production of the mobile handset. The Group implemented
quality control measures during the course of product development and, if required, provided hardware
procurement services, to ensure that the Group’s solutions satisfy the quality standards set down by
relevant authorities in the PRC and Zhenhua Technology on one hand and comply with the product
definition as agreed by Zhenhua Technology and distributor customers on the other hand. The finished
mobile handset would be sold to customers through the sales network of distributor customers and
Zhenhua Technology. While the Group was responsible for the design of the mobile handset, Zhenhua
Technology was responsible for the manufacturing of the mobile handset. The distributor customers then
sold the products, which is registered under the brand name “OBEE” owned by Zhenhua Technology
through their sales network. During the whole process, the Group only rendered services in provision
of services of design of the mobile handset, in form of solutions. As such, the Group’s revenue was
generated in the Solution Segment from the co-operation with Zhenhua Technology.
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After the establishment of Tongqing by the Group, the Group is able to assemble the mobile
handset under its own production capacity. Such development of the Group reduces the co-operation
aforementioned with Zhenhua Technology, however Zhenhua Group remains as one of the major
suppliers of the Group in supply of mobile handset and mobile handset components during the Track
Record Period.
In March 2006, the Group, together with Zhenhua Technology and Full Wealth (Hong Kong)
Limited, jointly established Zhenhua Obee, which was owned as to approximately 43%, 42% and 15%
by Zhenhua Technology, Elite Link, an investment holding company and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Elastic Glory, and Full Wealth (Hong Kong) Limited respectively. Zhenhua Obee had two SMT
production lines leased to and operated by Shenzhen Zhenhua Communication Equipment Co. Ltd.,
an Independent Third Party, to carry out the manufacturing of PCB designed by the Group. Shenzhen
Zhenhua Communication Equipment Co. Ltd. was one of the subsidiaries of Zhenhua Technology at
the time of the formation of Zhenhua Obee.
Zhenhua Technology, which issued shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, is
principally engaged in the design and production of terminal telecommunication products. The related
companies of Zhenhua Technology are customers and suppliers of the Group. The Group sells mobile
handset components and mobile handset applications to Zhenhua Group while the Group also purchases
PCBA and mobile handsets from Zhenhua Group. Zhenhua Group is one of the major and reliable
strategic alliances of the Group. As such, the Group and Zhenhua Group rely on each other’s strengths
to satisfy customers’ requirements and needs. Therefore, there are two-way transactions between the
Group and Zhenhua Group during the Track Record Period.
Full Wealth (Hong Kong) Limited, being one of the suppliers and overseas distributors for the
products of Zhenhua Group, is principally engaged in the procurement, trading and distribution of
electronic components and products. The original shareholders of Full Wealth (Hong Kong) Limited
at the time of formation of the joint venture company were the employees of Zhenhua Shenzhen
Electronic Co., Ltd, which was owned as to 49% by Zhenhua Technology and as to 51% by Zhenhua
Electronic Co. Ltd, which in turn holds 36% of Zhenhua Technology. Neither the Company, its Directors
nor their respective associates is connected with Zhenhua Technology and Full Wealth (Hong Kong)
Limited under the Listing Rules.
Zeus and PhoneLink
In May 2006, in order to capture the increasing demand of PCB mobile handset solutions design
and the potential growth of the mobile handset industry, the Group entered into a sale and purchase
agreement for the acquisition of the entire shareholding interest in Zeus. Zeus, in turn, owned 45%
shareholding interest in Phonelink, was incorporated in August 2004 with two shareholders in equal
shareholding proportion, namely Ms. Chen Ying, an Independent Third Party at the time of the
acquisition, and Mr. Wang Xu, Ms. Wang Tao’s brother. In October 2005, Ms. Chen Ying transferred
all of her shareholding interest in Zeus to Mr. Ma Jin Long, being an Independent Third Party, and
remained as an administration manager of Zeus. Subsequently, Ms. Chen Ying joined the Group with
her extensive experience in the operation of mobile handset solution and became the existing chief
operating officer of the Group when the Group acquired the entire equity interests in Zeus in May
2006. Zeus is principally engaged in the product definition process, provision of industrial design
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and mechanical design, PCB design, modelling and procurement. Its then associated company at the
time of the acquisition, PhoneLink, owned as to approximately 45% shareholding interest by Zeus,
is engaged in research and development of PCB designs in preparation for the anticipated launch
of the 3G network in the PRC. The remaining 55% shareholding interest in PhoneLink was owned
by Ms. Chen Ying and Zhenhua Technology amounted to approximately 6% and 49% respectively.
Pursuant to such sale and purchase agreement for acquiring the entire shareholding interest in Zeus,
the Group agreed to acquire and Mr. Wang Xu, together with Mr. Ma Jin Long, another independent
shareholder of Zeus, agreed to sell, the entire equity interest in Zeus at a consideration of RMB20
million (equivalent to approximately HK$19.8 million), which was based on arm’s length negotiation
with reference to the total registered capital contributed by each of the two shareholders of Zeus.
Upon completion of the aforementioned sale and purchase agreement on 29 May 2006, Zeus became
the principal R&D centre of the Group in the PRC.
On 9 June 2006, the registered capital of PhoneLink was increased from approximately
US$873,537 (equivalent to RMB7 million) to approximately US$1,247,910 (equivalent to RMB10
million), contributed entirely by Zeus. Equity interest in PhoneLink then held by Zeus increased
from 45% to 61.5% through this capital contribution, and PhoneLink has become a subsidiary of
Zeus thereafter.
On 1 August 2006 and 6 February 2007, Zeus further acquired 4.2% and 15.3% of the capital
of PhoneLink, from minority interests for cash consideration of approximately US$52,413 (equivalent
to RMB420,000) and approximately US$194,711 (equivalent to RMB1,530,000) respectively upon
arm’s length negotiation.
In August 2006, the Group further expanded its product development capacity by establishing
CCDH in August 2006 with engineers specialising in PCB design, industrial design and mechanical
design. Each of CCDH and Zeus focuses on GSM solutions utilising different IC platforms. Through
this arrangement, the Group optimises its usage of resources by allowing PhoneLink to focus on
establishing a special niche in developing 3G mobile handset solutions whereas CCDH and Zeus
focus on GSM solutions.
Tongqing
To further strengthen the capabilities as a one stop service centre and to enhance operating
efficiency and cost competitiveness of the Group, the Group established Tongqing, a WFOE in
Shenzhen which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Max Sunny, an investment holding company at
that time and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elite Link, in March 2007. The total initial investment
and registered capital of Tongqing was HK$120 million and HK$60 million respectively. The total
investment and registered capital of Tongqing was increased to HK$180 million and HK$90 million
respectively on 28 July 2009. Tongqing provides subcontracted manufacturing services for hardware
used in mobile handset (mainly PCBA) and the assembly of semi-finished handset developed by the
Group or its customers.
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Finet Technology
The Group had intention to set up a Macao company in 2006 with a view to benefit from the
Macau Offshore Institution Regime on certain tax exemptions. As such, the Group established Finet
Technology, a Macao company in May 2006. However, such plan had not been carried into effect as
after further assessment of the pros and cons of the plan, the Directors noted that the administrative
costs and other overhead for maintaining such Macao company might outweight the tax benefits. As
such, the Directors subsequently considered that it might not be justifiable for the Group to maintain
such Macao company in addition to other then existing Subsidiaries situated in Shenzhen, Hong Kong
and Shanghai, and hence the Group dissolved the Macao company on 23 June 2007 for minimising
the costs to be incurred by the Group. Finet Technology remained dormant during the financial year
ended 31 March 2007 and until before dissolved.
Loan Agreements
On 25 January 2007, an interim loan agreement (“Interim Loan Agreement”) with an interest
rate of 6% per annum was entered into amongst seven independent investors (collectively, the “First
Tranche Investors”), Elastic Glory as borrower, and Mr. Wang and Ms. Wang Tao as guarantors,
pursuant to which the First Tranche Investors was extended due to the incorperation of Z-Obee
Holdings Limited had not been taken as at 25 January 2007. On 29 March 2007, an interim loan of
S$6 million to Elastic Glory, was transferred to the Company after incorporation of the Company.
The First Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement (“First Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement”) was
entered into amongst the First Tranche Investors and the Company, where upon the Interim Loan
Agreement was terminated and the interim loan transferred to the Company became a convertible
loan, which would be automatically converted to Shares as soon as practicable after the issue of an
eligibility letter to the Company for its listing on SGX-ST.
On 19 April 2007, the Company and further nine independent investors, two of which are the
First Tranche Investors, (collectively, “Second Tranche Investors”) entered into the Second Tranche
Convertible Loan Agreement (“Second Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement”), whereupon the First
Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement lapsed and ceased to be of further effect. Pursuant to the Second
Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement, the Second Tranche Investors agreed to advance a convertible
loan amounting to S$4 million, which, together with the loans already advanced by the First Tranche
Investors amounting to S$10 million, would be automatically converted to Shares as soon as practicable
after the issue of an eligibility letter to the Company for its listing on SGX-ST.
On 4 June 2007, the First Tranche Investors, the Second Tranche Investors, the Company and
OCBC Capital Investment Private Limited (“Third Tranche Investor”) entered into the First, Second
and Third Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement (“Third Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement”),
whereupon the Second Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement lapsed and ceased to be of further effect.
OCBC Capital Investment Private Limited is incorporated in Singapore and is an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of OCBC Bank which was the manager, underwriter and placement agent to the
Company at the time of primary listing on the SGX-ST. Save as being the Third Tranche Investor and
acting as the manager, underwriter and placement agent for the listing on SGX-ST, there are no other
relationships between the Company on the one hand and OCBC Capital Investment Private Limited
and Orient Holdings Private Limited on the other hand. Pursuant to the Third Tranche Convertible
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Loan Agreement, the Third Tranche Investor agreed to advance a convertible loan amounting to S$3
million, which, together with the convertible loans already advanced by the First Tranche Investors
and the Second Tranche Investors, amounting to S$13 million, would be automatically converted to
Shares as soon as practicable after the issue of an eligibility letter to the Company for its listing on
SGX-ST. Pursuant to the Third Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement, an interest of 5.0% or 5.5%
per annum on the outstanding amount of the convertible loan would be charged, depending on the
terms stipulated, if the listing of the Shares on SGX-ST does not take place due to any force majeure
factors. Otherwise an interest rate of 3% per annum would be charged upon the full redemption of the
convertible loan. The convertible loans were fully converted into 56,722,689 Shares on 24 September
2007.
Corporate restructuring
In January 2007, the Group underwent a corporate restructuring for the preparation of listing
on the SGX-ST as follows:
(a) the Company was incorporated in Bermuda on 30 January 2007 to serve as the ultimate
holding company of the Group;
(b) prior to the completion of the corporate restructuring, the Group’s business and assets
were held by Elastic Glory, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on 16
September 2002, and its subsidiaries. The issued shares in the capital of Elastic Glory were
held by Mr. Wang and Ms. Wang Tao in the respective proportions of 55%, comprising
1,413,882 ordinary shares of US$1.00 each, (“WSZ EG Shares”) and 45%, comprising
1,156,812 ordinary shares of US$1.00 each (“WT EG Shares”);
(c) on 28 March 2007, the Company, Mr. Wang and Ms. Wang Tao entered into a restructuring
agreement (“Restructuring Agreement”). Pursuant to the Restructuring Agreement, a share
swap took place whereby:
(i) in consideration of the issuance of shares in the Company described in paragraph
(ii) below, Mr. Wang and Ms. Wang Tao transferred the WSZ EG Shares and WT
EG Shares respectively to the Company; and
(ii) in consideration of the transfers described in paragraph (i) above, the Company
issued 1,156,812 fully paid Old Share to Ms. Wang Tao and 1,413,881 fully paid
Old Share to Mr. Wang and credited as fully paid the one Old Share which had
been issued nil paid to Mr. Wang on 1 February 2007;
(d) on 4 June 2007, each of Mr. Wang and Ms. Wang Tao transferred 23,320 and 19,080
Old Shares respectively to Mr. Lu Shangmin at a consideration of US$9.80 per Old
Share. Mr. Lu Shangmin was the financial controller of the Group’s PRC operations in
May 2007 and was promoted to an executive Director in March 2009. The Old Shares
were transferred to him at a discount of approximately 4.7% to the valuation of the Old
Shares conducted by BMI Appraisals Limited as at 31 March 2007 of US$10.28 Old
Share (“Share Valuation”). Such removal of Shares to him was to incentivise him for his
continued service to the Group;
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(e) on 4 June 2007, 117,660 Shares was issued at a consideration equal to the Share Valuation
of US$10.28 per Old Share to Denix Limited, an investment holding company incorporated
in the British Virgin Islands. To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief
after having made all reasonable enquiries, Denix Limited was no longer a shareholder
of any of the members of the Group and it is an Independent Third Party;
(f) pursuant to the First Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement, Second Tranche Convertible
Loan Agreement and Third Tranche Convertible Loan Agreement, the aggregate
convertible loans amounting to S$13 million (the “Convertible Loan”), advanced by
the First Tranche Investors, Second Tranche Investors and Third Tranche Investor
(collectively the “Pre-IPO Investors”) was secured by personal guarantees of
Mr. Wang and Ms. Wang Tao (the “Personal Guarantees”) and a charge over up to 50%
of the issued Shares by Mr. Wang and Ms. Wang Tao (the “Charge”). The Convertible
Loan was fully converted into 56,722,689 Shares on 24 September 2007. Immediately
after the conversion, the Charge and the Personal Guarantees were released. Each of Mr.
Wang and Ms. Wang Tao had undertaken to the Pre-IPO Investors that if the Company
was not listed by 31 May 2008 and was unable to purchase from the Pre-IPO Investors
the converted Shares at stipulated price within the stipulated time frame, Mr. Wang and
Ms. Wang Tao should fulfill the obligations of the Company and pay to the Pre-IPO
Investors the stipulated price. The Pre-IPO Investors were regarded as public shareholder
upon the listing of the Company on SGX-ST; and
(g) on 24 September 2007, 16,806,723 Shares were issued to Eight Treasures Investment
Limited, together with its sole shareholder being an Independent Third Party, for the
consultancy services provided in relation to liaison and co-ordination support in connection
with the listing of the Company’s shares on SGX-ST. Eight Treasures Investment Limited,
an investment holding company, was regarded as public Shareholder and an Independent
Third Party upon listing of the Company on SGX-ST. The Directors confirm that there is
no special right attached to the Shares issued to the Pre-IPO Investors and Eight Treasures
Investment Limited.
The Shares was successfully listed on the SGX-ST on 21 November 2007.
Launch of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”
The Group launched its mobile handset under “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”, the new brand name
of the Group for its proprietary mobile handset in the PRC in December 2008. These achievements
provided a good platform from which the Group could capitalise in the event of an economic recovery
and when opportunities arise.
Further to the Group’s successful launch of its first proprietary mobile handset E818 under its
own brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” in December 2008, the Group launched additional new
models of mobile handset under brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” as at the Latest Practicable
Date. The “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” brand of mobile handset has been marketed to retail chain
stores for electronic and electrical appliances in Hong Kong and the PRC in June 2009 and August
2009 respectively.
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Max Pixel
The Group had intention to set up a new WFOE in the PRC for the Group’s business expansion.
As such, the Group established Max Pixel, a company incorporated in Hong Kong for being the
intermediate holding company for the planned WFOE in February 2008. However, such plan had not
been carried into effect due to the global financial crisis, and hence the Group disposed of Max Pixel
on 10 February 2009. Max Pixel was dormant before disposal.
Acquisition of the remaining equity interest in PhoneLink
In February 2009, the Group entered into a sale and purchase agreement with the minority
shareholder of PhoneLink to acquire the remaining 19% of the shareholding interest in PhoneLink
for a cash consideration of US$305,014 (equivalent to RMB2,100,000) from Zhenhua Technology on
a willing-buyer and willing-seller basis so as to enable the Group to become the sole owner of the
know-how and any corresponding intellectual rights derived by PhoneLink in mobile handset development.
Subsequent to the acquisition, PhoneLink became a wholly owned subsidiary to the Company.
Disposal of State Tech Group
On 31 March 2009, the Group entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Manchester
International Group Limited, an Independent Third Party for the disposal of its entire shareholding
interest in State Tech and CCDH (collectively known as the “State Tech Group”) at a consideration of
US$457,721. The consideration was agreed between the Group and the purchaser upon arm’s length
negotiation after taking into account of the unaudited net asset value of the State Tech Group as at
31 December 2008 and would be settled in cash upon completion. Prior to the disposal, the mobile
handset solution business, R&D of mobile handset and distribution and marketing business of the State
Tech Group were taken up by Zeus and Max Sunny in the financial year ended 31 March 2009 and
the State Tech Group maintained the remaining business in GPS business. Manchester International
Group Limited intended to acquire the GPS business and a PRC WFOE company, CCDH, which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of State Tech and therefore entered into the sale and purchase agreement to
acquire the State Tech Group. In such regards, the Group mainly disposed of the GPS business carried
by State Tech and CCDH through the disposal of State Tech Group. The mobile handset solution
business, R&D of mobile handset and distribution and marketing business of the State Tech Group were
taken up and consolidated with other subsidiaries of the Company under internal restructuring for the
purpose of streamlining the operations. Since the revenue derived from the GPS business amounted
to approximately US$863,000 for the financial year end 31 March 2009, the Directors consider the
disposal of State Tech Group and its GPS business was immaterial in terms of its revenue, assets and
equity contribution to the Group. Accordingly, the disposal of the State Tech Group was not critical
to the future business development of the Group and will not have any significant impact on the core
business and operation of the Group in any aspect concerning research and development, manufacture
and sale of mobile handset solutions and its proprietary mobile handset. The Directors considered that
such disposal will be of beneficial to the Company by streamlining the operations, saving recurring
administrative costs on maintaining the inactive State Tech Group and reducing further loss from
possible write off of the underlying assets which were not used by the Group. The disposal of State
Tech Group was not required to be subject to Shareholders’ approval under the Listing Manual. The
disposal was completed on 30 June 2009.
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Disposal of Zhenhua Obee
On 22 May 2009, the Group entered into the sale and purchase agreements with Full Wealth
(Hong Kong) Limited and Zhenhua Technology (“Purchasers”) for the disposal of the 42% equity
interest in Zhenhua Obee at a consideration of RMB10,113,600, which was agreed upon arm’s length
negotiation between the Group and the Purchasers after taking into account the carry amount of the
Group’s investment in Zhenhua Obee as at 31 December 2008. As the Group established Tongqing, its
manufacturing arm, in March 2007 and has been launching the marketing plan for its mobile handset
under the new flagship brandname “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” since December 2008 with its owned
manufacturing skill and production capacity, any further investment in Zhenhua Obee may not make
the most efficient use of the Group’s resources. Accordingly, the Directors are of the view that (i) it
is appropriate to dispose of the investment in Zhenhua Obee; and (ii) the disposal will not have any
significant impact on the core business and operation of the Group in any aspect concerning research
and development, manufacture and sale of mobile handset solutions and its proprietary mobile handset.
The consideration will be applied for general working capital purposes of the Group. The disposal is
expected to be completed on or before May 2010.
Referring to the sale and purchase agreements for the disposal of 42% equity interest in Zhenhua
Obee, the Purchasers are obliged for the settlement of the consideration within 360 days after the date
of the sale and purchase agreements. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the said consideration has
not yet been settled by the Purchasers and the transaction has not been completed. The transaction is
expected to be completed on or before May 2010, which is within the 360 days period for the settlement
of the consideration. As such, there is no gain or loss on disposal as at the Latest Practicable Date.
The estimated gain on the disposal based on the terms of the disposal is approximately US$287,000
which is derived from the difference between the consideration of the disposal of approximately
US$1,469,000 together with the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2007 of approximately
US$885,000, the related reserve associated with Zhenhua Obee amounted to approximately US$938,000
and the carrying amount of the 42% equity interest in Zhenhua Obee amounted to approximately
US$3,005,000. The Directors consider that such 360 days settlement period was agreed after taking
into account the sufficient working capital of the Group and the long-term business relationship with
Zhenhua Group.
Since Zhenhua Obee is the registered owner of the “OBEE” in the PRC, the Group will not
use “OBEE” for its products’ brand after the disposal and there is no revenue of the Group that
was derived from the sale of “OBEE” brand products in the PRC during the Track Record Period.
Upon the disposal of Zhenhua Obee, the Group will not have any right to use the name of “OBEE”
as its products’ brand in the PRC. However it would not affect the registered rights of the Group
and applications for registration of certain “OBEE” trademarks in the areas outside of the PRC. As
Zhenhua Obee only conducts its sales with “OBEE” trademark in the PRC, the trademarks of “ ”
and “OBEE” registered in countries other than the PRC were not requested by Zhenhua Obee hence
they were not included as a part of the disposal transaction. Therefore, trademarks of “ ” and
“OBEE” registered in countries other than the PRC are currently owned by the Company’s indirect
wholly owned subsidiary, Finet Enterprises.
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The Group intends to use its own brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” in the launch of
its own products brand in the future, therefore the Group does not intend to enter into an agreement
with Zhenhua Obee for the use of “OBEE” in the PRC.
The disposal of the 42% equity interest in Zhenhua Obee was not subject to the Shareholders’
approval under the Listing Manual.
Share Placement
On 24 September 2009, the Company entered into the eight subscription agreements with eight
existing Shareholders respectively, being Independent Third Parties, for the issue and allotment by the
Company to such subscribers of the Subscription Shares, at a subscription price of S$0.13 (equivalent
to approximately HK$0.72) per Share. The subscription price was determined with reference to the
trading market price of the Shares preceding the execution of the subscription agreement and was
agreed upon arms’ length negotiation between the Company and the subscribers. The subscription
price of S$0.13 per Share amounted to a discount of approximately 13.33% to the volume weighted
average price of S$0.15 of the Shares of the Company traded on the SGX-ST for the full market
day on 24 September 2009, being the full market day immediately preceding the execution of the
subscription agreements.
The Shareholders granted the authority to the Directors to at any time, allot and issue Shares at
an issue price for each Share with the issue price not representing a discount more than 20% to the
weighted average price of a Share for trades done on the SGX-ST, at the annual general meeting held
on 30 July 2009. Such Subscription Shares represent approximately 4.02% of the issued share capital
of the Company as at 24 September 2009 and represent approximately 3.86% of the share capital of
the Company as enlarged by the allotment and issue of the Subscription Shares. The allotment and
issue of the Subscription Shares were completed on 8 October 2009.
On 8 October 2009, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company was increased to
US$4,140,589 comprising 517,573,662 Shares after the completion of the allotment and issue of the
Subscription Shares.
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SHAREHOLDING AND GROUP STRUCTURE
The chart below illustrates the simplified corporate and shareholding structure of the Group immediately after the completion of the Share Offer:
Wang Shih Zen Wang Tao Lu Shangmin Public
100%
28.23%
16.32% 0.89% 54.56%
100%
The Company (Bermuda)
Investment holding
100%
Elastic Glory (BVI)
Investment holding
100% 100% 100%
CCDH Tech (BVI)
Dormant
Finet Enterprises(BVI)
Trademarks and patents registration holding
Elite Link (Hong Kong) Provision of
management services to the Group
42%
Zhenhua Obee (note 2)(PRC)
Manufacturing, sale andmarketing of mobile appliance
and providing technicalsupport services in respect of
manufacturing and sale ofmobile appliances
100% 100%
Max Sunny (Hong Kong)
Investment holding and sale of mobile
handset and mobile handset hardware
Zeus(PRC)
Development, sales and marketing ofsoftware and solution for mobileappliances and mobile handset
hardware
100% 100%
Tongqing (PRC)
Manufacture and assembly of mobile
handset and hardware
(PRC)
(note 1)
PhoneLink (PRC)
Development of software and solutionfor mobile appliances
WisePremiumLimited
Notes:
1. Including approximately [•••]% of Shares held by Pre-IPO Investors and approximately [•••]% of Shares held by Eight Treasures Investment Limited upon the Listing of the Company on SGX-ST on 21 November 2007 and approximately [•••]% of Subscription Shares held by eight existing Shareholders, issued on 8 October 2009 pursuant to the subscription agreements dated 24 September 2009.
2. The Group entered into the sale and purchase agreements for the disposal of its 42% shareholding interest in Zhenhua Obee on 22 May 2009. The disposal is expected to be completed on or before May 2010. The remaining 58% shareholding interest in Zhenhua Obee was held by Full Wealth (Hong Kong) Limited and Zhenhua Technology with 15% and 43% respectively.
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OVERVIEW
The Group is a mobile handset application and solution provider and a mobile handset manufacturer
in the PRC. The Group provides full-set design and production solution services spanning the entire
handset design cycle, which involves industrial design, mechanical design, application design, PCB
design, procurement of hardware, prototype testing, pilot production and SMT production for mobile
handset and PCB. The Group’s business can be divided in following four major areas:
1. Provision of mobile handset application design;
2. Provision of design and production solution services for mobile handset;
3. Assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB; and
4. Distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components.
Provision of mobile handset application design
The Group engages in three types of design and development of mobile handset applications: i)
security application such as biometric verification system for personal mobile handset, ii) performance
enhancement program such as noise reduction which reduces the noises in surrounding environment
when the mobile handset is in use and iii) entertainment applications such as “Love Touch” and “Draw
Board”. The applications are installed in the mobile handset produced by the Group or provided
as package of software applications to the customers as one of the solution design services of the
Group.
Provision of design and production solution services for mobile handset
The Group has its own in-house mobile handset design team which enables the Group to offer
integrated product and/or service solutions to meet different customers’ requirements. The solutions
provided by the Group include product definition, industrial design, mechanical design, software
design, PCB design, procurement of hardware, prototype testing, pilot production and production
support. The Group can either provide the total solution service from mobile handset design to the
production of mobile handset or individual solution service such as industrial design, mechanical
design, OEM services in the assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB.
Assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB
The Group also engages in the production of mobile handset for its OEM customers. The Group
has its own production facilities, the Tongqing production plant, which provide the SMT lines for
assembly of PCB and production of mobile handset. The production services include provision of
PCBA services, surface mounting and processing of mobile terminal products and testing and assembly
of mobile communication products. The Group provides assembly of mobile handset (including the
SMT of PCB) for its own brand and third parties brands. However, there is no separate SMT of PCB
under the Group’s own brand.
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The Group’s production plant and R&D operations are currently based in Shenzhen and Shanghai
and the majority of the customers are based in the PRC.
The OEM manufacture of mobile handset and mobile handset components produced by the
Group were included in the revenue of business segment of assembly.
Apart from OEM manufacture of mobile handset and mobile handset components produced by
the Group in the PRC, the Group also launched its own brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” for
its proprietary handset in the PRC in December 2008. The brand name of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” targets the middle price range of mobile handset and aims at young and energetic mobile handset
users with trendy and multi-functions mobile handset. An immaterial amount of product sample and
promotional sales of mobile handset under the brand “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” since its first launch
in December 2008 to June 2009 were included in the Distribution and Marketing Segment.
VIM series mobile handset model E818 is designed and launched by the Group
The Group launched the special limited edition showcased design under its new VIM series
phone, E818 after the first launch of E818 in December 2008. The new, stylish E818 is positioned as
a statement in fashion, elegance and modern attitude towards life characterised by its sleek, mirror
cover design and patented technology standard.
Since the short period from the first launch of the mobile handset under the brand of “VIM” or
in Chinese “偉恩”, the contribution of revenue from the sales of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile
handset was not significant during the Track Record Period. Up to 30 September 2009, the Group has
sold approximately 15,000 units of mobile handsets with total revenue amounted to approximately
US$1,000,000 under the brand of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” since the first launch of “VIM” or in
Chinese “偉恩” in December 2008.
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The Group started to sell mobile handset under its brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”
through the distribution channels in Hong Kong and the PRC since June 2009 and August 2009,
respectively. There was no engagement of consignee for the products of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”
by the Group in Hong Kong and the PRC as at 31 March 2009. As at 30 September 2009, there were
10 retail shops in Hong Kong through a retail distribution network that sold the products of “VIM”
or in Chinese “偉恩”. As at the Latest Practicable Date, there were 10 retail shops in Hong Kong
by a distribution agreement and 8 retail shops in the PRC by a consignment agreement that sell the
mobile handsets of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”.
After the well establishment of the sales network of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”, the Group
considered that it is much more appropriate to include such revenue in the Assembly Segment instead
of the Distribution and Marketing Segment due to the original nature and for better presentation
purposes.
Distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components
In support of the Group’s solution service in mobile handset production, the Group sells the
mobile handsets and mobile handset components to mobile handset and mobile handset components
distributors. The Distribution and Marketing Segment of the Group mainly includes selling of mobile
handsets and mobile handset components produced by third parties.
The Group serves two major groups of customers, namely mobile handset manufacturers and
mobile handset distributors:–
(a) Mobile handset manufacturers
The Group provides solutions mainly in the form of industrial design and mechanical
design, software and hardware design and PCBA to these customers who procure the hardware
components, assemble the handset and sell them under their respective brand names. The normal
contract period between the Group and these respective customers was approximately two to
three months during the Track Record Period.
(b) Mobile handset and mobile handset components distributors
The Group provides mobile handset designs to distributor and if they require, we also
provide relevant procurement and production support services.
The revenue breakdown by the mobile handset manufacturers and mobile handset and
mobile handset components distributors during the Track Record Period was set out below in
the section “Major Customers”.
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During the Track Record Period, the revenue breakdown by activities was illustrated as
below: For the six months ended For the financial year ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Solution Segment 9,235,556 19.96 12,109,181 10.13 7,289,224 7.03 4,041,752 5.55 1,886,536 3.44
Assembly Segment – – 9,603,391 8.03 20,437,043 19.72 12,933,464 17.75 15,520,980 28.33
Distribution and Marketing Segment 37,025,775 80.04 97,881,544 81.84 75,897,585 73.25 55,873,714 76.70 37,372,727 68.23
Total 46,261,331 100 119,594,116 100 103,623,852 100 72,848,930 100 54,780,243 100
During the Track Record Period, the breakdown of the Group’s gross profit and gross profit margin by business activities was illustrated as below:
For the six months ended For the financial year ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Solution Segment 7,898,749 85.53 10,587,393 87.43 5,321,618 73.01 3,228,501 79.88 1,513,555 80.23
Assembly Segment – – 1,097,032 11.42 1,660,178 8.12 886,458 6.85 2,006,872 12.93
Distribution and Marketing Segment 2,526,556 6.82 4,490,099 4.59 1,525,608 2.01 2,007,939 3.59 1,386,256 3.71
Total 10,425,305 22.54 16,174,524 13.52 8,507,404 8.21 6,122,898 8.40 4,906,683 8.96
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During the Track Record Period, the revenue breakdown by geographic locations was
illustrated as below:
For the six months ended For the financial year ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
The PRC except Hong Kong 43,874,807 94.84 106,763,743 89.27 88,399,329 85.31 61,720,455 84.72 43,791,302 79.94Hong Kong 2,386,524 5.16 12,830,373 10.73 15,224,523 14.69 11,128,475 15.28 10,988,941 20.06
Total 46,261,331 100 119,594,116 100 103,623,852 100 72,848,930 100 54,780,243 100
The business activities of the Group are presented based on the result contribution to the
Group and the resources employed by the Group in each of its business activities. The Solution
Segment is regarded as the core business activity of the Group, since:
(i) the well established research and development department of the Group with 60
staffs representing more than 24% of the human resource of the Group and being
the largest department of the Group;
(ii) the total cost of salaries incurred for the research and development department
represented approximately 49.71%, 33.26% and 25.71% of the total staff costs of
the Group for each of the three years ended 31 March 2009 respectively;
(iii) the gross profit margin as an indicator to the profit contribution by the Solution
Segment to the Group’s profitability, which was illustrated in the breakdown of
the Group’s gross profit and gross profit margin as above;
(iv) one of the business objectives of the Group is to become a leading mobile handset
solution provider; and
(v) the Assembly Segment as well as the Distribution and Marketing Segment serve as
supporting segments to the one-stop services rendered by the Solution Segment.
Although the revenue from the Distribution and Marketing Segment contributed the largest
proportion of the revenue of the Group, it contributed the least proportion of gross profit to the
Group due to the business nature of this segment which usually has the lowest profit margin
and is employed with relatively fewer resources.
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BUSINESS MODEL
The Group is a mobile handset application and solution provider and it also possesses production
capacity for mobile handsets. The Group provides services at various stages of the development and
production of mobile handset from mobile handset application design, product design to mobile handset
manufacturing and distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components.
The Company
R&D department develops different mobile handset applications for installation into the Group’s mobile handset or customers’ products
Product design team designs products for mobile handset manufacturers based on customers’ specification and project management for the production of mobile handset
Provides the assembly ofmobile handset and SMTof PCB according tothe customers’ specificationor the Group’s design team
Distribution and marketing of mobile handset or mobile handset components produced by third parties or produced by the Group
Mobilehandset
applicationdesign
Design and production
solution servicesfor mobilehandset
Assembly ofmobile handset
and SMTof PCB
Distribution andmarketing of
mobile handset andmobile handsetcomponents
The Group provides total solution of mobile handset production from product design to production
support and assembly of mobile handset. Depends on the requirements of different customers, the Group
will provide either single segment of services of the Group or complete mobile handset solution. For
example, the mobile handset manufacturer customers may require the Group to provide them services
from industrial design to product being manufacturable without the provision of manufacturing services
by the Group. However, the mobile handset and mobile handset components distributors who do not
have the production capability may on the other hand require the Group to provide them with the
total solution services from product definition to mobile handset production.
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Business flow of solution design services
Set out below is a flow chart of the solution design services engaged by the Group:
Product definition
Industrial designExterior outlook design
Mechanical designPCB design
Software design
Software and applicationimplementation
Tooling
PRODUCTION
Application design
Product testing
i) Product definition
The product definition stage is to understand the customers’ product specifications, functions
and features which they require in the mobile handset. The Group also provides consultation and
advisory services to its customers on the proposed design solutions based on its understanding of
the market preferences and demands, having taken into account of the development of technology in
the industry.
ii) Application design
The R&D department constantly develops new applications according to the market demand
for the new application technique and special features for the mobile handset. The newly developed
applications will be tested by computer programmes and then trial in the mobile handset to ensure the
compatibility of the applications in the mobile handset’s operating system. The successful applications
will be introduced to the customers of the Group and combined with the software design. The newly
developed applications will then be installed in the new models of mobile handset according to the
feature requirements under the product definition.
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iii) Software design
According to the product definition, the software engineers of the Group will design the
software interface for the operation of mobile handset and test the compatibility of the applications
to be installed in the mobile handset.
iv) Industrial design and Mechanical design
Based on the customers’ requirements and taking into account of the current market preferences,
the Group designs the exterior outlook of the mobile handset, as well as the mechanical design for the
PCB. The Group’s software engineers will also design the applicable software or specific application
to ensure the compatibility of the user-features of the handset. Further steps are also taken to ensure
the compatibility of the hardware and software and that the mechanical components conform to the
desired physical appearance of the mobile handset. After ascertaining customers’ desired functions
and features, the Group will design the PCB to meet the customers’ requirements.
v) Product testing
The specified applications, PCBs and features of the product samples will then be tested by
the Group’s R&D department.
vi) Tooling
The Group does not have its own mould and tooling department. As such, the Group will provide
the industrial design and mechanical design to the external mould tooling manufacturer to design the
mould and tooling for mass production of mobile handset.
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Business flow of mobile handset assembly and SMT of PCB
Set out below is a flow chart of the assembly of mobile handset of the Group:
SMT
Packaging
Raw materials and components
purchases
Incoming inspection
Mobile handset assembly and testing
PCBA testing
i) Raw materials and components purchases and incoming inspection
The Group acquires raw materials and components from external suppliers and the quality
assurance department of the Group will inspect the incoming raw materials and components before
delivery to the warehouse.
ii) SMT
The components will be fitted and assembled on the PCB based on the hardware design in the
production plant of the Group, namely Tongqing. The Group’s engineers will provide on-site technical
support to the subcontractors for the production of the PCBA designed by the Group.
iii) PCBA testing
After SMT processing, the PCBA is connected to display modules and the keypad of the mobile
handset to test the functioning of the PCBA board.
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iv) Mobile handset assembly and testing
The PCBA are assembled with the display modules, keypads, casing and components into
the mobile handset. The quality assurance department of the Group will ensure that the prescribed
procedures are properly complied with. Visual inspection and performance tests are carried out at each
checkpoint. The mobile handset will also be fully functional tested according to the requirements.
v) Packaging
After completion of the production of the mobile handset or the PCBA, the mobile handset or
the PCBA will be transferred to another capsulated area to minimise the dust when packaging. The
final products will be packed in accordance with the packaging specification of the customers.
Apart from OEM manufacture of mobile handset and mobile handset components produced by
the Group, the Group also sells its own brand name manufactured mobile handset “VIM” or in Chinese
“偉恩” to customers directly or through retail distributors in Hong Kong and the PRC.
The products of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” were supplied to 10 retail shops of a retail
distribution company through the Group’s distributor and the Group has engaged a PRC retail
distribution company to sell the products of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” in 8 retail shops in the PRC.
The retail distributor will place the requested number of the Group’s mobile handset constantly. When
the Group’s sales and marketing department receives orders from the retail distributors, the sales and
marketing department will arrange delivery of the mobile handsets from the warehouse of the Group
or arrange production to fulfill such demand orders.
The sales of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handsets to the distributors in Hong Kong
and the PRC comprise the following steps:
(a) Distributors/consignees will acknowledge receipt upon delivery of goods;
(b) Distributors/consignees will issue a monthly sales report to the Group for reconciliation
and the Group will issue sales invoices to the distributors/consignees for the collection
of sales proceeds;
(c) Distributors/consignees will issue a monthly inventory report to the Group for reconciliation
with its record; and
(d) The Group will carry out monthly physical stocktake with the distributors/consignees to
ensure sufficient quantity of stock on hand.
The Group provides customers with after sales repair and maintenance services mainly in
rectifying the products’ problem.
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Revenue breakdown of assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB
The revenue breakdown of assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB during the Track
Record Period was illustrated below:
For the six months For the financial year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Mobile handsets – OEM – – 7,068,713 73.61 16,237,196 79.45 7,000,305 45.10
Mobile handsets – “VIM”
or in Chinese“偉恩” – – – – – – 971,100 6.26
Mobile handsets
components – – 2,534,678 26.39 4,199,847 20.55 7,549,575 48.64
Total – – 9,603,391 100 20,437,043 100 15,520,980 100
Business flow of distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components
Set out below is a flow chart of the distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile
handset components:
Customer orders
Delivery to customers
Procurement of mobile handset or components from
suppliers
Incoming qualityinspection
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The Group will assist its customers to source for and procure raw materials and components to
be used in the manufacture of the mobile handset, for example, capacitors, antenna and LCD. These
customers may either be customers who require such assistance as part of their purchase of PCBA
from the Group, or customers who require its services only for the purchase of parts and components.
Income derived from the provision of procurement services is classified as income from distribution
and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components. When the customers place the
purchase orders with the Group, the Group’s procurement and supply department will source such
raw materials or components from the Group’s suppliers. The quality assurance department will
inspect the incoming raw materials and components before delivering to the customers. Revenues
from procurement and delivery of third parties produced products are recognised on the transfer of
significant risks and rewards of ownership, which generally coincides with the time when the products
are delivered and the legal titles have been properly and legally passed to the customers.
The Group provides customers with after sales repair and maintenance services mainly in
rectifying the products’ problem.
Revenue breakdown of distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components
The revenue of distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components
was derived from the following business activities of the Group:–
(1) the sales of mobile handset produced by third parties; and
(2) the sales of mobile handset components produced by third parties.
The revenue breakdown of distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset
components during the Track Record Period was illustrated below:
For the six months For the financial year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Distribution and marketing of mobile handset produced by third parties – – 298,700 0.31 6,789,710 8.95 11,955,898 31.99
Distribution and marketing of mobile handset components produced by third parties 37,025,775 100.00 97,582,844 99.69 69,107,875 91.05 25,416,829 68.01
Total 37,025,775 100 97,881,544 100 75,897,585 100 37,372,727 100
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COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS
The Group’s competitive strengths as set out below have driven growth in revenue and net profits and distinguished the Group from its competitors in the mobile handset industry:
• Possess of application development and design capability
The Group’s R&D team is responsible for the development of new mobile handset applications. During the Track Record Period, the Group has developed 37 invention and utility model applications in various aspects which included security, performance enhancement and entertainment aspects. The capability of application development and design played a key role in enabling the Group to launch high quality products with advanced features and functionality. The strong industrial design, mechanical design, software design, hardware design and user-interface design capabilities enable the Group to respond to the customers’ requirements and capture the latest market trends of mobile handset. Please see the section headed “Intellectual property rights of the Group” in Appendix V of this prospectus for more details.
• One stop service centre with the flexibility to provide customised services
The Group is able to provide its customers with a complete range of services from product design to production support for mobile handset. This one stop service is particularly recognised by its mobile handset distributors as it saves their time and resources that would have otherwise been spent on liaising separately with different suppliers for hardware procurement, SMT factories for producing PCBAs and mobile handset manufacturers for assembling the finished mobile handset and selling under registered handset brand names. The Group’s one stop service thus improves the cost effectiveness and shortens time-to-market for the production and commercial launch of mobile handset. Given the short product cycle of the mobile handset market, cost effectiveness and short time-to-market are most crucial to the competitiveness of each product launched into the market.
Customers may also choose to engage the Group’s services for a specific design stage of a mobile handset, which is normally preferred by mobile handset manufacturers which have their own capacity for hardware procurement and handset production. The ability to offer varied services to customers according to their needs enhances the Group’s competitiveness, diversifies the Group’s customer base and in so doing, maximises the usage of its resources.
• Technical expertise coupled with innovative and fashionable product ideas
The Group has an experienced and innovative product development team comprising 60 staffs who are engineers as at the Latest Practicable Date who have over six years of relevant experience on average and approximately 48 of them are holders of university degrees. The Group’s research and development team has proven track record in developing popular and profitable mobile handset models. In an industry where consumer preferences change at a fast pace and technological developments evolve rapidly, the strong product development capabilities allow the Group to maintain its position at the forefront of mobile handset design solutions in the PRC. The Directors believes that the Group is one of the design solutions houses which brought mobile handset with dual GSM cards and full-flat-touch-screen to the PRC market.
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• Established product niche
The mobile handset market generates tremendous business opportunities with different
consumer groups from young generations to high net worth businessmen. The Directors are of
the view that the Group has to define and focus on its product niche in order to make the most
efficient use of its resources. During the Track Record Period, the Group focused on developing
solutions for mobile handset in the medium retail price with communication and multimedia
content processing functions such as 64-tone polyphony, camera and MP3 and MP4 music
playback and entertainment programs. The Directors are of the view that the product niche that
the Group has been focusing on will continue to provide tremendous business opportunities in
the foreseeable future, as the Directors believe these market segments may still experience a
larger growth cycle as compared with the other segments of the mobile handset market.
• Service and product quality recognised by customers
As referred to in the section headed “Business – Sales and marketing” in this prospectus,
the Group has not taken aggressive sales and marketing plans during the Track Record Period,
when the Group solicited and established close business relationships with a group of high quality
customers. This approach ensured the efficient use of the Group’s resources in providing superior
quality products and services to its customers and consequently established its reputation by
word-of-mouth. The Directors consider this strategy to be successful in promoting the Group
to prospective customers. The Group will also monitor the developments in the marketplace
and the availability of resources in order to adjust and pursue appropriate sales and marketing
strategies and to constantly develop and improve its product and service quality.
• Professional and dedicated management
The Group is managed by a group of young and professional executives with recognised
academic qualifications and relevant experience in the industry. The Group’s chief executive
officer, Mr. Wang, has extensive experience in development of telecommunication products. He
is responsible for leading the senior management of the Group in the sales and marketing and
also development of new products and solutions in mobile handset. The integrity, professionalism
and dedication to excellence of its management will contribute to the continuous enhancement
of the service and product quality of the Group and its operating performance.
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BUSINESS STRATEGY
The Group aspires to become a leading mobile handset solution provider and to establish its
own brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” in the PRC and overseas offering services which range
from product definition solution design to assembly of mobile handset. To realise such mission, the
Group intends to adopt the business strategies as set out below:–
Launching of new flagship brand, “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”
The launch of mobile handset under the new flagship brand name of the Group “VIM”
or in Chinese “偉恩” in December 2008 is a strategic move of the Group to introduce and
characterise the Group’s trendy design of mobile handset. It aims to differentiate the Group
from its competitors for its competitiveness in mobile handset designs and to build up the
Group’s image in fashionable design capability. The Directors believe that the launching of
mobile handset under the Group’s own brand name provides a good platform for the Group to
capitalise on the strong market demand for the mobile handset in the PRC by demonstrating
the Group’s mobile handset application development capability.
To enhance the Group’s product development capabilities
The Group believes that the ability to provide product designs incorporating the latest
technology development and trends is crucial for the Group to maintain competitiveness as
a solution provider. As such, the Group will continue to enhance its product development
capabilities in the areas of industrial design, mechanical design, software design and PCB
design. For instance, the Group will strive to integrate the latest trends into its designs and
will continue to build up its software application libraries and hardware to allow the Group
offering products of multiple tiering and flexibilities.
The Group plans to increase the size of its R&D team from the existing 60 engineers
to 76 engineers by the year 2010. The Group’s R&D team is headed by Mr. Wang. The Group
believes that having more skilled manpower would enable the Group to better meet the anticipated
increase in its business volume. The Group also intends to continually improve its training
programmes for its engineers to ensure the constant upgrading of their technical skills.
To enlarge its product mix
The Group intends to enlarge its product mix at two levels:– (a) developing mobile handset
with multi-functions, and (b) tapping into new consumer markets.
(a) Developing mobile handset with multi-functions
The Directors believe that the demand for mobile handset with varied functions will
continue to grow. In line with such expectation, whilst the Group has already developed mobile
handset with multi-functions, the Group intends to further focus its research and development of
multimedia mobile handset with emphasis on the entertainment aspect. Apart from entertainment
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aspect, the Group is also exploring and looking into developing solutions which could further
improve other functions of mobile handset, for example by developing mobile handset with
television functions and tourist friendly functions such as the ability to download maps of the
present location.
(b) Tapping into new consumer markets
The enlargement and diversification of the product mix will allow the Group to diversify
its customer base and tap into new markets. In particular, the Directors have noted that a larger
number of young people are acquiring mobile handset for their own use at a younger age in
the PRC. The Group believes that the ability to design and produce technologically up-to-
date and trendy mobile handsets at a lower cost than foreign mobile handset design houses
or manufacturers would allow the Group to tap into the rapidly growing market of younger
consumers. Apart from tapping into the market for younger consumers, the Group also aims
to increase its market share in the rural area of the PRC and the Directors are of the view that
the pricing of the mobile handset is one of the major buying criteria for consumer in the rural
areas of the PRC.
Exploring the possibility of entering the overseas market
The Group plans to expand into overseas markets which have similar demographic and
economic conditions to those of the PRC, for example, countries in Southeast Asia, South
America and India. The Group may also consider entering into joint ventures or strategic
alliances with network operators and mobile handset manufacturers in the overseas market
should any opportunity arise.
The Group has already registered or pending to register its trademarks “VIM” or in
Chinese “偉恩” as its new flagship brand in various overseas markets in an effort to prepare
entering into these overseas markets. Details of the trademarks may refer to the paragraph
headed “Trademark” in the sub-section headed “Intellectual property rights of the Group”
under the section headed “Further information about the business of the Group” in Appendix
V to this prospectus.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Group’s research and development capabilities cover various aspects of handset designs
including application development, product definition, PCB design, ID/MD, software development
and sample modeling. The Group provides its design samples in the form of blueprints, PCBA or
finished handset models, depending on the requirements of customers.
The Group’s research and development engineers work closely with its sales and marketing
team to collect market intelligence of the mobile handset and devise new product definitions. The
Group’s sales and marketing team then presents these new product ideas to customers and very often
will go through a process of assessment and modification before the customers decide whether to
develop and sell the product.
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Being a solutions house that serves mobile handset manufacturers and mobile handset distributors,
the Group has to understand and take into account of the business strategy and niche of its customers
when the Group defines its own business strategies. During the Track Record Period, the Group
adopted the following research and development strategies:
• solutions targeted at the lower to middle end consumers of the market;
• continual enhancement in processing multimedia contents;
• trendy outlook and unique features of mobile handsets that are attractive to young
consumers; and
• outlook design tailored for Chinese culture and consumer preferences.
The Group has also been developing PDA phones embedded with unique features that are targeted
at higher-end executive consumers. In preparation for the 3G mobile handset in the PRC, the Group
has been building up the software library with software required for 3G applications. The Group is
conducting a market research on the adoption of 3G standards in order to better design the future
business plans on 3G development. As at the Latest Practicable Date, two newly 3G software of Zeus
has passed software product registration tests under China Software Testing Centre. The approved
software will ensure the Group’s success in the future production of 3G mobile handsets.
Before the adoption of 3G standards, the Group entered into a cooperation agreement with Zhenhua
Group in September 2009 for the research and development on 3G (EVDO) mobile handset. Pursuant
to the cooperation agreement, the Group is responsible for the design and provision of respective
solutions and applications for the 3G (EVDO) mobile handsets as per requested by Zhenhua Group,
while Zhenhua Group will pay for the relevant fees on the solutions and applications provided by the
Group. The Group will implement quality control measures during the course of product development.
The Group reserves all the rights of the solutions and applications developed by its own. Such
participation has facilitated the Group to build its know-how and will shorten the development cycle
once the Group has confirmed which 3G standard is to be adopted. The first EVDO phone is planned
to be launched in 2010. The Group intends to spend approximately US$1.6 million to purchase the
necessary hardware and software for research and development of 3G mobile handset and 3G modules.
Apart from the number of solutions launched by us during the Track Record Period, its research and
development capabilities were also demonstrated in the breakthrough features of its solutions. For
instance, to the best knowledge of the Directors, the Group is one of the solutions houses that brought
mobile handset with dual GSM cards and introduced mobile handset with full-flat-touch screen to
the PRC mobile handset market.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has 60 research and development engineers responsible
for different tasks in solutions development and were led by Mr. Wang. The Group’s research and
development engineers have over six years of relevant experience on average and approximately 48
of them have university degrees.
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The Group incurred approximately nil, US$0.66 million and US$0.99 million research and
development expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2007, 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009,
respectively. Other than those research and development expenditure, the Group also had incurred
expenses in relation to the salaries of its research and development engineers after the acquisition of
Zeus during the year ended 31 March 2007. The total cost of salaries incurred for the research and
development amounted to approximately US$0.91 million, US$0.85 million and US$0.85 million for
the year ended 31 March 2007, 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009, respectively.
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
Tongqing
The Group established Tongqing, a wholly foreign owned enterprise in the PRC, on 20 March
2007. Its production plant locates in Shenzhen and possessed a mobile handset manufacturing licence
and engages in the manufacture of finished mobile handset and assembly of PCB. Assembly operation
of Tongqing commenced pilot run production in August 2007 and commenced mass production by the
early of 2008. As at the Latest Practicable Date, Tongqing had installed five SMT lines, of which four
of them are mass production and the remaining one is mainly for making samples and trial assembly,
with a total annual capacity of approximately 5,000,000 pieces of PCBA (on the basis of 20 hours
a day and 26 days a month) and 5,000,000 pieces of mobile handset (on the basis of 20 hours a day
and 26 days a month).
Set forth below is a table of the quarterly average utilisation rate of the assembly capacity by
production line functions for the periods indicated:
Average utilisation rate SMT Assembly
2008April – June 48.4% 48.0%
July – September 81.4% 73.5%
October – December 54.1% 54.1%
2009January – March 39.3% 39.3%
April – June 77.2% 58.4%
July – September 72.2% 61.1%
October – December 80.5% 73.0%
The quarterly average utilisation rate of the assembly capacity ranges from approximately 39%
to more than approximately 80%, depending on the sales order on hand. The low season of mobile
handset assembly of the Group is normally from January to March of each year and the peak season
of mobile handset assembly is normally from July to December of each year. Such seasonality is
attributible to the nature of the seasonal fluctuation of demand from the mobile handset market in
the PRC.
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The production plant and office premises of Tongqing are located on a leased premise in Baoan
District, Shenzhen, the PRC with a gross floor area of approximately 7,872 m2. The lease has a term
of approximately five years commencing on 16 April 2007 and ending on 1 March 2012. Under the
terms of the lease, the Group has a right of first refusal to extend the lease under the same terms
offered by other prospective tenants by giving one month’s prior notice.
Although the premises occupied by Tongqing is the only production plant of the Group, the
Directors consider that the expiration of the lease will not materially and adversely affect the operation
of the Group due to the reasons listed below:
i) The crucial production facilities of Tongqing are comprised of five SMT lines which are
removable and could be reinstalled in another premises should there is such a need;
ii) The management will rotate installation of each production line without complete cessation
of the production if removal of the production plant is required;
iii) Similar and comfortable premises are readily available in Shenzhen, the PRC that allow
the Group to move to another production plant when necessary;
iv) The SMT and assembly services could be outsourced to another parties; and
v) The Solution Segment is the major gross profit contributor to the Group and contribution
of gross profit from the Assembly Segment were approximately nil, 6.78% and 19.51%
for the three years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and approximately 40.90% for
the six months ended 30 September 2009.
Therefore the Directors consider that the operation of the Group will not be materially and
adversely affected if the Company fails to renew the lease agreement for the premises occupied by
Tongqing. Since the lease of the premises will expire until March 2012, the Directors consider that
there is no immediate need to consider any plan to relocate its production plant. As the relocation
does not require huge amount of capital investment and most of the current production machinery is
removable, the Directors consider that cost of relocation will not substantially affect the cashflow of
the Group and the time of relocation in affecting the operation of the Group is minimal.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable
enquiries, the Directors were not aware of any dispute as to the legal title of any such leased premises
as at the Latest Practicable Date.
SALES AND MARKETING
The sales and marketing team is led by Mr. Wang and comprises 21 employees as at the Latest
Practicable Date. The sales and marketing strategies of the Group is to establish and strengthen the
business connections with certain selected customers in the PRC by providing products and services
of high quality and consequently to promote general awareness of its Group by customers to other
industry players in the PRC.
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Thus, the Group has been very selective in soliciting its customers who will have to possess a
high degree of management integrity, relevant and sufficient handset development and sales experience,
good development prospects, sound financial position, production support backup and extensive sales
network. This is to ensure that the products would be able to reach end-users on a timely basis with
a satisfactory degree of penetration which would in turn increase the revenue of the Group, build up
the reputation in the industry and maintain a sustainable business relationship with customers. The
Directors consider the above strategies appropriate and successful.
Apart from formulating and executing the sales and marketing strategies, the sales and marketing
team also carries out the following functions:–
• solicit orders from customers;
• collect feedback from customers on its products and to study improvement procedures
with the research and development department;
• manage customer relationships through regular visits to its customers’ offices;
• understand background of prospective customers; and
• collect industry information for the purposes of formulating business strategies and
product definitions.
Looking ahead, the Group intends to further strengthen and expand its sales and marketing
strategies by:
• increasing its efforts in actively soliciting new customers, including mobile handset
manufacturers and mobile handset distributors;
• exploring business opportunities in overseas countries; and
• maintaining the quality of clientele.
The Group will constantly monitor the changes in the industry and adjust its sales and marketing
strategies accordingly from time to time.
PRICING POLICY AND REVENUE RECOGNITION POLICY
The Group takes into consideration a number of factors in determining the pricing policies for
its different business segments. In relation to the pricing policy for the mobile handset application
and solution services, the Group shall take into account the cost for the research and development of
such application and solution, and the purchase cost if the application software itself is purchased
from other suppliers. For the mobile handsets under the brand of OEM customer and mobile handset
components, the production and material cost with mark up will be assessed for pricing determination.
The pricing policy for the Distribution and Marketing Segment of the Group is based on the reference
with the average gross profit margins ranged from approximately 2% to approximately 7% during
the Track Record Period.
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In view of the market position of the mobile handset under Group’s owned brand “VIM” or in
Chinese “偉恩”, factors including and production cost and market price of different tiers of mobile
handsets marketed in the PRC and Hong Kong will be considered for determining the price of “VIM”
or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handset.
The revenue recognition of the Group depends on the terms stipulated in each of the sales
agreement. Details of the revenue recognition policy is detailed in the accounting policy in note 4(w)
as set out in Appendix I of this prospectus.
MAJOR CUSTOMERS
Since its commencement of operations in 2004, the Group has established good working
relationships with its customers in Hong Kong and the PRC. During the Track Record Period, the
Group’s customers mainly included mobile handset manufacturers and mobile handset and mobile
handset components distributors.
The revenue breakdown by types of customers of the Group during the Track Record Period
was illustrated below:
For the six months For the financial year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Mobile handset manufacturers 5,117,370 11.06 31,202,718 26.09 26,659,003 25.73 4,298,395 7.85
Mobile handset and mobile handset components distributors 41,143,961 88.94 88,391,398 73.91 76,964,140 74.27 50,479,361 92.15
Individual and Shareholders – – – – 709 0.00 2,487 0.00
Total 46,261,331 100 119,594,116 100 103,623,852 100 54,780,243 100
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The background information of the major customers contributed more than 10% of revenue of
the Group for respective years/period during the Track Record Period was illustrated below:
Major customers with revenue contribution over 10% of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2007
Business segment served by the Group Distribution and Percentage Solution Assembly MarketingCustomer of revenue Business nature of the customer Segment Segment Segment
A 25.73% Principally engaged in research and ∆ ∆ development, production, sale of mobile handsets, LCD modules and DVD
B 15.89% Principally engaged in the research and ∆ ∆ development and sale of computer communication and related software and hardware
C 10.42% Principally engaged in the development ∆ ∆ and sale of electronic communication products
Major customers with revenue contribution over 10% of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2008
Business segment served by the Group Distribution and Percentage Solution Assembly MarketingCustomer of revenue Business nature of the customer Segment Segment Segment
A 18.88% Principally engaged in research and ∆ ∆ ∆ development, production, sale of mobile handsets, LCD modules and DVD
B 18.82% Principally engaged in the research and ∆ ∆ development and sale of computer communication and related software and hardware
D 14.01% Principally engaged in the trading and ∆ ∆ distribution of raw materials of battery
E 10.99% Principally engaged in the manufacture ∆ ∆ and sale of POS board and components, and the research, manufacture and sale of mobile handset components
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Major customers with revenue contribution over 10% of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2009
Business segment served by the Group Distribution and Percentage Solution Assembly Marketing Customer of revenue Business nature of the customer Segment Segment Segment
E 15.31% Principally engaged in the manufacture and ∆ ∆ sale of POS board and components,
and the research, manufacture and
sale of mobile handset components
F 12.86% Principally engaged in sales of communication ∆ ∆ products and project management
Major customers with revenue contribution over 10% of the Group for the six month ended 30 September 2009
Business segment served by the Group Distribution and Percentage Solution Assembly Marketing Customer of revenue Business nature of the customer Segment Segment Segment
F 13.81% Principally engaged in sales of ∆ ∆ communication products and
project management
G 13.07% Principally engaged in sales of
light industrial products ∆
D 12.37% Principally engaged in the trading and ∆ ∆ distribution of raw materials of battery
Note: “Percentage of revenue” refers to the revenue from respective customer on a percentage of revenue of the Group
during the respective financial year/period.
With respect to the sale of mobile handset under the Group’s owned brand “VIM” or in Chinese
“偉恩”, the Group entered into a consignment agreement with a PRC consumer electronic retail
company, an Independent Third Party, for the sale of the “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handset
through its retail chain stores in the PRC. The consignment agreement shall be valid and effective till
31 December 2009. It was agreed under such consignment agreement that the parties shall commence
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negotiations for renewal for the agreement one month before the expiry date (i.e. 31 December 2009).
If no renewed agreement is executed on or before 31 December 2009, the original consignment
agreement will be automatically renewed up to the date of the execution of the renewed agreement,
subject to a maximum period of automatic extension of three months (i.e. up to 31 March 2010). If
no renewed agreement is executed on or before 31 March 2010, the original consignment agreement
will terminate. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has/has not commenced negotiations
with the PRC consumer electronic retail company for renewal of such consignment agreement. For
any damaged goods reported by the retail company, the Group shall be responsible for collection or
recall of the damaged ones within 10 days.
The Group also entered into a distribution agreement with a distributing company, an Independent
Third Party for the sale through retail chain stores of a consumer electronic retail company in Hong
Kong. The Group provides one year warranties for its “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handsets
under the terms of the aforementioned consignment agreement and distribution agreement.
Pursuant to the distribution agreement, the Group would deliver to the distributing company the
quantity of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handset that the distributing company requires for
sales from the retail chain stores of a consumer electronic retail company in Hong Kong. The Group
would be responsible to pay all freight and shipping charges for the delivery of the mobile handset.
However, the distributing company should be responsible for any loss of or damage to the “VIM” or
in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handset upon receipt of the mobile handset, as the mobile handset are under
its control. The distributing company should endeavor to the sales and distribution of the delivered
mobile handset, however, the Group has the discretion on adjusting the sales prices. The distributing
company should not sell the delivered mobile handset at below the prices defined by the Group. The
distributing company should have a sole control on the distribution of the “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” mobile handset. Although the distributing company has a sole discretion on the business regarding
the distribution, the delivered mobile handset should remain the property of the Group until sold in
the regular course of business. Settlement between the Group and the distributing company regarding
the distribution of the mobile handsets is on a monthly basis.
The Group has not recalled any of the products and components manufactured by the Group for
the customers’ brand during the Track Record Period. For the three financial years ended 31 March
2007, 2008 and 2009 and six months ended 30 September 2009, approximately 66%, 72%, 53% and
56% respectively of the Group’s revenue was contributed by the top five customers of the Group, and
approximately 26%, 19%, 15% and 14% respectively of the Group’s revenue was contributed by the
largest customer of the Group. Such top five customers of the Group are mainly manufacturers of
mobile handsets, mobile handset components and PCBA, and are Independent Third Parties.
Amongst the top five customers, one of the subsidiaries of Zhenhua Group contributed
approximately 9.83% of the revenue of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2009. The Directors
confirm that neither the subsidiaries of Zhenhua Group nor Zhenhua Group was connected party to
the Group as defined in the Listing Rules. The Directors also confirm that none of the Directors,
their respective associates or, so far as the Directors are aware, any person who owns more than 5%
of the issued share capital of the Company has any interest in any of the top five customers of the
Group during the Track Record Period.
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MAJOR SUPPLIERS
During the Track Record Period, the Group initially purchased finished mobile handset and
mobile handset components for trading and later purchased mobile handset hardware and mobile handset
components. Such later purchase of mobile handset, hardware and components was mainly at the
request from the customers for the integration services provided by the Group including the provision
of mobile handset solution, production of mobile handset and assembly of PCB, being a one-stop-
solution service provided to the Group’s customers from product development to production. For the
three financial years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and six months ended 30 September 2009,
approximately 93%, 77%, 47% and 66% respectively of the Group’s total purchase was contributed
by the top five suppliers of the Group, and approximately 55%, 43%, 24% and 23% respectively of
the Group’s procurement was contributed by the largest supplier of the Group. Such top five suppliers
of the Group are Independent Third Parties.
Amongst the top five suppliers, one of the subsidiaries of Zhenhua Group and Full Wealth (Hong
Kong) Limited accounted to approximately 54.80% and 30.80% of the purchase of the Group for the
year ended 31 March 2007, approximately 42.90% and 23.98% for the year ended 31 March 2008 and
approximately 24.03% and 8.26% for the year ended 31 March 2009. Amongst the top five suppliers,
one of the subsidiaries of Zhenhua Group contributed approximately 23.44% of the purchase of the
Group for the six months ended 30 September 2009. The Directors confirm that neither the subsidiaries
of Zhenhua Group, Zhenhua Group nor Full Wealth (Hong Kong) Limited was connected party to the
Group as defined in the Listing Rules. The Directors also confirm that none of the Directors, their
respective associates or, so far as the Directors are aware, any person who owns more than 5% of the
issued share capital of the Company has any interest in any of the top five suppliers of the Group
during the Track Record Period.
QUALITY CONTROL
The Directors believe that the quality of the Group’s products is essential and has implemented
strict quality control programmes and has adopted certain quality assurance guidelines. As at the Latest
Practicable Date, the Group had a total of 15 quality control staffs working with different departments
of the Group to ensure that the quality control are properly implemented.
• procurement – the Group has established a component supplier approval committee,
comprising representatives of the development, quality control, operations and planning
and procurement departments, led by senior management. The committee is responsible
for compiling a list of approved component suppliers based on factors such as product
quality, cost and service. The committee regularly reviews such approved supplier list.
It is the Group’s policy to only source components from approved reputable and reliable
suppliers;
• application development and solution design – the Group’s engineers work closely with the
Group’s quality control team and component procurement and supply team, to ensure that
new products meet the quality assurance standards of the Group and of its customers;
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• assembly and production – the Group’s quality control team conducts quality control
tests as to safety and reliability at different stages of the production process; and
• finished products – after the final assembly and production stage, all of the finished
products are subject to quality control tests which include inspection of their external
appearance, testing of functions of the mobile handset or the PCBA and testing under
different environmental conditions.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
The Group’s inventory comprises mainly (a) raw materials such as mobile handset hardware
for production of mobile handset and assembly of PCB, and (b) finished goods such as PCBA,
mobile handset and mobile handset hardware such as LCDs and digital cameras. In terms of the raw
materials, the Group only keeps it as minimal level as possible so as to avoid any risks of piling up
of the raw materials.
The following table sets forth the components of the Group’s inventory as at the respective dates of the statement of financial position:
30 31 March September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Finished goods 2,073,209 6,011,276 2,735,741 1,106,080Raw materials – 459,451 859,205 5,764,276
Total 2,073,209 6,470,727 3,594,946 6,870,356
As shown above, the inventory level of the Group increased to approximately US$6.47 million
as at 31 March 2008 from approximately US$2.07 million as at 31 March 2007. Such increase in the
Group’s inventory level was mainly attributable to the substantial growth in the business of distribution
and marketing of mobile handsets and mobile handset components of the Group which led to the
increase its inventory level to fulfill the growing demand for the Group’s products, mobile handset
hardware and components. Also, the commencement of production operation of Tongqing has started
since August 2007 increased the inventory level of the Group in the period. Since then, the Group
maintains the level of raw materials that production efficiency is properly maintained.
Owing to the financial crisis in late 2008 resulting the economic downturn, the market demand
of the Group’s products decreased, which led to the Group’s decrease in its inventory level as a result
of the more prudent inventory management policy. As at 31 March 2009, the Group recorded an
inventory level amounted to approximately US$3.59 million, representing a decrease of approximately
44.44% comparing to inventory level as at 31 March 2008.
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The inventory turnover days during the Track Record Period are as follows:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009
Inventory turnover days (Note 1) 21 23 14 7 25
Note:
(1) The inventory turnover days is based on the closing inventory divided by cost of goods sold during such period
and then multiplied by the number of days during such period.
During the Track Record Period, the inventory turnover days has been gradually increased from
approximately 7 days to approximately 25 days. The exceptional low inventory turnover days noted
for the six months ended 30 September 2008 and the financial year ended 31 March 2009 was due to
the prudent inventory management resulted from the global financial crisis in 2008.
The Group sets up a computerised inventory management system to record and update the ins
and outs and balance of inventory. In order to minimise the inventory risk, regular meetings among
various departments including sales and marketing, research and development, procurement and supply
and production are held to review and decide the weekly and monthly sales and production plans.
Procurement and supply teams also coordinate with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of materials
and components. Regular inventory counts are also conducted by the Group.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Group sells its mobile handset under the brand name “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”.
The application for registration of “VIM” text mark had been refused by the Hong Kong Trade
Marks Registry as the mark was considered to be indistinctive and descriptive. Such application was
refused also on the ground that the “VIM” text mark was identical to certain previously registered
trademarks, one of which was registered under the class of goods which the “VIM” text mark was also
intended to be covered and the applied-for goods and services of the “VIM” text mark were similar
to those of such registered marks.
The Directors considered that the impact on the refusal of the application for registration of
“VIM” text mark by the Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry is insignificant and would not have material
impact to the business of the Group as the Group’s mobile handsets in the brand name of “VIM” are
sold under the “VIM Logo” which, in view of the form of presentation, is substantially different
from the “VIM” text mark. The refusal of the application for registration of “VIM” text mark by the
Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry was due to an identical prior registration of the trade mark “VIM”,
which covered class 9 of computer hardware and computer software, computer hardware and software
for voice message applications, excluding goods relating to vendor independent messaging, registered
by another company. The products covered by such “VIM” text mark are not the same products the
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Group sold and therefore the legal advisor of the Company as to intellectual property laws advised
that third party claims for infringement of intellectual property right against the Group for selling
the mobile handsets under “VIM Logo” are unlikely to be successful.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has registered a total of 34 trademarks in Hong
Kong, the PRC, Singapore, USA, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa,
European Union and Australia and has applied to registered a total of 13 trademarks in the PRC. In
the opinion of the PRC Legal Adviser, to the Directors’ knowledge, the Trademark Office of the State
Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC would usually take about 3 months to approve
a trademark application if it receives no objection from the public after gazette of the application.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has obtained 6 utility models and has submitted
33 invention applications and 4 utility model applications to the State Intellectual Property Bureau.
The Group has also obtained 15 software product registrations, and 4 computer software copyright
registration from National Copyright Administration of the PRC.
Details of the Group’s intellectual property rights are set out in the paragraph headed “Intellectual
property rights of the Group” in the section headed “Further Information about the Company and its
subsidiaries” in Appendix V in this prospectus.
INSURANCE AND PRODUCT LIABILITY
The Group does not own any office or production premises. The landlords are responsible for the insurance of the properties leased by the Group to carry out its business and production operations. The Group has taken insurance against damages (inclusive of fire damage) for the motor vehicles and machinery in its Tongqing production plant. Also, the Group does not maintain insurance policies for other fixed assets.
The Group does not maintain product liability insurance in respect of their products since it is not a common industry practice. The Group also does not maintain insurance for third party liability claims and disruptions to business operations. To mitigate the risk of product liability claims, the Group adopts stringent quality control measures throughout the various stages from product development to production in order to ensure that the designs and finished goods comply with the relevant standards imposed by the respective government authorities.
The Group participates in the social security system as required under the relevant PRC laws and regulations for its employees in the PRC. For the employees in Hong Kong, the Group maintains employee compensation insurance that includes work injury under the regulatory requirements in Hong Kong and subsidize the individual medical insurance.
After the listing in SGX-ST in November 2007, the Group also has an insurance scheme for its Directors and officers under the corporate governance requirement.
During the Track Record Period and up to the Latest Practicable Date, there has been no past occurrence of product liability claims, third party liability claims or disruptions to business operations.
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The Group will continue to closely monitor its exposures to various risks and take corresponding actions to mitigate such risks, such as maintaining appropriate insurance policies. In the event that there is material claim or damage or loss of assets that is uninsured, the financial results and financial position of its Group may be adversely affected. Please refer to the section headed “Risk Factors” of this prospectus for more details.
PROPERTIES
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group does not own any properties. However, the Group has leased 4 offices and 1 production premises with ancillary office and other facilities, as follows:
Location Use Gross Floor Area Expiry of Lease Lessor
Unit No. 5 on 6th Floor of Sales and 1,740 ft2 15 May 2010 Unigrade
Yen Sheng Centre, administration International
64 Hoi Yuen Road, Limited
Kwun Tong, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Room 401, Building 14, R&D centre 1,132.46 m2 21 April 2013 深圳高新開發建設公司 West Part of Software Park and office Hi-Tech Park in the Second Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, the PRC
Unit No. 1206, Block A of Office 39.8 m2 31 July 2010 韋素芬 Jiazhaoye Centre, Shangbu South Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, the PRC
Unit No. 911 & 912, No. 800 R&D centre 247 m2 17 February 2010 上海軒潤日用禮品 Shangcheng Road, and office 有限公司 Pudong New District, Shanghai, the PRC
Levels 2 & 3 of Staff quarter 12,293 m2 1 March 2012 永光實業(深圳) Block A, Block B 有限公司 and Block C of Jingangshan Industrial District, Jiuwei Society Road, Xixiang Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, the PRC
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Location Use Gross Floor Area Expiry of Lease Lessor
Level 1 of Block A, Staff canteen 3,117.6 m2 1 March 2012 永光實業(深圳) Jingangshan Industrial 有限公司 District, Jiuwei Society Road, Xixiang Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, the PRC
Level 1 of Block 4, Production plant 3,200 m2 1 March 2012 永光實業(深圳) Jingangshan Industrial 有限公司 District, Jiuwei Society Road, Xixiang Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, the PRC
Level 1 of Blocks 1, 2 and 3, Production plant 7,872 m2 1 March 2012 永光實業(深圳) Jingangshan Industrial and office 有限公司 District, Jiuwei Society Road, Xixiang Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, PRC
Further particulars of the Group’s property interests are set out in the valuation certificate of
its property interest prepared by BMI Appraisals Limited, the text of which is set out in Appendix
III to this prospectus.
AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS
The following has set out some of the significant awards and accreditations that were granted in relation to the Group’s brand names or products up to the Latest Practicable Date:
Awards/accreditation Endorsing organisation Date
High-New Technology Science and Technology Bureau 29 June 2006 Enterprise certificate of Shenzhen Government
Shenzhen City’s Key Science and Technology 29 December 2008 Software Enterprise Bureau of Shenzhen Government
Certificate for China China Quality 24 April 2009 compulsory product Certification Centre certification
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Group is subject to relevant PRC national and local environmental laws and regulations,
including but not limited to the following:
• Environment Protection Law of the PRC (effective on 26 December 1989);
• Law of Prevention and Treatment of Water Pollution of the PRC (as amended and effective
on 1 June 2008); and
• Law of Prevention and Treatment of Atmospheric Pollution of the PRC (effective on 1
September 2000).
COMPETITION
The Group offers its customers one stop service from product design to production of mobile
handset. The Group faces competition in the provision of solutions design and the services at the
various stages of the production process.
(a) Solutions design
The design, production and sale of mobile handset is a fast growing industry with rapid
advancement in technology and fast changing consumer preferences for functions and physical
appearance. These factors cause intense competition among the branded mobile handset
manufacturers and the solutions houses that provide the mobile handset designs. Solutions
houses compete principally on quality of design, cost effectiveness, time-to-market and general
service quality. A solutions house has to be superior in all these aspects, in order to sustain
its competitiveness.
The Group faces competition from domestic and overseas solutions houses. These competitors
may have relative advantages in terms of a longer operating history and thus an established
presence in the industry, technical and development know-how, rich financial resources and
manpower, sufficiently large business volume to obtain better terms from hardware supplier and
clientele with renowned mobile handset brand names that facilitates new client solicitation.
Nevertheless, the Group faces more competition from its domestic competitors than
overseas design solutions houses as the former have relative advantages in costs and familiarity
with the Chinese market. Among around 60 active mobile handset solution providers in the
PRC, the Group regards its direct competitor if (i) its existing customers are primarily local
PRC mobile handset vendors, operating in the mid range of the mobile handset market and (ii)
it is a one stop service solutions house located in the major PRC cities of Beijing, Shanghai
and Shenzhen, based on these criteria, the Group’s key domestic competitors include:
• Longcheer Holdings Limited, engages in the development of mobile handset
hardware, software, system testing and exterior design with total revenue of
RMB2.85 billion and total assets of RMB1.07 billion for the year ended 30 June
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2009. Its WCDMA export business is ranked the top three in the PRC and total
shipments of the company amounted to 11.8 million units in 2009. It has R&D
facilities in Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Shenzhen and Singapore with 1,500 staffs
and 55 companies of customer base.
• China Techfaith Wireless Communication, engages in the design and production
of mobile handsets with total revenue of US$208.85 million and total assets of
US$220.06 million for the year ended 31 December 2008. It has 1,300 staffs, of
whom 1,170 are engineers. In February 2009, it launched nine new mobile handsets
models specifically for the 3G network operators in China, including China Unicom
and China Telecom.
• SIM Technology Group Limited, engages in the development of mobile handset,
wireless communication and LCD modules with total revenue of HK$1.93 billion
and total assets of HK$2.99 billion for the year ended 31 December 2008. It has
2,194 staffs, and launched 200 models and 37 mobile handset platforms with total
shipments amounted to 25.24 million units in 2008.
(b) Supply chain management
The Group also faces competition from domestic and overseas companies which specialise
in supply chain management and offer integrated service to the mobile handset industry. These
competitors may have relative advantages in terms of a longer operating history and thus an
established presence in the industry and clientele, rich financial resources and manpower. If
an increasing number of companies that offer supply chain management services to the mobile
handset industry also begin to provide design solutions in the PRC, its uniqueness as a one
stop service centre would be reduced.
The Group regards a competitor in the mobile handset products manufacturing and assembly industry in the PRC, if (i) it is an integrated provider of mobile handset components, modules manufacturing and assembly services with major manufacturing facilities in the PRC and (ii) the annual production capacity of mobile handset and components is not less than 10 million pieces. Based on these criteria, the Group considers that the competition among the competitors is intensive, as some of the competitors have greater manufacturing, financial, R&D or marketing resources or geographical reach. Nonetheless, the Group is strike to maintain its competitiveness by providing strong product development capabilities and manufacturing services, maintaining high quality, providing competitive prices and offering reliable delivery.
To the best knowledge and belief of the Directors having made all reasonable enquires, as at the Latest Practicable Date, neither the Controlling Shareholders nor the Directors had any interest in a business, apart from the Group’s business, which competes or is likely to compete, either directly or indirectly, with the Group’s business.
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LITIGATION
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of any members of the Group is currently involved in or has been involved in any legal or arbitration proceedings of material importance and no litigation or claim of material importance is known to the Directors to be pending or threatened by or against any member of the Group.
ADOPTION OF INTERNAL CONTROL POLICY
In order to strengthen its compliance merchanism for relevant regulations and to enhance the strength and effectiveness of the Group’s corporate governance, the Group has taken and will take the following steps to incorporate the following internal control policy to ensure compliance with various applicable rules and regulations:
(a) distribution to and review by the Directors of detailed memorandum prepared by the legal advisor to the Company setting out the requisite on-going regulatory requirements and obligations of the Directors after Listing;
(b) training sessions attended by the Directors and senior management of the Group conducted by legal advisor to the Company on the on-going obligations and duties of a director of a company whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange;
(c) the appointment of three independent non-executive Directors with experience in financial, accounting and legal industries respectively. The Company will be able to draw on their experience with respect to the compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and financial reporting requirements;
(d) the company secretarial team will have access to external professional retained or to be retained by the Group from time to time if applicable, including the compliance advisor, external legal counsel, auditors and other advisors as necessary and will report directly to the Board;
(e) the establishment of an audit committee which comprises the independent non-executive Directors who would, among other things, review the internal control systems and procedures for compliance with the relevant accounting, financial and Listing Rules requirements. Such audit committee has adopted a term of reference setting out in details its duties and obligations for ensuring compliance of regulatory requirements; and
(f) the appointment of SinoPac as the Company’s compliance advisor to advise the Company on compliance matters in accordance with Rule 3A.19 of the Listing Rules.
The Sponsor considers that the above corporate governance measures will enable the Group to strengthen its control environment both at the working level and at the monitoring level. The Sponsor are of the view that these measures, in addition to the standard measures employed by other newly listed companies, will provide a stronger foundation for the Group to more effectively identify and deal with compliance related matters and will provide assistance to the Directors in monitoring compliance of the Group with regulatory and legal requirements as a whole.
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During the due diligence process, the Sponsor has not identified any material matter which will raise their concern as to the competence, integrity and characters of the Directors nor as to their suitability to act as directors of the Company.
CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTION
Having made all reasonable enquires, to the best knowledge, information and belief of the Directors, there is no continuing connected transaction between the Group and connected person as at the Latest Practicable Date.
Upon Listing, the Group will observe the following practices to govern and monitor its future transactions with its connected persons:
i. the independent non-executive Directors shall review the terms of the transactions entered into or proposed to be entered into between the Group and the connected persons;
ii. for any transactions entered into between the Group and the connected persons, in the case where the independent non-executive Directors consider that the transactions are not fair and reasonable or are not in the interests of the Company and Shareholders as a whole, they will recommend the revision of terms of the transactions;
iii. the Company will provide all necessary information to assist the independent non-executive Directors in making up its opinion and recommendation;
iv. the connected transactions shall be reviewed by the auditors and the compliance adviser of the Company on an annual basis and necessary suggestions shall be made to the Group;
v. all connected transactions will be subject to compliance with the requirements of Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules; and
vi. the Company’s interim and annual reports will contain summaries of the measures mentioned above in place in the relevant financial year and appropriate disclosure on how these measures have operated during the same period.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Wang Shih Zen (“Mr. Wang”), aged 49, is one of the Group’s Controlling Shareholders,
Chairman and chief executive of the Company. He joined the Group in 2005 and was appointed to
the Board on 1 February 2007. Mr. Wang is responsible for the strategy planning of the Group and
also leads both of the research and development team and the sales and marketing team.
After Mr. Wang joined the Group in 2005, the Group started to focus on research and development
of mobile handset solution and application business and recorded an increment in revenue from the
provision of mobile handset solution and application since the financial year ended 31 March 2006,
which was attributable to the extensive experience in telecommunication industry contributed by Mr.
Wang. In view of Mr. Wang’s business strategy, which lead to the expansion of the Group by exploring
higher profit margin business and entering into the high-end market, and his extensive experience in
telecommunication industry and management, Mr. Wang plays a key person to the Group’s success
and to be responsible to the execution of the business strategies of the Group and the day-to-day
management of the business of the Group.
Mr. Wang has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry obtaining a Bachelor of
Engineering degree from the James Cook University in North Queensland in 1984 and subsequently
a Master of Engineering degree from the University of New South Wales in 1987.
In 1998, Mr. Wang joined Neolink Communications Technology Limited (“Neolink”) which is
engaged in the sale of trunking services, as its chief executive officer and assisted to restructure the
private company for purposes of listing. Mr. Wang also led its research and development team since
1998. Mr. Wang subsequently joined Pine Technology Holdings Ltd., a company listed on the Growth
Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange, as its executive vice president responsible for planning,
developing and managing its internet appliance division from 2000 to 2002. Thereafter, Mr. Wang
moved on to establish his own company, Moosik Ltd, a company engaged in the production and sale
of electronic devices. Mr. Wang invested in the Group in 2005 and has been in charge of strategising
and charting the Group’s directions. In September 2009, Mr. Wang ceased to be the director and
shareholder of Moosik Ltd. Mr. Wang has over 15 years of experience in the field of information
technology. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Wang has held various senior management positions in
telecommunication companies.
In the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Wang did not hold any directorship
in listed public companies or any other major appointments.
Wang Tao, aged 37, is one of the Group’s Controlling Shareholders, and is responsible for the
sales and marketing of the Group in distribution of mobile handsets components. She joined the Group
in 2002 and was appointed to the Board on 19 June 2007 and was last re-elected on 30 July 2008.
Ms. Wang Tao obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the China University of Petroleum
in 1993. In 1995, Ms. Wang Tao entered into a joint venture with a business partner and established
a company engaged in the trading of electronics components and mobile accessories. Ms. Wang Tao
founded the Group in September 2002.
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In the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date, Ms. Wang Tao did not hold any directorship in listed public companies or any other major appointments.
Lu Shangmin (“Mr. Lu”), aged 46, is the Group’s Executive Director and is responsible for the financial management, and client solicitation, assessment and monitoring. He was appointed to the Board on 3 March 2009. Mr. Lu graduated from Anhui University of Finance and Economic (formerly known as Auhui Institute of Finance and Trade) with a bachelor degree of Economics in 1981. He was the Financial Controller of Shenzhen Yue Tai Hua Investments Limited from September 1997 to March 2007. Mr. Lu joined the Group in May 2007 as the Financial Controller of the Company before his appointment as an Executive Director in March 2009.
In the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Lu did not hold any directorship in listed public companies or any other major appointments.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
David Lim Teck Leong (“Mr. Lim”), aged 53, was appointed as the Group’s Independent Director on 28 October 2008 and was redesignated to be a non-executive Director of the Group on 3 February 2010. Mr. Lim has been working in David Lim & Partners and is now a managing partner. Mr. Lim is the Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public and a fellow member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, member of the Board of National Voluntary & Philanthropy Centre appointed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports in 2007. He currently serves as an independent and non-executive director of Liang Huat Aluminium Limited, and Samudera Shipping Line Ltd. The Board will consider Mr. Lim as independent according to the Listing Manual, but for the purposes of the dual listing and the Share Offer, Mr. Lim has agreed to this redesignation.
Save as disclosed above, in the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Lim did not hold any other directorships in listed public companies or any other major appointments.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Chan Kam Loon (“Mr. Chan”), aged 49, was appointed as the Group’s Independent Director on 24 September 2007 and was last re-elected on 30 July 2008. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) in Accounting and Finance degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales (ICAEW).
He currently runs his own management and consulting firm, Philip Chan Consulting Pte Ltd and also serves as an independent director of HUPSteel Limited, Jiutian Chemical Group Limited, China Gaoxian Fibre Fabric Holdings Ltd, Sarin Technologies Ltd and Megachem Limited.
Save as disclosed above, in the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Chan did not hold any other directorships in listed public companies or any other major appointments.
Guo Yanjun (“Mr. Guo”), aged 56, was appointed as the Group’s Independent Director on 24 September 2007 and was last re-elected on 30 July 2008. Mr. Guo graduated with a Diploma in Law from the China People’s University in 1984.
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He is also the director of several investment companies which also provide investment consultancy
services. Mr. Guo set up Long Apex Limited in December 2001, and subsequently established CNHK
Energy Limited (SAMOA) (focusing on the energy sector) in May 2006.
In the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Guo did not hold any other
directorships in listed public companies or any other major appointments.
Lo Hang Fong (“Mr. Lo”), aged 46, was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company
on 3 February 2010. Mr. Lo joined the Group in November 2009 as an independent non-executive
director of Max Sunny. He graduated from the University of Bristol with a bachelor of law degree
in 1986. He is currently a partner of a law firm, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Mr. Lo has been admitted
as a solicitor to the High Court of Hong Kong since 1989. He is also admitted as a solicitor to the
Supreme Court of Singapore in 1995 and the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1996. Mr. Lo is
currently an independent non-executive director of Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited and Bonjour
Holdings Limited, which are both companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange.
Save as disclosed above, in the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Lo did
not hold any directorship in listed public companies or any other major appointments.
There are no other matters or information relating to the above Directors that need to be brought to
the attention of the Shareholders or to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Shum Hoi Luen (“Mr. Shum”) is the Group’s chief financial officer and company secretary in
Hong Kong. Mr. Shum is a fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Shum worked in an international accounting firm and a GEM board
listed company in Hong Kong. Mr. Shum joined the Group in August 2008.
Chen Ying (“Ms. Chen”) is the Group’s Chief Operations Officer and is in charge of administration,
procurement and support operation. Ms. Chen joined Zeus as an administration manager in January
2005 and joined the Group in May 2006 when the Group acquired Zeus.
Wang Bing Bing is the Group’s R&D manager and is in charge of the ID/MD areas and directly
reports to the Group’s R&D Head. Prior to joining the Group, he was working as a manager of
mechanical department of a telecommunication company in the PRC since 2005 of which he earned
the working experience in the design area of the mobile handset and electronics industry. Mr. Wang
Bing Bing joined the Group in December 2007.
Zhou Jian (“Mr. Zhou”) is the Group’s PM manager and is in charge of the overall product and project management and directly reports to the Group’s R&D Head. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Zhou was engaged as supervisor of R&D division in a mobile handset producer in the PRC since 2005 of which he earned the working experience in the R&D area and production and material, logistics control and overall project management in mobile handset and electronics industry. Mr. Zhou joined the Group in December 2007.
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COMPANY SECRETARY IN HONG KONG AND IN SINGAPORE
Mr. Shum is the company secretary of the Company in Hong Kong. Particulars of Mr. Shum Hoi Luen are set out in the paragraph headed “Senior management” above in this section.
Busarakham Kohsikaporn (“Ms. Kohsikaporn”) and Shirley Lim Keng San (“Ms. Lim”) are the joint company secretaries of the Company in Singapore.
Ms. Kohsikaporn, is one of the joint company secretaries of the Company in Singapore. She is a Practising Chartered Secretary under the employment of KCS Corporate Services Pte Ltd, a professional services firm. Ms. Kohsikaporn is a Fellow of SAICSA and ICSA, UK.
Ms. Lim, is one of the joint company secretaries of the Company in Singapore. She is a Practising Chartered Secretary under the employment of KCS Corporate Services Pte Ltd, a professional services firm. Ms. Lim is a Fellow of SAICSA and ICSA, UK.
DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION
The remuneration committee will regularly review and determine from time to time the remuneration and compensation of the Directors and the senior management of the Group.
For the three years ended 31 March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September 2009, the aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors amounted to approximately US$27,000, US$76,000, US$127,000 and US$104,000, respectively.
STAFF
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group had a total of 524 full-time employees. The following table sets forth the breakdown of its employees by functions:
Total
Research and Development 60Management and Administration 41Sales and Marketing 21Finance and Accounting 16Procurement and Supply 26Production 15Quality Assurance 15
Total 194
The Directors are of the view that the Group has maintained a good relationship with its staff.
The Group has not, in the past, experienced any disruption of its operations due to labour disputes.
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COMPLIANCE ADVISER
Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company has appointed SinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited
as its compliance adviser to assist and advise the Company in connection with the Listing Rules and
applicable laws, rules, codes and guidelines.
The compliance adviser will advise the Company on the following matters:
• the publication of any regulatory announcement, circular or financial report;
• where a transaction, which might be a notifiable or connected transaction (as defined
under the Listing Rules), is contemplated, including share issues and share repurchases;
and
• where the Stock Exchange makes an inquiry of the Company regarding unusual movements
in the price and/or trading volume of the Shares.
The appointment of SinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited as the Company’s compliance adviser
will commence on the Listing Date and end on the date on which the Company complies with Rules
13.46 of the Listing Rules with respect to the Company’s financial results for the first full year
commencing after the Listing Date or the date on which such agreement is terminated pursuant to
the terms thereof, whichever is the earlier.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Directors recognise the importance of incorporating elements of good corporate governance
in the management structures and internal control procedures of the Group so as to achieve effective
accountability.
In accordance with the requirements of the Listing Rules, the Company has established an audit
committee in compliance with the Code on Corporate Governance Practices as set forth in Appendix 14
to the Listing Rules and appointed a qualified accountant to oversee the financial reporting procedures
and internal controls of the Group so as to ensure compliance with the Listing Rules.
The Company has adopted a system of corporate governance.
The Company is committed to the view that the Board should include a balanced composition of
executive and non-executive Directors (including independent non-executive Directors) so that there is
a strong independent element on the Board, which can effectively exercise independent judgement.
The Company is also committed to the view that the independent non-executive Directors should
be of sufficient caliber and number for their views to carry weight. The independent non-executive
Directors, details of whom are set out in the section headed “Directors, senior management and staff”,
are free of any business or other relationship which could interfere in any material manner with the
exercise of their independent judgment.
Pursuant to the Code on Corporate Governance Practices as set out in Appendix 14 of the
Listing Rules, there should be a clear division of responsibilities of management of the Board on
the one hand and the day-to-day management of the Group’s business on the other hand to ensure a
balance of power and authority, so that power is not concentrated in any individual. The roles of the
chairman of the Company and the CEO should be separated and should not be performed by the same
individual. Mr. Wang Shih Zen serves as the chairman of the Company while he is also the CEO of
the Company since 2007. Since Mr. Wang has extensive experience in telecommunication industry
and strong contribution to the Group in research and development of mobile handset solution and
application business, Mr. Wang is appointed to be in charge of leading the management in the day-
to-day operations of the Group as the chief executive officer of the Group during the Track Record
Period.
On the other hand, Mr. Wang was appointed as the chairman of the Company since the listing
of the Shares on SGX-ST and is responsible for business strategic planning of the Group and regular
communication among the Directors. In such regards, Mr. Wang is the suitable person and he is
competent to act as both the chairman and chief executive officer of the Group. The Directors believe
that the existing management structure will provide the Group the effectiveness and efficiency in
management and implementation of the business plan, which may lead to the Group’s success. The
Board will continue to review the current management structure of the Group from time to time and
will make necessary changes when appropriate.
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Pursuant to the Code on Corporate Governance Practices as set out in Appendix 14 of the
Listing Rules, the terms of the appointment for independent non-executive directors should have a
fixed term. The independent non-executive directors are appointed subject to retirement by rotation
and re-election at the annual general meeting of the Company in accordance with the provision of
the New Bye-laws.
The Directors are of the view that there are sufficient safeguards and checks to ensure that the
process of decision-making by the Board is independent and based on collective decision-making
without the Controlling Shareholders being able to exercise considerable concentration of power or
influence.
The New Bye-laws also provide that each Director shall retire from office at least once every
three years. A retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election.
Pursuant to the Rule 221 of the Listing Manual, a foreign issuer must have at least two
independent directors, resident in Singapore. After the re-designation of Mr. David Lim Teck Leong as
non-executive Director on 3 February 2010, the Company only has one independent Director resident
in Singapore. The Board will appoint another independent director who shall reside in Singapore in
due course to re-comply with the Listing Manual.
Audit committee
The Company established the audit committee on 24 September 2007 with written terms of
reference in compliance with the Code on Corporate Governance Practices as set forth in appendix 14
to the Listing Rules. The primary duties of the audit committee include the review and supervision
of the financial reporting processes and internal control systems of the Group. Currently, Mr. Chan
Kam Loon, Mr. Guo Yanjun and Mr. Lo Hang Fong, all being independent non-executive Directors,
and Mr. David Lim Teck Leong, being non-executive Director are members of the audit committee.
Remuneration committee
The Company established the remuneration committee on 24 September 2007 with written
terms of reference. The primary duties of the remuneration committee include reviewing the terms
of remuneration packages, determining the award of bonuses. The remuneration committee has five
members comprising Mr. Guo Yanjun, Mr. Chan Kam Loon, Mr. Lo Hang Fong, Mr. David Lim Teck
Leong and Mr. Wang Shih Zen, three of whom are independent non-executive Directors.
Nominating committee
A nominating committee was established by the Company on 24 September 2007 with written
terms of reference. The primary duties of the nominating committee are to make recommendations to
the Board on the appointment of Directors and the management of the Board succession. The members
of the nominating committee are Mr. Lo Hang Fong, Mr. Chan Kam Loon, Mr. Guo Yanjun, Mr. David
Lim Teck Leong and Mr. Wang Shih Zen.
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SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
So far as the Directors are aware, immediately after the completion of the Share Offer, the
following person who will have interests or short positions in the Shares or underlying Shares which
would fall to be disclosed under provision of Division 2 and 3 of Part XV of the SFO and would
represent 5% or more of the share capital of the Company.
Approximate Number of percentage Shares directly or of the Shares indirectly held in issue effectively immediately after held immediately after the completion of the the completion of theName Share Offer Share Offer
Wise Premium Limited* 168,110,250 28.23%
Wang Tao 97,206,500 16.32%
* Wise Premium Limited is 100% owned by Wang Shih Zen.
So far as the Directors are aware, immediately after the completion of the Share Offer, there are
no other persons directly or indirectly interested in five per cent, or more of the voting power at any
general meeting of the Company, apart from the Substantial Shareholder and Controlling Shareholder
referred to above.
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SHARE CAPITAL
The Company’s authorised share capital and issued share capital immediately after the completion
of the Share Offer will be as follows:
Authorised share capital:
US$
1,250,000,000 Shares 10,000,000
Issued share capital:
US$
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GENERAL MANDATE GIVEN TO THE DIRECTORS TO ISSUE SHARES
At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 30 July 2009, the Shareholders approved
the resolution pursuant to which authority was given to its Directors to issue Shares whether by
way of rights, bonus or otherwise, and/or make or grant offers, agreements or options (collectively,
“Instruments”) that might or would require Shares to be issued, including but not limited to the creation
and issue of (as well as adjustments to) warrants, debentures or other instruments convertible into
Shares at any time and upon such terms and conditions and to such persons as the Directors may, in
their absolute discretion, deem fit provided that the aggregate number of Shares (including Shares to
be issued in pursuance of Instruments made or granted pursuant to this resolution) does not exceed
50% of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) at the time of the passing of
this resolution, of which the aggregate number of Shares and convertible securities to be issued other
than on a pro rata basis to all shareholders of the Company shall not exceed 20% of the total number
of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares). Unless revoked or varied by the Company in general
meeting, such authority shall continue in force (i) until the conclusion of the Company’s next annual
general meeting or the date by which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by
law to be held, whichever is earlier or (ii) in the case of Shares to be issued in accordance with the
terms of convertible securities issued, made or granted pursuant to this resolution, until the issuance
of such Shares in accordance with the terms of such convertible securities share issue (“General
Mandate”).
For the purpose of determining the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the
authority granted above, the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) shall be based on
the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of passing of the resolution,
after adjusting for: (i) new Shares arising from the conversion or exercise of convertible securities, (ii)
new Shares arising from exercising share options outstanding or subsisting at the time this resolution
is passed, and (iii) any subsequent bonus issue, consolidation or subdivision of Shares.
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Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Listing Manual and the New Bye-laws, the maximum aggregate
number of Shares and convertible securities of the Company (other than on a pro rata basis to all
Shareholders) which may be issued other than on a pro rata basis under the general mandate before
the next annual general meeting of the Company is 99,514,732 Shares, representing 20% of the issued
share capital of the Company as at the date of grant of such general mandate.
On 24 September 2009, the Company entered into eight subscription agreements with eight
independent subscribers respectively for the issue and allotment by the Company to such subscribers
of the Subscription Shares. The Directors utilised part of the General Share Issue Mandate and the
Subscription Shares were alloted and issued to the eight subscribers on 8 October 2009. Please refer
to “share placement” in the section “Business” of this prospectus for further retails of the share
placement.
For further details of this general mandate, please refer to the paragraph headed “Resolutions
of the Shareholders passed at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 30 July 2009” in the
section headed “Further information about the Company and its subsidiaries” in Appendix V to this
prospectus.
GENERAL MANDATE GIVEN TO THE DIRECTORS TO REPURCHASE SHARES
At the special general meeting of the Company held on 11 August 2009, the Directors have
been granted a general unconditional mandate (the “Share Repurchase Mandate”) to exercise all the
powers of the Company to repurchase Shares in the amount of not more than 10% of the issued share
capital of the Company as at the date of the grant of Share Repurchase Mandate. For further details of
the Share Repurchase Mandate, please refer to the paragraph headed “Resolutions of the Shareholders
passed at the Company’s special general meeting held on 11 August 2009” in the section headed
“Further information about the Company and its subsidiaries” in Appendix V to this prospectus.
The Share Repurchase Mandate only relates to repurchases made on the SGX-ST and the Stock
Exchange, and which are in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Listing
Manual, the Listing Exchange and the terms of the Share Repurchase Mandate.
The Share Repurchase Mandate will remain in effect until whichever is the earliest of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
(ii) the date by which the next annual general meeting is required to be held; and
(iii) the date on which the purchases or acquisitions of Shares pursuant to the Share Repurchase
Mandate are carried out to the full extent mandated.
However, as the Share Repurchase Mandate is not in compliance with the requirements under
the Listing Rules, the Share Repurchase Mandate will not be exercised by the Directors after the
Listing.
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DEALINGS IN THE SHARES PRIOR TO LISTING
According to Rule 9.09 of the Listing Rules, there must be no dealing in the securities for
which listing is sought by any connected person of the issuer from the time of submission of the
formal application for listing until the listing is granted. In the context of a dual primary listing of
a widely held, publicly traded company, the Company has no control over the investment decisions
of its Shareholders (other than the Controlling Shareholders and their respectively associates). The
Company has applied for, and the Stock Exchange has granted, a waiver from strict compliance with
Rule 9.09 of the Listing Rules which restricts such dealings in the Shares prior to Listing. Please
refer to the paragraph headed “Dealings in the Shares prior to Listing” in the section headed “Waivers
from strict compliance with the Listing Rules” in this prospectus for details of the waiver.
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You should read the following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and
results of operations together with the combined financial statements as at and for each of the years
ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009, and the accompanying notes included in the accountants’
report set out in Appendix I to this prospectus. The accountants’ report has been prepared in
accordance with International Accounting Standards. Potential investors should read the whole
of the accountants’ report set out in Appendix I to this prospectus and not rely merely on the
information contained in this section. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In evaluating the business of the Group,
please refer to the section headed “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
TRADING RECORD OF THE GROUP DURING THE TRACK RECORD PERIOD
The following table is a summary of the Group’s audited consolidated results during the Track
Record Period, as extracted from the accountants’ report as set out in Appendix I to this prospectus.
Potential investors should read this section in conjunction with the Accountants’ Report as set out in
Appendix I to this prospectus and not rely merely on the information contained in the section. The
combined financial information as of and for the six months ended 30 September 2008 has not been
audited.
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Consolidated Income Statements
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Revenue 46,261,331 119,594,116 103,623,852 72,848,930 54,780,243Cost of goods sold (35,836,026 ) (103,419,592 ) (95,116,448 ) (66,726,032 ) (49,873,560 )
Gross profit 10,425,305 16,174,524 8,507,404 6,122,898 4,906,683
Other income 38,578 576,463 1,256,790 580,060 244,639Selling and distribution costs (6,913 ) (1,309 ) (47,291 ) (15,428 ) (12,239 )Administrative expenses (1,993,813 ) (5,773,361 ) (5,103,964 ) (2,709,373 ) (2,606,322 )
Profit from operations 8,463,157 10,976,317 4,612,939 3,978,157 2,532,761
Finance costs (139,236 ) (792,127 ) (543,701 ) (211,118 ) (183,899 )Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity 999,800 743,595 434,886 446,146 –
Profit before tax 9,323,721 10,927,785 4,504,124 4,213,185 2,348,862
Income tax expense (446,076 ) (810,000 ) (593,608 ) (308,008 ) (347,500 )
Profit for the year/period 8,877,645 10,117,785 3,910,516 3,905,177 2,001,362
Profit for the year/period attributable to: Owners of the Company 8,948,047 10,180,710 3,959,401 3,936,993 2,001,362 Minority interests (70,402 ) (62,925 ) (48,885 ) (31,816 ) –
8,877,645 10,117,785 3,910,516 3,905,177 2,001,362
Dividends
Interim 257,069 – – – –
Final 2,200,000 2,040,052 – – –
Earnings per share Basic (US cents) (Note) 2.18 2.31 0.80 0.79 0.40
Note:
1. The earnings per Share has not taken into account of the 20,000,000 new Shares issued on 8 October 2009 pursuant to the subscription agreements dated on 24 September 2009.
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PRINCIPAL CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS COMPONENTS
The following is an overview of the major revenue and expense components contributing to the
audited trading record of the Group during the Track Record Period:
Revenue
The revenue of the Group is mainly derived from the Solution Segment, the Assembly Segment
and the Distribution and Marketing Segment.
Referring to the revenue breakdown by business segment of the Group as set out in the table
below, the revenue contribution from the Solution Segment, in terms of product mix, decreased
from approximately 19.96% for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately 10.13%
for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 and then further decreased to approximately 7.03% for
the financial year ended 31 March 2009. The decrease in the revenue contribution from the Solution
Segment, in terms of product mix, is mainly due to the fact that the Group started its assembly
operations by Tongqing during the financial year ended 31 March 2008 and it further enhanced the
revenue contribution from the Assembly Segment, in terms of product mix, for the financial year
ended 31 March 2009, after its initial stage. As a result, the revenue contribution of the Assembly
Segment, in terms of product mix, increased significantly from approximately 8.03% for the financial
year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately 19.72% for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such
increase in the revenue contribution from the Assembly Segment, in terms of product mix, for both
of the financial years ended 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009, further dragged down the revenue
contributions from both of the Solution Segment and the Distribution and Marketing Segment, in
terms of product mix. The revenue contribution from the Distribution and Marketing Segment, in
terms of product mix, which was mainly at the request from the customers for the integration services
for assembly purposes as a result of provision of a one-stop solution service to the customers from
product development to production support, increased from approximately 80.04% for the financial
year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately 81.84% for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 and
then decreased to approximately 73.25% for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. The increase
in the Distribution and Marketing Segment, in terms of product mix, for the financial year ended
31 March 2008 was mainly due to the growth of the mobile handset industry. The decrease in the
Distribution and Marketing Segment, in terms of product mix, for the financial year ended 31 March
2009 was mainly due to the weakened consumer market in the PRC after the outbreak of the global
financial crisis in late 2008.
The Group recorded a prominent increase in its revenue owing to the global booming economy
noted during the financial year ended 31 March 2008. Although the Group established Tongqing as the
Group’s production plant for assembly of mobile handset and SMT of PCB and the Group successfully
launched its first mobile handset under its brand during the financial year ended 31 March 2009, the
Group recorded a downturn in its business due to the economic turmoil resulting from the financial
crisis in late 2008. The revenue of the Group slightly dropped when comparing the results of the
financial year ended 31 March 2008 to the one of the financial year ended 31 March 2009.
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The revenue contribution from the Solution Segment, in terms of product mix, decreased from
approximately 5.55% for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately 3.44% for the
six months ended 30 September 2009. The slight decrease was due to the overall change of product
mix pattern noted in the current period when compared to the six months ended 30 September 2008.
The revenue contribution from the Assembly Segment, in terms of product mix, increased from
approximately 17.75% for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately 28.33% for the
six months ended 30 September 2009. Such increase was explained in detail in the above paragraph.
As the general demand for the Group’s one-stop solution service from product development to
production was still weak for the six months ended 30 September 2009, the revenue contribution
from the Distribution and Marketing Segment, in terms of product mix, decreased from approximately
76.70% for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately 68.23% for the six months
ended 30 September 2009.
The following table shows the breakdown of the revenue of the Group by business activities
during the Track Record Period:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited)
US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Solution Segment 9,235,556 19.96 12,109,181 10.13 7,289,224 7.03 4,041,752 5.55 1,886,536 3.44
Assembly Segment – – 9,603,391 8.03 20,437,043 19.72 12,933,464 17.75 15,520,980 28.33
Distribution and Marketing Segment 37,025,775 80.04 97,881,544 81.84 75,897,585 73.25 55,873,714 76.70 37,372,727 68.23
Total 46,261,331 100 119,594,116 100 103,623,852 100 72,848,930 100 54,780,243 100
The following table shows the breakdown of the Group’s revenue by geographical locations during the Track Record Period:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
The PRC except Hong Kong 43,874,807 94.84 106,763,743 89.27 88,399,329 85.31 61,720,455 84.72 43,791,302 79.94
Hong Kong 2,386,524 5.16 12,830,373 10.73 15,224,523 14.69 11,128,475 15.28 10,988,941 20.06
46,261,331 100 119,594,116 100 103,623,852 100 72,848,930 100 54,780,243 100
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The major business activities of the Group were conducted in the PRC during the Track Record Period, accounting for over 79% of the total revenue. Most of the revenue generated from Hong Kong was derived from the Distribution and Marketing Segment in Hong Kong. The revenue generated from Hong Kong has been rising over the Track Record Period and reached to approximately 20.06% for the six months ended 30 September 2009 from approximately 5.16% of the Group’s revenue for the year ended 31 March 2007 as a result of the increase in the spread of the geographical client base during the Track Record Period.
Cost of goods sold
The main components of the cost of goods sold include cost of services rendered and cost of inventories sold. The following table shows the breakdown of the cost of goods sold of the Group during the Track Record Period:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ % US$ %
Cost of services rendered Depreciation of property, plant and equipment – – 359,816 0.35 873,091 0.92 331,721 0.50 377,106 0.76 Staff costs 914,373 2.55 1,304,652 1.26 2,264,251 2.38 1,249,618 1.87 1,056,272 2.12 Operating lease charges in respect of land and buildings – – 235,867 0.23 378,877 0.40 189,446 0.28 189,446 0.38 Amortisation of intangible assets – – – – – – – – 416,666 0.83 Other manufacturing overheads 422,434 1.18 1,153,782 1.11 2,025,516 2.13 670,692 1.01 520,401 1.04
1,336,807 3.73 3,054,117 2.95 5,541,735 5.83 2,441,477 3.66 2,559,891 5.13
Cost of inventories sold 34,499,219 96.27 100,365,475 97.05 89,574,713 94.17 64,284,555 96.34 47,313,669 94.87
Total 35,836,026 100 103,419,592 100 95,116,448 100 66,726,032 100 49,873,560 100
The largest component of the cost of goods sold is cost of inventories sold arising from (i) the cost of the mobile handset and mobile handset components incurred for the Distribution and Marketing Segment; and (ii) the cost of raw materials and components used for the Assembly Segment. The cost of inventories sold represented more than 94% of the total cost of goods sold during the Track Record Period.
The remaining component of the cost of goods sold is cost of services rendered mainly arising from the staff costs for the Solution Segment and other manufacturing overheads for the Solution Segment and the Assembly Segment.
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Gross profit and gross profit margin
The following table shows the breakdown of the Group’s gross profit and gross profit margin by business activities during the Track Record Period:
Gross profit
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Solution Segment 7,898,749 10,587,393 5,321,618 3,228,501 1,513,555
Assembly Segment – 1,097,032 1,660,178 886,458 2,006,872
Distribution and Marketing Segment 2,526,556 4,490,099 1,525,608 2,007,939 1,386,256
Total 10,425,305 16,174,524 8,507,404 6,122,898 4,906,683
Gross profit margin
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited) % % % % %
Solution Segment 85.53 87.43 73.01 79.88 80.23
Assembly Segment – 11.42 8.12 6.85 12.93
Distribution and Marketing Segment 6.82 4.59 2.01 3.59 3.71
Overall 22.54 13.52 8.21 8.40 8.96
It is obvious that the Solution Segment rendered the highest gross profit margin ranging
from approximately 73.01% to approximately 87.43% during the Track Record Period. The
gross profit margin of the Solution Segment remained stable during the Track Record Period,
except for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. The drop of the gross profit margin for
the Solution Segment for the financial year ended 31 March 2009 was due to the decrease in
demand of the mobile handset solution services of the Group caused by the economic turmoil
since 2008, in which the cost of services mainly comprised with staff costs which are relatively
independent from the sales level.
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The gross profit margin of Assembly Segment ranged from approximately 6.85% to
approximately 12.93% during the Track Record Period. The decrease in gross profit margin of
the Assembly Segment from the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to the financial year ended
31 March 2009 was due to the increase in the unit production cost for the Assembly Segment.
The increase in gross profit margin of the Assembly Segment from the financial year ended 31
March 2009 to the six months ended 30 September 2009 was due to the increase in contribution
from new revenue contributors which generated a higher gross profit margin.
The gross profit margin of the Distribution and Marketing Segment generated the
lowest gross profit margin during the Track Record Period. As the Distribution and Marketing
Segment is one of the integrated services provided by the Group to customers for facilitating
the transactions with the Group’s customers, the selling price under this business segment has
been negotiated on an arm’s length basis with such background and the gross profit margin
derived from this business segment is therefore very minimal.
Other income
Other income mainly comprises interest income, net foreign exchange gains, net fair value
gains on derivative financial instruments and sundry income. Set forth below is the breakdown of the
Group’s other income:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited)
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Interest income 21,904 106,134 178,480 96,448 168,672
Foreign exchange gains, net – 428,796 207,377 374,095 –
Fair value gains on derivative
financial instruments, net – – 870,933 109,517 75,967
Sundry income 16,674 41,533 – – –
Total 38,578 576,463 1,256,790 580,060 244,639
Interest income is derived from the bank balances and time deposits.
Net foreign exchange gains are derived from (a) the difference between the actual rate and the
book rate of the foreign monetary item when such foreign monetary item settled; and (b) translation
differences arising from monetary items in foreign currencies. Such net foreign exchange gains were
considered to be generated from the ordinary and usual course of the Group’s businesses.
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Net fair value gains on derivative financial instruments are derived from the realised and
unrealised fair value gains on the foreign exchange forward contracts entered by the Group during
the Track Record Period. The foreign exchange forward contracts were entered into US dollars/RMB
and US dollars/HK dollars which are the major currencies of the Group used for its daily operations.
Since both sales and cash receipts cycle and purchases and cash disbursements cycle were the critical
business processes of the Group, the foreign exchange forward contracts were all used for hedging
purpose and therefore such net fair value gains on derivative financial instruments were all generated
from the ordinary and usual course of the Group’s businesses.
Selling and distribution costs
Selling and distribution costs represent mainly advertisement and promotion cost for the Group’s
products and were maintained at an immaterial level during the Track Record Period, which was due
to the Group’s strategy to focus on establishing business connection with selected customers in the
PRC by providing products and services of high quality instead of incurring unnecessary promotion
and advertising costs.
Administrative expenses
Administrative expenses mainly comprise salaries, bonuses, allowances and retirement benefit
scheme contributions of administrative and management personnel including remuneration of directors,
amortisation of intangible assets, depreciation, rental expenses and general administrative related
expenses. For the three financial years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six months
ended 30 September 2008 and 2009, administrative expenses were approximately US$1.99 million,
US$5.77 million, US$5.10 million, US$2.71 million and US$2.61 million respectively.
Finance costs
The Group’s finance costs mainly represent interest on bank loans and bank overdraft, finance
lease charges and interest on convertible loans. The increase in interest expenses on convertible
loans from approximately US$83,000 for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately
US$420,000 for the year ended 31 March 2008 was mainly due to the fact that the Company issued
additional convertible loans of S$7 million during the financial year ended 31 March 2008, which in
turn incurred additional interest expenses.
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Under the International Accounting Standard, as at the date of issue of the convertible loan,
the fair value of the derivative component of the convertible loan is determined at using an option
pricing model; and this amount is carried as a derivative liability until extinguished on conversion or
redemption. The remainder of the proceeds is allocated to the liability component and is carried as
a liability at amortised cost using the effective interest method until extinguished on conversion or
redemption. The derivative component is measured at fair value with gains and losses recognised in the
income statement. As such, the recognition of the finance cost is in accordance with the International
Accounting Standard. The following table sets out the breakdown of the Group’s finance costs during
the Track Record Period:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited)
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Interest on bank loans
and bank overdraft 56,485 158,075 341,672 122,831 125,940
Finance lease charges – 177,110 174,920 88,287 56,638
Interest on convertible loans 82,751 420,426 – – –
Others – 36,516 27,109 – 1,321
Total 139,236 792,127 543,701 211,118 183,899
Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity
Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity mainly comprised share of profit contributed by the
Group’s jointly controlled entity, Zhenhua Obee. On 22 May 2009, the Group entered into the sale and
purchase agreements for the disposal of the 42% shareholding interests in Zhenhua Obee. Completion
of the disposal is expected to be on or before May 2010. There has been no share of profit of it since
January 2009 under the terms and conditions of the aforementioned sale and purchase agreements.
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Income tax expense
The income tax expense was calculated at the rates of tax prevailing in the countries or
jurisdictions in which the Group operated, based on existing legislation, interpretations and practices
in respect thereof. The following table sets forth the applicable income tax rates for the Group during
the Track Record Period:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended Notes 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited)
The Company (a) – – – – –
CCDH (b) 15% 15% or 18% 18% or 20% 18% 20%
CCDH Tech (c) – – – – –
Elite Link (d) 17.5% 17.5% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5%
Elastic Glory (c) – – – – –
Finet Enterprises (c) – – – – –
Finet Technology (e) – – – – –
Max Sunny (d) 17.5% 17.5% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5%
PhoneLink (f) 15% 15% or 18% 18% or 20% 18% 20%
State Tech (c) 17.5% 17.5% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5%
Zeus (g) exempted exempted or 9% 9% or 10% 9% 10%
Tongqing (h) exempted exempted exempted exempted exempted
Notes:
(a) The Company was incorporated in Bermuda and did not generate any assessable profits and was therefore not subject to profits tax in its jurisdiction. The Company is not subject to any tax in other jurisdiction.
(b) CCDH is a Foreign Investment Enterprises (“FIE”) established in one of the Special Economic Zones. Under the Income Tax Law of PRC for FIE and Foreign Enterprises, the income tax on enterprises with foreign investment established in Special Economic Zones shall be levied at the reduced rate of 15%. After the new PRC enterprise income tax law passed by the Tenth National People’s Congress on 16 March 2007, the new tax law had been effective from 1 January 2008. As such, the tax rate, under the grandfathering of incentives, changed to 18% and 20% for the year ended 31 December 2008 and year ended 31 December 2009, respectively. CCDH has not yet started to make profit since its incorporation and was disposed of on 30 June 2009.
(c) CCDH Tech, Elastic Glory, Finet Enterprises and State Tech
These companies were incorporated in BVI, which is a tax heaven country where no tax is levied on the profits generated by these companies in BVI.
During the Track Record Period, certain profitable operations of the Group were carried out by State Tech. The management had made provisions for the estimated assessable profits that might be subject to Hong Kong profits tax for prudence sake. In the event that such profits were subject to Hong Kong profits tax, the net profit of the Group would not be materially and adversely affected. Accordingly, Hong Kong profits tax was provided for based on the estimated assessable profits of State Tech during the Track Record Period. State Tech was disposed of on 30 June 2009.
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(d) Elite Link and Max Sunny
These companies were incorporated in Hong Kong. Hong Kong profits tax was provided for based on any of the assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong during each of the assessable year/period.
(e) Finet Technology
Finet Technology remained dormant during the financial year ended 31 March 2007 and therefore Finet Technology is not subject to any tax in Macau. Finet Technology has been dissolved on 23 June 2007 by way of members’ voluntary winding up.
(f) PhoneLink
Under the Provisional Statute on the Income Tax of the PRC on Enterprises and Implementing Rules of Provisional Statute on the Income Tax of the PRC on Enterprises, the income tax on enterprises in the PRC shall be levied at the rate of 33%. However, according to Notice on the Applicable Income on Domestic-investment Joint Venture in Pudong New Area of Shanghai Municipal, the applicable income tax rate for Domestic-investment Joint Ventures and wholly owned by the domestic enterprises which are newly established within Pudong New Area (excluding banks and insurance companies) should be 15%. As such, the applicable tax rate for PhoneLink is 15%. After the new PRC Enterprise Income Tax law passed by the Tenth National People’s Congress on 16 March 2007, the new tax law had been effective from 1 January 2008. As such, the tax rate, under the grandfathering of incentives, changed to 18% and 20% for the year ended 31 December 2008 and year ended 31 December 2009, respectively. PhoneLink did not have any assessable profits during the Track Record Period.
(g) Zeus
Zeus is entitled to an exemption from Foreign Enterprise Income Tax (“FEIT”) for the first two years and a 50% reduction in FEIT for the next three years thereafter, commencing from the first profit making calendar year, after offsetting all recognised tax losses carried forward (such carried forward losses shall be limited to tax losses carried forward from the previous five calendar years) (“Tax Holiday”). Zeus is an established software enterprise in PRC and is entitled to Tax Holiday. Its first profitable year is financial year ended 31 December 2006. Accordingly, no tax provision was provided for Zeus for the period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2007. After the new PRC enterprise income tax law passed by the Tenth National People’s Congress on 16 March 2007, the new tax law had been effective from 1 January 2008. As such, the tax rate, under the grandfathering of incentives, changed to 9% and 10% for the year ended 31 December 2008 and year ended 31 December 2009, respectively.
(h) Tongqing
Tongqing is entitled to a Tax Holiday during the Track Record Period. Its first profitable year is financial year ended 31 December 2008. Accordingly, no provision for tax would be needed for Tongqing for the next 2 coming years starting from 1 January 2008.
The Directors confirmed that the Group has made all the required tax filings and has paid all
outstanding tax liabilities with the relevant tax authorities, and the Group is not subject to any dispute
or potential dispute with the tax authorities.
Profit for the year/period and the net profit margin for the year/period
The Group’s profit for the year increased from approximately US$8.88 million for the financial
year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$10.12 million for the financial year ended 31 March
2008 but then decreased to approximately US$3.91 million for the financial year ended 31 March
2009. The fall in the net profit for the financial year ended 31 March 2009 was due to the continuous
drop in the net profit margin as a result of the slackening consumer market due to the global financial
crisis. The net profit margin decreased from approximately 19.19% for the financial year ended 31
March 2007 to approximately 8.46% for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 and dropped further
to approximately 3.77% for the financial year ended 31 March 2009.
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For the financial year ended 31 March 2008, the increase in the profit for the year, despite a drop
in the net profit margin, were mainly attributable to the commencement of the newly established Tongqing
production plant under the Assembly Segment commenced to generate revenue and profit.
Notwithstanding the fact of expanding revenue and profit for the financial year ended 31 March
2008, the Group was unable to maintain the profit growth for the financial year ended 31 March 2009.
The Group experienced a decrease of approximately 61.35% in its net profit for the financial year
ended 31 March 2009 and a drop in net profit margin from approximately 8.46% for the financial
year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately 3.77% for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. The
Directors attributed the decline and reduction in the net profit margin for the financial year ended 31
March 2009 primarily due to (i) the Group’s reduction in its gross profit margin from approximately
13.52% for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately 8.21% for the financial year
ended 31 March 2009 as a result of slackening consumer market; (ii) special discounts amounted to
approximately US$0.98 million were granted to certain customers, which were among the top five
customers during the financial year ended 31 March 2009, on one-off basis mainly for establishment
of the long term business relationship between the Group and such customers; and (iii) decrease in
the share of profit of a jointly controlled entity.
The effect of the global financial crisis in late 2008 continued in the first quarter of the
financial year ending 31 March 2010 of the Group. The Group recorded a decrease in net profit of
approximately US$1.90 million for the six months ended 30 September 2009 when comparing to the
corresponding period in 2008.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE GROUP’S RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Group’s results of operations and financial condition have been and will continue to be affected
by a number of factors, including but not limited to the following factors as set forth below:
Ability to compete effectively against intense competition
Although the Group was one of the solutions houses in the PRC that could offer customers a one
stop service from product design to production support for mobile handset, the Group nonetheless faces
intense competition in the provision of design solutions. The mobile handset industry is characterised
by rapid technological developments and changing market preferences. These factors result in the
frequent introduction of new products, short product life cycles, continually evolving mobile handset
specifications and significant price competition. If the Group is unable to design new mobile handset
models in a timely and cost-efficient manner to keep abreast with these technological developments
and changing market preferences, its business and financial results may be adversely affected.
General economic condition
The Group generated approximately over 79% of its revenue from the PRC and the rest of
approximately 20% from Hong Kong during the Track Record Period. The general economic conditions,
the levels of disposable income and consumer spending in the PRC and in Hong Kong where the
Group’s customers are located, therefore, have a substantial impact on the Group’s results of operations
and financial condition. The PRC has experienced significant economic growth in recent years. The
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Directors believe that the increase in the purchasing power of the PRC residents has continued to
drive sentiment towards the purchase of brand new mobile handset which has positively affected the
Group’s results of operations. However, the lingering impact from the financial turmoil and credit
crunch have created uncertainties on the global economy and caused economic downturn as well as
decrease in consumer spending in most countries. As a consequence, it is expected that consumers
in the PRC and Hong Kong may reduce their spending on purchasing new mobile handset. Should
the economic downturn and decrease in consumer spending continue, the Group’s business, financial
condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Research and development
The Group is engaged in mobile handset industry, which is characterised by high degree of
changing customers preference. Therefore, one of the main success factors of the Group’s sustainable
growth relies on the Group’s research and development ability to develop innovative design solutions
which are applied with the latest technological developments and the market trends. If the Group is
unable to retain the research and development personnel and unable to find suitable replacements
within a short period of time, the Group’s ability to produce competitive design solutions would
be questioned and accordingly, the Group’s business and financial performance would be adversely
affected.
Ability to execute the future plans
The Group has identified several growth plans. These plans include, inter alia, the enhancement
of the product development capabilities and the enlargement of the product mix. The implementation
of these plans may incur additional costs. There is no assurance that the implementation of the future
plans will be commercially successful. Failure to do so will result in the Group incurring expenses
and resources without a corresponding increase in revenue and the Group’s financial performance and
results may be adversely affected.
PERIOD TO PERIOD COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Sixmonthsended30September2009comparing tosixmonthsended30September2008
Revenue
The revenue of the Group decreased by approximately US$18.07 million from approximately
US$72.85 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$54.78 million
for the six months ended 30 September 2009. The overall decrease was mainly due to the general
decrease in revenue in the first quarter of the financial year ending 31 March 2010, compared to the
previous corresponding period which resulted from the financial crisis started in 2008. The decrease in
the first quarter of the financial year ending 31 March 2010 offset the increase in the revenue derived
from the Assembly Segment and the Distribution and Marketing Segment in the second quarter of the
financial year ending 31 March 2010, compared to the previous corresponding period.
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Cost of goods sold
The cost of goods sold of the Group decreased by approximately US$16.86 million from
approximately US$66.73 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately
US$49.87 million for the six months ended 30 September 2009. The decrease in the cost of goods
sold of the Group was in line with the decrease in revenue of the Group during the period.
Gross profit and gross profit margin
The gross profit of the Group was decreased by approximately US$1.21 million from approximately
US$6.12 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$4.91 million
for the six months ended 30 September 2009. In contrast, the gross profit margin increased from
approximately 8.40% for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately 8.96% for the
six months ended 30 September 2009. The increase in the gross profit margin was mainly due to
the increase in contribution from certain new revenue contributors in the Assembly Segment, which
generated a higher gross profit margin.
Selling and distribution costs
The selling and distribution costs of the Group decreased by approximately US$3,000 from
approximately US$15,000 for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$12,000
for the six months ended 30 September 2009. However, the amount was insignificant to the Group’s
operation.
Administrative expenses
The administrative expenses of the Group decreased by approximately US$0.10 million from
approximately US$2.71 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$2.61
million for the six months ended 30 September 2009 as a result of the “net-off” effect from the one-off
expenses in relation to the primary dual listing project, which offset the decrease in the cost savings
effect in administrative expenses through the cost implementation started in the third quarter of the
financial year ended 31 March 2009.
Profit from the operations
The profit from operations of the Group decreased by US$1.45 million from approximately
US$3.98 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$2.53 million for
the six months ended 30 September 2009. Such decrease was due to the decrease in the revenue of
the Group during the period despite of the slight increase of gross profit margin by 0.56% for the six
months ended 30 September 2009.
Finance costs
The finance costs decreased by approximately US$0.03 million from approximately US$0.21 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$0.18 million for the six months ended 30 September 2009. The decrease was mainly due to the general decrease in the bank interest borrowing rate as a result of the global economic turmoil.
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Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity
Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity decreased by 100% from approximately US$0.45 million for six months ended 30 September 2008 to nil balance for six months ended 30 September 2009. The decrease was mainly due to the proposed disposal of Zhenhua Obee.
Profit before tax
Profit before tax of the Group decreased by US$1.86 million from approximately US$4.21 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$2.35 million for the six months ended 30 September 2009. Such decrease was a combination effect of the decrease in both of the revenue of the Group and the share of profit of a jointly controlled entity.
Income tax
Income tax of the Group increased by approximately US$0.04 million from approximately US$0.31 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$0.35 million for the six months ended 30 September 2009. Such increase was a combination effect of the decrease in the share of profit of a jointly controlled entity which is not taxable and the increase in the applicable income tax rate of Zeus from 9% for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to 10% for the six months ended 30 September 2009.
Profit for the period
Net profit of the Group decreased by approximately US$1.91 million from approximately US$3.91 million for the six months ended 30 September 2008 to approximately US$2.00 million for the six months ended 30 September 2009, which was primarily due to the factors described above.
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Revenue
The revenue of the Group decreased by approximately US$15.97 million from approximately
US$119.59 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$103.62 million for
the financial year ended 31 March 2009. The decrease was partially offset by the Assembly Segment
that was accounted for on a 12 months basis during the financial year ended 31 March 2009 which
was only accounted for 7 months basis during the financial year ended 31 March 2008.
The overall decrease of revenue was mainly due to the continuous drop in demand resulting
from the weak consumer market in the PRC after the outbreak of the global financial crisis in late
2008 which had a prolonged and far-reaching effect on all industry sectors.
Cost of goods sold
The costs of goods sold of the Group decreased by approximately US$8.30 million from
approximately US$103.42 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately
US$95.12 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was generally in line
with the decrease in revenue of the Group.
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Gross profit and gross profit margin
The gross profit of the Group decreased by approximately US$7.66 million from approximately
US$16.17 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$8.51 million for
the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was due to the overall decrease in the gross
profit margin.
The gross profit margin of the Group decreased by approximately 5.31% from approximately
13.52% for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately 8.21% for the financial year ended
31 March 2009. The decrease in gross profit and gross profit margin was mainly due to (i) slackening
consumer market; (ii) special discounts amounted to approximately US$0.98 million were granted to
certain customers, which were among the top five customers during the financial year ended 31 March
2009, on one-off basis mainly for establishment of the long term business relationship between the
Group and such customers; and (iii) decrease in the share of profit of a jointly controlled entity.
Selling and distribution costs
The selling and distribution costs of the Group increased by approximately US$46,000 from
approximately US$1,300 for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$47,300
for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such increase was mainly due to the additional cost
spent for promoting the Group’s self-developed handset, “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”, which was
launched in late 2008.
Administrative expenses
The administrative expenses of the Group decreased by approximately US$0.67 million
from approximately US$5.77 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately
US$5.10 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was due to the effective
implementation of the cost saving measures resulting in more efficient control of certain running
costs such as salaries, welfare, travelling and communication.
Profit from operations
The profit from operations of the Group decreased by approximately US$6.37 million from
approximately US$10.98 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$4.61
million for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was due to the decrease in gross
profit margin.
Finance costs
Finance costs of the Group decreased by approximately US$0.25 million from approximately
US$0.79 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$0.54 million for
the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was mainly due to the decrease in interest
expenses in relation to the conversion of the convertible loans of the Company into the Shares in
September 2007 and no interest has been charged since then.
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Share of profit of jointly controlled entity
Share of profit of jointly controlled entity decreased by approximately US$0.31 million from
approximately US$0.74 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$0.43
million for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was mainly due to the increase in
cost of production, which led to the decrease in gross profit margin of the jointly controlled entity.
Profit before tax
Profit before tax of the Group decreased by approximately US$6.43 million from approximately
US$10.93 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$4.50 million for
the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was in line with the decrease in gross profit
margin and the decrease in the share of profit of a jointly controlled entity.
Income tax
Income tax of the Group decreased by approximately US$0.22 million from approximately
US$0.81 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$0.59 million for
the financial year ended 31 March 2009. Such decrease was in line with the decrease in profit before
tax. The increase in effective tax rate from approximately 7.41% for the financial year ended 31 March
2008 to approximately 13.18% for the financial year ended 31 March 2009 was mainly due to the
first taxable and profitable financial year of Zeus starting from its financial year ended 31 December
2008 and an increase in tax rate from 9% for the financial year ended 31 December 2008 to 10% for
the three months ended 31 March 2009.
Profit for the year
Net profit of the Group decreased by approximately US$6.21 million from approximately
US$10.12 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 to approximately US$3.91 million for
the financial year ended 31 March 2009, which was primarily due to the factors described above.
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Revenue
The revenue of the Group increased by approximately US$73.33 million from approximately
US$46.26 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$119.59 million
for the financial year ended 31 March 2008.
The overall increase in revenue was mainly due to the growth of the mobile handset industry
and the increase in demand of the Group’s business of the Solution Segment and the Distribution and
Marketing Segment. In addition, the Group had commenced generating income from its Assembly
Segment during the financial year ended 31 March 2008.
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Cost of goods sold
The costs of goods sold of the Group increased by approximately US$67.58 million from approximately US$35.84 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$103.42 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008. Such increase was generally in line with the increase in revenue of the Group.
Gross profit and gross profit margin
The gross profit of the Group increased by approximately US$5.74 million from approximately US$10.43 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$16.17 million for financial year ended 31 March 2008. Such increase was generally in line with the increase in revenue of the Group.
The gross profit margin of the Group decreased by approximately 9.02% from approximately 22.54% for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately 13.52% for the financial year ended 31 March 2008. Such decrease in gross profit and gross profit margin was mainly due to the increase in contribution from the Distribution and Marketing Segment which has the lowest gross profit margin amongst all business segments of the Group.
Selling and distribution costs
The selling and distribution costs of the Group decreased by approximately US$5,600 from approximately US$6,900 for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$1,300 for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 which was insignificant to the Group’s operation.
Administrative expenses
The administrative expenses of the Group increased by approximately US$3.78 million from approximately US$1.99 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$5.77 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008. The increase was mainly due to the non-recurring expenses related to the initial public offering of the Shares in SGX-ST and issue of convertible loans and the increase in recurring expenses due to the commencement of assembly arm in August 2007.
Profit from operations
The profit from operations of the Group increased by approximately US$2.52 million from approximately US$8.46 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$10.98 million for financial year ended 31 March 2008. Such increase was generally in line with the increase in revenue of the Group.
Finance costs
Finance costs of the Group increased by approximately US$0.65 million from approximately US$0.14 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$0.79 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008. Such increase was mainly due to the interest for the finance lease of the plant and machinery for Tongqing arising from the arrangement of the finance lease of the plant and machinery used in the Group’s assembly arm for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 and the increase in interest expenses in relation to the arrangement of trust receipt loans and short term bank loans by the Group during the financial year ended 31 March 2008 for capture the
growth of the Group’s business.
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Share of profit of jointly controlled entity
Share of profit of jointly controlled entity decreased by approximately US$0.26 million from approximately US$1.00 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$0.74 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008. Such decrease was mainly due to the increase in cost of production, which led to the decrease in gross profit margin of the jointly controlled entity.
Profit before tax
Profit before tax of the Group increased by approximately US$1.61 million from approximately US$9.32 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$10.93 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008. Such increase was in line with the increase in revenue of the Group.
Income tax
Income tax of the Group increased by approximately US$0.36 million from approximately US$0.45 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$0.81 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008. The increase in effective tax rate from approximately 4.78% for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately 7.41% for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 was mainly due to (i) the exceptional non-recurring expenses related to the initial public offering of the Shares in SGX-ST which was not allowable for tax deduction; and (ii) the first taxable and profitable year of Zeus starting from its financial year ended 31 December 2008.
Profit for the year
Net profit of the Group increased by approximately US$1.24 million from approximately US$8.88 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2007 to approximately US$10.12 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2008, which was primarily due to the factors described above.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The Group’s financial information has been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). The preparation of the financial information in conformity with IFRSs requires the Group’s management to adopt accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported to the Group’s financial information.
The preparation of financial information often requires the selection of specific accounting methods and policies from several acceptable alternatives. Furthermore, significant estimates and judgments may be required in selecting and applying those methods and policies in the recognition of the assets and liabilities in the Group’s consolidated statements of financial position, the revenue and expenses in the Group’s consolidated income statements and consolidated statements of comprehensive income and the information that is contained in the significant accounting policies and notes to the Group’s financial information. The management continually evaluates its estimates and judgments based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events, that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates and judgments under different assumptions or conditions.
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We believe that the following are some of the more critical accounting policies under IFRSs
that affect the Group’s reported financial condition and results of operations. For a further discussion
of the application of these and other accounting policies, please refer to Note 4 in the Accountants’
Report set out in Appendix I to this prospectus.
(a) Consolidation
The Financial Information includes the financial statements of the Group made up to 31 March.
Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has control. Control is the power to govern the financial
and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The existence and effect
of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when assessing
whether the Group has control.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group.
They are deconsolidated from the date the control ceases.
The gain or loss on the disposal of a subsidiary represents the difference between the proceeds
of the sale and the Group’s share of its net assets together with any remaining goodwill relating to the
subsidiary and also any related accumulated foreign currency translation reserve.
Intragroup transactions, balances and unrealised profits on transactions between Group companies
are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an
impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where
necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
Minority interests represent the interests of minority shareholders in the operating results and net
assets of subsidiaries. Minority interests are presented in the consolidated statements of financial position
and consolidated statements of changes in equity within equity. Minority interests are presented in the
consolidated income statements and consolidated statements of comprehensive income as an allocation
of profit or loss for the year/period between minority interests and owners of the Company (“minority
interests”). Losses applicable to the minority in excess of the minority interests in the subsidiary’s
equity are allocated against the majority interests except to the extent that the minority has a binding
obligation and is able to make an additional investment to cover the losses. If the subsidiary subsequently
reports profits, such profits are allocated to the majority interests until the minority interests’ share of
losses previously absorbed by majority has been recovered.
In the Company’s statements of financial position the investment in a subsidiary is stated at cost
less allowance for impairment losses. The result of the subsidiary is accounted for by the Company on
the basis of dividends received and receivable.
(b) Business combination (other than Restructuring Exercise) and goodwill
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries
by the Group. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity
instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly
attributable to the acquisition. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the
subsidiary in an acquisition are measured at their fair values at the acquisition date.
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The excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group’s share of the net fair value of the
subsidiary’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities is recorded as goodwill.
Any excess of the Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and
contingent liabilities over the cost of acquisition is recognised in the consolidated income
statements.
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment or more frequently if events or changes in
circumstances indicate that it might be impaired. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated
impairment losses. The method of measuring impairment losses of goodwill is the same as that
of other assets as stated in the accounting policy (ac) below. Impairment losses of goodwill are
recognised in the consolidated income statements and are not subsequently reversed. Goodwill
is allocated to cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the
acquisition for the purpose of impairment testing.
The interests of minority shareholders in the subsidiary is initially measured at the
minority’s proportion of the net fair value of the subsidiary’s identifiable assets, liabilities and
contingent liabilities at the acquisition date.
(c) Business combination under Restructuring Exercise
In connection with the listing of the Company’s share on the SGX-ST on 21 November 2007, the
Group underwent a restructuring exercise (the “Restructuring Exercise”) on 28 March 2007. Details of
the Restructuring Exercise is more fully explained in the Section headed “History and Development”
in the Prospectus.
The Restructuring Exercise involved companies which are under common control since all
of the entities which took part in the Restructuring Exercise were controlled by the same ultimate
shareholders before and immediately after the Restructuring Exercise. Consequently, immediately after
the Restructuring Exercise, there was a continuation of the risks and benefits to the ultimate shareholders
that existed prior to the Restructuring Exercise.
The Restructuring Exercise had been accounted for using the pooling of interests method,
under which the Company had been treated as the holding company of its subsidiaries during the
Relevant Periods or since their respective dates of incorporation or acquisition whichever was shorter.
Accordingly, the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income,
consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended
31 March 2007 included the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries
as if the structure of the Group on 31 March 2007 had been in existence throughout the year ended 31
March 2007, except for companies newly set up during the year ended 31 March 2007 and companies
accounted for using purchase method of accounting were included in the Financial Information since
their respective dates of incorporation or acquisition whichever was shorter.
(d) Property, plant and equipment
All property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and
impairment losses.
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Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate
asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with
the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other
repairs and maintenance are expensed in the consolidated income statements during the period
in which they are incurred.
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated at rates sufficient to write
off their cost less their residual values over the estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis.
The principal annual rates are as follows:
Plant and machinery 10%
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and motor vehicles 20% – 25%
Leasehold improvements 20% – 25%
The residual values, useful lives and depreciation method are reviewed and adjusted, if
appropriate, at the end of each reporting period.
For acquisition and disposal during the Relevant Periods, depreciation is provided from
the month of acquisition to the month before disposal. Fully depreciated property, plant and
equipment are retained in the book of accounts until they are no longer in use.
The gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment is the difference between
the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant asset, and is recognised in the
consolidated income statements.
(e) Computer software sublicense, license and CDMA software solutions
Computer software sublicense, license and CDMA software solutions are measured initially
at purchase costs and are amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of
three years less impairment losses.
(f) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined using
the first-in, first-out basis. Cost comprises all costs of purchase, cost of conversion and other
costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Net realisable
value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs
necessary to make the sale.
(g) Investments
Investments are recognised and derecognised on a trade date basis where the purchase
or sale of an investment is under a contract whose terms require delivery of the investment
within the timeframe established by the market concerned, and are initially measured at fair
value, plus directly attributable transaction costs except in the case of financial assets at fair
value through profit or loss.
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Investments are classified as either financial assets at fair value through profit or loss or available-for-sale financial assets.
(i) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are either investments held for trading or designated as at fair value through profit or loss upon initial recognition. These investments are subsequently measured at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of these investments are recognised in the income statement.
(ii) Available-for-sale financial assets
Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets not classified as trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity investments or financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. Available-for sale financial assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of these investments are recognised directly in equity, until the investments are disposed of or are determined to be impaired, at which time the cumulative gains or losses previously recognised in equity are recognised in the income statement.
Impairment losses recognised in the income statement for equity investments classified as available-for sale financial assets are not subsequently reversed through the income statement.
For available-for-sale equity investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured, they are measured at cost less any identified impairment losses at the end of each reporting period subsequent to initial recognition. An impairment loss is recognised in income statement where there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired. The amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such impairment losses will not reverse in subsequent periods.
(h) Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market and are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less allowance for impairment. An allowance for impairment of trade and other receivables is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of receivables. The amount of the allowance is the difference between the receivables’ carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the effective interest rate computed at initial recognition. The amount of the allowance is recognised in the consolidated income statements.
Impairment losses are reversed in subsequent periods and recognised in the consolidated income statements when an increase in the receivables’ recoverable amount can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, subject to the restriction that the carrying amount of the receivables at the date the impairment is reversed shall not exceed what the amortised cost would have been had the impairment not been recognised.
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(i) Convertible loans
Convertible loans which entitle the holder to convert the loans into equity instruments,
other than into a fixed number of equity instruments at a fixed conversion price, are regarded
as combined instruments consist of a liability and a derivative component. At the date of issue,
the fair value of the derivative component is determined using an option pricing model; and this
amount is carried as a derivative liability until extinguished on conversion or redemption. The
remainder of the proceeds is allocated to the liability component and is carried as a liability at
amortised cost using the effective interest method until extinguished on conversion or redemption.
The derivative component is measured at fair value with gains and losses recognised in the
income statement.
Transaction costs are apportioned between the liability and derivative components of the
convertible loans based on the allocation of proceeds to the liability and derivative components
on initial recognition.
(j) Taxation
Income tax represents the sum of the current tax and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year/period. Taxable profit
differs from profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or
expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are not
taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that
have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of each reporting period.
Deferred tax is recognised on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation
of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax
liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets
are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which
deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilised. Such
assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from
the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in
a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on
investments in subsidiaries and interests in joint ventures, except where the Group is able to
control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference
will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period
and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be
available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
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Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised, based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of each reporting period. Deferred tax is recognised in the income statement, except when it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive or directly in equity, in which case the deferred tax is also recognised in other comprehensive imcome or directly in equity.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
LIqUIDITy, FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Overview
During the Track Record Period, the Group’s operations were generally financed through a combination of shareholders’ equity, internally generated cash flows and bank borrowings. The Directors believe that in the long term, the Group’s operations will be funded by internally generated cash flows and, if necessary, additional equity financing and bank borrowings.
Net current assets
Details of the Group’s current assets and liabilities as of respective dates of the consolidated statements of the financial position are extracted as follows:
31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Current assetsInventories 2,073,209 6,470,727 3,594,946 6,870,356Trade receivables 3,886,598 24,041,113 19,086,865 20,887,985Prepayments, deposits and other receivables 2,262,342 1,280,182 3,620,978 8,018,574Derivative financial instruments – 91,460 285,831 132,000Assets of disposal group classified as held for sale – – 1,726,321 –Jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale – – 3,005,224 3,005,224Due from a jointly controlled entity/jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale – 706,941 – –Due from related parties 656,440 – – –Current tax refundable 25,652 25,652 – –Restricted bank balances 715,000 3,010,995 6,299,692 3,330,352Bank and cash balances 5,906,121 20,411,008 28,186,543 25,960,125
15,525,362 56,038,078 65,806,400 68,204,616
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31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Current liabilitiesTrade and bills payables 475,194 9,662,135 3,305,326 6,977,308
Due to directors 81,232 – – –
Due to a related party 8,446 – – –
Accruals and other payables 326,650 1,495,409 2,678,755 2,202,219
Derivative components of
convertible loans 105,152 – – –
Bank loans 1,463,514 1,269,396 4,638,218 2,798,804
Other loans – – – 435,733
Trust receipt loans 715,000 1,775,829 8,172,422 8,730,138
Derivative financial instruments – 136,460 – –
Finance lease payables – 1,054,169 1,178,969 1,205,562
Current tax liabilities 563,600 1,373,600 346,120 531,000
Liabilities directly associated
with disposal group classified
as held for sale – – 1,268,600 –
3,738,788 16,766,998 21,588,410 22,880,764
Net current assets 11,786,574 39,271,080 44,217,990 45,323,852
The net current assets of the Group increased by approximately 2.33 times from approximately
US$11.79 million as at 31 March 2007 to approximately US$39.27 million as at 31 March 2008,
which was due to the increase of revenue of the Group arising from the new Assembly Segment for the
financial year ended 31 March 2008 and the fund raised through the invitation to the public in Singapore
to subscribe for the Shares during the listing of the Shares in SGX-ST in November 2007.
The net current assets of the Group further increased from approximately US$39.27 million as
at 31 March 2008 to approximately US$44.22 million as at 31 March 2009, representing an increase
of approximately US$4.95 million or approximately 12.60%. Such increase was due to the continuous
expansion of the Group and the reclassification of an interest in a jointly controlled entity under non-
current assets to a jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale under current assets.
The net current assets of the Group slightly increased from approximately US$44.22 million
as at 31 March 2009 to approximately US$45.32 million as at 30 September 2009. The increase was
due to the continuous expansion of the Group.
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Cash flows
Overview
The following table sets out the changes in cash flows of the Group for the Track Record
Period:
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited)
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of the year/period 46,024 5,263,447 20,411,008 20,411,008 12,479,669
Net cash generated from/(used in)
operations 6,040,338 (606,644 ) 4,117,595 (9,477,207 ) (5,053,289 )
Net cash generated from/(used in)
investing activities (6,637,039 ) (7,481,950 ) (18,716,052 ) (8,513,670 ) 3,555,672
Net cash generated from
financing activities 5,776,340 23,007,868 6,603,757 11,333,666 453,651
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes 37,784 228,287 63,361 251,103 –
Cash and cash equivalents at the end
of the year/period 5,263,447 20,411,008 12,479,669 14,004,900 11,435,703
Operations
Net cash generated from/(used in) operations primarily consists of profit before tax adjusted for
certain major non cash items such as share of profit of a jointly controlled entity, impairment losses,
fair value changes on derivative financial instruments, depreciation and amortisation, the net effect
of changes in working capital and payment of interest expenses and income tax.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2007, net cash generated from the Group’s operations was
approximately US$6.04 million, while the Group’s profit before tax for the same year was approximately
US$9.32 million. The difference of approximately US$3.28 million was mainly attributable to the
adjustment of the non-cash items, payment of interest expenses and income tax and the net cash
inflow arising from the combined effect of the increase in trade receivables, inventories, amounts due
to directors and decrease in prepayments, deposits and other receivables.
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For the financial year ended 31 March 2008, net cash used in the Group’s operations was
approximately US$0.61 million, while the Group’s profit before tax for the same year was approximately
US$10.93 million. The difference of approximately US$11.54 million was mainly attributable to the
adjustment of the non-cash items, payment of interest expenses and income tax and the net cash
outflow arising from the combined effect of the increase in trade receivables, inventories, trade and
bills payables and accruals and other payables.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2009, net cash generated from the Group’s operations
was approximately US$4.12 million, while the Group’s profit before tax for the same year was
approximately US$4.50 million. The difference of approximately US$0.38 million was mainly
attributable to the adjustment of the non-cash items, payment of interest expenses and income tax and
the net cash inflow arising from the combined effect of the increase in the prepayments, deposits and
other receivables and accruals and other payables and the decrease in trade receivables, inventories
and trade and bills payables.
For the six months ended 30 September 2008, net cash used in the Group’s operations was
approximately US$9.48 million, while the Group’s profit before tax for the same period was approximately
US$4.21 million. The difference of approximately US$13.69 million was mainly attributable to the
adjustment of the non-cash items, payment of interest expenses and income tax and the net cash
outflow arising from the combined effect of the increase in trade receivables, trade and bills payables
and accruals and other payables and the decrease in inventories.
For the six months ended 30 September 2009, net cash used in the Group’s operations was
approximately US$5.05 million, while the Group’s profit before tax for the same period was approximately
US$2.35 million. The difference of approximately US$7.40 million was mainly attributable to the
increase in inventories, trade receivables, prepayments, deposits and other receivables and trade and
bills payables.
Investing activities
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities primarily consists of interests and dividend
received, purchases of non-current assets including property, plant and equipment, intangible assets
and available-for-sale financial asset; acquisition of subsidiaries, acquisition of minority interests in
a subsidiary and changes in time deposits and restricted bank balances.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2007, net cash used in the Group’s investing activities
was approximately US$6.64 million, which was mainly due to the purchases of property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets, acquisition of a subsidiary and changes in time deposits with original
maturity over three months and restricted bank balances.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2008, net cash used in the Group’s investing activities
was approximately US$7.48 million, which was mainly due to the purchases of property, plant and
equipment, purchase of an available-for-sale financial asset and changes in time deposits with original
maturity over three months and restricted bank balances.
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For the financial year ended 31 March 2009, net cash used in the Group’s investing activities
was approximately US$18.72 million, which was mainly due to the changes in the time deposits with
original maturity over three months and restricted bank balances.
For the six months ended 30 September 2008, net cash used in the Group’s investing activities
was approximately US$8.51 million, which was mainly due to the changes in the restricted bank
balances.
For the six months ended 30 September 2009, net cash flow generated from the Group’s investing activities was approximately US$3.56 million, which was primarily due to the changes in time deposits with original maturity over three months and restricted bank balances.
Financing activities
Net cash generated from financing activities primarily consists of net proceeds from issue of new shares and convertible loans, net bank loans raised, changes in trust receipt loans, repayment of finance lease payables and distribution of dividends.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2007, net cash generated from the Group’s financing activities was approximately US$5.78 million, which was mainly due to the net proceeds from the issue of convertible loans and the net bank loans raised.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2008, net cash generated from the Group’s financing activities was approximately US$23.01 million, which was mainly from the net proceeds from issue of convertible loans and new Shares in the initial public offering of the Shares in SGX-ST and distribution of dividends.
For the financial year ended 31 March 2009, net cash generated from the Group’s financing activities was approximately US$6.60 million, which was mainly due to the net bank loans raised, increase in trust receipt loans and distribution of dividends.
For the six months ended 30 September 2008, net cash generated from the Group’s financing activities was approximately US$11.33 million, which was mainly due to the net bank loans raised and the increase in trust receipt loans.
For the six months ended 30 September 2009, net cash generated from the Group’s financing activities was approximately US$0.45 million, which was mainly due to the increase in the trust receipt loans.
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Major financial ratios
Key financial ratios and other information
For the financial year ended For the six months ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009
Trade receivables turnover days (Note 1) 31 73 67 103 70Trade payables turnover days (Note 2) 5 27 8 18 15Return on equity (Note 3) 69.78% 19.60% 7.25% 7.24% 3.57%
31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009
Gearing ratio (Note 4) 29.52% 9.88% 20.49% 24.00% 19.89%Current ratio (Note 5) 4.15 3.34 3.05 2.30 2.98
Notes:
(1) Trade receivables turnover days equals to the closing trade receivables of the period divided by the revenue during
such period and then multiplied by the number of days during such period.
(2) Trade payables turnover days equals to the closing trade payables of the period divided by the cost of goods sold
during such period and then multiplied by the number of days during such period.
(3) Return on equity equals to the profit for each period divided by the closing balance of the total equity as at the
end of the respective period multiplied by 100%.
(4) Gearing ratio is calculated by dividing total borrowings and both derivative component and liability component
of convertible loans by total assets as at the end of the respective period multiplied by 100%.
(5) Current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities as at the end of the respective
period.
Trade receivables analysis
The following table sets forth the aging analysis of trade receivables as at the respective dates of consolidated statements of financial position:
31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
0 to 30 days 3,886,598 16,315,051 6,268,923 14,462,87931 to 60 days – 3,553,999 4,575,937 6,140,71861 to 90 days – 2,740,422 4,091,003 284,388More than 90 days – 1,431,641 4,151,002 –
Total 3,886,598 24,041,113 19,086,865 20,887,985
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The Group generally grants its customers a normal credit period between 30 days to 90 days, the exact term of which is based on factors such as past sales performance, credit history and its expansion plans. As a matter of policy, the Group does not grant credit periods of over 90 days to any of its customers under normal circumstances.
Trade receivables as at 31 March 2008 were approximately US$24.04 million, representing an increase of approximately 5.19 times as compared to that as at 31 March 2007. Such increase was mainly due to the substantial growth of the Distribution and Marketing Segment, which was beneficial from the growth of the mobile handset industry.
Trade receivables as at 31 March 2009 were approximately US$19.09 million, representing a decrease of approximately 20.61% as compared to that as at 31 March 2008. Such decrease was in line with the decrease of the revenue of the Group for the financial year ended 31 March 2009.
Trade receivables turnover days during the Track Record Period ranged from approximately 31 days to approximately 103 days. which approximates to the normal credit period granted to customers ranging from 30 days to 90 days.
Trade and bills payables
Set out below is the breakdown of the Group’s trade and bills payables as at the respective dates of the consolidated statements of the financial position:
31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Trade payables 475,194 7,720,135 1,998,129 4,104,378Bills payables – 1,942,000 1,307,197 2,872,930
Total 475,194 9,662,135 3,305,326 6,977,308
The Group is generally granted by its suppliers with credit terms ranging from 15 days to 30 days. Trade and bills payables as at 31 March 2008 were approximately US$9.66 million, representing an increase of approximately 19.33 times as compared to that as at 31 March 2007. Such increase was mainly due to more purchases to satisfy the production requirements of Tongqing which was newly commencement on August 2007 and the substantial growth of the Distribution and Marketing Segment being benefical from the growth of the mobile handset industry.
Trade and bills payables as at 31 March 2009 were approximately US$3.31 million, representing a decrease of approximately 65.79% as compared to that as at 31 March 2008. Such decrease was due to the increased usage of trust receipt loans during the financial year ended 31 March 2009.
Return on equity
The Group, during the Track Record Period, recorded the highest return on equity of approximately 69.78% for the financial year ended 31 March 2007, which was mainly attributable to the lowest amount of the equity attributed to the owners of the Company before the conversion of the convertible loans and listing of Shares on SGX-ST in November 2007.
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For the financial year ended 31 March 2008, although there was an increase in profit for the
financial year ended 31 March 2008, the return on equity decreased to approximately 19.60% as a result
of the conversion of the convertible loans and listing of Shares on SGX-ST in November 2007.
In view of the financial crisis in late 2008, the profitability of the Group for the financial year
ended 31 March 2009 was negatively affected. The net profit of the Group dropped by approximately
61.35% to approximately US$3.91 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2009, which also
led to the decrease in return on equity of the Group in that year.
Comparing to the return on equity of approximately 7.24% of the Group for the six months
ended 30 September 2008, the return on equity of the Group dropped to approximately 3.57% for
the six months ended 30 September 2009. Such decrease was mainly due to the negative effect to the
Group’s profitability resulting from the economic turmoil caused by the financial crisis occurred in
late 2008.
Gearing ratio
The gearing ratio of the Group decreased from approximately 29.52% as at 31 March 2007 to
approximately 9.88% as at 31 March 2008. Such decrease was mainly due to the conversion of the
convertible loans in September 2007 and proceeds raised in late 2007 through an invitation to the
public in Singapore to subscribe for the new Shares, which enhanced the asset base of the Group.
However the gearing ratio of the Group rebounded to approximately 20.49% as at 31 March
2009, which was due to the increase of bank borrowings by the Group for the purpose of generating
working capital. The gearing ratio of the Group remained stable as at 31 March 2009 and 30 September
2009.
Current ratio
The current ratio of the Group dropped to approximately 3.34 as at 31 March 2008 from
approximately 4.15 as at 31 March 2007, which was attributable to the increase in bank borrowings
and purchase of plant and machinery by way of finance lease.
As at 31 March 2009 and 30 September 2009, the current ratio of the Group was kept stable.
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
As at the close of business on 31 December 2009, being the latest practicable date for the purpose
of ascertaining the indebtedness of the Group prior to the printing of this Prospectus, the Group had
outstanding indebtedness of US$18,981,089, comprising bank loans of US$5,782,216, other loans of
US$435,733, trust receipt loans of US$10,594,364 and finance lease payables of US$2,168,776.
The bank loans were secured by the following:
(i) A bank loan of US$1,742,931 was secured by corporate guarantee executed by a subsidiary
of the Company and personal guarantee executed by a director of a subsidiary;
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(ii) A bank loan of US$1,266,746 was secured by a bank deposit;
(iii) A bank loan of US$732,648 which was arranged under the Small and Medium Enterprises
Loan Guarantee Scheme and guaranteed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region, two subsidiaries of the Company and the Company; and
(iv) Remaining bank loans of US$2,039,891 were arranged under the Small and Medium
Enterprises Loan Guarantee Scheme and the Special Loan Guarantee Scheme. These loans
were guaranteed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
and the Company.
Other loans of RMB3,000,000, which was about US$435,733, was borrowed by the Group from
Science and Technology Bureau, Fu Tian District, Shenzhen Municipal (深圳市福田區科學技術局)
and was guaranteed by Shen Zhen High Tech Investment & Guaranty Co., Ltd. (深圳市高新技術投資擔保有限公司), an Independent Third Party. The loan was counter-guaranteed by a subsidiary of the
Company. The legal advisor of the Company in the PRC laws considers that the above loan agreement
is in compliance with laws and regulations, and is legal and valid under the PRC.
All trust receipt loans were secured by bank deposits and all finance lease payables were
secured by the lessor’s title to the leased assets and corporate guarantee executed by a subsidiary of
the Company.
Save as aforesaid and apart from intra-group liabilities and normal trade and bills payables
in the ordinary course of the business, as at the close of business on 31 December 2009, the Group
did not have other outstanding mortgages, charges, debentures or other loan capital, bank overdrafts
or loans, other similar indebtedness, finance lease or hire purchase commitments, liabilities under
acceptance or acceptance credits, guarantees or other material contingent liabilities.
The Directors have confirmed that there has been no material change in the indebtedness and
contingent liabilities of the Group since 31 December 2009.
Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss
On 24 July 2009, the Group entered into a structure deposit with a bank in Hong Kong for
an amount HK$5,000,000 or approximately US$642,673 for a term of three years. At maturity, the
amount of the deposit will be 100% of the principal deposit amount plus any cash interest and index
return in accordance with the terms agreed. The structure deposit was approved by the Board.
Financial resources
As at 31 December 2009, being the Latest Practicable Date for the purpose of ascertaining
information contained in the statement of indebtedness prior to the printing of the prospectus, other
than the leases of its offices, properties and the credit commitments in relation of its trading activities,
the Group does not have material capital commitments nor major expenditures that would have material
impact on the liquidity of the Group. Following the completion of the Share Offer, the Group expects
that its operations will be financed mainly by the net proceeds of the Share Offer, internally generated
funds and bank borrowings.
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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The purpose of entering into financial instruments
After the listing of Shares in SGX-ST in November 2007, the scale of the businesses of the
Group increased significantly. In order to minimise any risks associated with the foreign exchange,
the Group has started to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts with its principal bankers in
Hong Kong or major banks in the PRC since January 2008. All the foreign exchange forward contracts
related to either the currency pair of US dollars/RMB or US dollars/HK dollars. These are the major
currencies the Group used for its daily operations, such as sales and cash receipts cycle and purchases
and cash disbursements cycle. In addition, the entering of the foreign exchange forward contracts
was based on the forecast transactions on the probable receipts of sales proceeds and payments for
the procurement.
In view of the challenging year 2008 caused by the financial crisis, the Directors considered that
any changes on the pegged system and significant fluctuation on the exchange rate of US dollars/HK
dollars would result into unknown impact on the Group. Moreover, the absolute aggregate amount
of the total procurement and the operational expenses is a material one. Any changes in basis points
of the spot rate will have an unknown impact on the Group’s net profit for the year. As such, the
Group still entered into certain foreign exchange forward contracts related to US dollars/HK dollars
for contingency purposes given that HK dollars is pegged to US dollars.
Categories of the financial instruments
The foreign exchange forward contracts entered by the Group during the Track Record Period
are mainly divided into three categories, namely, foreign exchange forward contract, range foreign
exchange forward contract and target redemption forward contract.
i) Foreign exchange forward contract
Foreign exchange forward contract is an agreement for the Group to purchase or sell the
currency at a future date for a price agreed upon at the time of the contract. The derivative
financial instruments entered into by the Group under this type of foreign exchange forward
contract are US dollars/HK dollars and US dollars/RMB. For the six months ended 30 September
2009, the annualised notional amount for the US dollars/HK dollars and US dollars/RMB under
this type of foreign exchange forward contract was approximately US$6 million and US$24
million respectively.
ii) Range foreign exchange forward contract
A range foreign exchange forward contract provides protection against unfavourable
exchange rate movements by allowing the Group to exchange one currency for another at a
pre-agreed ceiling rate or a floor rate on an agreed maturity date. At the same time, the range
foreign exchange forward contract provides the Group with an ability to participate in any
favourable exchange rate movements to a pre-determined level. The contract period of the range
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foreign exchange forward contract the Group entered into is normally two years on average.
The relative derivative financial instruments entered into by the Group under this type of
foreign exchange forward contract are US dollars/RMB. For the six months ended 30 September
2009, the annualised notional amount for the US dollars/RMB under this type of range foreign
exchange forward contract was US$36 million respectively.
iii) Target redemption forward contract
Target redemption forward contract refers to a transaction that combines a currency
barrier (knock-out) call option and a currency barrier (knock-out) put option with several partial
settlement dates. This relates to a zero cost option strategy in which the Group purchases a
right to buy or to sell a given currency and at the same time sells a right to buy or to sell that
same currency. If on any partial settlement date the relevant currency option is exercised, then
the Group cumulates the profit to that date. If the Group’s accumulated profit will at some
point reach an amount agreed in advance, then both currency barrier options are cancelled. The
notional amounts of the two options can be the same or differ depending on the arrangement
agreed with. The contract period of the target redemption forward contract the Group entered
into is normally two years on average. For the six months ended 30 September 2009, the
annualised notional amount for the US dollars/HK dollars under this type of target redemption
forward contract was approximately US$46 million.
The unrealised fair value losses on the outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts amounted
to approximately US$153,831 for the six months ended 30 September 2009. As at 30 September
2009, the deemed annualised notional amount was approximately US$111,600,000. Despite the
foreign exchange forward contracts entered by the Group during the Track Record Period does not
fulfill the stringent requirements under the hedge accounting of International Accounting Standard
39, the performance of the foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Group satisfies
the principle of hedging and provides hedging purpose for the Group so as to minimise its foreign
exchange exposure. According to the internal valuation performed at each quarter end based on the
existing available market data on hand to estimate the fair value of the open position of the foreign
exchange forward contracts at each quarter end, the Directors are of the view that the hedging is
effective as the aggregate amount of the net exchange differences and the net fair value changes on
the derivative financial instruments only amounted to a minimal percentage of the total purchases
and operating expenses for the corresponding financial year/period.
Hedge accounting
The foreign exchange forward contracts are used for hedging purposes by the Group although
they are not qualified as hedging purposes under the stringent and comprehensive documentation
requirements as required by the International Accounting Standard. Hedge accounting requires certain
stringent criteria to be fulfilled. These strict criteria, including the existence of formal documentation
and the achievement of effectiveness tests, must be met at inception and throughout the term of the
hedge relationship in order for hedge accounting to be applied. This can be achieved only if entities
have appropriate systems and procedures to monitor each hedging relationship. The formal designation
and documentation of the hedging relationship for undertaking the hedge must be tested regularly
throughout its life. The effectiveness of the hedging relationship as required under hedge accounting
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must fall within a range of 80% to 125% over with the assessment of the effectiveness of each of
the hedging instrument. The International Accounting Standard 39 also sets out that a net open
position cannot be designated as a hedged item. As the Group does not have formal designation and
documentation on the identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged item or transaction, the
nature of the risk being hedged and the hedged instrument’s effectiveness, the hedging instruments
the Group used for do not qualify for hedging accounting. The Directors also are of the view that it
is not cost-effective to fulfill all the stringent conditions as required by the International Accounting
Standard 39. However, the Board will closely monitor the open position of the foreign exchange
forward contracts.
Internal control
The Group has no formal and written foreign currency hedging policy and it has not sought any
advice from qualified investment advisers for entering into such foreign exchange forward contracts
during the Track Record Period. However, internal valuation is performed at each quarter end based
on the existing available market data on hand and the open position of the foreign exchange forward
contracts at quarter end is reviewed by the audit committee. The entering of the foreign exchange
forward contacts must be approved by the chairman of the Company. The management will consider
to enter into any suitable foreign exchange forward contracts according to the expectation by the
management to the trend of the value of US dollars/RMB and US dollars/HK dollars.
Hedging policy
For the purpose of internal control, the Group intends to adopt hedging policies and implement
the procedures to enter into any new open position of the foreign exchange forward contracts in the
future. According to the hedging policies, any foreign exchange forward contracts to be entered into by
the Group that must be made with the well-known banks for hedging purposes. Such foreign exchange
forward contract must be approved by the chairman of the Group and the open position of the foreign
exchange forward contracts should be reviewed by the audit committee. The open position of the
foreign exchange forward contracts should be reviewed by the audit committee at each quarter end.
All the foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Group are not used for speculation
purposes although the foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Group did not meet the
criteria for hedge accounting.
Mechanism of the derivative financial instruments
The foreign exchange forward contracts entered by the Group are settled monthly or at specific
maturity date and will be calculated by the bank for the settlement value based on the difference
between the spot rate at the expiration time on the expiration date and the pre-determined contract
forward rate at each month or at specific maturity date.
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Net fair value gains/(losses) on the derivative financial instruments
The fluctuation of the net fair value gains/(losses) on the derivative financial instruments were
derived from the realised and unrealised fair value changes on the foreign exchange forward contracts
entered into by the Group during the Track Record Period.
Breakdown of the net realised and unrealised fair value gains/(losses) for the foreign exchange forward contracts entered into by the Group during the Track Record Period is set out below:
For the six months For the financial year ended ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Net realised fair value gainsUS$:RMB – – 212,306 129,676US$:HK$ – – 327,796 100,122
Sub-total – – 540,102 229,798
Net unrealised fair value gains/(losses)
US$:RMB – 60,567 119,203 65,649US$:HK$ – (105,567 ) 211,628 (219,480 )
Sub-total – (45,000 ) 330,831 (153,831 )
Total – (45,000 ) 870,933 75,967
Deemed annualised notional amount (1)
US$:HK$ – 33,600,000 93,600,000 51,600,000US$:RMB – 1,300,000 82,400,000 60,000,000
– 34,900,000 176,000,000 111,600,000
Note: 1. Deemed annualised notional amount is used for and it is calculated by the notional amount of the next
12 months period for each of the signed and open position of the foreign exchange forward contract as
at each balance sheet date.
2. As the changes of fair value on the derivative financial instruments have already been recognised in the
Group’s consolidated income statement, there is no further contingent liabilities to be disclosed.
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UNLISTED EqUITy INvESTMENT
The unlisted equity investment represents a 15% equity interest in a private PRC company
which is principally engaged in design and manufacturing of mobile handsets, and has been recognised
as a Software Enterprise and New & High Technology Enterprise by Shenzhen Bureau of Science
Technology & Information.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The figures of earnings per Share in the prospectus have not taken in account of 20,000,000 new Shares issued on 8 October 2009 pursuant to the subscription agreements dated 24 September 2009 as such transaction occurred after the balance sheet date which did not affect the capital used to produce the profit and loss for the corresponding period.
On 24 September 2009, the Company entered into eight subscription agreements with eight
existing Shareholders respectively, being Independent Third Parties, for the allotment and issue by the
Company to such subscribers of the Subscription Shares, at a subscription price of S$0.13 (equivalent
to approximately HK$0.72) per Share. The subscription price was determined with reference to the
trading market price of the Shares preceding the execution of the subscription agreements and was
agreed upon arms’ length negotiation between the Company and the subscribers. The subscription
price of S$0.13 per Share amounted to a discount of approximately 13.33% to the volume weighted
average price of S$0.15 of the Shares of the Company traded on the SGX-ST for the full market
day on 24 September 2009, being the full market day immediately preceding the execution of the
subscription agreements.
On 8 October 2009, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company was increased to
US$4,140,589 comprising 517,573,662 Shares after the Completion of the allotment and issue of the
Subscription Shares.
No share consolidation, share split, bonus issue or other share capital reorganisation having similar effect has been taken place in respect of the share capital of the Company since the Company’s listing on SGX-ST up to the Latest Practicable Date. Further, the Company has no intention to conduct any share capital reorganisation from the date of this prospectus to the Listing Date (which is expected to be on 1 March 2010).
DIvIDEND POLICy
The payment and the amount of any dividends to be declared by the Group in the future will
be determined at the sole discretion of the Directors and will depend on, among other things, the
results of operations, working capital requirements, the amount of distributable profits based on the
applicable laws and regulations.
The Group has declared interim dividend of US$257,069, nil and nil for the three financial
years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009.
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The Group has declared final dividend of US$2,200,000, US$2,040,052 and nil for the three
financial years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009.
The Group has not declared any interim dividend for the six months ended 30 September
2009.
The Group currently does not have a fixed dividend policy. The form, frequency and amount
of future dividends on the Shares will depend on the level of cash and retained earnings, the results
of operations, the capital expenditure requirements, the expansion and/or investment plans and other
factors that the Directors may deem appropriate. There is no assurance that dividends will be paid in
the future. Neither will there be any assurance regarding the amount or timing of any dividends that
will be paid in the future. Cash dividends on the Shares, if any, will be paid in Hong Kong dollars
converted from US dollars.
WORKING CAPITAL
Taking into account cash flow position of the Group and credit facilities available to the Group,
the Directors are of the opinion that the Group will have sufficient funds to meet its working capital
requirements and financial requirements for capital expenditure for at least the next 12 months from
the date of this prospectus.
DISTRIBUTABLE RESERvES
The Company had no reserve available for distribution to the Shareholders as at 30 September
2009.
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 13.13 TO 13.19 OF THE LISTING RULES
The Directors confirm that, saved as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, they
were not aware of any circumstances which would give rise to a disclosure obligation pursuant to
Rules 13.13 to 13.19 of the Listing Rules.
ONGOING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OF THE COMPANy
The Shares have been listed on the SGX-ST and the Company is required to file quarterly
financial result announcement containing unaudited financial information prepared in accordance
with the requirements of the Listing Manual. In connection with the reporting obligations to the
SGX-ST, the Company has published unaudited interim financial statements for the three months and
six months ended 30 September 2009 together with the comparative figures for the corresponding
same periods in 2008 prepared in accordance with requirements of the Listing Manual.
In accordance with Rule 13.09(2) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the Company is required to
simultaneously release in Hong Kong, among other things, the quarterly and interim reports or any
information, when the Company is required to release these reports to the SGX-ST.
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DIRECTORS’ CONFIRMATION ON NO MATERIAL ADvERSE CHANGE
The Directors confirm that there has been no material adverse change in the financial or trading
positions or prospects of the Group since 30 September 2009, the date on which the latest audited
consolidated financial statements of the Group were made up.
PROPERTy INTERESTS AND PROPERTy vALUATION
BMI Appraisals Limited, an independent property valuer, has valued the property interests of
the Group as at 31 December 2009 at nil value. The full text of the letter with a summary of valuation
and valuation certificates in connection with the Group’s property interests are set out in Appendix
III to this prospectus.
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future plans
strengthening of r&D team
The Directors consider that it is important to further strengthen the Group’s R&D team, especially
in the application development and industrial design and mechanical design teams. The Group plans
to recruit additional professionals to join its R&D team and improve the R&D team’s equipments. It
is the Group’s strategy to focus on a few core areas of mobile handset application development.
Development of 3G technologies and applications
The Directors believe that the official launch of the 3G mobile handset may increase the demand
for the 3G mobile handset and module in the PRC. The Group intends to invest in research on the
application of 3G technologies and solutions and the development of operating system of mobile
handsets in order to capture the potential opportunities of the rising demand for 3G mobile handset
and module especially in the multi-functions mobile handset.
strengthening of the brand awareness of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”
It is the intention of the Group to strengthen the brand awareness of “VIM” or in Chinese
“偉恩” in the mobile handset market in the PRC in order to position the Group’s strong industrial
design of mobile handset with fashionable and trendy styles. Therefore, the Group intends to increase
its distribution network and sales channel in the PRC by entering into distribution agreement with
major retail chain stores in the PRC and opens its own retail shops under the branding of “VIM” or
in Chinese “偉恩” in major cities of the PRC.
In view of the challenging year 2008 caused by the financial crisis which led to the drop of
the Group’s profitability in the financial year ended 31 March 2009 and the six months ended 30
September 2009, the Directors consider that the above business strategies and future plans may (i)
attract different types of new customers by increasing the product mix of the Group; (ii) increase the
sales of mobile handset under the brand name of the Group “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩” by continuous
working and promotion and raising the market awareness of “VIM” or in Chinese “偉恩”; and (iii)
maintain and foster close business relationship with existing customers by the Group’s reliable research
and development capability and quality of its products. By adopting the business strategies and future
plans mentioned above, the Directors are optimistic about the prospects of the Group and shall use
their best endeavors to improve the profitability of the Group in order to facilitate a turnaround in
the business performance of the Group.
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The following is the text of a report, prepared for the purpose of inclusion in this Prospectus,
received from the independent reporting accountants, RSM Nelson Wheeler, Certified Public Accountants,
Hong Kong.
29th Floor
Caroline Centre
Lee Gardens Two
28 Yun Ping Road
Hong Kong
�2 February 20�0
The Board of Directors
Z-Obee Holdings LimitedSinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited
Dear Sirs,
We set out below our report on the financial information (the “Financial Information”) of
Z-Obee Holdings Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as
the “Group”) for each of the three years ended 3� March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September
2009 (the “Relevant Periods”) for inclusion in the Prospectus dated �2 February 20�0 issued by the
Company (the “Prospectus”) in connection with the listing of the shares of the Company on the Main
Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited by way of placing and public offer.
The Company was incorporated in Bermuda on 30 January 2007 under the Companies Act �98�
of Bermuda as an exempted company with limited liability and its shares have been listed on the
Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”) since 2� November
2007. Through a corporate restructuring as detailed in the section headed “History and Development”
in the Prospectus and note 2 to the Financial Information below, the Company became the holding
company of the Group since 28 March 2007.
As at the date of this report, the Company has direct and indirect interests in the subsidiaries
as set out in note 20 to the Financial Information.
All the companies now comprising the Group have adopted 3� March as their financial year
end date, except for 深圳市杰特電信控股有限公司 (Zeus Telecommunication Technology Holdings
Ltd.) (“Zeus”), 上海風凌通訊技術有限公司 (Shanghai PhoneLink Communications Technology
Co., Ltd.) (“PhoneLink”), 久宜通信技術(深圳)有限公司 (CCDH Technology (Shenzhen) Limited)
(“CCDH”) and 統慶通信設備(深圳)有限公司 (Tongqing Communication Equipment (Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd.) (“Tongqing”) which adopts 3� December as their financial year end date as required by the
relevant laws in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). We acted as one of the joint-auditors
of the Company and the sole auditor of all the remaining companies now comprising the Group for
the years ended 3� March 2007, 2008 and 2009 except as disclosed below.
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The statutory financial statements of Zeus, CCDH and Tongqing have been prepared in accordance
with the relevant accounting principles and financial regulations applicable to companies established
in the PRC and were audited by the following certified public accountants registered in the PRC.
Name of company Financial year/period Name of auditors
深圳市杰特電信控股有限公司 3� December 2006 深圳財智會計師事務所(Zeus Telecommunication and 3� December 2007 (Shenzhen Caizhi Public
Technology Holdings Ltd.) Certified Accountants)
3� December 2008 深圳國邦會計師事務所 (Shenzhen Guobang Certified
Public Accountants)
久宜通信技術(深圳)有限公司 3� December 2006 深圳財智會計師事務所(CCDH Technology (Shenzhen) and 3� December 2007 (Shenzhen Caizhi Public
Limited) Certified Accountants)
3� December 2008 深圳國邦會計師事務所 (Shenzhen Guobang Certified
Public Accountants)
統慶通信設備(深圳)有限公司 20 March 2007 (date of 深圳財智會計師事務所(Tongqing Communication incorporation) to (Shenzhen Caizhi Public
Equipment (Shenzhen) Co., 3� December 2007 Certified Accountants)
Ltd.) 3� December 2008 深圳國邦會計師事務所 (Shenzhen Guobang Certified
Public Accountants)
No statutory audited financial statements of PhoneLink for each of the three years ended 3�
December 2008 have been issued up to the date of this report.
No audited financial statements of Max Pixel Limited have been issued as no business was
conducted since its incorporation and up to the date of disposal by the Group on �0 February 2009.
No audited financial statements of Elastic Glory Investment Limited (“Elastic Glory”), CCDH
Technology Limited, Finet Enterprises Limited and Finet Technology Limited have been prepared
for the Relevant Periods, while no audited financial statements of State Tech International Limited
(“State Tech”) have been prepared for the year ended 3� March 2009 as there is no statutory audit
requirement in their respective countries of incorporation.
The directors of the Company have prepared the consolidated financial statements of the Group
for the Relevant Periods in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”)
(the “IFRS Financial Statements”).
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We have performed our independent audit on the IFRS Financial Statements in accordance with
International Standards on Auditing and have examined the IFRS Financial Statements in accordance
with Auditing Guideline 3.340 “Prospectuses and the Reporting Accountant” issued by the Hong Kong
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
The Financial Information has been prepared from the IFRS Financial Statements in accordance
with IFRSs and on the basis of preparation set out in note 2 to the Financial Information. No adjustments
were considered necessary for the purpose of preparing our report for inclusion in the Prospectus.
The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the IFRS Financial
Statements and the contents of the Prospectus in which this report is included. It is our responsibility
to compile the Financial Information set out in this report from the IFRS Financial Statements, to
form an independent opinion on the Financial Information and to report our opinion to you.
The directors of the Company have prepared the comparative financial information of the Group
for the six months ended 30 September 2008 (the “Comparative Financial Information”) in accordance
with IFRSs and on the basis of preparation set out in note 2 to the Financial Information. We have
reviewed the Comparative Financial Information in accordance with International Standard on Review
Engagements 24�0 “Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor
of the Entity”. A review consists principally of making enquiries of the Group’s management and
applying analytical procedures to the Comparative Financial Information and, based thereon, assessing
whether the accounting policies and presentation have been consistently applied unless otherwise
disclosed. A review excludes audit procedures such as tests of controls and verification of assets,
liabilities and transactions. It is substantially less in scope than an audit and therefore provides a lower
level of assurance than an audit. Accordingly we do not express an audit opinion on the Comparative
Financial Information.
On the basis of our review which does not constitute an audit, we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to the Comparative Financial Information.
In our opinion, for the purpose of this report and on the basis of preparation set out in note 2 to
the Financial Information, the Financial Information gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company and of the Group as at 3� March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009 and
of the Group’s results and cash flows for the Relevant Periods.
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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Revenue 7 46,26�,33� ��9,594,��6 �03,623,852 72,848,930 54,780,243
Cost of goods sold (35,836,026 ) (�03,4�9,592 ) (95,��6,448 ) (66,726,032 ) (49,873,560 )
Gross profit �0,425,305 �6,�74,524 8,507,404 6,�22,898 4,906,683
Other income 8 38,578 576,463 �,256,790 580,060 244,639
Selling and distribution costs (6,9�3 ) (�,309 ) (47,29� ) (�5,428 ) (�2,239 )
Administrative expenses (�,993,8�3 ) (5,773,36� ) (5,�03,964 ) (2,709,373 ) (2,606,322 )
Profit from operations 8,463,�57 �0,976,3�7 4,6�2,939 3,978,�57 2,532,76�
Finance costs 10 (�39,236 ) (792,�27 ) (543,70� ) (2��,��8 ) (�83,899 )
Share of profit of a jointly
controlled entity 21 999,800 743,595 434,886 446,�46 –
Profit before tax 9,323,72� �0,927,785 4,504,�24 4,2�3,�85 2,348,862
Income tax expense 12 (446,076 ) (8�0,000 ) (593,608 ) (308,008 ) (347,500 )
Profit for the year/period 13 8,877,645 �0,��7,785 3,9�0,5�6 3,905,�77 2,00�,362
Profit for the year/ period attributable to:Owners of the Company 8,948,047 �0,�80,7�0 3,959,40� 3,936,993 2,00�,362
Minority interests (70,402 ) (62,925 ) (48,885 ) (3�,8�6 ) –
8,877,645 �0,��7,785 3,9�0,5�6 3,905,�77 2,00�,362
Earnings per shareBasic (US cents) 16 2.�8 2.3� 0.80 0.79 0.40
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Profit for the year/period 8,877,645 �0,��7,785 3,9�0,5�6 3,905,�77 2,00�,362
Other comprehensive incomeExchange differences on
translating foreign operations 38,834 �,303,78� 502,6�7 495,653 –
Release of foreign currency
translation reserve directly
associated with disposal
group classified as
held for sale 41(c) – – – – 64,366
Other comprehensive income for the year/period, net of tax 38,834 �,303,78� 502,6�7 495,653 64,366
Total comprehensive income for the year/period 8,9�6,479 ��,42�,566 4,4�3,�33 4,400,830 2,065,728
Total comprehensive income for the year/period attributable to:Owners of the Company 8,986,88� ��,467,356 4,462,0�8 4,432,646 2,065,728
Minority interests (70,402 ) (45,790 ) (48,885 ) (3�,8�6 ) –
8,9�6,479 ��,42�,566 4,4�3,�33 4,400,830 2,065,728
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$
Non-current assetsProperty, plant and equipment 17 543,474 8,2�6,��5 7,845,44� 7,36�,0�3
Intangible assets 18 955,890 �,253,878 83,673 2,�58,3�7
Goodwill 19 �,04�,434 �,�87,434 �,480,086 �,480,086
Interest in a jointly controlled entity 21 2,048,�08 2,505,338 – –
Financial asset at fair value through
profit or loss 22 – – – 642,673
Available-for-sale financial asset 23 – 2,�20,823 2,�78,663 2,�78,663
4,588,906 �5,283,588 ��,587,863 �3,820,752
Current assetsInventories 24 2,073,209 6,470,727 3,594,946 6,870,356
Trade receivables 25 3,886,598 24,04�,��3 �9,086,865 20,887,985
Prepayments, deposits and
other receivables 26 2,262,342 �,280,�82 3,620,978 8,0�8,574
Derivative financial instruments 27 – 9�,460 285,83� �32,000
Assets of disposal group classified
as held for sale 28 – – �,726,32� –
Jointly controlled entity classified
as held for sale 21 – – 3,005,224 3,005,224
Due from a jointly controlled
entity/jointly controlled entity
classified as held for sale 45(b) – 706,94� – –
Due from related parties 45(b) 656,440 – – –
Current tax refundable 25,652 25,652 – –
Restricted bank balances 29 7�5,000 3,0�0,995 6,299,692 3,330,352
Bank and cash balances 29 5,906,�2� 20,4��,008 28,�86,543 25,960,�25
�5,525,362 56,038,078 65,806,400 68,204,6�6
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At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$
Current liabilitiesTrade and bills payables 30 475,�94 9,662,�35 3,305,326 6,977,308Due to directors 45(b) 8�,232 – – –Due to a related party 45(b) 8,446 – – –Accruals and other payables 31 326,650 �,495,409 2,678,755 2,202,2�9Derivative component of convertible loans 35 �05,�52 – – –Bank loans 32 �,463,5�4 �,269,396 4,638,2�8 2,798,804Other loans 33 – – – 435,733Trust receipt loans 34 7�5,000 �,775,829 8,�72,422 8,730,�38Derivative financial instruments 27 – �36,460 – –Finance lease payables 36 – �,054,�69 �,�78,969 �,205,562Current tax liabilities 563,600 �,373,600 346,�20 53�,000Liabilities directly associated with disposal group classified as held for sale 28 – – �,268,600 –
3,738,788 �6,766,998 2�,588,4�0 22,880,764
Net current assets ��,786,574 39,27�,080 44,2�7,990 45,323,852
Total assets less current liabilities �6,375,480 54,554,668 55,805,853 59,�44,604
Non-current liabilitiesBank loans 32 – – – �,882,�56Convertible loans 35 3,653,568 – – –Finance lease payables 36 – 2,946,329 �,868,795 �,259,662
3,653,568 2,946,329 �,868,795 3,�4�,8�8
NET ASSETS �2,72�,9�2 5�,608,339 53,937,058 56,002,786
Capital and reservesShare capital 38 2,570,694 3,980,590 3,980,590 3,980,590Reserves �0,0�2,�8� 47,534,502 49,956,468 52,022,�96
Equity attributable to the owners of the Company �2,582,875 5�,5�5,092 53,937,058 56,002,786Minority interests �39,037 93,247 – –
TOTAL EQUITY �2,72�,9�2 5�,608,339 53,937,058 56,002,786
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$
Non-current assetsInvestment in a subsidiary 20 2,570,694 2,570,694 2,570,694 2,570,694
Current assetsPrepayments, deposits and
other receivables 26 ��7,�80 – – –
Due from subsidiaries 20 3,4�8,�46 27,742,047 29,688,��3 29,322,003
Bank and cash balances 29 60,567 39,69� 34,892 26,994
3,595,893 27,78�,738 29,723,005 29,348,997
Current liabilitiesAccruals and other payables 31 – 436,9�� 462,777 7�7,32�
Derivative component of
convertible loans 35 �05,�52 – – –
�05,�52 436,9�� 462,777 7�7,32�
Net current assets 3,490,74� 27,344,827 29,260,228 28,63�,676
Total assets less current liabilities 6,06�,435 29,9�5,52� 3�,830,922 3�,202,370
Non-current liabilitiesConvertible loans 35 3,653,568 – – –
NET ASSETS 2,407,867 29,9�5,52� 3�,830,922 3�,202,370
Capital and reservesShare capital 38 2,570,694 3,980,590 3,980,590 3,980,590
Reserves 39(b) (�62,827 ) 25,934,93� 27,850,332 27,22�,780
TOTAL EQUITY 2,407,867 29,9�5,52� 3�,830,922 3�,202,370
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Attributable to owners of the Company Foreign currency Share Share Merger translation Retained Reserve Minority Total capital premium reserve reserve * profits funds* Total interests equity (Note 39 (Note 39 (Note 39 (Note 39
(c)(i)) (c)(ii)) (c)(iii)) (c)(iv))
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
At � April 2006 – – �,000 – �,282,369 – �,283,369 – �,283,369
Total comprehensive income
for the year – – – 38,834 8,948,047 – 8,986,88� (70,402 ) 8,9�6,479
Capital contribution from
the then shareholders of
a subsidiary 2,569,694 – – – – – 2,569,694 – 2,569,694
Arising on the restructuring
exercise �,000 – (�,000 ) – – – – – –
Acquisition of a subsidiary
(note 41(b)) – – – – – – – 373,57� 373,57�
Acquisition of minority
interests in a subsidiary – – – – – – – (�64,�32 ) (�64,�32 )
Transfer to reserve funds – – – – (�27,0�6 ) �27,0�6 – – –
Interim dividend distributed to
the then shareholders
(note 15) – – – – (257,069 ) – (257,069 ) – (257,069 )
Changes in equity for the year 2,570,694 – (�,000 ) 38,834 8,563,962 �27,0�6 ��,299,506 �39,037 ��,438,543
At 3� March 2007 and
� April 2007 2,570,694 – – 38,834 9,846,33� �27,0�6 �2,582,875 �39,037 �2,72�,9�2
Total comprehensive
income for the year – – – �,286,646 �0,�80,7�0 – ��,467,356 (45,790 ) ��,42�,566
Issue of shares 252,��4 �,328,�27 – – – – �,580,24� – �,580,24�
Conversion of
convertible loans 453,782 8,328,�45 – – – – 8,78�,927 – 8,78�,927
Issue of shares upon listing 704,000 �8,598,693 – – – – �9,302,693 – �9,302,693
Transfer to reserve funds – – – – (2�5,448 ) 2�5,448 – – –
Dividends paid (note 15) – – – – (2,200,000 ) – (2,200,000 ) – (2,200,000 )
Changes in equity for the year �,409,896 28,254,965 – �,286,646 7,765,262 2�5,448 38,932,2�7 (45,790 ) 38,886,427
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Attributable to owners of the Company Foreign currency Share Share Merger translation Retained Reserve Minority Total capital premium reserve reserve * profits funds* Total interests equity (Note 39 (Note 39 (Note 39 (Note 39 (c)(i)) (c)(ii)) (c)(iii)) (c)(iv)) US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
At 3� March 2008 and � April 2008 3,980,590 28,254,965 – �,325,480 �7,6��,593 342,464 5�,5�5,092 93,247 5�,608,339
Total comprehensive income for the year – – – 502,6�7 3,959,40� – 4,462,0�8 (48,885 ) 4,4�3,�33Acquisition of minority interests in a subsidiary – – – – – – – (44,362 ) (44,362 )Transfer to reserve funds – – – – (�,233,698 ) �,233,698 – – –Dividends paid (note 15) – – – – (2,040,052 ) – (2,040,052 ) – (2,040,052 )
Changes in equity for the year – – – 502,6�7 685,65� �,233,698 2,42�,966 (93,247 ) 2,328,7�9
At 3� March 2009 and � April 2009 3,980,590 28,254,965 – �,828,097 �8,297,244 �,576,�62 53,937,058 – 53,937,058
Total comprehensive income for the period – – – 64,366 2,00�,362 – 2,065,728 – 2,065,728
Changes in equity for the period – – – 64,366 2,00�,362 – 2,065,728 – 2,065,728
At 30 September 2009 3,980,590 28,254,965 – �,892,463 20,298,606 �,576,�62 56,002,786 – 56,002,786
At � April 2008 3,980,590 28,254,965 – �,325,480 �7,6��,593 342,464 5�,5�5,092 93,247 5�,608,339
Total comprehensive income for the period (unaudited) – – – 495,653 3,936,993 – 4,432,646 (3�,8�6 ) 4,400,830Dividends paid (unaudited) – – – – (2,040,052 ) – (2,040,052 ) – (2,040,052 )
Changes in equity for the period (unaudited) – – – 495,653 �,896,94� – 2,392,594 (3�,8�6 ) 2,360,778
At 30 September 2008 (unaudited) 3,980,590 28,254,965 – �,82�,�33 �9,508,534 342,464 53,907,686 6�,43� 53,969,��7
* The balances at 3� March 2009 include equity directly associated with disposal group classified as held for sale and a jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale amounted to a debit balance of US$64,366 and a credit balance of US$938,�00 respectively.
The balance at 30 September 2009 includes equity directly associated with a jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale amounted to a credit balance of US$938,�00.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit before tax 9,323,72� �0,927,785 4,504,�24 4,2�3,�85 2,348,862
Adjustments for:
Finance costs �39,236 792,�27 543,70� 2��,��8 �83,899
Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity (999,800 ) (743,595 ) (434,886 ) (446,�46 ) –
Interest income (2�,904 ) (�06,�34 ) (�78,480 ) (96,448 ) (�68,672 )
Impairment of trade receivables – – 844,667 – –
Impairment of prepayments, deposits
and other receivables – �4�,387 – – –
Impairment of assets of disposal group
classified as held for sale – – 447,397 – –
Fair value losses on derivative
component of convertible loans 78,�43 234,063 – – –
Fair value losses/(gains) on derivative
financial instruments, net – 45,000 (330,83� ) 50,000 �53,83�
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 84,289 608,270 �,08�,979 379,592 576,728
Amortisation of intangible assets 255,35� 489,826 496,�28 327,057 427,796
Loss on disposals of property,
plant and equipment 253 – 6,930 – 27,379
Loss on disposals of disposal group
classified as held for sale – – – – 64,366
Share-based payments – 370,696 – – –
Operating profit before working
capital changes 8,859,289 �2,759,425 6,980,729 4,638,358 3,6�4,�89
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (�,86�,773 ) (4,378,722 ) 2,888,3�� 4,�09,386 (3,275,4�0 )
(Increase)/decrease in trade receivables (2,299,�58 ) (20,084,565 ) 2,654,228 (�6,8�8,92� ) (�,80�,�20 )
(Increase)/decrease in prepayments,
deposits and other receivables �,�89,207 �30,466 (2,3�3,045 ) (844,�63 ) (6,439,875 )
(Increase)/decrease in amounts
due from related parties (650,76� ) 656,440 – – –
Increase/(decrease) in trade
and bills payables �84,382 9,�27,052 (6,393,395 ) (�,2�2,553 ) 3,67�,982
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For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Increase/(decrease) in amounts
due to directors �,070,867 (8�,232 ) – – –
Increase/(decrease) in an amount due
to a related party 8,446 (8,446 ) – – –
Increase/(decrease) in accruals
and other payables (378,024 ) �,��9,492 �,�63,304 �,055,5�5 (448,536 )
Exchange realignment – 505,�47 – (35,703 ) –
Cash generated from/(used in) operations 6,�22,475 (254,943 ) 4,980,�32 (9,�08,08� ) (4,678,770 )
Interest on bank loans and bank overdraft (56,485 ) (�48,075 ) (330,672 ) (�22,83� ) (�46,940 )
Finance lease charges paid – (�67,��0 ) (�77,920 ) (88,287 ) (63,638 )
Other finance costs – (36,5�6 ) (27,�09 ) – (�,32� )
Income tax paid, net (25,652 ) – (326,836 ) (�58,008 ) (�62,620 )
Net cash generated from/(used in)
operating activities 6,040,338 (606,644 ) 4,��7,595 (9,477,207 ) (5,053,289 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received 2�,904 �06,�34 �78,480 96,448 �68,672
Dividends received from
a jointly controlled entity – 56�,365 – – –
Purchases of property, plant
and equipment (note 41(d)(iv)) (572,765 ) (2,88�,8�2 ) (3�7,268 ) (425,�76 ) (��9,679 )
Deposits paid for purchases of property,
plant and equipment (830,355 ) – – – –
Purchases of intangible assets (note 41(d)(vii)) (�,�62,49� ) (786,552 ) (5,674 ) (4,832 ) (2,440 )
Purchase of financial asset at fair
value through profit or loss – – – – (642,673 )
Purchase of an available-for-sale
financial asset – (2,�20,823 ) – – –
Acquisition of a subsidiary (note 41(a)) (2,493,200 ) – – – –
Piece meal acquisition of
a subsidiary (note 41(b)) 4,666 – – – –
Acquisition of minority interests
in a subsidiary (247,�24 ) – (305,0�4 ) – –
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For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment – – 2,774 – –(Loans to)/repayment from a jointly controlled entity – (706,94� ) 726,22� 59,406 –(Increase)/decrease in time deposits (642,674 ) 642,674 (�5,706,874 ) – �,�82,452(Increase)/decrease in restricted bank balances (7�5,000 ) (2,295,995 ) (3,288,697 ) (8,239,5�6 ) 2,969,340
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities (6,637,039 ) (7,48�,950 ) (�8,7�6,052 ) (8,5�3,670 ) 3,555,672
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Bank loans raised �,908,93� �,269,396 �2,�35,�39 ��,�26,207 4,827,763Other loans raised – – – – 435,733Repayment of bank loans (445,4�7 ) (�,463,5�4 ) (8,766,3�7 ) (�,489,459 ) (4,785,02� )Repayment of finance lease payables – (539,799 ) (�,�2�,606 ) (55�,44� ) (582,540 )Increase in trust receipt loans 7�5,000 �,060,829 6,396,593 4,288,4�� 557,7�6Dividends paid – (2,200,000 ) (2,040,052 ) (2,040,052 ) –Net proceeds from issue of convertible loans 3,597,826 4,368,7�8 – – –Net proceeds from issue of shares – 20,5�2,238 – – –
Net cash generated from financing activities 5,776,340 23,007,868 6,603,757 ��,333,666 453,65�
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 5,�79,639 �4,9�9,274 (7,994,700 ) (6,657,2�� ) (�,043,966 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes 37,784 228,287 63,36� 25�,�03 –
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR/PERIOD 46,024 5,263,447 20,4��,008 20,4��,008 �2,479,669
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR/PERIOD 5,263,447 20,4��,008 �2,479,669 �4,004,900 ��,435,703
ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Bank and cash balances (note 29) 5,263,447 20,4��,008 �2,479,669 �4,004,900 ��,435,703
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Company (Registration No. 395�9) was incorporated in Bermuda on 30 January 2007 under the Companies Act �98�
of Bermuda as an exempted company with limited liability. The registered office of the Company is located at Clarendon House,
2 Church Street, Hamilton HM ��, Bermuda. Its principal place of business is located at Room 40�, Building �4, West Park of
Software Park Hi-Tech Park, Second Road Nanshan, Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). The Company’s
shares are listed on the SGX-ST.
The Company is an investment holding company. For the purpose of listing of the Company’s shares on the SGX-ST,
the Company and its subsidiaries has undertaken a restructuring exercise (the “Restructuring Exercise”) which was completed
on 28 March 2007. The Restructuring Exercise is more fully explained in the section headed “History and Development” in the
Prospectus and note 2 to the Financial Information below.
The principal activities of its subsidiaries are set out in note 20 to the Financial Information.
2. THE RESTRUCTURING EXERCISE AND BASIS OF PREPARATION
(a) Restructuring Exercise
In connection with the listing of the Company’s shares on the SGX-ST on 2� November 2007, the Group
underwent a restructuring exercise (the “Restructure Exercise”) on 28 March 2007. Pursuant to the Restructure Exercise
on 28 March 2007, the Company entered into a restructuring agreement with Mr. Wang Shih Zen and Ms. Wang Tao in
respect of their shareholdings in Elastic Glory (collectively, the “Elastic Glory Vendors”), which was the intermediate
holding company of the other subsidiaries comprising the Group, to acquire in aggregate 2,570,694 fully paid-up ordinary
shares of US$� each in the capital of Elastic Glory from the Elastic Glory Vendors comprising the entire issued and
paid-up share capital of Elastic Glory.
In consideration thereof and in exchange therefore, the Company
(i) credited as fully paid at par the one ordinary share that was previously issued nil paid to Mr. Wang Shih
Zen, upon incorporation of the Company as initial subscriber; and
(ii) allotted and issued 2,570,693 new ordinary shares of US$� each, credited as fully paid to the Elastic
Glory Vendors.
Upon completion of the above-mentioned share swaps, the Company became the ultimate holding company of
Elastic Glory on 28 March 2007, and 55% and 45% shareholding interests of the Company were then owned by Mr.
Wang Shih Zen and Ms. Wang Tao respectively.
The Restructuring Exercise is more fully explained in the section headed “History and Development” in the
Prospectus.
(b) Basis of preparation
The Restructuring Exercise involved companies which are under common control since all of the entities which
took part in the Restructuring Exercise were controlled by the same ultimate shareholders before and immediately after
the Restructuring Exercise. Consequently, immediately after the Restructuring Exercise, there was a continuation of the
risks and benefits to the two ultimate shareholders, Mr. Wang Shih Zen and Ms. Wang Tao, that existed prior to the
Restructuring Exercise.
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The Restructuring Exercise had been accounted for using the pooling of interests method, under which the Company
had been treated as the holding company of its subsidiaries during the Relevant Periods or since their respective dates of
incorporation or acquisition whichever was shorter. Accordingly, the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement
of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the
year ended 3� March 2007 included the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries as if
the structure of the Group on 3� March 2007 had been in existence throughout the year ended 3� March 2007, except
for companies newly set up during the year ended 3� March 2007 and companies accounted for using purchase method
of accounting were included in the Financial Information since their respective dates of incorporation or acquisition
whichever was shorter.
3. ADOPTION OF NEW AND REVISED INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
During the Relevant Periods, the Group has adopted all the new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRSs”) that are relevant to its operations and effective for accounting periods beginning on � April 2009. IFRSs comprise
International Financial Reporting Standards; International Accounting Standards (“IAS”); and Interpretations.
The Group has not applied the new IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet effective. The Group has already
commenced an assessment of the impact of these new IFRSs but is not yet in a position to state whether these new IFRSs would
have a material impact on its results of operations and financial position.
4. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Financial Information has been prepared in accordance with IFRSs and the applicable disclosure required by the
Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and by the Hong Kong Companies
Ordinance.
The Financial Information has been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the financial asset at
fair value through profit or loss, the derivative financial instruments and the derivative component of convertible loans which
are carried at their fair values.
The preparation of the Financial Information in conformity with IFRSs requires the use of certain key assumptions
and estimates. It also requires the directors to exercise its judgements in the process of applying the accounting policies. The
areas involving critical judgements and areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the Financial Information, are
disclosed in note 5 to the Financial Information.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the Financial Information are set out below.
(a) Consolidation
The Financial Information includes the financial statements of the Group made up to 3� March. Subsidiaries
are entities over which the Group has control. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an
entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The existence and effect of potential voting rights that are currently
exercisable or convertible are considered when assessing whether the Group has control.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are
deconsolidated from the date the control ceases.
The gain or loss on the disposal of a subsidiary represents the difference between the proceeds of the sale and
the Group’s share of its net assets together with any remaining goodwill relating to the subsidiary and also any related
accumulated foreign currency translation reserve.
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Intragroup transactions, balances and unrealised profits on transactions between Group companies are eliminated.
Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted
by the Group.
Minority interests represent the interests of minority shareholders in the operating results and net assets of
subsidiaries. Minority interests are presented in the consolidated statements of financial position and consolidated
statements of changes in equity within equity. Minority interests are presented in the consolidated income statements and
consolidated statements of comprehensive income as an allocation of profit or loss for the year/period between minority
interests and owners of the Company (“minority interests”). Losses applicable to the minority in excess of the minority
interests in the subsidiary’s equity are allocated against the majority interests except to the extent that the minority has
a binding obligation and is able to make an additional investment to cover the losses. If the subsidiary subsequently
reports profits, such profits are allocated to the majority interests until the minority interests’ share of losses previously
absorbed by majority has been recovered.
In the Company’s statements of financial position the investment in a subsidiary is stated at cost less allowance
for impairment losses. The result of the subsidiary is accounted for by the Company on the basis of dividends received
and receivable.
(b) Business combination (other than Restructuring Exercise) and goodwill
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries by the Group. The
cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred
or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the acquisition. Identifiable assets, liabilities and
contingent liabilities of the subsidiary in an acquisition are measured at their fair values at the acquisition date.
The excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group’s share of the net fair value of the subsidiary’s identifiable
assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Any excess of the Group’s share of the net fair value
of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities over the cost of acquisition is recognised in the consolidated
income statements.
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate
that it might be impaired. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. The method of measuring
impairment losses of goodwill is the same as that of other assets as stated in the accounting policy (ac) below. Impairment
losses of goodwill are recognised in the consolidated income statements and are not subsequently reversed. Goodwill
is allocated to cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the acquisition for the purpose
of impairment testing.
The interests of minority shareholders in the subsidiary is initially measured at the minority’s proportion of the
net fair value of the subsidiary’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities at the acquisition date.
(c) Joint venture
A joint venture is a contractual arrangement whereby the Group and other parties undertake an economic activity
that is subject to joint control. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control over the economic activity
when the strategic financial and operating decisions relating to the activity require the unanimous consent of the parties
sharing control (the “venturers”).
A jointly controlled entity is a joint venture that involves the establishment of a separate entity in which each
venturer has an interest.
Investment in a jointly controlled entity is accounted for in the Financial Information by the equity method
of accounting and is initially recognised at cost. Identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the jointly
controlled entity in an acquisition are measured at their fair values at the acquisition date.
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The Group’s share of the jointly controlled entity’s post-acquisition profits or losses is recognised in the
consolidated income statements, and its share of the post-acquisition movements in reserves is recognised in the
consolidated reserves. The cumulative post-acquisition movements are adjusted against the carrying amount of the
investment. When the Group’s share of losses in the jointly controlled entity equals or exceeds its interest in the jointly
controlled entity, including any other unsecured receivables, the Group does not recognise further losses, unless it has
incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the jointly controlled entity.
Unrealised profits on transactions between the Group and its jointly controlled entity are eliminated to the extent
of the Group’s interest in the jointly controlled entity. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides
evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of the jointly controlled entity have been changed
where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
(d) Foreign currency translation
(i) Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency
of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the “functional currency”). The Financial
Information is presented in United States dollar (“US$”), which is the Company’s functional and presentation
currency.
(ii) Transactions and balances in each entity’s financial statements
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates
prevailing on the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated at the
exchange rates at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from this translation policy are
included in consolidated income statements.
Non-monetary items that are measured at fair values in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange
rates at the dates when the fair values are determined.
When a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recognised in other comprehensive income, any exchange
component of that gain or loss is recognised in other comprehensive income. When a gain or loss on a nonmonetary
item is recognised in profit or loss, any exchange component of that gain or loss is recognised in consolidated
income statements.
(iii) Translation on consolidation
The results and financial position of all the Group entities that have a functional currency different from
the Company’s presentation currency are translated into the Company’s presentation currency as follows:
– Assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing
rate at the date of that statement of financial position;
– Income and expenses for each income statement are translated at average exchange rates (unless
this average is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing
on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates
on the transaction dates); and
– All resulting exchange differences are recognised in the foreign currency translation reserve.
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On consolidation, exchange differences arising from the translation of the net investment in foreign
entities and of borrowings are recognised in the foreign currency translation reserve. When a foreign operation
is sold, such exchange differences are recognised in the consolidated income statements as part of the profit or
loss on disposal.
Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets
and liabilities of the foreign entity and translated at the closing rate.
(e) Property, plant and equipment
All property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate,
only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of
the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are expensed in the consolidated income statements
during the period in which they are incurred.
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated at rates sufficient to write off their cost less their
residual values over the estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. The principal annual rates are as follows:
Plant and machinery �0%
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and motor vehicles 20% – 25%
Leasehold improvements 20% – 25%
The residual values, useful lives and depreciation method are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at the end
of each reporting period.
For acquisition and disposal during the Relevant Periods, depreciation is provided from the month of acquisition
to the month before disposal. Fully depreciated property, plant and equipment are retained in the book of accounts until
they are no longer in use.
The gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment is the difference between the net sales proceeds
and the carrying amount of the relevant asset, and is recognised in the consolidated income statements.
(f) Leases
(i) Operating leases
Leases in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor
are classified as operating leases. Lease payments (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are expensed
on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(ii) Finance leases
Leases that substantially transfer to the Group all the risks and rewards of ownership of assets are
accounted for as finance leases. At the commencement of the lease term, a finance lease is capitalised at the
lower of the fair value of the leased asset and the present value of the minimum lease payments, each determined
at the inception of the lease.
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The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the statements of financial position as finance
lease payable. Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction of the outstanding
liability. The finance charge is allocated to each reporting period during the lease term so as to produce a constant
periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Assets under finance leases are depreciated the same as owned assets.
(g) Research and development expenditure
Expenditure on research activities is recognised as an expense in the period in which it is incurred.
(h) Computer software sublicense, license and CDMA software solutions
Computer software sublicense, license and CDMA software solutions are measured initially at purchase costs
and are amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of three years less impairment losses.
(i) Jointly controlled entity and disposal group classified as held for sale
Jointly controlled entity and disposal group are classified as held for sale if their carrying amounts will be recovered
principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when
the sale is highly probable and the jointly controlled entity and disposal group is available for immediate sale in their
present conditions. The Group must be committed to the sale, which should be expected to qualify for recognition as a
completed sale within one year from the date of classification.
Jointly controlled entity and disposal group classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of the interest
in jointly controlled entity’s and disposal group’s previous carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.
(j) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out
basis. Cost comprises all costs of purchase, cost of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to
their present location and condition. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business
less the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
(k) Recognition and derecognition of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the statements of financial position when the Group
becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.
Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to receive cash flows from the assets expire; the
Group transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the assets; or the Group neither transfers nor
retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the assets but has not retained control on the assets. On
derecognition of a financial asset, the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the sum of the consideration
received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognised directly in equity is recognised in the
income statement.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the obligation specified in the relevant contract is discharged, cancelled
or expired. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognised and the consideration paid
is recognised in the consolidated income statements.
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(l) Investments
Investments are recognised and derecognised on a trade date basis where the purchase or sale of an investment is
under a contract whose terms require delivery of the investment within the timeframe established by the market concerned,
and are initially measured at fair value, plus directly attributable transaction costs except in the case of financial assets
at fair value through profit or loss.
Investments are classified as either financial assets at fair value through profit or loss or available-for-sale financial
assets.
(i) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are either investments held for trading or designated
as at fair value through profit or loss upon initial recognition. These investments are subsequently measured at
fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of these investments are recognised in the income
statement.
(ii) Available-for-sale financial assets
Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets not classified as trade and other
receivables, held-to-maturity investments or financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. Available-for
sale financial assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value
of these investments are recognised directly in equity, until the investments are disposed of or are determined
to be impaired, at which time the cumulative gains or losses previously recognised in equity are recognised in
the income statement.
Impairment losses recognised in the income statement for equity investments classified as available-for
sale financial assets are not subsequently reversed through the income statement.
For available-for-sale equity investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and
whose fair value cannot be reliably measured, they are measured at cost less any identified impairment losses at
the end of each reporting period subsequent to initial recognition. An impairment loss is recognised in income
statement where there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired. The amount of the impairment loss is
measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the present value of the estimated future
cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such impairment losses
will not reverse in subsequent periods.
(m) Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not
quoted in an active market and are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using
the effective interest method, less allowance for impairment. An allowance for impairment of trade and other receivables
is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the
original terms of receivables. The amount of the allowance is the difference between the receivables’ carrying amount and
the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the effective interest rate computed at initial recognition.
The amount of the allowance is recognised in the consolidated income statements.
Impairment losses are reversed in subsequent periods and recognised in the consolidated income statements when
an increase in the receivables’ recoverable amount can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment
was recognised, subject to the restriction that the carrying amount of the receivables at the date the impairment is reversed
shall not exceed what the amortised cost would have been had the impairment not been recognised.
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(n) Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents represent cash at bank
and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other financial institutions, and short-term highly liquid investments which
are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
(o) Financial liabilities and equity instruments
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements
entered into and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument under IFRSs. An equity instrument is any
contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Group after deducting all of its liabilities. The accounting
policies adopted for specific financial liabilities and equity instruments are set out in note 4(p) to 4(t) below.
(p) Borrowings
Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred, and subsequently measured
at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement
of the liability for at least �2 months after the end of each reporting period.
(q) Financial guarantees
The Company has issued several guarantees to several banks for banking facilities granted to its subsidiaries.
These guarantees are financial guarantees as they require the Company to reimburse the banks if the subsidiaries fail to
make principal or interest payments when due in accordance with the terms of their facilities.
Financial guarantees are initially recognised at their fair values plus transaction costs in the Company’s statement
of financial position.
Financial guarantees are subsequently amortised to the income statement over the period of the subsidiaries’
borrowings, unless it is probable that the Company will reimburse a bank for an amount higher than the unamortised
amount. In this case, the financial guarantees shall be carried at the expected amount payable to the bank in the Company’s
statement of financial position.
(r) Convertible loans
Convertible loans which entitle the holder to convert the loans into equity instruments, other than into a fixed
number of equity instruments at a fixed conversion price, are regarded as combined instruments consist of a liability and
a derivative component. At the date of issue, the fair value of the derivative component is determined using an option
pricing model; and this amount is carried as a derivative liability until extinguished on conversion or redemption. The
remainder of the proceeds is allocated to the liability component and is carried as a liability at amortised cost using the
effective interest method until extinguished on conversion or redemption. The derivative component is measured at fair
value with gains and losses recognised in the income statement.
Transaction costs are apportioned between the liability and derivative components of the convertible loans based
on the allocation of proceeds to the liability and derivative components on initial recognition.
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(s) Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are stated initially at their fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost
using the effective interest method unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial, in which case they are stated
at cost.
(t) Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.
(u) Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the contract date and are subsequently measured at fair
value.
Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in the income statement as they arise.
The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts is determined using forward exchange market rates at the
end of the reporting period.
(v) Dividends
Final dividend proposed by the directors are not accounted for in owners’ equity as an appropriation of retained
profits, until they have been approved by the owners in a general meeting. When these dividends have been approved
by the owners and declared, they are recognised as a liability.
Interim dividends are simultaneously proposed and declared, because of the Bye-laws of the Company grant the
directors the authority to declare interim dividends. Consequently, interim dividends are recognised directly as a liability
when they are proposed and declared.
(w) Revenue recognition
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and is recognised when it is
probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.
Revenue from the distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components and assembly
of mobile handset and surface mounting technology of printed circuit board are recognised on the transfer of significant
risks and rewards of ownership, which generally coincides with the time when the goods are delivered and the title has
passed to the customers.
Revenue from provision of design and production solution service for mobile handset is recognised on the
following basis:
(i) the customer has accepted the solution packages together with significant risks and rewards of ownership
in relation to provision of certain mobile handset solutions other than stated in (ii) below; or
(ii) by reference to the stage of completion, as measured by reference to services performed to date as a
percentage of total services to be performed in relation to design and prescribed services as agreed with
customers to be rendered in different phases.
Interest income is recognised on a time-proportion basis using the effective interest method.
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(x) Employee benefits
(i) Employee leave entitlements
Employee entitlements to annual leave and long service leave are recognised when they accrue to
employees. A provision is made for the estimated liability for annual leave and long service leave as a result of
services rendered by employees up to the end of each reporting period.
Employee entitlements to sick leave and maternity leave are not recognised until the time of leave.
(ii) Pension obligations
The Group contributes to defined contribution retirement schemes which are available to all employees.
Contributions to the schemes by the Group and employees are calculated as a percentage of employees’ basic
salaries. The retirement benefit scheme cost charged to the income statement represents contributions payable
by the Group to the funds.
(iii) Key management personnel
Key management personnel are those persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing
and controlling the activities of the Group, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or
otherwise) of that entity.
(y) Share-based payments
The Group issued equity-settled share-based payments to a consulting firm. Equity-settled share-based payments
were measured at fair value (excluding the effect of non market-based vesting conditions) of the equity instruments at
the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments was expensed
on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Group’s estimate of shares that would eventually vest and
adjusted for the effect of non market-based vesting conditions.
(z) Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which
are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are capitalised
as part of the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale.
Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying
assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation.
To the extent that funds are borrowed generally and used for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset, the
amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation is determined by applying a capitalisation rate to the expenditures
on that asset. The capitalisation rate is the weighted average of the borrowing costs applicable to the borrowings of the
Group that are outstanding during the period, other than borrowings made specifically for the purpose of obtaining a
qualifying asset.
All other borrowing costs are recognised in income statement in the period in which they are incurred.
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(aa) Taxation
Income tax represents the sum of the current tax and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year/period. Taxable profit differs from profit as
reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other
years and it further excludes items that are not taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated
using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of each reporting period.
Deferred tax is recognised on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial
statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance
sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred
tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible
temporary differences, unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised
if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of
other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries
and interests in joint ventures, except where the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it
is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the
extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be
recovered.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the
asset is realised, based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of each reporting period.
Deferred tax is recognised in the income statement, except when it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive
or directly in equity, in which case the deferred tax is also recognised in other comprehensive imcome or directly in
equity.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets
against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Group
intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
(ab) Related parties
A party is related to the Group if:
(i) directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, the party controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, the Group; has an interest in the Group that gives it significant influence over the
Group; or has joint control over the Group;
(ii) the party is an associate;
(iii) the party is a joint venture;
(iv) the party is a member of the key management personnel of the Company or its parent;
(v) the party is a close member of the family of any individual referred to in (i) or (iv);
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(vi) the party is an entity that is controlled, jointly controlled or significantly influenced by or for which
significant voting power in such entity resides with, directly or indirectly, any individual referred to in
(iv) or (v); or
(vii) the party is a post-employment benefit plan for the benefit of employees of the Group, or of any entity
that is a related party of the Group.
(ac) Impairment of assets
At the end of each reporting period, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets
except goodwill, available-for-sale financial asset, financial asset at fair value through profit or loss, derivative financial
instruments, inventories, receivables and assets of disposal group and jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale
to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication
exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of any impairment loss. Where
it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount
of the cash-generating unit (“CGU”) to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the
estimated future cash flows is discounted to its present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.
If the recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying
amount of the asset or CGU is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in the
income statement, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated
as a revaluation decrease.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset or CGU is increased to the
revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying
amount that would have been determined (net of amortisation or depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognised
for the asset or CGU in prior years/periods. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the income
statement, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is
treated as a revaluation increase.
(ad) Provisions and contingent liabilities
Provisions are recognised for liabilities of uncertain timing or amount when the Group has a present legal or
constructive obligation arising as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be
required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made. Where the time value of money is material, provisions
are stated at the present value of the expenditures expected to settle the obligation.
Where it is not probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required, or the amount cannot be estimated
reliably, the obligation is disclosed as a contingent liability, unless the probability of outflow is remote. Possible
obligations, whose existence will only be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more future events
are also disclosed as contingent liabilities unless the probability of outflow is remote.
(ae) Events after the reporting period
Events after the reporting period that provide additional information about the Group’s position at the end of
each reporting period or those that indicate the going concern assumption is not appropriate are adjusting events and are
reflected in the Financial Information. Events after the reporting period that are not adjusting events are disclosed in the
notes to the Financial Information when material.
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5. CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS AND KEY ESTIMATES
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of each
reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities within the next reporting period, are discussed below.
(a) Property, plant and equipment and depreciation
The Group’s management determines the estimated useful lives and related depreciation charges for the Group’s
property, plant and equipment. This estimate is based on the historical experience of the actual useful lives of property,
plant and equipment of similar nature and functions. The Group will revise the depreciation charge where useful lives
are different to those previously estimated, or it will write-off or write-down technically obsolete or non-strategic assets
that have been abandoned or sold.
(b) Impairment of property, plant and equipment
The Group assesses annually whether property, plant and equipment have any indication of impairment in
accordance with the accounting policy. The recoverable amounts of property, plant and equipment have been determined
based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations require the use of judgement and estimates.
(c) Intangible assets and amortisation
The Group determines the estimated useful lives and related amortisation for the Group’s intangible assets. The
useful lives of intangible assets are assessed to be either finite or indefinite, based on the expected usage and technical
obsolescence from the changes in the market demands or services output from the assets. Intangible assets with finite useful
lives are amortised over the expected useful economic lives and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication
that the intangible assets may be impaired. The amortisation period and the amortisation method for the intangible assets
with a finite useful lives are reviewed by the management at least at the end of each reporting period.
(d) Impairment of goodwill
The Group determines whether goodwill is impaired at least on an annual basis. This requires an estimation of
the value in use of the CGU to which the goodwill is allocated. Estimating the value in use of the CGU requires the
Group to make an estimate of the expected future cash flows from the CGU and also to choose a suitable discount rate
in order to calculate the present value of those cash flows. The carrying amount of goodwill at 3� March 2007, 2008 and
2009 and 30 September 2009 was US$�,04�,434, US$�,�87,434, US$�,480,086 and US$�,480,086 respectively. Details
are set out in note �9 to the Financial Information.
(e) Impairment of available-for-sale financial asset
The Group determines whether the unlisted equity investment is impaired at least on an annual basis and based
on the financial information available from the unlisted equity investment. Details are set out in note 23 to the Financial
Information.
(f) Impairment of investment in a subsidiary
Determining whether investment in a subsidiary is impaired requires an estimation of the value-in-use of that
investment. The value-in-use calculation requires the Company to estimate the future cash flows expected from the
CGUs and an appropriate discount rate in order to calculate the present value of the future cash flows. Management has
evaluated the recoverability of the investment based on such estimates.
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(g) Impairment of trade and other receivables
The Group makes impairment of trade and other receivables based on assessments of the recoverability of the
trade and other receivables, including the current creditworthiness and/or the past collection history of each debtor.
Impairment arises where events or changes in circumstances indicate that the balances may not be collectible. The
identification of bad and doubtful debts requires the use of judgement and estimates. Where the actual result is different
from the original estimate, such difference will have impact on the carrying value of the trade and other receivables and
doubtful debt expenses in the reporting period in which such estimate has been changed.
(h) Allowance for obsolete inventories
The Group makes allowance for obsolete inventories based on an assessment of the utilisation of the inventories.
Allowance is applied to inventories where events or changes in circumstances indicate that the inventories may not be
utilised. The identification of obsolete inventories requires the use of judgement and estimates. Where the expectation is
different from the original estimate, such difference will have impact on the carrying value of inventories and allowance
for obsolete inventories in the reporting period in which such estimate has been changed.
(i) Income taxes
The Group is subject to income taxes in several jurisdictions. Significant estimates are required in determining
the provision for income taxes. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination
is uncertain during the ordinary course of business. Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the
amounts that were initially recorded, such difference will impact the income tax and deferred tax provisions in the
reporting period in which such determination is made.
(j) Presentation of convertible loans and fair value of derivative component of convertible loans
Convertible loans of the Group are allocated to the derivative component and the liability component of the
convertible according to IAS 39. This requires an initial recognition of the derivative component at fair value and the
liability component as the balancing amount.
The derivative component initially recognised and subsequently measured at fair value is determined by an option
pricing model. The amount of liability component initially recognised is determined with reference to the net proceeds
from the issuance of the convertible loans and the fair value of derivative component at initial recognition. The liability
component is subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method until it is extinguished
on conversion or redemption.
The fair value of the derivative component and the carrying amount of the liability component of convertible
loans at 3� March 2007 was US$�05,�52 and US$3,653,568, respectively (note 35) and all of the convertible loans were
converted into shares during the year ended 3� March 2008. The fair value loss of the derivative component of convertible
loans for the years ended 3� March 2007 and 2008 amounted to US$78,�43 and US$234,063 respectively.
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6. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: foreign currency risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and interest
rate risk. The Group’s overall risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to
minimise potential adverse effects on the Group’s financial performance.
(a) Foreign currency risk
The Group has minimal exposure to foreign currency risk as most of its business transactions, assets and liabilities
are principally denominated in the functional currencies of respective subsidiaries. The Group currently does not have
a foreign currency hedging policy in respect of foreign currency transactions, assets and liabilities. The Group will
monitor its foreign currency exposure closely and will consider hedging significant foreign currency exposure should
the need arise.
(b) Credit risk
The carrying amount of the bank and cash balances, trade and other receivables, due from a jointly controlled
entity/jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale and derivative financial instruments included in the consolidated
statements of financial position represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk in relation to the Group’s
financial assets.
The Group has certain exposure to credit risk. It has policies in place to ensure that sales are made to customers
with an appropriate credit history. The credit risk on amount due from a jointly controlled entity/jointly controlled entity
classified as held for sale is closely monitored by the directors.
The credit risk on bank balances and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are
banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.
(c) Liquidity risk
The Group’s policy is to regularly monitor current and expected liquidity requirements to ensure that it maintains
sufficient reserves of cash to meet its liquidity requirements in the short and longer term.
The maturity analysis of the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted cash flows is as
follows:
Less than Between Between 1 year 1 and 2 years 2 and 5 years US$ US$ US$
At 30 September 2009Bank loans 2,920,�95 759,8�0 �,255,034
Other loans 435,733 – –
Trust receipt loans 8,769,�74 – –
Finance lease payables �,292,26� �,080,277 220,365
Trade and bills payables 6,977,308 – –
Accruals and other payables 2,202,2�9 – –
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Less than Between Between 1 year 1 and 2 years 2 and 5 years US$ US$ US$
At 31 March 2009Bank loans 4,692,506 – –
Trust receipt loans 8,2�9,608 – –
Finance lease payables �,292,26� �,292,26� 654,497
Trade and bills payables 3,305,326 – –
Accruals and other payables 2,678,755 – –
At 31 March 2008Bank loans �,3�5,22� – –
Trust receipt loans �,783,829 – –
Finance lease payables �,3�3,4�2 �,3�3,4�2 �,9�5,�77
Trade and bills payables 9,662,�35 – –
Accruals and other payables �,495,409 – –
Derivative financial instruments �36,460 – –
At 31 March 2007Bank loans �,503,022 – –
Trust receipt loans 7�5,000 – –
Convertible loans – 4,�74,728 –
Trade and bills payables 475,�94 – –
Accruals and other payables 326,650 – –
Due to directors 8�,232 – –
Due to a related party 8,446 – –
(d) Interest rate risk
The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk mainly arises from its bank balances, finance lease payables, trust
receipt loans, bank loans and convertible bonds. As at 3� March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009, bank
balances of US$5,966,487, US$�2,673,623, US$9,640,980 and US$8,70�,�48 respectively; finance lease payables of
Nil, US$4,000,498, US$2,9�2,66� and US$2,347,009 respectively; trust receipt loans of US$7�5,000, US$�,775,829,
US$4,393,022 and US$8,730,�38 respectively; and bank loans of Nil, US$�,269,396, US$4,638,2�8 and US$4,680,960
respectively bear interest at variable rates varied with the then prevailing market condition. The remaining balances at
3� March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009, together with convertible loans at 3� March 2007 bear interests
at fixed interest rates and therefore are subject to fair value interest rate risk.
The Group does not have significant exposure to interest rate risk.
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(e) Categories of financial instruments at the end of each reporting period
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Financial assets:Financial assets at fair value
through profit or loss – 9�,460 285,83� 774,673
Loans and receivables
(including cash and
cash equivalents) ��,584,329 48,883,896 53,6�9,0�5 50,507,863
Available-for-sale financial asset – 2,�20,823 2,�78,663 2,�78,663
Financial liabilities:Financial liabilities at fair value
through profit or loss �05,�52 �36,460 – –
Financial liabilities at
amortised cost 6,5�0,903 �3,323,994 �8,254,�63 2�,889,596
(f) Fair values
Except as disclosed in note 23 to the Financial Information, the carrying amounts of the Group’s financial assets
and financial liabilities as reflected in the consolidated statements of financial position approximate their respective fair
values.
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss includes financial asset at fair value through
profit or loss, derivative financial instruments and the derivative component of convertible loans. The fair value of the
financial asset at fair value through profit or loss is measured by using the fair value quoted by the bank; the fair value
of derivative financial instruments and the derivative component of convertible loans are measured by using valuation
techniques based on market inputs that are observable for the assets and liabilities, either directly (i.e. as prices) or
indirectly (i.e. derived from prices), other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
The total gains or losses recognised in profit or loss including those for assets held at the end of each reporting
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7. REVENUE
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Distribution and marketing of mobile
handset and mobile handset
components 37,025,775 97,88�,544 75,897,585 55,873,7�4 37,372,727
Provision of design and production
solution services for mobile handset 9,235,556 �2,�09,�8� 7,289,224 4,04�,752 �,886,536
Assembly of mobile handset and
surface mounting technology of
printed circuit board – 9,603,39� 20,437,043 �2,933,464 �5,520,980
46,26�,33� ��9,594,��6 �03,623,852 72,848,930 54,780,243
8. OTHER INCOME
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Interest income 2�,904 �06,�34 �78,480 96,448 �68,672
Foreign exchange gains – 428,796 207,377 374,095 –
Fair value gains on derivative
financial instruments, net – – 870,933 �09,5�7 75,967
Sundry income �6,674 4�,533 – – –
38,578 576,463 �,256,790 580,060 244,639
9. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Group has three reportable segments as follows:
Distribution and Marketing – distribution and marketing of mobile handset and mobile handset components
Solution – provision of design and production solution services for mobile handset
Assembly – assembly of mobile handset and surface mounting technology of printed circuit
board
The Group’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services.
The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in note 4 to the Financial
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Segment profits and losses do not include the following items:
– Interest income and other income
– Corporate administrative expenses
– Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity
– Finance costs
– Income tax expense
Segment assets do not include the following items:
– Property, plant and equipment for general administrative use
– Interest in a jointly controlled entity/jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale
– Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss
– Available-for-sale financial asset
– Prepayments, deposits and other receivables for general administrative use
– Derivative financial instruments
– Assets of disposal group classified as held for sale
– Due from related parties/a jointly controlled entity
– Current tax refundable
– Restricted bank balances
– Bank and cash balances
Segment liabilities do not include the following items:
– Accruals and other payables for general administrative use
– Bank loans
– Other loans
– Trust receipt loans
– Derivative financial instruments
– Convertible loans and its derivative component
– Finance lease payables
– Current tax liabilities
– Due to directors/a related party
– Liabilities directly associated with disposal group classified as held for sale
Segment non-current assets do not include the following items:
– Property, plant and equipment for general administrative use
– Interest in a jointly controlled entity
– Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss
– Available-for-sale financial asset
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Information about reportable segment profit or loss, assets and liabilities:
Distribution and Marketing Solution Assembly Consolidated US$ US$ US$ US$
Six months ended 30 September 2009
Revenue from external customers 37,372,727 �,886,536 �5,520,980 54,780,243
Segment profits �,386,257 �,452,54� �,98�,035 4,8�9,833
Interest income �68,672Other income (excluding interest income) 75,967Corporate administrative expenses (2,53�,7�� )Finance costs (�83,899 )Income tax expense (347,500 )
Profit for the period 2,00�,362
Depreciation and amortisation 4�6,666 46,296 464,653 927,6�5
As at 30 September 2009
Segment assets 29,027,463 2,�53,677 �4,527,096 45,708,236
Property, plant and equipment for general administrative use 485,7�8Jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale 3,005,224Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss 642,673Available-for-sale financial asset 2,�78,663Prepayments, deposits and other receivables for general administrative use 582,377Derivative financial instruments �32,000Restricted bank balances 3,330,352Bank and cash balances 25,960,�25
Total assets 82,025,368
Additions to non-current assets – 2,440 2,6��,093 2,6�3,533
Segment liabilities 2,959,066 – 4,205,460 7,�64,526
Accruals and other payables for general administrative use 2,0�5,00�Bank loans 4,680,960Other loans 435,733Trust receipt loans 8,730,�38Finance lease payables 2,465,224Current tax liabilities 53�,000
Total liabilities 26,022,582
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Distribution and Marketing Solution Assembly Consolidated US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Six months ended 30 September 2008
Revenue from external customers 55,873,7�4 4,04�,752 �2,933,464 72,848,930
Segment profits �,776,985 3,�80,�33 767,458 5,724,576
Interest income 96,448Other income (excluding interest income) 483,6�2Corporate administrative expenses (2,326,479 )Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity 446,�46Finance costs (2��,��8 )Income tax expense (308,008 )
Profit for the period 3,905,�77
Depreciation and amortisation – 337,039 32�,02� 658,060
As at 30 September 2008
Segment assets 39,905,864 3,968,023 9,738,669 53,6�2,556
Property, plant and equipment for general administrative use 309,652Interest in a jointly controlled entity 3,0�6,484Available-for-sale financial asset 2,�78,663Prepayments, deposits and other receivables for general administrative use 2,�88,980Derivative financial instruments 9�,460Due from a jointly controlled entity 666,7�0Current tax refundable 25,652Restricted bank balances ��,690,089Bank and cash balances �4,004,900
Total assets 87,785,�46
Additions to non-current assets – �9,754 7�,�88 90,942
Segment liabilities 7,086,�38 42,725 �,572,207 8,70�,070
Accruals and other payables for general administrative use 2,335,820Bank loans ��,386,9�0Trust receipt loans 6,064,240Derivative financial instruments �86,460Finance lease payables 3,6�7,929Current tax liabilities �,523,600
Total liabilities 33,8�6,029
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Distribution and Marketing Solution Assembly Consolidated US$ US$ US$ US$
Year ended 31 March 2009
Revenue from external customers 75,897,585 7,289,224 20,437,043 �03,623,852
Segment profits �,497,708 4,652,768 909,426 7,059,902
Interest income �78,480Other income (excluding interest income) �,078,3�0Corporate administrative expenses (3,703,753 )Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity 434,886Finance costs (543,70� )Income tax expense (593,608 )
Profit for the year 3,9�0,5�6
Depreciation and amortisation – 524,580 9�5,030 �,439,6�0
Impairment of trade receivables – �39,434 705,233 844,667
Impairment of assets of disposal group classified as held for sale – – – 447,397
As at 31 March 2009
Segment assets �9,97�,60� 4,055,7�� �0,69�,204 34,7�8,5�6
Property, plant and equipment for general administrative use 58�,422Jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale 3,005,224Available-for-sale financial asset 2,�78,663Prepayments, deposits and other receivables for general administrative use 4�2,05�Derivative financial instruments 285,83�Assets of disposal group classified as held for sale �,726,32�Restricted bank balances 6,299,692Bank and cash balances 28,�86,543
Total assets 77,394,263
Additions to non-current assets – 2�,948 79,098 �0�,046
Segment liabilities �,769,678 42,725 2,039,3�9 3,85�,722
Accruals and other payables for general administrative use 2,�32,359Bank loans 4,638,2�8Trust receipt loans 8,�72,422Finance lease payables 3,047,764Current tax liabilities 346,�20Liabilities directly associated with disposal group classified as held for sale �,268,600
Total liabilities 23,457,205
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Distribution and Marketing Solution Assembly Consolidated US$ US$ US$ US$
Year ended 31 March 2008
Revenue from external customers 97,88�,544 �2,�09,�8� 9,603,39� ��9,594,��6
Segment profits 4,490,099 9,969,564 �,097,032 �5,556,695
Interest income �06,�34Other income (excluding interest income) 470,329Corporate administrative expenses (5,�56,84� )Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity 743,595Finance costs (792,�27 )Income tax expense (8�0,000 )
Profit for the year �0,��7,785
Depreciation and amortisation – 6�6,967 376,677 993,644
Impairment of prepayments deposits and other receivables – �4�,387 – �4�,387
Share-based payments – – – 370,696
As at 31 March 2008
Segment assets 25,070,042 3,�67,404 �2,949,468 4�,�86,9�4
Property, plant and equipment for general administrative use 33�,936Interest in a jointly controlled entity 2,505,338Available-for-sale financial asset 2,�20,823Prepayments, deposits and other receivables for general administrative use 930,599Derivative financial instruments 9�,460Due from a jointly controlled entity 706,94�Current tax refundable 25,652Restricted bank balances 3,0�0,995Bank and cash balances 20,4��,008
Total assets 7�,32�,666
Additions to non-current assets – 704,533 8,058,682 8,763,2�5
Segment liabilities 6,829,384 4�,59� 2,79�,�60 9,662,�35
Accruals and other payables for general administrative use �,495,409Bank loans �,269,396Trust receipt loans �,775,829Derivative financial instruments �36,460Finance lease payables 4,000,498Current tax liabilities �,373,600
Total liabilities �9,7�3,327
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Distribution and Marketing Solution Assembly Consolidated US$ US$ US$ US$
Year ended 31 March 2007
Revenue from external customers 37,025,775 9,235,556 – 46,26�,33�
Segment profits 2,526,555 7,602,067 – �0,�28,622
Interest income 2�,904Other income (excluding interest income) �6,674Corporate administrative expenses (�,704,043 )Share of profit of a jointly controlled entity 999,800Finance costs (�39,236 )Income tax expense (446,076 )
Profit for the year 8,877,645
Depreciation and amortisation – 292,825 – 292,825
As at 31 March 2007
Segment assets 6,�78,562 2,83�,569 – 9,0�0,�3�
Property, plant and equipment for general administrative use 224,277Interest in a jointly controlled entity 2,048,�08Prepayments, deposits and other receivables for general administrative use �,528,539Due from related parties 656,440Current tax refundable 25,652Restricted bank balances 7�5,000Bank and cash balances 5,906,�2�
Total assets 20,��4,268
Additions to non-current assets – �,594,�94 – �,594,�94
Segment liabilities 523,943 – – 523,943
Accruals and other payables for general administrative use 277,90�Bank loans �,463,5�4Trust receipt loans 7�5,000Derivative component of convertible loans �05,�52Convertible loans 3,653,568Current tax liabilities 563,600Due to directors 8�,232Due to a related party 8,446
Total liabilities 7,392,356
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Geographical information:
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
RevenueThe PRC except Hong Kong 43,874,807 �06,763,743 88,399,329 6�,720,455 43,79�,302
Hong Kong 2,386,524 �2,830,373 �5,224,523 ��,�28,475 �0,988,94�
Consolidated total 46,26�,33� ��9,594,��6 �03,623,852 72,848,930 54,780,243
At 31 March At 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Non-current assetsThe PRC except Hong Kong 4,585,353 �5,275,38� ��,444,82� �5,594,594 �0,967,989
Hong Kong 3,553 8,207 �43,042 �72,899 2,852,763
Consolidated total 4,588,906 �5,283,588 ��,587,863 �5,767,493 �3,820,752
In presenting the geographical information, revenue is based on the locations of the customers.
Revenue from major customers:
For the year ended 3� March 2007, revenue from three major customers contributed to the Group’s revenue of
approximately US$��,902,930, US$7,35�,997 and US$4,8�9,590 respectively were included in both Distribution and
Marketing Segment and Solution Segment.
For the year ended 3� March 2008, revenue from three major customers contributed to the Group’s revenue of
approximately US$22,503,00�, US$�6,753,82� and US$�3,�48,627 respectively were included in both Distribution and
Marketing Segment and Solution Segment; revenue from another major customer contributed to the Group’s revenue of
approximately US$22,577,563 was included in all three presented operating segments.
For the year ended 3� March 2009, revenue from a major customer contributed to the Group’s revenue of
approximately US$�3,327,238 was included in both Distribution and Marketing Segment and Assembly Segment; revenue
from another major customer contributed to the Group’s revenue of approximately US$�5,860,�78 was included in both
Distribution and Marketing Segment and Solution Segment.
For the six months ended 30 September 2008, revenue from a major customer contributed to the Group’s revenue
of approximately US$��,�28,475 was included in both Distribution and Marketing Segment and Assembly Segment;
revenue from another major customer contributed to the Group’s revenue of approximately US$�4,028,556 was included
in both Distribution and Marketing Segment and Solution Segment.
For the six months ended 30 September 2009, revenue from two major customers contributed to the Group’s
revenue of approximately US$7,566,�26 and US$6,773,666 respectively were included in both Distribution and Marketing
Segment and Assembly Segment; revenue from another major customer contributed to the Group’s revenue of approximately
US$7,�62,�48 was included in Distribution and Marketing Segment.
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10. FINANCE COSTS
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Interest on bank loans and
bank overdraft 56,485 158,075 341,672 122,831 125,940
Finance lease charges – 177,110 174,920 88,287 56,638
Interest on convertible loans 82,751 420,426 – – –
Others – 36,516 27,109 – 1,321
139,236 792,127 543,701 211,118 183,899
11. SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION)
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
(unaudited)
Wages and salaries 1,640,191 2,374,273 3,058,945 1,754,674 1,590,888
Pension costs of defined
contribution plans (a) 199,252 180,986 229,805 81,275 73,522
1,839,443 2,555,259 3,288,750 1,835,949 1,664,410
Note:
(a) The Group operates a mandatory provident fund scheme (the “MPF Scheme”) under the Hong Kong Mandatory
Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance for all qualifying employees in Hong Kong. The Group’s contributions to the
MPF Scheme are calculated at 5% of the salaries and wages subject to a monthly maximum amount of HK$1,000
per employee and vest fully with employees when contributed into the MPF Scheme.
The employees of the Group’s subsidiaries established in the PRC are members of a central pension scheme
operated by the local municipal government. These subsidiaries are required to contribute certain percentage of
the employees’ basic salaries and wages to the central pension scheme to fund the retirement benefits. The local
municipal governments undertake to assume the retirement benefits obligations of all existing and future retired
employees of these subsidiaries. The only obligation of these subsidiaries with respect to the central pension
scheme is to meet the required contributions under the scheme.
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(b) Directors’ and employees’ emoluments
The emoluments of each director were as follows:
For the six months ended 30 September 2009
Retirement benefits Salaries and scheme Name of directors Fees allowances contributions Total US$ US$ US$ US$
Wang Shih Zen – 15,424 772 16,196
Wang Tao – 6,655 1,255 7,910
Lu Shangmin (note(i)) – 35,367 867 36,234
Chan Kam Loon 16,413 – – 16,413
Guo Yanjun 13,678 – – 13,678
David Lim Teck Leong (note(iii)) 13,678 – – 13,678
43,769 57,446 2,894 104,109
For the six months ended 30 September 2008 (unaudited)
Retirement benefits Salaries and scheme Name of directors Fees allowances contributions Total US$ US$ US$ US$
Wang Shih Zen – 15,424 772 16,196
Wang Tao – 5,181 1,426 6,607
Guo Yanjun 12,864 – – 12,864
Chan Kam Loon 15,437 – – 15,437
Lim Quee Teck (note(ii)) 12,864 – – 12,864
41,165 20,605 2,198 63,968
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Retirement benefits Salaries and scheme Name of directors Fees allowances contributions Total US$ US$ US$ US$
Wang Shih Zen (note(v)) 1,000 30,328 1,542 32,870
Wang Tao 1,000 9,937 2,853 13,790
Lu Shangmin (note(i)) – 3,607 128 3,735
Chan Kam Loon 32,135 – – 32,135
Guo Yanjun 26,422 – – 26,422
Lim Quee Teck(note(ii)) 6,923 – – 6,923
David Lim Teck Leong (note(iii)) 10,792 – – 10,792
78,272 43,872 4,523 126,667
For the year ended 31 March 2008
Retirement benefits Salaries and scheme Name of directors Fees allowances contributions Total US$ US$ US$ US$
Wang Shih Zen – 23,656 1,028 24,684
Wang Tao – 14,617 2,669 17,286
Chan Kam Loon 11,277 – – 11,277
Guo Yanjun 11,277 – – 11,277
Lim Quee Teck (note(ii)) 11,277 – – 11,277
33,831 38,273 3,697 75,801
For the year ended 31 March 2007
Retirement benefits Salaries and scheme Name of directors Fees allowances contributions Total US$ US$ US$ US$
Wang Shih Zen 15,424 – 771 16,195
Wang Tao(note(iv)) – 10,181 795 10,976
Chan Kam Loon – – – –
Guo Yanjun – – – –
Lim Quee Teck(note(ii)) – – – –
15,424 10,181 1,566 27,171
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(i) Appointed on 3 March 2009
(ii) Resigned on 12 September 2008
(iii) Appointed on 28 October 2008
(iv) Ms. Wang Tao was appointed on 19 June 2007 but she has been acting as a director of Elastic Glory
Investment Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, since September 2002. Although Ms. Wang Tao did not
act as director of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2007, her duties were in substance to represent
directors’ duties of the Group and the emoluments paid to Ms. Wang Tao for the year ended 31 March
2007 was included to illustrate the actual amount of directors’ emoluments.
(v) Salaries and allowances of US$46,272 (equivalent to HK$360,000) payable to Mr. Wang Shih Zen was
waived without any compensation during the year ended 31 March 2009.
The five highest paid individuals in the Group during the year ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the
six months ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 included nil, nil, nil, nil and 2 directors respectively whose emoluments
are reflected in the analysis presented above. The emoluments of the remaining 5, 5, 5, 5 and 3 individuals are set out
below respectively:
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
Basic salaries and allowances 207,561 303,312 373,842 179,480 137,936
Discretionary bonuses 9,897 64,267 12,853 – –
Retirement benefit
scheme contributions 6,553 6,163 7,410 3,962 2,185
224,011 373,742 394,105 183,442 140,121
The emoluments fell within the following bands:
Number of individuals For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September
2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited)
Below HK$1,000,000
(equivalent to below
US$128,535) 5 4 4 5 3
HK$1,000,001 to
HK$1,500,000 (equivalent to
US$128,536 to US$192,802) – 1 1 – –
During the Relevant Periods, no emoluments were paid by the Group to any of the directors or the highest paid
individuals as an inducement to join or upon joining the Group as compensation for loss of office.
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12. INCOME TAX EXPENSE
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
Current tax – Hong Kong
Profit Tax
Provision for the year/period 446,076 760,000 170,000 200,000 250,000
Current tax – PRC Enterprise
Income Tax
Provision for the year/period – 50,000 423,608 108,008 97,500
446,076 810,000 593,608 308,008 347,500
Hong Kong Profits Tax has been provided at a rate of 17.5% based on the estimated assessable profit for the years ended
31 March 2007 and 2008.
Hong Kong Profits Tax has been provided at a rate of 16.5% based on the estimated assessable profit for the year ended
31 March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September 2008 and 2009.
PRC Enterprise Income Tax is calculated at the applicable rates based on estimated taxable income earned by the companies
with certain tax preference, based on existing legislation, interpretation and practice in respect thereof.
Tax charge on profits assessable elsewhere have been calculated at the rates of tax prevailing in the countries in which
the Group operates, based on existing legislations, interpretations and practices in respect thereof.
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The reconciliation between the income tax expense and the product of profit before tax multiplied by the Hong Kong
Profits Tax rate is as follows:
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
Profit before tax 9,323,721 10,927,785 4,504,124 4,213,185 2,348,862
Hong Kong Profits Tax rate 17.5% 17.5% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5%
Tax at Hong Kong Profits Tax rate 1,631,651 1,912,362 743,181 695,176 387,562
Tax effect of share of profit of
a jointly controlled entity (174,965 ) (130,129 ) (71,756 ) (73,614 ) –
Tax effect of income that is not taxable (983,488 ) (1,121,214 ) (163,456 ) (173,458 ) –
Tax effect of expenses that
are not deductible 81,080 628,469 311,257 180,187 203,942
Tax effect of temporary differences
not recognised 38,634 26,872 56,901 29,054 203,418
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses
not previously recognised (1,921 ) – – – –
Tax effect of tax losses not recognised 110,543 269,254 101,249 44,505 35,174
Tax effect of tax exemption (234,756 ) (649,179 ) (25,836 ) (95,210 ) (273,493 )
Effect of different tax rates of subsidiaries (20,702 ) (126,435 ) (357,932 ) (298,632 ) (209,103 )
Income tax expense 446,076 810,000 593,608 308,008 347,500
The new PRC Enterprise Income Tax law passed by the Tenth National People’s Congress on 16 March 2007 introduces
various changes which include the unification of the Enterprise Income Tax rate for domestic and foreign enterprises at 25%. The
new tax law has been effective from 1 January 2008. On 26 December 2007, the State Council announced the detailed measures
and regulations of the New Law (“Implementation Rules”). The Implementation Rules ratcheted the PRC Enterprise Income Tax
rate from 15% to 25% over five years for grandfathering of incentives. The tax rate would be 18%, 20%, 22%, 24% and 25%
in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively.
Under the new PRC Enterprise Income Tax law, from 1 January 2008, non-resident enterprises without an establishment
or place of business in the PRC or which have an establishment or place of business in the PRC but whose relevant income is
not effectively connected with the establishment or a place of business in the PRC, will be subject to withholding tax at the rate
of 10% (unless reduced by treaty) on various types of passive income such as dividends derived from sources within the PRC.
According to the notice Caishui 2008 No. 1 released by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation,
distributions of the pre-2008 retained profits of a foreign invested enterprise to a foreign investor in 2008 or after are exempted
from withholding tax. Accordingly, the retained profits as at 31 December 2007 in the Group’s PRC subsidiaries will not be
subject to 10% withholding tax on future distributions.
The Group is liable to withholding tax on dividends distributed from the Group’s PRC subsidiaries in respect of their
profits generated on or after 1 January 2008. No deferred tax liabilities have been recognised in respect of this as the Group
considers that as of the date of this Financial Information, no such liability will be arisen in the foreseeable future.
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13. PROFIT FOR THE YEAR/PERIOD
The Group’s profit for the year/period is stated after charging/(crediting) the following:
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
Depreciation of property, plant
and equipment (1) 84,289 608,270 1,081,979 379,592 576,728
Auditors’ remuneration 142,005 191,247 134,763 70,000 133,121
Amortisation of intangible assets (2) 255,351 489,826 496,128 327,057 427,796
Loss on disposals of property,
plant and equipment 253 – 6,930 – 27,379
Loss on disposals of disposal group
classified as held for sale – – – – 64,366
Directors’ remuneration – As directors 15,424 33,831 78,272 41,165 43,769
– For management 11,747 41,970 48,395 22,803 60,340
27,171 75,801 126,667 63,968 104,109
Foreign exchange losses/(gains), net 52,898 (428,796 ) (207,377 ) (374,095 ) 24,340
Operating lease charges in respect
of land and buildings (3) 137,302 704,170 885,180 512,112 427,897
Cost of inventories sold 34,499,219 100,365,475 89,574,713 64,284,555 47,313,669
Research and development expenditure
(included in cost of goods sold) – 658,623 987,547 – –
Fair value losses on derivative
component of convertible loans 78,143 234,063 – – –
Fair value losses/(gains) on derivative
financial instruments, net – 45,000 (870,933 ) (109,517 ) (75,967 )
Key management personnel
(other than directors) remuneration Salaries, bonuses
and allowances 106,139 184,352 194,577 90,158 91,835
Retirement benefits scheme
contributions 2,128 1,542 1,542 2,107 2,103
108,267 185,894 196,119 92,265 93,938
Staff costs excluding directors’
remuneration and key management
personnel remuneration (4) Salaries bonuses
and allowances 1,508,447 2,117,817 2,742,224 1,602,746 1,397,838
Retirement benefits scheme
contributions 195,558 175,747 223,740 76,970 68,525
1,704,005 2,293,564 2,965,964 1,679,716 1,466,363
Impairment of trade receivables – – 844,667 – –
Impairment of prepayments,
deposits and other receivables – 141,387 – – –
Impairment of assets of disposal
group classified as held for sale – – 447,397 – –
Share-based payments – 370,696 – – –
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Note:
(1) The amounts included in cost of goods sold for the years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six months
ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 amounted to Nil, US$359,816, US$873,091, US$331,721 and US$377,106
respectively.
(2) The amounts included in cost of goods sold for the years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six
months ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 amounted to Nil, Nil, Nil, Nil and US$416,666 respectively.
(3) The amounts included in cost of goods sold for the years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six months
ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 amounted to Nil, US$235,867, US$378,877, US$189,446 and US$189,446
respectively.
(4) The amounts included in cost of goods sold for the years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six months
ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 amounted to US$914,373, US$1,304,652, US$2,264,251, US$1,249,618 and
US$1,056,272 respectively.
14. PROFIT FOR THE YEAR/PERIOD ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY
For the years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six months ended 30 September 2008 and 2009 the profit
attributable to owners of the Company included a (loss)/profit of (US$162,827), US$42,793, US$3,955,453, US$3,799,088 and
(US$628,552) respectively which has been dealt with in the financial statements of the Company.
15. DIVIDENDS
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
Interim 257,069 – – – –
Proposed final 2,200,000 2,040,052 – – –
2,457,069 2,040,052 – – –
Note:
(a) An interim dividend of US$0.1 per ordinary share totalling US$257,069 was declared and distributed by a
Company’s subsidiary to its then shareholders for the year ended 31 March 2007 prior to the Restructuring
Exercise as set out in note 2 to the Financial Information.
(b) A final dividend of US$0.8558 and US$0.0041 per ordinary share was proposed for the years ended 31 March
2007 and 2008. The directors did not recommend the payment of any interim or final dividend for the six months
ended 30 September 2008 and the year ended 31 March 2009.
(c) The directors do not recommend the payment of any interim dividend for the six months ended 30 September
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16. EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
EarningsEarnings for the purpose of
calculating basic earnings
per share 8,948,047 10,180,710 3,959,401 3,936,993 2,001,362
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 (unaudited)
Number of sharesWeighted average number of ordinary
shares for the purpose of
calculating basic earnings
per share 409,573,662 441,311,367 497,573,662 497,573,662 497,573,662
For the year ended 31 March 2007, the weighted average number of ordinary shares of 409,573,662 shares represented
the pre-invitation number of shares of the Company in connection to the listing of the Company’s shares on the Mainboard of
the SGX-ST and were assumed to be in issue throughout the year ended 31 March 2007. The pre-invitation number of shares of
the Company of 409,573,662 shares represents the ordinary shares of the Company issued prior to the listing of the Company’s
shares on the Mainboard of SGX-ST.
For the year ended 31 March 2008, the weighted average number of ordinary shares of 441,311,367 shares is calculated
based on the pre-invitation number of shares of 409,573,662 shares of the Company, which represented the pre-invitation number
of shares deemed on 1 April 2007 and the weighted average number of shares of 88,000,000 shares issued upon listing.
As there were no dilutive potential ordinary shares during the Relevant Periods, no dilution earnings per share is
presented.
The earnings per share presented have not taken into accounts of the issuance of 20,000,000 new ordinary shares of the
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17. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Group
Furniture, fixtures, equipment Plant and and motor Leasehold machinery vehicles improvements Total US$ US$ US$ US$
CostAt 1 April 2006 – 1,772 – 1,772
Exchange realignment – 1,994 – 1,994
Acquisition of subsidiaries – 53,019 – 53,019
Additions – 511,922 60,843 572,765
Disposals – (379 ) – (379 )
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007 – 568,328 60,843 629,171
Exchange realignment – 67,801 – 67,801
Additions 7,254,644 176,371 821,449 8,252,464
At 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008 7,254,644 812,500 882,292 8,949,436
Exchange realignment 197,854 23,177 22,403 243,434
Additions 42,017 444,123 – 486,140
Disposals – (11,834 ) – (11,834 )
At 31 March 2009 and 1 April 2009 7,494,515 1,267,966 904,695 9,667,176
Additions 98,653 8,586 12,440 119,679
Disposals – – (60,843 ) (60,843 )
At 30 September 2009 7,593,168 1,276,552 856,292 9,726,012
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Furniture, fixtures, equipment Plant and and motor Leasehold machinery vehicles improvements Total US$ US$ US$ US$
Accumulated depreciationAt 1 April 2006 – 590 – 590
Exchange realignment – 944 – 944
Charge for the year – 78,205 6,084 84,289
Disposals – (126 ) – (126 )
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007 – 79,613 6,084 85,697
Exchange realignment 12,930 4,947 21,477 39,354
Charge for the year 303,140 217,394 87,736 608,270
At 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008 316,070 301,954 115,297 733,321
Exchange realignment 3,748 2,668 2,149 8,565
Charge for the year 743,719 157,321 180,939 1,081,979
Disposals – (2,130 ) – (2,130 )
At 31 March 2009 and 1 April 2009 1,063,537 459,813 298,385 1,821,735
Charge for the period 377,106 110,870 88,752 576,728
Disposals – – (33,464 ) (33,464 )
At 30 September 2009 1,440,643 570,683 353,673 2,364,999
Carrying amountAt 30 September 2009 6,152,525 705,869 502,619 7,361,013
At 31 March 2009 6,430,978 808,153 606,310 7,845,441
At 31 March 2008 6,938,574 510,546 766,995 8,216,115
At 31 March 2007 – 488,715 54,759 543,474
At 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009, the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment
held by the Group under finance leases was amounted to approximately Nil, US$6,690,000, US$6,274,997 and US$5,893,855
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18. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Group
Computer CDMA software software sublicense License solutions Total US$ US$ US$ US$
CostAt 1 April 2006 1,002,571 – – 1,002,571Additions – 208,670 – 208,670
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007 1,002,571 208,670 – 1,211,241Exchange realignment – 1,476 – 1,476Additions 700,000 86,552 – 786,552
At 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008 1,702,571 296,698 – 1,999,269Exchange realignment – 2,763 – 2,763Additions – 5,674 – 5,674Transfer to assets of disposal group classified as held for sale (1,702,571 ) (195,376 ) – (1,897,947 )
At 31 March 2009 and 1 April 2009 – 109,759 – 109,759Additions – 2,440 2,500,000 2,502,440
At 30 September 2009 – 112,199 2,500,000 2,612,199
Accumulated amortisationAt 1 April 2006 – – – –Charge for the year 222,222 33,129 – 255,351
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007 222,222 33,129 – 255,351Exchange realignment – 214 – 214Charge for the year 421,155 68,671 – 489,826
At 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008 643,377 102,014 – 745,391Exchange realignment – 119 – 119Charge for the year 425,643 70,485 – 496,128Transfer to assets of disposal group classified as held for sale (1,069,020 ) (146,532 ) – (1,215,552 )
At 31 March 2009 and 1 April 2009 – 26,086 – 26,086Charge for the period – 11,130 416,666 427,796
At 30 September 2009 – 37,216 416,666 453,882
Carrying amountAt 30 September 2009 – 74,983 2,083,334 2,158,317
At 31 March 2009 – 83,673 – 83,673
At 31 March 2008 1,059,194 194,684 – 1,253,878
At 31 March 2007 780,349 175,541 – 955,890
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The Group’s computer software sublicense, license and CDMA software solutions are for the design and development of
the Group’s products. As at 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009, the average remaining amortisation period
of computer software sublicense is 2 years, 2 years, Nil and Nil respectively, while the average remaining amortisation period
of license is and 3 years, 2 years, 1 year and 1 year respectively. As at 30 September 2009, the average remaining amortisation
period of CDMA software solutions is 3 years.
19. GOODWILL
Group
US$
Cost and carrying amountAt 1 April 2006 –
Arising on acquisition of subsidiaries (Note41(a)and41(b)) 1,041,434
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007 1,041,434
Exchange realignment 146,000
At 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008 1,187,434
Exchange realignment 32,000
Arising on acquisition of minority interests in a subsidiary 260,652
At 31 March 2009, 1 April 2009 and 30 September 2009 1,480,086
Goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated, at acquisition, to the following CGU that is expected to be
benefit from that business combination. The carrying amount of goodwill had been allocated as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Solution CGU
Zeus Telecommunication Technology
Holdings Limited and PhoneLink
Communication Technology Co., Ltd. 1,041,434 1,187,434 1,480,086 1,480,086
The recoverable amounts of the CGU are determined from value in use calculations. The key assumptions for the value
in use calculations are those regarding the discount rates, growth rates and budgeted gross margin and revenue during the period.
The Group estimates discount rates using pre-tax rates that reflect current market assessments of the time value of money and
the risks specific to the CGU. The growth rates are based on long-term average economic growth rate of the geographical area
in which the businesses of the CGU operate. Budgeted gross margin and revenue are based on past practices and expectations
on market development.
The Group prepares cash flow forecasts derived from the most recent financial budgets approved by management for
the next 3 years. Discount rate of 16.5%, 9.34%, 8.56% and 8.56% are used for the cash flow forecasts at 31 March 2007, 2008
and 2009 and 30 September 2009 respectively.
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20. INVESTMENT IN A SUBSIDIARY
Company
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Unlisted investment, at cost 2,570,694 2,570,694 2,570,694 2,570,694
Due from subsidiaries 3,418,146 27,742,047 29,688,113 29,322,003
The amounts due from subsidiaries represent advances and are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.
Particulars of the subsidiaries at the end of each reporting period are as follows:
Percentage of Date of Place of ownership interest/ incorporation/ incorporation/ Issued and voting power/ PrincipalName establishment registration paid-up capital profit sharing activities Legal form At 30 At 31 March September 2007 2008 2009 2009
Directly held:Elastic Glory Investment Limited (1) 16 September 2002 British Virgin Islands 2,570,694 100% 100% 100% 100% Investment holding Limited
ordinary shares liability company
of US$1 each
Indirectly held:Elite Link Technology Limited (6) 26 March 2004 Hong Kong 20,000,001 100% 100% 100% 100% Provision of Limited
ordinary shares management liability company
of HK$1 each services to
the Group
State Tech International Limited (1) (7) 1 November 2002 British Virgin Islands 1 ordinary share 100% 100% 100% – Distribution and Limited
of US$1 each marketing of liability company
mobile handset
components, software
and solution for mobile
appliances and mobile
handset hardware
CCDH Technology Limited (1) 18 January 2005 British Virgin Islands 50,000 ordinary 100% 100% 100% 100% Dormant Limited
shares of liability company
US$1 each
Finet Enterprises Limited (1) 28 April 2004 British Virgin Islands 1 ordinary share 100% 100% 100% 100% Trademark and Limited
of US$1 each patents registration liability company
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Percentage of Date of Place of ownership interest/ incorporation/ incorporation/ Issued and voting power/ PrincipalName establishment registration paid-up capital profit sharing activities Legal form At 30 At 31 March September 2007 2008 2009 2009
深圳市杰特電信控股有限公司(2) (3) 17 August 2004 PRC Registered and 100% 100% 100% 100% Development, distribution Wholly foreign–
(Zeus Telecommunication paid-up capital of and marketing of owned enterprise
Technology Holdings Ltd) RMB20,000,000 software and
solution for mobile
appliances and mobile
handset hardware
上海風凌通訊技術有限公司(2) (5) 8 March 2005 PRC Registered and 81% 81% 100% 100% Development of Wholly domestic–
(PhoneLink paid-up capital of software and solution for owned enterprise
Communication RMB10,000,000 mobile appliances
Technology Co., Ltd.)
Max Sunny Limited (6) 16 December 2005 Hong Kong 100,000 ordinary 100% 100% 100% 100% Distribution and marketing Limited
shares of HK$1 of mobile handset and liability company
each mobile handset
components
Max Pixel Limited (9) 22 February 2008 Hong Kong Nil – 100% – – Dormant Limited
liability company
久宜通信技術(深圳)有限公司(2)(3) (7) 9 August 2006 PRC Registered and 100% 100% 100% – Development, distribution Wholly foreign–
(CCDH Technology (Shenzhen) paid-up capital of and marketing of owned enterprise
Limited) US$500,000 software and
solution for mobile
appliances
Finet Technology Limited(1) (8) 16 May 2006 Macau 2 shares with total 100% – – – Dormant Limited
paid-up capital of liability company
MOP100,000
統慶通信設備(深圳)有限公司(2) (4) 20 March 2007 PRC Registered and 100% 100% 100% 100% Assembly of mobile handset Wholly foreign–
(Tongqing Communication paid-up capital of and surface mounting owned enterprise
Equipment (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.) HK$75,000,000 technology of printed
circuit board
Note:
(1) Not required to be audited under the laws of country of incorporation.
(2) Statutory financial statements not audited by RSM Nelson Wheeler.
(3) Statutory financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2006 and 2007 audited by Shenzhen Caizhi
Public Certified Accountants (深圳財智會計師事務所) and for the year ended 31 December 2008, by Shenzhen
Guobang Certified Public Accountants (深圳國邦會計師事務所).
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(4) Statutory financial statements for the period from 20 March 2007 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2007
audited by Shenzhen Caizhi Public Certified Accountants (深圳財智會計師事務所) and for the year ended 31
December 2008, by Shenzhen Guobang Certified Public Accountants (深圳國邦會計師事務所).
(5) Statutory financial statements for the each of the three years ended 31 December 2006, 2007 and 2008 have not
been issued by the local auditor.
(6) Statutory financial statements audited by RSM Nelson Wheeler.
(7) Disposed of to an independent third party during the six months ended 30 September 2009 as set out in note 28
to the Financial Information.
(8) Dissolved on 23 June 2007 by way of a member’s voluntary winding up.
(9) No statutory audited financial statements have been issued since its incorporation and up to the date of disposal
by the Group on 10 February 2009.
21. INTEREST IN A JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITY/JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITY CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Unlisted investments
Share of net assets 2,048,108 2,505,338 – –
Classified as held for sale,
at carrying amounts – – 3,005,224 3,005,224
Details of the jointly controlled entity at the end of each reporting period are as follows:
Percentage of Date of Place of ownership interest/ Incorporation/ incorporation/ Issued and voting power/ PrincipalName establishment registration paid-up capital profit sharing activities Legal form At 30 At 31 March September 2007 2008 2009 2009
貴州振華歐比通信有限公司 21 March 2006 PRC Registered and 42% 42% 42% 42% Manufacturing, selling Sino-foreign
(GuiZhou Zhenhua OBEE paid-up capital of and marketing of mobile owned equity
Communication Co., Ltd) RMB20,000,000 appliance and providing joint venture
technical support
services in respect of
manufacturing and selling
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In January 2009, the directors of Elite Link Technology Limited (“Elite Link”), a subsidiary of the Company which held
the equity interest of a jointly controlled entity, 貴州振華歐比通信有限公司 (GuiZhou Zhenhua OBEE Communication Co.,
Ltd.), resolved to dispose of the equity interest in the jointly controlled entity. Negotiations with several interested parties have
subsequently taken place. The interest in the jointly controlled entity, which is expected to be sold within twelve months, has
been classified as held for sale and is presented separately in the consolidated statements of financial position as at 31 March
2009 and 30 September 2009.
On 22 May 2009, the Group entered into sale and purchase agreements for the disposal of the equity interest in the
jointly controlled entity for a total consideration approximately US$1,469,000 (equivalent to RMB10,113,600). A final dividend
of approximately US$885,000 (equivalent to RMB6,095,209) declared by the jointly controlled entity to the Group during the
year ended 31 March 2009 will be received directly from the jointly controlled entity and is expected to be receivable within next
twelve months. As at 30 September 2009 the Group’s 42% equity interest in the jointly controlled entity remained unchanged
as the above transaction has not yet been approved by the PRC government authorities.
The proceeds of disposal plus dividend to be received directly from the jointly controlled entity are expected to exceed
the net carrying amounts of the jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale and, accordingly, no impairment loss has been
recognised for during the Relevant Periods.
The following amounts were the Group’s share of the jointly controlled entity that were accounted for by the equity
method of accounting prior to the reclassification to the jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale and recognised in the
Financial Information during the Relevant Periods:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Current assets 2,985,010 5,408,051 N/A N/A
Non-current assets 930,408 764,542 N/A N/A
Current liabilities (1,867,310 ) (3,667,255 ) N/A N/A
Share of net assets 2,048,108 2,505,338 N/A N/A
For the six months ended For the year ended 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Revenue 4,222,293 10,048,943 12,102,077 N/A
Expenses 3,222,493 9,305,348 11,667,191 N/A
Share of profit for the year 999,800 743,595 434,886 N/A
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22. FINANCIAL ASSET AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Unlisted investment, at fair value – – – 642,673
The investment represents structured deposit placed to a bank with a maturity of 3 years and classified as a financial
asset at fair value through profit or loss. The fair value of the investment is based on the price quoted by the bank. The directors
believe that the estimated fair value quoted by the bank is reasonable, and that it is the most appropriate value at the end of
each reporting period.
23. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSET
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Unlisted equity investment, at cost – 2,120,823 2,178,663 2,178,663
Unlisted equity investment is stated at cost as there is no quoted price in an active market. As such, it is not practicable
to determine with sufficient reliability the fair value of the unlisted equity investment.
24. INVENTORIES
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Raw materials – 459,451 859,205 1,106,080
Finished goods 2,073,209 6,011,276 2,735,741 5,764,276
2,073,209 6,470,727 3,594,946 6,870,356
All inventories are carried at cost.
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25. TRADE RECEIVABLES
Group
The Group’s trading terms with customers are mainly on credit. During the Relevant Periods, the credit terms
generally range from 30 to 90 days, depending on the creditworthiness of customers and the existing relationships with
the Group.
An aging analysis of trade receivables, based on invoice dates, is as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
0 to 30 days 3,886,598 16,315,051 6,268,923 14,462,879
31 to 60 days – 3,553,999 4,575,937 6,140,718
61 to 90 days – 2,740,422 4,091,003 284,388
More than 90 days – 1,431,641 4,151,002 –
3,886,598 24,041,113 19,086,865 20,887,985
As at 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009, trade receivables of Nil, US$4,172,063, US$7,817,165
and US$369,356 were past due but not impaired. These relate to a number of independent customers for whom there is
no recent history of default. An aging analysis of these trade receivables is as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Past due 0 to 90 days – 2,740,422 7,547,195 369,356
Past due more than 90 days – 1,431,641 269,970 –
– 4,172,063 7,817,165 369,356
Trade receivables are denominated in the following currencies:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
United States dollar 3,642,586 22,722,202 16,566,647 17,373,847
Renminbi 244,012 1,318,911 2,520,218 3,514,138
3,886,598 24,041,113 19,086,865 20,887,985
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26. PREPAYMENTS, DEPOSITS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Prepayments 202,134 153,468 2,697,331 7,502,479
Deposits 1,640,038 554,262 1,022,976 331,938
Other receivables 420,170 713,839 45,915 329,401
2,262,342 1,421,569 3,766,222 8,163,818
Less: Impairment losses – (141,387 ) (145,244 ) (145,244 )
2,262,342 1,280,182 3,620,978 8,018,574
Company
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Prepayments 117,180 – – –
27. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Foreign exchange forward contracts,
at fair value
– Financial assets – 91,460 285,831 132,000
– Financial liabilities – 136,460 – –
The Group has entered into various foreign exchange forward contracts to manage its foreign exchange risk exposures
which did not meet the criteria for hedge accounting. For the years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six months ended
30 September 2009, net fair value gains/(losses) on non-hedging derivative financial instruments amounting to Nil, (US$45,000),
US$870,933 and US$75,967 respectively were recognised in the consolidated income statements during the Relevant Periods.
Non-hedging derivative financial instruments represent derivative financial instruments which do not fulfill the conditions of
hedging relationship as defined in IAS 39 “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement”.
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28. DISPOSAL GROUP CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE
In December 2008, the directors of Elastic Glory, a subsidiary of the Company which held the equity interest of State
Tech, resolved to dispose of one of the Group’s trading operations. On 31 March 2009, the Group entered into a sale and purchase
agreement with an independent third party to dispose of that trading operation through the disposal of its entire 100% equity
interest of State Tech and CCDH (collectively known as the “State Tech Group”) for US$457,721. As at 31 March 2009, the
Group maintained control over the assets and liabilities of State Tech Group and the assets and liabilities associated with that
trading operation, which are expected to be disposed of upon the completion of the disposal, have been classified as assets and
liabilities directly associated with the disposal group classified as held for sale and are presented separately in the consolidated
statements of financial position. The disposal was completed during the six months ended 30 September 2009 as described in
note 41(c) to the Financial Information.
The proceeds of disposal are less than the net carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities directly associated with the
disposal group classified as held for sale and, accordingly, an impairment loss of US$447,397 has been recognised during the
year ended 31 March 2009.
The major classes of assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group classified as held for sale at 31 March 2009
are as follows:
US$
Intangible assets 682,395
Trade receivables 1,043,926
Total assets of disposal group classified as held for sale 1,726,321
Liabilities directly associated with disposal group classified as held for sale (1,268,600 )
Net assets of disposal group classified as held for sale 457,721
29. RESTRICTED BANK BALANCES AND BANK AND CASH BALANCES
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Bank and cash balances 5,263,447 20,411,008 12,479,669 11,435,703
Time deposits with original maturity
over three months 642,674 – 15,706,874 14,524,422
Restricted bank balances 715,000 3,010,995 6,299,692 3,330,352
6,621,121 23,422,003 34,486,235 29,290,477
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Company
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Bank and cash balances 60,567 39,691 34,892 26,994
The Group’s restricted bank balances represented deposits to secure the bank loans, bills payables, trust receipt loans
and general banking facilities.
Restricted bank balances and bank and cash balances are denominated in the following currencies:
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
United States dollar 3,083,418 1,988,465 2,409,195 345,085
Hong Kong dollar 1,420,318 6,812,045 5,711,001 6,777,118
Renminbi 2,056,585 11,649,897 23,377,682 19,295,523
Singapore dollar 60,607 2,971,596 2,988,357 2,872,751
Others 193 – – –
6,621,121 23,422,003 34,486,235 29,290,477
Company
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Singapore 60,567 39,691 34,892 26,994
Renminbi is not freely convertible to other currencies as such amounts were held by the subsidiaries located in the
PRC. Under the PRC’s Foreign Exchange Control Regulations and Administration of Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign
Exchange Regulations, the Group is permitted to exchange Renminbi for foreign currencies only through banks that are authorised
to conduct foreign exchange business.
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For the purpose of consolidated statements of cash flows, the cash and cash equivalents comprised the following:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Bank and cash balances 5,906,121 20,411,008 28,186,543 25,960,125
Less: Time deposits with original
maturity over three months (642,674 ) – (15,706,874 ) (14,524,422 )
5,263,447 20,411,008 12,479,669 11,435,703
30. TRADE AND BILLS PAYABLES
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Trade payables 475,194 7,720,135 1,998,129 4,104,378
Bills payables – 1,942,000 1,307,197 2,872,930
475,194 9,662,135 3,305,326 6,977,308
An aging analysis of trade and bills payables, based on the date of receipt of goods, is as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
0 to 30 days 464,674 8,444,992 985,656 2,809,238
31 to 60 days 10,520 415,622 5,963 48,991
More than 60 days – 801,521 2,313,707 4,119,079
475,194 9,662,135 3,305,326 6,977,308
Trade payables generally have credit terms ranging from 15 days to 30 days.
Bills payables are interest free and have an average maturity period of Nil, 30 days, 180 days and 180 days at 31 March
2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009 respectively.
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Except for bills payables of US$1,307,197 and US$2,074,087 as at 31 March 2009 and 30 September 2009 respectively
was secured by bank deposits and jointly guaranteed by a subsidiary of the Company and a director of a subsidiary of the
Company, other bills payables were secured by bank deposits. The guarantees provided by a director of a subsidiary of the
Company were subsequently released.
Trade and bills payables are denominated in the following currencies:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
United States dollar 461,641 8,320,649 1,753,572 2,931,810
Renminbi 13,553 1,341,486 1,551,754 4,045,498
475,194 9,662,135 3,305,326 6,977,308
31. ACCRUALS AND OTHER PAYABLES
Group
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Accruals 212,701 878,775 540,558 1,136,762
Other payables 113,949 616,634 2,138,197 1,065,457
326,650 1,495,409 2,678,755 2,202,219
Company
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Accruals – 145,000 170,866 425,410
Other payables – 291,911 291,911 291,911
– 436,911 462,777 717,321
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32. BANK LOANS
Group
The bank loans are repayable as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
On demand or within one year 1,463,514 1,269,396 4,638,218 2,798,804
In the second year – – – 692,001
In the third to fifth years, inclusive – – – 1,190,155
1,463,514 1,269,396 4,638,218 4,680,960
Less: Amount due for settlement
within 12 months (shown under
current liabilities) (1,463,514 ) (1,269,396 ) (4,638,218 ) (2,798,804 )
Amount due after 12 months – – – 1,882,156
Bank loans at 31 March 2007 are arranged at fixed interest rates as agreed with respective banks and exposed the Group
to fair value interest rate risk. Bank loans at 31 March 2008, 31 March 2009 and 30 September 2009 are arranged at floating
rates and exposed the Group to cash flow interest rate risk.
The average effective borrowing rates at the end of each reporting period are as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Bank loans 6.12% 4.26% 6.00% 4.60%
Bank loans at 31 March 2007 are secured by (i) personal guarantees executed by a related party and a director of the
Company; and (ii) a letter of guarantee issued by the Shenzhen Small and Medium Enterprises Credit Guarantee Centre in favour
of the bank to a subsidiary which was secured by the pledge of properties owned by the related parties of the Company (note
45(a)(iv)). These securities were released after the settlement of the bank loans during the year ended 31 March 2008.
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All bank loans at 31 March 2008, 31 March 2009 and 30 September 2009 were secured by bank deposits except for the
followings:
– a bank loan of US$522,879 at 31 March 2009 was secured by bank deposits and jointly guaranteed by a subsidiary
of the Company and a director of a subsidiary of the Company;
– bank loans of US$2,166,821 at 30 September 2009 were arranged under the Small and Medium Enterprises Loan
Guarantee Scheme and the Special Loan Guarantee Scheme and were guaranteed by the Government of the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region and the Company;
– a bank loan of US$771,208 at 30 September 2009 was arranged under the Small and Medium Enterprises Loan
Guarantee Scheme was guaranteed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the
Company and two subsidiaries of the Company; and
– a bank loan of US$1,742,931 at 30 September 2009 was secured by corporate guarantee executed by a subsidiary
of the Company and personal guarantees executed by a director of a subsidiary and a director of the Company.
The guarantee executed by a director of a subsidiary of the Company for a bank loan of US$522,879 at 31 March 2009
was released during the six months ended 30 September 2009 and the guarantee executed by a director of the Company for a
bank loan of US$1,742,931 at 30 September 2009 was subsequently released.
Bank loans were denominated in the following currencies:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Hong Kong dollar – – – 2,938,029
United States dollar – 1,269,396 4,115,339 –
Renminbi 1,463,514 – 522,879 1,742,931
1,463,514 1,269,396 4,638,218 4,680,960
33. OTHER LOANS At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Other loans – – – 435,733
Other loans were denominated in Renminbi, interest free and was guaranteed by a PRC company which provides guarantee
services. The other loans were counter-guaranteed by a subsidiary of the Company.
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34. TRUST RECEIPT LOANS
Group
The trust receipt loans are secured by bank deposits and are repayable within 90 days from their respective drawdown
dates.
At 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009, trust receipt loans of US$715,000, US$1,775,829, US$4,393,022
and US$8,730,138 respectively are interest bearing at floating rates agreed with respective banks. Others are interest bearing at
fixed rates as agreed with respective banks.
The average effective borrowing rates at the end of each reporting period are as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009
Trust receipt loans 2.74% 5.16% 3.76% 2.93%
Trust receipt loans are denominated in United States dollar.
35. CONVERTIBLE LOANS
Group and Company
The Company issued US$3,906,453, US$2,604,303 and US$1,953,227 convertible loans on 25 January 2007, 19 April
2007 and 4 June 2007, respectively. The convertible loans were denominated in Singapore dollar. The entire principal amount of
the convertible loans has been converted into fully paid ordinary shares of the Company on 24 September 2007, at a conversion
price as stated in the convertible loan agreements. The holders waived all accrued interests on the convertible loans when the
convertible loans were converted into new ordinary shares of the Company.
The fair value of the derivative component was estimated at the issuance date using an option pricing model and the
change in fair value of the component is recognised in the consolidated income statements.
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The movements of each component of the convertible loans for the Relevant Periods are set out below:
Derivative Liability component component Total US$ US$ US$
Proceeds of issue 3,906,453
Transaction costs related to liability component (308,627 )
Amount at date of issue after allocation 27,009 3,570,817 3,597,826
Interest charged and amortisation of transaction costs – 82,751 82,751
Fair value loss recognised for the year 78,143 – 78,143
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007 105,152 3,653,568 3,758,720
Proceeds of issue 4,557,530
Transaction costs related to liability component (188,812 )
Amount at date of issue after allocation 37,470 4,331,248 4,368,718
Interest charged and amortisation of transaction costs – 420,426 420,426
Fair value loss recognised for the year 234,063 – 234,063
Total movement of derivative component and
liability component during the year ended
31 March 2008 before conversion 271,533 4,751,674 5,023,207
Total derivation component and liability
component before conversion 376,685 8,405,242 8,781,927
Transfer to share capital and share
premium upon conversion (376,685 ) (8,405,242 ) (8,781,927 )
At 31 March 2008, 1 April 2008,
31 March 2009, 1 April 2009 and
30 September 2009 – – –
The convertible loans are secured by personal guarantees executed by and a charge up to 50% of the issued shares of
the Company held by the directors of the Company, Wang Shih Zen and Wang Tao. All of the personal guarantees were released
on 24 September 2007 upon conversion of the convertible loans.
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36. FINANCE LEASE PAYABLES
Group
Minimum lease payments At At 31 March 30 September
2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Within one year – 1,313,412 1,292,261 1,292,261
In the second to fifth years, inclusive – 3,228,589 1,946,758 1,300,642
– 4,542,001 3,239,019 2,592,903
Less: Future finance charges – (541,503 ) (191,255 ) (127,679 )
Present value of lease obligations – 4,000,498 3,047,764 2,465,224
Present value of minimum lease payments At At 31 March 30 September
2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Within one year – 1,054,169 1,178,969 1,205,562
In the second to fifth years, inclusive – 2,946,329 1,868,795 1,259,662
Present value of lease obligations – 4,000,498 3,047,764 2,465,224
Less: Amounts due for settlement
within 12 months
(shown under current liabilities) – (1,054,169 ) (1,178,969 ) (1,205,562 )
Amounts due from settlement
after 12 months – 2,946,329 1,868,795 1,259,662
It is the Group’s policy to lease certain of its property, plant and equipment under finance leases. At 31 March 2007,
2008 and 2009 and 30 September 2009, the average remaining lease term is Nil, 4 years, 3 years and 2.5 years respectively and
the average effective borrowing rate was approximately Nil, 7.5%, 4.3% and 4.3% respectively.
All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments. At
the end of each lease term, the Group has the option to purchase the property, plant and equipment at nominal prices.
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The finance lease payables are denominated in the following currencies:
At At 31 March 30 September
2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
United States dollar – 4,000,498 2,912,661 2,347,009
Hong Kong dollar – – 135,103 118,215
– 4,000,498 3,047,764 2,465,224
At 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009, the Group’s finance lease payables are secured by the lessor’s title to the leased
assets and corporate guarantees executed by two subsidiaries of the Company. At 30 September 2009, the Group’s finance lease
payables are secured by the lessor’s title to the leased assets and corporate guarantee executed by a subsidiary of the Company.
The lessors are Independent Third Parties to the Group.
37. DEFERRED TAX
No provision for deferred tax has been made in the Financial Information as the tax effect of temporary differences is
immaterial to the Group.
38. SHARE CAPITAL
Group and Company
Number of Note shares Amount US$
Authorised:
Ordinary shares (a) 10,000 10,000
Increase in authorised ordinary shares (b) 9,990,000 9,990,000
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007
(Ordinary share of US$1 each) 10,000,000 10,000,000
Share sub-division (e) 1,240,000,000 –
At 31 March 2008, 1 April 2008, 31 March 2009,
1 April 2009 and 30 September 2009
(Ordinary share of US$0.008 each) 1,250,000,000 10,000,000
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Number of Note shares Amount US$
Issued and fully paid:
Issue of a new share on incorporation (a),(c) 1 1
Issue of new shares on the Restructuring Exercise (c) 2,570,693 2,570,693
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007
(Ordinary share of US$1 each) 2,570,694 2,570,694
Issue of new shares (d) 117,660 117,660
2,688,354 2,688,354
Share sub-division (e) 333,355,896 –
336,044,250 2,688,354
Conversion of the convertible loans (f) 56,722,689 453,782
Issue of new shares (g) 16,806,723 134,454
Issue of shares upon listing on the
Main Board of the SGX-ST (h) 88,000,000 704,000
At 31 March 2008, 1 April 2008, 31 March 2009,
1 April 2009 and 30 September 2009
(Ordinary share of US$0.008 each) 497,573,662 3,980,590
Note:
(a) The Company was incorporated on 30 January 2007 with an authorised share capital of US$10,000 divided into
10,000 ordinary shares of US$1 each.
On 1 February 2007, one share of US$1 each was allotted and issued nil paid to the initial subscriber to incorporate
the Company.
(b) By a written resolution passed on 28 March 2007, the authorised share capital of the Company was increased
from US$10,000 to US$10,000,000 by the creation of 9,990,000 ordinary shares of US$1 each, such new shares
ranking pari passu in all respects with the existing shares of the Company.
(c) On 28 March 2007, 2,570,693 shares of US$1 each was allotted and issued at par to the shareholders of the
Company, and credit as fully paid at par the one ordinary share in the Company which was issued nil paid to the
initial subscriber for the Restructuring Exercise.
(d) On 4 June 2007, 117,660 shares of US$1 each were allotted and issued to an independent third party for cash
at a subscription price of US$10.28 per share.
(e) By a written resolution passed on 24 September 2007, every one ordinary share of par value US$1 in the
authorised, issued and paid-up share capital of the Company was sub-divided into 125 ordinary shares of par
value US$0.008 each.
(f) On 24 September 2007, 56,722,689 shares of US$0.008 each were allotted and issued to convertible loans holders
upon the conversion of the convertible loans.
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(g) On 24 September 2007, 16,806,723 shares of US$0.008 each were allotted and issued to an independent third party for the consultancy services provided in relation to liaison and co-ordination support in connection with the listing of the Company’s shares on the Main Board of the SGX-ST.
(h) On 21 November 2007, 88,000,000 shares of US$0.008 each were allotted and issued at S$0.34 each to the public pursuant to the listing of the Company’s shares on the Main Board of the SGX-ST.
On 24 September 2009, the Company entered into subscription agreements with Lim Tiong Kheng Steven, Tan Poon Kuan Daniel, Lim Chye Huat Bobby, Chan Kok Khoon, Teo Yong Ping, Ang Ber Hua, Tan Lay Eng @ Mindy Tan and Low Chui Heng, all of them are Independent Third Parties, (collectively, the “Subscribers”) for the issue and allotment of the Shares of an aggregate number of 20,000,000 new Shares in the capital of the Company at a subscription price of US$0.09 (equivalent to S$0.13) per share. Pursuant to the agreements, these new Shares shall rank pari passu in all aspects with the Shares currently issued by the Company. The issue and allotment of 20,000,000 new Shares to the Subscribers was completed on 8 October 2009.
The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and to maximise the return to the shareholders through the optimisation of the debt and equity balance.
The Group sets the amount of capital in proportion to risk. The Group manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the payment of dividends, issue new shares, buy-back shares, raise new debts, redeem existing debts or sell assets to reduce debts.
The Group monitors capital on the basis of the debt-to-adjusted capital ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by adjusted capital. Net debt is calculated as total debts plus unaccrued proposed dividends less cash and cash equivalents. Adjusted capital comprises all components of equity (i.e. share capital, share premium, retained earnings, other reserves and if any, minority interests) less unaccrued proposed dividends and includes some forms of subordinated debts.
During the Relevant Periods, the Group’s strategy was to maintain the debt-to-adjusted capital ratio at the lowest as possible, in order to secure access to finance at a reasonable cost. The debt-to-adjusted capital ratios at the end of each reporting period were as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September
2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Total debt 2,178,514 7,045,723 15,858,404 16,312,055Add: proposed final dividend 2,200,000 2,040,052 – –Less: cash and cash equivalents (5,263,447 ) (20,411,008 ) (12,479,669 ) (11,435,703 )
Net debt (884,933 ) (11,325,233 ) 3,378,735 4,876,352
Total equity 12,721,912 51,608,339 53,937,058 56,002,786Add: convertible loans 3,653,568 – – –Less: proposed final dividend (2,200,000 ) (2,040,052 ) – –
Adjusted capital 14,175,480 49,568,287 53,937,058 56,002,786
Debt-to-adjusted capital ratio N/A N/A 6.26% 8.71%
According to the Rule 723 of the Listing Manual of the SGX-ST, at least 10% of the Company’s shares should be held in the hands of the public.
Apart from the above, the Group is not subject to any other externally imposed capital requirements.
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39. RESERVES
(a) Group
The amounts of the Group’s reserves and the movements therein are presented in the consolidated statements
of changes in equity.
(b) Company
Share Accumulated premium losses Total US$ US$ US$
At 1 April 2006 – – –
Loss for the year – (162,827 ) (162,827 )
At 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007 – (162,827 ) (162,827 )
Profit for the year – 42,793 42,793
Issue of shares 1,328,127 – 1,328,127
Conversion of convertible loans 8,328,145 – 8,328,145
Issue of shares upon listing 18,598,693 – 18,598,693
Dividend paid (note15) – (2,200,000 ) (2,200,000 )
At 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008 28,254,965 (2,320,034 ) 25,934,931
Profit for the year – 3,955,453 3,955,453
Dividend paid (note15) – (2,040,052 ) (2,040,052 )
At 31 March 2009 and 1 April 2009 28,254,965 (404,633 ) 27,850,332
Loss for the period – (628,552 ) (628,552 )
At 30 September 2009 28,254,965 (1,033,185 ) 27,221,780
(c) Nature and purpose of reserves
(i) Sharepremium
The application of the share premium is governed by section 40 of the Bermuda Companies Act 1981
of Bermuda.
(ii) Mergerreserve
The merger reserve arising from the Restructuring Exercise represents differences between the nominal
value of the shares of the Company and the capital contributed by the controlling shareholder in obtaining control
in subsidiaries.
(iii) Foreigncurrencytranslationreserve
The foreign currency translation reserve comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the
translation of the financial statements of foreign operations as well as the effective portion of any foreign exchange
differences arising from hedges of the net investment in these foreign operations. The reserve is dealt with in
accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 4(d)(iii) to the Financial Information.
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(iv) Reservefunds
Pursuant to the relevant PRC laws and regulations, Sino-foreign joint ventures registered in the PRC are
required to transfer a certain percentage, as approved by the board of directors, of their profit after income tax
to the reserve funds. These funds are restricted as to use.
40. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS
Equity-settled share option scheme
(a) Employeeshareoptionscheme(“ESOS”)
Pursuant to a written resolution of all shareholders of the Company passed on 24 September 2007, the Company
adopted the ESOS for the purpose of providing incentive to directors and eligible employees on the same date. Eligible
participants include any confirmed employee, including executive directors and non-executive directors of the Company
and the Company’s subsidiaries. The ESOS will be expired on 23 September 2017, unless otherwise terminated by the
remuneration committee or by resolution of shareholders at a general meeting.
The aggregate nominal amount of ordinary shares over which may grant options on any date, when added to
the nominal amount of ordinary shares issued and issuable in respect of all options granted under the ESOS, all awards
granted under the performance share plan, and any other share-based incentive schemes of the Company, shall not exceed
15% of the issued share capital of the Company on the day immediately preceding the offer date of the option. The
maximum number of ordinary shares issuable under share options to each eligible participant in the ESOS is determined
at the discretion of the remuneration committee.
The number and terms of share options granted to a shareholder exercising control over the Company or substantial
shareholder, or to any of their associates, are subject to approval in advance by independent shareholders.
The offer of a grant of share options may be accepted within 30 days from the date of the offer, upon payment
of nominal consideration of S$1 in total by the grantee. The exercise period of share options granted commences after a
certain vesting period up to two years and ends on a date which is not later than tenth anniversary of the grant date.
The exercise price of the option is determinable by the remuneration committee of the Company, and will not
be less than 80% of the average of the last dealt prices for the shares on the SGX-ST over the five consecutive trading
days immediately preceding the date of grant of the share options.
No share options have been granted or agreed to be granted by the Company under the ESOS since the adoption
date of the ESOS.
Pursuant to the special general meeting of the Company held on 11 February 2010, ESOS was revoked and the
terms of a new share option scheme was adopted. There was no outstanding share options granted under ESOS and
details of the new share option scheme was more fully explained in section headed “Share Option Scheme” of Appendix
V to the Prospectus.
(b) Performanceshareplan(the“Plan”)
Pursuant to a written resolution of all shareholders of the Company passed on 24 September 2007, the Company
adopted the Plan for the purpose of providing incentive to directors and eligible employees on the same date. Eligible
participants include any confirmed employees, including executive directors and non-executive directors of the Company
and the Company’s subsidiaries. The Plan will be expired on 23 September 2017, unless otherwise terminated by the
remuneration committee or by resolution of shareholders at a general meeting.
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The aggregate nominal amount of ordinary shares which may be issued pursuant to the vesting of the contingent
award of ordinary shares granted on any date, when added to the nominal amount of ordinary shares issued and issuable
in respect of all awards granted under the Plan, all options granted under the ESOS, and any other share-based incentive
schemes of the Company, shall not exceed 15% of the issued share capital of the Company on the day immediately
preceding the offer date of the contingent award of ordinary shares. The maximum number of ordinary shares issuable
to each eligible participant in the Plan is determined at the discretion of the remuneration committee.
The number and terms of contingent award of ordinary shares granted to a shareholder exercising control over the
Company or substantial shareholder, or to any of their associates, are subject to approval by independent shareholders.
The remuneration committee shall decide in relation to a contingent award of ordinary shares: i) the participant;
ii) the date of grant of the contingent award of ordinary shares; iii) the performance period; iv) the number of ordinary
shares which are the subject of the grant of contingent award of ordinary shares; v) the performance condition; vi) the date
on which the ordinary shares comprised in the contingent award of ordinary shares shall be released to the participant;
and vii) any other condition which the remuneration committee may determine in relation to the grant of the contingent
award of ordinary shares.
The grantees are not required to pay for the grant of contingent award of ordinary shares.
No contingent award of ordinary shares have been granted or agreed to be granted by the Company under the
Plan since the adoption date of the Plan.
Pursuant to the special general meeting of the Company held on 11 February 2010, the Plan was terminated.
(c) Share-basedpaymentstoaconsultingfirm
The Company and a consulting firm have entered into a consultancy agreement dated 15 June 2007. The
consultancy services (the “Services”) were in relation to liaison and co-ordination support in connection with the listing
of Company’s shares on the SGX-ST and such other logistical assistance and co-ordination work as the Company may
required to achieve a listing of the Company shares on the SGX-ST. In consideration for the provision of the Services, the
Company would issue to the consulting firm such number of shares of the Company using a formula which was based on
the indicative invitation price (the “Consideration Shares”). The Consideration Shares was issued to the consulting firm
on 24 September 2007 and the fair value of the Consideration Shares amounted to US$3,706,964, in which US$370,696
was charged to the income statement. The fair value of the Consideration Shares was determined with reference to the
tentative offering price of public offer of the Company’s share. The share-based payments were not measured at fair
value of services received by the Company as the fair value of services cannot be reliably measured.
41. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(a) Business combination/acquisition of a subsidiary
On 29 May 2006, prior to the Restructuring Exercise, Elite Link acquired 100% of the issued and registered capital
of Zeus for a cash consideration of US$2,524,005 (equivalent to RMB20,000,000). Zeus was engaged in the development,
distribution and marketing of software and solution for mobile appliances and mobile handset hardware.
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The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Zeus acquired as at its date of acquisition, which has
no significant difference from its carrying amount, is as follows:
US$
Net assets acquired:
Property, plant and equipment 25,328
Interest in an associate 268,174
Trade receivables 241,992
Inventories 205,888
Prepayments, deposits and other receivables 1,701,762
Bank and cash balances 30,805
Trade payables (285,064 )
Accruals and other payables (577,519 )
1,611,366
Goodwill 912,639
2,524,005
Satisfied by:
Cash 2,524,005
Net cash outflow arising on acquisition:
Cash consideration paid (2,524,005 )
Cash and cash equivalents acquired 30,805
(2,493,200 )
The goodwill arising on the acquisition of Zeus is attributable to the anticipated profitability of the development,
distribution and marketing of the Group’s products and the future operating synergies from the combination.
Zeus contributed approximately US$3,787,086 to the Group’s revenue and approximately US$1,565,040 to the
Group’s profit before tax, for the period between the date of acquisition and 31 March 2007.
If the acquisition had been completed on 1 April 2006, total Group revenue for the year ended 31 March 2007
would have been US$46,669,046, and profit for the year ended 31 March 2007 would have been US$8,826,541. The pro
forma information is for illustrative purpose only and is not necessarily an indication of revenue and results of operations
of the Group that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been completed on 1 April 2006, nor is intended
to be a projection of future results.
(b) Piece meal acquisition of a subsidiary
On 9 June 2006, prior to the Restructuring Exercise, the registered capital of PhoneLink was increased from
US$873,537 (equivalent to RMB7,000,000) to US$1,247,910 (equivalent to RMB10,000,000), contributed entirely by
Zeus. Equity interest in PhoneLink then held by Zeus increased from 45% to 61.5% through this capital contribution.
PhoneLink was engaged in the development of software and solution for mobile appliance.
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The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of PhoneLink acquired as at its date of acquisition, which
has no significant difference from its carrying amount, is as follows:
US$
Net assets acquired:
Property, plant and equipment 27,691
Prepayments, deposits and other receivables 564,211
Bank and cash balances 379,039
Accruals and other payables (626 )
Minority interests (373,571 )
Reversal of the carrying amount of an associate (268,174 )
328,570
Goodwill 45,803
374,373
Satisfied by:
Cash 374,373
Net cash inflow arising on piece meal acquisition:
Cash consideration paid (374,373 )
Cash and cash equivalents acquired 379,039
4,666
On 1 August 2006, prior to the Restructuring Exercise, Zeus further acquired 4.2% of the issued capital of
PhoneLink, from the minority interests, for a cash consideration of US$52,413 (equivalent to RMB420,000). Goodwill
of US$13,087 arose from this piece meal acquisition.
On 6 February 2007, prior to the Restructuring Exercise, Zeus further acquired 15.3% of the issued share capital of
PhoneLink from the minority interests, for a cash consideration of US$194,711 (equivalent to RMB1,530,000). Goodwill
of US$69,905 arose from this piece meal acquisition.
The goodwill arising on the acquisition of PhoneLink is attributable to the anticipated profitability of the
development of the Group’s products and the future operating synergies from the combination.
PhoneLink has not contributed any revenue and profit to the Group since the date of its acquisition.
If the acquisition had been completed on 1 April 2006, total Group revenue for the year ended 31 March 2007
would have been US$46,266,331, and profit for the year ended 31 March 2007 would have been US$8,843,570. The pro
forma information is for illustrative purpose only and is not necessarily an indication of revenue and results of operations
of the Group that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been completed on 1 April 2006, nor is intended
to be a projection of future results.
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(c) Disposals of disposal group classified as held for sale
As referred to in note 28 to the Financial Information, the Group completed the disposal of disposal group classified
as held for sale during the six months ended 30 September 2009. The loss on disposals of the disposal group classified
as held for sale was recognised in the consolidated income statement for the six months ended 30 September 2009.
Net assets of the disposal group classified as held for sale at the date of disposal are as follows:
US$
Assets of disposal group classified as held for sale 1,726,321
Liabilities directly associated with disposal group classified as held for sale (1,268,600 )
Release of foreign currency translation reserve directly associated with disposal
group classified as held for sale 64,366
Loss on disposals of disposal group classified as held for sale (64,366 )
Total consideration receivable 457,721
(d) Major non-cash transactions
(i) During the year ended 31 March 2007, prior to the Restructuring Exercise, interim dividend of US$257,069
was declared and accrued in amounts due to directors.
(ii) During the year ended 31 March 2007, the Group incurred other payables of US$48,750 to intangible
assets suppliers for additions of intangible assets.
(iii) During the year ended 31 March 2007, share capital of US$2,569,694 was contributed from the then
shareholders of a subsidiary by capitalisation of amounts due to directors of the Company.
(iv) During the years ended 31 March 2008 and 2009, additions to property, plant and equipment of
US$4,540,297 and US$168,872 respectively were financed by finance leases.
(v) During the year ended 31 March 2008, convertible loans including their derivative component of
US$8,781,927 were transferred to share capital and share premium upon conversion.
(vi) During the year ended 31 March 2008, 16,806,723 shares of the Company were issued for the services
rendered by the consulting firm. Details are set out in note 40(c) to the Financial Information.
(vii) During the six months ended 30 September 2009, additions of intangible assets of US$2,500,000 were
transferred from prepayments, deposits and other receivables.
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42. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Financial guarantees issued
At the end of each reporting period, the Company has the following financial guarantees:
(a) guarantees to banks in respect of banking facilities granted to two subsidiaries of the Group at 31 March
2008 and 31 March 2009 amounted to US$8,979,049 and US$10,110,154 respectively; guarantees to banks
in respect of banking facilities granted to a subsidiary of the Group at 30 September 2009 amounted to
US$15,508,612. No such guarantee was issued at 31 March 2007;
(b) an unlimited guarantee to a bank in respect of banking facilities granted to two subsidiaries of the Group
at 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009; unlimited guarantees to a bank in respect of banking facilities
granted to a subsidiary of the Group at 30 September 2009. No such guarantee was issued at 31 March
2007; and
(c) a corporate guarantee to a bank in respect of banking facilities granted to two subsidiaries of the Group
at 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009; a corporate guarantee to a bank in respect of banking facilities
granted to a subsidiary of the Group at 30 September 2009. No such guarantee was issued at 31 March
2007.
At the end of each reporting period, the directors do not consider it probable that a claim will be made against the
Company under any of the above guarantees. The maximum liability of the Company at the end of each reporting period under
the financial guarantees issued is as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Guarantee as mentioned in (a) above
– amounts of finance leases and
other bank borrowings drawn – 4,700,938 5,587,068 7,853,320
Guarantee as mentioned in (b) above
– amounts of bank borrowings drawn – 1,942,000 4,393,002 6,979,478
Guarantee as mentioned in (c) above
– amounts of bank borrowings drawn – 1,075,389 1,105,000 290,892
– 7,718,327 11,085,070 15,123,690
The fair value of the guarantees at date of inception is not material and is not recognised in the Financial Information.
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43. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
The Group’s capital commitments at the end of each reporting period are as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Property, plant and equipment
Contracted but not provided for 3,567,065 244,935 71,745 –
44. LEASE COMMITMENTS
At the end of each reporting period the total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases
are payable as follows:
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 US$ US$ US$ US$
Within one year 354,552 762,303 795,306 759,045
In the second to fifth years inclusive 712,607 1,797,192 1,494,668 1,130,425
1,067,159 2,559,495 2,289,974 1,889,470
Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the Group for certain of its offices and factory premises. For the
years ended 31 March 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the six months ended 30 September 2009, leases are negotiated for an average
term of three years, three years, five years and five years respectively and rentals are fixed over the lease terms and do not
include contingent rentals.
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45. MATERIAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
(a) Transactions with related parties
In addition to those related party transactions and balances disclosed elsewhere in the Financial Information, the Group had the following material transactions with its related parties during the Relevant Periods:
For the six months For the year ended 31 March ended 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (unaudited)
Administrative expenses reimbursed by a related company (i) 26,652 3,166 – – –Sale of goods to a jointly controlled entity/jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale (ii) 690,852 13,045 – – 297,937Acquisition of 50% equity interest in a subsidiary from a related party (iii) 1,247,910 – – – –Personal guarantees provided by a related party and a director for a bank loan obtained (iv) 1,908,931 2,034,062 – – –Properties provided by related parties as collateral for a bank loan obtained (iv) 1,309,527 1,395,366 – – –Personal guarantee provided by a director for finance lease payables (v) – 3,352,000 – – –Personal guarantee provided by a director for a bank loan obtained (vi) – – – – 1,742,931Settlement of mortgage loans on behalf of related parties (vii) 643,440 – – – –Settlement of liabilities on behalf of the Group by a director 52,204 – – – –
Notes:
(i) One of the directors of the Company has beneficial interest in and control over the related company. These transactions were carried out in accordance with terms determined and agreed by both parties.
(ii) The sale of goods to a jointly controlled entity were carried out in the ordinary course of business of the Group according to the prices and conditions offered to regular customers of the Group.
(iii) On 27 April 2006, the Group entered into an agreement with a related party, who is the brother of one of the directors of the Company, to acquire 50% equity interest in Zeus for a consideration of RMB10,000,000.
(iv) As at 31 March 2007, the bank loan as set out in note 32 to the Financial Information was secured by personal guarantee to the extent of RMB15,000,000 given by a related party and a director and letter of guarantee issued by the Shenzhen Small and Medium Enterprises Credit Guarantee Centre, which was secured by the pledge of properties owned by related parties, Mr. Wang Xu and Mr. Wang Shih Wen. The bank loan was settled on 6 July 2007 and the guarantees were released during the year ended 31 March 2008.
(v) During the year ended 31 March 2008, one of the security arrangements for the finance lease payables was the personal guarantee executed by one of the Company’s director amounted to US$3,352,000, and the guarantee was released on 21 November 2007.
(vi) As at 30 September 2009, a bank loan of RMB12,000,000 was secured by corporate guarantee executed by a subsidiary of the Company and personal guarantees executed by a director of a subsidiary and a director of the Company. The bank loan was subsequently settled.
(vii) During the year ended 31 March 2007, the Group settled the mortgage loans of the properties on behalf of related parties, Mr. Wang Xu and Mr. Wang Shih Wen.
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(b) Balances with related parties
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$
Amount due from a jointly controlled entity/jointly controlled entity classified as held for sale GuiZhou Zhenhua OBEE
Communication Co., Ltd. (i) – 706,941 – –
Amounts due from related parties Wang Xu and Wang Shih Wen (ii) 656,440 – – –
656,440 706,941 – –
At At 31 March 30 September 2007 2008 2009 2009 Note US$ US$ US$ US$
Amount due to directors Wang Tao and Wang Shih Zen (iii) 81,232 – – –
Amounts due to a related party Moosik Limited (iv) 8,446 – – –
89,678 – – –
Note:
(i) The amount due is denominated in Renminbi and is unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.
The amount due was subsequently settled.
(ii) The amounts due are denominated in Renminbi and are unsecured, interest-free and repayable within
twelve months as at 31 March 2007. The related parties are brothers of directors of the Company, Wang
Tao and Wang Shih Zen, respectively. Pursuant to section 161B of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance,
the maximum outstanding amount due from two related parties Wang Xu and Wang Shih Wen for the
years ended 31 March 2007 and 2008 are US$354,336 and US$302,104 respectively.
(iii) The amounts due are unsecured, interest-free and have no fixed repayment terms. US$69,778 of the amounts
due are denominated Hong Kong dollar and the remaining balance are denominated in Renminbi.
(iv) The amount due is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed repayment terms. The related party is a
company in which one of the directors of the Company, Mr. Wang Shih Zen has beneficial interest in
and control over the related party. The amounts due are denominated in Hong Kong dollar. In September
2009, Mr. Wang Shih Zen ceased to have beneficial interest in and control over the related party.
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(c) Key management personnel remuneration.
Remuneration for key management personnel is disclosed in note 13 to the Financial Information.
(d) During the year ended 31 March 2007, related parties, Wang Xu and Wang Shih Wen, provide office premises
to a subsidiary of the Company for which no charges were made.
(e) During the years ended 31 March 2007 and 2008, the convertible loans of the Company were secured by personal
guarantees executed by and a charge up to 50% of the issued shares of the Company held by the directors of the
Company, namely Mr. Wang Shih Zen and Ms. Wang Tao. Details of the convertible loans are set out in note 35
to the Financial Information.
(f) During the year ended 31 March 2008, certain banking facilities granted by a bank are secured by personal
guarantee executed by two directors for an unlimited amount. Such personal guarantee has been released as at
31 March 2008.
46. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to 30 September 2009 and up to the date of this report, the Group has the following significant subsequent
event:
a) Pursuant to the special general meeting of the Company held on 11 February 2010, ESOS was revoked and the
terms of a new share option scheme was adopted. There was no outstanding share option granted under ESOS
and details of the new share option scheme was more fully explained in section headed “Share Option Scheme”
of Appendix V to the Prospectus. At the same special general meeting, the Plan as detailed in note 40(b) to the
Financial Information was terminated.
Other than the subsequent events as described above and in note 38 to the Financial Information, no significant events
took place subsequent to 30 September 2009 and up to the date of this report.
47. SUBSEQUENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
No audited financial statements have been prepared by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in respect of any period
subsequent to 30 September 2009.
Yours faithfully,
RSM Nelson WheelerCertifiedPublicAccountants
Hong Kong
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The following is the text of a letter, summary of values and valuation certificates, prepared for
the purpose of incorporation in this prospectus received from BMI Appraisals Limited, an independent
valuer, in connection with its valuations as at 31 December 2009 of the properties leased by the
Group in Hong Kong and the PRC.
�2 February 20�0
The Directors
Z-obee Holdings limitedUnit 605, 6th Floor
Yen Sheng Centre
No. 64 Hoi Yuen Road
Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Dear Sirs,
inStruCtionS
We refer to the instructions from Z-Obee Holdings Limited (the “Company”) for us to value
the properties leased by the Company and/or its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group”)
located in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). We confirm that we have
performed inspections, made relevant enquiries and obtained such further information as we consider
necessary for the purpose of providing you with our opinion of the market values of the properties
as at 3� December 2009 (the “date of valuation”).
BaSiS oF valuation
Our valuations of the concerned properties have been based on the Market Value, which is defined
as “the estimated amount for which a property should exchange on the date of valuation between a
willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm’s-length transaction after proper marketing wherein the
parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion”.
property CateGoriZation
In the course of our valuations, the portfolio of properties of the Group is categorized into the
following groups:–
Group I – Property leased by the Group in Hong Kong
Group II – Properties leased by the Group in the PRC
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valuation MetHodoloGy
In valuing the properties leased by the Group, we are of the opinion that they have no commercial value either because of their non-assignability in the open market or there are prohibitions against assignment and/or subletting contained in the tenancy agreements or the lack of marketable and substantial profit rents.
title inveStiGation
We have not searched the titles of the properties and have not scrutinized the original title documents to verify ownership or to ascertain the existence of any amendments, which do not appear on the copies handed to us. However, we have been provided with copies of the tenancy agreements of the properties leased by the Group. All documents have been used for reference only.
valuation aSSuMptionS
Our valuations have been made on the assumption that the properties are sold in the open market in their existing states without the benefit of deferred terms contract, leaseback, joint venture, management agreement or any other similar arrangement which might serve to affect the values of the properties.
In addition, no account has been taken of any option or right of pre-emption concerning of effecting sale of the properties and no forced sale situation in any manner is assumed in our valuations.
valuation ConSiderationS
We have inspected the exterior and wherever possible, the interior of the properties. During the course of our inspections, we did not note any serious defects. However, no structural surveys have been made nor have any tests been carried out on any of the services provided in the properties. We are, therefore, unable to report that the properties are free from rot, infestation or any other structural defects.
In the course of our valuations, we have relied to a considerable extent on the information given by the Group and have accepted advice given to us on such matters as planning approvals or statutory notices, easements, tenures, particulars of occupancy, floor areas, identification of the properties and other relevant information.
We have not carried out detailed on-site measurements to verify the correctness of the floor areas in respect of the properties but have assumed that the floor areas shown on the documents handed to us are correct. Dimensions, measurements and areas included in the valuation certificates are based on information contained in the documents provided to us by the Group and are therefore only approximations.
We have no reason to doubt the truth and accuracy of the information provided to us by the Group and we have relied on the Group’s confirmation that no material facts have been omitted from the information so supplied. We consider that we have been provided with sufficient information to reach an informed view.
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No allowance has been made in our valuations for any charges, mortgages or amounts owing
on the properties or for any expenses or taxation, which may be incurred in effecting a sale.
Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed that the properties are free from encumbrances, restrictions
and outgoings of an onerous nature, which could affect their values.
Our valuations have been prepared in accordance with the HKIS Valuation Standards on Properties
(First Edition 2005) published by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors.
Our valuations have been prepared under the generally accepted valuation procedures and are in
compliance with the requirements contained in Chapter 5 and Practice Note �2 of the Rules Governing
the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
reMarKS
Unless otherwise stated, all money amounts stated herein are in Hong Kong Dollars (HK$) and
no allowances have been made for any exchange transfers.
Our Summary of Values and the Valuation Certificates are attached herewith.
Yours faithfully,
For and on behalf of
BMi appraiSalS liMited
dr. tony C.H. Cheng Joannau W.F. Chan BSc., MUD, MBA(Finance), MSc.(Eng), PhD(Econ), BSc., MSc., MRICS, MHKIS, RPS(GP)
MHKIS, MCIArb, AFA, SIFM, FCIM, Senior Director
MASCE, MIET, MIEEE, MASME, MIIE
Managing Director
Notes:
Dr. Tony C.H. Cheng is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (General Practice) who has over 17 years’ experience
in valuations of properties in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China.
Ms. Joannau W.F. Chan is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (General Practice) who has over 17 years’
experience in valuations of properties in Hong Kong and over 11 years’ experience in valuations of properties in the People’s
Republic of China.
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SuMMary oF valueS
Market value in existing stateno. property as at 31 december 2009 HK$
Group i – property leased by the Group in Hong Kong
�. Unit No. 5 on 6th Floor, No Commercial Value
Yen Sheng Centre,
64 Hoi Yuen Road,
Kwun Tong,
Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Sub-total: nil
Group ii – properties leased by the Group in the prC
2. Room 40�, Building �4, No Commercial Value
West Part of Software Park,
Hi-Tech Park in the Second Road,
Nanshan District,
Shenzhen,
the PRC
中國深圳市南山區高新科技園中二路軟件園西區�4棟40�室
3. Unit No. �206, No Commercial Value
Block A of Jiazhaoye Centre,
Shangbu South Road,
Futian District,
Shenzhen,
the PRC
中國深圳市福田區上步南路佳兆業中心A�206
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Market value in existing stateno. property as at 31 december 2009 HK$
4. Portions of an industrial complex located at No Commercial Value
Jingangshan Industrial District,
Jiuwei Society Road,
Xixiang Street,
Baoan District,
Shenzhen,
the PRC
中國深圳市寶安區西鄉街道九圍社區路金崗山 工業區之工業園之部分
5. Unit Nos. 9�� & 9�2, No Commercial Value
Simike Building,
No. 800 Shangcheng Road,
Pudong New District,
Shanghai,
the PRC
中國上海市浦東新區商城路800號斯米克大廈9��、9�2室
Sub-total: nil
Grand-total: nil
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valuation CertiFiCate
Group i – property leased by the Group in Hong Kong
no. property description and tenureparticulars of occupancy
Market value in existing state as at 31 december 2009
HK$
�. Unit No. 5 on
6th Floor,
Yen Sheng Centre,
64 Hoi Yuen
Road,
Kwun Tong,
Kowloon,
Hong Kong
The property comprises an office
unit on the 6th Floor of a 24-
storey industrial/office building
which was completed in �995.
The gross floor area of the
property is approximately �,740
sq.ft. (or about �6�.6 sq.m.).
Pursuant to a tenancy agreement
entered into between an
independent third-party landlord
and Elite Link Technology
Limited (referred to as “Elite
Link”) dated 28 July 2008, the
property is leased to Elite Link
for the purpose of industrial/
godown/offices ancillary and
directly related to an industrial
or godown operation for a term
of 2 years commencing on �6
May 2008 and expiring on �5
May 20�0 at a monthly rent of
HK$2�,750 exclusive of rates,
air conditioning, management
charges and other outgoings.
The property
is occupied by
the Group for
office purpose.
No Commercial
Value
Note:–
Pursuant to the aforesaid tenancy agreement, the tenant of the property is Elite Link, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company.
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Group ii – properties leased by the Group in the prC
no. property description and tenureparticulars of occupancy
Market value in existing state as at 31 december 2009
HK$
2. Room 40�,
Building �4,
West Part of
Software Park,
Hi-Tech Park in
the Second Road,
Nanshan District,
Shenzhen,
the PRC
中國深圳市南山區高新科技園中二路軟件園西區�4棟40�室
The property comprises an office
unit on the 4th Floor of a
7-storey commercial building
which was completed in about
2008.
The gross floor area of the
property is approximately
�,�32.46 sq.m. (or about �2,�90
sq.ft.).
Pursuant to a tenancy agreement
and its supplementary agreement
entered into between an
independent third-party landlord
and Zeus Telecommunication
Technology Holdings Ltd.
(referred to as “Zeus”) both
dated 6 May 2008, the property
is leased to Zeus for research and
office uses for a term of 5 years
commencing on 22 April 2008
and expiring on 2� April 20�3 at
a monthly rent of RMB55,490.54
exclusive of water, electricity and
sanitary charges and management
fee.
The property
is occupied by
the Group for
office purpose.
No Commercial
Value
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Notes:–
�. Pursuant to the aforesaid tenancy agreement, the tenant of the property is Zeus, which is an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.
2. The opinion given by the PRC legal adviser – Haihua Yongtai Law Firm dated [•••] to the Group is as follows:
a. The content and format of the tenancy agreement are in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in the
PRC and the said agreement is legally valid and binding on the contracting parties;
b. The landlord has obtained all necessary authorization, permission and approval from the PRC Government
departments or any third parties and has the right to lease the property;
c. Zeus is entitled to legally use and occupy the property during the term of the tenancy. The current use of the
property by Zeus is in compliance with the use specified in the relevant tenancy agreement and does not violate
the existing laws and regulations in the PRC;
d. The tenancy agreement has been registered with the relevant department in accordance with laws, regulations,
administrative rules and local regulations in the PRC; and
e. The property is not subject to other material encumbrances.
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no. property description and tenureparticulars of occupancy
Market value in existing state as at 31 december 2009
HK$
3. Unit No. �206,
Block A of
Jiazhaoye Centre,
Shangbu South
Road,
Futian District,
Shenzhen,
the PRC
中國深圳市福田區上步南路佳兆業中心A�206
The property comprises an office
unit on the �2th Floor of a
29-storey residential/commercial
building which was completed in
about 2007.
The gross floor area of the
property is approximately 39.8
sq.m. (or about 428 sq.ft.).
Pursuant to a tenancy agreement
entered into between an
independent third party landlord
and Zeus Telecommunication
Technology Holdings Ltd.
(referred to as “Zeus”) dated
25 July 2008, the property is
leased to Zeus for office use for
a term of � year commencing on
� August 2009 and expiring on
3� July 20�0 at a monthly rent
of RMB�,200 exclusive of water,
electricity and sanitary charges
and management fee.
The property
is occupied by
the Group for
office purpose.
No Commercial
Value
Notes:–
�. Pursuant to the aforesaid tenancy agreement, the tenant of the property is Zeus, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
2. The opinion given by the PRC legal adviser – Haihua Yongtai Law Firm dated [•••] to the Group is as follows:
a. The content and format of the tenancy agreement are in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in the PRC and the said agreement is legally valid and binding on the contracting parties;
b. The landlord has obtained all necessary authorization, permission and approval from the PRC Government departments or any third parties and has the right to lease the property;
c. Zeus is entitled to legally use and occupy the property during the term of the tenancy. The current use of the property by Zeus is in compliance with the use specified in the relevant tenancy agreement and does not violate the existing laws and regulations in the PRC;
d. The landlord possesses valid title certificates of the property and the tenancy agreement has been registered; and
e. The property is not subject to other material encumbrances.
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Market value in existing state as at 31 december 2009
HK$
4. Portions of an
industrial complex
located at
Jingangshan
Industrial District,
Jiuwei Society
Road,
Xixiang Street,
Baoan District,
Shenzhen,
the PRC
中國深圳市寶安區西鄉街道九圍社區路金崗山工業區之工業園之部分
The property comprises seven
single- to 5-storey industrial and
dormitory buildings (Blocks �,
2, 3, 4, A, B & C) which were
completed in about 2007.
The total gross floor area
(“GFA”) of the property is
approximately 26,482.6 sq.m. (or
about 285,059 sq.ft.).
Pursuant to a 4 tenancy
agreements entered into between
an independent third party
landlord and the Group, the
property is leased to the Group
for various purposes at a total
monthly rent of RMB357,5�5.6
for a term expiring on � March
20�2.
The property
is occupied
by the Group
for factory,
dormitory and
other ancillary
purposes.
As advised by
the Group, the
front portion
of Level � of
Block 4 with
a GFA of
approximately
500 sq.m. is
subleased to
an independent
third party
for a term
of � year
commencing
on � June
2009 and
expiring on 3�
May 20�0 at a
monthly rent
of RMB6,750
exclusive
of water,
electricity
and sanitary
charges and
management
fee.
No Commercial
Value
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Notes:–
�. Pursuant to the aforesaid tenancy agreements, the tenants of the property are Max Sunny Limited (referred to as “Max
Sunny”) and Tongqing Communication Equipment (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Tongqing”), which are indirect
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. The details of the agreements are summarized as follows:
Monthlyno. Building tenant GFa term rent use (sq.m.) (RMB)
�. Level � of Blocks �, 2 & 3 Max Sunny 7,872.0 �6 Apr 2007 – �06,272.0 Factory
� Mar 20�2
2. Block A (Levels 2 & 3), Tongqing �2,293.0 �6 Jul 2007 – �65,956.0 Domestic
Blocks B & C � Mar 20�2 (Dormitory)
3. Level � of Block A Tongqing 3,��7.6 �6 Jul 2007 – 50,087.6 Commercial
� Mar 20�2 (Canteen)
4. Level � of Block 4 Tongqing 3,200.0 � Aug 2007 – 35,200.0 Factory
� Mar 20�2
total: 26,482.6 357,515.6
2. The opinion given by the PRC legal adviser – Haihua Yongtai Law Firm dated [•••] to the Group is as follows:
a. The content and format of the tenancy agreements are in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in
the PRC and the said agreements are legally valid and binding on the contracting parties;
b. The landlord has obtained all necessary authorization, permission and approval from the PRC Government
departments or any third parties and has the right to lease the property;
c. Tongqing and Max Sunny are entitled to legally use and occupy the property during the term of the tenancies.
The current uses of the property by Tongqing and Max Sunny are in compliance with the uses specified in the
relevant tenancy agreements and do not violate the existing laws and regulations in the PRC;
d. Max Sunny, being a company in Hong Kong, does not violate the laws and regulations by renting a property in
the PRC;
e. The tenancy agreements have been registered with the relevant department in accordance with laws, regulations,
administrative rules and local regulations in the PRC; and
f. The property is not subject to other material encumbrances.
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no. property description and tenureparticulars of occupancy
Market value in existing state as at 31 december 2009
HK$
5. Unit Nos. 9�� & 9�2,Simike Building,No. 800 Shangcheng Road,Pudong New District,Shanghai,the PRC
中國上海市浦東新區商城路800號斯米克大廈9��、9�2室
The property comprises two office units on the 9th Floor of a high-rise commercial building which was completed in about 2000.
The gross floor area of the property is approximately 246.96 sq.m. (or about 2,658 sq.ft.).
Pursuant to a tenancy renewal agreement entered into between an independent third party landlord and Shanghai PhoneLink Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as “PhoneLink”) dated �3 January 2009, the property is leased to PhoneLink for office use for a term of � year commencing on �8 February 2009 and expiring on �7 February 20�0 at a monthly rent of RMB26,800 exclusive of water, electricity, gas, telephone, facilities, air conditioning charges and management fee.
The property is occupied by the Group for office purpose.
No Commercial Value
Notes:–
�. Pursuant to the aforesaid tenancy agreement, the tenant of the property is PhoneLink, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
2. The opinion given by the PRC legal adviser – Haihua Yongtai Law Firm dated [•••] to the Group is as follows:
a. The content and format of the tenancy agreement are in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in the PRC and the said agreement is legally valid and binding on the contracting parties;
b. The landlord has obtained all necessary authorization, permission and approval from the PRC Government departments or any third parties and has the right to lease the property;
c. PhoneLink is entitled to legally use the property during the term of the tenancy. The current use of the property by PhoneLink is in compliance with the use specified in the relevant tenancy agreement and does not violate the existing laws and regulations in the PRC;
d. The landlord possesses valid title certificates of the property and the tenancy agreement has been registered; and
e. The property is not subject to other material encumbrances.
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Set out below is a summary of certain provisions of the Memorandum of Association and New
Bye-laws and of certain aspects of Bermuda company law.
1. MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
The Memorandum of Association states, inter alia, that the liability of members of the Company
is limited to the amount, if any, for the time being unpaid on the shares respectively held by them and
that the Company is an exempted company as defined in the Companies Act. The Memorandum of
Association also sets out the objects for which the Company was formed which are unrestricted and
that the Company has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person. As an exempted
company, the Company will be carrying on business outside Bermuda from a place of business within
Bermuda.
In accordance with and subject to section 42A of the Companies Act, the Memorandum of
Association empowers the Company to purchase its own shares and pursuant to its New Bye-laws,
this power is exercisable by the board of Directors (the “board”) upon such terms and subject to such
conditions as it thinks fit.
2. NEW BYE-LAWS
The New Bye-laws were adopted on �� February 20�0. The following is a summary of certain
provisions of the New Bye-laws:
(a) Directors
(i) Power toallotand issuesharesandwarrants
Subject to any special rights conferred on the holders of any shares or class of shares,
any share may be issued with or have attached thereto such rights, or such restrictions,
whether with regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise, as the Company
may by ordinary resolution determine (or, in the absence of any such determination or so
far as the same may not make specific provision, as the board may determine). Subject to
the Companies Act, the New Bye-laws and to any special rights conferred on the holders
of any shares or attaching to any class of shares, any preference shares may be issued
or converted into shares that are liable to be redeemed, at a determinable date or at the
option of the Company or, if so authorised by the Memorandum of Association, at the
option of the holder, on such terms and in such manner as the Company before the issue or
conversion may by ordinary resolution determine. The board may issue warrants conferring
the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for any class of shares or securities in the
capital of the Company on such terms as it may from time to time determine. Provided
that such issue must be specifically approved by the Company in general meeting if
required by the rules or regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange.
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Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, no shares may be issued by the
board without the prior approval of the Company in general meeting but subject thereto
and to the New Bye-laws and without prejudice to any special rights or restrictions for
the time being attached to any shares or any class of shares, all unissued shares in the
Company shall be at the disposal of the board, which may offer, allot, grant options
over or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, at such times, for such consideration
and on such terms and conditions as it in its absolute discretion thinks fit, but so that
no shares shall be issued at a discount, provided always that: (a) no shares shall be
issued to transfer a controlling interest in the Company without the prior approval of
the members in general meeting; (b) (subject to any direction to the contrary that may
be given by the Company in general meeting or except as permitted under the rules or
regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws)) any
issue of shares for cash to members holding shares of any class shall be offered to such
members in proportion as nearly as may be to the number of shares of such class then
held by them; and (c) any other issue of shares, the aggregate of which would exceed
the limits referred to in the relevant New Bye-law, shall be subject to the approval of
the Company in general meeting.
Neither the Company nor the board shall be obliged, when making or granting any
allotment of, offer of, option over or disposal of shares, to make, or make available, any
such allotment, offer, option or shares to members or others with registered addresses
in any particular territory or territories being a territory or territories where, in the
absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, this would or might, in
the opinion of the board, be unlawful or impracticable. Members affected as a result of
the foregoing sentence shall not be, or be deemed to be, a separate class of members for
any purpose whatsoever.
Except as permitted under the rules or regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange
(as defined in the New Bye-laws) or if any direction is given by the Company in general
meeting, all new shares shall before issue be offered to such persons who as at the date
of the offer are entitled to receive notices from the Company of general meetings in
proportion, as far as the circumstances admit, to the amount of the existing shares to
which they are entitled.
Notwithstanding the provision above but subject to the Statutes (as defined in the
New Bye-laws) and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the
Company in general meeting may by ordinary resolution grant to the Directors a general
authority, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as may be specified in
the said ordinary resolution, to issue shares in the capital of the Company whether by
way of rights, bonus or otherwise and/or to make or grant offers, agreements or options
(collectively, “Instruments”) that might or would require shares to be issued, including but
not limited to the creation and issue of (as well as adjustments to) warrants, debentures
or other instruments convertible into shares and (notwithstanding that the authority
conferred by the said ordinary resolution may have ceased to be in force) to issue shares
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in pursuance of any Instrument made or granted by the Directors while the said ordinary
resolution was in force Provided that:
(a) the aggregate number of shares to be issued pursuant to the said ordinary
resolution (including shares to be issued in pursuance of Instruments made
or granted pursuant to the said ordinary resolution) shall be subject to such
limits and manner of calculation as may be prescribed by the Designated
Stock Exchange, and
(b) such general authority shall only remain in force until (i) the conclusion
of the annual general meeting of the Company next following the passing
of the resolution granting the said authority or (ii) the date by which such
annual general meeting is required to be held or (iii) it is revoked or varied
by ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting, whichever is the
earliest.
(ii) Power todisposeof theassetsof theCompanyoranyof itssubsidiaries
There are no specific provisions in the New Bye-laws relating to the disposal of
the assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Note: The Directors may, however, exercise all powers and do all acts and things which may be exercised
or done or approved by the Company and which are not required by the New Bye-laws or the
Companies Act to be exercised or done by the Company in general meeting.
(iii) Compensationorpayments for lossofoffice
Payments to any Director or past Director of any sum by way of compensation for
loss of office or as consideration for or in connection with his retirement from office
(not being a payment to which the Director is contractually entitled) must be approved
by the Company in general meeting.
(iv) Loansandprovisionofsecurity for loans toDirectors
There are no provisions in the New Bye-laws relating to the making of loans to
Directors. However, the Companies Act contains restrictions on companies making loans
or providing security for loans to their directors, the relevant provisions of which are
summarised in the paragraph headed “Bermuda company law” in this Appendix.
(v) Financialassistance topurchasesharesof theCompany
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall directly or indirectly give
financial assistance to a person who is acquiring or proposing to acquire shares in the
Company for the purpose of that acquisition whether before or at the same time as the
acquisition takes place or afterwards, provided that the New Bye-laws shall not prohibit
transactions permitted under the Companies Act.
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(vi) Disclosureof interests incontractswith theCompanyoranyof itssubsidiaries
A Director may hold any other office or place of profit with the Company (except
that of auditor of the Company) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period
and, subject to the Companies Act, upon such terms as the board may determine, and may
be paid such extra remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation
in profits or otherwise) in addition to any remuneration provided for by or pursuant to
any other New Bye-law. A Director may be or become a director or other officer of, or a
member of, any company promoted by the Company or any other company in which the
Company may be interested, and shall not be liable to account to the Company or the
members for any remuneration, profits or other benefits received by him as a director,
officer or member of, or from his interest in, such other company. Subject as otherwise
provided by the New Bye-laws, the board may also cause the voting power conferred
by the shares in any other company held or owned by the Company to be exercised in
such manner in all respects as it thinks fit, including the exercise thereof in favour of
any resolution appointing the Directors or any of them to be directors or officers of such
other company, or voting or providing for the payment of remuneration to the directors
or officers of such other company.
Subject to the Companies Act and to the New Bye-laws, no Director or proposed
or intending Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the
Company, either with regard to his tenure of any office or place of profit or as vendor,
purchaser or in any other manner whatsoever, nor shall any such contract or any other
contract or arrangement in which any Director is in any way interested be liable to be
avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account
to the Company or the members for any remuneration, profit or other benefits realised
by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or
the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director who to his knowledge is in any
way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or arrangement or proposed
contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of his interest at the
meeting of the board at which the question of entering into the contract or arrangement
is first taken into consideration, if he knows his interest then exists, or in any other case,
at the first meeting of the board after he knows that he is or has become so interested.
A Director shall not vote (nor be counted in the quorum) on any resolution of the
board in respect of any contract or arrangement or proposed contract or arrangement in
which he or any of his associates has directly or indirectly a material interest. Matters
in which he or his associate(s) shall not be considered to have a material interest shall
include the following:
(aa) any contract or arrangement for the giving to such Director or any of his
associate(s) any security or indemnity in respect of money lent by him or
any of his associates or obligations incurred or undertaken by him or any
of his associates at the request of or for the benefit of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries;
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(bb) any contract or arrangement for the giving of any security or indemnity to
a third party in respect of a debt or obligation of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries for which the Director or any of his associate(s) has/have
himself/themselves assumed responsibility in whole or in part whether alone
or jointly under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of security;
(cc) any contract or arrangement in which he or any of his associate(s) is/are
interested in the same manner as other holders of shares or debentures or other
securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by virtue only of his/their
interest in shares or debentures or other securities of the Company;
(dd) any contract or arrangement concerning any other company in which he or
his associate(s) is/are interested only, whether directly or indirectly, as an
officer or executive or a shareholder other than a company in which the
Director together with any of his associates is beneficially interested in
(other than through his interest (if any) in the Company) five (�) per cent
or more of the issued shares or of the voting rights of any class of shares of
such company (or any third company through which his interest is derived);
or
(ee) any proposal concerning the adoption, modification or operation of a share
option scheme, a pension fund or retirement, death or disability benefits
scheme or other arrangement which relates to directors, his associates
and employees of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries and does not
provide in respect of any Director or his associate(s) as such any privilege
or advantage not accorded to the employees to which such scheme or fund
relates.
(vii) Remuneration
The ordinary remuneration of the Directors shall from time to time be determined
by the Company in general meeting, shall not be increased except pursuant to an ordinary
resolution passed at a general meeting where notice of the proposed increase shall have
been given in the notice convening the general meeting and shall (unless otherwise
directed by the resolution by which it is voted) to be divided amongst the Directors
in such proportions and in such manner as the board may agree or, failing agreement,
equally, except that any Director holding office for part only of the period in respect of
which the remuneration is payable shall only rank in such division in proportion to the
time during such period for which he held office. The Directors shall also be entitled to
be prepaid or repaid all travelling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or
expected to be incurred by them in attending any board meetings, committee meetings
or general meetings or separate meetings of any class of shares or of debentures of the
Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of their duties as Directors.
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Any Director who, by request, goes or resides abroad for any purpose of the
Company or who performs services which in the opinion of the board go beyond the
ordinary duties of a Director may be paid such extra remuneration (whether by way of
salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) as the board may determine
and such extra remuneration shall be in addition to or in substitution for any ordinary
remuneration provided for by or pursuant to any other New Bye-law.
A Director appointed to be a managing director, joint managing director, deputy
managing director or other executive officer shall receive such remuneration (whether
by way of salary, commission or participation in profits or otherwise or by all or any
of those modes) and such other benefits (including pension and/or gratuity and/or other
benefits on retirement) and allowances as the board may from time to time decide. Such
remuneration may be either in addition to or in lieu of his remuneration as a Director,
but he shall not in any circumstances be remunerated by a commission on or a percentage
of turnover.
The board may establish or concur or join with other companies (being subsidiary
companies of the Company or companies with which it is associated in business) in
establishing and making contributions out of the Company’s monies to any schemes or
funds for providing pensions, sickness or compassionate allowances, life assurance or
other benefits for employees (which expression as used in this and the following paragraph
shall include any Director or ex-Director who may hold or have held any executive office
or any office of profit with the Company or any of its subsidiaries) and ex-employees of
the Company and their dependants or any class or classes of such persons.
The board may pay, enter into agreements to pay or make grants of revocable or
irrevocable, and either subject or not subject to any terms or conditions, pensions or other
benefits to employees and ex-employees and their dependants, or to any of such persons,
including pensions or benefits additional to those, if any, to which such employees or
ex-employees or their dependants are or may become entitled under any such scheme or
fund as is mentioned in the previous paragraph. Any such pension or benefit may, as the
board considers desirable, be granted to an employee either before and in anticipation
of, or upon or at any time after, his actual retirement.
(viii) Retirement,appointmentandremoval
At each annual general meeting, one third of the Directors for the time being (or if
their number is not a multiple of three, then the number nearest to but not less than one
third) will retire from office by rotation provided that every Director shall be subject to
retirement at least once every three years. The Directors to retire in every year will be
those who have been longest in office since their last re-election or appointment but as
between persons who became or were last re-elected Directors on the same day those to
retire will (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot.
Note: There are no provisions relating to retirement of Directors upon reaching any age limit.
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The Directors shall have the power from time to time and at any time to appoint
any person as a Director either to fill a casual vacancy on the board or, where a maximum
number of Directors has been determined by the members and the members have authorised
the board to appoint additional Directors, as an additional Director. Any Director appointed
by the board shall retire at the next annual general meeting of the Company and shall then
be eligible for re-election at that meeting. Neither a Director nor an alternate Director is
required to hold any shares in the Company by way of qualification.
A Director may be removed by an ordinary resolution of the Company before the
expiration of his period of office (but without prejudice to any claim which such Director
may have for damages for any breach of any contract between him and the Company)
provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a
Director shall contain a statement of the intention to do so and be served on such Director
�4 days before the meeting and, at such meeting, such Director shall be entitled to be
heard on the motion for his removal. The Company may from time to time by ordinary
resolution determine the maximum number of directors and increase or reduce the number
of Directors but the number of Directors shall never be less than two.
The board may from time to time appoint one or more of its body to be managing
director or a person holding an equivalent position, joint managing director, or deputy
managing director or to hold any other employment or executive office with the Company
for such period (subject to their continuance as Directors) and upon such terms as the
board may determine and the board may revoke or terminate any of such appointments.
The board may delegate any of its powers, authorities and discretions to committees
consisting of such Director or Directors and other persons as the board thinks fit, and it
may from time to time revoke such delegation or revoke the appointment of and discharge
any such committees either wholly or in part, and either as to persons or purposes, but
every committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers, authorities and discretions
so delegated, conform to any regulations that may from time to time be imposed upon
it by the board.
(ix) Borrowingpowers
The board may exercise all the powers of the Company to raise or borrow money,
to mortgage or charge all or any part of the undertaking, property and assets (present and
future) and uncalled capital of the Company and, subject to the Companies Act, to issue
debentures, bonds and other securities of the Company, whether outright or as collateral
security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.
Note: These provisions, in common with the New Bye-laws in general, can be varied with the sanction
of a special resolution of the Company.
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(b) Alterations to constitutional documents
The New Bye-laws may be rescinded, altered or amended by the Directors with the prior
written approval of the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws) (if required
by the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange) and subject to the confirmation of the Company
in general meeting. The New Bye-laws state that a special resolution shall be required to alter
the provisions of the Memorandum of Association, to confirm any such rescission, alteration
or amendment to the New Bye-laws or to change the name of the Company.
(c) Alteration of capital
The Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the Companies Act:
(i) increase its capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amounts as the
resolution shall prescribe;
(ii) consolidate and divide all or any of its capital into shares of larger amount than
its existing shares;
(iii) divide its shares into several classes and without prejudice to any special rights
previously conferred on the holders of existing shares as the directors may
determine;
(iv) sub-divide its shares or any of them into shares of smaller amount than is fixed
by the Memorandum of Association;
(v) change the currency denomination of its share capital;
(vi) make provision for the issue and allotment of shares which do not carry any voting
rights; and
(vii) cancel any shares which, at the date of passing of the resolution, have not been
taken, or agreed to be taken, by any person, and diminish the amount of its capital
by the amount of the shares so cancelled.
The Company may, by special resolution, subject to any confirmation or consent required
by law, reduce its authorised or issued share capital or any share premium account or other
undistributable reserve in any manner permitted by law.
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(d) Variation of rights of existing shares or classes of shares
Whenever the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of shares,
subject to the provisions of the Statutes (as defined in the New Bye-laws), preference capital
other than redeemable preference capital may be repaid and the special rights attached to any
class may be varied or abrogated either with the consent in writing of the holders of three-
quarters in nominal value of the issued shares of the class or with the sanction of a special
resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class (but
not otherwise) and may be so repaid, varied or abrogated either whilst the Company is a
going concern or during or in contemplation of a winding-up. To every such separate general
meeting and all adjournments thereof all the provisions of the New Bye-laws relating to general
meetings of the Company and to the proceedings thereat shall mutatismutandis apply, except
that the necessary quorum (other than at an adjourned meeting) shall be two persons (or in the
case of a member being a corporation, its duly authorised representative) at least holding or
representing by proxy at least one-third in nominal value of the issued shares of the class and
at any adjourned meeting, two holders present in person (or in the case of a member being a
corporation, its duly authorised representative) or by proxy (whatever the number of shares
held by them) shall be a quorum and that any holder of shares of the class present in person
or by proxy may demand a poll and that every such holder shall on a poll have one vote for
every share of the class held by him, provided always that where the necessary majority for
such a special resolution is not obtained at such general meeting, consent in writing if obtained
from the holders of three-quarters in nominal value of the issued shares of the class concerned
within two months of such general meeting shall be as valid and effectual as a special resolution
carried at such general meeting.
(e) Special resolution-majority required
A special resolution of the Company must be passed by a majority of not less than three-
fourths of the votes cast by such members as, being entitled so to do, vote in person or, in the
case of such members as are corporations, by their duly authorised representatives or, where
proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which not less than 2� clear days and not
less than ten (�0) clear business days notice, specifying the intention to propose the resolution
as a special resolution, has been duly given. Provided that if permitted by the Designated Stock
Exchange (as defined in the Bye-laws), except in the case of an annual general meeting, if it
is so agreed by a majority in number of the members having a right to attend and vote at such
meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety-five per cent. (��%) in nominal
value of the shares giving that right and, in the case of an annual general meeting, if so agreed
by all members entitled to attend and vote thereat, a resolution may be proposed and passed as
a special resolution at a meeting of which notice of less than twenty-one (2�) clear days and
not less than ten (�0) clear business days has been given.
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(f) Voting rights (generally and on a poll) and rights to demand a poll
Subject to any special rights or restrictions as to voting for the time being attached to
any shares by or in accordance with the New Bye-laws, at any general meeting (i) on a show
of hands every member present in person (or being a corporation, is present by a representative
duly authorised under Section �� of the Companies Act), or by proxy shall have one vote and the
chairman of the meeting shall determine which proxy shall be entitled to vote where a member
(other than a member which is the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws) or a clearing
house (or its nominee(s)), is represented by two proxies, and (ii) on a poll every member present
in person or by proxy or, in the case of a member being a corporation, by its duly authorised
representative shall have one vote for every fully paid share of which he is the holder or which
he represents and in respect of which all calls due to the Company have been paid, but so that
no amount paid up or credited as paid up on a share in advance of calls or instalments is treated
for the foregoing purposes as paid up on the share. Notwithstanding anything contained in the
New Bye-laws, where more than one proxy is appointed by a member which is the Depository
(as defined in the New Bye-laws) or a clearing house (or its nominee(s)), each such proxy shall
have one vote on a show of hands or by poll.
A resolution put to the vote of a general meeting shall be decided on a show of hands
unless voting by way of a poll is required by the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange (as
defined in the New Bye-laws) or (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands
or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) a poll is demanded:
(a) by the chairman of such meeting; or
(b) by at least three members present in person (or in the case of a member being a
corporation by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy for the time being
entitled to vote at the meeting; or
(c) by a member or members present in person (or in the case of a member being a
corporation by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy and representing
not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all members having the right
to vote at the meeting; or
(d) by a member or members present in person (or in the case of a member being a
corporation by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy and holding shares
in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an
aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum
paid up on all shares conferring that right; or
(e) where the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws) is a member, by at least
three proxies representing the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws).
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Where a member is the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws) or a clearing house
(or its nominee(s)), in each case, being a corporation), it may authorise such persons as it thinks
fit to act as its representatives at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class
of members provided that the authorisation shall specify the number and class of shares in
respect of which each such representative is so authorised. Each person so authorised under this
provision shall be deemed to have been duly authorised without further evidence of the facts
and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the Depository (as defined
in the New Bye-laws) or clearing house (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered
holder of the shares of the Company held by the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws)
or clearing house (or its nominee(s)) in respect of the number and class of shares specified in
the relevant authorisation including the right to vote individually on a show of hands.
Where the Company has any knowledge that any shareholder is, under the rules of the
Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws), required to abstain from voting
on any particular resolution of the Company or restricted to voting only for or only against
any particular resolution of the Company, any votes cast by or on behalf of such shareholder
in contravention of such requirement or restriction shall not be counted.
(g) Requirements for annual general meetings
An annual general meeting of the Company must be held in each year other than the year
in which its statutory meeting is convened at such time (within a period of not more than ��
months after the holding of the last preceding annual general meeting unless a longer period
would not infringe the rules of any Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-
laws)) and place as may be determined by the board.
(h) Accounts and audit
The board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all sums of
money received and expended by the Company, and the matters in respect of which such receipt
and expenditure take place; all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; the assets and
liabilities of the Company; and all other matters required by the provisions of the Companies
Act or necessary to give a true and fair view of the Company’s affairs and to explain its
transactions.
The records of account shall be kept at the registered office or, subject to the Companies
Act, at such other place or places as the board decides and shall always be open to inspection
by any Director. No member (other than a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any
accounting record or book or document of the Company except as conferred by law or authorised
by the board or the Company in general meeting.
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Subject to the Companies Act, a printed copy of the Directors’ report, accompanied
by the balance sheet and profit and loss account, including every document required by law
to be annexed thereto, made up to the end of the applicable financial year and containing a
summary of the assets and liabilities of the Company under convenient heads and a statement
of income and expenditure, together with a copy of the auditors’ report, shall be sent to each
person entitled thereto at least 2� days before the date of the general meeting and at the same
time as the notice of annual general meeting and laid before the Company in general meeting
in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act provided that this provision shall
not require a copy of those documents to be sent to any person whose address the Company
is not aware or to more than one of the joint holders of any shares or debentures; however, to
the extent permitted by and subject to compliance with all applicable laws, including the rules
of the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws), the Company may send
to such persons summarised financial statements derived from the Company’s annual accounts
and the directors’ report instead provided that any such person may by notice in writing served
on the Company, demand that the Company sends to him, in addition to summarised financial
statements, a complete printed copy of the Company’s annual financial statement and the
directors’ report thereon.
Subject to the Companies Act, at each annual general meeting or at a subsequent special
general meeting in each year, the members shall appoint an auditor to hold office until the close
of the next annual general meeting, and if an appointment is not so made, the auditor shall
continue in office until a successor is appointed. Such auditor may be a member but no Director
or officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act
as an auditor of the Company. The remuneration of the auditor shall be fixed by the Company
in general meeting or in such manner as the members may determine.
The financial statements of the Company shall be audited by the auditor in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards. The auditor shall make a written report thereon
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the report of the auditor shall
be submitted to the members in general meeting. The generally accepted auditing standards
referred to herein may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda. If the auditing
standards of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda are used, the financial statements and
the report of the auditor should disclose this fact and name such country and jurisdiction.
(i) Notices of meetings and business to be conducted thereat
An annual general meeting shall be called by notice of not less than twenty-one (2�) clear
days and not less than twenty (20) clear business days and any special general meeting at which
it is proposed to pass a special resolution shall (save as set out in sub-paragraph (e) above) be
called by notice of at least twenty-one (2�) clear days and not less than ten (�0) clear business
days. All other special general meeting shall be called by notice of at least fourteen (�4) clear
days and not less than ten (�0) clear business days. The notice must specify the time and place
of the meeting and, in the case of special business, the general nature of that business. The
notice convening an annual general meeting shall specify the meeting as such.
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(j) Transfer of shares
Subject to the New Bye-laws, any member may transfer all or any of his shares by an
instrument of transfer in the form acceptable to the board provided always that the Company
shall accept for registration an instrument of transfer in a form approved by the Designated
Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws).
The instrument of transfer of any share shall be signed by or on behalf of both the
transferor and the transferee and be witnessed, provided always that an instrument of transfer
in respect of which the transferee is the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws) shall
be effective although not signed or witnessed by or on behalf of the Depository (as defined
in the New Bye-laws) and provided further that when a corporation executes an instrument of
transfer under seal, the affixation and attestation of the corporation’s seal may be accepted as
compliance with the requirements of the relevant New Bye-law. The board may also resolve,
either generally or in any particular case, upon request by either the transferor or transferee,
to accept mechanically executed transfers.
The board in so far as permitted by any applicable law may, in its absolute discretion, at any
time and from time to time transfer any share upon the principal register to any branch register
or any share on any branch register to the principal register or any other branch register.
Unless the board otherwise agrees, no shares on the principal register shall be transferred
to any branch register nor may shares on any branch register be transferred to the principal
register or any other branch register. All transfers and other documents of title shall be lodged for
registration and registered, in the case of shares on a branch register, at the relevant Registration
Office (as defined in the New Bye-laws) and, in the case of shares on the principal register, at
the registered office in Bermuda or such other place in Bermuda at which the principal register
is kept in accordance with the Companies Act.
The board may, in its absolute discretion, and without assigning any reason, refuse to
register a transfer of any share (not being a fully paid up share) to a person of whom it does
not approve or any share issued under any share incentive scheme for employees upon which
a restriction on transfer imposed thereby still subsists, and it may also refuse to register any
transfer of any share to more than three joint holders or any transfer of any share (not being a
fully paid up share) on which the Company has a lien.
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The board may decline to recognise any instrument of transfer unless a fee of such sum
(not exceeding two Singapore dollars (S$2.00) (or the equivalent Hong Kong dollars)) or such
other maximum sum as any Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws) may
determine to be payable as the Directors may from time to time require is paid to the Company
in respect thereof, the instrument of transfer, if applicable, is properly stamped, is in respect
of only one class of share and is lodged at the relevant registration office or registered office
or such other place at which the principal register is kept accompanied by the relevant share
certificate(s) and such other evidence as the board may reasonably require to show the right of
the transferor to make the transfer (and if the instrument of transfer is executed by some other
person on his behalf, the authority of that person so to do).
The registration of transfers may be suspended and the register closed on giving notice
by advertisement in an appointed newspaper and, where applicable, any other newspapers in
accordance with the requirements of any Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New
Bye-laws), at such times and for such periods as the board may determine and either generally
or in respect of any class of shares. The register of members shall not be closed for periods
exceeding in the whole �0 days in any year.
(k) Power for the Company to purchase its own shares
The New Bye-laws supplement the Company’s Memorandum of Association (which gives
the Company the power to purchase its own shares) by providing that the power is exercisable by
the board in accordance with and subject to the Companies Act, the Memorandum of Association
and, for so long as the shares of the Company are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange (as
defined in the New Bye-laws), the prior approval of the members in general meeting.
(l) Power for any subsidiary of the Company to own shares in the Company
There are no provisions in the New Bye-laws relating to ownership of shares in the
Company by a subsidiary.
(m) Dividends and other methods of distribution
The board may, subject to the New Bye-laws and in accordance with the Companies Act,
declare a dividend in any currency to be paid to the members and such dividend may be paid
in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the board may fix the value for distribution
in specie of any assets. The board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or
in specie) to the members as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. The
Company in general meeting may also, subject to the New Bye-laws and in accordance with
the Companies Act, declare a dividend or such other distribution to be paid to the members but
no dividend or distribution shall be declared by the Company in general meeting in excess of
the amount recommended by the board. No dividend shall be paid or distribution made if to do
so would render the Company unable to pay its liabilities as they become due or the realisable
value of its assets would thereby become less than the aggregate of its liabilities and its issued
share capital and share premium account.
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Except in so far as the rights attaching to, or the terms of issue of, any share may
otherwise provide, (i) all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid
up on the shares in respect whereof the dividend is paid but no amount paid up on a share in
advance of calls shall for this purpose be treated as paid up on the share and (ii) all dividends
shall be apportioned and paid pro rata according to the amount paid up on the shares during
any portion or portions of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid. The Directors
may deduct from any dividend or other monies payable to a member by the Company on or in
respect of any shares all sums of money (if any) presently payable by him to the Company on
account of calls or otherwise.
For so long as the shares of the Company are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange,
any scheme which enables the Members to elect to receive securities in lieu of cash amount of
any dividend must be approved by the Members in general meeting in accordance with applicable
rules or regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange.
Whenever the board or the Company in general meeting has resolved that a dividend be
paid or declared the board may further resolve that such dividend be satisfied wholly or in part
by the distribution of specific assets of any kind.
All dividends or bonuses unclaimed for one year after having been declared may be
invested or otherwise made use of by the board for the benefit of the Company until claimed
and the Company shall not be constituted a trustee in respect thereof. All dividends or bonuses
unclaimed for six years after having been declared may be forfeited by the board and shall
revert to the Company.
(n) Proxies
Any member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Company who is the holder
of two or more shares shall be entitled to appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote
instead of him at the same general meeting provided that if the member is the Depository (as
defined in the New Bye-laws) or a clearing house (or its nominee(s)), the Depository (as defined
in the New Bye-laws) or clearing house (or its nominee(s)) may appoint more than two proxies
to attend and vote at the same general meeting and each proxy shall be entitled to exercise the
same powers on behalf of the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws) or the clearing house
(or its nominee(s)) as the Depository (as defined in the New Bye-laws) or the clearing house
(or its nominee(s)) could exercise including the right to vote individually on a show of hands.
A proxy need not be a member of the Company. In addition, a proxy or proxies representing
either a member who is an individual or a member which is a corporation shall be entitled to
exercise the same powers on behalf of the member which he or they represent as such member
could exercise including the right to vote individually on a show of hands.
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(o) Call on shares and forfeiture of shares
Subject to the New Bye-laws and to the terms of allotment, the board may from time
to time make such calls upon the members in respect of any monies unpaid on the shares
held by them respectively (whether on account of the nominal value of the shares or by way
of premium). A call may be made payable either in one lump sum or by installments. If the
sum payable in respect of any call or instalment is not paid on or before the day appointed
for payment thereof, the person or persons from whom the sum is due shall pay interest on
the same at such rate not exceeding 20 per cent. per annum as the board may agree to accept
from the day appointed for the payment thereof to the time of actual payment, but the board
may waive payment of such interest wholly or in part. The board may, if it thinks fit, receive
from any member willing to advance the same, either in money or money’s worth, all or any
part of the monies uncalled and unpaid or installments payable upon any shares held by him,
and upon all or any of the monies so advanced the Company may pay interest at such rate (if
any) as the board may decide.
If a member fails to pay any call on the day appointed for payment thereof, the board
may serve not less than �4 clear days’ notice on him requiring payment of so much of the call
as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued and which may still accrue up
to the date of actual payment and stating that, in the event of non-payment at or before the time
appointed, the shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
If the requirements of any such notice are not complied with, any share in respect of
which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the
notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the board to that effect.
Such forfeiture will include all dividends and bonuses declared in respect of the forfeited
share and not actually paid before the forfeiture.
A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a member in respect of the
forfeited shares but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the Company all monies
which, at the date of forfeiture, were payable by him to the Company in respect of the shares,
together with (if the board shall in its discretion so require) interest thereon from the date of
forfeiture until the date of actual payment at such rate not exceeding 20 per cent. per annum
as the board determines.
(p) Inspection of register of members
The register and branch register of members shall be open to inspection between �0:00
a.m. and �2:00 noon on every business day by members of the public without charge at the
registered office or such other place in Bermuda at which the register is kept in accordance
with the Companies Act or, at the Registration Office (as defined in the New Bye-laws) or at
the office of a share transfer agent of the Company, unless the register is closed in accordance
with the Companies Act.
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(q) Quorum for meetings and separate class meetings
For all purposes the quorum for a general meeting shall be two members present in person
(or, in the case of a member being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by
proxy. In respect of a separate class meeting (other than an adjourned meeting) convened to
sanction the modification of class rights the necessary quorum shall be two persons holding
or representing by proxy not less than one-third in nominal value of the issued shares of that
class.
(r) Rights of the minorities in relation to fraud or oppression
There are no provisions in the New Bye-laws relating to rights of minority shareholders
in relation to fraud or oppression. However, certain remedies are available to shareholders of
the Company under Bermuda law, as summarised in paragraph 4(e) of this Appendix.
(s) Procedures on liquidation
A resolution that the Company be wound up by the court or be wound up voluntarily
shall be a special resolution.
If the Company shall be wound up (whether the liquidation is voluntary or by the court)
the liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution and any other sanction required
by the Companies Act, divide among the members in specie or kind the whole or any part of
the assets of the Company whether the assets shall consist of property of one kind or shall
consist of properties of different kinds and the liquidator may, for such purpose, set such value
as he deems fair upon any one or more class or classes of property to be divided as aforesaid
and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the members or different
classes of members. The liquidator may, with the like authority, vest any part of the assets in
trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of members as the liquidator, with the like authority,
shall think fit, but so that no contributory shall be compelled to accept any shares or other
property in respect of which there is a liability.
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(t) Untraceable members
The Company may sell any of the shares of a member who is untraceable if (i) all cheques
or warrants (being not less than three in total number) for any sum payable in cash to the holder
of such shares have remained uncashed for a period of �2 years; (ii) upon the expiry of the �2
year period, the Company has not during that time received any indication of the existence of
the member; and (iii) the Company has caused an advertisement to be published in accordance
with the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws) giving
notice of its intention to sell such shares and a period of three months, or such shorter period
as may be permitted by the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws), has
elapsed since such advertisement and the Designated Stock Exchange (as defined in the New
Bye-laws) has been notified of such intention. The net proceeds of any such sale shall belong to
the Company and upon receipt by the Company of such net proceeds, it shall become indebted
to the former member of the Company for an amount equal to such net proceeds.
(u) Other provision
The New Bye-laws provide that the Company is required to maintain at its registered
office a register of directors and officers in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act and such register is open to inspection by members of the public without charge between
�0:00 a.m. and �2:00 noon on every business day.
3. VARIATION OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND NEW BYE-LAWS
The Memorandum of Association may be altered by the Company in general meeting. The New
Bye-laws may be amended by the Directors with the prior written approval of the Designated Stock
Exchange (as defined in the New Bye-laws) (if required by the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange)
subject to the confirmation of the Company in general meeting. The New Bye-laws state that a special
resolution shall be required to alter the provisions of the Memorandum of Association or to confirm
any amendment to the New Bye-laws or to change the name of the Company. For these purposes, a
resolution is a special resolution if it has been passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths
of the votes cast by such members of the Company as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in
the case of such members as are corporations, by their respective duly authorised representatives or,
where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which notice of not less than 2� clear
day and not less than ten (�0) clear business days specifying the intention to propose the resolution
as a special resolution has been duly given. Except in the case of an annual general meeting, the
requirement of 2� clear days’ notice may be waived by a majority in number of the members having
the right to attend and vote at the relevant meeting, being a majority together holding not less than
�� percent in nominal value of the shares giving that right.
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4. BERMUDA COMPANY LAW
The Company is incorporated in Bermuda and, therefore, operates subject to Bermuda law. Set
out below is a summary of certain provisions of Bermuda company law, although this does not purport
to contain all applicable qualifications and exceptions or to be a complete review of all matters of
Bermuda company law and taxation, which may differ from equivalent provisions in jurisdictions
with which interested parties may be more familiar:
(a) Share capital
The Companies Act provides that where a company issues shares at a premium, whether
for cash or otherwise, a sum equal to the aggregate amount or value of the premiums on those
shares shall be transferred to an account, to be called the “share premium account”, to which
the provisions of the Companies Act relating to a reduction of share capital of a company shall
apply as if the share premium account were paid up share capital of the company except that
the share premium account may be applied by the company:
(i) in paying up unissued shares of the company to be issued to members of the
company as fully paid bonus shares;
(ii) in writing off:
(aa) the preliminary expenses of the company; or
(bb) the expenses of, or the commission paid or discount allowed on, any issue
of shares or debentures of the company; or
(iii) in providing for the premiums payable on redemption of any shares or of any
debentures of the company.
In the case of an exchange of shares the excess value of the shares acquired over the
nominal value of the shares being issued may be credited to a contributed surplus account of
the issuing company.
The Companies Act permits a company to issue preference shares and subject to the
conditions stipulated therein to convert those preference shares into redeemable preference
shares.
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The Companies Act includes certain protections for holders of special classes of shares,
requiring their consent to be obtained before their rights may be varied. Where provision is
made by the memorandum of association or New Bye-laws for authorising the variation of rights
attached to any class of shares in the company, the consent of the specified proportions of the
holders of the issued shares of that class or the sanction of a resolution passed at a separate
meeting of the holders of those shares is required, and where no provision for varying such rights
is made in the memorandum of association or New Bye-laws and nothing therein precludes a
variation of such rights, the written consent of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares
of that class or the sanction of a resolution passed as aforesaid is required.
(b) Financial assistance to purchase shares of a company or its holding company
A company is prohibited from providing financial assistance for the purpose of an
acquisition of its own or its holding company’s shares unless there are reasonable grounds for
believing that the company is, and would after the giving of such financial assistance be, able
to pay its liabilities as they become due. In certain circumstances, the prohibition from giving
financial assistance may be excluded such as where the assistance is only an incidental part of
a larger purpose or the assistance is of an insignificant amount such as the payment of minor
costs.
(c) Purchase of shares and warrants by a company and its subsidiaries
A company may, if authorised by its memorandum of association or New Bye-laws, purchase
its own shares. Such purchases may only be effected out of the capital paid up on the purchased
shares or out of the funds of the company otherwise available for dividend or distribution or
out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose. Any premium payable on
a purchase over the par value of the shares to be purchased must be provided for out of funds
of the company otherwise available for dividend or distribution or out of the company’s share
premium account. Any amount due to a shareholder on a purchase by a company of its own
shares may (i) be paid in cash; (ii) be satisfied by the transfer of any part of the undertaking
or property of the company having the same value; or (iii) be satisfied partly under (i) and
partly under (ii). Any purchase by a company of its own shares may be authorised by its board
of directors or otherwise by or in accordance with the provisions of its New Bye-laws. Such
purchase may not be made if, on the date on which the purchase is to be effected, there are
reasonable grounds for believing that the company is, or after the purchase would be, unable
to pay its liabilities as they become due. The shares so purchased may either be cancelled or
held as treasury shares. Any purchased shares that are cancelled will, in effect, revert to the
status of authorised but unissued shares. If shares of the company are held as treasury shares,
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the company is prohibited to exercise any rights in respect of those shares, including any right
to attend and vote at meetings, including a meeting under a scheme of arrangement, and any
purported exercise of such a right is void. No dividend shall be paid to the company in respect
of shares held by the company as treasury shares; and no other distribution (whether in cash
or otherwise) of the company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to members on a
winding up) shall be made to the company in respect of shares held by the company as treasury
shares. Any shares allotted by the company as fully paid bonus shares in respect of shares held
by the company as treasury shares shall be treated for the purposes of the Companies Act as
if they had been acquired by the company at the time they were allotted.
A company is not prohibited from purchasing and may purchase its own warrants subject to
and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant warrant instrument or certificate.
There is no requirement under Bermuda law that a company’s memorandum of association or
its New Bye-laws contain a specific provision enabling such purchases.
Under Bermuda law, a subsidiary may hold shares in its holding company and in certain
circumstances, may acquire such shares. The holding company is, however, prohibited from
giving financial assistance for the purpose of the acquisition, subject to certain circumstances
provided by the Companies Act. A company, whether a subsidiary or a holding company, may
only purchase its own shares if it is authorised to do so in its memorandum of association or
New Bye-laws pursuant to section 42A of the Companies Act.
(d) Dividends and distributions
A company may not declare or pay a dividend, or make a distribution out of contributed
surplus, if there are reasonable grounds for believing that (i) the company is, or would after the
payment be, unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; or (ii) the realisable value of the
company’s assets would thereby be less than the aggregate of its liabilities and its issued share
capital and share premium accounts. Contributed surplus is defined for purposes of section �4
of the Companies Act to include the proceeds arising from donated shares, credits resulting
from the redemption or conversion of shares at less than the amount set up as nominal capital
and donations of cash and other assets to the company.
(e) Protection of minorities
Class actions and derivative actions are generally not available to shareholders under
the laws of Bermuda. The Bermuda courts, however, would ordinarily be expected to permit a
shareholder to commence an action in the name of a company to remedy a wrong done to the
company where the act complained of is alleged to be beyond the corporate power of the company
or is illegal or would result in the violation of the company’s memorandum of association and
New Bye-laws. Furthermore, consideration would be given by the court to acts that are alleged
to constitute a fraud against the minority shareholders or, for instance, where an act requires
the approval of a greater percentage of the company’s shareholders than actually approved it.
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Any member of a company who complains that the affairs of the company are being
conducted or have been conducted in a manner oppressive or prejudicial to the interests of
some part of the members, including himself, may petition the court which may, if it is of the
opinion that to wind up the company would unfairly prejudice that part of the members but
that otherwise the facts would justify the making of a winding up order on just and equitable
grounds, make such order as it thinks fit, whether for regulating the conduct of the company’s
affairs in future or for the purchase of shares of any members of the company by other members
of the company or by the company itself and in the case of a purchase by the company itself,
for the reduction accordingly of the company’s capital, or otherwise. Bermuda law also provides
that the company may be wound up by the Bermuda court, if the court is of the opinion that
it is just and equitable to do so. Both these provisions are available to minority shareholders
seeking relief from the oppressive conduct of the majority, and the court has wide discretion
to make such orders as it thinks fit.
Except as mentioned above, claims against a company by its shareholders must be based
on the general laws of contract or tort applicable in Bermuda.
A statutory right of action is conferred on subscribers of shares in a company against
persons, including directors and officers, responsible for the issue of a prospectus in respect of
damage suffered by reason of an untrue statement therein, but this confers no right of action
against the company itself. In addition, such company, as opposed to its shareholders, may take
action against its officers including directors, for breach of their statutory and fiduciary duty
to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company.
(f) Management
The Companies Act contains no specific restrictions on the power of directors to dispose
of assets of a company, although it specifically requires that every officer of a company, which
includes a director, managing director and secretary, in exercising his powers and discharging
his duties must do so honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company
and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in
comparable circumstances. Furthermore, the Companies Act requires that every officer should
comply with the Companies Act, regulations passed pursuant to the Companies Act and the
New Bye-laws of the company. The directors of a company may, subject to the New Bye-laws
of the company, exercise all the powers of the company except those powers that are required
by the Companies Act or the New Bye-laws to be exercised by the members of the company.
(g) Accounting and auditing requirements
The Companies Act requires a company to cause proper records of accounts to be kept
with respect to (i) all sums of money received and expended by the company and the matters in
respect of which the receipt and expenditure takes place; (ii) all sales and purchases of goods
by the company and (iii) the assets and liabilities of the company.
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Furthermore, it requires that a company keeps its records of account at the registered
office of the company or at such other place as the directors think fit and that such records
shall at all times be open to inspection by the directors or the resident representative of the
company. If the records of account are kept at some place outside Bermuda, there shall be kept
at the office of the company in Bermuda such records as will enable the directors or the resident
representative of the company to ascertain with reasonable accuracy the financial position of
the company at the end of each three month period, except that where the company is listed on
an appointed stock exchange, there shall be kept such records as will enable the directors or
the resident representative of the company to ascertain with reasonable accuracy the financial
position of the company at the end of each six month period.
The Companies Act requires that the directors of the company must, at least once a year,
lay before the company in general meeting financial statements for the relevant accounting
period. Further, the company’s auditor must audit the financial statements so as to enable him
to report to the members. Based on the results of his audit, which must be made in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, the auditor must then make a report to the members.
The generally accepted auditing standards may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than
Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing standards as may be appointed by the Minister
of Finance of Bermuda under the Companies Act; and where the generally accepted auditing
standards used are other than those of Bermuda, the report of the auditor shall identify the
generally accepted auditing standards used. All members of the company are entitled to receive
a copy of every financial statement prepared in accordance with these requirements, at least
five (�) days before the general meeting of the company at which the financial statements are to
be tabled. A company the shares of which are listed on an appointed stock exchange may send
to its members summarized financial statements instead. The summarized financial statements
must be derived from the company’s financial statements for the relevant period and contain
the information set out in the Companies Act. The summarized financial statements sent to the
company’s members must be accompanied by an auditor’s report on the summarized financial
statements and a notice stating how a member may notify the company of his election to receive
financial statements for the relevant period and/or for subsequent periods.
The summarized financial statements together with the auditor’s report thereon and the
accompanied notice must be sent to the members of the company not less than twenty-one
(2�) days before the general meeting at which the financial statements are laid. Copies of the
financial statements must be sent to a member who elects to receive the same within seven (�)
days of receipt by the company of the member’s notice of election.
(h) Auditors
At each annual general meeting, a company must appoint an auditor to hold office until
the close of the next annual general meeting; however, this requirement may be waived if all
of the shareholders and all of the directors, either in writing or at the general meeting, agree
that there shall be no auditor.
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A person, other than an incumbent auditor, shall not be capable of being appointed auditor
at an annual general meeting unless notice in writing of an intention to nominate that person
to the office of auditor has been given not less than twenty-one (2�) days before the annual
general meeting. The company must send a copy of such notice to the incumbent auditor and give
notice thereof to the members not less than seven (�) days before the annual general meeting.
An incumbent auditor may, however, by notice in writing to the secretary of the company waive
the requirements of the foregoing.
Where an auditor is appointed to replace another auditor, the new auditor must seek from
the replaced auditor a written statement as to the circumstances of the latter’s replacement.
If the replaced auditor does not respond within fifteen (��) days, the new auditor may act in
any event. An appointment as auditor of a person who has not requested a written statement
from the replaced auditor is voidable by a resolution of the shareholders at a general meeting.
An auditor who has resigned, been removed or whose term of office has expired or is about
to expire, or who has vacated office is entitled to attend the general meeting of the company
at which he is to be removed or his successor is to be appointed; to receive all notices of, and
other communications relating to, that meeting which a member is entitled to receive; and to
be heard at that meeting on any part of the business of the meeting that relates to his duties
as auditor or former auditor.
(i) Exchange control
An exempted company is usually designated as “non-resident” for Bermuda exchange
control purposes by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Where a company is so designated, it
is free to deal in currencies of countries outside the Bermuda exchange control area which
are freely convertible into currencies of any other country. The permission of the Bermuda
Monetary Authority is required for the issue of shares and securities by the company and the
subsequent transfer of such shares and securities. In granting such permission, the Bermuda
Monetary Authority accepts no responsibility for the financial soundness of any proposals or
for the correctness of any statements made or opinions expressed in any document with regard
to such issue. Before the company can issue or transfer any further shares and securities in
excess of the amounts already approved, it must obtain the prior consent of the Bermuda
Monetary Authority.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has granted general permission for the issue and
transfer of shares and securities to and between persons regarded as resident outside Bermuda
for exchange control purposes without specific consent for so long as any equity securities,
including shares, are listed on an appointed stock exchange (as defined in the Companies Act).
Issues to and transfers involving persons regarded as “resident” for exchange control purposes
in Bermuda will be subject to specific exchange control authorisation.
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(j) Taxation
Under present Bermuda law, no Bermuda withholding tax on dividends or other distributions,
nor any Bermuda tax computed on profits or income or on any capital asset, gain or appreciation
will be payable by an exempted company or its operations, nor is there any Bermuda tax in the
nature of estate duty or inheritance tax applicable to shares, debentures or other obligations
of the company held by non-residents of Bermuda. Furthermore, a company may apply to
the Minister of Finance of Bermuda for an assurance, under the Exempted Undertakings Tax
Protection Act ���� of Bermuda, that no such taxes shall be so applicable until 2�th March
20��, although this assurance will not prevent the imposition of any Bermuda tax payable in
relation to any land in Bermuda leased or let to the company or to persons ordinarily resident
in Bermuda.
(k) Stamp duty
An exempted company is exempt from all stamp duties except on transactions involving
“Bermuda property”. This term relates, essentially, to real and personal property physically
situated in Bermuda, including shares in local companies (as opposed to exempted companies).
Transfers of shares and warrants in all exempted companies are exempt from Bermuda stamp
duty.
(l) Loans to directors
Bermuda law prohibits the making of loans by a company to any of its directors or to
their families or companies in which they hold more than a twenty per cent. (20%) interest,
without the consent of any member or members holding in aggregate not less than nine-tenths
of the total voting rights of all members having the right to vote at any meeting of the members
of the company. These prohibitions do not apply to (a) anything done to provide a director
with funds to meet the expenditure incurred or to be incurred by him for the purposes of the
company, provided that the company gives its prior approval at a general meeting or, if not,
the loan is made on condition that it will be repaid within six months of the next following
annual general meeting if the loan is not approved at or before such meeting, (b) in the case of
a company whose ordinary business includes the lending of money or the giving of guarantees
in connection with loans made by other persons, anything done by the company in the ordinary
course of that business, or (c) any advance of moneys by the company to any officer or auditor
under Section ��(2)(c) of the Companies Act which allows the company to advance moneys to
an officer or auditor of the company for the costs incurred in defending any civil or criminal
proceedings against them, on condition that the officer or auditor shall repay the advance if
any allegation of fraud or dishonesty is proved against them. If the approval of the company
is not given for a loan, the directors who authorised it will be jointly and severally liable for
any loss arising therefrom.
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(m) Inspection of corporate records
Members of the general public have the right to inspect the public documents of a
company available at the office of the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda which will include
the company’s certificate of incorporation, its memorandum of association (including its objects
and powers) and any alteration to the company’s memorandum of association. The members
of the company have the additional right to inspect the New Bye-laws of a company, minutes
of general meetings and the company’s audited financial statements, which must be presented
to the annual general meeting. Minutes of general meetings of a company are also open for
inspection by directors of the company without charge for not less than two (2) hours during
business hours each day. The register of members of a company is open for inspection by
members of the public without charge. The company is required to maintain its share register
in Bermuda but may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, establish a branch register
outside Bermuda. Any branch register of members established by the company is subject to
the same rights of inspection as the principal register of members of the company in Bermuda.
Any person may on payment of a fee prescribed by the Companies Act require a copy of the
register of members or any part thereof which must be provided within fourteen (�4) days of
a request. Bermuda law does not, however, provide a general right for members to inspect or
obtain copies of any other corporate records.
A company is required to maintain a register of directors and officers at its registered
office and such register must be made available for inspection for not less than two (2) hours
in each day by members of the public without charge. If summarized financial statements are
sent by a company to its members pursuant to section ��A of the Companies Act, a copy of
the summarized financial statements must be made available for inspection by the public at the
registered office of the company in Bermuda.
(n) Winding up
A company may be wound up by the Bermuda court on application presented by the
company itself, its creditors or its contributors. The Bermuda court also has authority to order
winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the
Bermuda court, just and equitable that such company be wound up.
A company may be wound up voluntarily when the members so resolve in general
meeting, or, in the case of a limited duration company, when the period fixed for the duration
of the company by its memorandum expires, or the event occurs on the occurrence of which
the memorandum provides that the company is to be dissolved. In the case of a voluntary
winding up, such company is obliged to cease to carry on its business from the time of passing
the resolution for voluntary winding up or upon the expiry of the period or the occurrence of
the event referred to above. Upon the appointment of a liquidator, the responsibility for the
company’s affairs rests entirely in his hands and no future executive action may be carried out
without his approval.
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Where, on a voluntary winding up, a majority of directors make a statutory declaration
of solvency, the winding up will be a members’ voluntary winding up. In any case where such
declaration has not been made, the winding up will be a creditors’ voluntary winding up.
In the case of a members’ voluntary winding up of a company, the company in general
meeting must appoint one or more liquidators within the period prescribed by the Companies
Act for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company and distributing its assets. If the
liquidator at any time forms the opinion that such company will not be able to pay its debts in
full, he is obliged to summon a meeting of creditors.
As soon as the affairs of the company are fully wound up, the liquidator must make up an
account of the winding up, showing how the winding up has been conducted and the property
of the company has been disposed of, and thereupon call a general meeting of the company
for the purposes of laying before it the account and giving an explanation thereof. This final
general meeting requires at least one month’s notice published in an appointed newspaper in
Bermuda.
In the case of a creditors’ voluntary winding up of a company, the company must call a
meeting of creditors of the company to be summoned on the day following the day on which
the meeting of the members at which the resolution for winding up is to be proposed is held.
Notice of such meeting of creditors must be sent at the same time as notice is sent to members.
In addition, such company must cause a notice to appear in an appointed newspaper on at least
two occasions.
The creditors and the members at their respective meetings may nominate a person to be
liquidator for the purposes of winding up the affairs of the company provided that if the creditors
nominate a different person, the person nominated by the creditors shall be the liquidator. The
creditors at the creditors’ meeting may also appoint a committee of inspection consisting of
not more than five persons.
If a creditors’ winding up continues for more than one year, the liquidator is required to
summon a general meeting of the company and a meeting of the creditors at the end of each
year to lay before such meetings an account of his acts and dealings and of the conduct of the
winding up during the preceding year. As soon as the affairs of the company are fully wound
up, the liquidator must make an account of the winding up, showing how the winding up has
been conducted and the property of the company has been disposed of, and thereupon shall call
a general meeting of the company and a meeting of the creditors for the purposes of laying the
account before such meetings and giving an explanation thereof.
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5. GENERAL
Conyers Dill & Pearman, the Company’s legal advisers on Bermuda law, have sent to the
Company a letter of advice summarising certain aspects of Bermuda company law. This letter, together
with a copy of the Companies Act, is available for inspection as referred to in the paragraph headed
“Documents available for inspection” in Appendix VIII. Any person wishing to have a detailed summary
of Bermuda company law or advice on the differences between it and the laws of any jurisdiction
with which he is more familiar is recommended to seek independent legal advice.
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FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
1. Incorporation of the Company
The Company was incorporated in Bermuda under the Companies Act �98� as an exempted
company with limited liability under the name “EGG Technology (Holdings) Limited” on 30 January
2007. Pursuant to written resolutions of the sole member of the Company passed on �0 May 2007, the
name of the Company was changed to “Z-Obee Holdings Limited” with effect from �7 May 2007.
The Company has established a principal place of business and head office in Hong Kong at
Unit 605, 6th Floor, Yen Sheng Centre, 64 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong and
was registered in Hong Kong as an oversea company under Part XI of the Companies Ordinance,
with Mr. Wang of Flat B, 3�F, Win Shun Mansion, 9 Kin Wah Street, North Point, Hong Kong and
Shum Hoi Luen of Room 3��, Block K, Kornhill, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong appointed as the authorised
representatives of the Company, and each of them has been appointed by the Company for the acceptance
of service of process and any documents and notices on behalf of the Company in Hong Kong under
Part XI of the Companies Ordinance.
As the Company was incorporated in Bermuda, it operates subject to the Companies Act,
the Memorandum of Association and the New Bye-laws. A summary of various provisions of the
Memorandum of Association and New Bye-laws and relevant aspects of Bermuda company law is set
out in Appendix IV to this prospectus.
The Company’s registered office is at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM ��,
Bermuda and its principal place of business in the PRC is located at Room 40�, Building �4, West
Park of Software Park Hi-Tech Park, Second Road Nanshan, Shenzhen, PRC.
2. Changes in share capital of the Company
On 24 September 2009, the Company entered into subscription agreements with Lim Tiong
Kheng Steven, Tan Poon Kuan Daniel, Lim Chye Huat Bobby, Chan Kok Khoon, Teo Yong Ping,
Ang Ber Hua, Tan Lay Eng @ Mindy Tan and Low Chui Heng, all of them are Independent Third
Parties, (collectively, the “Subscribers”) for the issue and allotment of an aggregate of 20,000,000
Shares at S$0.�3 per Share.
On 9 October 2009, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company was increased to
US$4,�40,589 comprising 5�7,573,662 Shares upon the allotment and issue of 20,000,000 Shares to
the Subscribers after the completion of a placement of the Shares.
Save as disclosed herein, there has been no alteration in the share capital of the Company within
two years immediately preceding the date of this prospectus.
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3. Resolutions of the Shareholders passed at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 30 July 2009
At the annual general meeting held on 30 July 2009, the following resolutions were passed:–
(�) a mandate (the “Issue Mandate”) was given to the Directors to allot, issue and deal
with Shares whether by way of rights, bonus or otherwise, and/or make or grant offers,
agreements or options (collectively, ‘‘Instruments’’) that might or would require Shares
to be issued, including but not limited to the creation and issue of (as well as adjustments
to) warrants, debentures or other instruments convertible into Shares, at any time and upon
such terms and conditions and to such persons as the Directors may, in their absolute
discretion, deem fit provided that the aggregate number of Shares (including Shares to
be issued in pursuance of Instruments made or granted pursuant to the resolution) does
not exceed 50% of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) in the
share capital of the Company at the time of the passing of this resolution, of which the
aggregate number of Shares and convertible securities to be issued other than on a pro
rata basis to Shareholders shall not exceed 20% of the total number of issued Shares
(excluding treasury shares) in the share capital of the Company. Unless revoked or varied
by the Company in a general meeting, such authority shall continue in force (�) until
the conclusion of the Company’s next annual general meeting or the date by which the
next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held, whichever is
earlier; or (2) in the case of Shares to be issued in accordance with the terms of convertible
securities issued, made or granted pursuant to the Issue Mandate until the issue of such
Shares in accordance with the terms of such convertible securities;
(2) subject to the approval of the Issue Mandate, a mandate (the “Discount Mandate”) was
granted to the Directors to allot and issue Shares for cash consideration other than on
a pro rata basis to Shareholders, at a discount of not more than 20% to the Weighted
Average Price, at any time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes
and to such persons as the Directors may in their absolute discretion deem fit, where:
“Weighted Average Price’’ means the weighted average price of the Shares for trades
done on the SGX-ST for the full market day on which the placement or subscription
agreement is signed (or if not available, the weighted average price based on the trades
done on the preceding market day).
The Discount Mandate, unless revoked or varied by the Company in a general meeting, shall
continue in force until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or the date
by which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held, whichever
is the earlier.
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Notwithstanding the above, it shall be noted that the Listing Rules provide that the general
mandate obtained from Shareholders in general meeting shall be subject to a restriction that the
aggregate number of Shares allotted or agreed to be allotted under the general mandate must not exceed
the aggregate of 99,5�4,732 Shares, representing 20% of the issued share capital of the Company
as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution. Consequently, going forward, the Company will
comply with the Listing Rules in relation to the issue of general mandate as the Listing Rules are
generally more onerous than the Listing Manual in this aspect.
For the purpose of determining the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the
authority granted above, the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) shall be based
on the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) of the Company as at the date of
passing of the resolution, after adjusting for: (i) new Shares arising from the conversion or exercise of
convertible securities; (ii) new Shares arising from exercising share options at the time this resolution
is passed; and (iii) any subsequent bonus issue, consolidation or subdivision of Shares.
Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Listing Manual and the New Bye-laws, the maximum aggregate
number of Shares and convertible securities of the Company (other than on a pro rata basis to all
Shareholders) which may be issued under the Issue Mandate before the next annual general meeting
of the Company is 99,5�4,732 Shares, representing 20% of the issued share capital of the Company
as at the date of grant of the Issue Mandate.
4. Resolutions of the Shareholders passed at the Company’s special general meeting held on 11 August 2009
At a special general meeting of the Company held on �� August 2009, the following resolutions
were passed:–
(�) for the purposes of the Listing Manual and the Companies Act and pursuant to the
Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws, the Directors be and are hereby authorised
to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase or otherwise acquire issued
ordinary shares fully paid in the capital of the Company (“Shares”) not exceeding in
aggregate the Maximum Percentage (as hereafter defined), at such price or prices as may
be determined by the Directors of the Company from time to time up to the Maximum
Price (as hereafter defined), whether by way of:-
(a) market purchases (each a “Market Purchase”) on the SGX-ST transacted through
the SGX-ST’s ready market; and/or
(b) off-market purchases (each an “Off-Market Purchase”) effected otherwise than on
the SGX-ST in accordance with any equal access scheme(s) as may be determined
or formulated by the Directors of the Company as they consider fit, which scheme(s)
shall satisfy all the conditions prescribed by the Bermuda Companies Act and the
Listing Manual of the SGX-ST.
(the “Share Repurchase Mandate”);
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(2) unless varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting, the authority conferred on
the Directors pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate may be exercised by the Directors
at any time and from time to time during the period commencing from the date of the
passing of this Resolution and expiring on the earliest:–
(a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or the date by
which such annual general meeting is required to be held; or
(b) the date on which Share purchases have been carried out to the full extent mandated;
or
(c) the date on which the authority conferred by the Share Repurchase Mandate is
revoke or varied by ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.
In this Resolution:–
“Maximum Percentage” means ten per cent (�0%) of the issued ordinary share capital
of the Company (as at the date of the last annual general meeting of the Company or
the date of the Share Repurchase Mandate is approved by Shareholders, whichever is
higher) unless the Company has effected a reduction of its share capital in accordance
with the applicable provisions under the Companies Act, at any time during the Relevant
Period, in which event the issued ordinary share capital of the Company shall be taken
to be the amount of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as altered by the
capital reduction (excluding any treasury shares that may be held by the Company from
time to time).
“Maximum Price” in relation to a Share to be purchased, means the purchase price
(excluding brokerage, commission, applicable goods and services tax, stamp duties,
clearance fees and other related expenses) not exceeding:–
(i) in the case of a Market Purchase, �05% of the Average Closing Price of the Shares;
and
(ii) in the case of an Off-Market Purchase, �20% of the Average Closing Price of the
Shares.
“Average Closing Price” means the average of the closing market prices of a Share
over the last five (5) Market Days on which the Shares are transacted on the SGX-ST or,
as the case may be, such securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or quoted,
immediately preceding the date of the Market Purchase by the Company or, as the case
may be, the date of the making of the offer pursuant to the Off-Market Purchase, and
deemed to be adjusted, in accordance with the rules of the SGX-ST, for any corporate
action that occurs after the relevant five-day period.
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“date of the making of the offer” means the date on which the Company makes an
offer for the purchase or acquisition of Shares from holders of Shares, stating therein the
relevant terms of the equal access scheme for effecting the Off-Market Purchase.
“Relevant Period” means the period commencing from the date the last annual general
meeting of the Company was held before this Ordinary Resolution is passed, and expiring
on the date the next annual general meeting of the Company is held or is required to be
held, whichever is the earlier, after the date of this Ordinary Resolution is passed.
(3) the Directors and/or any of them be and are hereby authorised to complete and do all
such acts and things (including executing all such documents as may be required) as they
and/or he may consider expedient or necessary or in the interests of the Company to give
effect to the transactions contemplated and/or authorised by this Resolution.
5. Resolutions of the Shareholders passed at the Company’s special general meeting held on 30 December 2009
At a special general meeting of the Company held on 30 December 2009, the following
resolutions were passed:–
(i) Listing Of All Shares Of The Company In Issue (“Shares”) On The Main Board Of The
Stock Exchange By Way Of Introduction (“Introduction”)
That approval be and is hereby given for the listing of all Shares of the Company in issue
on the Stock Exchange by way of Introduction and all matters relating thereto; and the
Company and the directors of the Company (“Directors”) be and are hereby authorized
and empowered to take all necessary steps, to do all such acts and things and sign all
such documents and deed (including approving any matters in relation to the Introduction)
as they may consider necessary, desirable or expedient to give effect to or carrying into
effect this resolution, provided where the Company seal is required to be affixed to the
documents and deeds, such documents and deeds shall be signed and the Company seal
shall be affixed in accordance with the New Bye-laws.
(ii) Proposed Termination Of The Z-Obee Holdings Limited Employee Share Option Scheme
(“Esos”) And Performance Share Plan (“Plan”)
That the termination of the ESOS and the Plan be and is hereby approved and the
Directors be and are hereby authorized to do any act or thing or take such steps as may
be necessary to facilitate or as may be incidental in connection with the termination of
the ESOS and termination of the Plan.
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(iii) The Adoption Of The Z-Obee Holdings Limited Employee Share Option Scheme 2009
That the share option scheme to be known as the Z-Obee Holdings Limited Employee
2009 Scheme pursuant to which options to be granted under the 2009 Scheme (“Options”)
may be granted to the eligible Participants (as defined in Rule 4 of the 2009 Scheme) to
subscribe for ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (“Shares”), particulars of which
are set out in the Circular dated 7 December 2009 to shareholders of the Company, be
and is hereby approved and adopted and the Directors be and are hereby authorized (i) to
establish and administer the 2009 Scheme; (ii) subject to compliance with the requirement
of the Listing Rules and the Listing Manual, to amend and/or alter and/or modify the
2009 Scheme from time to time provided that such amendments and/or alterations and/or
modifications are effected in accordance with the provisions of the 2009 Scheme and to
do all such acts and to enter into all such transactions, arrangements and agreements as
may be necessary or expedient in order to give full effect to the 2009 Scheme, and the
Directors be and are hereby authorised to offer and grant Options in accordance with the
provisions of the 2009 Scheme and to allot, issue or deal with from time to time such
number of Shares as may be required to be allotted, issued or deal with pursuant to the
exercise of the Options under the 2009 Scheme, provided that the aggregate number of
Shares to be allotted, issued or dealt with pursuant to the Options granted under this
Scheme shall not, in aggregate exceed ten per cent. (�0%) of the issued share capital of
the Company (excluding treasury shares) on the date immediately following completion
of the Introduction.
(iv) Proposed Adoption Of The New Share Repurchase Mandate
That for the purposes of the Listing Manual, the Listing Rules and the Companies Act and
pursuant to the Memorandum of Association and New Bye-laws, the Directors be and are
hereby authorised to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase or otherwise
acquire issued ordinary shares fully paid in the capital of the Company (“Shares”) not
exceeding in aggregate the Maximum Percentage (as hereafter defined), at such price or
prices as may be determined by the Directors of the Company from time to time up to
the Maximum Price (as hereafter defined), whether by way of market purchases (each a
“Market Purchase”) on the SGX-ST transacted through the SGX-ST’s ready market and/or
the Stock Exchange (or any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company
may be listed and recognized by the SFC and the Stock Exchange for this purpose), through
one or more duly licensed stock brokers appointed by the Company for the purpose and
subject to and otherwise in accordance with all other laws and regulations, including but
not limited to, the provisions of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore Laws, and
the Listing Manual and the Listing Rules as may for the time being be applicable (the
“Share Repurchase Mandate”) and unless varied or revoked by the Company in general
meeting, the authority conferred on the Directors pursuant to the Share Repurchase
Mandate may be exercised by the Directors at any time and from time to time during the
period commencing from the date of the passing of this Resolution and expiring on the
earliest of:– (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or
the date by which such annual general meeting is required to be held; or (b) the date on
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which Share purchases have been carried out to the full extent mandated; or (c) the date
on which the authority conferred by the Share Repurchase Mandate is revoke or varied
by ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.
“Maximum Percentage” means ten per cent (�0%) of the issued ordinary share capital of
the Company (as at the date of the Share Repurchase Mandate is approved by Shareholders)
unless the Company has effected a reduction of its share capital in accordance with the
applicable provisions under the Companies Act, at any time during the Relevant Period,
in which event the issued ordinary share capital of the Company shall be taken to be
the amount of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as altered by the capital
reduction (excluding any treasury shares that may be held by the Company from time
to time).
“Maximum Price” in relation to a Share to be purchased, means the purchase price
(excluding brokerage, commission, applicable goods and services tax, stamp duties,
clearance fees and other related expenses) not exceeding in the case of a Market Purchase,
�05% of the Average Closing Price of the Shares.
“Average Closing Price” means the average of the closing market prices of a Share over
the last five (5) Market Days on which the Shares are transacted on the SGX-ST or,
as the case may be, such securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or quoted,
immediately preceding the date of the Market Purchase by the Company or (if the Market
Purchase is made on the Stock Exchange) the average closing market price for the 5
preceding trading days on which the Shares were traded the SEHK).
“Relevant Period” means the period commencing from the date the last annual general
meeting of the Company was held before ordinary resolution 4 is passed, and expiring
on the date the next annual general meeting of the Company is held or is required to be
held, whichever is the earlier, after the date of ordinary resolution 4 is passed.
(v) Adoption Of The New Bye-Laws Of The Company
That the New Bye-laws of the Company which contain all the proposed amendments to
the existing Bye-laws of the Company be and are hereby approved and adopted as the
New Bye-laws of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing
Bye-laws of the Company.
More information on the resolutions can be found in the announcement of the Company
released on the SGX-ST on 7 December 2009, the results of the special general meeting
announced on 30 December 2009 and in the circular to Shareholders dated 7 December
2009.
Pursuant to the announcement of the Company released on the SGX-ST on �4 January
20�0, the Company has decided to revise the proposal for the HK Listing. The Company
proposes to proceed with the proposed HK Listing involving a proposed Public Offer in
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Hong Kong, i.e. an offer of New Shares and Vendor Shares by way of public offering and
a placement, instead of by way of introduction as previously proposed. As the proposed
HK Listing involving the proposed Public Offer is different from the earlier proposed HK
Listing by way of introduction, the Directors decided to convene another special general
meeting to seek the approval of the Shareholders for, inter alia, the proposed HK Listing.
As such, the resolutions of the Shareholders passed at the Company’s special general
meeting held on 30 December 2009 would not be taken to have become unconditional as
the Company would no longer proceed with the proposed Introduction.
6. Changes in the share capital of subsidiaries of the Company
The subsidiaries of the Company are listed in the Accountants’ Report set out in Appendix I to
this prospectus. The alterations in the share capital of each of the Company’s subsidiaries took place
within the two years immediately preceding the date of this prospectus are as follows:
Tongqing
Tongqing was established in the PRC on 20 March 2007 as a wholly foreign owned
company with a registered capital of HK$60,000,000 and with a total investment amount of
HK$�20,000,000 and was wholly owned by Max Sunny. On 28 March 2008, Max Sunny injected
a sum of HK$5,387,000 into Tongqing so as to fulfil its registered capital contribution obligations
under the articles of Tongqing. After such injection, the paid-up registered capital of Tongqing
increased from HK$54,6�3,000 to HK$60,000,000. On �7 July 2009, approval was granted for
the increase of the registered capital of Tongqing from HK$60,000,000 to HK$90,000,000 and for
the increase of total investment amount from HK$�20,000,000 to HK$�80,000,000. On 23 July
2009, Max Sunny injected a sum of HK$�5,000,000 into Tongqing so as to fulfil its additional
contribution obligations after the increase of registered capital. The actual amount of paid-up
capital of Tongqing was HK$75,000,000 as at the Latest Practicable Date. The shortfall of
HK$�5,000,000 has to be paid within one year from the date of grant of the revised Enterprise
Legal Person Business Licence of Tongqing (i.e. by 28 July 20�0).
PhoneLink
On �6 February 2009, China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Technology Co., Limited
transferred �9% equity interest in Phonelink to Zeus at the consideration of RMB2,�00,000.
Upon the completion of such transfer, Zeus held �00% equity interest of Phonelink.
Save as disclosed above, there has been no alteration in the share capital of any of
the subsidiaries of the Company within the two years immediately preceding the date of this
prospectus.
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7. Repurchase by the Company of its own securities
This section contains information required by the Stock Exchange to be included in this
prospectus concerning the repurchase by the Company of its own securities.
(A) Provisions of the Listing Rules
The Listing Rules permit a company listed on the Stock Exchange to repurchase its
securities on the Stock Exchange subject to certain restrictions, the more important of which
are summarised below:
(i) Shareholders’ approval
All proposed repurchases of securities (which must be fully paid up in the case of
shares) by a company listed on the Stock Exchange must be approved in advance by an
ordinary resolution of the shareholders, either by way of general mandate or by specific
approval of a particular transaction.
(Note: Pursuant to the Shareholders’ resolution passed at the special general meeting of the Company on
�� August 2009, the Repurchase Mandate was given to the Directors authorising any repurchase
by the Company as described above in the paragraph headed “Resolutions of the Shareholders
passed at the Company’s special general meeting held on �� August 2009.)
(ii) Source of funds
Repurchases must be funded out of funds legally available for the purpose in
accordance with the Memorandum of Association and New Bye-laws, and the applicable
laws and regulations of Hong Kong, Bermuda and Singapore. A dual-listed company on
the Stock Exchange and SGX-ST may not repurchase its own securities on the SGX-ST
and the Stock Exchange for a consideration other than cash or for settlement otherwise
than in accordance with the trading rules of the SGX-ST and/or the trading rules of the
Stock Exchange (as the case may be) from time to time.
(B) Reasons for repurchases
The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders
for the Directors to have general authority from the Shareholders to enable the Company to
repurchase Shares in the market at any time, subject to market conditions, during the period
when the Repurchase Mandate is in force. The Directors believe that the repurchases of Shares
will enhance the return on equity of the Company, and will facilitate the return of excess cash
and surplus funds to Shareholders in an expedient, effective and cost-efficient manner.
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(C) Funding of repurchases
In repurchasing securities, the Company may only apply funds legally available for
such purpose in accordance with its Memorandum of Association and New Bye-laws and
the applicable laws of Hong Kong, Bermuda and Singapore. The Company may only apply
funds for the purchase or acquisition of the Shares as provided in the New Bye-laws and in
accordance with the applicable laws in Hong Kong, Singapore and Bermuda. The Company
may not purchase its Shares for a consideration other than in cash or, in the case of a Market
Purchase (as defined under the paragraph headed “Resolutions of Shareholders passed at the
Company’s annual general meeting and special general meeting held on 30 July 2009 and ��
August 2009 respectively” above), for settlement otherwise than in accordance with the trading
rules of the SGX-ST or the trading rules of the Stock Exchange (as the case may be) prevailing
from time to time.
The Companies Act permits the Company to purchase or acquire its own Shares out of
capital paid up on the purchased Shares, or from funds of the Company which would otherwise
be available for dividend or distribution, or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made
for the purpose of the purchase. Apart from using its internal sources of funds, the Company
may obtain or incur borrowings to finance its purchase or acquisition of Shares.
The Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent as
would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements
of the Group. The purchase or acquisition of the Shares will only be effected after considering
relevant factors such as the working capital requirement, availability of financial resources,
the expansion and investment plans of the Group and the prevailing market conditions. The
proposed Repurchase Mandate will be exercised with a view of enhancing the earnings per
Share and/or the net tangible assets value per Share.
The exercise in full of the Repurchase Mandate, on the basis of 497,573,662 Shares in
issue on the date of the grant of the Repurchase Mandate, would result in 49,757,366 Shares
being repurchased by the Company during the period in which the Repurchase Mandate remains
in force.
(D) General
None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, any of their associates currently intends to sell any Shares to the Company
or its subsidiaries.
However, as the Share Repurchase Mandate is not in compliance with the requirements
under the Listing Rules, the Share Repurchase Mandate will not be exercised by the Directors
after the Listing.
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If, as a result of the repurchase of the securities by the Company pursuant to the
Repurchase Mandate, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company
is increased, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purpose of the Takeovers
Code. Accordingly, a Shareholder or a group of Shareholders acting in concert could obtain
or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in
accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. Save as aforesaid, the Directors are not aware
of any consequences which would arise under the Takeovers Code as a consequence of any
repurchases pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate.
No connected person has notified the Company that he has a present intention to sell Shares
to the Company, or has undertaken not to do so if the Repurchase Mandate is exercised.
The Company has not repurchased any Shares on the SGX-ST or by any other means in
the previous six months from the Latest Practicable Date.
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF THE GROUP
1. Summary of material contracts
The following contracts (not being contracts in the ordinary course of business) have been
entered into by members of the Group within the two years preceding the date of this prospectus and
are or may be material:
(i) a sale and purchase agreement dated �6 February 2009 entered into between Zeus (as
purchaser) and the then minority shareholder of PhoneLink (as vendor) pursuant to which
the minority shareholder agreed to sell, and the purchaser agreed to acquire �9% of the
equity interest in PhoneLink for a consideration of RMB2,�00,000;
(ii) a share transfer agreement dated 3� March 2009 between Elastic Glory as the transferor and Manchester International Group Limited as the transferee pursuant to which the transferor transferred its entire equity interest in State Tech and CCDH to the transferee for a consideration of US$457,72�;
(iii) a share transfer agreement dated 22 May 2009 between Elite Link as the transferor and China Zhenhua (Group) Science & Technology Co., Ltd as the transferee pursuant to which the transferor transferred �5% of the equity interest in Zhenhua Obee to the transferee for a consideration of RMB3,6�2,000;
(iv) a share transfer agreement dated 22 May 2009 between Elite Link as the transferor and Full Wealth (Hong Kong) Limited the transferee pursuant to which the transferor transferred 27% of the equity interest in Zhenhua Obee to the transferee for a consideration of RMB6,50�,600;
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(v) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Teo Yong Ping pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Teo Yong Ping has agreed to subscribe for, 2,800,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share;
(vi) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Lim Chye Huat Bobby pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Lim Chye Huat Bobby has agreed to subscribe for, 3,000,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share;
(vii) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Tan Poon Kuan Daniel pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Tan Poon Kuan Daniel has agreed to subscribe for, 2,000,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share;
(viii) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Tan Lay Eng@ Mindy Tan pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Tan Lay Eng@ Mindy Tan has agreed to subscribe for, �,000,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share;
(ix) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Lim Tiong Kheng Steven pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Lim Tiong Kheng Steven has agreed to subscribe for, 4,000,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share;
(x) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Low Chui Heng pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Low Chui Heng has agreed to subscribe for, 2,500,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share;
(xi) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Ang Ber Hua pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Ang Ber Hua has agreed to subscribe for, 2,000,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share; and
(xii) the subscription agreement dated 24 September 2009 and made between the Company and Chan Kok Khoon pursuant to which the Company has agreed to allot and issue and Chan Kok Khoon has agreed to subscribe for, 2,700,000 Shares at a subscription price of S$0.�3 per Share.
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2. Further information about the Company’s PRC establishments
The Group has interests in the registered capital of three entities established under the laws of PRC. A summary of the corporate information of these PRC entities are set out as follows:
(a) Tongqing
Date of establishment: 20 March 2007
Nature: wholly foreign-owned enterprise
Total investment amount: HK$�80,000,000
Registered capital: HK$90,000,000
Paid up capital: HK$75,000,000
Equity holder: Max Sunny
Attributable interest to the Group: �00%
Term: 20 years from 20 March 2007 to 20 March 2027
Scope of business: technical development for network communication products and transmission equipments as well as telecommunication products and equipments. Manufacture of mobile handsets as well as components of mobile handsets and wholesales, import and export and other related business of similar products.
(b) Zeus
Date of establishment: �7 August 2004
Nature: wholly foreign-owned enterprise
Total investment amount: RMB20,000,000
Registered capital: RMB20,000,000
(all of which has been paid-up in full)
Equity holder: Elite Link
Attributable interest to the Group: �00%
Term: �0 years from �7 August 2004 to �7 August 20�4
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Scope of business: technology development, wholesale, import and
export of telecommunication products, electronic
products, digital products software and hardware of
computers, relevant facilities and electronic parts;
relevant technology service; service after sale.
(c) PhoneLink
Date of establishment: 8 March 2005
Nature: domestic enterprise
Registered capital: RMB�0,000,000
(all of which has been paid-up in full)
Equity holder: Zeus
Attributable interest to the Group: �00%
Term: 20 years from 8 March 2005 to 7 March 2025
Scope of business: development and sale of electronic products, communication facilities and relevant products; development, sale of software/hardware of computers and other technology service; integration of network; development, design, installation and maintenance of network; establishment of branch
Information on the branch: Phonelink has established a branch in Shanghai, PRC on 6 February 2007. The branch does not have a separate legal status and whose civil liabilities shall be borne by the parent company, i.e. Phonelink. The business scope of the branch is the same as that of Phonelink. The term of the branch is from 6 February 2007 to 7 March 2025.
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Business licenses held by the Group
Name of licenseName of the Company Issued by Validity term
Business license Tongqing State Administration of
Industry and Commerce,
Shenzhen Municipal
from 20 March 2007
to 20 March 2027
Business license Zeus State Administration of
Industry and Commerce,
Shenzhen Municipal
from �7 August 2004
to �7 August 20�4
Business license PhoneLink Pu Dong New Area
Branch of Shanghai
Administration of
Industry and Commence
from 8 March 2005
to 7 March 2025
The following licenses are held by Tongqing
(�) license for telecommunication equipments to enter into public telecommunication networks
(電信設備進網許可證)
No. Applicant Model Name of equipment Issuing date Issued by
02-8309-
803485
Tongqing VIM E8�8 Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
�6 December
2008
Ministry of Industry
and Information
02-8309-
803648
Tongqing VIM M520 Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
24 December
2008
Ministry of Industry
and Information
02-8309-
900099
Tongqing VIM D52 Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
�2 January
2009
Ministry of Industry
and Information
02-8309-
90�409
Tongqing VIM F82� Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
�0 April 2009 Ministry of Industry
and Information
02-8309-
90�489
Tongqing VIM F820 Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
2� April 2009 Ministry of Industry
and Information
02-8309-
902642
Tongqing VIM R98 Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
24 June 2009 Ministry of Industry
and Information
Note: The validity term of the above license is 3 years commencing from the issuing date.
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(2) Certificate for china compulsory product certification (中國國家強制性產品認證證書)
No. Applicant TrademarkName, model and specification Issuing date Issued by
20080��6063�4588 Tongqing VIM Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
(VIM E8�8)
�9 December
2008
China Quality
Certification
centre
20080��6063�6870 Tongqing VIM Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
(VIM M520)
30 December
2008
China Quality
Certification
centre
20090��606322892 Tongqing VIM Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
(VIM D52)
22 January
2009
China Quality
Certification
centre
20090��606337725 Tongqing VIM Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
(VIM F82�)
�5 April 2009 China Quality
Certification
centre
20090��60633998� Tongqing VIM Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
(VIM F820)
24 April 2009 China Quality
Certification
centre
20090��60635�738 Tongqing VIM Dual-band GSM/
GPRS digital
mobile phone
(VIM R98)
30 June 2009 China Quality
Certification
centre
Note: The validity of above certificates will be maintained by continuous examination by issued institute.
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(3) Type approval certificate of radio transmission equipment (無綫電發射設備核准證)
No. Applicant Model Name of equipment Issuing date Issued by
2008-4�33 Tongqing VIM E8�8 GSM/blue tooth
mobile phone
2� November
2008
Ministry of
Industry and
Information
2008-4624 Tongqing VIM M520 GSM/blue tooth
mobile phone
�6 December
2008
Ministry of
Industry and
Information
2008-4992 Tongqing VIM D52 GSM/blue tooth
mobile phone
30 December
2008
Ministry of
Industry and
Information
2009-�35� Tongqing VIM F82� GSM/blue tooth
mobile phone
8 April 2009 Ministry of
Industry and
Information
2009-�457 Tongqing VIM F820 GSM/blue tooth
mobile phone
�4 April 2009 Ministry of
Industry and
Information
2009-2759 Tongqing VIM R98 GSM/blue tooth
mobile phone
23 June 2009 Ministry of
Industry and
Information
Note: The validity term of the above license is 5 years commencing from the issuing date.
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3. Intellectual property rights of the Group
Patent
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has submitted the following patent applications
to the State Intellectual Property Bureau of the PRC for the following inventions:
Invention
Country of
Registration Applicant Application No.
Date of
Application Status
Method of
message
transfer
PRC Zeus 2005�0�02338.9 �6 December
2005
Publication Notice
issued on
20 June 2007
Method of call
transfer
PRC Zeus 2005�0�2�323.7 30 December
2005
Publication Notice
issued on
28 June 2007
Method of
message
sending
PRC Zeus 2005�0�2�324.� 30 December
2005
Publication Notice
issued on
28 June 2006
Method of
automatic
message
receipt
PRC Zeus 2006�0034�94.2 �0 March
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
�3 September
2006
Method and
installation
of automatic
voice recorder
PRC Zeus 2006�0034�93.8 �0 March
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
30 August 2006
Method and
installation of
long-distance
lock
PRC Zeus 2006�0066244.5 30 March
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
6 September 2006
Method and
installation of
address list
PRC Zeus 2006�00602�3.9 7 April 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
6 September 2006
Method of
signature on
message
PRC Zeus 2006�00602�0.5 7 April 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
�5 November
2006
Method of
message
reminder
PRC Zeus 2006�00602��.X 7 April 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
6 September 2006
Method of
playing
background
music
PRC Zeus 2006�00602�2.4 7 April 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
6 September 2006
Method and
installation of
message typing
PRC Zeus 2006�0060640.7 22 May 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
8 November 2006
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Invention
Country of
Registration Applicant Application No.
Date of
Application Status
Method and
installation of
long-distance
photography
PRC Zeus 2006�0060639.4 22 May 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
8 November 2006
Method of
message
recording
PRC Zeus 2006�006�057.8 �3 June 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
27 December
2006
Method of
prompt
message
sending
PRC Zeus 2006�006�056.3 �3 June 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
29 November
2006
Method and
installation of
battery saving
device
PRC Zeus 2006�006�058.2 �3 June 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
29 November
2006
System and
method of
automatic
security alarm
PRC Zeus 2006�006�055.9 �3 June 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
29 November
2006
Method of
ring tone
composition
PRC Zeus 2006�006�389.6 30 June 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
�3 December
2006
Installation
of energy
production
device through
vibration
PRC Zeus 2006�006�390.9 30 June 2006 Publication Notice
issued on
�3 December
2006
Battery charger PRC Zeus 2006�0062294.6 28 August
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
�4 March 2007
Method of
sending mass
messages
PRC Zeus 2006�0062292.7 28 August
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
�4 February 2007
Method of
ring tone
composition
PRC Zeus 2006�0062556.9 �3 September
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
25 April 2007
Method of long
distance
remote control
PRC Zeus 2006�0062763.4 25 September
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
�4 March 2007
Mobile
phone with
independent
hard disk
PRC Zeus 2006�0062764.9 25 September
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
�4 March 2007
Method of
identification
PRC Zeus 2006�0063483.5 7 November
2006
Publication Notice
issued on
�8 April 2007
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Invention
Country of
Registration Applicant Application No.
Date of
Application Status
Method of
automatically
switching off
mobile phone
PRC Zeus 2007�0075�9�.8 26 June 2007 Publication Notice
issued on
28 November
2007
Method of
text input
by mobile
phone camera
shooting
PRC Zeus 2007�007453�.5 24 May 2007 Publication Notice
issued on
24 October 2007
Method of
encrypting
and decrypting
messages
PRC Zeus 2007�0074532.X 24 May 2007 Publication Notice
issued on
24 October 2007
Wireless charging
mobile phone,
charging
device and
mechanism of
charging
PRC Zeus 2007�0075358.0 2 August
2007
Publication Notice
issued on
�3 February 2008
Method of
editing
mobile phone
messages by
computers
PRC Zeus 2007�0075359.5 2 August
2007
Publication Notice
issued on
�3 February 2008
Coding system
and its method
applied on
checking
attendance
PRC Zeus 2007�0075798.6 2� August
2007
Publication Notice
issued on
30 January 2008
Method of
checking
attendance
based on
finger print
recognition
mobile phone
PRC Zeus 2007�0075797.� 2� August
2007
Publication Notice
issued on
30 January 2008
Method of
drawing
PRC Zeus 2008�02�6853.3 �5 October
2008
Publication Notice
issued on
�� March 2009
Method of
inserting and
playing media
files
PRC Zeus 2008�02�7538.2 �2 November
2008
Publication Notice
issued on
8 April 2009
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Utility Model
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has submitted the following utility model applications to the State Intellectual Property Bureau of the PRC for the following utility models:
Utility ModelCountry of Registration Applicant Application No.
Date of Application Status
Method of hand held communication
PRC Zeus 200520�20593.� 20 December 2005
Acceptance Notice of Patent Application (專利申請受理通知書) (“ANPA”) issued on 29 December 2005
Ear piece with display screen
PRC Zeus 200520�2�330.2 30 December 2005
ANPA issued on 6 January 2006
Mobile phone PRC Zeus 200620055996.7 �0 March 2006
ANPA issued on �0 March 2006
Installation of message typing device
PRC Zeus 2006200�3944.3 22 May 2006 ANPA issued on 22 May 2006
As the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has obtained registrations of the following utility models issued by State Intellectual Property Bureau of the PRC:
Utility ModelCountry of Registration Applicant Application No.
Date of Application Status
Device for safe charging
PRC Zeus 200520�2�329.X 30 December 2005
Registration Notice issued on �3 June 2007
Communication device
PRC Zeus 200520�2�33�.7 30 December 2005
Registration Notice issued on �4 February 2007
Mobile phone PRC Zeus 2006200�8680.0 30 March 2006
Registration Notice issued on �8 July 2007
Wireless frequency signal transmitter
PRC Zeus 2006200�3943.9 22 May 2006 Registration Notice issued on 24 October 2007
Installation of flash card reader cum writer
PRC Zeus 2006200�4356.� 30 June 2006 Registration Notice issued on �8 July 2007
A device for code input
PRC Zeus 200720�2�06�.9 26 June 2007 Registration Notice issued on �4 May 2008
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Software Product
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has obtained the following software product
registrations from the following agencies:
Software Product Agency Applicant Application No. Effective Date
Zeus GSM Product 636 v2.�
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2006-0�74 �6 March 2006
Zeus GSM 6�6 PC Communication Software v2.0
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2006-070� �7 August 2006
Zeus GSM V� Debugging Software v2.4
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2006-0702 �7 August 2006
Zeus GSM V8 Debugging Software v2.0
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2006-0796 2� September 2006
Zeus GSM V�2 Debugging Software v2.0
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2006-0797 2� September 2006
Zeus GSM BM�02 mobile phone communication v3.2
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2008-0238 3� March 2008
Zeus GSM BM�00 mobile phone communication v2.6
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2008-0237 3� March 2008
Zeus GSM BM�05 mobile phone communication v3.�
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2008-�320 28 November 2008
Zeus GSM BM�09 mobile phone communication v2.0
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2008-�32� 28 November 2008
Zeus GSM C6�0 mobile phone communication v3.�
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2008-�322 28 November 2008
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Software Product Agency Applicant Application No. Effective Date
Zeus GSM F�325 mobile phone communication v2.�
Science Technology and Information Bureau of Shenzhen, PRC
Zeus 深DGY-2008-�323 28 November 2008
PhoneLink Communication GSM M8 Communication Software v�.43
Shanghai Municipal Informatization Commission, PRC
PhoneLink 沪DGY-2006-0604 �0 September 2006
PhoneLink Communication GSM BM737 v2.�
Shanghai Municipal Informatization Commission, PRC
PhoneLink 沪DGY-2007-�4�9 3� December 2007
PhoneLink Communication GSM BM755 v2.6
Shanghai Municipal Informatization Commission, PRC
PhoneLink 沪DGY-2007-�4�7 3� December 2007
PhoneLink Communication GSM BM800 v�.8
Shanghai Municipal Informatization Commission, PRC
PhoneLink 沪DGY-2007-�4�8 3� December 2007
Copyright
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has obtained the following Certificates of
Computer Software Copyright Registration (計算機軟件著作權登記證書) issued by National
Copyright Administration of the PRC (中華人民共和國國家版權局) (hereinafter as “NCA”).
PhoneLink Communication GSM M8 Communication Software v�.43
NCA PhoneLink 2006SR�3904 �2 October 2006
PhoneLink Communication GSM BM755 V2.6
NCA PhoneLink 2008SR0360� 2� February 2008
PhoneLink Communication GSM BM800 V�.8
NCA PhoneLink 2008SR03600 2� February 2008
PhoneLink Communication GSM BM737 V2.�
NCA PhoneLink 2008SR03599 2� February 2008
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Trademark
As of the Latest Practicable Date, the Group applied for the registrations of the following
trademarks to Trademark Office, SAIC:
Trademark ClassPlace of Registration Applicant
Application No. Date of Application
VIM 38 PRC Tongqing 685�47� 2� July 2008
VIM 35 PRC Tongqing 685�472 2� July 2008
VIM 9 PRC Tongqing 685�473 2� July 2008
VIM 25 PRC Tongqing 696�043 �9 September 2008
VIM 42 PRC Tongqing 696�044 �9 September 2008
VIM 4� PRC Tongqing 696�045 �9 September 2008
VIM �8 PRC Tongqing 696�046 �9 September 2008
VIM �4 PRC Tongqing 696�047 �9 September 2008
�8 PRC Zeus 70�99�7 27 October 2008
�4 PRC Zeus 70�99�8 27 October 2008
9 PRC Zeus 70�99�9 27 October 2008
42 PRC Zeus 70�9935 27 October 2008
25 PRC Zeus 70�9936 27 October 2008
偉恩 9 PRC Tongqing 7474674 �6 June 2009
偉恩 �4 PRC Tongqing 7474688 �6 June 2009
偉恩 �8 PRC Tongqing 7474703 �6 June 2009
偉恩 25 PRC Tongqing 7474772 �6 June 2009
偉恩 35 PRC Tongqing 7474797 �6 June 2009
偉恩 38 PRC Tongqing 7474805 �6 June 2009
偉恩 4� PRC Tongqing 7477259 �7 June 2009
偉恩 42 PRC Tongqing 7477287 �7 June 2009
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As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group is the registered proprietor and beneficial
owner of the following trademarks:
Trademark ClassPlace of Registration Applicant
Application No.
Date of Registration Expiry Date
9, 35, 38 Hong Kong
Finet Enterprises
300578205 9 February 2006 8 February 20�6
9, 35, 38 European Union
Finet Enterprises
0048952�5 �0 February 2006 �0 February 20�6
35 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T0708802A 26 April 2007 26 April 20�7
38 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T0708803Z 26 April 2007 26 April 20�7
9, 35, 38 Hong Kong
Finet Enterprises
300943308 29 August 2007 28 August 20�7
9, 35, 38 European Union
Finet Enterprises
006230452 7 August 2008 28 August 20�7
9 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T07�7884E 29 August 2007 29 August 20�7
35 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T07�7885C 29 August 2007 29 August 20�7
38 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T07�7886A 29 August 2007 29 August 20�7
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T08��9�5Z 2 September 2008
2 September 20�8
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 Australia Finet Enterprises
�260242 3 September 2008
3 September 20�8
9, 25, 35, 38 Hong Kong Finet Enterprises
30�294065 �8 December 2009
25 February 20�9
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As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Group has applied for registration of the following
trademarks in respect of the classes of goods specified below:
Trademark ClassPlace of Registration Applicant Application No.
Date of Application Status
OBEE 9 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T070880�C 26 April 2007 Application opposed
OBEE 9 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T08�6347G 22 November 2008
Refunded
OBEE 9 Singapore Finet Enterprises
T08�6348E 22 November 2008
Published on 30 October 2009
OBEE 9, 35, 38 USA Finet Enterprises
78/8�7,229 �7 February 2006
Application withdrawn
9, 35, 38 USA Finet Enterprises
773�976� 2 November 2007
Accepted for registration. Published on 4 August 2009
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 Philippines Finet Enterprises
04-2009-000677 2� January 2009
Under examination
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 India Finet Enterprises
�730439 �� September 2008
Under examination
VIM 9, 25, 35 Indonesia Finet Enterprises
D002008033560 �2 September 2008
Under examination
VIM 38 Indonesia Finet Enterprises
J00200803356� �2 September 2008
Under Examination
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 Vietnam Finet Enterprises
4-2008-20227 �9 September 2008
Notification issued by National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam on �6 December 2008
VIM 9 Malaysia Finet Enterprises
080�795� 5 September 2008
Under examination
VIM 25 Malaysia Finet Enterprises
080�7952 5 September 2008
Accepted for registration (pending advertisement in Government Gazette)
VIM 35 Malaysia Finet Enterprises
080�7953 5 September 2008
Under examination
VIM 38 Malaysia Finet Enterprises
080�7954 5 September 2008
Under examination
VIM 9 South Africa Finet Enterprises
2008/20606 2 September 2008
Under examination
VIM 25 South Africa Finet Enterprises
2008/20607 2 September 2008
Under examination
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Trademark ClassPlace of Registration Applicant Application No.
Date of Application Status
VIM 35 South Africa Finet Enterprises
2008/20608 2 September 2008
Under examination
VIM 38 South Africa Finet Enterprises
2008/20609 2 September 2008
Under examination
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 Hong Kong Finet Enterprises
30��93959 3 September 2008
Application refused
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 European Union
Finet Enterprises
007204324 2 September 2008
Application withdrawn
VIM 9, 25, 35, 38 USA Finet Enterprises
77577553 24 September 2008
Application withdrawn
9, 25, 35, 38 European Union
Finet Enterprises
0083625�9 �5 June 2009 Under examination
9, 25, 35, 38 USA Finet Enterprises
778924�4 �5 June 2009 Under examination
Also, as disclosed above, the Group had applied for the registration of various trademarks in Hong Kong, the PRC, Singapore, USA, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa, European Union and Australia. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the approvals for the Group’s application for registration of the “VIM” text mark in Hong Kong, the PRC, USA, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Africa and European Union were still pending while the applications for registration of the “VIM” text mark in both Singapore and Australia had been approved.
Save as disclosed above, the Company’s business or profitability is not materially dependent
on any other registered trademark or patent or any other intellectual property rights. As at the
Latest Practicable Date, the Group had not given any consent to any other party for the use of
any intellectual property rights owned by the Group. The Directors confirm that they are not
aware of (i) any material allegations or claims that the names and marks of the products of the
Group having infringed the intellectual property rights of other third parties during the Track
Record Period; (ii) any material infringement of the Group’s intellectual property rights by
other third parties during the Track Record Period; and (iii) any litigation or material disputes
regarding the intellectual property rights used by the Group during the Track Record Period
which may have any material adverse impact on the Group’s business.
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FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
1. Disclosure of Interests
(a) Interests of Directors in the share capital of the Company
Immediately following completion of the Share Offer, so far as is known to the Directors,
the interests or short positions of the Directors in the shares, underlying shares and debentures
of the Company or its associated corporations (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO)
which will have to be notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange pursuant to Divisions
7 and 8 of Part XV of the SFO (including interests and short positions which they are taken
or deemed to have taken under such provisions) once the Shares are listed, or which will be
required, pursuant to section 352 of the SFO, to be entered in the register required to be kept
therein once the Shares are listed, or will be required pursuant to the Model Code for Securities
Transactions by Directors of Listing Companies contained in the Listing Rules to be notified
to the Company and the Stock Exchange once the Shares are listed, will be as follows:
Number of ApproximateName of Capacity/nature Shares directly percentage ofShareholder of interests or indirectly held issued share capital
Wise Premium Beneficial owner �68,��0,250 28.23%
Limited
Wang Tao Beneficial owner 97,206,500 �6.32%
Lu Shangmin Beneficial owner 5,300,000 0.89%
* Wise Premium Limited is �00% owned by Wang Shih Zen.
(b) Interests of Substantial Shareholders in the share capital of the Company
So far as the Directors are aware, immediately following completion of the Share Offer,
no persons not being a Director or chief executive of the Company will have an interest or short
position in the Shares and/or the underlying Shares which would fall to be disclosed to the
Company under provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part XV of the SFO, or, directly or indirectly
interested in �0% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital carrying right to
vote in all circumstances at general meetings of any other members of the Group.
(c) Interests in suppliers and customers of the Group
As at the Latest Practicable Date, so far as the Directors are aware, none of the Directors or their respective associate or persons who are interested in more than 5% of the issued share capital of the Company had an interest in the five largest customers or suppliers of the Group.
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2. Particulars of Directors’ service agreements
(a) Executive Directors
Mr. Wang Shih Zen (“Mr. Wang”) entered into a service agreement with the Company on 24 September 2007, pursuant to which he has been appointed as the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company commencing from 2� November 2007 for a period of 3 years. Under such service agreement, Mr. Wang is entitled to an annual remuneration of US$�,000 payable yearly in arrears, and is entitled to a discretionary annual bonus of such amount as the Board may in its absolute discretion determine. All traveling and travel-related expenses, entertainment expenses and out-of-pocket expenses reasonably and properly incurred by Mr. Wang in the reasonable and proper performance of his duties during such appointment shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall also maintain medical insurance for Mr. Wang according to the statutory requirements in Hong Kong.
Ms. Wang Tao (“Ms. Wang”) entered into a service agreement with the Company on 24 September 2007, pursuant to which she has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Company commencing from 2� November 2007 for a period of 3 years. Under such service agreement, Ms. Wang is entitled to a yearly salary of US$�,000 payable yearly in arrears, and is entitled to a discretionary annual bonus of such amount as the Board may in its absolute discretion determine. All traveling and travel-related expenses, entertainment expenses and out-of-pocket expenses reasonably and properly incurred by Ms. Wang in the reasonable and proper performance of her duties during such appointment shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall also maintain medical insurance for Ms. Wang according to the statutory requirements in Hong Kong.
Mr. Lu Shangmin (“Mr. Lu”) entered into a service agreement with the Company on 3 February 20�0, pursuant to which he has been appointed as the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company commencing from 3 March 2009 for a period of 3 years. Under such service agreement, Mr. Lu is entitled to an annual remuneration of US$�,000 payable yearly in arrears, and is entitled to a discretionary annual bonus of such amount as the Board may in its absolute discretion determine. All traveling and travel-related expenses, entertainment expenses and out-of-pocket expenses reasonably and properly incurred by Mr. Lu in the reasonable and proper performance of his duties during such appointment shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall also maintain medical insurance for Mr. Lu according to the statutory requirements in Hong Kong.
(b) Non-executive director
Mr. David Lim Teck Leong (“Mr. Lim”) has not entered into a service agreement
with the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date. Mr. Lim is entitled to an annual salary of
S$40,000 and his appointment is subject to the normal retirement provisions under the New
Bye-laws of the Company.
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(c) Independent non-executive Directors
Mr. Chan Kam Loon (“Mr. Chan”) has not entered into a service agreement with the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date. Mr. Chan is entitled to an annual salary of S$48,000 and his appointment is subject to the normal retirement provisions under the New Bye-laws of the Company.
Mr. Guo Yanjun (“Mr. Guo”) has not entered into a service agreement with the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date. Mr. Guo is entitled to an annual salary of S$40,000 and his appointment is subject to the normal retirement provisions under the New Bye-laws of the Company.
Mr. Lo Hang Fong (“Mr. Lo”) has not entered into a service agreement with the
Company as at the Latest Practicable Date. Mr. Lo is entitled to an annual salary of S$40,000
and his appointment is subject to the normal retirement provisions under the New Bye-laws
of the Company.
3. Directors’ remuneration and remuneration policies
The Company determines its Directors’ remuneration based on factors including, but not limited
to duties, qualifications, experience and performance of the Directors. For the three years ended
3� March 2007, 3� March 2008, 3� March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September 2009, the
Directors’ remuneration paid by the Company were approximately US$27,000, US$76,000, US$�27,000
and US$�04,000 respectively. Details of the remuneration packages of the Directors are set out under
the sub-paragraph headed “Particulars of Directors’ service agreements” above.
The Company estimates the aggregate amount of remuneration of the Directors, excluding annual
bonus of the executive Directors mentioned above, payable for the year ending 3� March 20�0 will
be approximately US$2�0,000. The Directors confirm that the Company’s remuneration policies for
Directors will remain the same immediately after the Share Offer.
None of the directors or any past directors of any member of the Group has been paid any sum
of money for each of the three years ended 3� March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September
2009:
(i) as an inducement to join or upon joining the Company; or
(ii) for loss of office as a director of any member of the Group or of any other notice in
connection with the management of the affairs of any member of the Group.
There has been no arrangement under which a Director has waived or agreed to waive any
emoluments for each of the three years ended 3� March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September
2009 except for an amount of US$46,272 waived by one of the Directors for the year ended 3� March
2009. Save as disclosed in this prospectus, no remuneration or benefit in kind have been made or are
payable, in respect of the three years ended 3� March 2009 and the six months ended 30 September
2009, by the Group to or on behalf of any of the Directors.
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4. Personal guarantees
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors has provided any personal guarantees
in favour of lenders in connection with banking facilities to the Group.
5. Related party transactions
The Group had entered into related party transactions within the two years immediately preceding
the date of this prospectus as mentioned in note 43 headed “Material related party transactions” of
the Accountants’ Report set out in Appendix I to this prospectus and the section headed “Continuing
connected transactions” of this prospectus.
6. Disclaimers
Save as disclosed in this prospectus, as at the Latest Practicable Date:
(a) none of the Directors nor any of the persons whose names are listed in the paragraph headed
“Consent of experts” under the section headed “Other information” in this Appendix:
i. is interested in the promotion of the Company or in any assets which have within
the two years immediately preceding the issue of this prospectus been acquired
or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group, or are proposed to be
acquired or disposed of by or leased to any member of the Group; or
ii. is materially interested in any contract or arrangement subsisting at the date of
this prospectus which is significant in relation to the business of the Group;
(b) none of the persons whose names are listed in the paragraph headed “Consents of experts”
under the section headed “Other information” in this Appendix has any shareholding in
any member of the Group or the right (whether legally enforceable or not) to subscribe
for or to nominate persons to subscribe for securities in any member of the Group;
(c) no cash, securities or other benefit has been paid, allotted or given within the two years
preceding the date of this prospectus to any promoter of the Company nor is any such
cash, securities or benefit intended to be paid, allotted or given on the basis of the Share
Offer or related transaction as mentioned in this prospectus; and
(d) none of the Directors or chief executive of the Company has any interest, any long
and short positions in shares and underlying shares, listed or unlisted derivatives of, or
debentures of the Company or any associated corporation (within the meaning of Part
XV of the SFO) which will have to be notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange
pursuant to Divisions 7 and 8 of Part XV of the SFO or which will be required, pursuant
to section 352 of the SFO, to be entered in the register referred to therein or which will
be required, pursuant to the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed
Companies in the Listing Rules, to be notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange
once the Shares are listed;
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(e) there are no existing or proposed service contracts (excluding contracts expiring or
determinable by the employer within one year without payment of compensation (other
than statutory compensation)) between the Directors and any member of the Group;
(f) so far as known to the Directors, none of the Directors is aware of any person (not being
a Director or chief executive of the Company) who will immediately following the Share
Offer be interested or have a short position in the Shares or underlying Shares which
would fall to be disclosed to the Company under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of
Part XV of the SFO, or directly or indirectly interested in �0% or more of the nominal
value of any class of share capital carrying rights to vote in all circumstances at general
meetings of any member of the Group; and
(g) so far as is known to the Directors, none of the Directors, their respective associates or Shareholders who are interested in 5% or more of the issued share capital of the Company have any interests in the five largest customers or the five largest suppliers of the Group.
SHARE OPTION SCHEME
At the special general meeting of the Company held on �� February 20�0, the former share option scheme and performance share plan adopted on 24 September 2007 were terminated and the terms of the Share Option Scheme was adopted. There were no outstanding share options granted under the former share option scheme. Therefore, there would not be any impact on the issued share capital of the Company.
The following is a summary of the principal terms of the Share Option Scheme but does not form nor was it intended to be, part of the terms of the Share Option Scheme nor should it taken as affecting the interpretation of the rules of the Share Option Scheme:
1. Definitions
1.1 In the Share Option Scheme the following expressions have the following meanings:
“Adoption Date” means �� February 20�0 (the date on which the Share Option Scheme is conditionally adopted by the resolution of the Shareholders);
“Auditors” means the auditors of the Company for the time being;
“Business Day” means a day on which the Stock Exchange and SGX-ST is open for the business of dealing in securities;
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“CDP” means the Centra l Deposi tory (Pte) Limited of Singapore;
“Committee” a committee of Directors who are duly authorised and appointed by the Board to administer the Share Option Scheme for the time being and where the Company has established a remuneration committee pursuant to the Code of Corporate Governance under the SGX Listing Manual, the remuneration committee shall administer the Share Option Scheme;
“Controlling means such terms as defined in the Listing Manual;
Shareholder”
“Grantee” means any Participant who accepts an Offer in accordance
with the terms of the Share Option Scheme or (where
the context so permits) a person who is entitled to any
such Option in consequence of the death of the original
Grantee;
“Offer” means the offer of the grant of an Option made in accordance
with paragraph 5;
“Offer Date” means the date on which an Offer is made to a
Participant;
“Option” means a right to subscribe for Shares granted pursuant to
the Share Option Scheme;
“Option Period” means, in respect of any particular Option, a period of
not less than one year and not more than �0 years after
the Offer Date to be notified by the Committee to each
Grantee which period of time shall commence on the first
anniversary of the Offer Date and expire on the last day
of such period as determined by the Committee;
“Participants” means persons eligible to participate in the Share Option
Scheme and who are holders of Options;
“Subscription Price” means the price per Share at which a Grantee may subscribe
for Shares on the exercise of an Option as described in
paragraph 6;
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“Subsidiary” means, in relation to a company, a company which is for
the time being and from time to time a subsidiary within
the meaning of Section 2 of the Companies Ordinance
(Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (as amended
from time to time) whether incorporated in Hong Kong
or elsewhere;
“Substantial as such term is defined under the Listing Manual.
Shareholder”
2. Purpose of the Share Option Scheme
The purpose of the Share Option Scheme is to provide persons who are eligible under the
Share Option Scheme and working for the interests of the Group with an opportunity to obtain
an equity interest in the Company, thus linking their interest with the interests of the Group
and thereby providing them with an incentive to work better for the interests of the Group.
The Share Option Scheme will also help:-
(A) to motivate each Participant to optimise his performance standards and efficiency
and to maintain a high level of contribution to the Group;
(B) to retain key employees and Group’s executive Directors whose contributions are
essential to the long-term growth and profitability of the Group; and
(C) to attract potential employees with relevant skills to contribute to the Group.
3. Eligibility
Confirmed employees of the Group (including Group’s executive Directors and Group’s
non-executive Directors) and who are not undischarged bankrupts and have not entered into a
composition with their respective creditors on or prior to the relevant Offer Date, shall be eligible
to participate in the Share Option Scheme at the absolute discretion of the Committee.
Controlling Shareholder and their Associates (as defined under Listing Manual) shall, if
each person meets the eligibility criteria, be eligible to participate in the Share Option Scheme
if:-
(A) the aggregate number of Shares available to Controlling Shareholder and their
Associates (as defined under Listing Manual) shall not exceed 25% of the Shares
available under the Share Option Scheme;
(B) the aggregate number of Shares available to each Controlling Shareholder or his
Associate (as defined under Listing Manual) shall not exceed �0% of the Shares
available under the Share Option Scheme; and
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(C) the separate approval of independent Shareholders is obtained for each Participant
in respect of his participation and the number of Shares comprise in the Options
and the terms thereof.
There will be no restriction on the eligibility of any Participant to participate in any
other share option or share incentive schemes implemented by any other companies within the
Group. Subject to the Companies Act, any requirement of the SGX-ST and the Stock Exchange,
the terms of eligibility to participate in the Share Option Scheme may be amended from time
to time at the absolute discretion of the Board.
4. Duration and administration of the Share Option Scheme
The Share Option Scheme shall be valid and effective for a period of �0 years from the Adoption Date, after which period no further Options will be granted but in respect of all Options which remain exercisable at the end of such period, the provisions of the Share Option Scheme shall remain in full force and effect.
The Share Option Scheme shall be administered by the Committee in its absolute discretion with such powers and duties as are conferred on it by the Board, provided that no member of the Committee shall participate in any deliberation or decision in respect of Options to be granted to him.
5. Grant of Options
On and subject to the terms of the Share Option Scheme and all applicable statutory regulatory requirements, the Committee shall be entitled at any time within �0 years after the Adoption Date to make an Offer to any Participant as the Committee may in its absolute discretion select to subscribe for such number of Shares as the Committee may (subject to paragraph 9) determine at the Subscription Price.
A grant of Options shall not be made after a price sensitive development of the Group has occurred or a price sensitive matter has been the subject of a decision of the Group until the following Business Day after such price sensitive information has been announced pursuant to the requirements of the Listing Rules and the Listing Manual. In particular, during the period of one month immediately preceding the earlier of:-
(A) the date of the Board meeting (as such date is first notified to the Stock Exchange in accordance with the Listing Rules) for the approval of the Company’s results for any year, half-year, quarterly or any other interim period (whether or not required under the Listing Rules); and
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(B) the deadline for the Company to publish an announcement of its result for any year, half-year under the Listing Rules, or quarterly or any other interim period (whether or not required under the Listing Rules),
and ending on the date of the results announcements, no Option may be granted.
An Offer shall be made to a Participant by letter in such form as the Committee may from time to time determine (the “Offer Letter”), specifying the number of Shares under the Option, the Subscription Price and the Option Period in respect of which the Offer is made and requiring the Participant to undertake to hold the Option on the terms on which it is to be granted and to be bound by the provisions of the Share Option Scheme. The grant of an Option shall be deemed to have been accepted when the duplicate of the Offer Letter comprising acceptance of the Offer duly signed by the Grantee with the number of Shares in respect of which the Offer is accepted clearly stated therein together with a payment or remittance in favour of the Company of HK$�.00 by way of consideration for the grant thereof is received by the Company within
2� days from the Offer Date.
Any Offer may be accepted or deemed to have been accepted in respect of less than the
number of Shares for which it is offered provided that it is accepted in respect of a board lot
for dealing in Shares on the Stock Exchange or the SGX-ST or an integral multiple thereof. To
the extent that the Offer is not accepted and received by the Company within 2� days, it will
be deemed to have been irrevocably declined and the Offer will lapse.
Subject to the provisions of the Share Option Scheme, the Bermuda Companies Act, the
Listing Rules and the Listing Manual, the Committee may, when making the Offer, impose any
conditions, restrictions or limitations in relation thereto as it may at its absolute discretion
think fit.
6. Subscription Price
Subject to any adjustments, the Subscription Price in respect of each Share issued pursuant
to the exercise of Options granted hereunder shall be a price determined by the Committee in
its absolute discretion and notified to a Participant (which shall be stated in the Offer Letter)
and shall be at least the higher of :-
(A) the closing price of the Shares as stated in the daily quotations sheet issued by the
Stock Exchange or the closing price of the Shares as stated in the daily quotations
sheet issued by the SGX-ST, whichever is higher, on the Offer Date which must
be a Business Day;
(B) the average closing prices of the Shares as stated in the daily quotations sheet
issued by the Stock Exchange or the average closing prices of the Shares as stated
in the daily quotations sheet issued by SGX-ST for the five consecutive Business
Days immediately preceding the Offer Date, whichever is higher; or
(C) the nominal value of a Share on the Offer Date.
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7. Exercise of Options
Options granted with the Subscription Price shall only be exercisable in whole or in
part (provided that an Option may be exercised in part only in respect of �,000 Shares or any
multiple thereof), at any time, by a Participant after the first anniversary of the Offer Date of
that Option provided always that the Options shall be exercised before the tenth anniversary of
the relevant Offer Date, or such earlier date as may be determined by the Committee, failing
which all unexercised Options shall immediately lapse and become null and void and a Participant
shall have no claim against the Company.
An Option shall be personal to the Grantee and shall not be assignable or transferrable
and no Grantee shall in any way sell, transfer, charge, mortgage, encumber, assign or create
any interest (whether legal or beneficial) in favour of any third party over or in relation to any
Option or enter into any agreement to do so. Any breach of the foregoing by the Grantee shall
entitle the Company to cancel any Option or part thereof granted to such Grantee (to the extent
not already exercised) without incurring any liability on the part of the Company.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and specified in the Offer Letter at the
time of the Offer, there is no performance target required to be achieved before an Option can
be exercised. An Option may be exercised in whole or in part (but if in part only, in respect
of a board lot or any integral multiple thereof) in the manner as set out in the Offer Letter and
other provisions of the Share Option Scheme by the Grantee (or his personal representative(s)),
by giving notice in writing to the Company stating that the Option is thereby exercised and the
number of Shares in respect of which it is exercised. Each such notice must be accompanied
by a remittance for the full amount of the total Subscription Price for the Shares in respect of
which the notice is given.
Subject as hereinafter provided and to the restrictions which may be imposed by the
Committee, the Option may be exercised by the Grantee at any time during the Option Period
provided that:-
(A) in the event that the Grantee ceases to be a Participant for any reason (other than
on his death) including the termination of his employment or engagement on one
or more of the grounds specified in paragraph 8(E)(ii) below, the Option granted
to such Grantee will lapse on the date of such cessation (to the extent not already
exercised) and will not be exercisable unless the Committee otherwise determines
to grant an extension (which shall not be more than � month from the date of
cessation) at the absolute discretion of the Committee in which event the Grantee
may exercise the Option within such period of extension;
(B) in the event the Grantee who is an individual dies before exercising the Option
in full and none of the events which would be a ground for termination of his
employment or engagement under paragraph 8(E)(ii) below arises, the personal
representative(s) of the Grantee shall be entitled within a period of �2 months or
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such longer period as the Committee may at its absolute discretion determine from
the date of death to exercise the Option up to the entitlement of such Grantee as
at the date of death (to the extent which has become exercisable and not already
exercised);
(C) if a general or partial offer, whether by way of take-over or share re-purchase offer
is made to all the holders of Shares (other than by way of Share Option Scheme
of arrangement pursuant to paragraph (D) below) (or all such holders other than
the offeror and/or any person controlled by the offeror and/or any person acting in
association or concert (within the meaning of the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers
and Share Repurchases of Hong Kong and the Singapore Code on Take-Over and
Mergers) with the offeror) and if such offer becomes or is declared unconditional
prior to the expiry of the relevant Option Period, the Grantee (or his personal
representative(s)) shall be entitled to exercise the Option in full (to the extent to
which it has become exercisable on the date of the notice of the offeror and not
already exercised) at any time within one month after the date on which the offer
becomes or is declared unconditional;
(D) if a general or partial offer by way of scheme of arrangement is made to all the
holders of Shares and has been approved by the necessary number of holders of
Shares at the requisite meetings, the Grantee (or his personal representative(s)) may
thereafter (but only until such time as shall be notified by the Company, after which
it shall lapse) exercise the Option (to the extent which has become exercisable and
not already exercised) to its full extent or to the extent specified in such notice;
(E) other than a general or partial offer or a scheme of arrangement contemplated in
paragraph (D) above, if a compromise or arrangement between the Company and
its members or creditors is proposed for the purposes of or in connection with a
scheme for the reconstruction of the Company or its amalgamation with any other
company or companies, the Company shall give notice thereof to all the Grantees on
the same day as it despatches the notice which is sent to each member or creditor of
the Company summoning the meeting to consider such a compromise or arrangement,
and thereupon each Grantee (or his personal representative(s)) may by notice in
writing to the Company accompanied by the remittance of the Subscription Price in
respect of the relevant Option (such notice to be received by the Company not later
than two Business Days before the proposed meeting) exercise any of his Options
(to the extent which has become exercisable and not already exercised) whether
in full or in part, but the exercise of an Option as aforesaid shall be conditional
upon such compromise or arrangement being sanctioned by the court of competent
jurisdiction and becoming effective. The Company shall as soon as possible and
in any event no later than the Business Day immediately prior to the date of the
proposed meeting referred to above, allot and issue such number of Shares to the
Grantee which may fall to be issued on such exercise credited as fully paid and
register the Grantee as holder of such Shares. Upon such compromise or arrangement
becoming effective, all Options shall lapse except insofar as previously exercised
under the Share Option Scheme; and
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(F) if a notice is given by the Company to its members to convene a general meeting for
the purposes of considering, and if thought fit, approving a resolution to voluntarily
wind-up the Company, the Company shall on the same day as or soon after it
despatches such notice to each member of the Company give notice thereof to all the
Grantees and thereupon, each Grantee (or his respective personal representative(s))
may by notice in writing to the Company, accompanied by the remittance of the
Subscription Price in respect of the relevant Option (such notice to be received by
the Company not later than two Business Days prior to the proposed general meeting
of the Company) exercise the Option (to the extent which has become exercisable
and not already exercised) whether in full or in part and the Company shall as
soon as possible and, in any event, no later than the Business Day immediately
prior to the date of the proposed general meeting referred to above, allot and issue
such number of Shares to the Grantee which may fall to be issued on such exercise
credited as fully paid and register the Grantee as holder of such Shares.
(G) If a Participant ceases to be employed by the Group by reason of his:-
(a) ill health, injury or disability, in each case, as certified by a medical practitioner
approved by the Committee;
(b) redundancy;
(c) retirement at or after the legal retirement age; or
(d) retirement before the legal retirement age with the consent of the
Committee;
or for any other reason approved by the Committee, he may, at the absolute discretion
of the Committee, exercise any unexercised Option within the relevant Option Period.
The Shares to be allotted and issued upon the exercise of an Option will be subject to
all the provisions of the memorandum of association and New Bye-laws of the Company for
the time being in force and will rank pari passu in all respects with the fully paid Shares in
issue on the date of their allotment and issue (the “Exercise Date”) and accordingly will entitle
the holders to participate in all dividends or other distributions paid or made on or after the
Exercise Date other than any dividend or other distribution previously declared or recommended
or resolved to be paid or made if the record date therefor shall be before the Exercise Date.
Shares allotted and issued upon the exercise of an Option shall not carry voting rights until
the name of the Grantee has been duly entered into the register of members of the Company
as the holder thereof.
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8. Lapse of option
An Option shall lapse automatically and not be exercisable (to the extent not already
exercised) on the earliest of :-
(A) the expiry of the Option Period;
(B) the expiry of the periods referred to in paragraphs 7(A), (B), (E), or (G) where
applicable;
(C) subject to the court of competent jurisdiction not making an order prohibiting the
offeror from acquiring the remaining Shares in the offer, the expiry of the period
referred to in paragraph 7(C);
(D) subject to the scheme of arrangement as referred to in paragraph 7(D) becoming
effective, the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 7(D);
(E) (i) subject to the expiry of the period of extension (if any) referred to in
paragraph 7(A), the date on which the Grantee ceases to be a Participant
for any reason other than his death or the termination of his employment
or engagement on one or more grounds specified in paragraph (ii) below. A
transfer of employment from one company to another company within the
Group shall not be considered a cessation of employment;
(ii) the date on which the Grantee ceases to be a Participant by reason of the
termination of his employment or engagement on the grounds that he has been
guilty of misconduct, or has been in breach of a material term of the relevant
employment contract or engagement contract, or appears either to be unable to
pay or have no reasonable prospect to be able to pay debts, or has committed
any act of bankruptcy, or has become insolvent, or has been served a petition
for bankruptcy or winding-up, or has made any arrangements or composition
with his creditors generally, or has been convicted of any criminal offence or
(if so determined by the Board, the board of the relevant Subsidiary or the
board of the relevant associated company of the Company, as the case may
be) on any other ground on which an employer or a sourcing party would
be entitled to terminate his employment or engagement at common law or
pursuant to any applicable laws or under the Grantee’s service contract or
supply contract with the Company, the relevant Subsidiary or the relevant
associated company of the Company (as the case may be);
(F) the date of the commencement of the winding-up of the Company referred to in
paragraph 7(F);
(G) the date on which the Grantee transfer or assigns any Options to other persons;
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(H) the date on which the Option is cancelled by the Board as provided under the
provisions of the Share Option Scheme.
If an Option shall lapse, the Committee shall notify the Grantee in writing of such
lapse.
9. Maximum number of Shares available for subscription
Subject to the paragraph immediately following hereinbelow:
(A) The total number of Shares which may be allotted and issued upon exercise of all
Options to be granted under this Share Option Scheme and any other share option
scheme of the Company must not exceed the aggregate of 59,557,366 Shares,
representing �0 per cent. (the “Share Option Scheme Mandate Limit”) of the
Shares in issue immediately following completion of the Listing (as defined in this
prospectus) unless the Company obtains a fresh approval from the Shareholders
pursuant to paragraph 9(B) below. Options lapsed in accordance with paragraph
8 shall not be counted for the purpose of calculating the Share Option Scheme
Mandate Limit.
(B) The Company may seek approval of the Shareholders in general meeting to renew
the Share Option Scheme Mandate Limit such that the total number of Shares in
respect of which options may be granted by the Directors under the Share Option
Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company shall not exceed �0
per cent. (the “Renewal Limit”) of the issued share capital of the Company at the
date of approval to renew such limit. Options previously granted under the Share
Option Scheme (including those outstanding, cancelled, lapsed in accordance
with the Share Option Scheme or exercised Options) shall not be counted for the
purpose of calculating the Renewal Limit. The Company shall send a circular to
the Shareholders containing the information required under the Listing Rules and
the Listing Manual for the purpose of seeking the approval of the Shareholders for
the Renewal Limit.
(C) The Company may authorise the Directors to grant Options to specified Participants
beyond the Share Option Scheme Mandate Limit or the Renewal Limit if the grant
of such Options is specifically approved by the Shareholders in general meeting.
In such case, the Company must send a circular to the Shareholders in connection
with the general meeting at which their approval will be sought containing a generic
description of the specified Participants who may be granted such Options, the
number and terms of the Option to be granted, the purpose of granting Options to
the specified Participants with an explanation as to how the terms of the Options
serve such purpose, the information and the disclaimer required under the Listing
Rules and the Listing Manual and such further information as may be required by
the Stock Exchange and SGX-ST from time to time.
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Notwithstanding anything in above paragraph, the maximum number of Shares which
may be issued upon exercise of all outstanding Options granted and yet to be exercised under
the Share Option Scheme and any other share-based incentive Share Option Schemes of the
Company shall not exceed �5 per cent. of the total number of Shares in issue (excluding treasury
shares) from time to time. No Options shall be granted under the Share Option Scheme or any
other share-based incentive scheme of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which will result
in the limit being exceeded.
Subject to paragraph 3 above, the total number of Shares issued and to be issued upon
exercise of the options granted and to be granted pursuant to the Share Option Scheme and any
other share-based incentive scheme of the Group to each Participant (including both exercised
and outstanding options) in any �2-month period up to and including the date of grant of the
options must not exceed � per cent. of the total number of Shares in issue.
Any further grant of options in excess of the � per cent. limit must be subject to the
approval of the Shareholders in general meeting, at which such Participant and his associates
must abstain from voting. A circular shall be sent to the Shareholders with disclosure of the
identity of the Participant, the number and terms of the options to be granted and any options
previously granted to such Participant. The number and terms (including the exercise price) of
options to be granted to such Participant under the circumstances set out in this paragraph shall
be fixed before the Shareholders’ approval. The date of the board meeting of the Company for
proposing such further grant shall be taken as the Offer Date for the purpose of calculating
the Subscription Price.
Any grant of Options to a Participant who is a Director, chief executive, or Substantial
Shareholder (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company, or any of their respective
associates (including discretionary trust in which any Connected Persons are beneficiary) must
be approved by the independent non-executive Directors (excluding any independent non-
executive Director who is the relevant Grantee). Where the Committee proposes to grant any
Option to a Participant who is a Substantial Shareholder (as defined in the Listing Rules) or
an independent non-executive Director, or any of their respective associates and such Option
which if exercised in full, would result in the Shares issued and to be issued upon exercise of
all options already granted and to be granted pursuant to the Share Option Scheme and other
share-based incentive scheme of the Company (including option exercised and outstanding) to
such Participant in the �2-month period up to and including the date of grant being proposed
by the Committee (the “Relevant Date”):
(i) representing in aggregate more than 0.� per cent. of the total number of Shares in
issue at the Relevant Date; and
(ii) having an aggregate value, based on the higher of closing prices of the Shares as
stated in the Stock Exchange’s and as stated in the SGX-ST’s daily quotations sheet
on the Relevant Date and if the Relevant Date is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately preceding the Relevant Date, in excess of HK$5,000,000,
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such proposed grant of Options must be approved by the Shareholders of the Company by way
of a poll in general meeting with the Participant concerned and all connected persons abstaining
from voting in favour. The Company must send a circular to the Shareholders of the Company
which must contain:
(i) details of the number and terms (including Subscription Price) of the Options to be
granted to each Participant, which must be fixed before the Shareholders’ meeting
and the date of the Board meeting for proposing such further grant is to be taken
as the date of grant for the purposes of calculating the Subscription Price;
(ii) a recommendation from the independent non-executive Directors (excluding
independent non-executive Director who is the relevant Grantee) to the independent
Shareholders as to voting; and
(iii) the information and disclaimer required under the Listing Rules and the Listing
Manual and the information as may be required by the Stock Exchange and SGX-
ST from time to time.
The Relevant Date shall be taken as the date of grant of the Option(s) to the relevant
Participant for the purpose of this paragraph.
10. Reorganisation of capital structure
In the event of any alternation in the capital structure of the Company whilst any Option
remains exercisable or the Share Option Scheme remains in effect, and such event arises from
a capitalisation issue, rights issue or other offer of securities to the Shareholders (including
any securities convertible into share capital or warrants or options to subscriber for any share
capital of the Company, but excluding Options under the Share Option Scheme and options under
any other similar employee share option scheme of the Company, repurchase, sub-division or
consolidation of the Shares or reduction of capital in the Company or otherwise howsoever then,
in any such case (other than in the case of capitalisation of profits or reserves), the Committee
shall instruct the Auditor or the independent financial adviser (acting as experts and not as
arbitrators) to certify in writing:
(A) the adjustment to the number or nominal amount of Shares to which the Share
Option Scheme or any option(s) relates (insofar as it is/ they are unexercised); the
Subscription Price; the maximum number of Shares referred to in paragraph 9(A);
the method of the exercise of the Options, and/or any combination thereof, as an
independent financial adviser appointed by the Company or the Auditors shall certify
in writing to the Committee, either generally or as regards any particular Grantee, to
be in their opinion fair and reasonable, provided that (i) any such alterations shall
give a Grantee the same proportion of the issued share capital of the Company as
that to which he was previously entitled; (ii) any such alternation shall be made
on the basis that the aggregate Subscription Price payable by a Grantee on the
full exercise of any Option shall remain as nearly as possible the same (but shall
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not be greater than) as it was before such event; (iii) no such alterations shall be
made the effect of which would be to enable any Share to be issued at less than
its nominal value; (iv) the issue of securities of the Company as consideration in a
transaction shall not be regarded as a circumstance requiring any such adjustment;
and (v) such alterations shall not be to the advantage in any respect of the Grantee
without specific prior approval of the Shareholders.
(B) in respect of any such adjustment, other than any made on capitalisation issue, the
independent financial adviser or the Auditors must confirm to the Committee in
writing that the adjustment so made satisfies the requirements of Rule �7.03(�3) of
the Listing Rules and Rule 850 of the Listing Manual, the supplementary guidance
issued by the Stock Exchange on 5 September 2005, any relevant provisions of
the Listing Rules, Listing Manual and any guidance/interpretation issued by Stock
Exchange and the note thereto from time to time.
The capacity of the independent financial adviser or the Auditors in this paragraph is
that of experts and not of arbitrators and their certification shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be final, conclusive and binding on the Company and the Grantees.
Unless the Committee considers an adjustment to be appropriate, the issue of securities
as consideration for a private placement of securities or in connection with an acquisition of
any assets or upon the exercise of any options or conversion of any loan stock or any other
securities convertible into Shares or subscription rights of any warrants, or the cancellation
of issued Shares purchased or acquired by the Company by way of a market purchase of such
Shares undertaken by the Company on the SGX-ST or the Stock Exchange during the period
when a share purchase mandate granted by shareholders of the Company (including any renewal
of such mandate) is in force, shall not normally be regarded as a circumstances requiring
adjustment under this paragraph.
11. Share capital
The Board shall make available sufficient authorised but unissued share capital of the
Company to meet subsisting requirements on the exercise of Options.
12. Disputes
Any dispute arising in connection with the Share Option Scheme (whether as to the
number of Shares the subject of an Option, the amount of the Subscription Price or otherwise)
shall be referred to the decision of an independent financial adviser appointed by the Company
or the Auditors who shall act as experts and not as arbitrators and whose decision, save in the
case of manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding.
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13. Alteration of the Share Option Scheme
The Share Option Scheme may be altered in any respect by resolution of the Committee
except that:-
(a) any modification or alteration which shall alter adversely the rights attaching to any
Option granted prior to such modification or alteration and which in the opinion of
the Committee, materially alters the rights attaching to any Option granted prior
to such modification or alteration, may only be made with the consent in writing
of such number of Participants who, if they exercised their Options in full, would
thereby become entitled to not less than three-quarters (3/4) in nominal amount of
all the Shares which would fall to be allotted upon exercise in full of all outstanding
Options;
(b) any modification or alteration which would be to the advantage of Participants
under the Share Option Scheme or to extend the class of persons eligible for the
grant of options shall be subject to the prior approval of the Shareholders in general
meeting;
(c) no modification or alteration shall be made without compliance with the Listing
Manual, Listing Rules and such other regulatory authorities as may be necessary;
and
(d) matters contained in Rules 844 to 849, and Rules 853 to 854 of the Listing
Manual.
Except with the prior approval of a resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting,
with Grantees and their Associates (as defined under Listing Manual) abstaining from voting, for
the purposes of paragraph �3(a), the opinion of the Committee as to whether any modification
or alteration would adversely affect the rights attaching to any Option shall be final, binding
and conclusive.
Any alterations to the terms and conditions of the Share Option Scheme, which are of a
material nature or any change to the terms of options granted, shall be approved by the Stock
Exchange and the Shareholders, except where the alterations take effect automatically under
the existing terms of the Share Option Scheme.
Any change to the authority of the Committee or Share Option Scheme administrators
in relation to any alteration to the terms of the Share Option Scheme must be approved by the
Shareholders at general meeting.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this paragraph, the Committee
may at any time by resolution (and without other formality, save for the prior approval of the
shareholders, the SGX-ST and Stock Exchange) amend or alter the Share Option Scheme in
any way to the extent necessary or desirable, in the opinion of the Committee, to cause the
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Share Option Scheme to comply with, or take into account, any statutory provision (or any
amendment or modification thereto, including amendment of or modification to the Companies
Act) or the provision or the regulations of any regulatory or other relevant authority or body
(including the SGX-ST and the Stock Exchange).
14. Termination
The Company by an ordinary resolution in general meeting or the Committee may at any
time terminate the operation of the Share Option Scheme and in such event no further Options
shall be offered. Options granted prior to such termination and not then exercised shall continue
to be valid and exercisable subject to and in accordance with the Share Option Scheme, the
Listing Rules and the Listing Manual.
15. Cancellation of Options granted
The Committee may, with the consent of the relevant Grantee, at any time at its absolute
discretion cancel any Option granted but not exercised. Where the Company cancels Options
and offers new Options to the same Option holder, the offer of such new Options may only be
made under this Share Option Scheme with available Options (to the extent not yet granted and
excluding the cancelled Options) within the limit approved by the Shareholders as mentioned
herein.
The Options carry no rights to vote at general meeting of shareholders of the Company,
and are not entitled to receive dividends. The Shares to be allotted and issued upon the exercise
of an Option will be subject to all the provisions of the memorandum of association and New
Bye-laws of the Company for the time being in force and will rank pari passu in all respects
with the fully paid Shares in issue on the date of their allotment and issue (the “Exercise Date”)
and accordingly will entitle the holders to participate in all dividends or other distributions paid
or made on or after the Exercise Date other than any dividend or other distribution previously
declared or recommended or resolved to be paid or made if the record date therefor shall be
before the Exercise Date. Shares allotted and issued upon the exercise of an Option shall not
carry voting rights until the name of the Grantee has been duly entered into the register of
members of the Company as the holder thereof.
16. Miscellaneous
The Share Option Scheme shall not form part of any employment contract, service contract,
supply contract or engagement contract between any member of the Group and any Participant
and the rights and obligations of any Participant under the terms of his office or employment
or engagement any member of the Group shall not be affected by his participation in the Share
Option Scheme or any right which he may have to participate in it and the Share Option Scheme
shall afford such a Participant no additional rights to compensation or damages in consequence
of the termination of such office or employment or engagement for any reason.
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The Share Option Scheme and all Options granted hereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the Companies Act, the Listing Rules, the Listing Manual and
the laws of Hong Kong in force from time to time.
Notwithstanding any provisions herein contained and subject to the Companies Act, the
Board, the Committee and the Company shall not under any circumstances be held liable for
any costs, losses, expenses and damages whatsoever and howsoever arising in respect of any
matter under or in connection with the Share Option Scheme, including but not limited to the
Company’s delay in allotting and issuing the Shares or in applying for or procuring the listing
of the new Shares on the SGX-ST or the Stock Exchange. Grantee who are Shareholders are to
abstain from voting on any Shareholders’ resolution relating to the Share Option Scheme.
No directors are trustees of the Share Option Scheme or have a direct or indirect interest
in the trustees of the Share Option Scheme.
17. Present status of the Options
Application has been made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the approval
of the Share Option Scheme, the subsequent grant of Options under the Share Option Scheme
and the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of
any Options which may be granted under the Share Option Scheme which shall represent �0%
of the Shares in issue as at the date of adoption of the Share Option Scheme.
As at the date of this prospectus, no Options have been granted or agreed to be granted
under the Share Option Scheme.
18. Value of Options
The Directors consider it inappropriate to disclose the value of Options which may be
granted under the Share Option Scheme as if they had been granted as at the Latest Practicable
Date. Any such valuation will have to be made on the basis of certain option pricing model
or other methodology, which depends on various assumptions including, the exercise price,
the exercise period, interest rate, expected volatility and other variables. As no Options have
been granted, certain variables are not available for calculating the value of the options. The
Directors believe that any calculation of the value of the options as at the Latest Practicable
Date based on a number of speculative assumptions would not be meaningful and would be
misleading to investors.
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OTHER INFORMATION
1. Litigation
As at the Latest Practicable Date, no member of the Group is engaged in any litigation or
arbitration of material importance and no such litigation or claim is known to the Directors or the
Company to be pending or threatened by or against any member of the Group.
2. Sponsor
The Sponsor has made an application on behalf of the Company to the Listing Committee of
the Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in the Shares in issue as mentioned in
this prospectus, and any Shares which may fall to be allotted and issued upon exercise of the options
which may be granted under the Share Option Scheme.
3. Preliminary expenses
The estimated preliminary expenses of the Company in relation to its incorporation are
approximately HK$40,000 and have been paid-up by the Company.
4. Qualifications of experts
The qualifications of the experts who have given opinions and/or whose names are included
in this prospectus are as follows:
Name Qualification
SinoPac A corporation licensed to conduct type � (dealing in securities,
type 4 (advising on securities), type 6 (advising on corporate
finance) and type 9 (asset management) regulated activities
under the SFO
RSM Nelson Wheeler Certified Public Accountants
Haihua Yongtai Law Firm the PRC legal advisers
Conyers Dill & Pearman Bermuda Barristers and Attorneys
BMI Appraisals Limited Professional property valuer
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5. Consents of experts
Each of SinoPac, RSM Nelson Wheeler, Haihua Yongtai Law Firm, Conyers Dill & Pearman
and BMI Appraisals Limited has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of
this prospectus with copy of its reports, valuation, letters or opinions (as the case may be) and the
references to each of their respective name or summary of opinions included herein in the form and
context in which it appears.
6. Register of members and branch register of members
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, the principal register of members of the Company
will be maintained in Bermuda and a branch register of members of the Company will be maintained
in Hong Kong. Unless the Directors otherwise agree, all transfers and other documents of title of
Shares which are traded on the Stock Exchange must be lodged for registration with and registered
by, the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong and may not be lodged in Bermuda.
7. Promoter
The promoter of the Company is Ms. Wang Tao.
Save as disclosed in this prospectus, within the two years immediately preceding the date of
this prospectus, no cash, securities or other benefit had been paid, allotted or given, nor are any such
cash, securities or other benefit intended to be paid, allotted or given, to the promoter of the Company
in connection with the formation of the Company and the Share Offer or the related transactions
described in this prospectus.
8. Taxation of holders of Shares
(a) Hong Kong
The sale, purchase and removal of Shares registered with the Company’s Hong Kong
register of members will be subject to Hong Kong stamp duty, the current rate charged on each
of the purchaser and the seller is 0.�% of the consideration of or the fair value of, the Shares
being sold or transferred, whichever is the higher. Profits from dealings in the Shares arising
in or derived from Hong Kong may also be subject to Hong Kong profits tax.
(b) Bermuda
Under present Bermuda law, transfers and other dispositions of Shares are exempt from
Bermuda stamp duty.
(c) Consultation with professional advisers
Potential holders of Shares are recommended to consult their professional advisers if
they are in any doubt as to the taxation implications of subscribing for, purchasing, holding or
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disposing of or dealing in, Shares or exercising any rights attaching to them. It is emphasised
that none of the Company, the Directors or the other parties involved in the Share Offer can
accept responsibility for any tax effect on, or liabilities of, holders of Shares resulting from
their subscription for, purchase, holding or disposal of or dealing in, Shares or exercising any
rights attaching to them.
9. Binding effect
This prospectus shall have the effect, if any application is made in pursuance hereof, of rendering
all persons concerned bound by all the provisions (other than the penal provisions) of sections 44A
and 44B of the Companies Ordinance so far as applicable.
10. Share register and transfer office
The Company’s register of members will be maintained in Hong Kong by its registrar and
transfer office, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road
East, Hong Kong. Unless the Directors otherwise agree, all transfers and other documents of title to
shares must be lodged for registration with and registered by the share registrar and transfer office
in Hong Kong.
11. Miscellaneous
(a) Save as disclosed in this prospectus:
(i) within the two years immediately preceding the date of this prospectus, no share
or loan capital of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has been issued or agreed
to be issued fully or partly paid either for cash or for a consideration other than
cash;
(ii) no share or loan capital of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is under option
or is agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be put under option;
(iii) no founders, management or deferred shares of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
have been issued or agreed to be issued;
(iv) within the two years immediately preceding the date of this prospectus, no
commissions, discounts, brokerages or other special terms have been granted in
connection with the issue or sale of any capital of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries;
(v) within the two years preceding the date of this prospectus, no commission has been
paid or payable to any persons for subscription, agreeing to subscribe, procuring
subscription or agreeing to procure subscription of any shares of the Company or
any of its subsidiary;
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(vi) there is no arrangement under which future dividends are waived or agreed to be
waived;
(vii) there has not been any interruption in the business of the Group which may have
or has had a significant effect on the financial position of the Group in the �2
months immediately preceding the date of this prospectus; and
(viii) the Directors confirm that there has been no material adverse change in the financial
or trading position or prospects of the Group since 30 September 2009 (being the
date to which the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Group
were made up).
(b) None of SinoPac, RSM Nelson Wheeler, Haihua Yongtai Law Firm, Conyers Dill &
Pearman or BMI Appraisals Limited:
(i) is interested beneficially or non-beneficially in any shares in any member of the
Group; or
(ii) has any right or option (whether legally enforceable or not) to subscribe for or to
nominate persons to subscribe for any shares in any member of the Group.
(c) Save for the Company, no company within the Group is presently listed on any stock
exchange or traded on any trading system.
(d) All necessary arrangements have been made to enable the Shares to be admitted into
CCASS for clearing and settlement.
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The following summarises the salient provisions of the laws of Singapore as at the date of
this prospectus. The summaries below are for general guidance only and do not constitute legal
advice, nor must they be used as a substitute for, or specific legal advice, on the corporate law of
Singapore. The summaries below are not meant to be a comprehensive or exhaustive description of
all the obligations, rights and privileges of Shareholders imposed or conferred by the corporate law
of Singapore. In addition, prospective investors and/or Shareholders should also note that the laws
applicable to Shareholders may change, whether as a result of proposed legislative reforms to the
Singapore laws or otherwise. Prospective investors and/or Shareholders should consult their own legal
advisers for specific legal advice concerning their legal obligations under the relevant laws.
Prospective investors, and/or Shareholders can access the full text of the relevant Singapore
legislations cited in the summaries below via the weblinks listed in [•••] of this prospectus.
CORPORATE LAW OF SINGAPORE
1. REPORTING OBLIGATIONS OF SHAREHOLDERS
1.1 Obligation To Notify Company Of Substantial Shareholding And Change In Substantial Shareholding
Section 81 of the Singapore Companies Act
A person has a substantial shareholding in a company if he has an interest or
interests in one or more voting shares in the company, and the total votes attached to
that share, or those shares, is not less than 5 per cent of the total votes attached to all
the voting shares in the company.
Section 82 of the Singapore Companies Act
A substantial shareholder of a company is required to notify the company of his
interests in the voting shares in the company within two business days after becoming
a substantial shareholder.
Sections 83 and 84 of the Singapore Companies Act
A substantial shareholder is required to notify the company of changes in the
percentage level of his shareholding or his ceasing to be a substantial shareholder, within
two business days after he is aware of such changes.
The reference to changes in “percentage level” means any changes in a substantial
shareholder’s interest in the company which results in his interest, following such change,
increasing or decreasing to the next discrete �% threshold.
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1.2 Consequences Of Non-Compliance
Section 89 of the Singapore Companies Act
Section 89 of the Companies Act provides for the consequences of non-compliance
with sections 8�, 83 and 84. Under section 89, a person who fails to comply shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$5,000
and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine of S$500 for every day during
which the offence continues after conviction.
Section 90 of the Singapore Companies Act
Section 90 provides for a defence to a prosecution for failing to comply with
sections 8�, 83 or 84. It is a defence if the defendant proves that his failure was due
to his not being aware of a fact or occurrence the existence of which was necessary to
constitute the offence and that he was not so aware on the date of the summons; or he
became so aware less than 7 days before the date of the summons. However, a person
will conclusively be presumed to have been aware of a fact or occurrence at a particular
time (a) of which he would, if he had acted with reasonable diligence in the conduct of
his affairs, have been aware at that time; or (b) of which an employee or agent of the
person, being an employee or agent having duties or acting in relation to his master’s
or principal’s interest or interests in a share or shares in the company concerned, was
aware or would, if he had acted with reasonable diligence in the conduct of his master’s
or principal’s affairs, have been aware at that time.
1.3 Powers of the court with respect to defaulting substantial shareholders
Section 91 of the Singapore Companies Act
Under section 9� of the Companies Act, where a substantial shareholder fails to
comply with sections 8�, 83 or 84, the Court may, on the application of the Minister,
whether or not the failure still continues, make one of the following orders:
(a) an order restraining the substantial shareholder from disposing of any
interest in shares in the company in which he is or has been a substantial
shareholder;
(b) an order restraining a person who is, or is entitled to be registered as, the
holder of shares referred to in paragraph (a) from disposing of any interest
in those shares;
(c) an order restraining the exercise of any voting or other rights attached to
any share in the company in which the substantial shareholder has or has
had an interest;
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(d) an order directing the company not to make payment, or to defer making
payment, of any sum due from the company in respect of any share in which
the substantial shareholder has or has had an interest;
(e) an order directing the sale of all or any of the shares in the company in
which the substantial shareholder has or has had an interest;
(f) an order directing the company not to register the transfer or transmission
of specified shares;
(g) an order that any exercise of the voting or other rights attached to specified
shares in the company in which the substantial shareholder has or has had
an interest be disregarded;
(h) for the purposes of securing compliance with any other order made under
this section, an order directing the company or any other person to do or
refrain from doing a specified act.
Any order made under this section may include such ancillary or consequential
provisions as the Court thinks just.
The Court may not make an order other than an order restraining the exercise of
voting rights, if it is satisfied (a) that the failure of the substantial shareholder to comply
was due to his inadvertence or mistake or to his not being aware of a relevant fact or
occurrence; and (b) that in all the circumstances, the failure ought to be excused.
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with an order made under this section
that is applicable to him shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine not exceeding S$5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine
of S$500 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.
1.4 Obligation To Notify The SGX-ST Of Substantial Shareholding And Change In Substantial Shareholding
Section 137(1) of the Securities and Futures Act (“SFA”)
A substantial shareholder is also required under section �37(�) of the SFA to give
the above notifications to the SGX-ST, when the shareholder becoming a substantial
shareholder, changes to the percentage level of his substantial shareholding, or his ceasing
to be a substantial shareholder. Any person who fails to comply with section �37(�) is
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$�5,000
and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of S$�,500 for every day or
part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
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1.5 Duty not to furnish false statements to securities exchange, futures exchange, designated clearing house and Securities Industry Council
Section 330 of the SFA
Under section 330 of the SFA, any person who, with intent to deceive, makes or
furnishes, or knowingly and wilfully authorises or permits the making or furnishing of,
any false or misleading statement or report to a securities exchange, futures exchange,
designated clearing house or any officers thereof relating to dealing in securities shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$50,000 or
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding � years or to both. Section 330 further provides
that any person who, with intent to deceive, makes or furnishes or knowingly and wilfully
authorises or permits the making or furnishing of, any false or misleading statement or
report to the Securities Industry Council or any of its officers, relating to any matter or
thing required by the Securities Industry Council in the exercise of its functions under the
SFA shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
S$50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding � years or to both.
1.6 Obligation to disclose beneficial interest in the voting shares of the company
Section 92 of the Singapore Companies Act
Section 9� of the Companies Act provides that a company which has all of its shares
listed on a stock exchange in Singapore may require any member to inform it whether the
member holds the voting shares in the company as beneficial owner or trustee, and in the
latter, who the beneficiaries are. If the member discloses that he is holding the shares on
trust for another party, the company may additionally require the other party to inform
it whether the other party holds the interests as beneficial owner or as trustee and if the
latter, for whom. A listed company also has the right to require the member to inform it
of any voting agreement that he may have in relation to the shares held by him.
1.7 Consequences of non-compliance
Section 92 of the Singapore Companies Act
Under section 9�(6), the failure to comply with a notice requiring disclosure of
information is an offence, unless it can be shown that the information was already in the
possession of the company or that the requirement to give it was frivolous or vexatious.
A person who deliberately or recklessly makes a statement that is false in a material
particular in compliance to a request for information under section 9� is also guilty of
an offence, and is likewise liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$�0,000 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding � years.
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2. PROHIBITED CONDUCT IN RELATION TO TRADING IN THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY
2.1 Prohibitions against false trading and market manipulation
Section 197 of the SFA
Section �97 of the SFA prohibits (i) the creation of a false or misleading appearance
of active trading in any securities on a securities exchange; (ii) the creation of a false
or misleading appearance with respect to the market for, or price of, any securities on a
securities exchange; (iii) affecting the price of securities by way of purchases or sales
which do not involve a change in the beneficial ownership of those securities; and (iv)
affecting the price of securities by means of any fictitious transactions or devices.
Under section �97(3), a person is deemed to have created a false or misleading
appearance of active trading in securities on a securities market if he does any of the
following acts:
(i) if he effects, takes part in, is concerned in or carries out, directly or indirectly,
any transaction of purchase or sale of any securities, which does not involve
any change in the beneficial ownership of the securities;
(ii) if he makes or causes to be made an offer to sell any securities at a specified
price where he has made or caused to be made or proposes to make or to
cause to be made, or knows that a person associated with him has made or
caused to be made or proposes to make or to cause to be made, an offer to
purchase the same number, or substantially the same number, of securities
at a price that is substantially the same as the first-mentioned price; or
(iii) if he makes or causes to be made an offer to purchase any securities at a
specified price where he has made or caused to be made or proposes to make
or to cause to be made, or knows that a person associated with him has made
or caused to be made or proposes to make or to cause to be made, an offer
to sell the same number, or substantially the same number, of securities at
a price that is substantially the same as the first-mentioned price,
unless he establishes that the purpose or purposes for which he did the act was
not, or did not include, the purpose of creating a false or misleading appearance of active
trading in securities on a securities market.
Section �97(5) provides that a purchase or sale of securities does not involve a
change in the beneficial ownership if a person who had an interest in the securities before
the purchase or sale, or a person associated with the first-mentioned person in relation
to those securities, has an interest in the securities after the purchase or sale.
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Section �97(6) provides a defence to proceedings against a person in relation to a
purchase or sale of securities that did not involve a change in the beneficial ownership of
those securities. It is a defence if the defendant establishes that the purpose or purposes
for which he purchased or sold the securities was not, or did not include, the purpose
of creating a false or misleading appearance with respect to the market for, or the price
of, securities.
2.2 Prohibition against securities market manipulation
Section 198 of the SFA
Under section �98(�) of the SFA, no person shall carry out directly or indirectly,
� or more transactions in securities of a corporation, being transactions that have, or
likely to have, the effect of raising, lowering, maintaining or stabilising the price of the
securities with intent to induce other persons to purchase them. Section �98(�) provides
that transactions in securities of a corporation includes (i) the making of an offer to
purchase or sell such securities of the corporation; and (ii) the making of an invitation,
however expressed, that directly or indirectly invites a person to offer to purchase or sell
such securities of the corporation.
2.3 Prohibition against the manipulation of the market price of securities by the dissemination of misleading information
Sections 199 and 202 of the SFA
Section �99 of the SFA prohibits the making of false or misleading statements.
Under this provision, a person shall not make a statement, or disseminate information, that
is false or misleading in a material particular and is likely (a) to induce other persons to
subscribe for securities; (b) to induce the sale or purchase of securities by other persons;
or (c) to have the effect of raising, lowering, maintaining or stabilising the market price
of securities, if, when he makes the statement or disseminates the information, he either
does not care whether the statement or information is true or false, or knows or ought
reasonably to have known that the statement or information is false or misleading in a
material particular.
Section �0� of the SFA prohibits the dissemination of information about illegal
transactions. This provision prohibits the circulation or dissemination of any statement
or information to the effect that the price of any securities of a corporation will rise,
fall or be maintained by reason of transactions entered into in contravention of sections
�97 to �0� of the SFA. This prohibition applies where the person who is circulating or
disseminating the information or statements (i) is the person who entered into the illegal
transaction; or (ii) is associated with the person who entered into the illegal transaction;
or (iii) is the person, or associated with the person, who has received or expects to receive
(whether directly or indirectly) any consideration or benefit of circulating or disseminating
the information or statements.
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2.4 Prohibition against fraudulently inducing persons to deal in securities
Section 200 of the SFA
Section �00 of the SFA prohibits a person from inducing or attempting to induce
another person to deal in securities, (a) by making or publishing any statement, promise
or forecast that he knows or ought reasonably to have known to be misleading, false
or deceptive; (b) by any dishonest concealment of material facts; (c) by the reckless
making or publishing of any statement, promise or forecast that is misleading, false or
deceptive; or (d) by recording or storing in, or by means of, any mechanical, electronic or
other device information that he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular,
unless it is established that, at the time when the defendant so recorded or stored the
information, he had no reasonable grounds for expecting that the information would be
available to any other person.
2.5 Prohibition against employment of manipulative and deceptive devices
Section 201 of the SFA
Section �0� of the SFA prohibits (i) the employment of any device, scheme or
artifice to defraud; (ii) engaging in any act, practice or course of business which operates
as a fraud or deception, or is likely to operate as a fraud or deception, upon any person;
and (iii) making any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact
necessary to make statements made not misleading, in connection with the subscription,
purchase or sale of any securities.
2.6 Prohibition against the dissemination of information about illegal transactions
Section 202 of the SFA
Section �0� of the SFA prohibits the circulation or dissemination of any statement
or information to the effect that the price of any securities of a corporation will rise,
fall or be maintained by reason of any transaction entered into or to be entered into in
contravention of sections �97 to �0� of the SFA. This prohibition applies where the
person who is circulating or disseminating the information or statements (i) is the person
who entered into the illegal transaction; or (ii) is associated with the person who entered
into the illegal transaction; or (iii) is the person, or associated with the person, who has
received or expects to receive (whether directly or indirectly) any consideration or benefit
of circulating or disseminating the information or statements.
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3. PROHIBITION AGAINST INSIDER TRADING
Sections 218 and 219 of the SFA
Sections ��8 and ��9 of the SFA prohibit persons from dealing in securities of a corporation
if person knows or reasonably ought to know that he is in possession of information that is
not generally available, which is expected to have a material effect on the price or value of
securities of that corporation. Such persons include substantial shareholders of a corporation
or a related corporation, and persons who occupy a position reasonably expected to give him
access to inside information by virtue of professional or business relationship by being an
officer of a substantial shareholder of the corporation or a related corporation, or any other
person in possession of inside information. For an alleged contravention of section ��8 or ��9,
section ��0 makes it clear that it is not necessary for the prosecution or plaintiff to prove that
the accused person or defendant intended to use the information referred to in section ��8(�)
(a) or (�A) (a) or ��9(�) (a) in contravention of section ��8 or ��9, as the case may be.
Section 216 of the SFA
Section ��6 sets out when a reasonable person would be taken to expect information to
have a material effect on the price or value of securities. Section ��6 provides that a reasonable
person would be taken to expect information to have a material effect on the price or value of
securities if the information would, or would be likely to, influence persons who commonly
invest in securities in deciding whether or not to subscribe for, buy or sell the first-mentioned
securities.
3.1 Penalties
Section 232 of the SFA
Section �3� of the SFA provides that the Monetary Authority of Singapore may,
with the consent of the Public Prosecutor, bring an action in a court against the offender
to seek an order for a civil penalty in respect of any contravention. If the court is satisfied
on the balance of probabilities that the contravention resulted in the gain of a profit or
avoidance of a loss by the offender, the offender may have to pay a civil penalty of a sum
(a) not exceeding 3 times the amount of the profit that the person gained; or the amount
of the loss that he avoided, as a result of the contravention; or (b) equal to S$50,000 if
the person is not a corporation, or S$�00,000 if the person is a corporation, whichever
is the greater. If the court is satisfied on a balance of probabilities that the contravention
did not result in the gain of a profit or avoidance of a loss by the offender, the court
may make an order against him for the payment of a civil penalty of a sum not less than
S$50,000 and not more than S$� million.
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Section 204 of the SFA
Any person who contravenes sections �97, �98, �0� or �0� is guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$�50,000 or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both under section �04 of the SFA. Section �04
further provides that no proceedings shall be instituted against a person for the offence
after a court has made an order against him for the payment of a civil penalty under
section �3� in respect of the contravention.
Section 221 of the SFA
Any person who contravenes section ��8 or ��9, is guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$�50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 7 years or to both under section ��� of the SFA. Section ��� further provides
that no proceedings shall be instituted against a person for an offence in respect of a
contravention of section ��8 or ��9 after a court has made an order against him for the
payment of a civil penalty under section �3� in respect of that contravention.
4. TAKEOVER OBLIGATIONS
4.1 Offences and obligations relating to take-overs
Section 140 of the SFA
Section �40 of the SFA provides that a person shall not give notice or publicly
announce that he intends to make a take-over offer if (a) he has no intention to make a
take-over offer; or (b) he has no reasonable or probable grounds for believing that he
will be able to perform his obligations if the take-over offer is accepted or approved, as
the case may be. A person who contravenes section �40 is guilty of an offence and shall
be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding S$�50,000 or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 7 years or to both.
4.2 Obligations under the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (the “Singapore Takeover Code”) and the consequences of non-compliance
(i) Obligations under the Singapore Takeover Code
The Singapore Takeover Code regulates the acquisition and transfer of ordinary
shares (and other instruments convertible into shares) of public companies and contain
certain provisions that regulates any potential or possible takeover or change in control
of the Company.
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Any person acquiring an interest, either on his own or together with parties acting
in concert with him, in 30.0% or more of voting Shares, or, if such person holds, either
on his own or together with parties acting in concert with him, between 30.0% and
50.0% (both inclusive) of voting Shares, and if he (or parties acting in concert with him)
acquires additional voting Shares representing more than �.0% of voting Shares in any
six-month period, must, except with the consent of the Securities Industry Council in
Singapore, extend a takeover offer for the remaining voting Shares in accordance with
the provisions of the Singapore Takeover Code.
“Parties acting in concert” comprise individuals or companies who, pursuant to
an agreement or understanding (whether formal or informal), co-operate, through the
acquisition by any of them of Shares in a company, to obtain or consolidate effective
control of that company. Certain persons are presumed (unless the presumption is rebutted)
to be acting in concert with each other. They are as follows:
• a company and its related companies, the associated companies of any of the
company and its related companies, companies whose associated companies
include any of these companies and any person who has provided financial
assistance (other than a bank in the ordinary course of business) to any of
the foregoing for the purchase of voting rights;
• a company and its directors (including their close relatives, related trusts
and companies controlled by any of the directors, their close relatives and
related trusts);
• a company and its pension funds and employee share schemes;
• a person with any investment company, unit trust or other fund whose
investment such person manages on a discretionary basis;
• a financial or other professional adviser and its clients in respect of Shares
held by the adviser and persons controlling, controlled by or under the
same control as the adviser and all the funds managed by the adviser on a
discretionary basis, where the shareholdings of the adviser and any of those
funds in the client total �0.0% or more of the client’s equity share capital;
• directors of a company (including their close relatives, related trusts and
companies controlled by any of such directors, their close relatives and
related trusts) which is subject to an offer or where the directors have reason
to believe a bona fide offer for the company may be imminent;
• partners; and
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• an individual and his close relatives, related trusts, any person who is
accustomed to act in accordance with his instructions and companies controlled
by the individual, his close relatives, his related trusts or any person who is
accustomed to act in accordance with his instructions and any person who
has provided financial assistance (other than a bank in the ordinary course
of business) to any of the foregoing for the purchase of voting rights.
In the event that one of the abovementioned trigger-points is reached, the person
acquiring an interest (the “Offeror”) must make a public announcement stating, inter
alia, the terms of the offer and its identity. The Offeror must post an offer prospectus not
earlier than �4 days and not later than �� days from the date of the offer announcement.
An offer must be kept open for at least �8 days after the date on which the offer prospectus
was posted.
The Offeror may vary the offer by offering more for the shares or by extending the
period in which the offer remains open. If a variation is proposed, the Offeror is required to
give a written notice to the offeree company and its shareholders, stating the modifications
made to the matters set out in the offer prospectus. The revised offer must be kept open
for at least another �4 days. Where the consideration is varied, shareholders who agree
to sell before the variation are also entitled to receive the increased consideration.
A mandatory offer must be in cash or be accompanied by a cash alternative at not
less than the highest price paid by the offeror or parties acting in concert with the offeror
within the six months preceding the acquisition of Shares that triggered the mandatory
offer obligation.
Under the Singapore Takeover Code, where effective control of a company is
acquired or consolidated by a person, or persons acting in concert, a general offer to all
other shareholders is normally required. An offeror must treat all shareholders of the same
class in an offeree company equally. A fundamental requirement is that shareholders in
the company subject to the takeover offer must be given sufficient information, advice
and time to consider and decide on the offer.
(ii) Consequences of non-compliance with the requirements under the Singapore Takeover
Code
The Singapore Takeover Code is non-statutory in that it does not have the force of
law. Therefore, as provided in section �39(8) of the SFA, a failure of any party concerned
in a take-over offer or a matter connected therewith to observe any of the provisions
of the Singapore Takeover Code shall not of itself render that party liable to criminal
proceedings.
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However, the failure of any party to observe any of the provisions of the Singapore
Takeover Code may, in any civil or criminal proceedings, be relied upon by any party
to the proceedings as tending to establish or to negate any liability which is in question
in the proceedings.
Section �39 further provides that where the Securities Industry Council has reason
to believe that any party concerned in a take-over offer or a matter connected therewith
is in breach of the provisions of the Singapore Takeover Code or is otherwise believed
to have committed acts of misconduct in relation to such take-over offer or matter, the
Securities Industry Council has power to enquire into the suspected breach or misconduct.
The Securities Industry Council may summon any person to give evidence on oath or
affirmation, which it is thereby authorised to administer, or produce any prospectus or
material necessary for the purpose of the enquiry.
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The Shares are currently listed on the SGX-ST and the Company intends to list its Shares on the Stock Exchange following the Share Offer. The Company sets out below a summary of the major differences between the Listing Rules and the Listing Manual, certain applicable laws and regulations of Singapore and Hong Kong, and the takeover rules under the Singapore Code, the Takeovers Code and certain relevant legislations concerning companies with listed securities. However, this summary is for general guidance only and is not and shall not be relied on as legal advice or any other advice to Shareholders of the Company. The summary is not meant to be a comprehensive or exhaustive description of all the relevant Singapore and Hong Kong laws, rules and regulations. In addition, Shareholders should also note that the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company and Shareholders may change, whether as a result of proposed legislative reforms to the Singapore or Hong Kong laws, rules or regulations or otherwise. Prospective investors and/or Shareholders should consult their own legal advisers for specific legal advice concerning their legal rights and obligations under Singapore laws and Hong Kong laws. In the event of any conflict between the Listing Rules and the Listing Manual, the Company shall comply with the more restrictive and stringent rule. The Sponsor and the Directors are not aware of any major conflicts between the Listing Rules and the Listing Manual of SGX-ST, which may cause difficulties to the Company to comply with the rules under both regimes.
1. MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE LISTING RULES OF THE SGX-ST AND THE STOCK EXCHANGE AND CERTAIN APPLICABLE SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG LAWS AND REGULATIONS
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Reporting requirements
�. Issuers in Hong Kong are required to comply
with disclosure obligations under the Listing
Rules upon the occurrence of the events which
are prescribed under such rules.
Chapter 13 of the Listing RulesRule 13.09(1)
An issuer in Hong Kong is required to keep
the Stock Exchange and members of the
listed company and other holders of its listed
securities informed as soon as reasonably
practicable of any information relating to the
group (including information on any major new
developments in the group’s sphere of activity
which is not public knowledge) which:
(�) is necessary to enable them and the
public to appraise the position of the
group; or
* As to the reporting obligations under the
listing rules of the SGX-ST below, in the
case that the Company makes a disclosure
pursuant to Singapore laws, it will make
the same disclosure in Hong Kong.
Chapter 7 of the List ing Manual (Continuing Obligations) Rule 703, Listing Manual: Disclosure of Material Information
(�) An issuer must announce any
information known to the issuer
concerning it or any of its subsidiaries
or associated companies which:–
(a) is necessary to avoid the
establishment of a false market
in the issuer’s securities; or
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(�) is necessary to avoid the establishment
of false market in its securities; or
(3) might be reasonably expected materially
to affect market activity and the price
of its securities.
Rule 13.09(2)
If securities of the issuer are also listed on
other stock exchanges, the Stock Exchange
must be simultaneously informed of any
information released to any of such other
exchanges and the issuer must ensure that
such information is released to the market
in Hong Kong at the time as it is released to
the other markets.
Rule 13.25A and Rule 13.25B
An issuer shall submit to the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange for publication:
(�) a next day disclosure return by 9:00 a.m.
on the next business day following an
issue of shares reporting the changes
resulting from a placing, consideration
issue, open offer, rights issue or other
capital reorganisation. The disclosure
is subject to a 5% de minimis threshold
and certain other criteria including
aggregation requirements; and
(�) a monthly return by 9:00 a.m. on
the fifth business day after the end
of each calendar month, updating
share capital and other movements in
securities, including future obligations
and commitments to issue shares.
(b) would be likely to materially
affect the price or value of its
securities.
(�) Rule 703(�) does not apply to
information which it would be a
breach of law to disclose.
(3) Rule 703(�) does not apply to
particular information while each of
the following conditions applies.
Condition �: a reasonable person would not
expect the information to be disclosed;
Condition �: the information is confidential;
and
Condition 3: one or more of the following
applies:
(i) the information concerns
an incomplete proposal or
negotiation;
(ii) the information comprises
matters of supposition or
is insufficiently definite to
warrant disclosure;
(iii) the information is generated
for the internal management
purposes of the entity;
(iv) the information is a trade
secret.
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A suspension of trading may be required
if an issuer is not able to file the relevant
disclosure forms in time.
Rule 13.51
An issuer shall publish an announcement as
soon as practicable in respect of:
(�) any proposed alteration of the issuer’s
memorandum or articles of association
or equivalent documents;
(�) any changes in i ts directorate or
supervisory committee, including
any appointment or resignation or re-
designation of director or supervisor or
any important change in the holding of
an executive office;
(3) any change in the rights attaching to any
class of listed securities and any change
in the rights attaching to any shares
into which any listed debt securities
are convertible or exchangeable;
(4) any change in its auditors or financial
year end; and
(5) any change in its secretary or registered
address or where applicable, agent for
the service of process in Hong Kong
or registered office or registered place
of business in Hong Kong.
Rules 13.73 and 13.39
An issuer is required to give notice of every
general meeting of its shareholders which
should contain details of the meeting including
the proposed resolutions, and the date, time
and place of the meeting. If voting at a general
meeting is taken on a poll, the issuer shall
announce the results of the poll.
(4) In complying with the SGX-ST’s
disclosure requirements, an issuer
must:
(a) o b s e r ve t h e C o r p o r a t e
Disclosure Policy set out in
Appendix 7.� of the SGX-ST
Listing Manual, and
(b) ensure that its directors and
executive officers are familiar
with the SGX-ST’s disclosure
requirements and Corporate
Disclosure Policy.
(5) The SGX-ST will not waive any
requirements under this Rule.
Rule 704, Listing Manual:Announcement of Specific Information
In addition to Rule 703, an issuer must
immediately announce the following:–
General
(�) Any change of address of the
registered office of the issuer or
of any office at which the Register
of Members or any other register
of securities of the issuer is kept.
(�) Any proposed alteration to the
Memorandum o f Assoc ia t ion
or Art ic les of Associat ion or
Constitution of the issuer.
(3) Any notice of substantial shareholders’
and directors’ interests in the issuer’s
securities or changes thereof received
by the issuer.
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Rule 13.23
An issuer is required to disclose details of
acquisitions and realisations of assets and
other transactions as required by Chapters
�4 and �4A of the Listing Rules, and where
applicable shall circularise holders of its
securities with details thereof and obtain their
approval thereto.
Rules 13.09(1) and 13.25
An issuer is required to make an announcement
in respect of the winding up or liquidation of
the issuer, its holding company or its major
subsidiary.
Rules 13.09(1), 13.45(1), (2)
An issuer is required to announce its decision
on declaration, recommendation or payment
of dividends.
Rule 13.66
An issuer is required to publish a notice
of closure of its transfer books or register
of members in respect of securities listed
in Hong Kong at least �4 days before such
closure. Where the dates of such closure are
altered, the issuer is required to publish a
further notice.
(4) Any call to be made on partly paid
securities of the issuer or of any of
its principal subsidiaries.
(5) Any qualification or emphasis of
a matter by the auditors on the
financial statements of:–
(a) the issuer; or
(b) any of the issuer’s subsidiaries
or associated companies, if the
qualification or emphasis of a
matter has a material impact
on the issuer’s consolidated
accounts or the group’s
financial position.
(6) Any adjustment to the issuer’s
preliminary full year results made
subsequently by auditors.
Appointment or resignation
(7) Any appointment or resignation of
any director, chief executive officer,
general manager or other executive
officer of equivalent rank, company
secretary, registrar or auditors of
the issuer.
(8) Any appointment or reappointment of
a director to the audit committee.
(9) Any appointment of a person who
is a relative of a director or chief
executive officer or substantial
shareholder of the issuer to a
managerial position in the issuer or
any of its principal subsidiaries.
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Rule 17
The adoption of share option scheme for
employees is subject to the approval of the
shareholders of the issuer, and the board shall
be authorised by the shareholders to grant
options to subscribe for the shares under the
scheme and to allot and issue shares pursuant
to the exercise of such option. The total
number of securities which may be issued
upon the exercise of the option to be granted
under the scheme and any other schemes must
not in aggregate exceed �0% of the relevant
class of securities of the scheme of the issuer
(or the subsidiary) in issue as at the date of
approval of the scheme. The issuer may seek
shareholders’ approval to refresh the �0%
limit under the scheme, in which event the
shareholders will also authorise the board to
grant option to subscribe for shares under
the scheme and to allot and issue the same
pursuant to the exercise of such option.
General Meetings
According to paragraph E.�.3 in Appendix �4
to the Listing Rules, the issuers are required
to provide:
(�) at least �0 clear business days notice
for annual general meetings; and
(�) at least �0 clear business days notice
for all other general meetings.
(�0) Any promotion of an appointee referred to in Rule 704(9).
(��) Within two months after each financial year, the issuer must make an announcement in the format in Appendix 7.4 of the Listing Manual Listing Manual of each person occupying a managerial position in the issuer or any of its principal subsidiaries who is a relative of a director or chief executive officer or substantial shareholder of the issuer. If there are no such persons, the issuer must make an appropriate negative statement. The SGX-ST may require the issuer to provide additional information on any such person, including his remuneration, any changes to his duties, responsibilities and remuneration package.
Appointment of Special Auditors
(��) SGX-ST may require an issuer to appoint a special auditor to review or investigate the issuer’s affairs and report its findings to SGX-ST or the issuer’s audit committee or such other party as SGX-ST may direct. The issuer may be required by the SGX-ST to immediately announce the requirement, together with such other information as SGX-ST directors. The issuer may be required by SGX-ST to announce the findings of the special auditors.
General Meetings
(�3) The date, time and place of any general meeting.
(�4) All resolutions put to a general meeting of an issuer, and immediately after such meeting, whether or not the resolutions were passed.
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Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules
Under Chapter �4 of the Listing Rules, the
transactions are classified as:
(�) share transaction: an acquisition of
assets (excluding cash) by a listed
issuer where the consideration includes
securities for which listing will be
sought and where all percentage ratios
are less than 5%;
(�) discloseable transaction: a transaction
or a series of transactions by a listed
issuer where any percentage ratio is
5% or more, but less than �5%;
(3) major transaction: a transaction or
a series of transactions by a listed
issuer where any percentage ratio is
�5% or more, but less than �00% for
an acquisition or 75% for a disposal;
(4) very substantial disposal: a disposal
or a series of disposals of assets by
a listed issuer where any percentage
ratio is 75% or more;
(5) very subs tant ia l acquis i t ion : an
acquisition or a series of acquisitions
of assets by a listed issuer where any
percentage ratio is �00% or more;
(6) reverse takeover: an acquisition or a
series of acquisitions of assets by a
listed issuer which, in the opinion of
the Stock Exchange, constitutes, or is
part of a transaction or arrangement or
series of transactions or arrangements
which constitute, an attempt to achieve
a listing of the assets to be acquired and
a means to circumvent the requirements
for new applicants set out in Chapter
8 of the Listing Rules.
Acquisitions and Realisations
(�5) Any acquisition of:–
(a) Shares resulting in the issuer
holding �0% or more of the
total number of issued shares
excluding treasury shares of
a quoted company;
(b) Except for an issuer which
is a bank, finance company,
securities dealing company or
approved financial institution,
quoted securities resulting in
the issuer’s aggregate cost of
investment exceeding each
multiple of 5% of the issuer’s
latest audited consolidated net
tangible assets;
(c) Shares resulting in a company
becoming a subsidiary or an
associated company of the
issuer; and
(d) Shares resulting in the issuer
increasing its shareholding in
a subsidiary or an associated
company.
(�6) Any sale of:
(a) Shares resulting in the issuer
holding less than �0% of the
total number of issued shares
excluding treasury shares of
a quoted company;
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The relevant category that a transaction falls
under depends on the following percentage
ratios computed on the following basis:
(�) Asset ratio: the total assets which are
the subject of the transaction divided by
the total assets of the listed issuer;
(�) Profits ratio: the profits attributable
to the assets which are the subject of
the transaction divided by the profits
of the listed issuer;
(3) Revenue ratio: the revenue attributable
to the assets which are the subject of
the transaction divided by the revenue
of the listed issuer;
(4) Consideration ratio: the consideration
divided by the total market capitalisation
of the listed issuer. The total market
capitalisation is the average closing
price of the listed issuer’s securities
as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily
quotations sheets for the five business
days immediately preceding the date of
the transaction; and
(5) Equity ratio: the nominal value of the
listed issuer’s equity capital issued as
consideration divided by the nominal
value of the listed issuer’s issued
equity capital immediately before the
transaction.
An announcement in respect of the above
transactions shall be made by the listed issuer
as soon as practicable after the terms of such
transactions have been finalised.
(b) except for an issuer which
is a bank, finance company,
securities dealing company
or an approved financial
institution, quoted securities
resul t ing in the issuer’s
aggregate cost of investment
in quoted securities falling
below each multiple of 5%
of the issuer’s latest audited
consolidated net tangible
assets;
(c) Shares resulting in a company
ceasing to be a subsidiary or
an associated company of the
issuer; and
(d) Shares resulting in the issuer
reducing its shareholding in
a subsidiary or an associated
company.
(�7) Any acquisition or disposal of shares
or other assets which is required to
be announced under Chapter �0 of
the SGX-ST Listing Manual.
Winding Up, Judicial Management, etc
(�8) Any application filed with a court
to wind up the issuer or any of its
subsidiaries, or to place the issuer
or any of its subsidiaries under
judicial management.
(�9) The appointment of a receiver,
judicial manager or liquidator of the
issuer or any of its subsidiaries.
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Further, major transaction, very substantial
disposal, very substantial acquisition and
reverse takeover requires prior shareholders’
approval.
Rule 17.06A
According to Rule �7.06A, as soon as possible
upon the granting by the issuer of an option
under its share option scheme, the issuer
must publish an announcement setting out
the following details:
(a) date of grant;
(b) exercise price of the options grant;
(c) number of options granted;
(d) market price of its securities on the
date of grant;
(e) where any of the grantees is a director,
chief executive or substantial shareholder
of the issuer, or an associate of any of
them, the names of such grantees and
the number of options granted to each
of them; and
(f) validity period of the options.
(�0) Any breach of any loan covenants or
any notice received from principal
bankers or from the trustee of
any debenture holders to demand
repayment of loans granted to the
issuer or any of its subsidiaries
which, in the opinion of the issuer’s
directors, would result in the issuer
facing a cash flow problem.
(��) Where Rule 704(�8), (�9) or (�0)
applies, a monthly update regarding
the issuer’s financial situation. If
any material development occurs
between the monthly updates, it
must be announced immediately.
Announcement of Results, Dividends, etc
(��) Any recommendation or declaration
of a dividend (including a bonus or
special dividend, if any), the rate
and amount per share and date of
payment.
(�3) After the end of each of the first
three quarters of its financial year,
half year or financial year, as the
case may be, an issuer must not
announce any:–
(a) dividend;
(b) cap i t a l i s a t i on o r r i gh t s
issue;
(c) closing of the books;
(d) capital return;
(e) passing of a dividend; or
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(f) sales or turnover, unless it is
accompanied by the results
of the quarter, half year or
financial year, as the case
may be, or the results have
been announced.
Books Closure
(�4) Any intention to fix a books closure
date, stating the date, reason and
address of the share registry at
which the relevant documents will
be accepted for registration. At least
�0 market days of notice (excluding
the date of announcement and the
books closure date) must be given
for any books closure date. Subject
to the provisions of the Singapore
Companies Act, the SGX-ST may
agree to a shorter books closure
period. In fixing a books closure
date, an issuer must ensure that the
last day of trading on a cum basis
falls at least � day after the general
meeting, if a general meeting is
required to be held.
(�5) The issuer must not close its books
for any purpose until at least 8
market days after the last day of
the previous books closure period.
This rule does not prohibit identical
books closure dates for different
purposes.
Treasury Shares
(�6) Any sale, transfer, cancellation and/
or use of treasury shares, stating the
following:–
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(a) Date of the sale, transfer,
cancellation and/or use;
(b) Purpose of such sale, transfer,
cancellation and/or use;
(c) Number of treasury shares
sold, transferred, cancelled
and/or used;
(d) Number of treasury shares
before and after such sale,
transfer, cancellation and/or
use;
(e) Percentage of the number
of treasury shares against
the total number of shares
outstanding in a class that is
listed before and after such
sale, transfer, cancellation
and/or use; and
(f) Value of the treasury shares
if they are used for a sale or
transfer, or cancelled.
Employee share option scheme
(�7) A ny g r a n t o f o p t i o n s . T h e
announcement must be made on
the date of the offer and provide
details of the grant, including the
following:–
(a) Date of grant;
(b) Exercise price of options
granted;
(c) Number of options granted;
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(d) Market price of its securities
on the date of grant;
(e) Number of options granted
to directors and controlling
s h a r e h o l d e r ( a n d t h e i r
associates), if any; and
(f) Va l i d i t y p e r i o d o f t h e
options.
Chapter 10 of the Listing Manual(Acquisitions and Realisations)
Under Chapter �0, t ransact ions are
classified as:
(a) Non-Discloseable Transactions,
(b) Discloseable Transactions;
(c) Major Transactions; and
(d) Very Substantial Acquisitions or
Reverse Takeovers.
Rule 1006, Listing Manual
The relevant category that a transaction
falls under depends on the size of the
relative figures computed on the following
bases:–
(a) The net asset value of the assets to
be disposed of, compared with the
group’s net asset value. This basis
is not applicable to an acquisition
of assets.
(b) The net profits attributable to the
assets acquired or disposed of,
compared with the group’s net
profits.
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(c) The agg rega t e va lue o f t he
consideration given or received,
compared with the issuer’s market
capitalisation based on the total
number of issued shares excluding
treasury shares.
(d) The number of equity securities
issued by the issuer as consideration
for an acquisition, compared with
the number of equity securities
previously in issue.
Tr a n s a c t i o n s a r e c a t e g o r i s e d a s
follows:–
– Non-Discloseable Transact ion:
Where any of the relative figures
in Rule �006 is 5% or less
– Discloseable Transaction: Where any
of the relative figures in Rule �006
exceeds 5% but does not exceed
�0%
– Major Transaction: Where any of
the relative figures in Rule �006
exceeds �0%
– Very Substantial Acquisition or
Reverse Takeover: Where any of
the relative figures in Rule �006 is
�00% or more, or where there is a
change in control of the issuer
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Where a transaction is classified as a
Discloseable Transaction, Major Transaction
or Very Substantial Acquisition/Reverse
Takeover, the Company must make an
immediate announcement, which includes
the details prescribed in Rule �0�0 of the
Listing Manual (as set out below):–
(�) Particulars of the assets acquired
or disposed of, including tjhe name
of any company or business, where
applicable;
(�) A description of the trade carried
on, if any;
(3) The agg rega t e va lue o f t he
consideration, stating the factors
taken into account in arriving at it
and how it will be satisfied, including
the terms of payment;
(4) Whether there are any material
conditions attaching to the transaction
including a put, call or other option
and details thereof;
(5) The value (book value, net tangible
asset value and the latest available
open market value) of the assets
being acquired or disposed of, and
in respect of the latest available
valuation, the value placed on the
assets, the party who commissioned
the valuation and the basis and date
of such valuation;
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(6) In the case of a disposal, the excess
or deficit of the proceeds over the
book value, and the intended use of
the sale proceeds. In the case of an
acquisition, the source(s) of funds
for the acquisition;
(7) The net profits attributable to the
assets being acquired or disposed of.
In the case of a disposal, the amount
of any gain or loss on disposal;
(8) The effect of the transaction on
the net tangible assets per share
of the issuer for the most recently
completed financial year, assuming
that the transaction had been effected
at the end of that financial year;
(9) The effect of the transaction on the
earnings per share of the issuer for
the most recently completed financial
year, assuming that the transaction
had been effected at the beginning
of that financial year;
(�0) The rationale for the transaction
including the benefits which are
expected to accrue to the issuer as
a result of the transaction;
(��) Whether any director or controlling
shareholder has any interest, direct
or indirect, in the transaction and
the nature of such interests;
(��) Details of any service contracts of the
directors proposed to be appointed
to the issuer in connection with the
transaction; and
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(�3) The relat ive figures that were
computed on the bases set out in
Rule �006.
For very Substantial Acquisitions/Reverse
Takeovers, the issuer must also immediately
announce the latest three years of proforma
financial information of the assets to be
acquired.
Further, transactions that are Major
Transactions are conditional upon the
prior approval of shareholders. Very
Substantial Acquisitions/Reverse Takeovers
transactions are conditional upon the
approval of shareholders and the approval
of the SGX-ST.
A circular to shareholders will need
to be distributed to seek shareholders’
approval.
The disclosures required to be made in such
circular for these types of transactions are
prescribed in the Listing Manual.
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2. Chapter 13 of the Listing Rules
An issuer is required to:
(�) publish its annual report within 4 months
after its financial year end;
(�) publish its interim report within 3
months after the end of the first half
year period in its financial year;
(3) announce its preliminary results for
each financial year within 4 months
after its financial year end; and
(4) announce its preliminary results for the
first half of each of its financial year
period within 3 months after the end
of such half year period.
Rule 4.03
All accountant’s reports must be prepared by
professional accountants who are qualified
under the Professional Accountants Ordinance
(Chapter 50 of the Laws of Hong Kong) for
appointment as auditors of a company and
who are independent of both of the issuer
and of any other company concerned to the
same extent as that required of an auditor
under the Companies Ordinance of the Laws
of Hong Kong and in accordance with the
requirements on independence issued by the
Hong Kong Society of Accountants.
Announcement of financial results and
annual reports
Rule 705, Listing Manual: Financial Statements
(�) An issuer must announce the financial
statements for the full financial
year immediately after the figures
are available, but in any event not
later than 60 days after the relevant
financial period.
(�) An issuer must announce the financial
statements for each of the first
three quarters of its financial year
immediately after the figures are
available, but in any event not later
than 45 days after the quarter end
if:–
(a) i t s market capi ta l isa t ion
exceeded S$75 million as at
3� March �003; or
(b) i t wa s l i s t e d a f t e r 3�
March �003 and its market
capitalisation exceeded S$75
million at the time of listing
(based on the IPO issue price);
or
(c) its market capitalisation is
S$75 million or higher on
the last trading day of each
calendar year commencing
from 3� December �006. An
issuer whose obligation falls
within this sub-section (c)
will have a grace period of a
year to prepare for quarterly
reporting. As an illustration,
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an i ssuer whose market
capitalisation is S$75 million
or higher as at the end of the
calendar year 3� December
�006 must announce i t s
quarterly financial statements
for any quarter of its financial
year commencing in �008.
Notwithstanding the grace
period, all issuers whose
obligation falls under this
sub-section (c) are strongly
encouraged to adopt quarterly
reporting as soon as
possible.
(3) (a) An issuer who falls within
the sub-sect ions in Rule
705(�) above must comply
with Rule 705(�) even if
i t s market capi ta l isa t ion
subsequently decreases below
S$75 million.
(b) An issuer who does not fall
within the sub-sections in
Rule 705(�) above must
announce its first half financial
statements immediately after
the figures are available, but
in any event not later than
45 days after the relevant
financial period.
(4) In the case of an announcement
of interim financial statements
(qua r t e r ly o r ha l f -yea r ly, a s
applicable, but excluding full year
financial statements), an issuer’s
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that, to the best of their knowledge,
nothing has come to the attention
of the board of directors which
may render the interim financial
statements to be false or misleading
in any material aspect. In order to
make this confirmation, Directors
would not be expected to commission
an audit of these financial statements.
The confirmation may be signed by
� directors on behalf of the board
of directors.
Rule 707, Listing Manual: Annual Report
(�) The time between the end of an
issuer’s financial year and the date
of its annual general meeting (if any)
must not exceed four months.
(�) An issuer must issue its annual report
to shareholders and the SGX-ST at
least �4 days before the date of its
annual general meeting.
Rule 712 and 713, Listing Manual: Appointment of Auditors Rule 712:
(�) An issuer must appoint a suitable
accounting firm to meet its audit
obligations, having regard to the
adequacy of the resources and
experience of the accounting firm
and the persons assigned to the audit,
the firm’s audit engagements, the
size and complexity of the listed
group being audited, and the number
and experience of supervisory and
professional staff assigned to the
particular audit.
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(�) A change in auditors must be
specifically approved by shareholders
in a general meeting.
Rule 713
(�) An issuer must disclose in its annual
report the date of appointment and
the name of the audit partner in
charge of auditing the issuer and
its group of companies. The audit
partner must not be in charge of more
than 5 consecutive audits for a full
financial year, the first audit being
for the financial year beginning on
or after � January �997, regardless of
the date of listing. The audit partner
may return after two years.
(�) If the listing of an issuer occurs
after 5 consecutive audits by the
same audit partner in charge, the
same audit partner may complete
the audit of the financial year in
which the issuer lists.
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Share Dispersion Requirement
3. Rule 8.08
Save and except for the circumstances specified
under Chapter 8 of the Listing Rules, an
issuer must maintain at least �5% of its total
issued share capital at all times be held by the
public. Under Rule 7�3 of the Listing Manual,
an issuer must ensure that at least �0% of
the total number of issued shares excluding
treasury shares (excluding preference shares
and convertible equity securities) in a class that
is listed is at all times held by the public.
Shareholders’ reporting obligations
4. Part XV of the SFO
Substantial shareholders, being individuals
and corporations who are interested in 5%
or more of any class of voting shares in an
issuer must disclose their interests and short
positions in voting shares of such issuer
upon the occurrence of the relevant events
as prescribed under the SFO.
For relevant events falling under the category
of “initial notification” as provided for under
section �.7 of the “Outline of Part XV of the
SFO – Disclosure of Interests” issued by the
SFC (the “Outline”), the time allowed for
filing a notice is �0 business days after the
occurrence of the relevant event. As for other
relevant events, the time allowed for filing a
notice is 3 business days after the occurrence
of the relevant event.
Under Rule 7�4 of the Listing Manual,
if the percentage of securities in public
hands falls below �0%, the issuer must
make an announcement and the SGX-ST
may suspend trading of the shares.
Under Rule 7�5 of the Listing Manual,
the SGX-ST may allow the issuer a period
of 3 months, or such longer period as the
SGX-ST may agree, to raise the public
percentage to at least �0%, failing which
the issuer may be delisted.
Obligation to notify Company and SGX
of substantial shareholding and change in
substantial shareholding.
Substantial shareholder
Under the Singapore Companies Act
(Cap 50) (“Singapore Companies Act”),
a substantial shareholder (i.e. shareholder
having not less than 5 per cent of the total
votes attached to all the voting shares in
the company) of a company shall within �
business days after becoming a substantial
shareholder, or when there is a change
in the percentage level (as defined in
the Singapore Companies Act) of the
substantial shareholder’s interest, or when
he ceases to be a substantial shareholder,
give notice in writing to the company.
Under the Securities and Futures Act (Cap
�89) (“Singapore SFA”), a substantial
shareholder shall within � business days
after becoming a substantial shareholder, or
when there is a change in the percentage level
of the substantial shareholder’s interest,
or when he ceases to be a substantial
shareholder give notice in writing to the
SGX-ST.
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Section 81 of the Singapore Companies Act
A person has a substantial shareholding in
a company if he has an “interest” in voting
shares in the company, and the total votes
attached to those shares is not less than 5
per cent of the total votes attached to all
the voting shares in the company.
Section 82 of the Singapore Companies Act
A substantial shareholder of a company
is required to notify the company of his
“interests” in the voting shares in the
company within two business days after
becoming a substantial shareholder.
Sections 83 and 84 of the Singapore Companies Act
A substantial shareholder is required to
notify the company of changes in the
“percentage level” of his shareholding or
his ceasing to be a substantial shareholder,
again within two business days after he
is aware of such changes.
The reference to changes in “percentage
level” means any changes in a substantial
shareholder’s interest in the company which
results in his interest, following such
change, increasing or decreasing to the
next discrete �% threshold. For example,
an increase in interests in the company
from 5.�% to 5.9% need not be notified,
but an increase from 5.9% to 6.�% will
have to be notified.
Section 137(1), SFA
A substantial shareholder is also required
to give the above notifications to the SGX-
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5. Part XV of the SFO
Directors and chief executives of an issuer
must disclose any of their interests, short and
long positions in any shares in the issuer (or
any of its associated corporations) and their
interests in any debentures or the issuer (or
any of its associated corporations) upon the
occurrence of the relevant events as prescribed
under the SFO.
For relevant events falling under the category
of “initial notification” as provided for under
section 3.9 of the Outline, the time allowed
for filing a notice is �0 business days. As for
other relevant events, the time allowed for
filing a notice is 3 business days after the
occurrence of the relevant event.
Directors
Under section �64(�) of the Companies Act
(Cap 50), a company shall keep a register
showing with respect to each director of
the company particulars of:
(a) shares;
(b) debentures;
(c) rights or options of the director;
and
(d) contracts to which the director or
under which he is entitled to a
benefit;
of the company or a related company.
A director of a company shall be deemed
to hold or have an interest or a right in
or over any shares or debentures if the
spouse or infant child of the director
holds or has an interest or a right in or
over any shares or debentures or makes
or is granted any contract, assignment or
right of subscription.
Under section �65(�) of the Singapore
Companies Act, a director of a company
shall give notice in writing to the company
of such particulars relating to shares,
debentures, participatory interests, rights,
options and contracts as are necessary for
the purposes of compliance by the first-
mentioned company with section �64,
among other disclosure requirements.
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Purchase of Treasury Stocks
6. Rule 10.06(1) and (5)
An issuer with primary listing on the Stock
Exchange can purchase its shares on the
Stock Exchange if the relevant shares are
fully-paid up, the issuer has provided its
shareholders with the information as required
by Rule �0.06(�) of the Listing Rules and
that the shareholder of the issuer has given
specific approval or a general mandate to the
directors to make such a purchase, provided
that the amount of shares so purchased under
the general mandate shall not exceed �0%
of the issued share capital of the issuer as
at the date of the passing of the relevant
shareholders’ resolution granting the mandate
of purchase.
Rule 10.06(1)(a)
For the purpose of obtaining shareholders’
approval, the issuer must have previously
sent to its shareholders an Explanatory
Statement which sets out information required
under Rule �0.06(�)(b) of the Listing Rules,
including:–
(�) the total number and description of
shares which the issuer proposes to
purchase;
(�) reasons for the proposed purchase of
shares;
(3) proposed source of funds for making
the proposed purchase of shares;
Share Buyback(a) Shareholder ApprovalRule 881, Listing Manual
An issuer may purchase its own shares if
it has obtained the prior specific approval
of shareholders in general meeting.
Rule 882, Listing Manual:
A share buy-back may only be made on
the SGX-ST or on another stock exchange
on which the issuer’s securities are listed
(“Market Purchases”) or by way of an off-
market acquisition in accordance with an
equal access scheme as defined in section
76C of the Singapore Companies Act.
Rule 883, Listing Manual
For the purpose of obtaining shareholder
approval, the issuer must provide at least the
following information to shareholders:–
(�) The information required under the
Singapore Companies Act;
(�) The reasons for the proposed share
buy-back;
(3) The consequences, if any, of share
purchases by the issuer that will
arise under the Singapore Code or
other applicable takeover rules;
(4) Whether the share buy-back, if made,
could affect the listing of the issuer’s
equity securities on the SGX-ST;
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(4) any material adverse impact on the
working capital or gearing position of
the issuer in the event that the proposed
purchases were to be carried out in
full at any time during the proposed
purchase period;
(5) particulars of the directors who have a
present intention to sell shares to the
issuer in the event that the proposal is
approved by shareholders;
(6) undertaking by the directors to the
Stock Exchange to exercise the power
of the issuer to make purchases
pursuant to the proposed resolution in
accordance with the Listing Rules and
the laws of the jurisdiction in which
the issuer is incorporated or otherwise
established;
(7) the consequences of any purchases which
will arise under the HK Takeovers Code
of which the Directors are aware, if any,
details of any purchases by the issuer
of share made in previous 6 months
(whether on the Stock Exchange or
otherwise);
(8) whether or not any connected persons of
the issuer have notified the issuer that
they have any present intention to sell
shares to the issuer or have undertaken
not to sell any of the shares held by
them to the issuer, in the event that the
issuer is authorised to make purchases
of shares;
(9) the highest and lowest prices at which
the relevant shares have traded on the
Stock Exchange during each of the
previous �� months; and
(5) Details of any share buy-back made
by the issuer in the previous ��
months, giving the total number of
shares purchased, the purchase price
per share or the highest and lowest
prices paid for the purchases, where
relevant, and the total consideration
paid for the purchases; and
(6) Whether the shares purchased by
the issuer will be cancelled or kept
as treasury shares.
(b) Shareholding Spread RequirementsRule 723, Listing Manual
An issuer must ensure that at least �0% of
the total number of issued shares excluding
treasury shares (excluding preference shares
and convertible equity securities) in a
class that is listed is at all times held by
the public.
(c) Dealing Restrictions:Rule 884, Listing Manual
In the case of a Market Purchase, the
purchase price must not exceed �05% of
the Average Closing Price.
“Average Closing Price” means the average
of the closing market prices of a share over
the last 5 market days preceding the day of
the Market Purchase on which transactions
in the shares were recorded and deemed to
be adjusted for any corporate action that
occurs after the relevant 5-day period.
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(�0) the disclaimer of the Stock Exchange
in the form set out under the Listing
Rules.
Rule 8.08
There must be an open market in the securities
for which listing is sought. This will normally
mean at least �5% of the issuer’s total issued
share capital must at all times be held by the
public, although if the market capitalisation of
the company is over HK$�0 billion, the Stock
Exchange may accept a percentage of between
�5% and �5%. In addition, there must be a
minimum of 300 public shareholders and not
more than 50% of the shares in public hands at
the time of listing can be beneficially owned
by the three largest public shareholders.
Rule 10.06(2)
The repurchase of shares by an issuer is subject
to various dealing restrictions, including,
among others, that an issuer shall not purchase
its shares on the Stock Exchange if the
purchase price is higher by 5% or more than
the average closing market price for the 5
preceding trading days on which its shares
were traded on the Stock Exchange.
Rule 10.06(4)
An issuer is required to report to the Stock
Exchange within 30 minutes before the earlier
of the commencement of the morning trading
session or any pre-opening session on the
business day following any day on which the
issuer makes a purchase of shares by filing a
Form G in Appendix 5 of the Listing Rules
which contains the prescribed details with
the Stock Exchange.
Rule 885, Listing Manual
In the case of off market purchase in accordance with an equal access scheme, an issuer must issue an offer prospectus to all shareholders containing at least the following information:
(�) Terms and conditions of offer(�) P e r i o d a n d p r o c e d u r e s f o r
acceptances’, and(3) Information in Rule 883(�), (3), (4)
and (5)
(d) Reporting RequirementsRule 886(1), Listing Manual
Where an issuer purchases its shares by way of a Market Purchase, the issuer shall report all purchases or acquisitions of its shares to the SGX-ST not later than 9 a.m. on the market day following the day of purchase of any of its shares.
In a case of an off market purchase under an equal access scheme, an issuer must notify the SGX-ST by 9:00 a.m. on the second market day after the close of acceptances of the offer.
Rule 886(2), Listing Manual
Notification of a purchase by the company of its shares must be in the form of Appendix 8.3.� of the Listing Manual. Such notification would include, inter alia, the name of the overseas exchange on which the company’s shares are also listed, the maximum number of shares authorised for purchase, details of the total number of shares authorised for purchase, the date of purchases, the total number of shares purchased, the purchase price per share, the highest and lowest prices paid for such shares, the total purchase consideration, the cumulative number of shares purchased to date and the number of issued shares after the purchase.
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Solicitation for Proxy
7. Investors holding securities in listed companies
listed on the Stock Exchange through CCASS
who want to attend the shareholders’ meetings
in person or appoint proxies to vote on their
behalf have to solicit for proxy by giving
instructions to CCASS directly or through their
broker firms (as the case may be) to authorize
the investors as corporate representatives or
proxies of HKSCC Nominees Limited (or
any successor thereto) in respect of such
shareholding of the investors in the listed
companies.
Depositors who wish to attend and vote
at the SGM, and whose names are shown
in the records of CDP as at a time not
earlier than 48 hours prior to the time
of the SGM supplied by CDP to the
Company, may attend as CDP’s proxies.
Such Depositors who are individuals and
who wish to attend the SGM in person
need not take any further action and can
attend and vote at the SGM without the
lodgment of any proxy form.
Issuance of New Shares, Convertible Bonds or Bonds with Warrants
8. Rule 13.36(5)
In case of a placing of securities for cash consideration, the issuer may not issue any securities pursuant to a general mandate given by its shareholders if the relevant price represents a discount of �0% or more to the benchmarked price of the securities prescribed under the HK Listing Rules, unless the Stock Exchange is satisfied that the issuer is in a serious financial position and the only way that it can be saved is by an urgent rescue operation, or that there are other exceptional circumstances.
Rule 15.02
The securities to be issued on exercise of warrants to subscribe securities must not, when aggregated with all other equity securities which remain to be issued on exercise of any other subscription rights, if all such rights were immediately exercised, whether or not such exercise is permissible, exceed �0% of the issued equity capital of the issuer at the time such warrants are issued.
Pricing Formulae prescribed under the Listing Manual for various Issues of Additional Securities
Issue of Shares, Company Warrants and Convertible Securities For Cash (Other than Rights Issues)
Rule 811, Listing Manual
(�) An issue of shares must not be priced at more than �0%(�) discount to the weighted average price for trades done on the SGX-ST for the full market day on which the placement or subscription agreement is signed. If trading in the issuer’s shares is not available for a full market day, the weighted average price must be based on the trades done on the preceding market day up to the time the placement agreement is signed.
note (�): On �9 February �009, SGX-ST
announced a series of interim
measures to accelerate and facilitate
listed issuers' fund raising efforts.
One of the interim measures is to
allow listed issuers to undertake non
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Options granted under employee or executive share schemes which comply with Chapter �7 of the Listing Rules are excluded for the purpose of this limit.
Also, such warrants must expire not less than � and not more than 5 years from the date of issue or grant and must not be convertible into further rights to subscribe securities which expire less than � year or more than 5 years after the date of issue or grant of the original warrants.
Rule 15.03
The circular or notice to be sent to shareholders convening the requisite meeting under Rule �5.0� must include at least the following information:
(�) the maximum number of securities which would be issued on exercise of the warrants;
(�) the period during which the warrants may be exercised and the date when this right commences;
(3) the amount payable on the exercise of the warrants;
(4) the rights of the holders on the liquidation of the issuer;
(5) the arrangements for t ransfer or transmission of the warrants;
(6) the arrangements for the variation in the subscription or purchase price or number of securities to take account of alterations to the share capital of the issuer;
pro-rata placements of new shares
priced at discounts of up to �0%
to the weighted average price for
trades done on the SGX-ST for a full
market day on which the placement
or subscription agreement in relation
to such units is executed. This interim
measure will be effective until 3�
December �0�0.
In view of the interim measures, at
the annual general meeting of the
Company held on 30 July �009,
the Shareholders of the Company
passed a resolution to authorise the
Directors of the Company to issue
new Shares on a non pro-rata basis,
at a discount of not more than �0%
to the weighted average market price
of the Company's Shares, determined
in accordance with the requirement
of SGX-ST.
(�) An issue of company warrants or other convertible securities is subject to the following requirements:–
(a) if the conversion price is fixed, the price must not be more than �0% discount to the prevailing market price of the underlying shares prior to the signing of the placement or subscription agreement.
(b) if the conversion price is based on a formula, any discount in the price-fixing formula must not be more than �0% of the prevailing market price of the underlying shares before conversion.
(3) Rule 8��(�) and (�) is not applicable if specific shareholder approval i s ob ta ined for the i ssue of shares, company warrants or other convertible securities.
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(7) the rights (if any) of the holders to participate in any distribution and/or offers of further securities made by the issuer; and
(8) a summary of any other material terms of the warrants.
Rule 17.03
The terms and provisions of the scheme must provide, inter alia:
(�) the total number of securities which may be issued upon exercise of all options to be granted under the scheme and any other schemes must not in aggregate exceed �0% of the relevant class of securities of the issuer (or the subsidiary) in issue as at the date of approval of the scheme;
(�) the limit on the number of securities which may be issued upon exercise of all outstanding options granted and yet to be exercised under the scheme and any other schemes must not exceed 30% of the relevant class of securities of the issuer (or subsidiary) in issue from time to time;
(3) the maximum entitlement of each participant under the scheme (including both exercised and outstanding options) in any ��-month period must not exceed �% of the relevant class of securities of the issuer (or the subsidiary) in issue; and
Issue of Company Warrants or otherConvertible Securities, by way of a Rights Issue or Bought Deal or otherwise
Rule 825, Listing Manual
The number of new shares arising from the exercise/conversion of outstanding company warrants or other convertible securities must in aggregate not exceed 50% of the total number of issued shares excluding treasury shares.
Rule 833, Listing Manual
The following additional requirements apply to an offer of company warrants or other convertible securities by way of a rights issue or bought deal:–
(�) The issuer’s announcement of the rights issue or bought deal must include either:–
(a) the exercise or conversion price of the company warrants or other convertible securities, or
(b) a price-fixing formula to determine the exercise or conversion price. The price-fixing formula must not contain any discretionary element and the amount of premium or discount (in relation to the underlying share price) must be specified.
(�) Where a price-fixing formula is adopted:–
(a) if the issue is not underwritten, the issuer must fix and announce the exercise or conversion price before the close of the offer; or
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(4) the exercise price of the scheme, which must be at least the higher of: (i) the closing price of the securities as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheet on the date of grant, which must be a business day; and (ii) the average closing price of the securities as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheets for the five business days immediately preceding the date of grant. When securities are offered to the public, a prospectus must be prepared and registered unless the offer falls within the scope of exempted offers specified under the Companies Ordinance (Cap 3� of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “CO”).
Section 57B of the CO and Rule 13.36 of the Listing Rules
Powers of directors to issue and allot shares or otherwise grant securities convertible into shares or options or warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any shares or such convertible securities are usually vested in them subject to the provisions in the memorandum and articles of association of the issuer.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in a company’s memorandum or articles, the directors shall not without the prior approval of the company in general meeting exercise any power of the company to allot shares. However, no such prior approval from shareholders of an issuer is required in relation to the allotment of shares in the issuer under an offer made pro rata by the issuer to its members. Shareholders may grant a general mandate to the directors the issue and allot shares, provided that the amount of shares to be issued in aggregate must be within �0% of the total amount of issued shares of the issuer at the time when the mandate was granted.
(b) if the issue is underwritten, the issuer must fix and announce the exercise or conversion price before the commencement of nil-paid rights trading.
Share Option Schemes or Share SchemesRule 845, Listing Manual
A limit on the size of each scheme, the maximum entitlement for each class or category of participant (where applicable), and the maximum entitlement for any one participant (where applicable) must be stated.
For SGX Main Board issuers, the following limits must not be exceeded:–
(�) The aggregate number of shares available under all schemes must not exceed �5% of the total number of issued shares excluding treasury shares from time to time;
(�) The aggregate number of shares available to controlling shareholder and their associates must not exceed �5% of the shares available under a scheme;
(3) The number of shares available to each controlling shareholder or his associate must not exceed �0% of the shares available under a scheme;
(4) The aggregate number of shares available to directors and employees of the issuer’s parent company and its subsidiaries must not exceed �0% of the shares available under a scheme; and
(5) The maximum discount under the scheme must not exceed �0%. The discount must have been approved by shareholders in a separate resolution.
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According to Rule �3.36(5) of the Listing Rules, in the case of issue of placing of securities for cash consideration, the issuer must not issue any securities pursuant to a general mandate if the relevant price represents a discount of �0% or more to the benchmarked price of the securities, such benchmarked price being the higher of:
(a) the closing price on the date of the relevant placing agreement or other agreement involving the proposed issue of securities under the general mandate; and
(b) the average of the closing prices in the 5 trading days immediately prior to the earlier of:
(i) the date of the announcement of the placing or the proposed t ransact ion or a r rangement involving the proposed issue of securities under the general mandate;
(ii) the date of the placing agreement or other agreement involving the proposed issue of securities under the general mandate; and
(iii) the date on which the placing or subscription price is fixed.
A general mandate to directors to issue and allot shares shall only continue in force until (a) the conclusion of the first annual general meeting of the issuer following the passing of the resolution at which time it shall lapse, unless such mandate is renewed by the shareholders; or (b) revoked or varied by the shareholders at general meeting.
Offering of Securities in Singapore
No person shall make an offer of securities in Singapore unless that offer is accompanied by a prospectus or falls within any of the exemptions provided under the SFA.
Power of Directors to Allot and Issue Shares
The power to issue shares in a company is usually vested with the directors of that company subject to any restrictions in the Bye-laws of that company. However, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Bye-laws of a company, prior approval of the company at a general meeting is required to authorize the directors to exercise any power of the company to issue shares. Such approval need not be specific but may be general.
Rule 806(1), Listing Manual
A company need not obtain the prior approval of shareholders in a general meeting for the issue of securities if the shareholders had by ordinary resolution in a general meeting, given a general mandate to the directors of the issuer to issue.
(i) shares; or
(ii) convertible securities; or
(iii) additional convertible securities issued pursuant to Rule 8�9, notwithstanding that the general mandate may have ceased to be inforce at the time the securities are issued, provided that the adjustment does not give the holder a benefit that a shareholder does not receive; or
(iv) shares arising from the conversion of the securities in (ii) and (iii) notwithstanding that the general mandate may have ceased to be inforce at the time the shares are to be issued.
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Where the issuer has obtained a general mandate from its shareholders, any refreshment of the general mandate before the next annual general meeting shall be subject to, shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) any contro l l ing shareholder and their associates or, where there are no controlling shareholder, directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and the chief executive of the issuer and their respective associates shall abstain from voting in favour;
(b) the Exchange reserves the right to require the following parties to abstain from voting in favour of the relevant resolution at the general meeting:
(i) any parties who were controlling shareholder of the issuer at the time the decision to seek a refreshment of the mandate was made or approved by the board, and their associates; or
(ii) where there were no such controlling shareholder, directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and the chief executive of the issuer at the time the decision to seek a refreshment of the mandate was made or approved by the board, and their respective associates;
(c) the issuer must comply with the requirements set out in rules �3.39(6) and (7), �3.40, �3.4� and �3.4�;
Rule 806(2), Listing Manual
A general mandate must limit the aggregate number of shares and convertible securities that may be issued. The limit must be not more than 50% of the total number of issued shares excluding treasury shares, of which the aggregate number of shares and convertible securities issued other than on a pro rata basis to existing shareholders must be not more than �0% of the total number of issued shares excluding treasury shares.
Unless prior shareholder approval is required under the Listing Rules, an issue of treasury shares will not require further shareholder approval, and will not be included in the aforementioned limits.
Rule 806(6), Listing Manual
A general mandate may remain in force until the earlier of the following:–
(a) the conclusion of the first annual general meeting of the issuer following the passing of the resolution. By an ordinary resolution passed at that meeting, the mandate may be renewed, either unconditionally or subject to conditions; or
(b) it is revoked or varied by ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.
Specific MandateRule 824, Listing Manual
Every issue of company warrants or other convertible securities not covered under a general mandate must be specifically approved by shareholders in general meeting.
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(d) the relevant circular to shareholders must contain information relating to the issuer’s history of refreshments of mandate since the last annual general meeting, the amount of proceeds raised from the utilisation of such mandate, the use of such proceeds, the intended use of any amount not yet utilised and how the issuer has dealt with such amount. The circular must also contain information required under rule �.�7; and
(e) where the issuer offers or issues securities to its shareholders pro rata to their existing holdings (including where overseas shareholders are excluded for legal or regulatory reasons), it will not be necessary for the issuer to comply with rules �3.36(4)(a), (b) or (c) in order for it to refresh its general mandate immediately thereafter such that the amount in percentage terms of the unused part of the general mandate upon refreshment is the same as the unused part of the general mandate immediately before the issue of securities. In such cases, it need only obtain approval from its shareholders and comply with rule �3.36(4)(d).
Rule 864, Listing Manual
The following are some of the factors will be taken into account by the SGX in considering an application for listing of additional equity securities:
(�) Rationale for the issue;
(�) Whether the issuer is and has been in compliance with the listing rules;
(3) Whether the issuer has made full disclosure of the material facts relating to the issue necessary for the exchange to decide on the application; and
(4) SGX-ST must be notified immediately if, before the commencement of dealing in any equity securities which are subject of an application, the issuer becomes aware that:–
(a) There has been a significant charge affecting any matter contained in the application; or
(b) A significant new matter has arisen, which would have been required to be included in the application if it had arisen before the application was submitted.
“significant” means significant for the purpose of making an assessment of the activities, assets and liabilities, financial position, management and prospects of the group, and of its profits and losses and of the rights attaching to the securities.
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Rule 13.36(1)(a)
Unless otherwise excepted under the Listing
Rules, which include the issue and allotment
pursuant to a general mandate granted to the
directors of the issuer, the directors of the
issuer shall obtain the consent of shareholders
in general meeting prior to allotting, issuing
or granting any shares, securities convertible
into shares, options, warrants or similar rights
to subscribe for any shares or such convertible
securities.
The Stock Exchange, in determining whether
to grant listing approval and permission to deal
in shares of an issuer, will take into account
various factors including whether the issuer
has complied with the Listing Rules and if
full disclosure of the material facts relating
to the issue of shares have been made.
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Prohibition of Unfair Trading Activities
9. Section 270 of the SFO
In general terms, subject to the specified
exempted circumstances, Section �70 of the
SFO prohibits persons from dealing in listed
securities (or their derivatives) of a corporation,
or otherwise counsels or procures another
person to deal in such listed shares (or their
derivatives) when such person is connected
with the corporation and has information
which he knows is relevant information in
relation to the corporation.
10. Section 278 of the SFO
In general terms, Section �78 of the SFO
prohibits persons to carry out � or more
transactions in securities of a corporation
that by themselves or in conjunction with
any other transaction increase, or are likely
to affect the price of any securities traded on
a relevant recognized market or by means of
authorized automated trading services, with
the intention of inducing another person to
purchase or subscribe for, or to refrain from
selling, securities of the corporation or of a
related corporation of the corporation.
11. Rules 3.10 and 8.12
Every board of directors of an issuer must
include at least three independent non-executive
directors. A new applicant applying for a
primary listing on the Stock Exchange must
have sufficient management presence in Hong
Kong, which normally means to have at least
two of its executive directors be ordinarily
resident of Hong Kong.
Sections 218 and 219, SFA
Sections ��8 and ��9 of the SFA prohibit
persons from dealing in securities of a
corporation if any such person knows
or reasonably ought to know that he is
in possession of information that is not
generally available, and if it was generally
available if might have a material effect
on the price or value of securities of that
corporation.
Such persons include:
(�) Officers of a corporation or a related
corporation;
(�) Substant ia l shareholders of a
corporation or a related corporation;
and
(3) Pe r son who occupy pos i t ion
reasonably expected to give him
access to inside information by
virtue of:
– profess ional or bus iness
relationship existing between
himself (or his employer or a
corporation of which he is an
officer) and that corporation
or a related corporation; or
– being an officer of a substantial
shareholder in that corporation
or in a related corporation.
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Securities Market ManipulationSection 198(1), SFA
No person shall effect, take part in,
be concerned in or carry out, directly
or indirectly, � or more transactions
in securities of a corporation, being
transactions that have or likely to have the
effect of raising, lowering, maintaining, or
stabilising the price of the securities with
intent to induce other persons to subscribe
for, purchase or sell securities of the
corporation or of a related corporation.
Board compositionRule 720 (read with Rule 221) Listing Manual
Foreign issuers are required to have at
least two independent directors who
are Singapore residents on the Board of
Directors on a continuing basis, and not
just on listing.
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12. Rules 3.21, 3.22 and paragraph C.3 of Appendix 14 of the Listing Rules
Every listed issuer must establish an audit
committee comprising non-executive directors
only. The audit committee must comprise a
minimum of three members, at least one of
whom is an independent non-executive director
with appropriate professional qualifications or
accounting or related financial management
expertise. The board of directors of the listed
issuer must approve and provide written terms
as required under Rules 3.�0 and 3.�� of
reference for the audit committee.
Rule 3.25 & paragraph B.1 of Appendix 14 of the Listing Rules
It is a recommended best practice that issuers
should establish a remuneration committee
with specific written terms of reference. A
majority of the members of the remuneration
committee should be independent nonexecutive
directors.
Rule 3.25 & paragraph A.4 of Appendix 14 of the Listing Rules
It is a recommended best practice that issuers
should establish a nomination committee. A
majority of the members should be independent
non-executive directors.
Audit CommitteeRule 11 of the Code of Corporate Governance (“COCG”)
The Board or Directors should establish
an Audit Committee (“AC”) with written
terms of reference which clearly set out
its authority and duties.
Rule 11.1, COCG
The AC should comprise at least three
directors, all non-executive, the majority
of whom including the chairman should
be independent.
Rule 11.2, COCG
The Board of Directors should ensure that
at least � members of the AC should have
accounting or related financial management
expertise or experience.
Remuneration CommitteeRule 7.1, COCG
The Board of Directors should set up a
Remuneration Committee (“RC”) comprising
a majority of non-executive directors who
are independent of management and free
from any business or other relationships,
which may materially interfere with the
exercise of their independent judgment.
Nominating CommitteeRule 4.1, COCG
Companies should establish a Nominating
Committee (“NC”) to make recommendations
to the Board on all Board appointments. The
NC should comprise at least 3 directors, a
majority of whom, including the Chairman
should be independent.
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13. Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules
Chapter �4A of the Listing Rules specifies
circumstances in which transactions between
an issuer and certain specified persons
(including connected persons) are, unless
otherwise exempted, subject to the reporting,
announcement and independent shareholders’
approval requirements.
“Connected person” is defined to include
a director, chief executive or substantial
shareholder of the listed issuer, any person
who was a director of the listed issuer within
the preceding �� months, a promoter or
supervisor of a PRC issuer (as defined under the
Listing Rules), the associates (with meaning
ascribed to it under the Listing Rules) of
the respective persons as aforesaid, any
non wholly-owned subsidiary of the listed
issuer where any connected person(s) of the
listed issuer (other than at the level of its
subsidiaries) is/are (individually or together)
entitled to exercise, or control the exercise
of, �0% or more of the voting power at any
general meeting of such non wholly-owned
subsidiary, and any subsidiary of such non
wholly-owned subsidiary.
Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules
Where any connected transaction is proposed,
the transaction must be announced publicly
and a circular must be sent to shareholders
giving information about the transaction. Prior
approval of the independent shareholders in
general meeting will be required before the
transaction can proceed, unless it is otherwise
exempted under the HK Listing Rules. Certain
categories of transactions are exempt from
the disclosure and independent shareholders’
approval requirements, and certain transactions
are subject only to disclosure requirements.
Chapter 9, Listing Manual
Chapter 9 of the Listing Manual, which
applies to the Company, prescribes
situations in which transactions between
entities at risk (as defined in the Listing
Manual) and interested persons (as defined
in the Listing Manual) are required to
be disclosed or are subject to the prior
approval of shareholders.
Rule 904, Listing Manual
For the purposes of Chapter 9, the following
definitions apply:–
(�) “ a p p r ove d ex c h a n g e ” m e a n s
a stock exchange that has rules
which safeguard the interests of
shareholders against interested
person transactions according to
similar principles to Chapter 9.
(�) “entity at risk” means:
(a) the issuer;
(b) a subsidiary of the issuer that
is not listed on the SGX-ST or
an approved exchange; or
(c) an associated company of the
issuer that is not listed on
the SGX-ST or an approved
exchange, provided that the
listed group, or the listed
group and i ts in terested
person(s), has control over
the associated company.
Interested Person Transactions or Connected Transactions
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Amongst other exemptions under the HK
Listing Rules, (�) a one-off connected
transaction on normal commercial terms
will constitute a de minimis transaction under
Rule �4A.3�(�), which will be exempt from
the reporting, announcement and independent
shareholders’ approval requirements, where
each of the percentage ratios (other than the
profits ratio) is less than 0.�%, or each of
the percentage ratios (other than the profits
ratio) is equal to or more than 0.�% but less
than �.5% and the total consideration is less
than HK$�,000,000; and
(�) a one-off connected transaction on
normal commercial terms will be exempt
from the independent shareholders’ approval
requirement only under Rule �4A.3� of the
Listing Rules where each of the percentage
ratios (other than the profits ratio) is less than
�.5%, or each of the percentage ratios (other
than the profits ratio) is equal to or more
than �.5% but less than �5% and the total
consideration is less than HK$�0,000,000.
As regards continuing connected transactions,
amongst other exemptions under the Listing
Rules:
(�) a continuing connected transaction on
normal commercial terms will constitute
a de minimis transaction under Rule
�4A.33(3), which will be exempt
from the reporting, announcement and
independent shareholders’ approval
requirements, where each of the
percentage ratios (other than the profits
ratio) is on an annual basis less than
0.�%, or each of the percentage ratios
(other than the profits ratio) is on an
annual basis equal to or more than
0.�% but less than �.5% and the annual
consideration is less than HK$�,000,000;
and
(3) “financial assistance” includes:
(a) the lending or borrowing of
money, the guaranteeing or
providing security for a debt
incurred or the indemnifying
of a guarantor for guaranteeing
or providing security; and
(b) the forgiving of a debt, the
releasing of or neglect in
enforcing an obligation of
another, or the assuming of
the obligations of another.
(4) “interested person” means:
(a) a director, chief executive
o f f i c e r , o r c o n t r o l l i n g
shareholder of the issuer; or
(b) an associate of any such
director, chief execut ive
o f f i c e r , o r c o n t r o l l i n g
shareholder.
(5) “interested person transaction” means
a transaction between an entity at
risk and an interested person.
(6) “transaction” includes:–
(a) the provision or receipt of
financial assistance;
(b) the acquisition, disposal or
leasing of assets;
(c) the provision or receipt of
services;
(d) the issuance or subscription
of securities;
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(�) a continuing connected transaction on
normal commercial terms will be exempt
from the independent shareholders’
approval requirement only under Rule
�4A.34 where each of the percentage
ratios (other than the profits ratio) is
on an annual basis less than �.5%, or
each of the percentage ratios (other than
the profits ratio) is on an annual basis
equal to or more than �.5% but less
than �5% and the annual consideration
is less than HK$�0,000,000.
Rule 14A.45
The following details of the connected
transaction must be included in the listed
issuer’s next published annual report and
accounts:
(�) the transaction date;
(�) the parties to the transaction and
a descript ion of their connected
relationship;
(3) a brief description of the transaction
and its purpose;
(4) the total consideration and terms;
and
(5) the nature and extent of the connected
person’s interest in the transaction.
(e) the granting of or being
granted options; and
(f) t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f
j o in t ven tu re s o r j o in t
investments;
whether or not in the ordinary course
of business, and whether or not
entered into directly or indirectly
(for example, through one or more
interposed entities).
When Announcement RequiredRule 905, Listing Manual
(�) An issuer must make an immediate
announcement of any interested
person transaction of a value equal
to, or more than, 3% of the group’s
latest audited net tangible assets.
(�) I f the aggregate value of a l l
transactions entered into with the
same interested person during the
same financial year amounts to 3%
or more of the group’s latest audited
net tangible assets, the issuer must
make an immediate announcement of
the latest transaction and all future
transactions entered into with that
same interested person during that
financial year.
(3) Rule 905(�) and (�) does not apply to
any transaction below $�00,000.
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Rules 14A.25 and 14A.26
The Stock Exchange will aggregate a series
of connected transactions and treat them as
if they were one transaction if they were all
completed within a ��-month period or are
otherwise related. In such cases, the listed
issuer must comply with the requirements for
the relevant classification of the connected
transactions when aggregated.
For the purpose of aggregating connected
transactions, the issuer must consult the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange before it enters into any
proposed connected transaction(s) if:
(�) any circumstances described in Rule
�4A.�6 or Rule �4A.�7 exist in respect of
such proposed connected transaction(s)
any other connected transaction(s)
entered into by the listed issuer in the
preceding ��-month period; or
(�) the proposed connected transaction(s)
and any other transaction(s) entered
into by the issuer involve acquisitions
of assets from a person or group of
persons or any of his/their associates
within �4 months of such person or
group of persons gaining control (as
defined in the Takeovers Code) of the
issuer (other than at the level of its
subsidiaries)
The issue must provide details of the
t ransact ions to the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange to enable it to determine whether
the transactions will be aggregated.
When Shareholder Approval RequiredRule 906, Listing Manual
(�) An issuer must obtain shareholder
approval for any interested person
transaction of a value equal to, or
more than:–
(a) 5% of the group’s latest
audited net tangible assets;
or
(b) 5% of the group’s latest
audited net tangible assets,
when aggregated with other
transactions entered into with
the same interested person
during the same financial
year. However, a transaction
which has been approved by
shareholders, or is the subject
of aggregation with another
transaction that has been
approved by shareholders,
need not be included in any
subsequent aggregation.
(�) Rule 906(�) does not apply to any
transaction below $�00,000.
Rule 907, Listing Manual
An issuer must disclose the aggregate
value of interested person transactions
entered into during the financial year under
review in its annual report. The name of
the interested person and the corresponding
aggregate value of the interested person
transactions entered into with the same
interested person must be presented in the
prescribed format.
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Rule 908, Listing Manual
In interpreting the term “same interested
person” for the purpose of aggregation
in Rules 905 and 906, the following
applies:–
Transactions between an entity at risk and
interested persons who are members of the
same group are deemed to be transactions
between the entity at risk with the same
interested person.
If an interested person, (which is a member
of a group) is listed, its transactions with
the entity at risk need not be aggregated
with transactions between the entity at risk
and other interested persons of the same
group, provided that the listed interested
person and other listed interested persons
have boards the majority of whose directors
are different and are not accustomed to act
on the instructions of the other interested
persons and their associates and have audit
committees whose members are completely
different.
Rule 918, Listing Manual
If a transaction requires shareholder
approval, it must be obtained either prior to
the transaction being entered into or, if the
transaction is expressed to be conditional
on such approval, prior to the completion
of the transaction.
Factors which the Stock Exchange may take
into account in determining whether connected
transactions will be aggregated include whether
the transactions:
(�) are entered into by the listed issuer
with the same party or with parties
connected or otherwise associated with
one another;
(�) involve the acquisition or disposal of
securities or an interest in one particular
company or group of companies;
(3) involve the acquisition or disposal of
parts of one asset; or
(4) together lead to a substantial involvement
by the listed issuer in a business activity
which did not previously form part of
the listed issuer’s principal business
activities.
Rule 14A.18
The Stock Exchange will require that connected
t ransact ions and continuing connected
transactions are made conditional on prior
approval by the independent shareholders of
the listed issuer in general meeting.
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ExceptionsRule 915, Listing Manual
The fol lowing t ransact ions are not
required to comply with Rules 905, 906
and 907:–
(�) A payment of dividends, a subdivision
of shares, an issue of securities by
way of a bonus issue, a preferential
offer, or an off-market acquisition
of the issuer’s shares, made to all
shareholders on a pro-rata basis,
including the exercise of rights,
options or company warrants granted
under the preferential offer.
(�) The grant of options, and the issue
of securities pursuant to the exercise
of options, under an employees’
share option scheme approved by
the SGX-ST.
(3) A transaction between an entity at
risk and an investee company, where
the interested person’s interest in
the investee company, other than
that held through the issuer, is less
than 5%.
(4) A transaction in marketable securities
carried out in the open market
where the counterparty’s identity
is unknown to the issuer at the time
of the transaction.
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(5) A transaction between an entity at
risk and an interested person for
the provision of goods or services
if:–
(a) the goods or services are sold
or rendered based on a fixed
or graduated scale, which is
publicly quoted; and
(b) the sale prices are applied
consistently to all customers
or class of customers.
S u c h t r a n s a c t i o n s i n c l u d e
te lecommunicat ion and posta l
services, public utility services,
and sale of fixed price goods at
retail outlets.
(6) The provision of financial assistance
or services by a financial institution
that is licensed or approved by the
Monetary Authority of Singapore,
on normal commercial terms and in
the ordinary course of business.
(7) The receipt of financial assistance or
services from a financial institution
that is licensed or approved by the
Monetary Authority of Singapore,
on normal commercial terms and in
the ordinary course of business.
(8) Director’s fees and remuneration, and
employment remuneration (excluding
“golden parachute” payments).
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A listed issuer audits officers should
not deal in the listed issuer’s securities
during the period commencing two weeks
before the announcement of the company’s
financial statements for each of the first
three quarters of its financial year, or one
month before half year or financial year, as
the case may be, and ending on the date of
announcement of the relevant results.
RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS OF DIRECTORS BEFORE PUBLICATION OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS
A director must not deal in any securities of the
listed issuer on any day on which its financial results
are published and:
(i) during the period of 60 days immediately
preceding the publication date of the annual
results or, if shorter, the period from the
end of the relevant financial year up to the
publication date of the results; and
(ii) during the period of 30 days immediately
preceding the publication date of the quarterly
results (if any) and half-year results or,
if shorter, the period from the end of the
relevant quarterly or half-year period up to
the publication date of the results,
unless the circumstances are exceptional as described
in the immediately succeeding paragraph below.
In any event, the director must comply with the
procedure in the rules of the Model Code for
Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers
(the “Directors Dealing Code”).
If a director proposes to sell or otherwise dispose
of securities of the listed issuer under exceptional
circumstances where the sale or disposal is otherwise
prohibited under the Directors Dealing Code, the
director must comply with the provisions of the
rules in the Directors Dealing Code regarding prior
written notice and acknowledgement.
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The director must satisfy the chairman or the
designated director that the circumstances are
exceptional and the proposed sale or disposal is the
only reasonable course of action available to the
director before the director can sell or dispose of
the securities. The listed issuer shall give written
notice of such sale or disposal to the Stock Exchange
as soon as practicable stating why it considered
the circumstances to be exceptional. The listed
issuer shall publish an announcement in accordance
with the Listing Rules immediately after any such
sale or disposal and state that the chairman or the
designated director is satisfied that there were
exceptional circumstances for such sale or disposal
of securities by the director.
Under the Directors Dealing Code, a director must
not deal in any securities of the listed issuer without
first notifying in writing the chairman or a director
(otherwise than himself) designated by the board for
the specific purpose and receiving a dated written
acknowledgement. In his own case, the chairman
must first notify the board at a board meeting, or
alternatively notify a director (otherwise than himself)
designated by the board for the purpose and receive
a dated written acknowledgement before any dealing.
The designated director must not deal in
any securities of the listed issuer without first
notifying the chairman and receiving a dated written
acknowledgement.
In each case, (a) a response to a request for clearance
to deal must be given to the relevant director within
five business days of the request being made; and (b)
the clearance to deal in accordance with (a) above
must be valid for no longer than five business days
of clearance being received.
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2. TAKEOVER OBLIGATIONS
2.1 The Singapore Code
The Singapore Code regulates the acquisition of ordinary shares of public companies and
contain certain provisions that may delay, deter or prevent a future takeover or change in control
of the Company. Any person acquiring an interest, either on his own or together with parties
acting in concert with him, in 30.0% or more of the Company’s voting Shares, or, if such person
holds, either on his own or together with parties acting in concert with him, between 30.0% and
50.0% (both inclusive) of the Company’s voting Shares, and if he (or parties acting in concert
with him) acquires additional voting Shares representing more than �.0% of the Company’s
voting Shares in any six-month period, must, except with the consent of the Securities Industry
Council in Singapore, extend a takeover offer for the remaining voting Shares in accordance
with the provisions of the Singapore Code.
• “Parties acting in concert” comprise individuals or companies who, pursuant to an
agreement or understanding (whether formal or informal), co-operate, through the
acquisition by any of them of Shares in a company, to obtain or consolidate effective
control of that company. Certain persons are presumed (unless the presumption is
rebutted) to be acting in concert with each other. They are as follows:
• a company and its related companies, the associated companies of any of the
company and its related companies, companies whose associated companies
include any of these companies and any person who has provided financial
assistance (other than a bank in the ordinary course of business) to any of
the foregoing for the purchase of voting rights;
• a company and its directors (including their close relatives, related trusts
and companies controlled by any of the directors, their close relatives and
related trusts);
• a company and its pension funds and employee share schemes;
• a person with any investment company, unit trust or other fund whose
investment such person manages on a discretionary basis;
• a financial or other professional adviser and its clients in respect of Shares
held by the adviser and persons controlling, controlled by or under the
same control as the adviser and all the funds managed by the adviser on a
discretionary basis, where the shareholdings of the adviser and any of those
funds in the client total �0.0% or more of the client’s equity share capital;
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• directors of a company (including their close relatives, related trusts and
companies controlled by any of such directors, their close relatives and
related trusts) which is subject to an offer or where the directors have reason
to believe a bona fide offer for the company may be imminent;
• partners; and
• an individual and his close relatives, related trusts, any person who is
accustomed to act in accordance with his instructions and companies controlled
by the individual, his close relatives, his related trusts or any person who is
accustomed to act in accordance with his instructions and any person who
has provided financial assistance (other than a bank in the ordinary course
of business) to any of the foregoing for the purchase of voting rights.
A mandatory offer must be in cash or be accompanied by a cash alternative at not less
than the highest price paid by the offeror or parties acting in concert with the offeror within the
six months preceding the acquisition of Shares that triggered the mandatory offer obligation.
Under the Singapore Code, where effective control of a company is acquired or consolidated
by a person, or persons acting in concert, a general offer to all other shareholders is normally
required. An offeror must treat all shareholders of the same class in an offeree company equally.
A fundamental requirement is that shareholders in the company subject to the takeover offer
must be given sufficient information, advice and time to consider and decide on the offer.
2.2 Takeovers Code
Public companies with a primary listing of their equity securities in Hong Kong fall
within the regulatory framework of the Takeovers Code. The Takeovers Code is not legally
enforceable. Its purpose is to provide guidelines for companies and their advisers contemplating,
or becoming involved in, takeovers and mergers affecting public companies in Hong Kong.
The aim of the Takeovers Code is to ensure fair treatment of shareholders affected by merger
or takeover transactions. It requires the timely disclosure of adequate information to enable
shareholders to make an informed decision as to the merits of any offer.
The Takeovers Code regulates acquisitions of Shares (whether by way of takeovers,
mergers and share repurchases) in an offeree company which changes its control, currently
defined as a holding, or aggregate holdings, of 30% or more of the voting rights of a company,
regardless of whether that holding or holdings gives de facto control.
The Takeovers Code also applies not only to the offeror and the offeree company, but
also to those persons “acting in concert” with the offeror. Under the Takeovers Code, “persons
acting in concert” are persons who “pursuant to an agreement or understanding, actively co-
operate to obtain or consolidate control of a company through the acquisition by any of them
of voting rights of the company”. The Takeovers Code also describes classes of persons who
are presumed to be acting in concert with others in the same class.
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The Takeovers Code requires the making of a mandatory general offer to all shareholders
of the offeree company, unless a waiver has been granted by the SFC, where a person or a
group of persons acting in concert (�) acquires control of a company (meaning 30% or more
of the voting rights), whether by a series of transactions over a period of time, or not, or (�)
when already holding between 30% and 50% of the voting rights of a company, acquires more
than �% of the voting rights in the target company in a ��-month period from the date of the
relevant acquisition.
In either of the above cases, an offer must be made to the shareholders for the balance of
the Shares of the public company. The offer must be in cash or accompanied by a cash alternative
at not less than the highest price paid by the purchaser (or persons acting in concert with it) for
Shares of that class during the offer period and within 6 months prior to its commencement.