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King's Flair International (Holdings) Limited
科 勁 國 際(控 股)有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 6822)
SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT
IN RELATION TO
USE OF PROCEEDS DISCLOSED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT
Reference is made to the annual report of King's Flair International (Holdings) Limited (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") for the year ended 31 December 2019 (the "Annual Report"). Unless the context requires otherwise, capitalised terms used in this supplemental announcement shall have the meanings as they are used in the Annual Report.
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") would like to provide additional information pursuant to paragraphs 11(8) and 11A of Appendix 16 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the "Listing Rules") on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") in relation to the use of the net proceeds raised from the Share Offer as set out below.
BREAKDOWN AND PURPOSE OF USE
Set out below is a breakdown of the planned use and actual use of the proceeds up to 31 December 2019:
Actual use of | Actual use of | |||
Planned use of | proceeds from | proceeds | ||
the listing | during the | Unused | ||
Purpose of net proceeds as | proceeds as | date to | year ended | proceeds as at |
disclosed in | 31 December | 31 December | 31 December | |
disclosed in the Prospectus | the Prospectus | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 |
HK$ million | HK$ million | HK$ million | HK$ million | |
To broaden customer base, to expand | ||||
penetration in existing markets and | ||||
to penetrate into new markets | 11.0 | 11.0 | - | - |
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Actual use of | Actual use of | ||||||||
Planned use of | proceeds from | proceeds | |||||||
the listing | during the | Unused | |||||||
Purpose of net proceeds as | proceeds as | date to | year ended | proceeds as at | |||||
disclosed in | 31 December | 31 December | 31 December | ||||||
disclosed in the Prospectus | the Prospectus | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | |||||
HK$ million | HK$ million | HK$ million | HK$ million | ||||||
To enhance the Group's product | |||||||||
design, development and | |||||||||
engineering capabilities | 48.4 | 45.4 | 3.0 | - | |||||
To establish flagship stores, with | |||||||||
one flagship store in Shanghai | |||||||||
by end of 2015, and expand the | |||||||||
Group's retail sales networks and | |||||||||
e-commerce business in the PRC | 33.0 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | |||||
To purchase and renovate office | |||||||||
premises | 98.9 | - | - | 98.9 | |||||
To enhance the Group's information | |||||||||
technology infrastructure | 6.5 | 6.5 | - | - | |||||
For working capital and general | |||||||||
corporate purposes | 22.0 | 22.0 | - | - | |||||
219.8 | 101.9 | 12.0 | 105.9 | ||||||
REMAINING PROCEEDS | |||||||||
The Group has been gradually implementing its business strategy of expanding its retail sales networks and e-commence business in the PRC and the net proceeds of the Share Offer allocated for such purpose has been applied in line with such implementation. It is expected that the remaining HK$7 million of the proceeds allocated for this purpose will be fully utilized by the year ending 31 December 2020.
Since completion of the Share Offer in January 2015, the Company has been on the lookout for acquiring suitable premises for expansion of office space as described in the Prospectus. However, prices of office premises in Hong Kong has been in a continuous upward trend since then and prices for premises of suitable size and location on the market has exceeded the budget allocated for such purpose. The Group will continue identifying suitable premises for expansion with a view to implement the acquisition and utilise part or whole of the proceeds allocated for this purpose by the year ending 31 December 2021.
The information contained in this supplemental announcement does not affect other information contained in the Annual Report and save as disclosed above, all other information in the Annual Report remains unchanged.
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Save as disclosed above, there is no material delay or change in the use of proceeds from the Share Offer. Further announcement(s) will be made by the Company in relation to the use of the remaining proceeds as and when appropriate.
By order of the Board
King's Flair International (Holdings) Limited
Wong Siu Wah
Chairman and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 11 August 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprised two executive directors, namely, Mr. Wong Siu Wah (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) and Ms. Wong Fook Chi; and three independent non-executive directors, namely, Dr. Lau Kin Tak, Mr. Anthony Graeme Michaels and Ms. Leung Wai Ling, Wylie.
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