THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in PW Medtech Group Limited, you should at once hand this circular to the purchaser or the transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale was effected for transmission to the purchaser or the transferee.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this circular, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.
PW MEDTECH GROUP LIMITED
普 華 和 順 集 團 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1358)
- MAJOR TRANSACTION: DISPOSAL OF CBPO SHARES; AND
- NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
A letter from the Board is set out on pages 6 to 19 of this circular. A notice convening an extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at Level 1, Building 1, No. 23, Panlong West Road, Mafang Industrial Park, Pinggu District, Beijing, The People's Republic of China at 10:00 a.m. on November 7, 2019 is set out on pages EGM-1 to EGM-2 of this circular.
Whether or not you are able to attend the extraordinary general meeting, you are requested to complete the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the extraordinary general meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the extraordinary general meeting should you so wish.
October 18, 2019
CONTENTS
Page | |
DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
LETTER FROM THE BOARD | |
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 10 |
PRIVATIZATION PROPOSAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 14 |
INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
INFORMATION ON CENTURIUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
INFORMATION ON CBPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
FINANCIAL EFFECT OF THE DISPOSAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 16 |
USE OF PROCEEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 16 |
REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 16 |
LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 17 |
EGM AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
RECOMMENDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 19 |
APPENDIX I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 20 |
APPENDIX II - GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24 |
NOTICE OF THE EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | EGM-1 |
- i -
DEFINITIONS
In this circular, the following expressions have the meanings set out below unless the context otherwise requires.
''Acquisition'' | a proposed acquisition by the Consortium or their controlled |
affiliates of all of the outstanding CBPO Shares not already | |
owned by the members of the Consortium as envisaged in the | |
Consortium Agreement | |
''Acquisition Holdco'' | a new company formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands |
by the parties to the Consortium Agreement, which is intended | |
to hold 100% of CBPO | |
''Board'' | the board of Directors |
''CBPO'' | China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a Cayman Islands |
exempted company listed on NASDAQ since 2009 (NASDAQ: | |
CBPO), which changed its place of domicile from Delaware to | |
the Cayman Islands on July 21, 2017 | |
''CBPO Share(s)'' | ordinary share(s) of CBPO at a par value of US$0.0001 per |
share | |
''Centurium'' | Beachhead Holdings Limited, an exempted company |
incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with | |
limited liability and the principal business activity of which is | |
investment holding. Centurium is ultimately controlled by Mr. | |
David Hui Li, an Independent Third Party | |
''CITIC'' | CITIC Capital China Partners IV, L.P., represented by its |
general partner CCP IV GP Ltd.. CITIC is ultimately | |
controlled by CITIC Capital Holdings Limited, an Independent | |
Third Party | |
''Company'' | PW Medtech Group Limited (普華和順集團公司), an |
exempted company incorporated under the laws of the | |
Cayman Islands with limited liability on May 13, 2011 and | |
the principal business activity of which is investment holding | |
''connected person(s)'' | has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules |
''Consortium'' | the consortium formed under the Consortium Agreement for |
the purpose of the Privatization Proposal and the Acquisition | |
''Consortium Agreement'' | the agreement dated September 18, 2019 and entered into |
among the Initial Consortium Members in connection with the | |
Privatization Proposal and the Acquisition |
- 1 -
DEFINITIONS
''Covered Securities'' | all of the existing and additional securities of CBPO of which |
a party to the Consortium Agreement has acquired or will | |
acquire beneficial ownership | |
''DEHP'' | Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, the most common member of the |
class of phthalates, which is used as plasticizers in polymer | |
products to make plastic flexible | |
''Director(s)'' | the director(s) of the Company |
''Disposal'' | the disposal of 1,000,000 CBPO Shares by the Company as |
contemplated under the Share Purchase Agreement | |
''EGM'' | the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be |
convened for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, | |
approving the Disposal | |
''Equity Contribution'' | value of the Rollover Securities, plus any cash contribution, |
made in exchange for the shares of Acquisition Holdco by the | |
parties to the Consortium Agreement | |
''Group'' | the Company and its subsidiaries; the Group is principally |
engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of | |
advanced infusion set products | |
''Hillhouse'' | HH Sum-XXII Holdings Limited, which is ultimately |
controlled by Hillhouse Capital Advisors, Ltd., an Independent | |
Third Party | |
''Hong Kong'' | the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC |
''Infusion Set Business'' | the R&D, manufacturing and sale of advanced infusion set |
products | |
''Initial Consortium Members'' | the Company, Centurium, Parfield, CITIC, Hillhouse and |
Temasek | |
''Independent Third Party(ies)'' | a party which is not a connected person (as defined in the |
Listing Rules) of our Company | |
''Joint Advisors'' | the joint advisors to the Consortium engaged by the Majority |
Initial Consortium Members | |
''Latest Practicable Date'' | October 9, 2019 |
- 2 -
DEFINITIONS
''Listing Rules'' | the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock |
Exchange (as amended from time to time) | |
''Majority Initial Consortium | one or more Initial Consortium Members holding (or deemed |
Members'' | to hold pursuant to the terms of the Consortium Agreement) at |
least a majority (more than 50%) of the Rollover Securities | |
held (or deemed to be held pursuant to the terms of the | |
Consortium Agreement) by all the Initial Consortium Members | |
as of the date of the Consortium Agreement | |
''Merger Agreement'' | a definitive agreement and plan of merger relating to the |
Acquisition, as may be entered into by and among the | |
Consortium and/or one or more of its affiliates, on the one | |
hand, and CBPO, on the other hand, in the form to be agreed | |
by such parties and approved by the board of directors of | |
CBPO | |
''NASDAQ'' | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
''Parfield'' | Parfield International Ltd., a company wholly owned by Mr. |
Marc Chan, a substantial Shareholder and a connected person | |
of the Company | |
''Price Adjustment Mechanism'' | the mechanism for adjustment of the Sale Price, details of |
which are set out in the section headed ''Share Purchase | |
Agreement - Price Adjustment Mechanism'' of this circular | |
''Privatization Proposal'' | a proposed privatization of CBPO pursuant to which the CBPO |
Shares would be delisted from NASDAQ and deregistered | |
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from | |
time to time | |
''PRC'' | the People's Republic of China, which expression for the |
purpose of this circular, except where the context requires | |
otherwise, does not include Hong Kong, the Macau Special | |
Administrative Region and Taiwan | |
''Proposal Letter'' | a preliminary non-binding proposal sent by the Initial |
Consortium Members to the board of directors of CBPO in | |
connection with the Privatization Proposal and the Acquisition | |
''R&D'' | research and development |
''RMB'' | Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC |
- 3 -
This is an excerpt of the original content. To continue reading it, access the original document here.
Attachments
- Original document
- Permalink
Disclaimer
PW Medtech Group Co. Ltd. published this content on 18 October 2019 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 18 October 2019 09:23:07 UTC