Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Lifestyle International Holdings / Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 5 August, Thomas Yau, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lifestyle-international-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:112:1" rel="noopener">Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK)</a>'s controlling shareholder, tabled a Scheme at HK$5/share, a 62.3% premium to last close.  </li>
<li>The Scheme Doc is now out with the Court Meeting on the 21st of November. The outcome of this transaction will pivot off the reassessed net asset value of HK$10.60/share.</li>
<li>Trading at a gross spread of 9.6% using yesterday's close, reflecting the perceived opportunistic nature of the Offer. Yet Hong Kong's 2018 visitor glory days remain a long way off. </li>
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Back on the 5 August, Thomas Yau, Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK)'s controlling shareholder, tabled a Scheme at HK$5/share, a 62.3% premium to last close.  
The Scheme Doc is now out with the Court Meeting on the 21st of November. The outcome of this transaction will pivot off the reassessed net asset value of HK$10.60/share.
Trading at a gross spread of 9.6% using yesterday's close, reflecting the perceived opportunistic nature of the Offer. Yet Hong Kong's 2018 visitor glory days remain a long way off. 


Lifestyle (1212 HK): Timing Is Everything As Shareholders Go To Vote on 21 Nov

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lifestyle-international-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:112:1" rel="noopener">Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK)</a> scheme document is out with the court meeting scheduled for 21 November. The IFA considers the HK$5.00 offer to be fair and reasonable. </li>
<li>Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of independent shareholders (&lt;10% rejection). Headcount test not applicable. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.</li>
<li>The offer is light but likely to succeed. At last close and for a 30 December payment, the gross and annualised spread to the offer is 9.6% and 65.7%, respectively.</li>
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The Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK) scheme document is out with the court meeting scheduled for 21 November. The IFA considers the HK$5.00 offer to be fair and reasonable. 
Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of independent shareholders (&lt;10% rejection). Headcount test not applicable. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.
The offer is light but likely to succeed. At last close and for a 30 December payment, the gross and annualised spread to the offer is 9.6% and 65.7%, respectively.


Lifestyle International’s Court Meeting on 21 November

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<li>Chu Yuet Wah is Offering to take <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingston-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3566:1" rel="noopener">Kingston Financial (1031 HK)</a> private by way of a Scheme at HK$0.30/share.</li>
<li>The Cancellation price is a 47.78% premium to last close. It will not be increased. </li>
<li>Disinterested shareholders  comprise 25.073% of shares out, therefore a blocking stake at the Scheme meeting is 2.5073%. The headcount test also applies. </li>
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Chu Yuet Wah is Offering to take Kingston Financial (1031 HK) private by way of a Scheme at HK$0.30/share.
The Cancellation price is a 47.78% premium to last close. It will not be increased. 
Disinterested shareholders  comprise 25.073% of shares out, therefore a blocking stake at the Scheme meeting is 2.5073%. The headcount test also applies. 


Kingston Financial (1031 HK): Chu's Scheme At HK$0.30/Share

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On the 17 January, property developer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hkc-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14707:1" rel="noopener">HKC Holdings (190 HK)</a>  <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0117/2021011700005.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a privatisation offer by way of a Scheme from the controlling Oei family. The offer price of $8/share was a 120.39% premium to last close and around an eight-year high. An interim dividend of HK$0.13/share was also declared and would NOT be deducted from the cancellation price. 
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The Scheme Document was <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0331/2021033101856.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">despatched</a> on the 31 March. The IFA said "fair &amp; reasonable". At the Scheme Meeting on the 23 April, disinterested shareholders overwhelmingly approved (99.36%) the Scheme. Done &amp; dusted.
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But wait .....
In the HKEx <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0423/2021042302469.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> detailing the results of the Meeting, HKC also states:
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The directions Order of the Bermuda Court dated 25 March 2021 provided that the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of voting power in respect of the shares issued and entitled to vote at the Court Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at the Court Meeting (‘‘Quorum Requirement’’). Given the number of Disinterested Scheme Shareholders who voted in person or by proxy at the Court Meeting may not comply with the Quorum Requirement, the Company has asked its Bermuda legal advisers to forthwith seek directions from the Court with respect to the convention and the validity of the results of the Court Meeting.
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There is no mention of a quorum condition to the Scheme in the Scheme Document. 
HKC was supposed to trade yesterday, but shares were suspended ahead of the open.
Is this new information a deal-breaker?


On the 17 January, property developer HKC Holdings (190 HK)  announced a privatisation offer by way of a Scheme from the controlling Oei family. The offer price of $8/share was a 120.39% premium to last close and around an eight-year high. An interim dividend of HK$0.13/share was also declared and would NOT be deducted from the cancellation price. 


The Scheme Document was despatched on the 31 March. The IFA said "fair &amp; reasonable". At the Scheme Meeting on the 23 April, disinterested shareholders overwhelmingly approved (99.36%) the Scheme. Done &amp; dusted.

But wait .....
In the HKEx announcement detailing the results of the Meeting, HKC also states:

The directions Order of the Bermuda Court dated 25 March 2021 provided that the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of voting power in respect of the shares issued and entitled to vote at the Court Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at the Court Meeting (‘‘Quorum Requirement’’). Given the number of Disinterested Scheme Shareholders who voted in person or by proxy at the Court Meeting may not comply with the Quorum Requirement, the Company has asked its Bermuda legal advisers to forthwith seek directions from the Court with respect to the convention and the validity of the results of the Court Meeting.

There is no mention of a quorum condition to the Scheme in the Scheme Document. 
HKC was supposed to trade yesterday, but shares were suspended ahead of the open.
Is this new information a deal-breaker?

Hong Kong

HKC (Holdings) Limited and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the business of property development and investment, alternative energy investment and management, infrastructure and construction.

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Lifestyle (1212 HK): Timing Is Everything As Shareholders Go To Vote on 21 Nov

Expect Lifestyle to trade wide-ish to terms given the vote risk. But on balance, I think Yau has got the timing just right.

David Blennerhassett

Lifestyle International’s Court Meeting on 21 November

The offer is light but there is no headcount test. No shareholder holds a blocking stake. At the last close, the gross spread to the offer is 9.6%.

Arun George

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David Blennerhassett