ARTINI CHINA CO. LTD. 雅 天 妮 中 國 有 限 公 司

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1 THIS PROSPECTUS IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION If you are in any doubt as to any aspects of this Prospectus or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other licensed securities dealer, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser. If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Artini China Co. Ltd., you should at once hand the Prospectus Documents to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee. A copy of each of the Prospectus Documents, together with the documents specified in the section headed Documents delivered to the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong in Appendix III to this Prospectus, have been registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong pursuant to Section 342C of the Companies (Winding Up And Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong). The Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong take no responsibility for the contents of any of these documents. Dealings in securities of the Company may be settled through CCASS and you should consult your stockbroker or other licensed securities dealer, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser for details of the settlement arrangements and how such arrangements may affect your rights and interests. Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Offer Shares on the Stock Exchange as well as compliance with the stock admission requirements of HKSCC, the Offer Shares will be accepted as eligible securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect from the commencement dates of dealings in the Offer Shares on the Stock Exchange or such other dates as determined by HKSCC. Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS Operational Procedures in effect from time to time. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited take no responsibility for the contents of the Prospectus Documents, 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 the Prospectus Documents. ARTINI CHINA CO. LTD. 雅 天 妮 中 國 有 限 公 司 (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 789) OPEN OFFER OF NEW SHARES ON THE BASIS OF THREE OFFER SHARES FOR EVERY NEW SHARE HELD ON RECORD DATE Underwriter to the Open Offer Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited Financial adviser to Artini China Co. Ltd. Guotai Junan Capital Limited Capitalised terms used in this cover page shall have the same meanings as those defined in this Prospectus. The Latest Time for Acceptance of and payment for the Offer Shares is at 4: 00 p.m. on Thursday, 11 December The procedure for acceptance of and payment for the Offer Shares is set out on pages 16 to 19 of this Prospectus. Shareholders and potential shareholders of the Company should note that the Underwriting Agreement in respect of the Open Offer contains provisions granting the Underwriter, by notice in writing, the right at any time prior to the Latest Time for Termination to terminate the Underwriter s obligations thereunder on the occurrence of certain events. These events are set out in the section headed Termination of the Underwriting Agreement on pages 7 to 8 of this Prospectus. If the Underwriter terminates the Underwriting Agreement, the Open Offer will not proceed. Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should note that the Shares have been dealt in on an ex-entitlement basis commencing from Wednesday, 19 November 2014 and that dealings in the Shares may take place while the conditions to which the Underwriting Agreement is subject remain unfulfilled. Any dealings in the Shares up to the date on which all the conditions of the Open Offer are fulfilled will accordingly bear the risk that the Open Offer may not become unconditional or may not proceed. Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise extreme caution when dealings in the Shares, and if they are in any doubt about their position, they should consult their own professional advisers. 27 November 2014

2 CONTENTS Page DEFINITIONS... 1 TERMINATION OF THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT... 7 EXPECTED TIMETABLE... 9 LETTER FROM THE BOARD APPENDIX I FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE GROUP APPENDIX II UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION APPENDIX III GENERAL INFORMATION i

3 DEFINITIONS In this Prospectus, the following expressions have the meanings respectively set opposite them unless the context otherwise requires: Announcement Application Form(s) associate(s) Board Business Day BVI Capital Reduction Capital Reorganisation CCASS CDM business Company Companies (WUMP) Ordinance the announcement of the Company in relation to, among other things, the Capital Reorganisation, the Change in Board Lot Size and the Open Offer dated 23 September 2014; the form(s) of application in respect of the Open Offer to be used by the Qualifying Shareholders to apply for the Offer Shares; has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules; the board of Directors; any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which licensed banks in Hong Kong are generally open for business; British Virgin Islands; the reduction of the issued share capital of the Company by the cancellation of (a) the paid-up capital of the Company to the extent of HK$0.19 on each Consolidated Share such that the nominal value of each issued Consolidated Share was reduced from HK$0.20 to HK$0.01, and (b) any fractional Consolidated Share in the issued share capital of the Company arising from the Share Consolidation; the capital reorganisation of the Company, which took effect on 18 November 2014, involving the Share Consolidation, the Capital Reduction, the Share Subdivision and the Elimination of Accumulated Losses; the Central Clearing and Settlement System established and operated by HKSCC; the concurrent design manufacturing business segment engaged by the Group where the Group concurrently designs and arranges the manufacture of products for internationally renowned brands according to their specified designs; Artini China Co. Ltd., a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and the Shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange; the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time); 1

4 DEFINITIONS Consolidated Share(s) Director(s) Disposal Agreement Elimination of Accumulated Losses Excess Application Form(s) Excluded Shareholder(s) Group HKSCC Independent Board Committee Independent Shareholder(s) the ordinary share(s) of HK$0.2 each in the share capital of the Company immediately following the Share Consolidation and prior to the Capital Reduction and the Share Subdivision; director(s) of the Company; the conditional sale and purchase agreement dated 9 October 2014 and entered into between Artist Star International Development Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as vendor and Celestial Elite Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by Mr. Tse, as purchaser in relation to the disposal of the entire issued share capital of TCK, the details of which were disclosed in the circular of the Company dated 30 October 2014; the transfer of the credit amount arising from the Capital Reduction to the contributed surplus account of the Company, and the application of the whole sum of which to set off against part of the accumulated losses of the Company; the form(s) of application for use by the Qualifying Shareholders to apply for the Offer Shares in excess of their entitlements under the Open Offer; those Overseas Shareholder(s) in respect of whom the Directors, based on legal opinions provided by the Company s legal adviser(s), consider it necessary or expedient not to offer the Offer Shares to such Overseas Shareholder(s) on account either of legal restrictions under the laws of the relevant place or the requirements of the relevant regulatory body or the stock exchange in that place; the Company and its subsidiaries; Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited; the independent board committee of the Company established to advise the Independent Shareholders regarding the Open Offer; the Shareholder(s), other than the Directors (excluding the independent non-executive Directors), the chief executive of the Company and their respective associates, who are not involved in, nor interested in, the Underwriting Agreement; 2

5 DEFINITIONS Independent Third Party(ies) Last Trading Day Latest Practicable Date Latest Time for Acceptance Latest Time for Termination Listing Committee Listing Rules Mr. Tse New Share(s) Offer Share(s) Old Share(s) independent third party(ies) who is/are not connected person(s) (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company and is/are independent of and not connected with the Company and directors, chief executive, controlling shareholders and substantial shareholders of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective associates; 19 September 2014, being the last trading day of the Shares on the Stock Exchange before the release of the Announcement; 24 November 2014, being the latest practicable date for the purpose of ascertaining certain information contained in this Prospectus; 4: 00 p.m. on Thursday, 11 December 2014 or such other date and/or time as may be agreed between the Company and the Underwriter, being the latest time for acceptance of the application and payment for the Offer Shares and excess Offer Shares; 4:00p.m.onthethirdBusinessDayaftertheLatestTimefor Acceptance, or such later time or date as may be agreed between the Company and the Underwriter, being the latest time to terminate the Underwriting Agreement; has the meaning attributed to it in the Listing Rules; the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange; Mr. Tse Hoi Chau; ordinary share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company after the Capital Reorganisation has become effective; the New Shares to be allotted and issued under the Open Offer, being 1,855,980,483 New Shares to the Qualifying Shareholders for subscription on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Underwriting Agreement and the Prospectus Documents; the ordinary share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company prior to the Capital Reorganisation becoming effective; 3

6 DEFINITIONS Open Offer Optionholders Overseas Shareholder(s) PRC Prospectus Prospectus Documents Prospectus Issue Date Provisional Agreement I Provisional Agreement II Provisional Agreement III the proposed issue of Offer Shares by the Company on the basis of three (3) Offer Shares for every one (1) New Share held on the Record Date at the subscription price of HK$0.10 per Offer Share on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Underwriting Agreement and the Prospectus Documents; holders of the Share Options; Shareholder(s) whose name(s) appear(s) on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on the Record Date and whose address(es) as shown on such register is(are) in place(s) outside Hong Kong; the People s Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan for the purposes of this Prospectus; this prospectus issued by the Company in relation to the Open Offer; collectively, this Prospectus, the Application Form and the Excess Application Form; 27 November 2014, the date of despatch of the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders or the Prospectus for information only to the Excluded Shareholders; the provisional agreement for sale and purchase dated 14 October 2014 and entered into among Gentleman Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as vendor, andtwopurchasers,independentthirdparties,inrelationtothe disposal of the Unit B1 on 1st Floor, Kaiser Estate, No. 41 Man Yue Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong; the provisional agreement for sale and purchase dated 14 October 2014 and entered into between Gain Trade Enterprise Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as vendor and a purchaser, an Independent Third Party, in relation to the disposal of the Unit B on 2nd Floor, Kaiser Estate, No. 41 Man Yue Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong; the provisional agreement for sale and purchase dated 14 October 2014 and entered into among Artist Empire Jewellery Mfy. Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as vendor, and two purchasers, Independent Third Parties, in relation to the disposal of the Car Parking Space No. 26 on Ground Floor, Kaiser Estate, Nos Man Yue Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong; 4

7 DEFINITIONS Qualifying Shareholders Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on the Record Date other than the Excluded Shareholder(s); Record Date 25 November 2014, being the date by reference to which entitlements to the Open Offer was determined; Registrar SFO the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, being Union Registrars Limited at 18/F., Fook Lee Commercial Centre, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (address to be changed to A18/F., Asia Orient Tower, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong with effect from 1 December 2014); Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong); SGM the special general meeting of the Company held on 17 November 2014 where the Independent Shareholders have approved, among other things, the Open Offer; Share(s) Share Consolidation Share Option Scheme Share Option(s) Share Subdivision Shareholder(s) Stock Exchange TCK Old Share(s) or New Share(s) (as the case may be); the consolidation of every two (2) Old Shares of nominal value of HK$0.10 each in the issued and unissued share capital of the Company into one (1) Consolidated Share of nominal value of HK$0.20; the share option scheme adopted by the Company on 23 April 2008; right(s) to subscribe for Share(s) pursuant to the Share Option Scheme; the sub-division of each authorised but unissued Consolidated Share of nominal value of HK$0.20 each (including all those arising from the Capital Reduction) into twenty (20) New Shares of nominal value of HK$0.01 each; holder(s) of Share(s) of the Company; The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; TCK Company Limited, a company incorporated in BVI with limited liability disposed of by the Company under the Disposal Agreement; 5

8 DEFINITIONS Undertaking Shareholders Underwriter or Guotai Junan Underwriting Agreement Underwritten Shares Walifax Investments WOFE HK$ Mr. Tse and Walifax Investments; Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, a licensed corporation to carry out type 1 (dealing in securities) and type 4 (advising on securities) regulated activities under the SFO, being the sole underwriter of the Open Offer; the underwriting agreement dated 19 September 2014 entered into among the Company, the Undertaking Shareholders and the Underwriter in relation to the underwriting arrangement of the Open Offer; all Offer Shares less such number of Offer Shares which Mr. Tse and Walifax Investments undertake to take up their respective entitlements under the Open Offer, being 1,030,911,492 Offer Shares; Walifax Investments Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the BVI with limited liability and wholly-owned by Mr. Tse; 超 群 ( 海 豐 ) 首 飾 廠 有 限 公 司 (Artist Empire (Hai Feng) Jewellery Mfy. Limited), a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established in the PRC with limited liability and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TCK; Hong Kong dollar, the lawful currency of Hong Kong; % or per cent. percentage or per centum. 6

9 TERMINATION OF THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT TERMINATION OF THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT It should be noted that the Underwriting Agreement contains provisions granting the Underwriter, by notice in writing, the right to terminate the Underwriter s obligations thereunder on the occurrence of certain events. The Underwriter may terminate the Underwriting Agreement on or before the Latest Time for Termination if prior to the Latest Time for Termination, any of the following happens: (a) the Underwriter shall become aware of the fact that, or shall have reasonable cause to believe that, any of the warranties was (when originally given or when repeated in accordance with the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement) untrue, inaccurate, misleading or breached,andineachcasewhereitismaterialin the context of the Open Offer; (b) (i) any new law or regulation is enacted, or there is any change in existing laws or regulations or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any court or other competent authority, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere; (ii) any occurrence of local, national or international event or change (whether or not forming part of a series of events or changes occurring or continuing before, and/or after the date of the Underwriting Agreement) of a political, military, financial, economic or other nature (whether or not ejusdem generis with any of the foregoing), or in the nature of any local, national or international outbreak or escalation of hostilities or armed conflict, or affecting local securities markets; (iii) any event of force majeure including, without limiting the generality thereof, any act of God, war, riot, public disorder, civil commotion, fire, flood, explosion, epidemic, terrorism, strike or lockout; (iv) any other material adverse change in relation to the business or the financial or trading position or prospects of the Group as a whole whether or not ejusdem generis with any of the foregoing; (v) any change of an exceptional nature in local, national or international equity securities or currency markets; (vi) any suspension in the trading of the Company s securities on the Stock Exchange for a period of more than 10 consecutive Business Days, excluding any suspension in connection with the clearance of the Announcement or circular relating to the Capital Reorganisation, the Open Offer or the Prospectus Documents or other announcement or circular relating in connection with the Capital Reorganisation and Open Offer; (vii) any material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in Hong Kong authorities; 7

10 TERMINATION OF THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT (viii)any moratorium on commercial banking activities having been declared by Hong Kong authorities; (ix) any change or development involving a prospective change in taxation or exchange controls in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which event or events, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, is or are: (1) likely to have a material adverse effect on the business or financial or trading position or prospects of the Group as a whole; (2) likely to have a material adverse effect on the success of the Open Offer or the level of Offer Shares taken up; or (3) so material as to make it inappropriate, inadvisable or inexpedient to proceed further with the Open Offer. If the Underwriter exercises such right, the Open Offer will not proceed. Upon giving any of such notice, all obligations of the Underwriter under the Underwriting Agreement shall cease and determine and no party shall have any claim against any party in respect of any matter or thing arising out of or in connection with the Underwriting Agreement except in respect of any antecedent breach of the Underwriting Agreement, provided however that the Company shall remain liable to pay all reasonable costs, charges and expenses which may have been properly incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the Open Offer. 8

11 EXPECTED TIMETABLE 2014 (Hong Kong time) Original counter for trading in the New Shares inboardlotof20,000re-opens... 9:00a.m.onTuesday,2December Paralleltradingcommences... 9:00a.m.onTuesday,2December Designated broker starts to stand in the market to provide matching services for the sale and purchase of odd lots of the New Shares : 00 a.m. on Tuesday, 2 December Latest time for acceptance of and payment for the Offer Shares, and application for excessoffershares...4:00p.m.onthursday,11december Latest time for termination of the UnderwritingAgreement... 4:00p.m.onTuesday,16December AnnouncementonresultsoftheOpenOffer... Thursday,18December Certificate for fully-paid Offer Shares and refund cheques in respect of unsuccessful excess applications (if any) expectedtobedespatchedonorbefore... Friday,19December Dealingsinfully-paidOfferSharescommence... Monday,22December Closure of temporary counter for trading in thenewsharesinboardlotof :00p.m.onMonday,22December Paralleltradingends... 4:00p.m.onMonday,22December Designated broker ceases to stand in the market to provide matching services for the sale and purchase of odd lots of the New Shares : 00 p.m. on Monday, 22 December Last day of free exchange of existing certificates for newcertificatesforthenewshares... Monday,29December Notes: 1. All times and dates in this Prospectus refer to Hong Kong local times and dates. 2. The latest time for acceptance of and payment for the Offer Shares will not take place at the Latest Time for Acceptance if there is a tropical cyclone warning signal number 8 or above, or a black rainstorm warning: (a) in force in Hong Kong at any local time before 12: 00 noon but no longer in force after 12: 00 noon on the Latest Time for Acceptance. Instead the latest time of acceptance of and payment for the Offer Shares will be extended to 5: 00 p.m. on the same Business Day; and 9

12 EXPECTED TIMETABLE (b) in force in Hong Kong at any local time between 12: 00 noon and 4: 00 p.m. on the Latest Time for Acceptance. Instead of the latest time of acceptance of and payment for the Offer Shares will be rescheduled to 4: 00 p.m. on the following Business Day which does not have either of those warnings in force at any time between 9: 00 a.m. and 4: 00 p.m. If the latest time for acceptance of and payment for the Offer Shares does not take place on the Latest Time for Acceptance, the dates mentioned in this section headed Expected Timetable may be affected. An announcement will be made by the Company in such event as soon as practicable. 10

13 LETTER FROM THE BOARD ARTINI CHINA CO. LTD. 雅 天 妮 中 國 有 限 公 司 (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 789) Executive Directors: Mr.TseHoiChau(Chairman) Mr. Lin Shao Hua Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr.LauFaiLawrence Mr. Lau Yiu Kit Mr. Zeng Zhaohui Registered Office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda Principal place of business in Hong Kong: Flat B1, 1st Floor Kaiser Estate, Phase 1 41 Man Yue Street Hunghom Hong Kong 27 November 2014 To the Shareholders Dear Sir or Madam, OPEN OFFER OF NEW SHARES ON THE BASIS OF THREE OFFER SHARES FOR EVERY NEW SHARE HELD ON RECORD DATE INTRODUCTION References are made to the Announcement and the circular of the Company dated 24 October 2014 in relation to, among other things, the Open Offer. At the SGM held on 17 November 2014, the resolution for approving the Open Offer and the Underwriting Agreement and the respective transactions contemplated thereunder was duly passed by the Independent Shareholders by way of poll. The purpose of this Prospectus is to provide you with further information in relation to the Open Offer and other information in respect of the Company. OPEN OFFER The Open Offer is conditional upon the Capital Reorganisation becoming effective, which took place on 18 November

14 LETTER FROM THE BOARD Issue statistics Basis of the Open Offer : Three (3) Offer Shares for every one (1) New Share held on the Record Date Subscription Price : HK$0.10 per Offer Share payable in full upon application Number of Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date : 618,660,161 New Shares Number of Offer Shares : 1,855,980,483 Offer Shares Aggregate nominal value of Offer Shares : HK$18,559, Amount of proceeds to be raised before expenses Estimated amount of proceeds to be raised after deduction of all estimated expenses (including underwriting commission) Number of Offer Shares undertaken to be takenupbymr.tseandwalifax Investments Number of Offer Shares underwritten by the Underwriter Number of Shares in issue immediately upon completion of the Open Offer : Approximately HK$185.6 million : Approximately HK$183.0 million : 825,068,991 Offer Shares : 1,030,911,492 Offer Shares : 2,474,640,644 New Shares Note: As at the Latest Practicable Date, there were outstanding Share Options conferring rights on the holders thereof to subscribe for up to 54,000,000 New Shares which are vested and exercisable at HK$ per New Share (subject to adjustment, if any) during an exercise period from 28 March 2014 to 27 March The Company has obtained undertakings from each of the Optionholders that they will not exercise any Share Option at any time from the date of the Underwriting Agreement and up to the completion of the Open Offer. The 1,855,980,483 Offer Shares proposed to be allotted and issued represent approximately 300.0% of the issued share capital of the Company immediately after the completion of the Capital Reorganisation; and (ii) approximately 75.0% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the allotment and issue of the Offer Shares immediately after completion of the Open Offer. 12

15 LETTER FROM THE BOARD As at the Latest Practicable Date, save for the outstanding Share Options, the Company had no other outstanding options, warrants, derivatives or convertible securities which may confer any right to the holder thereof to subscribe for, convert or exchange into Shares. Subscription Price The subscription price of HK$0.10 per Offer Share will be payable in full upon application for Offer Shares. The Subscription Price represents: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) a discount of approximately 78.0% to the closing price of HK$0.454 per New Share (based on the closing price of HK$0.227 per Old Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the Last Trading Day and adjusted for the effect of the Share Consolidation); a discount of approximately 78.8% to the closing price of HK$ per New Share (based on the average closing price of HK$ per Old Share for the last ten trading days up to and including the Last Trading Day and adjusted for the effect of the Share Consolidation); a discount of approximately 46.9% to the theoretical ex-entitlement price of HK$ per Share based on the closing price of HK$0.227 per Old Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the Last Trading Day and adjusted for the effect of the Capital Reorganisation; a premium of approximately 4.2% over the net asset value per New Share of approximately HK$0.096 as at 31 March 2014 (based on the net asset value per Old Share of approximately HK$0.048 as at 31 March 2014 according to the 2014 annual report of the Company and adjusted for the effect of the Share Consolidation); and a discount of approximately 60.0% to the closing price of HK$0.25 per New Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on the Latest Practicable Date. The subscription price per Offer Share was arrived at after arm s length negotiation between the Company and the Underwriter with reference to the prevailing market conditions, the net asset value of the Company, the Company s needs of funds as further specified in the paragraph headed Reasons for the Open Offer and the Use of Proceeds below and the allotment ratio of three Offer Shares for one New Share held. The Directors consider that the discounts to the respective prevailing market prices of the Shares above would encourage the Qualifying Shareholders to participate in the Open Offer, which would enable the Qualifying Shareholders to maintain their respective shareholdings in the Company and participate in the future growth of the Group. Given that the Company has been recording net losses for consecutive years, the Company considered that it is necessary to offer a relatively deep discount (in the range of 70% to 80%) in the subscription price so as to increase the attractiveness of the Open Offer. On the other hand, in order to raise a sizable amount of funds to meet the Company s needs 13

16 LETTER FROM THE BOARD as further specified in the paragraph headed Reasons for the Open Offer and the Use of Proceeds below, with a relatively low subscription price, a relatively high allotment ratio would be needed. Moreover, the Company considered that it would be beneficial to the Company and to the Shareholders if the subscription price for the Open Offer is determined at a price higher than the net asset value of the Company as it would enhance the overall net asset value per Share of the Company. The net asset value per New Share was approximately HK$0.096 as at 31 March 2014 (based on the net asset value per Old Share of approximately HK$0.048 as at 31 March 2014 according to the 2014 annual report of the Company and adjusted for the effect of the Share Consolidation). On the other hand, according to Appendix II of this Prospectus, the unaudited pro forma adjusted consolidated net tangible assets attributable to owners of the Company as adjusted for the Open Offer per New Share would be increased to HK$ The Directors had performed sensitivity analysis of different combinations of allotment ratio and subscription price to compare the dilutive impact, level of discount to trading price and amount of proceeds that can be raised. Taking into account the other combinations, the Directors consider that by determining the subscription price at HK$0.10, the Open Offer would represent an attractive investment opportunity for the Shareholders. The Directors had considered reducing the allotment ratio and raising the subscription price in order to raise the same amount of funds needed. However, the Directors consider that, given the same size of targeted amount funds to be raised and the same amount of contribution by each of the Shareholders, it is also important to provide a deep discount (in the range of 70% to 80%) to the Shareholders who participate in the Open Offer such that the Open Offer would represent an attractive investment opportunity amid the loss making track record of the Group and the fluctuating stock market environment. Despite a deeper discount would require a relatively higher allotment ratio in order to attain a specific targeted size of funds raised, the Directors consider that the allotment ratio (as well as the potential dilution effect on the Shareholders who do not participate in the Open Offer) of three for one to be acceptable because every Shareholders are given the opportunity to participate in the Open Offer fairly at an attractive subscription price. Based on the above, the Directors, (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider the terms of the Open Offer, including the subscription price, to be fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Basis of provisional allotments The basis of the Open Offer will be three (3) Offer Shares for every one (1) New Share held by the Qualifying Shareholder on the Record Date at a subscription price of HK$0.10 peroffershare. Application for all or any part of a Qualifying Shareholder s assured entitlement should be made by completing the Application Form and lodging the same with a remittance for the Offer Shares being applied for. 14

17 LETTER FROM THE BOARD Qualifying Shareholders The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, a Shareholder must be registered as a member of the Company on the Record Date and not be an Excluded Shareholder. In order to be registered as members of the Company on the Record Date, Shareholders must have lodged all transfers of the New Shares (with the relevant share certificate(s)) to the Registrar at 18/F, Fook Lee Commercial Centre, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (address to be changed to A18/F., Asia Orient Tower, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong with effect from 1 December 2014) on or before 4: 30 p.m. on Thursday, 20 November The last day of dealings in the New Shares on a cum-entitlement basis is Tuesday, 18 November The New Shares have been dealt with on an ex-entitlement basis from Wednesday, 19 November Qualifying Shareholders who take up their pro-rata entitlement in full will not suffer any dilution to their interests in the Company. If a Qualifying Shareholder does not take up any of its/his/her entitlement under the Open Offer, its/his/her proportionate shareholding in the Company will be diluted. The invitation to apply for the Offer Shares to be made to the Qualifying Shareholders will not be transferable or capable of renunciation and there will not be any trading of entitlements of the Offer Shares on the Stock Exchange. Closure of register of members The Company s register of members was closed from Friday, 21 November 2014 to Tuesday, 25 November 2014, both dates inclusive, to determine the eligibility of the Shareholders to the Open Offer. No transfer of New Shares has been registered during this book closure period. Rights of Overseas Shareholders and Excluded Shareholders If, at the close of business on the Record Date, a Shareholder s address on the register of members of the Company was in a place outside Hong Kong, that Shareholder may not be eligible to take part in the Open Offer as the Prospectus Documents are not expected to be registered under the applicable securities legislation of any jurisdictions other than Hong Kong. Based on the register of members of the Company on the Record Date, the Company had one Overseas Shareholder whose address as shown on such register is in the PRC. In compliance with Rule 13.36(2)(a) of the Listing Rules, the Board has made enquiries as to whether the issue of Offer Shares may contravene the applicable securities legislation of the PRC or the requirements of the relevant regulatory bodies or stock exchanges. Based on the legal advice provided by the PRC legal adviser, the Directors are of the view that it is expedient to extend the Open Offer to the Overseas Shareholder in the PRC as there are no legal restrictions prohibiting the Company from making the Open Offer in the PRC s 15

18 LETTER FROM THE BOARD jurisdiction and no local legal or regulatorycomplianceisrequiredtobeattendedbythe Company in the PRC s jurisdiction. Accordingly, such Overseas Shareholder together with the Shareholders with registered addresses in Hong Kong are Qualifying Shareholders. It is the responsibility of any person (including but without limitation to nominee, agent and trustee) receiving a copy of the Prospectus Documents outside Hong Kong and wishing to take up the Offer Shares to satisfy himself/herself/itself as to the full observance of the laws and regulations of the relevant territory or jurisdiction including the obtaining of any governmental or other consents for observing any other formalities which may be required in such territory or jurisdiction, and to pay any taxes, duties and other amounts required to be paid in such territory or jurisdiction in connection therewith. The Company will not be responsible for verifying the legal qualification of such Overseas Shareholder(s) in such territory or jurisdiction, thus, should the Company suffer any losses or damages due to non-compliance with the relevant laws of such territory or jurisdiction by any such Overseas Shareholder(s) and/or resident(s), the Overseas Shareholder(s) and/or resident(s) shall be responsible to compensate the Company for the same. The Company shall not be obliged to issue the Offer Shares to any such Overseas Shareholder(s) and/or resident(s), if at the Company s absolute discretion issuing the Offer Shares to them does not comply with the relevant laws of such territory or jurisdiction. Any acceptance by any person will be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty from such person to the Company that these local laws and requirements have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, neither HKSCC nor HKSCC Nominees Limited will give, or be subject to, any of the above representation and warranty. If you are in any doubt as to your position, you should consult your professional advisers. Status of the Offer Shares The Offer Shares, when allotted, issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu with the New Shares in issue on the date of allotment and issue of the Offer Shares in all respects. Holders of such Offer Shares will be entitled to receive all future dividends and distributions whicharedeclared,madeorpaidonorafterthe date of allotment and issue of the Offer Shares. Procedures for application and payment for the Offer Shares Qualifying Shareholders will find the Application Form enclosed with this Prospectus which entitles them to subscribe for the number of Offer Shares shown therein. If you as a Qualifying Shareholder wish to accept all the Offer Shares provisionally allotted to you as specified in the Application Form or any lesser number of such Offer Shares, you must lodge the Application Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, together with a remittance for the full amount payable on acceptance, with the Registrar at 18/F, Fook Lee Commercial Centre, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (address to be changed to A18/F., Asia Orient Tower, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong with effect from 1 December 2014) by no later than 4: 00 p.m. on Thursday, 11 December 2014 (or, under bad weather conditions, such later date and/or time as mentioned in the section headed Expected timetable in this Prospectus). All remittances must be made by cheque or cashier s order in Hong Kong dollars. Cheques 16

19 LETTER FROM THE BOARD must be drawn on an account with, and banker s cashier orders must be issued by, a licensed bank in Hong Kong and made payable to Artini China Co. Ltd. Open Offer Account and crossed Account Payee Only. It should be noted that unless the duly completed Application Form, together with the appropriate remittance, have been lodged with the Registrar by 4: 00 p.m. on Thursday, 11 December 2014 (or, under bad weather conditions, such later date and/or time as mentioned in the section headed Expected timetable in this Prospectus), the Application Form and all rights and entitlement thereunder will be deemed to have been declined and will be cancelled and such Offer Shares will be available for application by the Qualifying Shareholders through the Excess Application Form. The Application Form contains full information regarding the procedures to be followed for acceptance of the whole or part of your assured entitlement of the Offer Shares. All cheques or banker s cashier orders will be presented for payment immediately upon receipt and all interests earned on such application monies (if any) will be retained for the benefit of the Company. Completion and lodgment of the Application Form together with a cheque or banker s cashier order in payment of the Offer Shares being applied for will constitute a warranty that the cheque or banker s cashier order will be honoured upon first presentation. Any Application Form in respect of which the accompanying cheque and/or cashier s order is dishonoured on first presentationisliabletoberejected,and,insuch event, the relevant entitlements thereunder will be deemed to have been declined and will be cancelled. The Application Form is for use only by the Qualifying Shareholders and is not transferable. No receipt will be issued in respect of any Application Form or any application monies received. If the Underwriter exercises the rights to terminate the Underwriting Agreement or if the conditions of the Open Offer are not fulfilled, the Open Offer will not proceed and the monies received in respect of acceptances of the Offer Shares will be refunded to the Qualifying Shareholders, without interest by means of cheques crossed Account Payee Only to be despatched by ordinary post to their respective registered addresses at their own risk as soon as practicable thereafter. Application for Excess Offer Shares Qualifying Shareholders shall be entitled to apply for entitlements of Offer Shares which is not taken up by other Qualifying Shareholders. If you as a Qualifying Shareholder wish to apply for any Offer Shares in addition to your assured entitlement indicated on the Application Form enclosed with this Prospectus, you must complete and sign the enclosed Excess Application Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and lodge it, together with a separate remittance for the full amount payable on application in respect of the excess Offer Shares applied for, with the Registrar at 18/F, Fook Lee Commercial Centre, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong (address to be changed to A18/F., Asia Orient Tower, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong with effect from 1 December 2014) by no later than 4: 00 p.m. on Thursday, 11 December 2014 (or, under bad weather conditions, such later date and/or time as mentioned in the section headed Expected timetable in this Prospectus). The 17

20 LETTER FROM THE BOARD Excess Application Form is for use only by the person(s) named therein and is not transferable. All remittances must be made in Hong Kong dollars. Cheques must be drawn on an account with, or banker s cashier orders must be issued by, a licensed bank in Hong Kong and made payable to Artini China Co. Ltd. Excess Application Account and crossed Account Payee Only. No receipt will be issued in respect of any Excess Application Form or any application monies received. The Company will notify the Qualifying Shareholders the allocation result of excess application for Offer Shares on Thursday, 18 December 2014 by way of announcement. The Directors will allocate the excess Offer Shares (if any) at their discretion, but on a fair and equitable basis, to the Qualifying Shareholders who have applied for excess Offer Shares on a pro-rata basis with reference to the number of excess Offer Shares applied for but no reference will be made to Offer Shares comprised in applications by Application Forms or the existing number of Shares held by the Qualifying Shareholders. No preference will be given to topping-up odd lots to whole board lots to avoid such mechanism being abused. The Directors consider the allocation of the excess Offer Shares on a pro-rata basis to be a fair and equitable basis. The Directors have made reference to a number of recent precedent cases of fund raising exercises carried out by other listed companies in selecting such basis of allocation. All cheques and banker s cashier orders will be presented for payment immediately following receipt and all interests earned on such monies shall be retained for the benefit of the Company. Completion and lodgement of the Excess Application Form together with a cheque or banker s cashier order in payment of the excess Offer Shares being applied for will constitute a warranty that the cheque or banker s cashier order will be honoured upon first presentation. Any Excess Application Form in respect of which the accompanying cheque or banker s cashier order is dishonored on first presentation is liable to be rejected and cancelled. In the event of overpaid application, a refund cheque will be made out to the Qualifying Shareholder only if the overpaid amount is HK$100 or above. If no excess Offer Shares are allotted to the Qualifying Shareholders, it is expected that a cheque for the full amount tendered on application for the excess Offer Shares without interest will be posted to the Qualifying Shareholder s address on the register of member of the Company by ordinary post at their own risk on or before Friday, 19 December If the number of excess Offer Shares allotted to the Qualifying Shareholders is less than that applied for, it is expected that a cheque for the amount of the surplus application monies, without interest, will be posted to the Qualifying Shareholder s address on the register of members of the Company by ordinary post at their own risk on or before Friday, 19 December Shareholders with their Shares held by a nominee company (or which are deposited into the CCASS) should note that the Board will regard the nominee company (including HKSCC Nominees Limited) as a single Shareholder according to the register of members of the Company. Accordingly, Shareholders should note that the above arrangement in relation to allocation of excess Offer Shares will not be extended to beneficial owners individually. The Shareholders with their Shares held by a nominee company (or which are 18

21 LETTER FROM THE BOARD deposited into CCASS) are advised to consider whether they would like to arrange for the registration of the relevant Shares in their own names prior to the Record Date. If the aggregate number of Offer Shares not taken up by the Qualifying Shareholders under Application Forms is greater than the aggregate number of excess Offer Shares applied for through the Excess Application Form, the Directors will allocate to each Qualifying Shareholder who applies for excess Offer Shares in full application. Excess application from Qualifying Shareholders (including registered nominee company) will be accepted by the Company even if their assured entitlement of theoffersharesisnotsubscribedforinfull. If the Underwriter exercises the rights to terminate the Underwriting Agreement or if the conditions of the Open Offer are not fulfilled, the Open Offer will not proceed and the monies received in respect of application for excess Offer Shares will be refunded to the Qualifying Shareholders without interest by means of cheques crossed Account Payee Only to be despatched by ordinary post to their respective registered addresses at their own risk as soon as practicable thereafter. Application for listing The Company has applied to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Offer Shares. Dealings in the Offer Shares will be subject to the payment of stamp duty in Hong Kong, Stock Exchange trading fee and any other applicable fees and charges in Hong Kong. None of the securities of the Company is listed or dealt in on any other stock exchange other than the Stock Exchange and no such listing or permission to deal is proposed to be sought. The Offer Shares shall have the board lot size of 20,000 New Shares. Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Offer Shares on the Stock Exchange, the Offer Shares will be accepted as eligible securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect from the commencement date of dealings in the Offer Shares on the Stock Exchange or such other date as determined by HKSCC. Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS Operational Procedures in effect from time to time. All necessary arrangements have been made enabling the securities to be admitted into CCASS. Shareholders should seek advice from their licensed securities dealer or other professional adviser for details of those settlement arrangements and how such arrangements will affect their rights and interests. Fractions of the Open Offer Shares Given the Open Offer is on the basis of three (3) Offer Shares for every one (1) New Share, there will be no fraction of Offer Shares. 19

22 LETTER FROM THE BOARD Certificates and refund cheques for the Offer Shares Subject to the Open Offer becoming unconditional, share certificates for all fully paid Offer Shares are expected to be despatched on or before Friday, 19 December 2014 by ordinary post to the Qualifying Shareholders who have validly accepted and (where applicable) applied for, and paid for the Offer Shares at their own risk. Refund cheques in respect of wholly or partially unsuccessful applications for excess Offer Shares are also expected to be despatched on or before Friday, 19 December 2014 by ordinary post at their own risk. Taxation All Qualifying Shareholders are recommended to consult their independent professional advisers if they are in any doubt as to the taxation implications of applying for, holding, disposing of or dealing in the Offer Shares. It is emphasised that none of the Company, the Directors or any other parties involved in the Open Offer accepts responsibility of any tax effects or liabilities of holders of the Offer Shares resulting from the application for, holding, disposal of, or dealing in the Offer Shares. THE UNDERWRITING ARRANGEMENT Date : 19 September 2014 Issuer : The Company Underwriter : Guotai Junan To the best of the Director s knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, the Underwriter and its ultimate beneficial owners are Independent Third Parties Number of Underwritten Shares : All Offer Shares less such number of Offer Shares which the Undertaking Shareholders are entitled and undertake to take up pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, being 1,030,911,492 Offer Shares Commission : 1.0% of the aggregate subscription price in respect of the number of Underwritten Shares as determined on the Record Date underwritten by the Underwriter The commission was determined after arm s length negotiation between the Company and the Underwriter by reference to the existing financial position of the Company, the size of the Open Offer, and the current and expected market conditions. The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider the terms of the Underwriting Agreement including the commission rate are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. 20