The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Midas Holdings Limited (the "Company") wishes to announce that the Company had entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the "Agreement") with Jilin
Kaitong Engineering Co., Ltd (吉林凯通工程有限公司) (the "Vendor") to acquire 45% of the equity interest (the "Sale Equity") in Jilin Midas Light Alloy Co., Ltd ("JMLA"), a sino-foreign equity joint
venture company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) which is a subsidiary of the Company. The remaining 55% of the equity interest in JMLA is presently held by the Company.
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Vendor will transfer, and the Company will acquire, the Sale Equity for an aggregate sum of RMB306 million (approximately S$62 million) (the “Consideration”), to be satisfied on Completion (as defined below) by telegraphic transfer to the Vendor’s designated account in RMB.
Completion of the sale and purchase under the Agreement (“Completion”) is conditional upon certain conditions (“Conditions”) being fulfilled (or waived), including without limitation, the approval of the Agreement by the Vendor’s shareholders’ meeting, all required consents and governmental approvals having been obtained and (where applicable) on conditions satisfactory to the Company at its discretion and there being no material adverse change in the business, operations, assets, financial
conditions or prospects of JMLA. Completion will take place five (5) business days after the date on which the Conditions have been fulfilled or waived (or such other date as agreed in writing between
the Company and the Vendor) and the registration with the PRC State Administration for Industry and Commerce and its local counterpart (“SAIC”) of the transfer of the Sale Equity under the Company’s
name has been completed.
Upon Completion, the Company will hold a 100% equity interest in the registered capital of JMLA and JMLA shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.