IsZo Capital Updates Fellow Shareholders on its Campaign for Boardroom Change at Nam Tai
June 02 2021 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
Announces IsZo has Secured Financing
Commitments and Letters of Intent from Three China-Based Banks,
Effectively Putting to Rest Nam Tai’s Claims About Boardroom Change
Risks
Notes that the Eastern Caribbean Court of
Appeal will Begin Hearing Arguments Pertaining to the March 2021
Ruling Against Nam Tai on Monday, June 14th
IsZo Capital Management LP (together with its affiliates,
“IsZo”), which beneficially owns approximately 13.1% of the
outstanding shares of Nam Tai Property Inc. (NYSE: NTP) (“Nam Tai”
or the “Company”), today provided two notable updates pertaining to
its efforts to reconstitute the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”). First, IsZo secured alternative financing for potentially
covering Nam Tai’s debt. Second, the Eastern Caribbean Court of
Appeal (the “Court of Appeal”) scheduled Nam Tai’s appeal of the
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s (the “Court”) ruling against the
Company, Kaisa Group Holdings Limited’s (HKG: 1638) (“Kaisa”)
wholly-owned subsidiary Greater Sail Limited and West Ridge
Investment Company Limited for June 14-16, 2021.
Brian Sheehy, Founder and Managing Member of IsZo,
commented:
“We are very gratified that nearly 60% of Nam Tai’s outstanding
shares voted to remove the Kaisa-affiliated directors who breached
their fiduciary duties and install our slate prior to the Court of
Appeal’s stay going into effect. It is clear to us that the market
has embraced our director candidates and their plans for unlocking
the intrinsic value of the Company’s assets. As evidence, Nam Tai’s
shares are up more than 700% since our campaign began in 2020. We
believe the market has removed the ‘Kaisa discount’ that weighed
down Nam Tai’s shares for far too long.
The fact that we have now secured financing commitments and
letters of intent from three China-based banks should also put to
rest any concerns stoked by Nam Tai about purported financing risks
associated with a reconstitution of the Board. Our slate has lined
up ample financing in the event Nam Tai’s lending banks decide to
pull their loans. IsZo and its slate look forward to a new day at
Nam Tai.”
Alternative Financing Secured by IsZo
IsZo and its director candidates know that Nam Tai’s
relationships with its lending banks are valuable. This is why we
intend to have the Company honor all of the terms and obligations
under its existing loan agreements. Unfortunately, Nam Tai has gone
out of its way to suggest that the Company’s lending banks will
recall their loans if the Board is reconstituted. Nam Tai has even
suggested that the Company would face bankruptcy risks if our slate
was elected at the requisitioned meeting of shareholders (the
“Special Meeting”).
This is why we have obtained financing
commitments, via formal letters of intent, from three separate
Chinese banks. The three China-based banks that we obtained
letters of intent from collectively have more than $2 trillion
(over 13 trillion RMB) in assets.
Our slate is fully prepared to help Nam Tai maintain a strong
financial position and ample liquidity. By doing so, a reconstituted Board and rebuilt management team can
have the runway necessary to unlock the estimated $40 per share of
value trapped inside Nam Tai’s portfolio.
Appeal Hearing Scheduled to Commence on June 14, 2021
As previously disclosed, Nam Tai has appealed the Court’s ruling
against the Company, Kaisa’s wholly-owned subsidiary Greater Sail
Limited and West Ridge Investment Company Limited. The Court’s
ruling voided Nam Tai’s $170 million private placement and required
the Company to hold the Special Meeting requisitioned by
approximately 40% of the Company’s shareholders. The appeal will be heard by the Court of Appeal from June
14th – 16th. The full transcript from the hearing will be
posted to www.FixNTP.com once it is available.
The Court of Appeal previously granted a stay that adjourned the
Court-ordered Special Meeting. The stay will remain in place until
Nam Tai’s appeal regarding the validity of the private placement is
heard and decided. The Court's restrictions on Nam Tai, including
prohibiting the Company from carrying out significant transactions
without first providing notice to IsZo, also remain in place until
the appeal is decided.
Notably, the Court of Appeal was informed prior to granting the
stay that of the shareholders who had already voted on the Special
Meeting proposals, nearly 97% of shareholders excluding Kaisa had
voted to reconstitute the Board with IsZo’s highly-qualified
director candidates.
IsZo looks forward to Nam Tai’s shareholders finally having
their voices heard.
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Shareholders interested in learning more
should contact our solicitor, Saratoga Proxy Consulting, at
info@saratogaproxy.com or (212) 257-1311. We also encourage
shareholders to learn more about our slate and sign up for
important updates by visiting www.FixNTP.com.
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