Result of Tender Offer
January 15 2010 - 5:49AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPACL
15 January 2010
Pacific Alliance China Land Limited
Result of Tender Offer
Pacific Alliance China Land Limited ("PACL" or the "Company"), the closed-end
investment company admitted to trading on AIM and focused on investing in a
portfolio of investments in existing properties, new developments, distressed
projects and real estate companies in Greater China, today announces today
announces the result of its tender offer that was announced on 15 December 2009
("Tender Offer").
The Tender Offer closed on Thursday 14 January 2010 and 6,970,762 of the
Company's ordinary shares, representing 4.6 per cent. of the Company's ordinary
shares in issue (and able to be tendered under the Tender Offer), have been
tendered for repurchase by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, PACL Trading
Limited, at a price of $1.12 per share. Settlement is expected to take place on
22 January 2010.
Following the repurchase, the Company will have a total of 189,833,893 ordinary
shares in issue, of which 44,962,611 are held to effectively replicate a
treasury share facility by PACL Trading Limited.
Background
At its launch in November 2007, the Company's admission document indicated that
PACL would provide a regular level of income in the form of a dividend up to an
annual yield of 6 per cent of Net Asset Value. At an extraordinary general
meeting held on 2 March 2009 (the "2009 EGM"), a special resolution was passed
authorising the Company to increase this annual yield to 12 per cent. of Net
Asset Value.
After consultation with the Company's major shareholders following the 2009 EGM,
the board of directors of the Company and the Company's investment manager,
Pacific Alliance Real Estate Limited, concluded that it would be more tax
efficient, and therefore in the best interests of the shareholders, that
distributions be made by way of a tender offer instead of a dividend.
The shareholdings of existing significant and substantial shareholders, as
defined by the AIM Rules, may change following the repurchase of the ordinary
shares. The Company will issue a notification at a later date if it becomes
aware of any relevant change in such shareholdings that is required to be
notified in accordance with Rule 17 of the AIM Rules.
For further information please contact:
LEGAL COUNSEL:
MANAGER:
Jon Lewis, General Counsel
Chris Gradel, Managing Partner
Pacific Alliance Group
Pacific Alliance Group
16/F St. John's Building
16/F, St. John's Building
33 Garden Road
33 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 29180088
Tel: (852) 29180088
Fax: (852) 29180881
Fax: (852) 29180881
jlewis@pacific-alliance.com
cgradel@pacific-alliance.com
BROKER: NOMINATED ADVISER:
Hiroshi Funaki Philip Secrett
LCF Edmond de Rothschild Securities Grant Thornton Corporate Finance
Tel: (44) 20 7845 5960 Tel: (44) 20 7383 5100
Fax: (44) 20 7845 5961 Philip.J.Secrett@gtuk.com
funds@lcfr.co.uk
MEDIA RELATIONS:
Sophie Hoggarth
Pacific Alliance Group
Tel: (86) 21 61135818
shoggarth@pacific-alliance.com
Financial Dynamics, London
Andrew Walton
Tel: (44) 207 269 7217
Financial Dynamics, Asia
Alastair Hetherington/Christine Wood
Tel: (852) 3716 9800
Notes to Editors:
Pacific Alliance China Land Limited (AIM: PACL) is a closed-end investment
company with net assets of USD 207.2 million at 31 December 2009. PACL was
admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange in November
2007. PACL is focused on investing in a portfolio of existing properties, new
developments, distressed projects and real estate companies in Greater China.
For more information about PACL, please visit:
www.pacl-fund.com
Pacific Alliance China Land is a member of Pacific Alliance Group, the Asian
alternative investment fund management group.
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