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(Stock Code: 0149) Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 221) JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT REVISED EXPECTED TIMETABLE DELAY IN DESPATCH OF EOG FOR THE PROPOSED RIGHTS ISSUE CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO IN THE PROPORTION OF FIVE (5) VERY SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION RIGHTS SHARES FOR EVERY RELATING TO THE FULL ONE (1) EXISTING SHARE HELD ON ACCEPTANCE OF PROVISIONAL THE RECORD DATE AT HK$0.088 ENTITLEMENT FOR RIGHTS SHARES PER RIGHTS SHARE UNDER THE IRREVOCABLE UNDERTAKING CHANGE OF BOOK CHANGE OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIODS CLOSURE PERIODReference is made to the joint announcement of China Agri-Products Exchange Limited and Easy One Financial Group Limited dated 4 October 2017 (the "Joint Announcement") in relation to, among other things, the Rights Issue. Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the same meanings given to them in the Joint Announcement.
REVISED EXPECTED TIMETABLESet out below is the revised expected timetable for the Rights Issue:
Time(Note)
Event 2017Despatch date of the CAP Circular with notice of
the CAP SGM...............................................................................................Thursday, 26 October
Latest time for CAP Shareholders to lodge transfer of the CAP Shares in order to be qualified for
attendance and voting at the CAP SGM..................................4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 7 November
Register of members closes.................................................................... Wednesday, 8 November to
Tuesday, 14 November (both dates inclusive)
Latest time for lodging proxy forms for the CAP SGM ..................................10:00 a.m. on Sunday,
12 November
Expected date and time of the CAP SGM ..................................................... 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
14 November Announcement of results of the CAP SGM .................................................. Tuesday, 14 November
Last day of dealings in CAP Shares on
a cum-rights basis................................................................................. Wednesday, 15 November
First day of dealings in CAP Shares on
an ex-rights basis.....................................................................................Thursday, 16 November
Latest time for CAP Shareholders to lodge transfer of the CAP Shares in order to be qualified for
the Rights Issue .............................................................................................. 4:30 p.m. on Friday,
17 November
Register of members closes....................................................................... Monday, 20 November to
Friday, 24 November (both dates inclusive)
Record Date and time for determining
entitlement to the Rights Issue ....................................................................... 4:30 p.m. on Friday,
24 November Despatch of Prospectus Documents .............................................................. Monday, 27 November
First day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares............................................9:00 a.m. on Wednesday,
29 November
Latest time for splitting nil-paid Rights Shares.................................................. 4:30 p.m. on Friday,
1 December
Last day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares ........................................... 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
6 December
Latest time for acceptance of, and payment for, the Rights Shares and application for excess
Rights Shares............................................................................................... 4:00 p.m. on Monday,
11 December
Latest time to terminate the Underwriting Agreement and for the Rights Issue to
become unconditional .................................................................................... 4:00 p.m. on Friday,
15 December Announcement of results of the Rights Issue ................................................. Monday, 18 December
Refund cheques to be despatched in relation to wholly or partially unsuccessful applications for excess Rights Shares
on or before ................................................................................................Tuesday, 19 December
Certificates for fully paid Rights Shares to be
despatched on or before..............................................................................Tuesday, 19 December
Commencement of dealings in fully-paid
Rights Shares...........................................................................................9:00 a.m. on Wednesday,
20 December
Note: All references to time in this joint announcement are references to Hong Kong time.
Dates or deadlines specified in this joint announcement are indicative only and may be further varied by agreement between CAP and Kingston. Any consequential changes to the expected timetable will be published or notified to the CAP Shareholders as and when appropriate.
CAP Shareholders and potential investors should exercise caution when dealing in the securities of CAP. CHANGE OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIODS OF CAPCAP previously announced in the Joint Announcement that the register of members of CAP would be closed from Monday, 6 November 2017 to Friday, 10 November 2017 (both dates inclusive) and from Thursday, 16 November 2017 to Wednesday, 22 November 2017 (both dates inclusive).
Due to change in timetable of the Rights Issue, the register of members of CAP will be closed from Wednesday, 8 November 2017 to Tuesday, 14 November 2017 (both dates inclusive) and from Monday, 20 November 2017 to Friday, 24 November 2017 (both dates inclusive). No transfer of CAP Shares will be registered during such periods.
DELAY IN DESPATCH OF THE EOG CIRCULARAs stated in the Joint Announcement, the EOG Circular containing, among other things, further details of the Subscription, the transactions contemplated thereunder and a notice convening the EOG SGM, will be despatched to the EOG Shareholders on or before 26 October 2017. As additional time is required to ascertain and finalise certain information for inclusion in the EOG Circular, the despatch of the EOG Circular will be postponed to a date falling on or before 3 November 2017.
CHANGE OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD OF EOGReference is made to the announcement of EOG dated 20 October 2017, where it announced that the register of members of EOG would be closed from Monday, 6 November 2017 to Friday, 10 November 2017, both dates inclusive.