Last checked at 21 Jun 2019 16:01
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES (OR TO ANY U.S. PERSONS), AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Huatai Securities Co., Ltd.
Post-Stabilisation Period Announcement
21 June 2019
Further to the pre-stabilisation period announcement dated 14 June 2019, J.P. Morgan Securities plc ("J.P. Morgan") (contact: Shameer Patel; telephone: +44 (0)20 7134 3382) hereby gives notice that no stabilisation (within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Market Abuse Regulation) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052) was or will be undertaken by J.P. Morgan (as "Stabilisation Manager") in relation to the offer of the following securities:
Issuer:
| Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. |
Shares:
| Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") each representing 10 A shares of the Company (ISIN: US44331T1043)
|
Offering size:
| 75,013,636 GDRs (before exercise of over-allotment option) |
Offer price:
| US$20.50 per GDR |
On 21 June 2019, J.P. Morgan, as Stabilisation Manager, exercised in full the over-allotment option granted by Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company") in respect of 7,501,364 GDRs in the Company (the "Option GDRs") at the offer price of USD 20.50 per Option GDR.
Following the exercise of the over-allotment option, the stabilisation period is hereby terminated as of the date hereof.
Disclaimer
This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia), (or to any U.S. persons) Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
This announcement is not an offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for any securities to any person in the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia) or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. The Offer GDRs have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any State or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) unless registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to or an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state or local securities law. The Company has not intended and does not intend to make any public offer of securities in the United States. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the Company and that will contain detailed information about the Company and management, as well as financial statements.
In any member state of the European Economic Area (the "EEA") (each, a "Relevant Member State"), this announcement and any offer if made subsequently is only addressed to and directed at persons who are "qualified investors" ("Qualified Investors") within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC and any amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU), and any implementing measures in each Relevant Member State (the "Prospectus Directive").
In addition, in the United Kingdom this announcement is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, Qualified Investors (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), (ii) high net worth entities who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons").
This announcement is directed only at relevant persons in the United Kingdom and Qualified Investors in any other member state of the EEA and must not be acted on or relied on (i) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not relevant persons, and (ii) in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, by persons who are not Qualified Investors. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to and will only be engaged with (i) in the United Kingdom, relevant persons, and (ii) in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors.