China GrenTech Corporation Limited, China-based provider of radio frequency and wireless coverage products and services, entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Talenthome Management Limited, a company incorporated under the law of the British Virgin islands, and Xing Sheng Corporation Limited, which is a Cayman Islands company wholly owned by Talenthome Management Limited.
The BVI company is jointly owned indirectly by Mr. Yingjie Gao, Chairman and CEO of China GrenTech, by Ms. Rong Yu, company's director and Chief Financial Officer, and Ms. Yin Huang. They collectively beneficially own approximately 41.9% of the shares of China GrenTech, and intend to finance the merger through proceeds from a loan facility in the amount of HK$320,000,000 from Guotai Junan Finance (Hong Kong) Limited.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Xing Sheng Corporation will be merged with and into China GrenTech, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BVI-registered Talenthome Management Limited. Also, each ordinary share of the Chinese company will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive US$0.126 in cash without interest, except the ordinary shares owned by the group of buyers, and the shares owned by holders of such ordinary shares who have validly exercised and not effectively withdran or lost their appraisal rights.
