Taizhou Water Group Co., Ltd. 台州市水務集團股份有限公司
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Securities and Futures Commission take no responsibility for the contents of this Post Hearing Information Pack, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this Post Hearing Information Pack. Post Hearing Information Pack of Taizhou Water Group Co., Ltd.* 台州市水務集團股份有限公司 (the “Company”) (a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) WARNING The publication of this Post Hearing Information Pack is required by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”)/ the Securities and Futures Commission (the “Commission”) solely for the purpose of providing information to the public in Hong Kong. This Post Hearing Information Pack is in draft form. The information contained in it is incomplete and is subject to change which can be material. By viewing this document, you acknowledge, accept and agree with the Company, its sole sponsor, advisers or member of the underwriting syndicate that: (a) this document is only for the purpose of providing information about the Company to the public in Hong Kong and not for any other purposes. No investment decision should be based on the information contained in this document; (b) the publication of this document or supplemental, revised or replacement pages on the Exchange’s website does not give rise to any obligation of the Company, its sole sponsor, advisers or members of the underwriting syndicate to proceed with an offering in Hong Kong or any other jurisdiction. There is no assurance that the Company will proceed with the offering; (c) the contents of this document or supplemental, revised or replacement pages may or may not be replicated in full or in part in the actual final listing document; (d) the Post Hearing Information Pack is not the final listing document and may be updated or revised by the Company from time to time in accordance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Exchange; (e) this document does not constitute a prospectus, offering circular, notice, circular, brochure or advertisement offering to sell any securities to the public in any jurisdiction, nor is it an invitation to the public to make offers to subscribe for or purchase any securities, nor is it calculated to invite offers by the public to subscribe for or purchase any securities; (f) this document must not be regarded as an inducement to subscribe for or purchase any securities, and no such inducement is intended; (g) neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, sole sponsor, advisers or members of the underwriting syndicate is offering, or is soliciting offers to buy, any securities in any jurisdiction through the publication of this document; (h) no application for the securities mentioned in this document should be made by any person nor would such application be accepted; (i) the Company has not and will not register the securities referred to in this document under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws of the United States; (j) as there may be legal restrictions on the distribution of this document or dissemination of any information contained in this document, you agree to inform yourself about and observe any such restrictions applicable to you; and (k) the application to which this document relates has not been approved for listing and the Exchange and the Commission may accept, return or reject the application for the subject public offering and/ or listing. If an offer or an invitation is made to the public in Hong Kong in due course, prospective investors are reminded to make their investment decisions solely based on the Company’s prospectus registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong, copies of which will be distributed to the public during the offer period. * for identification only THIS DOCUMENT IS IN DRAFT FORM, INCOMPLETE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THAT THE INFORMATION MUST BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SECTION HEADED “WARNING” ON THE COVER OF THIS DOCUMENT IMPORTANT If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice. Taizhou Water Group Co., Ltd.* 台州市水務集團股份有限公司 (a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) [REDACTED] Number of [REDACTED] : [REDACTED] H Shares (subject to the [REDACTED]) Number of [REDACTED] : [REDACTED] H Shares (subject to reallocation) Number of [REDACTED] : [REDACTED] H Shares (subject to reallocation and the [REDACTED]) Maximum [REDACTED] : HK$[REDACTED] per H Share, plus brokerage fee of 1.0%, SFC transaction levy of 0.0027% and Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005% (payable in full on application in Hong Kong dollars and subject to refund on final pricing) Nominal value : RMB1.00 per H Share [REDACTED] : [REDACTED] Sole Sponsor [REDACTED] Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this document, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this document. A copy of this document with the documents specified in the paragraph headed “Documents delivered to the Registrar of Companies” in Appendix VII to this document, has been registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong as required by Section 342C of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong). The Securities and Futures Commission and the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong take no responsibility as to the contents of this document or any other document referred to above. Prior to making an investment decision, prospective investors should consider carefully all of the information set out in this document, including but not limited to the risk factors set out in “Risk factors” in this document. The [REDACTED] is expected to be determined by an agreement between the [REDACTED] (for itself and on behalf of the [REDACTED]) and us on the [REDACTED], which is expected to be on or around [REDACTED] or such later date as may be agreed between the parties, but in any event no later than [REDACTED]. The [REDACTED] will not be more than HK$[REDACTED] per each [REDACTED] and is currently expected to be not less than HK$[REDACTED] per each [REDACTED], unless otherwise announced. Applicants for [REDACTED] are required to pay, on application, the maximum [REDACTED]ofHK$[REDACTED] for each [REDACTED] together with brokerage fee of 1.0%, SFC transaction levy of 0.0027% and Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, subject to refund if the [REDACTED] is lower than HK$[REDACTED]. If, for any reason, the [REDACTED] (for itself and on behalf of the [REDACTED]) and we are unable to reach an agreement on the [REDACTED] on or before [REDACTED], the [REDACTED] will not proceed and will lapse. The [REDACTED] (for itself and on behalf of the [REDACTED]) may, with our consent, reduce the number of [REDACTED] and/or the indicative [REDACTED] range stated in this document at any time on or prior to the morning of the last day for lodging applications under the [REDACTED]. In such case, a notice of such reduction will be published on the Stock Exchange’s website at www.hkexnews.hk and our website at www.zjtzwater.com, not later than the morning of the last day for lodging applications under the [REDACTED]. Further details are set out in “Structure and conditions of the [REDACTED]” and “How to apply for the [REDACTED]” in this document. We are incorporated, and substantially all of our businesses are located, in the PRC. Potential investors should be aware of the differences in the legal, economic and financial systems between the PRC and Hong Kong and that there are different risk factors relating to investments in PRC-incorporated businesses. Potential investors should also be aware that the regulatory framework in the PRC is different from the regulatory framework in Hong Kong and should take into consideration the different market nature of the H Shares. Such differences and risk factors are set out in “Risk factors”, “Summary of principal PRC and Hong Kong legal and regulatory provisions” in Appendix IV to this document and “Summary of the Articles of Association” in Appendix V to this document. The obligations of the [REDACTED] under the [REDACTED] to subscribe or purchase, and to procure applicants for the subscriptions or purchase of, the [REDACTED], are subject to termination by the [REDACTED] (for itself and on behalf of the [REDACTED]) upon the occurrence of any of the events set forth in “[REDACTED]” in this document at any time prior to 8:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the [REDACTED]. It is important that you refer to that section for further details. The [REDACTED] have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities law in the United States and may not be offered, sold, pledged or transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act. The [REDACTED] are being offered and sold outside the United States in offshore transactions in accordance