Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Limited 國美電器控股有限公司* (於百慕達註冊成立之有限公司) (股份代號:493)
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OFFERING MEMORANDUM CONFIDENTIAL US$100,000,000 GOME ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES HOLDING LIMITED 國美電器控股有限公司 (incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) 5.0% BONDS DUE 2020 (to be consolidated and form a single series with the US$400,000,000 5.0% Bonds due 2020 issued on March 10, 2017) Issue Price: 100.625%, plus accrued interest from (and including) March 10, 2017 to (but excluding) June 23, 2017 GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Limited (the “Company” or the “Issuer”) is offering 5.0% Bonds due 2020 in the aggregate principal amount of US$100,000,000 (the “New Bonds”). The New Bonds will be issued under a supplemental trust deed dated as of June 23, 2017 (the “Supplemental Trust Deed”) by and between the Company and Trustee (as defined therein), which shall supplement the trust deed dated as of March 10, 2017 (the “Trust Deed”), by and between the Company and Trustee, governing the Company’s outstanding US$400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.0% Bonds due 2020 (the “Original Bonds”). The New Bonds are identical in all respects with the Original Bonds, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price. The Original Bonds and the New Bonds are referred to collectively as the “Bonds”. The Bonds will bear interest from March 10, 2017 at 5.0% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears on March 10 and September 10 of each year, beginning September 10, 2017. The Bonds will mature on March 10, 2020. The Bonds are senior obligations of the Company. Unless previously redeemed, or purchased or cancelled, the Bonds will be redeemed at their principal amount on March 10, 2020. We may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Bonds at a price equal to their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest upon certain changes in the tax laws of certain jurisdiction. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined herein), we must make an offer to repurchase all Bonds outstanding at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but excluding) the date of repurchase. The Bonds constitute direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and (subject to Condition 4(a) of the Terms and Conditions) unsecured obligations of the Issuer and shall at all times rank pari passu and without any preference among themselves. The payment obligations of the Issuer under the Bonds shall, save for such exceptions as may be provided by applicable legislation and subject to Condition 4(a) of the Terms and Conditions, at all times rank at least equally with all its other present and future direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. Pursuant to the Terms and Conditions of the Bonds, we have agreed to deposit an amount not less than the Specified Balance (as defined in the Terms and Conditions) into the Interest Reserve Account (as defined in the Terms and Conditions of the Bonds) and will, other than in accordance with Condition 4(f) of the Terms and Conditions of the Bonds, maintain an amount not less than the Specified Balance in the Interest Reserve Account at all times prior to maturity. See “Terms and Conditions of the Bonds – Covenants – Interest Reserve.” For a more detailed description of the Bonds, see “Terms and Conditions of the Bonds” beginning on page 116. Investing in the Bonds involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 15. The Original Bonds are listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”). Approval in-principle has been received from the SGX-ST for the listing and quotation of the New Bonds on the SGX-ST. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any of the statements made, opinions expressed or reports contained herein. Approval in-principle from, admission to the Official List of, and listing and quotation of the New Bonds on, the SGX-ST are not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the Company or the New Bonds. For so long as the New Bonds are listed on the SGX-ST and the rules of the SGX-ST so require, the New Bonds will be traded on the SGX-ST in a minimum board lot size of S$200,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies). The New Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.