MAJOR TRANSACTION - TOM Group
MAJOR TRANSACTION - TOM Group
MAJOR TRANSACTION - TOM Group
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The business of the <strong>TOM</strong> <strong>Group</strong> includes cross-media strategy and telecom value added<br />
services, such as an Internet portal delivering Internet infotainment content and services,<br />
e-commerce propositions, development of software and computer network systems, provision<br />
of related services and event production, broadband content and service provision, sportsrelated<br />
content, event management and advertising, web-based e-mail service provision, outdoor<br />
media advertising, online media businesses and print media businesses.<br />
DEFINITIONS<br />
“10-day Average Price”<br />
“Associates”<br />
“Board”<br />
“Business Weekly”<br />
“Cité”<br />
“Cité Acquisition”<br />
“Cité Publishing Holding”<br />
“Cité Publishing Holding<br />
Share(s)”<br />
means HKD2.069, being the average closing price per <strong>TOM</strong><br />
Share of the 10 consecutive trading days immediately before<br />
and including the date of the Stock Purchase Agreement as<br />
quoted on the Stock Exchange<br />
has the same meaning as ascribed thereto under the GEM<br />
Listing Rules<br />
means the board of Directors<br />
means (Business Weekly<br />
Publishing Inc.), a company incorporated in Taiwan and a<br />
wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamond<br />
means (Cité Publishing<br />
Limited), a company incorporated in Taiwan and is 99.97%<br />
owned by HMG. The remaining 0.03% shareholding of Cité<br />
is owned by a person who is independent of the Directors,<br />
chief executive, substantial shareholders and management<br />
shareholders of <strong>TOM</strong> and their respective Associates and does<br />
not hold any <strong>TOM</strong> Share<br />
means the acquisition by <strong>TOM</strong> Print Media of up to an<br />
aggregate of 11.645% of the issued share capital of Cité<br />
Publishing Holding from all or some of the HMG MI<br />
Shareholders who have accepted the Offer pursuant to the<br />
Stock Purchase Agreement<br />
means Cité Publishing Holding Limited, a company<br />
incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Upon completion<br />
of the Print Media <strong>Group</strong> Restructuring, <strong>TOM</strong> Print Media<br />
will own 76.71% and the HMG MI Shareholders will own an<br />
aggregate of 23.29% of Cité Publishing Holding<br />
means the share(s) of USD0.01 each in the capital of Cité<br />
Publishing Holding<br />
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