Kong Limited
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)
ANNOUNCEMENT
In relation to the matter of Orient Power Holdings Limited
(Receivers and Managers Appointed)
(Stock Code: 615)
Proceeding to the third stage of the delisting procedures
as stipulated under Practice Note 17 to the
Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on
Pursuant to the Delisting Procedures, the Company will be given a final period of six months for
the submission of a viable resumption proposal to the Exchange. If the Company has not submitted
a viable resumption proposal as required, the Exchange intends to cancel the listing of the
Company on the expiry of the six months from the date of this announcement (i.e. 5 March 2008).
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”) announces that effective from the
date of this announcement, Orient Power Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed)
(the “Company”) will be placed into the third stage of the delisting procedures in accordance with
Practice Note 17 to the Listing Rules (the "Delisting Procedures"). Practice Note 17 formalises the
procedures to be adopted in dealing with long suspended companies.
Dealing in the shares of the Company has been suspended since 27 April 2006. At the end of the
second stage of the Delisting Procedures, the Company has not submitted any resumption proposal.
A viable resumption proposal should enable the Company to demonstrate that it has a sufficient
level of operations or has tangible assets of sufficient value and/or intangible assets for which a
sufficient potential value can be demonstrated to the Exchange to warrant the continued listing of
the Company’s shares as required under Listing Rule 13.24. Given the circumstances of the
Company, the resumption proposal will also need to demonstrate the Company’s compliance with
the Listing Rules and all applicable laws and regulations. In particular, the Company is required to
(i) address the issues that have been raised by the Exchange; (ii) publish all outstanding financial
results of the Group as required under the Listing Rules, (iii) address concerns raised by the
auditors of the Company through the qualification of their audit report on the financial statements
of the Group published after the suspension; and (iv) demonstrate that the Company has adequate
financial reporting system and internal control procedures to enable the Company to meet its
obligations under the Listing Rules.
In view of the absence of any resumption proposal and the Company’s continued failure to
demonstrate its compliance with the requirements stipulated under Listing Rule 13.24, the
Company will now be placed in the third stage of the Delisting Procedures. The Company will
have a final period of six months for the submission of a viable resumption proposal and to remedy
those matters that gave rise to the Exchange’s proposal to cancel the listing of the Company. A
viable resumption proposal should be submitted at least 10 business days (as defined in the Listing
Rules) before the expiry of the six-month period. If the Company has not submitted a viable
resumption proposal as required, the Exchange intends to cancel the listing of the Company on the
expiry of the six-month period from the date of this announcement (i.e. 5 March 2008).
The Exchange will make a further announcement in due course if the delisting takes place.
Hong Kong, 6 September 2007
Announcement regarding Orient Power Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) proceeding to the third stage of the delisting procedures as stipulated under Practice Note 17 to the Listing Rules |
