THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jul 12):
Nio :The board of Chinese electric vehicle maker has formed a committee comprising independent directors Denny Ting Bun Lee, Hai Wu and Yu Long to oversee an independent investigation regarding the allegations made in a report by short-seller Grizzly Research.
The short-seller claimed on Jun 28 that Nio has been “playing Valeant-esque accounting games” to inflate its revenue and boost net income margins. It also said that Nio was likely using an unconsolidated related party to exaggerate the group’s revenue and profitability, among other allegations.
Nio announced late on Monday (Jul 11) that the independent committee has retained independent professional advisors to assist with the probe, including an international law firm and a “well-regarded” forensic accounting firm.
Hafary Holdings : Hafary Holdings announced in a board filing on Tuesday (Jul 12) that it has exercised the option to purchase a property at 161 Lavender Street at the price of S$71.28 million, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hafary Flagship Store.
The property, which consists of a row of 11 shophouses currently tenanted to popular cafes such as Apartment Coffee and Glacier, will be established as the group’s new flagship store.
Hafary said the consideration was arrived at based on arm’s length negotiations between the parties after taking into account prevailing market conditions and the transaction prices for other comparable transactions in Singapore.
Hwa Hong: Solicitation of offers by Evercore for Hwa Hong must be announced by July 25, SIC says.
Based on a Singapore Exchange filing, Hwa Hong Corp’s current directors have been informed by the Securities Industry Council that the solicitation by Evercore Asia of alternative offers to the 40 cents offer by Sanjuro United, “in particular the solicitation of competing offers, cannot remain unclarified, and that shareholders should be given sufficient information, advice and time to enable them to reach an informed decision on the offer.”
SIC has said it requires that each potential competing offeror must be announced by 5.00 p.m. on July 25, being the business day immediately following the 53rd day from the date of the offeror's despatch of its offer document.
Sevens Atelier: Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) cautioned investors and potential investors against dealing with shares of Sevens Atelier Limited (SAL) after noticing “unusual price movements” in its shares.
In a statement, SGX RegCo said it observed that SAL’s share price went up from $0.88 on 28 April 2022 to a high of $0.31 on 8 July 2022.
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