On April 22, a major shareholder of Silkwave Inc transferred shares valued at HK$184 million from Kingston Securities to Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. The transferred shares represented 42.72% of the company's issued share capital.
Silkwave Inc announced that on April 22, 2026, the company was notified by Chi Capital Holdings Ltd, a substantial shareholder, of its failure to repay a loan under the terms of a loan agreement with an independent third-party lender. Prior to a forced sale, CCH directly and indirectly held 70.78 million shares, representing approximately 12.68% of the company's issued share capital.
The loan was secured by a share charge over certain company shares held by CCH. Due to the failure to repay the loan, the company was notified that on April 21, 2026, the lender conducted a forced sale of 53.29 million charged shares, representing approximately 11.10% of the issued share capital. Following this forced sale and as of the date of this announcement, CCH's shareholding in the company decreased to approximately 1.58%.
Subsequently, after a significant decline in the share price during the trading session on April 22, 2026, approximately 24.35 million shares held by Executive Director Mr. Zou Yifeng were forcibly sold on the same day. After this forced sale, Mr. Zou holds 12.24 million shares, representing approximately 2.55% of the issued share capital.
The company's board of directors noted the recent decline in the share price and increase in trading volume. The board has conducted reasonable inquiries concerning the company's relevant matters and confirms that, aside from the information disclosed in this announcement, it is not aware of any other reasons for the share price and trading volume fluctuations. The board also confirms it is not aware of any information that must be disclosed to prevent a false market in the company's securities, or any inside information that is required to be disclosed under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
The company has applied to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in its shares, which will commence at 9:00 a.m. on April 23, 2026.
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