haitong ut (01905) announced that haitong ut international leasing co., ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the company"), indirectly controlled by haitong sec co., ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "haitong sec"), held the eighth board of directors' thirteenth meeting (temporary meeting) on October 9, 2024, and passed the proposal on "proposal on the exchange and absorption merger of gtja securities co., ltd by haitong securities co., ltd and the raising of matching funds as well as the summary of connected transactions proposal" and other proposals.
According to the above announcement, gtja securities co., ltd (hereinafter referred to as "gtja") adopts the method of exchanging and absorbing the merger of haitong securities co., ltd, namely gtja issues a-shares to all a-shareholders of haitong sec, issues gtja h-shares to all h-shareholders of haitong sec, and the a-shares to be issued will apply for listing and circulation on the shanghai stock exchange, the h-shares to be issued will apply for listing and circulation on the hong kong stock exchange, the a-shares and h-shares of haitong sec will be correspondingly cancelled, haitong sec will also delist; from the delivery date of this merger, the surviving company will assume all assets, liabilities, business, personnel, contracts, qualifications, and all other rights and obligations of haitong sec; after the delivery date, gtja will handle the business registration changes related to company name, registered capital, etc., and haitong sec will cancel its legal person status. Therefore, the indirect controlling shareholder of the company will change from haitong sec to the surviving company.
This transaction still requires approval from the shareholders' meetings of Haitong Securities and GTJA, as well as approval or authorization from the Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, etc.
The above matters are not expected to have a significant adverse impact on the company's operations, credit status, or debt repayment capabilities. The company will fulfill its disclosure obligations in a timely manner in accordance with relevant regulations and agreements.