UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13E-3/A
(Rule 13e-100)
RULE 13E-3
TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 13(e) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMENDMENT
NO. 1
Hutchison
Telecommunications International Limited
(Name of the Issuer)
Hutchison Telecommunications International
Limited
Hutchison
Telecommunications Holdings Limited
Hutchison Whampoa Limited
(Names of Persons Filing
Statement)
Ordinary
Shares, par value HK$0.25 each
American Depositary Shares, each representing 15 Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of
Securities)
44841T 10 7
(
American
Depositary Shares)
(CUSIP Number of
Class of Securities)
Calvin
C. Lai, Esq.
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David W. Hirsch, Esq.
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Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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11th
Floor
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Bank of China Tower
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Two
Exchange Square
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One Garden Road
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Hong
Kong
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Hong Kong
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Tel:
(852) 2846 3400
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Tel:
(852) 2521 4122
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(Names,
Addresses, and Telephone Numbers of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications
on Behalf of Persons Filing Statement)
This statement is filed in connection with (check
the appropriate box):
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a. The filing of solicitation
materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation
14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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b. The filing of a registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
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c. A tender offer.
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d. None of the above.
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Check the following box if the soliciting materials
or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary
copies:
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Check the following box if the filing is a final
amendment reporting the results of the transaction:
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CALCULATION
OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation*
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Amount of Filing Fee**
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US$541,186,623.59
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US$38,586.61
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*
Estimated for purposes of
calculating the filing fee only. This
calculation assumes the cancellation of 1,908,740,622 ordinary shares (either
directly or in the form of American Depositary Shares, each representing 15
ordinary shares), par value HK$0.25 each, of Hutchison
Telecommunications International Limited, which represents all ordinary shares outstanding on the
date hereof and not owned by Hutchison Telecommunications Holdings
Limited and Hutchison Telecommunications Investment Holdings Limited, at a cancellation price of
HK$2.20 per ordinary share or HK$33.00 per American Depositary Share, net in
cash, converted to US dollars for the purpose of calculating the filing fee
using the exchange rate of HK$7.7593 to US$1.00 reported by Bloomberg as of 12:00
noon in Hong Kong on March 11, 2010.
**
The amount of the filing fee,
calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals US$71.30 per US$1,000,000 of the
transaction valuation.
Solely for the convenience of the reader,
this document contains translations of Hong Kong dollar amounts into US dollars
and vice versa at specified rates. These
translations should not be construed as representations that the Hong Kong dollar
amounts actually represent such US dollar amounts or could be converted into US
dollars at the rates indicated or at all.
x
Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and
identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form of Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount
Previously Paid:
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US$38,586.61
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Form of Registration
No.:
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Schedule 13E-3
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Filing
Party:
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Hutchison
Telecommunications International Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications
Holdings Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited
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Date Filed:
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March 15, 2010
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Introduction
This Amendment No. 1 (this
Amendment
) amends and supplements the Rule 13e-3
Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 initially filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (
SEC
) on March 15,
2010 (the
Schedule 13E-3
) by (1)
Hutchison
Telecommunications International Limited (
HTIL
), a company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, (2) Hutchison
Telecommunications Holdings Limited (the
Offeror
),
a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability,
and (3) Hutchison Whampoa Limited (
HWL
), a company incorporated in
Hong Kong with limited liability.
All capitalized terms used in this Amendment
and not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Schedule 13E-3, including the Scheme Document (the
Scheme Document
) attached as exhibit
(a)(3)(1) to the Schedule
13E-3.
Item
1. Summary Term Sheet.
The second bullet point under the heading Payment in
Part I of the Scheme Document under the caption Summary Term Sheet on page 1
of the Scheme Document is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the
bullet point and replacing it in its entirety with the following:
Payment
: Pursuant to the Share Proposal, all
Scheme Shares (including all Scheme Shares underlying the HTIL ADSs) will be
cancelled in exchange for HK$2.20 in cash for each Scheme Share. Entitlement to payment will be determined
with reference to holdings as at the Record Date. Each HTIL ADS represents 15 HTIL Shares and,
accordingly, upon the Scheme becoming effective, HTIL ADS Holders will for each
HTIL ADS receive the US dollar equivalent of 15 times the Cancellation Price of
HK$2.20. This sum will be paid by the
HTIL ADS Depositary to HTIL ADS Holders net of the cancellation fee of the HTIL
ADS Depositary of US$5.00 per 100 HTIL ADSs cancelled, governmental charges and
any taxes withheld. The Cancellation
Price is equivalent to approximately US$4.25 per HTIL ADS. After deducting the cancellation fee of the
HTIL ADS Depositary, the net Cancellation Price to be paid to HTIL ADS Holders
is equivalent to approximately US$4.20 per HTIL ADS. Such US dollar amounts are calculated at the
exchange rate of US$1.00 to HK$7.7593 reported by Bloomberg as at 12:00 noon in
Hong Kong on the Latest Practicable Date.
Such exchange rate (and the US dollar amount stated on the basis
thereof) is for illustrative purposes only. See Part VIII Explanatory
Memorandum 15. Registration and Payment.
Item
4. Terms of the Transaction
.
The
disclosure in Part VII of the Scheme Document is hereby amended and
supplemented by adding the following sentences after the last sentence of the
first paragraph in Part VII of the Scheme Document under the caption US
Special Factors 4. Effects of the
Proposals 4.6 No Appraisal Rights;
Court Approval on page 116 of the Scheme Document:
HTIL
ADS Holders do not have appraisal rights in connection with the Scheme under
the Companies Law.
HTIL ADS
Holders who give voting instructions to the HTIL ADS Depositary in a timely
manner have the right to appear at the court hearing of the petition to
sanction the Scheme.
Item
5. Past Contacts, Transactions,
Negotiations and Agreements
.
The
text under the heading The Privatisation of HTIL in Part VII of the
Scheme Document under the caption US Special Factors 1. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and
Agreements 1.1 Past Contacts,
Transactions and Negotiations on pages 76 to 78 of the Scheme Document is
hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the text and replacing it in its
entirety with the following:
1
The Privatisation of
HTIL
In the ordinary course of managing its business, each of HWL and HTIL
regularly reviews and evaluates its respective group business strategy and strategic
alternatives. Such reviews ultimately
resulted in the dispositions of the HTIL Groups businesses in India (in May 2007),
in Hong Kong and Macau (in May 2009, through a spin-off), in Israel (in October 2009)
and in Thailand (ongoing), as described in more detail elsewhere in this Scheme
Document
. In
the last two years, HWL and HTIL also from time to time received approaches
from third parties regarding the potential sale of the HTIL Groups remaining
individual businesses or portions thereof, and have on occasion executed
non-disclosure agreements with such third parties.
These approaches included:
·
In August 2008,
executive officers of HTIL received an approach from a third party through the
introduction of an investment bank regarding the potential sale of HTILs
operations in Indonesia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
·
In December 2008,
executive officers of HTIL received an approach from another third party
regarding the potential sale of HTILs remaining operations with the exception
of Thailand.
·
In August 2009,
executive officers of HTIL received an approach from another third party
through
the introduction of an investment bank
regarding the potential
sale of HTILs operations in Indonesia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
In each case, representatives of HTIL engaged
in preliminary discussions and meetings with the third parties; however, HTIL
did not engage in any meaningful negotiations related to these matters and as
no concrete offer or proposal was put forward, none of these matters was
presented to the HTIL Board for further consideration.
With respect to the HTIL Groups Thailand
business, as disclosed elsewhere in the Scheme Document, representatives of the
HTIL Group have been in ongoing discussions with CAT Telecom Public Company
Limited (CAT) regarding the divestment of all of the HTIL Groups direct and
indirect interests in the business and assets of its Thailand operations. The
parties have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pursuant to
which they agreed to negotiate exclusively until 14 May 2010 in good faith
towards the signing of definitive agreements for such divestment as soon as
possible. As at the Latest Practicable Date, these discussions were continuing.
Based on the MOU and discussions to date, the proceeds of sale net of
liabilities and commitments remaining with the seller are not expected to be
material.
By late
October
2009, following completion of the sale of the HTIL
Groups Israel business, HTIL had become a substantially smaller company than
at the time of its IPO in 2004, and it no longer had
the benefit of any businesses that generate
positive cash flow, but at the same time, required substantial funds in order
to develop its remaining group businesses.
At around the same time, from October to December 2009, the
HWL Group undertook its annual group-wide (including the HTIL Group) budget
preparation for 2010. Whilst the
potential privatisation of HTIL was not a focus of these budget discussions,
individual senior members of HWL/HTIL management did receive approaches from
investment banks during this period with various proposals for strategic or
other corporate actions for their respective groups, and the proposition of a
privatisation of HTIL as a concept was included amongst these proposals. In order to attain a better understanding of
some propositions that were put forward, including the potential privatisation
of HTIL, individual senior members of HWL management discussed some preliminary
conceptual and clarificatory issues with these investment banks and external
legal counsel following such approaches
.
In the morning of 4 January 2010, during a regular management
review meeting amongst a small group of senior management of HWL, the
possibility of privatising HTIL was raised.
Following discussions of the general outlines of a possible proposal, a
representative of HWL approached representatives of HTIL regarding a possible
general offer to HTILs shareholders and option holders and informed them that
an announcement on the subject pursuant to the Takeovers Code may be
imminent. No terms of the proposal were
communicated at this time, as HWL had not yet determined the terms of the
proposal (or even whether to make any offer).
2
On 4 January 2010, in pursuit of its intention to make a proposal
regarding a possible privatisation of HTIL, HWL also contacted representatives
of Goldman Sachs and HWLs outside legal counsel with respect to Hong Kong and
US laws in order to discuss the potential privatisation. On the same day, Goldman Sachs was appointed
to act as financial adviser to the Offeror.
In the afternoon of 4 January 2010, representatives of Goldman
Sachs gave a preliminary presentation to HWL and the Offeror that included
standard preliminary financial analyses of certain information. Due to time limitations, this preliminary presentation
was prepared without consultation with HWL and the Offeror and was based on
publicly available financial information regarding HTIL, as well as certain
assumptions regarding the transaction structure that proved to be different
from that contemplated by HWL and the Offeror.
Subsequent to the 4 January 2010 meeting, Goldman Sachs revised the
preliminary presentation to reflect the transaction structure as confirmed by
HWL and the Offeror, as well as updated draft financial information relating to
the cash balance and an intercompany liability of HTIL as of 31 December 2009. On 8 January 2010, Goldman Sachs
provided the Offeror and HWL with the updated presentation, which included (1) an
overview of the HTIL shareholding structure, (2) summaries and/or analyses
of historical trading data for the HTIL Shares and HTIL ADSs, (3) financial
analyses at various potential offer prices, (4) an analysis of selected
precedent taking-private transactions in Hong Kong, and (5) summaries of
research analysts recommendation, estimates and price targets for the HTIL
Shares. See 3.4. Summary of Financial Analyses of Goldman
Sachs in this Part VII.
Upon receipt of HWLs approach on 4 January 2010, HTIL contacted
representatives of HTILs outside legal counsel with respect to Hong Kong and
US laws in order to discuss the possible proposal from HWL regarding the
potential privatisation of HTIL.
Following the approach from HWL and in anticipation of an imminent
offer being made by the Offeror, HTIL began taking steps to ensure its compliance
with its obligations under the Takeovers Code were an offer to be
forthcoming. Under the Takeovers Code,
HTIL would be required to make an announcement regarding the proposed
privatisation following the receipt from the Offeror of a firm intention to
make an offer. For this purpose,
commencing in the afternoon of 4 January 2010
and continuing on
a daily basis through 8 January 2010, the respective outside legal
counsels of HWL, the Offeror and HTIL with respect to Hong Kong, Cayman Islands
and US laws, as well as representatives of HWL, the Offeror, HTIL and Goldman
Sachs, met or participated via conference call to discuss the procedural and
substantive requirements of the proposed scheme of arrangement as a going
private transaction under applicable Hong Kong, United States and Cayman
Islands laws and regulations, drafts of a joint announcement setting forth the
terms of the Share Proposal proposed by HWL and to consider other implications
of the Proposals. There were no
negotiations during these meetings between HWL, the Offeror and HTIL regarding
the pricing terms of the privatisation, which were determined solely by HWL and
the Offeror.
On 5 January 2010, representatives of HWL, HTIL, Goldman Sachs and
HTILs outside legal counsel met and/or participated via conference call with
representatives of Somerley to discuss Somerleys due diligence requirements as
the potential independent financial adviser to HTIL in connection with the
Proposals.
On 5 January 2010, a representative of HWL contacted
representatives of Asian Capital to discuss the retention of Asian Capital (and
its due diligence requirements) as the independent financial adviser to the
Offeror and HWL for purposes of Rule 2.4 of the Takeovers Code. (Rule 2.4 requires an independent financial
adviser to issue an opinion in certain circumstances as to whether a proposed
acquisition is in the interests of the shareholders of the acquiring
company.) On 6 and 7 January 2010,
HWL supplied information requested by Asian Capital.
3
On 6 January 2010, the HTIL Board discussed the status of the
initial approach from HWL relating to the proposal to privatise HTIL by way of the Scheme, established the HTIL
Independent Board Committee to make a recommendation to the HTIL Independent
Shareholders and the HTIL Optionholders in respect of the Proposals and
approved (subject to changes as approved by a board committee comprising two of
the three executive directors of HTIL) a draft of the joint announcement. As is customary practice in privatisation
proposals in Hong Kong initiated by controlling shareholders, the HTIL Board did not engage in negotiations
with HWL or the Offeror regarding the terms of the Proposals which are matters
for consideration by the HTIL Independent Shareholders and the HTIL
Optionholders.
From 6 January 2010 to 15 January 2010,
representatives of HTIL participated via conference call in a series of
discussions with the SFC regarding the independence of the proposed members of the
HTIL Independent Board Committee. After
these discussions were completed, HTIL announced on 15 January 2010 that
the HTIL Independent Board Committee would consist of Mr. Kwan Kai Cheong
and Mr. Kevin Westley, two independent non-executive HTIL Directors.
On 6 January 2010, representatives of HTIL and Somerley met at
which meeting Somerley carried out preliminary due diligence relating to HTIL
and the Proposals.
On 6 January 2010, a draft of the joint announcement was submitted
to the SFC for comment, with a copy provided to the Stock Exchange, and further discussions were held among the
respective outside legal counsels of HWL, the Offeror and HTIL. The various sets of SFC comments were
reflected in revised drafts of the joint announcement over the course of that
day and the next day. On 7 January 2010,
the SFC confirmed that they had no further comments on the joint announcement.
On 7 January 2010, the respective boards of directors of the
Offeror and HWL (1) authorised the Offeror to make the request for the
HTIL Board to put forth the Share Proposal to the Scheme Shareholders on the
terms set forth in the Announcement and (2) approved the publication of
the Announcement.
On 7 January 2010, Asian Capital was formally appointed by the
respective boards of directors of the Offeror and HWL as the independent
financial adviser to the Offeror and HWL, and Asian Capital provided its oral
advice to the Offeror and HWL that the proposed privatisation is in the
interests of the respective shareholders of the Offeror and HWL. On 21 January 2010, Asian Capital sent a
letter to the boards of directors of the Offeror and HWL confirming in writing
Asian Capitals oral advice in relation to the Share Proposal, and a circular
including Asian Capitals letter and other relevant information was despatched
to the shareholders of HWL on the same day.
See 3.5. Asian Capital in this Part VII.
On 8 January 2010, the Offeror sent a letter to the HTIL Board
formally requesting the HTIL Board to put forward the Share Proposal to the
Scheme Shareholders regarding the privatisation of HTIL by way of the Scheme,
upon effectiveness of which the Scheme Shares (including all HTIL Shares
underlying the HTIL ADSs) would be cancelled in exchange for HK$2.20 in cash
for each Scheme Share, and the Announcement was issued on the same day.
Due to the potential fluctuations in the trading price of the HTIL
Shares pending release of the Announcement regarding the Share Proposal, as
stated in the Announcement, at the request of HTIL, trading in the HTIL Shares
on the Stock Exchange was suspended from 2:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on 4 January 2010
and trading in the HTIL ADSs on the NYSE was halted by the NYSE from 9:32 a.m.
(New York time) on 4 January 2010, pending the issue of the Announcement. HTIL applied to the Stock Exchange for the
resumption of trading in the HTIL Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from
9:30 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on 8 January 2010 and requested the NYSE
to resume trading in the HTIL ADSs on the NYSE with effect from 8 January 2010.
Commencing 12 January 2010, the respective legal counsels of HWL,
the Offeror and HTIL, as well as representatives of Goldman Sachs, Somerley,
HWL, the Offeror and HTIL, met and/or participated via conference call to
further discuss the applicable legal and regulatory requirements of the
Proposals as well as the preparation of this Scheme Document and other
documentation to be sent to HTIL Shareholders, HTIL Optionholders and HTIL ADS
Holders.
4
On 15 January 2010, the HTIL Independent Board Committee formally
approved the engagement of Somerley as the independent financial adviser to the
HTIL Independent Board Committee in connection with the Proposals, based on
Somerleys qualifications, expertise and reputation, including its experience
with similar transactions and its knowledge of the relevant industry.
On 25 January 2010, representatives of
HTIL and Somerley met at which meeting Somerley carried out further due
diligence relating to HTIL and the Proposals.
On 5 February 2010, the HTIL Independent Board Committee and
Somerley met and/or participated via conference call to discuss Somerleys
proposed approach to evaluating the fairness of the Proposals and the
methodologies Somerley would utilise in such evaluation. During this meeting, Somerley provided the
HTIL Independent Board Committee with a presentation of its financial analyses
underlying its evaluation.
Commencing on 6 February 2010, executive
officers and directors of HTIL provided representatives of Somerley with
comments and suggestions relating to Somerleys presentation and the
preparation of Somerleys report and opinion.
On 4 March 2010, the HTIL Independent Board Committee and
representatives of HTIL met and/or participated via conference call to discuss
the procedures and process to be followed by the HTIL Independent Board
Committee in reaching the determination that would be reflected in its letter
to the HTIL Independent Shareholders (including HTIL ADS Holders) and the HTIL
Optionholders.
On 5 March 2010, executive officers and
representatives of HTIL met and/or participated via conference call with
representatives of Somerley to update Somerley on the financial statements of
HTIL.
On 10 March 2010, after discussion and review of the final draft
of the Independent Financial Advisers letter to the HTIL Independent Board
Committee, the HTIL Independent Board Committee unanimously determined the
Cancellation Price to be fair and reasonable to the HTIL Independent
Shareholders (including the HTIL ADS Holders) and the Option Proposal Price to
be fair and reasonable to the HTIL Optionholders and to recommend that the HTIL
Independent Shareholders (including the HTIL ADS Holders) vote in favour of the
resolution to approve the Scheme at the Court Meeting and the special
resolution to, among other matters, approve the capital reduction arising as a
result of the Scheme and a resolution to, among other things, restore the
issued share capital of HTIL immediately following the Scheme at the EGM and
recommend the HTIL Optionholders to accept the Option Proposal if they have not
exercised their Outstanding HTIL Share Options in accordance with the HTIL
Share Option Scheme. The recommendation
of the HTIL Independent Board Committee is set out in its letter dated 15 March 2010. See Part V Letter from the HTIL
Independent Board Committee.
On 15 March 2010, Somerley issued its opinion letter to the HTIL
Independent Board Committee. See Part VI
Letter from the Independent Financial Adviser to the HTIL Independent Board
Committee.
Item 7. Purposes, Alternatives, Reasons and Effects.
Item 7 is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing
the text under the heading The Privatisation of HTIL in Part VII of the
Scheme Document under the caption US Special Factors 1. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and
Agreements 1.1 Past Contacts,
Transactions and Negotiations on pages 76 to 78 of the Scheme Document
with the revised text provided in Item 5.
Item 8. Fairness of the Transaction.
The
last sentence of the
last bullet point in Part VII of
the Scheme Document under the caption US Special Factors 3. Fairness 3.1 The Offeror and HWL on page 83 of the
Scheme Document is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the bullet point
and replacing it in its entirety with the following:
5
Accordingly, HWL and the Offeror anticipate that there
will be no surplus cash available for dividends in the capital intensive
investment phase and HTIL will be unable to declare any dividends. As discussed above, the fact that the
consideration to be paid to the Scheme Shareholders as at the Record Date will
be entirely in cash permits shareholders to realize fair value, in cash,
immediately for their investment and provides certainty of value, which might
not continue to be available in the absence of the Share Proposal.
The paragraph in Part VII of the Scheme Document
under the heading The HTIL Board
in Part VII of the Scheme Document under the
caption US Special Factors 3.
Fairness 3.2 HTIL on page 86
of the Scheme Document is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the
paragraph and replacing it in its entirety with the following:
The HTIL Board presented to the HTIL Shareholders
(including the HTIL ADS Holders) and the HTIL Optionholders the recommendations
of the HTIL Independent Board Committee. By virtue of the HTIL
Independent Board Committee having been formed for the purpose of exercising
the powers and performing the responsibilities of the HTIL Board with respect
to the Proposals, the HTIL Independent Board Committees analysis
and conclusions in making its recommendation to the HTIL Shareholders
(including the HTIL ADS Holders) and the HTIL
Optionholders
are thereby the analysis and conclusions
of the HTIL Board and can therefore be taken as having been adopted by the
HTIL Board. The HTIL Board did not independently verify
the factors considered by the HTIL Independent Board Committee.
The disclosure in Part VII of the Scheme Document
is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following paragraph
immediately prior to the
first pa
ragraph
under the heading The HTIL Independent Board Committee
in Part VII of the Scheme Document
under the caption US Special Factors 3.
Fairness 3.2 HTIL on page 86
of the Scheme Document:
The duties, authority and
responsibilities of the HTIL Independent Board Committee in the context of the
p
rivatisation correspond to those provided in the Takeovers Code.
Rule 2.1 of the Takeovers Code
provides that upon a board receiving an offer, or being approached with a view
to an offer being made, it must, in the interests of shareholders, establish an
independent committee of the board to make a recommendation to shareholders (1) as
to whether the offer is, or is not, fair and reasonable and (2) as to
acceptance or voting.
Rule 2.8 of the Takeovers Code provides that
the members of such an independent committee of the board must comprise all
non-executive directors of the board of the company who have no direct or
indirect interest in the offer or the possible offer that is under
consideration.
The disclosure in Part VII of the Scheme Document
is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following paragraph
after the second
paragraph
under the heading The
HTIL Independent Board Committee
in Part VII of the Scheme Document under the
caption US Special Factors 3.
Fairness 3.2 HTIL on page 86
of the Scheme Document:
The HTIL Independent Board Committee did not
independently verify the factors considered by the Independent Financial
Adviser. Instead, the HTIL Independent Board Committee adopted the analysis of
the Independent Financial Adviser and its conclusions, in addition to the
factors independently considered by the HTIL Independent Board Committee as
discussed below, in making its recommendation to the HTIL Independent
Shareholders (including the HTIL ADS Holders) and the HTIL Optionholders.
Bullet point number 4
under
the heading The HTIL Independent Board Committee
in Part VII of the Scheme Document under the
caption US Special Factors 3.
Fairness 3.2 HTIL on page 88
of the Scheme Document is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the
bullet point and replacing it in its entirety with the following:
6
4.
The HTIL Independent Board Committee took
into account the current and historical financial condition and results of
operations of HTIL, including that it no longer has the benefit of cash flow generative
businesses, as well as the prospects and strategic objectives of HTIL,
including the risks involved in achieving those prospects and objectives such
as ongoing significant capital investment requirements, and the current and
expected conditions in the general economy and in the sectors in which HTIL operates
or has interests and the improbability of strategic alternatives to the
Proposals given HWLs and the Offerors percentage of ownership of HTIL and the
fact that no third parties have approached HWL or HTIL with possible competing
offers or strategic alternatives following the announcement of the Proposals.
The second to the last paragraph under the heading The
HTIL Independent Board Committee in Part VII of the Scheme Document under
the caption US Special Factors
3. Fairness
3.2 HTIL
The HTIL Independent Board Committee
on page 89 of the Scheme Document
is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the paragraph and replacing it
in its entirety with the following:
The
HTIL Independent Board Committee did not consider the liquidation of HTILs
assets to be a viable course of action
because liquidation would
require either distributing unlisted shares in specie to HTIL shareholders or
conducting a sale process and then distributing proceeds. The HTIL Independent Board Committee noted
that HTILs remaining assets are currently loss-making and in need of
significant capital investment, which implies that HTILs current liquidation
value would be limited. Moreover, HTIL
has confirmed that no third parties have approached HWL or HTIL with possible
competing offers or strategic alternatives following the announcement of the
Proposals.
The disclosure in Part VII of the Scheme Document
is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following paragraph
immediately prior to the last paragraph under the caption US Special Factors
3. Fairness
3.2 HTIL
The HTIL Independent Board Committee
on page 89 of the Scheme Document
as follows:
The HTIL Independent Board
Committee did not explicitly consider the premium/discount of the Cancellation Price
over/(to) the average net asset value per share in comparable privatisation
precedents in Hong Kong. Such
information was not considered by t
he HTIL Independent Board Committee on the basis that obtaining the data
for a meaningful comparison would be impractical, if not impossible, given the
emerging market nature of the HTIL Groups remaining assets, the privatisation
precedents consisting of companies at different, more mature, stages of
development and the difficulty in obtaining information on comparable companies
that remain largely unlisted.
Moreover, the HTIL Independent Board
Committee considered the view of the Independent Financial Adviser that there
was not a consistent pattern of relationship between book value and offer price
in the Privatisation Precedents considered by the Independent Financial
Adviser.
See Part VI
Letter from the Independent
Financial Adviser to the HTIL Independent Board Committee.
The subsection heading
under
the heading Summary of Report and Opinion of the Independent Financial Adviser
in Part VII
of the Scheme Document under the caption US Special Factors 3. Fairness 3.2 HTIL on page 92 of the Scheme Document
is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the subsection heading and
replacing it in its entirety with the following:
Summary of Material Financial Analyses Conducted by
Somerley
The ninth bullet point
under the subheading Discussion and Analysis
in Part VII of the Scheme Document under the
caption US Special Factors 3.
Fairness 3.2 HTIL on page 100
of the Scheme Document is hereby amended and supplemented by
adding
the following
sentences at the end of
the bullet point
:
7
Somerley
has advised that in reaching this conclusion it noted that the premia for the
Share Proposal, as regards premium over market price, ranked 11
th
and 12
th
respectively
among the 20 privatisation proposals considered by Somerley. Somerley considered this ranking to be within
the middle range of recent privatisation proposals in Hong Kong.
Item
9. Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and
Negotiations.
The first sentence of the second paragraph under the
heading Discussion and Analysis in Part VI of the Scheme Document under
the caption Letter from the Independent Financial Adviser to the HTIL
Independent Board Committee on page 71 of the Scheme Document is hereby
amended and supplemented by deleting the sentence and replacing it in its
entirety with the following:
In May 2007,
HTIL Groups indirect interests in its biggest operation in India, Hutchison
Essar, were sold and two special dividends totalling HK$13.75 per HTIL Share
were subsequently paid.
The first sentence of the second bullet point under
the heading Discussion and Analysis in Part VII of the Scheme Document
under the caption US Special Factors 3.
Fairness 3.2 HTIL Summary of
Report and Opinion of the Independent Financial Adviser on page 98 of the
Scheme Document is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the sentence and
replacing it in its entirety with the following:
In May 2007, HTIL Groups
indirect interests in its biggest operation in India, Hutchison Essar, were
sold and two special dividends totalling HK$13.75 per HTIL Share were
subsequently paid.
The table under the
heading Premium Paid Analysis in Part VII of the Scheme Document under
the caption US Special Factors 3.
Fairness 3.4 Summary of
Financial Analyses of Goldman Sachs on page 111 of the Scheme Document is
hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the table and replacing it in its
entirety with the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premium/(Discount)
|
|
Date
Announced
|
|
Target Name
|
|
Acquirer Name
|
|
1 day prior to
announcement
|
|
1 month prior to
announcement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2009
|
|
Oriental Press
Group Limited
|
|
Ever Holdings
Limited
|
|
16
|
%
|
25
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2008
|
|
Shaw Brothers
(Hong Kong) Limited
|
|
Shaw Holdings
Inc.
|
|
64
|
%
|
67
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 2008
|
|
Goldbond Group
Holdings Limited
|
|
Allied Luck
Trading Limited
|
|
33
|
%
|
21
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 2008
|
|
Mirabell International
Holdings Limited
|
|
Belle
International Holdings Limited
|
|
15
|
%
|
20
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2007
|
|
BALtrans
Holdings Limited
|
|
Toll (BVI)
Limited
|
|
41
|
%
|
69
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2007
|
|
SCMP Group
Limited
|
|
Kerry Group plc
|
|
10
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2007
|
|
Chia Hsin Cement
Greater China Holding Corporation
|
|
TCC
International Holdings Limited
|
|
26
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 2007
|
|
TOM Online Inc.
|
|
TOM Group
Limited
|
|
33
|
%
|
14
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 2007
|
|
Pacific Century
Insurance Holdings Limited
|
|
Fortis Insurance
Company (Asia) Limited
|
|
44
|
%
|
70
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 2006
|
|
Saint Honore
Holdings Limited
|
|
Convenience
Retail Asia Limited
|
|
45
|
%
|
61
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
August 2006
|
|
Senyuan
International Holdings Limited
|
|
Eaton Corp
Oration
|
|
13
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2006
|
|
Radica Games
Limited
|
|
Mattel Inc.
|
|
12
|
%
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2006
|
|
China Paradise
Electronics Retail Limited
|
|
GOME Electrical
Appliances Holdings Limited
|
|
10
|
%
|
20
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 2006
|
|
CSMC Technology
Corporation
|
|
China Resources
Logic Limited
|
|
4
|
%
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 2006
|
|
Asia Aluminum
Holdings Limited
|
|
AA Investments
Company Limited
|
|
54
|
%
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 2005
|
|
Superdata
Software Holdings Limited
|
|
Profit Eagle
Limited
|
|
4
|
%
|
3
|
%
|
8
October 2005
|
|
China Resources
Peoples Telephone Company Limited
|
|
China Mobile
(HK) Limited
|
|
16
|
%
|
67
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2005
|
|
Sunday
Communications Limited
|
|
PCCW Limited
|
|
23
|
%
|
44
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October 2004
|
|
Elec &
Eltek International Holdings Limited
|
|
Kingboard
Chemical Holdings Limited
|
|
25
|
%
|
19
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2004
|
|
Harbin Brewery
Group Limited
|
|
Anheuser-Busch
Companies Inc.
|
|
9
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2003
|
|
International
Bank of Asia Limited
|
|
Fubon Financial
Holding Company Limited
|
|
7
|
%
|
23
|
%
|
The first two paragraphs under the heading Summary of
Report and Opinion of the Independent Financial Adviser in Part VII of
the Scheme Document under the caption US Special Factors 3. Fairness 3.2 HTIL on page
90
of the Scheme Document are hereby
amended and supplemented by deleting the paragraphs and replacing them in
their
entirety with the following:
Under
an engagement letter, dated 15 January 2010, Somerley was retained to
advise the HTIL Independent Board Committee as to whether the terms and
conditions of the Proposals, and, more particularly, the Cancellation Price and
the Option Proposal Price, are fair and reasonable to the HTIL Independent
Shareholders and HTIL Optionholders, respectively. The HTIL Independent Board Committee has
agreed that Somerley be paid a
fee of US$150,000 for its services as an
independent financial adviser regarding the Proposals
and be reimbursed for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses as set forth in such engagement letter. HTIL has agreed
to indemnify Somerley and related persons against certain liabilities arising
out of or in connection with Somerleys engagement and subject to the
limitations set forth under such engagement letter.
The decision to engage Somerley to advise the HTIL
Independent Board Committee was based on its qualifications, expertise and
reputation. Somerley is a corporation licensed under the SFO to carry out Type
1 (dealing in securities), Type 4 (advising on securities), Type 6 (advising on
corporate finance) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the
SFO. Somerley is a
specialist
financial services company based in Hong Kong
and, as part of its business, regularly engages in
analyzing businesses and securities in connection with mergers and
acquisitions,
equity capital markets
, corporate and other purposes. In the past two years, Somerley has been
engaged by HTIL and/or parties affiliated with HTIL (including members of the
HWL Group), principally to act as independent financial adviser, on a number of
occasions in connected transactions and has received customary fees in
connection with these services.
Item 10. Source and Amounts of Funds or Other
Consideration.
The first paragraph in Part VII of the Scheme
Document under the caption US Special Factors 5. Source and Amount of Funds or Other
Consideration 5.1 Source of Funds
on page 119 of the Scheme Document is
hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the paragraph and replacing it in
its entirety with the following:
On the assumption that no Outstanding HTIL Share
Options are exercised before the Record Date and none of the holders of
Outstanding HTIL Share Options accept the Option Proposal, the amount of cash
required for the Proposals would be approximately HK$4,199 million
(approximately US$541 million). On the
assumption that all Outstanding HTIL Share Options are exercised before the
Record Date, the amount of cash required for the Proposals would be
approximately HK$4,227 million (approximately US$545 million). On the assumption that no Outstanding HTIL
Share Options are exercised before the Record Date and all holders of
Outstanding HTIL Share Options accept the Option Proposal, the amount of cash
required for the Proposals would be approximately HK$4,207 million
(approximately US$542 million). The US
dollar amounts are calculated on the basis of the exchange rate (being US$1.00
to HK$7.7593) reported by Bloomberg as at 12:00 noon in Hong Kong on the Latest
Practicable Date. Such exchange rate (and the US dollar amount stated on the
basis thereof) is for illustrative purposes only.
9
The second paragraph in Part VII of the Scheme
Document under the caption US Special Factors 5. Source and Amount of Funds or Other
Consideration 5.2 Expenses
on page 120 of the Scheme Document is
hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the paragraph and replacing it in
its entirety with the following:
The estimated aggregate expenses of the Offeror, HWL and HTIL in
connection with the Proposals are as follows:
|
|
HK$
|
|
*US$
|
|
Accounting fees
|
|
900,000
|
|
115,990
|
|
Filing fees
|
|
450,000
|
|
57,995
|
|
Financial adviser fees and expenses
|
|
17,000,000
|
|
2,190,919
|
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
|
17,000,000
|
|
2,190,919
|
|
Printing and mailing expenses
|
|
550,000
|
|
70,883
|
|
Others
|
|
4,100,000
|
|
528,398
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
HK$
|
40,000,000
|
|
US$
|
5,155,104
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*US dollar amounts are calculated on the basis of the
exchange rate (being US$1.00 to HK$7.7593) reported by Bloomberg as at 12:00
noon in Hong Kong on the Latest Practicable Date. Such exchange rate (and the US dollar amount
stated on the basis thereof) is for illustrative purposes only.
Item 15.
Additional
Information.
The fifth paragraph under the heading Action To Be
Taken by HTIL ADS Holders under the caption Actions To Be Taken on page iv
of the Scheme Document is hereby amended and supplemented by
adding
the following
sentence at the end of the
paragraph
:
The HTIL ADS Depositary has advised that the only fees, charges and
expenses of the HTIL ADS Depositary in connection with the cancellation of the
HTIL ADSs and distribution of the proceeds received by the HTIL ADS Depositary
will be the cancellation fee of US$5.00 per 100 HTIL ADSs cancelled.
The sixth paragraph in Part VIII of the Scheme Document under the
caption Explanatory Memorandum 17.
Information for HTIL ADS Holders on page 152 of the Scheme
Document
is
hereby amended and
supplemented by deleting the paragraph and replacing
it
in
its
entirety with
the following:
Each
HTIL ADS represents 15 HTIL Shares and, accordingly, upon the Scheme becoming
effective, HTIL ADS Holders as at the Record Date will for each HTIL ADS
receive the US dollar equivalent of 15 times the Cancellation Price of
HK$2.20. This sum will be paid by the
HTIL ADS Depositary to HTIL ADS Holders net of the cancellation fee of the HTIL
ADS Depositary of US$5.00 per 100 HTIL ADSs cancelled, governmental charges and
any taxes withheld. The Cancellation
Price is equivalent to approximately US$4.25 per HTIL ADS. A
fter deducting the cancellation fee
of the HTIL ADS Depositary, the net
Cancellation Price to be paid to HTIL ADS Holders is equivalent to
approximately US$4.20 per HTIL ADS. Such
US dollar amounts are calculated at the
exchange rate of US$1.00 to HK$7.7593 reported by Bloomberg as at 12:00 noon in
Hong Kong on the Latest Practicable Date.
Such exchange rate (and the US dollar amount stated on the basis
thereof) is for illustrative purposes only.
The
last sentence of the
seven
th paragraph in Part VIII of the Scheme Document under the caption
Explanatory Memorandum 17.
Information for HTIL ADS Holders on page 15
3
of the Scheme Document
is
hereby amended
and supplemented by deleting the
sentence
and replacing
it
in
its
entirety with
the following:
The HTIL ADS Holders will receive their
pro rata
portion of the consideration from
the HTIL ADS Depositary net of the cancellation fee of the HTIL ADS Depositary,
governmental charges and any taxes withheld.
10
The second sentence of the paragraph entitled Thailand
in Appendix III of the Scheme Document under the caption General Information
relating to HTIL 6. Material
Litigation on page 290 of the Scheme Document is hereby amended and
supplemented by deleting the sentence and replacing it in its entirety with the
following:
TMC has asserted damages of
approximately THB3.2 billion (equivalent to approximately HK$754 million at an
exchange rate of THB1.00:HK$0.2377, being the exchange rate reported by
Bloomberg as at 12:00 noon in Hong Kong on 11 March 2010).
Clauses (q) and (r) in Appendix III of the
Scheme Document under the caption General Information relating to HTIL
7. Material Contracts on page 292
of the Scheme Document are hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the
clauses and replacing them in
their
entirety with the following:
(q)
Share Purchase Agreement dated 12 August 2009
made between Advent Investments Pte Ltd (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
HTIL) (AIL) as vendor and Scailex Corporation Ltd. as purchaser for the sale
and purchase of 78,940,104 fully paid shares of Partner Communications for
NIS5,290,960,470 (equivalent to HK$11.0 billion at the exchange rate of
NIS1.00:HK$2.0722, being the exchange rate reported by Bloomberg as at 12:00
noon in Hong Kong on 11 March 2010);
(r)
Escrow Agreement dated 20 October 2009 made
between AIL and Assessing Officer of Large Enterprises, Israel in respect of
the deposit of an amount of NIS672,474,123 (equivalent to HK$1.4 billion at the
exchange rate of NIS1.00:HK$2.0722, being the exchange rate reported by
Bloomberg as at 12:00 noon in Hong Kong on 11 March 2010) in a trust
account pending an agreement on the amount of tax payable for the sale of
shares in Partner Communications; and
11
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
|
HUTCHISON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Christopher John Foll
|
|
Name:
|
Christopher John Foll
|
|
Title:
|
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
Date:
|
April 20, 2010
|
|
|
|
HUTCHISON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Susan Chow
|
|
Name:
|
Susan Chow
|
|
Title:
|
Director
|
|
Date:
|
April 20, 2010
|
|
|
|
HUTCHISON
WHAMPOA LIMITED
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Susan Chow
|
|
Name:
|
Susan Chow
|
|
Title:
|
Deputy Group Managing Director
|
|
Date:
|
April 20, 2010
|
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
(a)(3)(1)
|
|
Scheme Document, dated March 15, 2010.*
|
|
|
|
(a)(3)(2)
|
|
Form of proxy card of the Court Meeting for
Scheme Shareholders of HTIL.*
|
|
|
|
(a)(3)(3)
|
|
Form of proxy card of the Extraordinary General
Meeting for Shareholders of HTIL.*
|
|
|
|
(a)(3)(4)
|
|
Form of voting instruction card for holders of
ADSs.*
|
|
|
|
(a)(3)(5)
|
|
Depositarys Notice to ADS Holders of Court Meeting
for Scheme Shareholders of HTIL, Extraordinary General Meeting for
Shareholders of HTIL, Termination of the Deposit Agreement and Closure of the
ADS Facility, dated March 15, 2010.*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(1)
|
|
Announcement dated January 4, 2010 of HTIL
regarding the suspension of trading of HTILs Shares on the Main Board of The
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1.1 to HTILs Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on
January 4, 2010
)
.*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(2)
|
|
Press Release dated January 4, 2010 of HTIL
regarding the trading halt of HTILs ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to HTILs Report on
Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on January 5, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(3)
|
|
Joint Announcement dated January 8, 2010 of
HTIL, HWL and the Offeror relating to the proposed privatization of HTIL by the
Offeror by way of a scheme of arrangement under Section 86 of the
Companies Law of the Cayman Islands (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1.2 to HTILs Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on
January 8, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(4)
|
|
Joint Press Release dated January 8, 2010 of
HTIL and HWL regarding the proposed privatization of HTIL (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1.3 to HTILs Report on Form 6-K furnished to
the SEC on January 8, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(5)
|
|
Announcement dated January 15, 2010 of HTIL relating
to the formation of the independent board committee and the appointment of
the independent financial adviser in connection with the proposed
privatization of HTIL (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to
HTILs Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on January 15,
2010).*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(6)
|
|
Press Release dated January 15, 2010 of HTIL
relating to the formation of the independent board committee and the
appointment of the independent financial adviser in connection with the
proposed privatization of HTIL (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2
to HTILs Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on January 15,
2010).*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(7)
|
|
Joint Announcement dated January 28, 2010 of
HTIL, HWL and the Offeror relating to the extension of time for the dispatch
of the scheme document in connection with the proposed privatization of HTIL
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to HTILs Report on
Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on January 28, 2010).*
|
|
|
|
(a)(5)(8)
|
|
Joint Announcement dated March 15, 2010 of HTIL,
HWL and the Offeror relating to the dispatch of the scheme document and
option proposal letters in connection with the proposed privatization of
HTIL.*
|
(a)(5)(9)
|
|
Joint Press Release dated March 14, 2010 of
HTIL and HWL relating to the dispatch of the scheme document in connection
with the proposed privatization of HTIL.*
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
None.
|
|
|
|
(c)(1)
|
|
Letter from Somerley Limited, the independent
financial adviser to the independent board committee of HTIL, dated
March 15, 2010 (included in
Part VI Letter
from the Independent Financial Adviser to the HTIL Independent Board
Committee of the Scheme Document filed herewith as
Exhibit (a)(3)(1)).*
|
|
|
|
(c)(2)
|
|
Presentation given by Somerley Limited, the
independent financial adviser to the independent board committee of HTIL, on
February 5, 2010.*
|
|
|
|
(c)(3)
|
|
Letter from Asian Capital (Corporate Finance)
Limited, the independent financial adviser to the boards of HWL and the
Offeror, dated January 21, 2010.*
|
|
|
|
(c)(4)
|
|
Goldman Sachs Presentation, dated January 8,
2010.*
|
|
|
|
(d)
|
|
None.
|
|
|
|
(f)
|
|
None.
|
|
|
|
(g)
|
|
None.
|
* Previously
filed with the Schedule 13E-3 on March 15, 2010.
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