CDF, on behalf of KGI Bank , announced to sign the letter of intent to form a joint venture consumer finance company with local partners in Mainland China

2016-12-22
Announcements

Date of announcement 2016/12/22
Time of announcement 17:01:12

Date of events 2016/12/22
To which item it meets paragraph 10
Statement 1.Date of occurrence of the event:2016/12/22
2.Counterparty to the contract or commitment:
Bank of JIANGSU in Mainland China
3.Relationship to the Company: None
4.Starting and ending dates (or rescission date) of the
contract or commitment:One year from signing day
5.Major content (not applicable where rescinded):KGI Bank
has agreed to invest the Suyin KGI Consumer Finance Co.
(the name to be confirmed) launched by Bank of JIANGSU
in Mainland China. It will be registered in city of Kunshan
in Jiangsu Province( the company’s country registration
to be confirmed) with registered capital of RMB 600
million. KGI Bank will contribute RMB 200.4 million or
33.4% of total shares.
6.Restrictive covenants (not applicable where rescinded):None
7.Effect on company finances and business (not applicable where rescinded):
To expand the consumer finance business in Greater
China will bring substantial benefits in the future
for KGI Bank
8.Concrete purpose/objective (not applicable where rescinded):
Leverage this investment as a key to entry the new
consumer finance market in Mainland China. Also, we
will develop the innovated consumer banking business
models in China in order to bring in all the synergies
together.
9.Any other matters that need to be specified:None