"In two days, are you sure?" said one person on the board of directors: "Hutchison Whampoa did not just propose an acquisition agreement to us. If they acquire enough shares in the stock market first, then the acquisition agreement will be invalid. , what will happen to our losses then?”
"Then what do you want?" William Kane asked with a dark face. In fact, he also knew that in the face of absolute strength, there was nothing he could do. The money given by Hutchison Whampoa was too much. If Jingzhou Yingni hadn't been his own company, he might have wanted to sell the stocks in his hands. There is no way to deal with the real conspiracy, unless you really have a lot of money in your hands.
"It's very simple. If you want us to keep the stock, you can, but you have to sign an agreement with us first. If you can't take away the stock in our hands by the time, you have to give us enough price difference to avoid us Loss."
"Lawrence, what are you dreaming about? I am taking all the risks?" William Kane almost burst out in anger.
"Then if we agree to you and we miss the opportunity to sell the stock at a high price, who will be responsible for the loss?" Lawrence turned back in his seat. Although he was shorter, he still had a look of contempt.
"You just want to sell the stock at a high price, right?" William Kane said coldly.
"NO." Lawrence smiled and shook his head and said, "My stocks have been sold at a high price."
"What? Then why are you here to join in the fun?" William Kane's brows twitched. Although he knew that Hutchison was coming this time, he didn't expect that in the board of directors of only 10 people, two directors had already been bribed, and the remaining It’s hard to say.
"I'm just warning everyone of the risks. Don't rush me, I'll leave right away." Lawrence said calmly: "Everyone, we have been working together for ten years. You can decide this opportunity for yourself. Hutchison Whampoa has already cooperated with I made it clear that I will not privatize Jingzhou Yingni, so acquiring 49.9% is their goal. If you don’t sell the stocks in your hands now, you may not have a chance."
"Since we can buy it on the stock market, why should we buy our stocks at a higher price?" asked another person.
"Because of time, the acquisition from everyone can quickly complete the purpose of Hutchison Whampoa. Moreover, public acquisition in the stock market also requires a certain amount of securities fees. In short, the situation is like this now. It is up to you what you want to do. I have already taken action. Hutchison Whampoa also promised to trade the properties of its largest Huangpu Garden project. If you had talked to Hutchison earlier, you might also be able to get the houses in Huangpu Garden." Lawrence said with a smile.
"A house in Huangpu Garden?" A group of people immediately ignored William Kane, who was standing at the front, and started discussing among themselves.
In fact, the real estate market in Hong Kong has begun to rise significantly recently. If you want to buy a house, especially in a better location, you need to queue up, lottery or even buy the qualifications from scalpers. Whampoa Garden is located close to the harbor and has direct access to the property. Hutchison Whampoa has also built a large commercial plaza next to the Hung Hom Cross Harbor Tunnel and the Star Ferry station on Hong Kong Island. It has food, drinks, entertainment and a supermarket inside, making it very convenient for people to live.
Of course everyone here doesn't care where they live, because we are all rich people. Living in a villa or something is definitely much more comfortable than in this type of community. What everyone cares about is the investment value. This type of location is good and the living comfort is high. Houses of this kind will definitely be more valuable in the future, and the return on investment will be higher. Under normal circumstances, it is not a problem for them to buy one or two sets of this type of property, but it will be difficult if the number is large.
"Okay, I'm not suitable to stay here anymore. You can decide for yourself." After saying that, Lawrence picked up a bottle of mineral water on the table and left with a smile, leaving behind a very embarrassed William Kane.
"William, I remembered that my company has something to do, so I'm leaving first." Without giving William Kane a chance to ask questions, the person closest to the door immediately turned around and left. Anyway, once the stock is sold, it doesn't matter to everyone, and naturally there is no need to give face. .
"Me too." Two others stood up and left.
After a while, only two people were left sitting at the scene. They seemed a little embarrassed. Maybe they didn't think clearly about what to do?
"Alas" William Kane sat down and couldn't say anything. He knew that the situation was over. How could he, a long-term enterprise, get the capital to compete with a large enterprise like Hutchison Whampoa? As for finding help, he couldn't do it in such a short time. Impossible to find.
September 30, Hutchison Whampoa Headquarters:
Zhou Jiayang walked into Chen Zhiwen's office with a stack of information and said: "Sheng Chen, we have successfully acquired 49.9% of the shares of Yingzhou Yingni and become the largest shareholder. I have informed the current directors of Yingzhou Yingni President William Kane has already stated that he will resign voluntarily, but he hopes to transfer his shares to us."
"That won't work. Once we accept his shares, we will trigger the acquisition invitation. There is no need." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, "Let him hold it for himself. He can sell it to others if he wants to, but we don't want it."
"Chen Sheng, why is this? The acquisition cost of Yingzhou Yingni is not high. We can spend tens of millions more to privatize it. This will make it much easier to deal with the 800,000 square feet of land in Hung Hom in the future." The Zhou family Yang asked curiously. This didn't seem to be like his previous boss's style.
"You are right. Under normal circumstances, I would privatize it, but not now. If we only look at it from the perspective of investment income, privatizing Yingzhou Yingni is not a problem at all, and tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars are not a problem for us. What, but the problem is that if we continue to privatize Qingzhou Yingni, it may send a signal to the market, that is, as long as the companies I acquire will be privatized, this is the real trouble." Chen Zhiwen said.
"Sheng Chen, are you worried that we will encounter this problem when we acquire Wharf in the future?" Zhou Jiayang quickly understood what his boss meant.
"Yes, if during the acquisition of Wharf, everyone thinks that even if I obtain 49.9% of the shares, it will be privatized after controlling Wharf. That will be a real trouble and may even affect the success of our acquisition of Wharf. Speed." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
Previously, Hutchison was acquired and privatized. Hutchison later privatized two subsidiaries of Watsons and Whampoa Group. This is very different from many previous commercial mergers and acquisitions. Many people in the market believe that this is Chen Zhiwen's personal style, preferring to privatize acquired assets.
Once this style is recognized by market investors, the next time a takeover war breaks out, many people will not sell their stocks, but will wait for the privatization after the takeover. That will be a disastrous result. Compared with the Wharf takeover , the current Qingzhou Yingni is just a small game, and Chen Zhiwen just wants to take this opportunity to give the market a different signal.
"Then we will develop the Hung Hom land in the name of a listed company? But in this case, the capital of the industrial-to-commercial transfer cannot be afforded by Qingzhou Yingni." Zhou Jiayang frowned and said, "Unless we lend money to Qingzhou Zhouyingni, or a joint venture to develop this land."
"No need, just let Hutchison Whampoa buy it normally at the price of industrial land." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.
(End of chapter)
