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Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) / Event-Driven

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<li>On 6 September, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guotai-junan-securities-co-ltd-5dfaf2c5-76d3-4f34-a77d-118787fd7091" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23752:1" rel="noopener">Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haitong-securities-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5665:1" rel="noopener">Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) (6837 HK)</a> entered a legally binding agreement to merge through absorption and share exchange. </li>
<li>The high-profile merger aligns with the Chinese government’s ambition to reform the brokerage sector and create world-class investment banks. The merger would result in the largest China broker by assets.</li>
<li>In this note, we evaluate the potential share exchange ratio and the risks to satisfying the conditions for implementing the potential merger.</li>
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On 6 September, Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK) and Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) (6837 HK) entered a legally binding agreement to merge through absorption and share exchange. 
The high-profile merger aligns with the Chinese government’s ambition to reform the brokerage sector and create world-class investment banks. The merger would result in the largest China broker by assets.
In this note, we evaluate the potential share exchange ratio and the risks to satisfying the conditions for implementing the potential merger.


Haitong Securities (6837 HK): Evaluating the Potential Merger with GTJA (2611 HK)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-china-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3374:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement China (743 HK)</a>’s IFA opines that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15350:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement (1102 TT)</a>’s HK$3.22 privatisation offer is fair and reasonable. The scheme vote is on 26 August. </li>
<li>The IFA valiantly justifies that an offer materially below net cash is fair and reasonable. The crux of the justification lies in the fortuitous disclosure of material capex requirements.</li>
<li>While no shareholder holds the 10% blocking stake, the high AGM minority participation rates, retail opposition and unconvincing IFA report suggest a high chance of a deal break.</li>
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Asia Cement China (743 HK)’s IFA opines that Asia Cement (1102 TT)’s HK$3.22 privatisation offer is fair and reasonable. The scheme vote is on 26 August. 
The IFA valiantly justifies that an offer materially below net cash is fair and reasonable. The crux of the justification lies in the fortuitous disclosure of material capex requirements.
While no shareholder holds the 10% blocking stake, the high AGM minority participation rates, retail opposition and unconvincing IFA report suggest a high chance of a deal break.


Asia Cement China (743 HK): Scheme Vote on 26 August Has a High Deal Break Risk

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>China State Construction International and Sinopec Engineering have short term reversal patterns indicating profit taking from recent advances.</li>
<li>China Resources Cement reverses downtrend with volume indicating some near term gains after reporting that 1st half profit was under pressure.</li>
<li>Yum China continues to show downward pressure given the increasing competition in the retail food segment, while Nongfu Spring collapses on news about the safety of its products.</li>
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China State Construction International and Sinopec Engineering have short term reversal patterns indicating profit taking from recent advances.
China Resources Cement reverses downtrend with volume indicating some near term gains after reporting that 1st half profit was under pressure.
Yum China continues to show downward pressure given the increasing competition in the retail food segment, while Nongfu Spring collapses on news about the safety of its products.


Technically Speaking: Breakouts & Breakdowns: HONG KONG (July 17)

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Onshore Equity ETF flows in China continued to be positive for 8th week. Southbound Connect flows in July are lower than June.</li>
<li>Baidu, Bilibili and GDS have had positive share price moves on the back of news flow.</li>
<li>The container shipping segment has had a sharp pullback on positive Middle East news and cement maker CNBM flags a loss in the first half.</li>
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Onshore Equity ETF flows in China continued to be positive for 8th week. Southbound Connect flows in July are lower than June.
Baidu, Bilibili and GDS have had positive share price moves on the back of news flow.
The container shipping segment has had a sharp pullback on positive Middle East news and cement maker CNBM flags a loss in the first half.


The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment China/Hong Kong (July 12)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-china-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3374:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement China (743 HK)</a> disclosed a Cayman scheme privatisation offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15350:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement (1102 TT)</a> at HK$3.22. Including the dividend, the total offer is HK$3.26, 1.7% below the last close. </li>
<li>The offer, which is final, is unattractive as it is materially below net cash and historical trading ranges. The disparity cannot be justified by the potential cash burn this year.</li>
<li>While no shareholder holds the 10% blocking stake, the high AGM minority participation rates and emerging retail opposition suggest a high chance of a deal break. </li>
</ul>



Asia Cement China (743 HK) disclosed a Cayman scheme privatisation offer from Asia Cement (1102 TT) at HK$3.22. Including the dividend, the total offer is HK$3.26, 1.7% below the last close. 
The offer, which is final, is unattractive as it is materially below net cash and historical trading ranges. The disparity cannot be justified by the potential cash burn this year.
While no shareholder holds the 10% blocking stake, the high AGM minority participation rates and emerging retail opposition suggest a high chance of a deal break. 


Asia Cement China (743 HK): A Low-Balled Offer Set up to Fail

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Haitong Securities (6837 HK): Evaluating the Potential Merger with GTJA (2611 HK)

In this note, we evaluate the potential share exchange ratio and the risks to satisfying the conditions for implementing the potential merger.

Arun George

Asia Cement China (743 HK): Scheme Vote on 26 August Has a High Deal Break Risk

The IMAX China precedent suggests that minorities can and will vote down a low-balled offer. The risk (12.5% downside to the undisturbed price)...

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Technically Speaking: Breakouts & Breakdowns: HONG KONG (July 17)

Sinopec Engineering and China State Construction have entered short term corrections while CRC has broken its downtrend in the near term. Yum...

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The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment China/Hong Kong (July 12)

ETF flows in China have continued to support the overall A share market while Southbound Connect flows support Hong Kong shares. Positive news for...

David Mudd

Asia Cement China (743 HK): A Low-Balled Offer Set up to Fail

The low-balled offer is final. While no shareholder holds the 10% blocking stake, the high AGM minority participation rates and emerging retail...

Arun George

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