20-F 1 tm206473-1_20f.htm FORM 20-F

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 20-F

 

(Mark One)

¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to      

OR

¨ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report                          

 

Commission file number: 000-53826

 

PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

c/o Unit 01, 21/F, Aitken Vanson Centre, 61 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Kin Sun Sze-To, Chief Executive Officer, Plastec Technologies, Ltd.
c/o Unit 01, 21/F, Aitken Vanson Centre, 61 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel.: 852-21917155, Fax: 852-27796001
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile Number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
       
 None      

  

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Ordinary Share, par value U.S.$0.001 per share
(Title of Class)

  

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuer’s classes of capital or ordinary shares as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 12,938,128 Ordinary Shares, par value U.S.$0.001 per share, as of December 31, 2019

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨  No  x

 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.     Yes  ¨  No  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes  x  No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes  x  No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨ Accelerated filer  ¨ Non-accelerated filer x
    Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP  x International Financial Reporting Standards as issued Other  ¨
  by the International Accounting Standards Board  ¨  

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.    Item 17  ¨  Item 18  ¨

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x   No  ¨

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION      3 
PART I      6 
ITEM 1.  IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS.   6 
ITEM 2.  OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE.   6 
ITEM 3.  KEY INFORMATION.   6 
ITEM 4.  INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY.   15 
ITEM 4A.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.   20 
ITEM 5.  OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS.   20 
ITEM 6.  DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES.   28 
ITEM 7.  MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.   32 
ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION.   34 
ITEM 9.  THE OFFER AND LISTING.   35 
ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.   36 
ITEM 11.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.   42 
ITEM 12.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES.   42 
PART II      43 
ITEM 13.  DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES.   43 
ITEM 14.  MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS.   43 
ITEM 15.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.   43 
ITEM 16.  [RESERVED].     
ITEM 16A.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.   44 
ITEM 16B.  CODE OF ETHICS.   44 
ITEM 16C.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.   44 
ITEM 16D.  EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES.   45 
ITEM 16E.  PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.   45 
ITEM 16F.  CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.   46 
ITEM 16G.  CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.   46 
ITEM 16H.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE.   46 
PART III      47 
ITEM 17.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.   47 
ITEM 18.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.   48 
ITEM 19.  EXHIBITS.   49 
SIGNATURES      50 
EXHIBIT INDEX      51 

 

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INTRODUCTION

 

Definitions

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise:

 

  “we,” “us,” “our” and “our company” refer to Plastec Technologies, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, its predecessor entities and direct and indirect subsidiaries;

 

  “Plastec” refers to Plastec International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, formerly our direct wholly owned subsidiary until October 11, 2016;

 

  “BVI” refers to the British Virgin Islands;

 

  “China” or the “PRC” refer to the People’s Republic of China;

 

  “HK$” or “Hong Kong dollar” refer to the lawful currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China; if not otherwise indicated, all financial information presented in HK$/RMB may be converted to U.S.$ or $ using the exchange rates of 7.8 HK$ and 7.1 RMB, respectively, for every 1 U.S.$ or $;

 

  “Renminbi” or “RMB” refer to the lawful currency of China; and

 

  “U.S.$” or “$” or “U.S. dollar” refer to the lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Annual Report on Form 20-F (this “Form 20-F”) contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements include information about our possible or assumed future results of operations or our performance. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 20-F, or the documents to which we refer you in this Form 20-F, to reflect any change in our expectations with respect to such statements or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

 

This report should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which are included in Item 18 to this Form 20-F.

 

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Completion of Sale of Assets

 

As disclosed in our various previous filings, on November 14, 2015, we entered into a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Shanghai Yongli Belting Co., Ltd. (“SYB”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Yongjing Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“SYIM”). Pursuant to the Agreement, SYIM was to purchase, through a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, the entirety of our shareholding interests in Plastec for an aggregate purchase price of RMB 1,250,000,000 (or US$176,056,338), in cash (the “Transfer Price”). Of the Transfer Price, RMB 875,000,000 (or US$123,239,437) was payable within 60 days after the China Securities Regulatory Commission approved of the Issuance (as defined in the Agreement) and SYB’s receipt of the funds raised through the Issuance, the latter of which was confirmed by SYB to have happened by July 29, 2016. Accordingly, payment of the initial portion of the Transfer Price was made to us on September 21, 2016.

 

The remaining RMB 375,000,000 (or US$52,816,901) of the Transfer Price (the “Remaining Amount”) was deposited into a bank account designated solely for the purpose of the transaction, supervised and administered by SYB and us jointly, with tranches of which made payable to us upon Plastec achieving certain performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018. See below for further information.

 

On October 11, 2016, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Agreement after the fulfillment of certain other conditions, as described in the Agreement. As a result, we no longer own Plastec.

 

Following consummation of the transactions described above, our only operations have generally been to (i) complete the construction of a manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China which was disposed of and transferred to Plastec upon its establishment on April 20, 2018 as described below, (ii) collect rental income from certain property we used to own and which was being leased to one of Plastec’s subsidiaries until November 2019 when the former subsidiary of ours that held the property was disposed of to an unaffiliated third party as described below, (iii) collect the payments upon Plastec achieving the performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2016 through 2018 as described in the Agreement and below; and (iv) to explore other investment opportunities. 

 

Confirmations of Plastec’s Achievement of Performance Targets for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018

 

By a letter dated May 10, 2017, SYB confirmed and acknowledged to us that Plastec’s audited net profit (on a consolidated basis, after deducting non-recurring gains and losses) for the year ended December 31, 2016 was HK$183,958,100, which was in excess of the performance target for the year ended December 31, 2016, set at HK$161,211,000 in the Agreement, by HK$22,747,100 or approximately 14.1%. Accordingly, we were paid a further sum of RMB 113,250,000 (or US$15,950,704) of the Remaining Amount on June 1, 2017 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

By a letter dated March 28, 2018, SYB confirmed and acknowledged to us that Plastec’s audited net profit (on a consolidated basis, after deducting non-recurring gains and losses) for the year ended December 31, 2017 was HK$183,124,000, which was in excess of the performance target for the year ended December 31, 2017, set at HK$177,088,000 in the Agreement, by HK$6,036,000 or approximately 3.4%. Accordingly, we were paid a further sum of RMB 124,380,000 (or US$17,518,310) of the Remaining Amount on May 25, 2018 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

By a letter dated April 26, 2019, SYB confirmed and acknowledged to us that Plastec’s audited net profit (on a consolidated basis, after deducting non-recurring gains and losses) for the year ended December 31, 2018 was HK$262,954,000, which was in excess of the performance target for the year ended December 31, 2018, set at HK$195,408,000 in the Agreement, by HK$67,546,000 or approximately 34.6%. Accordingly, we were paid a further sum of RMB 137,370,000 (or US$19,347,887) of the Remaining Amount on May 30, 2019 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

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Transfer of Manufacturing Plant in Kai Ping, China

 

In accordance with the terms and spirit of the Agreement, we caused Viewmount Developments Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ours (“Viewmount”), to enter into a Share Transfer Agreement with Plastec (a wholly owned subsidiary of SYB since October 11, 2016) on March 30, 2018 (the “Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of which Viewmount was to transfer the ownership interests in certain of its former subsidiaries holding the newly established manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China through their PRC subsidiaries to Plastec for a total consideration of approximately HK$70,000 (or US$8,974), representing the actual registered capital injected by Viewmount into the relevant subsidiaries.

 

On April 20, 2018, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement. The parties also settled all account payables owed by the relevant subsidiaries to Viewmount at the closing, totaling HK$258,910,000 (or US$33,193,590).

 

Disposal of Assets

 

On November 15, 2019, Viewmount entered into an agreement (“Assets Disposal Agreement”) with an unaffiliated third party (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which Viewmount was to transfer the ownership interests in its then wholly-owned subsidiary holding the right to use certain parcels of land in Shenzhen together with premises built thereon to the Purchaser for HK$47,964,570.65 (or US$6,149,304) in cash, net of all relevant expenses, charges and taxes.

 

On November 20, 2019, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Assets Disposal Agreement; on which date Viewmount also received from the Purchaser HK$112,035,429.35 (or US$14,363,517) representing all amounts due from the former subsidiary disposed of.

 

Impact of Sale of Assets on Our Financial Statements

 

The aforesaid disposals represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on our results of operations. Accordingly, assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and cash flows related to the disposed business lines have been reclassified as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 2019, 2018 and 2017. The consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018, the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect this strategic shift.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION.

 

A. Selected Financial Data

 

The selected financial information set forth below has been derived from our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

 

The selected financial information below is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere herein. The selected consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which are included in this Form 20-F. The selected consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the consolidated balance sheet data of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (save for the impact of retrospective adjustments for the deconsolidation of disposed business lines, which have been classified as discontinued operations) have been derived from our financial statements for the relevant periods, which are not included in this Form 20-F. The financial results should not be construed as indicative of financial results for subsequent periods. See Item 5 of this Form 20-F and the financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included under Item 18 of this Form 20-F for further information about our financial results and condition.

 

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   For the year ended 
   ended December 31, 
   2019   2018   2017   2016   2015 
    (HK$’000, except for per share data) 
    (Audited)    (Audited)    (Audited)    (Unaudited)    (Unaudited) 
Revenues   -    -    -    -    - 
Operating (expenses)/income, net   -    -    -    -    - 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (15,083)   (4,554)   (6,614)   (7,718)   (16,627)
Other income   -    9,954    -    9,000    12,393 
Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment   -    -    -    545    - 
Income/(loss) from operations   (15,083)   5,400    (6,614)   1,827    (4,234)
Interest income   3,297    3,082    2,213    1,236    982 
Income/(loss) before income tax expense   (11,786)   8,482    (4,401)   3,063    (3,252)
Income tax expenses from continuing operations   (729)   (2,435)   (524)   (1,123)   (294)
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company’s shareholders   (12,515)   6,047    (4,925)   1,940    (3,546)
Discontinued operations:                         
Net income from discontinued operations (including gain of HK$47,845 (2018: HK$171,809, 2017:HK$141,341) upon the disposal)   53,364    171,927    144,820    721,407    164,833 
Income tax expenses from discontinued operations   -    -    -    (31,305)   (29,952)
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company’s shareholders   53,364    171,927    144,820    690,102    134,881 
Net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders   40,849    177,974    139,895    692,042    131,335 
Net income per share                         
Weighted average number of ordinary shares                         
- Continuing operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
- Discontinued operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
Weighted average number of diluted ordinary shares                                        
- Continuing operations     12,938,128       12,938,128       12,938,128       12,938,128       12,938,128  
- Discontinued operations     12,938,128       12,938,128       12,938,128       12,938,128       12,938,128  
                                         
Basic income per share attributable from                                        
- Continuing operations   HK$  (0.97 )   HK$  0.47     HK$  (0.38   HK$  0.15      HK$  (0.27)   
- Discontinued operations   HK$  4.13     HK$  13.29     HK$  11.19     HK$  53.34      HK$  10.42   
                                         
Diluted income per share attributable from                                        
- Continuing operations   HK$  (0.97 )   HK$  0.47     HK$  (0.38   HK$  0.15      HK$ (0.27)   
- Discontinued operations   HK$  4.13     HK$  13.29     HK$  11.19     HK$  53.34      HK$  10.42   

 

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    December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
    (HK$’000)  
    (Audited)     (Audited)     (Audited)     (Audited)     (Audited)  
Total assets     188,145       563,439       780,263       793,599        1,302,872  
Total liabilities     10,748       13,130       10,933       11,975        362,186  
Total shareholders’ equity     177,397       550,309       769,330       781,624        940,686  

 

Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Hong Kong dollars to U.S. dollars in this Form 20-F were made at the noon buying rate in the City of New York for cable transfers of Hong Kong dollars as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on April 6, 2020, which was HK$7.7530 to U.S.$1.00. We make no representation that any Hong Kong dollars or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollar or Hong Kong dollars, as the case may be, at any particular rate, at the rates stated below, or at all.

 

B. Capitalization and Indebtedness

 

Not applicable.

 

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C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

 

Not applicable.

 

D. Risk Factors

 

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully all of the risks described below, together with the other information contained in this Form 20-F before making a decision to invest in our securities.

 

Risks Relating to Our Business

 

We have limited scope of operation after divestment of our ownership interest in Plastec and, accordingly, you will have no or little basis on which to evaluate our prospect as a going concern.

 

Following divestment of our ownership interest in Plastec, our only operations have generally been to (i) complete the construction of our manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China which was disposed of and transferred to Plastec upon its establishment on April 20, 2018 pursuant to the terms of the Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement, (ii) collect rental income from certain property we used to own and which was being leased to one of Plastec’s subsidiaries until November 2019 when the former subsidiary of ours that held the property was disposed of to an unaffiliated third party pursuant to the terms of the Assets Disposal Agreement, (iii) collect the payments upon Plastec achieving the performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2016 through 2018 as described in the Agreement; and (iv) explore other investment opportunities. As of the date hereof, we have no plans, arrangements or understandings of what long term, if at all, operations in which we might be engaged or business objective by which we might adopt and, accordingly, you will have no or little basis on which to evaluate our prospect as a going concern.

 

We do not have any sources of operating revenues.

 

Currently, we do not have any sources of operating revenues. As a result, there would be substantial doubt regarding our ability to remain as a going concern from a long-term perspective.

 

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We face uncertainties with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies.

 

On February 03, 2015, the PRC State Administration of Taxation, or SAT, issued the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Several Issues concerning the Enterprise Income Tax Deriving from the Indirect Transfers of Properties among Non-Resident Enterprises, or “Announcement 7”, which was further amended on December 1, 2017 and December 29, 2017. According to Announcement 7, where a non-resident enterprise indirectly transfers equities and other property of a Chinese resident enterprise (Indirect Transfer) to evade its obligation of paying enterprise income tax by implementing arrangements that are not for bona fide commercial purpose , such Indirect Transfer shall, in accordance with the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, be re-identified and recognized as a direct transfer of equities and other property of the Chinese resident enterprise and shall be taxed. The equities and other property of a Chinese resident enterprise mentioned above, or Chinese Taxable Property, refers to: (i) the assets of an "establishment or place" situated in the PRC; (ii) real property situated in the PRC; and (iii) equity interest in Chinese resident enterprises. The Announcement 7 has also elaborated how to determine that an Indirect Transfer has “a reasonable commercial purpose” and specified the legal consequences for failing to withhold and pay tax. If the transfer of interests of our wholly-owned subsidiary which holds the Chinese taxable property, i.e, the real property, be considered by the relevant tax authorities to be devoid of “a reasonable commercial purpose” , Announcement 7 may be interpreted and the entity or individual that has the direct liability for the relevant payment obligation to the equity transferor shall be identified as the withholding agent and obligated to pay the tax. Pursuant to the Announcement of the SAT on Matters Concerning Withholding of Income Tax of Non-resident Enterprises at Source (“Announcement 37”), issued by SAT on October 17, 2017 with effect from December 1, 2017, if the withholding agent fails to withhold the tax that should have been withheld, the competent tax authority shall order the withholding agent to withhold the tax payable, and pursue the liability of the withholding agent according to the law; where there is a need to pursue tax payments from the taxpayer, it shall be handled by the competent tax authority at the place where the tax is accrued. Although we have agreed in the Assets Disposal Agreement that the Purchaser shall bear all the relevant taxes and charges, the failure or delay of the payment of tax by the Purchaser as the withholding agent may result in extra expenses of valuable resources for us to comply with Announcement 7, Announcement 37 or other related tax rules, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We are vulnerable to foreign currency exchange risk exposure.

 

Our foreign currency exchange risk arises from the fact that our financial statements are expressed in Hong Kong dollars. Our balance sheet uses the relevant prevailing period end exchange rate to convert all foreign currency amounts into Hong Kong dollars and our statement of comprehensive income records various payments and receipts using the relevant prevailing exchange rate on the date of each transaction. The different exchange rates prevailing at different times will give rise to foreign currency exchange exposures. In addition, the current peg of the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar may be de-pegged or subject to an increased band of fluctuation. Fluctuations in the Hong Kong dollar exchange rates against other currencies may negatively impact our financial condition.

 

We intend to explore other currently unidentified investment opportunities and, accordingly, we are unable to currently ascertain the merits or risks of any such investment opportunity.

 

We intend to explore other currently unidentified investment opportunities to supplement our current minimal operations. Accordingly, there is no current basis for you to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any investment opportunity we may ultimately pursue. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in any particular investment opportunity, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors or not be exposed to potential risks which could have a material and adverse effect on ability to manage our business. Further, as a result of our current minimal operations, limited resources for want of operating revenues and the need to maintain adequate control of our costs and expenses, we may not be able to attract, train, motivate and recruit suitably qualified personnel to explore or effect any investment opportunity thereby making it difficult for you to evaluate our long term business, financial performance and prospects. If we do not succeed in launching new business upon any investment opportunity to supplement our current minimal operations, our future results of operations and growth prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our search for other unidentified investment opportunities may be materially adversely affected by the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has and is continuing to spread throughout China and other parts of the world. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” A significant outbreak of COVID-19 and/or other infectious diseases could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets worldwide, and the business of any potential business with which we look to do business with in the future. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other matters of global concern continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to identify investment opportunities may be materially adversely affected.

 

Risks Related to Us and Our Securities

 

Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. Federal courts may be limited.

 

We are a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, our directors and officers are nationals or residents of jurisdictions other than the United States and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon our directors or executive officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our directors or officers.

 

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Our corporate affairs are governed by our second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time), or the “Companies Law,” and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and certain states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholders derivative action in a Federal court of the United States.

 

There is also uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would:

 

  recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States; or

 

  entertain original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

The uncertainty relates to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature. If such a determination is made, the courts of the Cayman Islands will not recognize or enforce the judgment against a Cayman Islands company, such as our company. As the courts of the Cayman Islands have yet to rule on making such a determination in relation to judgments obtained from U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws, it is uncertain whether such judgments would be enforceable in the Cayman Islands. The courts of the Cayman Islands would recognize as a valid judgment a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained in the federal or state courts in the United States under which a sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty) and would give a judgment based thereon provided that: (a) such courts had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to such judgment; (b) such courts did not contravene the rules of natural justice of the Cayman Islands; (c) such judgment was not obtained by fraud; (d) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands; (e) no new admissible evidence relevant to the action is submitted prior to the rendering of the judgment by the courts of the Cayman Islands; and (f) there is due compliance with the correct procedures under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

As a result of all of the above, shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a United States company.

 

We may be treated as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”), which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.

 

In general, we would be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of our gross income (looking through certain 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is passive income or (2) at least 50% of the average value of our assets (looking through certain 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is attributable to assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Passive income generally includes, without limitation, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. holder of our ordinary shares, the U.S. holder may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. As a result of the disposition of all of our shareholdings in Plastec in October 2016 and based on the expected composition (and estimated values) of the assets and the nature of the income of us and our subsidiaries and our current plans of operation, we are expected to be treated as a PFIC. However, our actual PFIC status for any taxable year will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. We urge U.S. investors to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules.

 

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A national securities exchange may not list our securities, or if a national securities exchange does grant such listing, it could thereafter delist our securities, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

 

We may consider applying to have our ordinary shares listed on a national securities exchange if circumstances permit. However, there is no assurance that such an application will be made or that we will be successful in our efforts to have our securities listed. If a national securities exchange does not list our securities or if it grants such listing and thereafter delists our securities, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

  A limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

 

  A reduced liquidity with respect to our securities;

 

  A determination that our ordinary shares are “penny stocks” which will require brokers trading in our shares to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our shares;

 

  A limited amount of news and analyst coverage for us; and

 

  A decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

If our ordinary shares become subject to the SEC’s penny stock rules, broker-dealers may experience difficulty in completing customer transactions and trading activity in our securities may be adversely affected.

 

If at any time we have net tangible assets of $5,000,000 or less and our ordinary shares have a market price per share of less than $5.00, transactions in our ordinary shares may be subject to the “penny stock” rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under these rules, broker-dealers who recommend such securities to persons other than institutional accredited investors must:

 

  make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser;

 

  receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction prior to sale;

 

  provide the purchaser with risk disclosure documents which identify certain risks associated with investing in “penny stocks” and which describe the market for these “penny stocks” as well as a purchaser’s legal remedies; and

 

  obtain a signed and dated acknowledgment from the purchaser demonstrating that the purchaser has actually received the required risk disclosure document before a transaction in a “penny stock” can be completed.

 

If our ordinary shares become subject to these rules, broker-dealers may find it difficult to effectuate customer transactions and trading activity in our securities may be adversely affected. As a result, the market price of our securities may be depressed, and you may find it more difficult to sell our securities.

 

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our ordinary shares may be adversely affected.

 

Our reporting obligations as a public company will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. We are a relatively young company with limited accounting personnel and other resources with which to address our internal controls and procedures. In addition, we must implement financial and disclosure control procedures and corporate governance practices that enable us to comply, on a stand-alone basis, with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, rules. For example, we will need to further develop accounting and financial capabilities, including the establishment of an internal audit function and development of documentation related to internal control policies and procedures. Failure to quickly establish the necessary controls and procedures would make it difficult to comply with SEC rules and regulations with respect to internal control and financial reporting. We will need to take further actions to continue to improve our internal controls. If we are unable to implement solutions to any weaknesses in our existing internal controls and procedures, or if we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls in the future, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud and investor confidence and the market price of our ordinary shares may be adversely impacted.

 

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Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to perform an evaluation of our internal controls over financial reporting and file annual management assessments of their effectiveness with the SEC. The management assessment to be filed is required to include a certification of our internal controls by our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. In addition to satisfying requirements of Section 404, we may also make improvements to our management information system to computerize certain manual controls, establish a comprehensive procedures manual for US GAAP financial reporting, and increase the headcount in the accounting and internal audit functions with professional qualifications and experience in accounting, financial reporting and auditing under US GAAP.

 

If we become an “accelerated filer” or a “large accelerated filer” as those terms are defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our auditors will be required to attest to our evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting. Unless we successfully design and implement changes to our internal controls and management systems, or if we fail to maintain the adequacy of these controls as such standards are modified or amended from time to time, we may not be able to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As a result, our auditors may be unable to attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. This could subject us to regulatory scrutiny and result in a loss of public confidence in our management, which could, among other things, adversely affect the price of our ordinary shares and our ability to raise additional capital.

  

Our executive officers have limited experience managing a public company subject to United States securities laws and preparing financial statements in U.S. GAAP.

 

Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, who are primarily responsible for the disclosure contained in our annual reports and financial statements filed with the SEC, have limited experience as officers of a public company subject to United States securities laws since we are the first and only United States public company they have managed. As a result, our executive officers chiefly in charge of our disclosure have limited experience with United States securities laws and U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, they may not have sufficient knowledge to properly interpret the extensive SEC financial reporting and disclosure rules or all relevant U.S. GAAP accounting standards and guidance, and may have to rely on third party advisers for compliance. If we are unable to engage knowledgeable third party advisers or our executive officers improperly interpret SEC financial reporting and disclosure rules and U.S. GAAP accounting standards and guidance, investor confidence and the market price of our securities may be adversely impacted. 

 

One of our directors and officers controls a significant amount of our ordinary shares and his interests may not align with the interests of our other shareholders.

 

Kin Sun Sze-To, our Chairman of the Board of Directors, currently has beneficial ownership of approximately 78.3% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. This significant concentration of share ownership may adversely affect or reduce the trading price of our ordinary shares because investors often perceive a disadvantage in owning shares in a company with one or several controlling shareholders. Furthermore, our directors and officers, as a group, have the ability to significantly influence or control the outcome of all matters requiring shareholders’ approvals, including electing directors and approving mergers or other business combination transactions. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders. This concentration of ownership and voting power may also discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company.

 

Our executive officers have become affiliated with SYB following divestment of our shareholdings in Plastec and have thereafter allocated their time in pursuit of businesses of Plastec thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to remain as a going concern.

 

Our executive officers are not required to commit their full time to our affairs, which could create a conflict of interest when allocating their time between our operations (albeit limited currently) and their commitments vis-à-vis Plastec as part and parcel of our divestment of our shareholdings in Plastec to SYB. None of our executive officers is obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our affairs. If their other business affairs vis-à-vis Plastec require them to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs and could have a negative impact on our ability to remain as a going concern from a long-term perspective. Additionally, our executive officers may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us and SYB/Plastec to which they owe fiduciary duties. Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. As a result, a potential business opportunity may preferentially be presented to SYB/Plastec ahead, or instead, of to us and we may not be afforded a realistic chance of exploring any business opportunity.

 

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Our ability to consummate any investment opportunity will be dependent on the efforts of our key personnel.

 

Our ability to successfully effect any investment opportunity will be dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. As indicated above, our executive officers are not required to commit their full time efforts to our affairs. Accordingly, there is no assurance that they will spend sufficient time to our locating any potential investment opportunity. Further, the unexpected loss of our executives could have a detrimental effect on us and our ability to realize any potential investment opportunity.

 

Because of our limited resources, other companies may have a competitive advantage in locating and consummating investment opportunities.

 

We expect to encounter competition from entities having a business objective similar to ours, including venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for investment opportunities. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting investment opportunities directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. The foregoing may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully locating and consummating any investment opportunity.

 

The market price for our shares may be volatile.

 

The market price for our shares is likely to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

 

  actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results and changes or revisions of our expected results;

 

  changes in financial estimates by securities research analysts;

 

  fluctuations of exchange rates between the RMB, the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar.

 

Volatility in the price of our shares may result in shareholder litigation that could in turn result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.

 

The financial markets in the United States and other countries have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations, and market prices have been and continue to be extremely volatile. Volatility in the price of our shares may be caused by factors outside of our control and may be unrelated or disproportionate to our results of operations. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a public company’s securities, shareholders have frequently instituted securities class action litigation against such company. Litigation of this kind could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.

 

If we do not pay dividends on our shares, shareholders may be forced to benefit from an investment in our shares only if those shares appreciate in value.

 

The payment of dividends in the future, of which there can be no assurance, will be entirely within the sole discretion of our board of directors and will largely be contingent upon our cash flow needs for future development; all of which may be adversely affected by one or more of the factors described herein. Accordingly, we may not declare or pay additional dividends in the future. Even if the board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board may deem relevant. If we determine not to pay any dividends in the future, realization of a gain on shareholders’ investments will depend on the appreciation of the price of our shares, and there is no guarantee that our shares will appreciate in value. 

 

We may need additional capital, and the sale of additional shares or equity or debt securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders.

 

We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs at least for the next twelve months. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If these resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain one or more additional credit facilities. The sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. It is uncertain whether financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. 

 

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ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY.

 

A. History and Development of Our Company

 

Office Location

 

Our principal executive offices are located at c/o Unit 01, 21/F, Aitken Vanson Centre, 61 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong and our telephone number at that location is 852-21917155. Our registered office is PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands and our registered office provider is Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Graubard Miller, our U.S. counsel, located at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10174. We maintain a website at http://www.plastec.com.hk that contains information about our company, but that information is not part of this Form 20-F.

 

Principal Legal Advisers

 

Our principal legal adviser in the United States is Graubard Miller, located at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10174. Our principal legal adviser in the Cayman Islands is Maples and Calder, located at PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. Our principal legal adviser in the People’s Republic of China is Jingtian & Gongcheng, located at 34/F, Tower 3, China Central Place, 77 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100025 People’s Republic of China.

 

History and Development

 

We are a Cayman Islands company incorporated under the Companies Law. We were formed on March 27, 2008 as an exempted company with limited liability. We were originally incorporated under the name “GSME Acquisition Partners I” for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, plan of arrangement, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination, an operating business, or control of such operating business through contractual arrangements, that had its principal operations located in the PRC.

 

On November 25, 2009, we closed our initial public offering, or “IPO,” of 3,600,000 units with each unit consisting of one ordinary share and one warrant, or “public warrants,” each to purchase one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $36,000,000. We also issued to the underwriters in the IPO an aggregate of 360,000 unit purchase options, each to purchase a unit identical to the units sold in the IPO, at an exercise price of $15.00 per unit, of which 70,375 unit purchase options were subsequently repurchased by us in April 2012. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we consummated the private sale of 3,600,000 warrants, or “insider warrants,” at a price of $0.50 per warrant, generating total proceeds of $1,800,000. In connection with the IPO, our initial shareholders placed a total of 1,200,000 ordinary shares, or “initial shares”, in escrow pursuant to an escrow agreement with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent.

 

From the consummation of our IPO until August 6, 2010, we were searching for a suitable target business to acquire. On August 6, 2010, we entered into an agreement and plan of reorganization, or “Merger Agreement,” with Plastec, each of the former Plastec shareholders and our merger subsidiary, which provided, among other things, that our wholly owned subsidiary would merge with and into Plastec, with Plastec surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of ours then. The Merger Agreement was subsequently amended in September 2010 and December 2010 but continued to provide for our wholly owned subsidiary to merge with and into Plastec, with Plastec surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of ours then. On December 10, 2010, we held an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, at which our shareholders approved the merger and other related proposals. On December 16, 2010, we closed the merger. At the closing, we issued to the former shareholders of Plastec an aggregate of 7,054,583 ordinary shares and agreed to issue the former Plastec shareholders an aggregate of 9,723,988 earnout shares additionally upon the achievement by Plastec of certain net income targets. Also at the closing, 2,615,732 of the public shares sold in our IPO were converted into cash and cancelled based on the election of the holders to exercise their conversion rights. In connection with the merger, our business then became the business of Plastec and we changed our name to “Plastec Technologies, Ltd.” On April 30, 2011, we further amended the Merger Agreement to remove certain earnout provisions contained within it and to issue an aggregate of 7,486,845 ordinary shares to the former Plastec shareholders. We subsequently repurchased from one of the former Plastec shareholders an aggregate of 1,570,000 shares.

 

In connection with the merger with Plastec, we amended the terms of the escrow agreement with the initial shareholders to include in escrow an aggregate of 2,418,878 of the insider warrants and to provide additional restrictions on the release from escrow of all of the securities, including the requirement to raise certain financing by December 16, 2011. On December 16, 2011, the escrow agreement was again amended and the date on which the required financing was needed by was extended to March 16, 2012. No funds were ultimately raised and as a result, a total of 806,293 initial shares and the entire 2,418,878 insider warrants held in escrow were automatically repurchased by us at an aggregate consideration of $0.01 and cancelled.

 

We announced the establishment of a repurchase program in December 2011, under which and as the program was subsequently extended and expanded, we were allowed to repurchase up to $5 million of our ordinary shares and public warrants in both open market and privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of our management and as market conditions allowed, or “2011 Repurchase Program.” At the completion of the 2011 Repurchase Program on September 25, 2013, we had repurchased 832,765 ordinary shares and 85,000 public warrants thereunder.

 

On September 25, 2013, we also announced a new repurchase program, under which and as the program was subsequently extended and expanded, we are allowed to repurchase up to $5 million of our units, ordinary shares and public warrants in both open market and privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of our management and as market conditions allowed, or “2013 Repurchase Program.” The 2013 Repurchase Program (as extended) is currently valid through September 25, 2020 and so far we have repurchased 586,010 ordinary shares and 547,600 public warrants thereunder.

 

On November 18, 2014, all issued and outstanding public warrants, insider warrants and unit purchase options expired and were cancelled accordingly.

 

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On November 14, 2015, we entered into the Agreement with SYB and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SYIM. Pursuant to the Agreement, SYIM was to purchase, through a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, the entirety of our shareholding interests in Plastec for an aggregate purchase price of RMB 1,250,000,000 (or US$176,056,338), in cash (the “Transfer Price”). Of the Transfer Price, RMB 875,000,000 (or US$123,239,437) was payable within 60 days after the China Securities Regulatory Commission approved of the Issuance (as defined in the Agreement) and SYB’s receipt of the funds raised through the Issuance, the latter of which was confirmed by SYB to have happened by July 29, 2016. Accordingly, payment of the initial portion of the Transfer Price was made to us on September 21, 2016.

 

The remaining RMB 375,000,000 (or US$52,816,901) of the Transfer Price (the “Remaining Amount”) was deposited into a bank account designated solely for the purpose of the transaction, supervised and administered by SYB and us jointly, with tranches of which made payable to us upon Plastec achieving certain performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (the “Performance Commitments”) as described below:

 

Year ending December 31,   Net Profit Target   Payment Amount
2016   HK$161,211,000   RMB 113,250,000 (US$15,950,704)
2017   HK$177,088,000   RMB 124,380,000 (US$17,518,310)
2018   HK$195,408,000   RMB 137,370,000 (US$19,347,887)

 

Under the Agreement, we were obliged to use our best efforts to cause certain of our executives to continue their offices with certain of Plastec’s subsidiaries and to enter into services agreements with those subsidiaries for a term expiring no earlier than December 31, 2018. The parties also agreed that if Plastec’s cumulative actual net profits for the three years ended December 31, 2018 exceeded the cumulative Performance Commitment for such period, 30% of the surplus would be distributed to Plastec’s management team, including those members designated by us, in cash as a bonus.

 

On October 11, 2016, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Agreement after the fulfillment of certain other conditions, as described in the Agreement. As a result, we no longer own Plastec.

 

By a letter dated May 10, 2017, SYB confirmed and acknowledged to us that Plastec’s audited net profit (on a consolidated basis, after deducting non-recurring gains and losses) for the year ended December 31, 2016 was HK$183,958,100, which was in excess of the performance target for the year ended December 31, 2016, set at HK$161,211,000 in the Agreement, by HK$22,747,100 or approximately 14.1%. Accordingly, we were paid a further sum of RMB 113,250,000 (or US$15,950,704) of the Remaining Amount on June 1, 2017 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

By a letter dated March 28, 2018, SYB confirmed and acknowledged to us that Plastec’s audited net profit (on a consolidated basis, after deducting non-recurring gains and losses) for the year ended December 31, 2017 was HK$183,124,000, which was in excess of the performance target for the year ended December 31, 2017, set at HK$177,088,000 in the Agreement, by HK$6,036,000 or approximately 3.4%. Accordingly, we were paid a further sum of RMB 124,380,000 (or US$17,518,310) of the Remaining Amount on May 25, 2018 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

By a letter dated April 26, 2019, SYB confirmed and acknowledged to us that Plastec’s audited net profit (on a consolidated basis, after deducting non-recurring gains and losses) for the year ended December 31, 2018 was HK$262,954,000, which was in excess of the performance target for the year ended December 31, 2018, set at HK$195,408,000 in the Agreement, by HK$67,546,000 or approximately 34.6%. Accordingly, we were paid a further sum of RMB 137,370,000 (or US$19,347,887) of the Remaining Amount on May 30, 2019 and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

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B. Business Overview

 

Following consummation of the transactions described above, our only operations have generally been to (i) complete the construction of a manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China which was disposed of and transferred to Plastec upon its establishment on April 20, 2018 as described below, (ii) collect rental income from certain property we used to own and which was being leased to one of Plastec’s subsidiaries until November 2019 when the former subsidiary of ours that held the property was disposed of to an unaffiliated third party as described below, (iii) collect the payments upon Plastec achieving the performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2016 through 2018 as described in the Agreement; and (iv) to explore other investment opportunities.

 

In accordance with the terms and spirit of the Agreement, we caused Viewmount to enter into the Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement on March 30, 2018, pursuant to the terms and conditions of which Viewmount was to transfer the ownership interests in certain of its former subsidiaries holding the newly established manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China through their PRC subsidiaries to Plastec for a total consideration of approximately HK$70,000 (or US$8,974), representing the actual registered capital injected by Viewmount into the relevant subsidiaries. 

 

On April 20, 2018, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement. The parties also settled all account payables owed by the relevant subsidiaries to Viewmount at the closing, totaling HK$258,910,000 (or US$33,193,590).

 

On November 15, 2019, Viewmount entered into the Assets Disposal Agreement with the Purchaser, pursuant to which Viewmount was to transfer the ownership interests in its then wholly-owned subsidiary, Broadway Manufacturing Company Limited (“BMCL”) holding the right to use certain parcels of land in Shenzhen together with premises built thereon to the Purchaser for HK$47,964,570.65 (or US$6,149,304) in cash, net of all relevant expenses, charges and taxes.

 

On November 20, 2019, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Assets Disposal Agreement; on which date Viewmount also received from the Purchaser HK$112,035,429.35 (or US$14,363,517) representing all amounts due from the former subsidiary disposed of.

 

To date, we have not identified any investment opportunities, the pursuit of which we believe would be advantageous to us to supplement our current minimal operations. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to locate any such investment opportunity in the future and accordingly there is no current basis for you to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any investment opportunity we may ultimately pursue.

 

Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in any particular investment opportunity, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors or not be exposed to potential risks which could have a material and adverse effect on ability to manage our business. Further, as a result of our current minimal operations, limited resources for want of operating revenues and the need to maintain adequate control of our costs and expenses, we may not be able to attract, train, motivate and recruit suitably qualified personnel to explore or effect any investment opportunity thereby making it difficult for you to evaluate our long term business, financial performance and prospects. If we do not succeed in launching any new business upon an investment opportunity to supplement our current minimal operations, our future results of operations and growth prospects may be materially and adversely affected arising from a lack of business diversification.

 

Our ability to successfully effect any investment opportunity will also be dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. However, our executive officers are not required to, and it is unlikely that they will, commit and devote their full time efforts to our affairs. Accordingly, there is no assurance that they will spend sufficient time to our locating any potential investment opportunity. Further, the unexpected loss of our executives could have a detrimental effect on us and our ability to realize any potential investment opportunity.

 

Further, we expect to encounter competition from entities having a business objective similar to ours, including venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for investment opportunities. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting investment opportunities directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. The foregoing may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully locating and consummating any investment opportunity.

 

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Properties

 

As of the date of this Form 20-F, we are not interested in, nor do we own, any properties.

 

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Executives and Directors

 

As of the date of this Form 20-F, we have no employees but have two executive officers and two independent directors. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether an investment opportunity has been targeted and works arising therefrom. Accordingly, once management locates a suitable investment opportunity, they will consequently spend more time to our affairs than they would prior to locating a suitable investment opportunity and we do not intend to have any full time employees prior to that event.

 

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Seasonality

 

The disclosure set forth under “Seasonality” in Item 5 of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

C. Organizational Structure

 

The following chart illustrates the organizational structure of us and our subsidiaries as of the date of this Form 20-F.

 

 

 

D. Property, Plants and Equipment

 

The disclosure set forth under “Properties” in Item 4.B is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS.

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Form 20-F. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements because of various factors, including those set forth under Item 3.D (“Risk Factors”) or in other parts of this Form 20-F.

 

A. Operating Results

 

Overview

 

We used to be a vertically integrated plastic manufacturing services provider providing comprehensive precision plastic manufacturing services (through our former wholly owned subsidiary, Plastec) from mold design and fabrication and plastic injection manufacturing to secondary-process finishing as well as parts assembly to leading international OEMs, ODMs and OBMs of consumer electronics, electrical home appliances, telecommunication devices, computer peripherals and precision plastic toys.

 

Following consummation of the divestment transactions on October 11, 2016 and pursuant to the terms of the Agreement more particularly described in Item 4.A of this Form 20-F, we no longer own Plastec with the result that our only operations have generally been to (i) complete the construction of our manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China which was disposed of and transferred to Plastec upon its establishment on April 20, 2018 pursuant to the terms of the Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement, (ii) collect rental income from certain property we used to own and which was being leased to one of Plastec’s subsidiaries until November 2019 when the former subsidiary of ours that held the property was disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Assets Disposal Agreement , (iii) collect the payments upon Plastec achieving the performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2016 through 2018 as described in the Agreement; and (iv) to explore other investment opportunities.

 

To date, we have not identified any investment opportunities, the pursuit of which we believe would be advantageous to us to supplement our current minimal operations. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to locate any such investment opportunity in the future and accordingly there is no current basis for you to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any investment opportunity we may ultimately pursue.

 

Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in any particular investment opportunity, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors or not be exposed to potential risks which could have a material and adverse effect on ability to manage our business. Further, as a result of our current minimal operations, limited resources for want of operating revenues and the need to maintain adequate control of our costs and expenses, we may not be able to attract, train, motivate and recruit suitably qualified personnel to explore or effect any investment opportunity thereby making it difficult for you to evaluate our long term business, financial performance and prospects. If we do not succeed in launching any new business upon an investment opportunity to supplement our current minimal operations, our future results of operations and growth prospects may be materially and adversely affected arising from a lack of business diversification.

 

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Our ability to successfully effect any investment opportunity will also be dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. However, our executive officers are not required to, and it is unlikely that they will, commit and devote their full time efforts to our affairs. Accordingly, there is no assurance that they will spend sufficient time to our locating any potential investment opportunity. Further, the unexpected loss of our executives could have a detrimental effect on us and our ability to realize any potential investment opportunity.

 

Further, we expect to encounter competition from entities having a business objective similar to ours, including venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for investment opportunities. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting investment opportunities directly or through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. The foregoing may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully locating and consummating any investment opportunity. 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect:

 

  the reported amounts of its assets and liabilities;

 

  the disclosure of its contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each reporting period; and

 

  the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period.

 

We continually evaluate these estimates based on our own experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form our basis for making judgments about matters that are not readily apparent from other sources. Some of our accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application. When reading our consolidated financial statements, you should consider:

 

  our selection of critical accounting policies;

 

  the judgment and other uncertainties affecting the application of such policies; and

 

  the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions.

 

We believe the following accounting policies involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements:

 

 Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation. The cost of an asset comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working condition and location for its intended use.

 

Depreciation is provided to write off the cost less their residual values over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method, at the following rates per annum:

 

Motor vehicles 20%

 

The assets’ estimated residual values, depreciation methods and estimated useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date.

 

The gain or loss arising on retirement or disposal is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

 

All other costs, such as repairs and maintenance are charged to the operations during the financial period in which they are incurred.

 

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Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The Group periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

A disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity shall be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations. Classification as a discontinued operation occurs upon disposal or when the operation meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, if earlier. Where an operation is classified as discontinued, a single amount is presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. The amount of total current assets, total non-current assets, total current liabilities and total non-current liabilities are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Revenues

 

We generated revenues from our continuing operations in fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as follows, which were presented as other income in our audited financial statements:

 

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   Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 
   2017   2018   2019 
   (HK$'000) 
   Amount   % of Total   Amount   % of Total   Amount   % of Total 
Other income   0    0.0%   9,954    100.0%   0    0.0%
    0    0.0%   9,954    100.0%   0    100.0%

 

Other income

 

Prior to November 2019, we had rental revenues derived from certain parcels of land (together with industrial building and premises for dormitory purpose built thereon) located in Furong Industrial District, Furongmei Area, Shajing Street, Xinqiao Village, Bao’an District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province of the PRC, which were being leased to one of Plastec’s subsidiaries under certain tenancy agreements more particularly described in the section titled “Properties” in Item 4.B of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed on May 15, 2019.

 

On November 20, 2019, we completed the disposal of our former subsidiary holding the right to use the aforesaid parcels of land pursuant to the terms of the Assets Disposal Agreement. After the retrospective adjustments for the deconsolidation of this disposal, which has been classified as discontinued operations, we recorded no operating income for our continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019 save for an exchange gain of approximately HK$9,954 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Operating Costs

 

Our operating expenses arising from our continuing operations in fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019 consisted of the following:

 

   Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 
   2017   2018   2019 
   (HK$'000) 
   Amount   % of Total   Amount   % of Total   Amount   % of Total 
Exchange loss   1,571    23.8%   -    0.0%   11,476    76.1%
Selling, general and administrative expenses   5,043    76.2%   4,554    100.0%   3,607    23.9%
    6,614    100.0%   4,554    100.0%   15,083    100.0%

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our selling, general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of legal and professional expenses, directors’ compensation, insurances, transportation, motor vehicles related expenses and exchange losses.

 

 

Income Tax

 

Cayman Islands. We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The government of the Cayman Islands will not, under existing legislation, impose any income tax upon the Company or its shareholders.

 

British Virgin Islands. Our subsidiaries which are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands are exempted from income tax in the British Virgin Islands on their foreign-derived income.

 

Hong Kong. Our Hong Kong subsidiaries are subject to income tax on its profits in Hong Kong at the prevailing corporate tax rate of 16.5%. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, none of our Hong Kong subsidiaries recorded any Hong Kong profit tax on the basis that they did not have any assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong.

 

Review of Results of Continuing Operations

 

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of continuing operations for the periods indicated. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements, including the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Form 20-F.

 

   Fiscal Year ended December 31, 
   2017   2018   2019 
   HK$   HK$   HK$ 
       (HK$'000)     
Revenues   -    -    - 
                
Operating (expenses)/income, net               
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (6,614)   (4,554)   (15,083)
Other income   -    9,954    - 
Total operating (expenses)/income, net   (6,614)   5,400    (15,083)
                
Income/(loss) from operations   (6,614)   5,400    (15,083)
                
Interest income   2,213    3,082    3,297 
Income/(loss) before income tax expense   (4,401)   8,482    (11,786)
                
Income tax expense from continuing operations   (524)   (2,435)   (729)
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company’s shareholders   (4,925)   6,047    (12,515)

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to year ended December 31, 2018

 

Other income. As mentioned above, after the retrospective adjustments for the deconsolidation of the disposed business lines arising from the disposal of our former subsidiary that generated rental revenues in November 2019, which has been classified as discontinued operations, we recorded no operating income for our continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 save for an exchange gain of approximately HK$10.0 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 decreased by approximately HK$0.9 million or 20.8% to HK$3.6 million from approximately HK$4.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2018 mainly attributable to a progressive reduction in expenses incurred in maintaining daily operations. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded an exchange loss for approximately HK$11.5 million.

 

Income/(loss) from operations. Our loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was approximately HK$15.1 million, in contrast to a gain of approximately HK$5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The loss was mainly attributable to an exchange loss of approximately HK$11.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared with an exchange gain of approximately HK$10.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Income tax expenses. Our income tax expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 decreased by approximately HK$1.7 million to HK$0.7 million from HK$2.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Net income/(loss). Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was approximately HK$12.5 million, compared to net income of approximately HK$6.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to year ended December 31, 2017

 

Other income. We recorded no operating income for our continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 save for an exchange gain of approximately HK$10.0 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 decreased by approximately HK$0.5 million or 9.7% to HK$4.6 million from HK$5.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2017 mainly attributable to a progressive reduction in expenses incurred in maintaining daily operations. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we recorded an exchange loss for approximately HK$1.6 million.

 

Income/(loss) from operations. Our income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 was approximately HK$5.4 million, increased by approximately HK$12.0 million from loss of HK$6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 mainly attributable to an exchange gain of approximately HK$10.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared with an exchange loss of approximately HK$1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Income tax expenses. Our income tax expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased by approximately HK$1.9 million to HK$2.4 million from HK$0.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Net income/(loss). Our net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 was approximately HK$6.0 million, compared to net loss of HK$4.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our operations have been generally funded through a combination of net cash generated from its operations and equity capital. We believe that we have adequate working capital to finance our operations.

 

Summary of Cash Flows  

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2017   2018   2019 
   (HK$’000) 
Net Cash From Operating Activities   (21,689)   25,482    1,059 
Net Cash From Investing Activities   82,743    249,245    325,413 
Net Cash From Financing Activities   (151,376)   (403,669)   (413,761)
    (90,322)   (128,942)   (87,289)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to year ended December 31, 2018

 

Net Cash From Operating Activities. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we generated a net cash inflow from operating activities of HK$1.1 million. Compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, which we generated a net cash inflow from operating activities of HK$25.5 million. These were mainly attributable to net cash outflow used in continuing operations for HK$10.9 million in fiscal 2019 (mainly in terms of exchange loss), as compared to net cash inflow HK$8.3 million provided by continuing operations at the back of an exchange gain in fiscal 2018.

 

Net Cash From Investing Activities. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded a net cash inflow from investing activities of HK$325.4 million, mainly arising from further and final payment made to us as a result of Plastec achieving the performance target set for the year ended December 31, 2018 and settlement of account payable due to us upon disposal of our ownership interests in a former subsidiary holding the right to use the parcels of land located in Furong Industrial District, Furongmei Area, Shajing Street, Xinqiao Village, Bao’an District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province of the PRC pursuant to the terms of the Assets Disposal Agreement in November 2019.

 

Net cash generated from financing activities. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded a net cash outflow by financing activities of approximately HK$413.8 million, which comprised of a net cash outflow of HK$413.8 million for the dividends paid. Compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, which we recorded a net cash outflow of HK$403.7 million, which was again attributable to payments of dividends totaling HK$403.7 million. 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to year ended December 31, 2017

 

Net Cash From Operating Activities. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we generated a net cash inflow from operating activities of HK$25.5 million. Compared to the year ended December 31, 2017, which we generated a net cash outflow from operating activities of HK$21.7 million. These were attributable to net cash provided by continuing operations for HK$8.3 million in fiscal 2018 (mainly in terms of exchange gain), as compared to net cash outflow of HK$4.9 million used in continuing operations on the back of an exchange loss in fiscal 2017.

 

Net Cash From Investing Activities. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a net cash inflow from investing activities of HK$249.2 million, comprised a net cash inflow of HK$350.7 million, mainly arising from further payment made to us as a result of Plastec achieving the performance target set for the year ended December 31, 2017 and settlement of account payable due to us upon disposals of our ownership interests in the newly established manufacturing plant in Kai Ping under the Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement in April 2018. We recorded a net cash outflow of HK$101.4 million used in discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 for the purchase of properties, plant and equipment mainly for the manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China prior to the disposal, as compared to spending of HK$48.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Net cash generated from financing activities.  For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a net cash outflow by financing activities of approximately HK$403.7 million, which comprised of a net cash outflow of HK$403.7 million for the dividends paid. Compared to the year ended December 31, 2017, which we recorded a net cash outflow of HK$151.4 million, which was again attributable to payment of dividend totaling HK$151.4 million.

 

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Working capital

 

We believe that we have adequate working capital for our present requirements and that our cash and cash equivalents will provide sufficient funds to satisfy our working capital requirements for the period ending 12 months from the date of this Form 20-F. As at the year ended December 31, 2019, we had a cash and bank balance of approximately HK$185.5 million, of which approximately HK$172.3 million was denominated in Hong Kong Dollars and approximately HK$13.2 million equivalent was denominated in US Dollars, respectively.

 

Indebtedness

 

As of December 31, 2019, our indebtedness was nil.   

  

As of December 31, 2019, our estimates for contractual cash commitments, interest commitment and operating lease obligations were all nil. 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as shareholders’ equity or that are not reflected in our combined financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to it or that engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us. There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, net sales or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to an investor.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

 

Market risk is a broad term for the risk of economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument. These changes may be the result of various factors, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and/or equity prices.

 

Foreign exchange risk.  Up until November 2019, our income was mainly denominated in Renminbi whereas our costs and capital expenditures were largely denominated in Renminbi and other foreign currencies. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly among the Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar and Renminbi, could have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations, affect our gross and operating profit margins and result in foreign exchange and operating gains or losses. After completion of the disposal of our former subsidiary that generated rental revenues pursuant to the terms of the Assets Disposal Agreement in November 2019, we recorded no operating income from our continuing operations. With the retrospective adjustments for the deconsolidation of this disposal, which has been classified as discontinued operations, we recorded aggregate net foreign currency exchange loss of approximately HK$1.6 million, gain of approximately HK$10.0 million and loss of approximately HK$11.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, attributable to receipts of tranches of the RMB-denominated Remaining Amount from SYB pursuant to the terms of the Agreement throughout the period. We currently do not plan to enter into any hedging arrangements, such as forward exchange contracts and foreign currency option contracts, to reduce the effect of our foreign exchange risk exposure, if any. Even if we decide to enter into any such hedging activities in the future, we may not be able to effectively manage our foreign exchange risk exposure.

 

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Seasonality

 

We have not been subject to any seasonality in our continuing operations in any material respect.

 

Subsequent Material Changes

 

There have been no material changes in our financial condition and results of operations subsequent to December 31, 2019.

 

B. Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 5.A of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.

 

We do not have a department for and therefore have not incurred any significant amount in research and development.

 

D. Trend Information

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 5.A of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

E. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 5.A of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

F. Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 5.A of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES.

 

A. Directors and Senior Management

 

Our current directors and officers are:

 

Name   Age   Position
Kin Sun Sze-To (4)   58   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Ho Leung Ning (4)   59   Chief Financial Officer and Director
Chung Wing Lai (1) (2) (3)   72   Director
Joseph Yiu Wah Chow (1) (2) (3)   60   Director

 

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  (1) Serves as a member of the Audit Committee.
  (2) Serves as a member of the Compensation Committee.
  (3) Serves as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
  (4) Serves as a member of the Executive Committee.

 

Kin Sun Sze-To has been our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since the consummation of the merger in December 2010 and more recently has also served as our Chief Operating Officer since consummation of the disposal of our shareholdings in Plastec to SYB in October 2016. From January 2018 through October 2019, he was also a non-independent director of SYB. Mr. Sze-To is responsible for exploring, directing and reviewing our long-term investment opportunities and business development strategies. Mr. Sze-To started his career in the specialized field of spraying and silk screening of plastics products, before diversifying and accumulating over 20 years of experience in other areas of the plastic injection and molding industry. We believe Mr. Sze-To’s past business experience as well as his contacts and relationships make him well qualified to be a member of our board of directors. Mr. Sze-To graduated from the Third Kaiping High School of China in 1978 and completed a 2-year Organizational Design Program for Enterprise Founders conducted by the HSBC Business School of Peking University in 2014.

 

Ho Leung Ning has served as our Chief Financial Officer and a Director of ours since the consummation of the merger in December 2010. He has also served as Deputy Vice President of SYB since August 2017. Mr. Ning is responsible for our corporate planning and financial activities, and he has over 20 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Prior to joining the pre-divested Plastec in 2004, Mr. Ning was the Assistant General Manager of the Hong Kong branch of The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. We believe Mr. Ning’s past business experience and financial knowledge and understanding makes him well qualified to be a member of our board of directors. Mr. Ning graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist University with an Honors Diploma in Economics in 1984.

 

Chung Wing Lai has been a Director of ours since the consummation of the merger in December 2010. Since July 2002, Mr. Lai has been involved in business consultancy and advisory work in the Asia Pacific region. From 1999 to February 2009, he was an independent non-executive director of Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings Ltd, a public listed company on The Stock Exchange of Singapore. From June 2004 to October 2010, he was also an independent non-executive director of Kee Shing (Holdings) Ltd. (now known as Gemini Investments (Holdings) Ltd.) a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. He was previously the managing director of Seaunion Holdings Ltd. (now known as South Sea Petroleum Holdings Ltd), an oil and gas company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. From February 2009 through May 2016, he was an independent non-executive director of Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd, a public listed company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. We believe Mr. Lai’s past business experience, including serving as an independent director of a number of publicly listed companies, makes him well qualified to be a member of our board of directors. Mr. Lai received a Bachelor-of-Laws (Honours) degree from the University of London in 1983.

 

Joseph Yiu Wah Chow has been a Director of ours since the consummation of the merger in December 2010. Mr. Chow has over 20 years experience in auditing, accounting, and financial management. He has been a senior partner of JYC & Company, an accounting firm, since January 2006 and a practicing director of KTC Partners CPA Limited since May 2008 as well as being a practicing director of Crowe (HK) CPA Limited since January 2019. We believe Mr. Chow’s financial background in auditing, accounting and financial management makes him well qualified to be a member of our board of directors and chairman of our audit committee. Mr. Chow graduated from the University of Ulster in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor degree in Accounting in 1989. Additionally, Mr. Chow is also admitted as a member of Association of Chartered Certified public Accountants in 1991 and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1992. He has also been an associate member of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong since 1992, Hong Kong Securities Institute since 1998 and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 2006.

 

B. Compensation

 

Compensation of Executive Officers

 

Following consummation of our divestment of our shareholdings in Plastec to SYB on October 11, 2016 and as a result of our current minimal operations, effective from November 2016 each of our current executive officers has received monthly cash compensation in the sum of HK$10,000.

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of compensation paid to our executive officers was HK$240,000.

 

The following table sets forth the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

Name and Principal Position   Year ended
December
31,
    Salary
(HK$)
    Total
(HK$)
 
Kin Sun Sze-To     2019       120,000       120,000  
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer                        
                         
Ho Leung Ning     2019       120,000       120,000  
Chief Financial Officer                        

 

Compensation of Non-Executive Independent Directors

 

Following consummation of our divestment of our shareholdings in Plastec to SYB on October 11, 2016 and as a result of our current minimal operations, effective from November 2016 each of our current non-executive independent directors has been paid HK$10,000 for each month that they continue to serve on our board.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of compensation paid to our non-executive independent directors was HK$240,000.

 

C. Board Practices

 

Director Term of Office

 

Each director serves until our next annual general meeting, if one is called for, and until his successor is elected and qualified. We have not entered into service or similar contracts with our directors.

 

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Board Committees

 

We have standing executive, audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees. Except for the executive committee, each of these committees is comprised entirely of independent directors, as defined by the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market. Moreover, the compensation committee is composed exclusively of individuals intended to be, to the extent required by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, non-employee directors and will, at such times as we are subject to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, qualify as outside directors for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Executive Committee

 

Our executive committee is currently comprised of Kin Sun Sze-To and Ho Leung Ning. While the executive committee does not have a formal written charter, the board has determined that the executive committee’s responsibilities will be to generally manage our business affairs and exercise all powers of the board (other than actions that would require the board to act as a whole or which actions are vested in other committees of the board or require shareholder approval).

 

Audit Committee Information

 

Our audit committee is currently comprised of Joseph Yiu Wah Chow and Chung Wing Lai, with Joseph Yiu Wah Chow serving as chairman. The audit committee, pursuant to the audit committee charter, is responsible for engaging independent certified public accountants, preparing audit committee reports, reviewing with the independent certified public accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approving professional services provided by the independent certified public accountants, reviewing the independence of the independent certified public accountants, considering the range of audit and non-audit fees, reviewing the adequacy of our internal accounting controls and reviewing all related party transactions.

 

Financial Experts on Audit Committee

 

The audit committee will at all times be composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate” as defined under NASDAQ listing standards. The definition of “financially literate” generally means being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, statement of comprehensive income and cash flow statement.

 

In addition, our board of directors has determined that Joseph Yiu Wah Chow satisfies the definition of financial sophistication and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

Our nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of Chung Wing Lai and Joseph Yiu Wah Chow, with Chung Wing Lai serving as chairman. The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for seeking, considering and recommending to the board qualified candidates for election as directors and will approve and recommend to the full board of directors the appointment of each of our executive officers. It also periodically prepares and submits to the board of directors for adoption the committee’s selection criteria for director nominees. It reviews and makes recommendations on matters involving the general operation of the board and our corporate governance, and annually recommends to the board nominees for each committee of the board. In addition, the committee annually facilitates the assessment of the board of directors’ performance as a whole and of the individual directors and report thereon to the board.

 

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Compensation Committee

 

Our compensation committee currently is comprised of Joseph Yiu Wah Chow and Chung Wing Lai, with Joseph Yiu Wah Chow serving as chairman. The principal functions of the compensation committee are to:

 

  evaluate the performance of our officers;

 

  review any compensation payable to our directors and officers;

 

  prepare compensation committee reports; and

 

  administer the issuance of any ordinary shares or other equity awards issued to our officers and directors.

 

D. Employees

 

We have no employees as of the date of this Form 20-F.

 

E. Share Ownership

 

The disclosure relating to the share ownership of the persons listed in Item 6.B set forth in Item 7.A of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.

 

A. Major Shareholders

 

The following table sets forth, as of May 6, 2020, certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our shares by each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our shares. The table also identifies the share ownership of each of our directors, each of our named executive officers, and all directors and officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed in the table have sole voting and investment powers with respect to the shares indicated. Our major shareholders do not have different voting rights than any other holder of our shares.

 

Shares which an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to the exercise or conversion of options, warrants or other similar convertible or derivative securities, if any, are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting and investment power. Except as otherwise indicated below, each beneficial owner holds voting and investment power directly. The percentage of ownership is based on 12,938,128 shares issued and outstanding as of May 6, 2020.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   (1)   Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
    Percent
of Class
 
Major Shareholder(s):                
Kwok Wa Hung     1,014,753 (2)     7.8 %
Directors and Executive Officers:                
Kin Sun Sze-To     10,134,283 (3)     78.3 %
Ho Leung Ning     241,971 (4)     1.9 %
Chung Wing Lai     0       0 %
Joseph Yiu Wah Chow     0       0 %
All directors and executive officers as a group (4 individuals)     10,376,254       80.2 %

 

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  (1) Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is Unit 01, 21/F, Aitken Vanson Centre, 61 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Unless otherwise indicated, none of the individuals have voting rights that differ from other shareholders.

 

  (2) The business address of Mr. Hung is c/o 16th Floor, Guangdong Finance Building, 88 Connaught Road West, Central, Hong Kong. The foregoing information is derived from a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on March 03, 2015 and other information known to us.

 

  (3) Consists of 9,245,382 ordinary shares held by Sun Yip Industrial Company Limited and 888,901 ordinary shares held by Tiger Power Industries Limited (“Tiger Power”), each of which is an entity controlled by Mr. Sze-To. The foregoing information is derived from a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on January 5, 2017.
     
  (4) Includes 241,971 ordinary shares held by Expert Rank Limited, an entity controlled by Mr. Ning.

  

As of May 6, 2020, there were 18 shareholders of record holding a total of 12,938,128 of our ordinary shares. To the best of our knowledge there were 4 shareholders of record with addresses in the United States holding 556,133 (4.3%) of our outstanding ordinary shares. The foregoing calculations include 1 unit holder with a United States address holding 1,694 units, each consisting of 1 ordinary share. Ordinary shares held in the names of banks, brokers and other intermediaries were assumed to be held by residents of the same country in which the bank, broker or other intermediary was located.

 

B. Related Party Transactions

 

Our Code of Ethics and Related Person Policy

 

In November 2009, our board of directors adopted a code of ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees as well as those of our subsidiaries.

 

Our Code of Ethics requires it to avoid, wherever possible, all related party transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts of interest, except under guidelines approved by the board of directors (or the audit committee, if one exists). Related-party transactions with respect to smaller reporting companies such as us are defined under SEC rules as transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the smaller reporting company’s total assets at year end for the last two completed years, (2) we or any of our subsidiaries is a participant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater than 5 percent beneficial owner of our shares, or (c) immediate family member of the persons referred to in clauses (a) and (b), has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10 percent beneficial owner of another entity). A conflict of interest situation can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if a person, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.

 

Our audit committee, pursuant to its written charter, is responsible for reviewing and approving related-party transactions to the extent we enter into such transactions. The audit committee will consider all relevant factors when determining whether to approve a related party transaction, including whether the related party transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction. No director will be able to participate in the approval of any transaction in which he is a related party, but that director will be required to provide the audit committee with all material information concerning the transaction. Additionally, we will require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire on an annual basis that elicits information about related party transactions.

 

These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.

 

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Our Related Person Transactions

 

Interests of our Executive Officers in connection with Share Transfer Agreement

 

Under the Share Transfer Agreement, as the cumulative net profits of Plastec for the three years ended December 31, 2018 exceeded the cumulative Performance Commitment for such period, an amount equal to 30% of the surplus was distributed to Plastec’s management team, including our Executive Officers amongst those designated by us, in cash as a bonus (the “Performance Bonus”). See the section titled “Information on the Company – History and Development” in Item 4.A of this Form 20-F.

 

Tenancy Agreements with Plastec’s subsidiary

 

As more particularly described in the section titled “Properties” in Item 4.B of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed on May 15, 2019, we had, in the ordinary course of our business, leased properties located in Furong Industrial District, Furongmei Area, Shajing Street, Xinqiao Village, Bao’an District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province of the PRC to one of Plastec’s subsidiaries until November 20, 2019 when we completed the disposal of our former subsidiary holding the right to use the properties concerned pursuant to the terms of the Assets Disposal Agreement.

 

Each of Messrs. Kin Sun Sze-To and Ho Leung Ning was or remains affiliated with SYB (as the case may be) as indicated above in Item 6 of this Form 20-F.

 

We require that all ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms that we believe to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions require prior approval by a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who have access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel.

 

C. Interest of Experts and Counsel

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

 

A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

 

List of Financial Statements

 

See Item 18 of this Form 20-F for a list of the financial statements filed as part of this Form 20-F.

 

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Dividend Policy

 

The payment of dividends in the future will be entirely within the sole discretion of our board of directors. Whether future dividends will be declared will depend upon our future growth and earnings, of which there can be no assurance, and our cash flow needs for future development; all of which may be adversely affected by one or more of the factors discussed in Item 3.D of this Form 20-F “Risk Factors”. Accordingly, we may not declare or pay any additional dividends in the future. Even if the board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board may deem relevant.

 

B. Significant Changes

 

See the notes to the financial statements included under Item 18 of this Form 20-F.

 

ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING.

 

A. Offer and Listing Details

 

Not applicable.  

 

B. Plan of Distribution

 

Not applicable.

 

C. Markets

 

Our ordinary shares are quoted under the symbols “PLTYF” on the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

We may consider applying to have our ordinary shares listed on a national securities exchange, if circumstances permit. We can provide no assurance, however, that we will so apply, that any such exchange will approve our application, if made, or that our ordinary shares will ever become so listed.

 

D. Selling Shareholders

 

Not applicable.

 

E. Dilution

 

Not applicable.

 

F. Expenses of the Issue

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

 

A. Share Capital

 

Not applicable.

 

B. Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

The information included in Exhibit 4.14 attached to this Annual Report on Form 20-F is incorporated herein.

 

C. Material Contracts

 

The following summarizes each material contract, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, to which we or any subsidiary of ours is a party for the immediately preceding two years.

 

Share Transfer Agreement. The Agreement summarized under the section titled “Development of Our Company - History and Development” in Item 4.A of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement. The Agreement summarized under the section titled “Development of Our Company – Business Overview” in Item 4.B of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Assets Disposal Agreement. The Agreement summarized under the section titled “Development of Our Company – Business Overview” in Item 4.B of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

D. Exchange Controls and Other Limitations Affecting Security Holders

 

Under Cayman Islands law, there are currently no restrictions on the export or import of capital, including foreign exchange controls or restrictions that affect the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to nonresident holders of our shares.

 

E. Taxation

 

The following summary of the material Cayman Islands, PRC and U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of our ordinary shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this Form 20-F, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our ordinary shares, such as the tax consequences under state, local and other tax laws, except to the extent local tax consequences are discussed under the PRC taxation section.

 

As used in this discussion, references to “the company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer only to Plastec Technologies, Ltd.

 

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Cayman Islands Taxation

 

The government of the Cayman Islands will not, under existing legislation, impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax upon the company or its shareholders. The Cayman Islands is not party to any double taxation treaties that are applicable to payments made to or by us.

 

No Cayman Islands stamp duty will be payable by you in respect of the issue or transfer of ordinary shares. However, an instrument transferring title to an ordinary share, if brought to or executed in the Cayman Islands, would be subject to Cayman Islands stamp duty.

 

We have received an undertaking from the Governor-in-Cabinet of the Cayman Islands, dated January 11, 2011, that, in accordance with section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (2018 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking, no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations shall apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable (i) on the ordinary shares, or on the debentures or other obligations, of the company or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part on a payment of a dividend or other distribution of income or capital by the company to its shareholders or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due under a debenture or other obligation of the company.

 

PRC Taxation

 

During fiscal year 2019 through closing of the Assets Disposal Agreement on November 20, 2019, the following is a summary of the material PRC tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares. You should consult with your own tax adviser regarding the PRC tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares in your particular circumstances.

 

Income from Leasing Real Properties of Our Former Non-PRC Subsidiaries in Shenzhen, PRC

 

Pursuant to the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Several Issues concerning the Administration of Income Tax on Non-Resident Enterprise, issued by SAT on April 1, 2011, which was further amended in 2015 and 2017, a non-resident enterprise without any branch or establishment to conduct management within the territory of China leases its immovable property such as houses or buildings in China, the enterprise income tax on the income from the lease of the houses or buildings shall be calculated on the basis of all the rent income. The domestic tenants shall withhold the enterprise income tax when paying the rent or when the rent is due and payable; a non-resident enterprise dispatches employees or entrust other domestic units or individuals to conduct daily management of the aforesaid immovable property within the territory of China, such non-resident enterprise shall be deemed to have a branch or establishment within the territory of China, and it shall, within the time limit specified by the Enterprise Income Tax Law, file a tax return for enterprise income tax and pay it.

 

At all material times, our former non-PRC subsidiary concerned, BMCL, engaged a PRC individual to manage its real properties in Shenzhen, PRC and to lease, receive income of leasing and pay tax for and on its behalf.

 

Penalties for Failure to Pay Applicable PRC Income Tax

 

A non-resident investor in us may be responsible for paying PRC income tax on any gain realized from the sale or transfer of our ordinary shares, if such non-resident investor and the gain satisfy the requirements under the PRC tax laws, as described above.

 

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According to the EIT Law and its implementing rules, the PRC Tax Administration Law (the “Tax Administration Law”) and its implementing rules, Announcement 37 and other applicable PRC laws or regulations (collectively the “Tax Related Laws”), where any gain derived by a non-resident investor from the sale or transfer of our ordinary shares, is subject to any income tax in the PRC, and such non-resident investor fails to file any tax return or pay tax in this regard pursuant to the Tax Related Laws, such investor may be subject to certain fines, penalties or punishments, including without limitation: (1) if the non-resident investor fails to file a tax return and present the relevant information in connection with tax payments, the competent PRC tax authorities may order it to do so within the prescribed time limit and may impose a fine up to RMB 2,000, and in egregious cases, may impose a fine ranging from RMB 2,000 to RMB 10,000; (2) if the non-resident investor fails to file a tax return or fails to pay all or part of the amount of tax payable, the non-resident investor may be required to pay the unpaid tax amount payable, a surcharge on overdue tax payments (the daily surcharge is 0.05% of the overdue amount, beginning from the day the deferral begins) and a fine ranging from 50% to 500% of the unpaid amount of the tax payable; (3) if the non-resident investor fails to file a tax return and to pay the tax, the PRC tax authorities may order the non-resident investor to file and pay the tax payable within a prescribed time limit, or may collect and check information about the income receivable by the non-resident investor in the PRC from other payers (the “Other Payers”) who will pay amounts to such non-resident investor and the information about the Other Payers, and send a “Notice of Tax Issues” to the Other Payers to collect and recover the tax payable and overdue fines imposed on such non-resident investor from the amounts otherwise payable to such non-resident investor by the Other Payers; (4) if the non-resident investor fails to pay the tax payable within the prescribed time limit as ordered by the PRC tax authorities, a fine ranging from 50% to 500% of the unpaid tax payable and a surcharge on overdue tax payments (the daily surcharge is 0.05% of the overdue amount, beginning from the day the deferral begins) may be imposed on the non-resident investor, and the PRC tax authorities may, upon approval by the director of the tax bureau (or sub-bureau) of, or higher than, the county level, take the following compulsory measures: (i) notify in writing the non-resident investor’s bank or other financial institution to withhold from the account thereof for payment of the amount of tax payable, and (ii) detain, seal off, or sell by auction or on the market the non-resident investor’s commodities, goods or other property in a value equivalent to the amount of tax payable; or (5) if the non-resident investor fails to pay all or part of the amount of tax payable or the surcharge for the overdue tax payment, and cannot provide a guarantee to the PRC tax authorities, the tax authorities may notify the frontier authorities to prevent the non-resident investor or its legal representative from leaving the PRC.

 

U.S. Taxation

 

With respect to the U.S. tax matters discussed, this summary only applies to you if you are a beneficial owner of our ordinary shares and, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all of the following three points apply to you:

  

  · You own, directly or indirectly less than 10% of our capital stock;
     
  · You are any one of (a), (b), (c) or (d) below:

 

  (a) an individual citizen or resident of the United States,

 

  (b) a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any of its states or the District of Columbia,

 

  (c) an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or

 

  (d) a trust if (i) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of such trust or (ii) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person; and

 

  · You hold our ordinary shares as capital assets.

 

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The following description of tax consequences should be considered only as a summary and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects of acquiring, owning or disposing of our ordinary shares.

 

Special rules may apply to U.S. expatriates, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, real estate mortgage investment conduits, financial institutions, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, securities broker-dealers, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for the securities holdings, and persons holding their ordinary shares as part of a hedging, straddle, conversion transaction or other integrated investment, among others. Those special rules are not discussed in this Form 20-F. This summary does not address all potential tax implications that may be relevant to you as a holder, in light of your particular circumstances. You should consult your tax advisor concerning the overall U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of your investment in our ordinary shares.

 

We have not sought, and will not seek, any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (or “IRS”) or any opinion of counsel with respect to the tax consequences discussed below.

 

Taxation of Dividends

 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the gross amount of any dividend we pay on our ordinary shares will be included in your gross income as dividend income to the extent paid or deemed paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits as calculated for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You must include the gross amount treated as a dividend in income in the year the dividend is paid to you. Cash dividends paid on our ordinary shares will be taxable at ordinary U.S. federal income tax rates. Dividends paid on our ordinary shares do not qualify for the lower rates of federal income tax applicable to non-corporate U.S. holders because our shares are currently quoted only on the OTC Bulletin Board and are not treated as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States.

 

To the extent that any distributions paid exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits as calculated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the distribution will be treated as follows:

 

  · First, as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of your basis (determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) in your ordinary shares which will reduce your adjusted tax basis of your ordinary shares. This adjustment will increase the amount of gain, or decrease the amount of loss, which you will recognize if you later dispose of those ordinary shares.
     
  · Second, the balance of the distribution in excess of your adjusted tax basis will be taxed as capital gain.

 

Dividends paid by us will not give rise to any dividends-received deduction generally allowed to a U.S. corporation under Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

Taxation of Capital Gains

 

In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you will recognize capital gain or loss if you sell or otherwise dispose of your ordinary shares based on the difference between the amount realized on the disposition and your adjusted tax basis in the ordinary shares. Any gain or loss generally will be U.S. source gain or loss. If you are a non-corporate holder, and you satisfy certain minimum holding period requirements, any capital gain generally will be treated as long-term capital gain that generally is subject to U.S. federal income tax at preferential rates under current law. Long-term capital gains realized upon a sale or other disposition of the ordinary shares generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 15%, increased to 20% on taxpayers with taxable income exceeding certain thresholds.

 

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Unearned Income Medicare Tax

 

A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax will generally apply to all or some portion of net investment income of a U.S. holder that is an individual with adjusted gross income that exceeds a threshold amount. Net investment income includes dividend income and realized capital gains.

 

U.S. Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

In general, if you are a non-corporate U.S. holder of our ordinary shares (or do not come within certain other exempt categories), information reporting requirements will apply to distributions paid to you and proceeds from the sale, exchange redemption or disposal of your ordinary shares. U.S. holders that are corporations generally are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding tax rules.

 

Additionally, if you are a non-corporate U.S. holder of our ordinary shares (or do not come within certain other exempt categories) you may be subject to backup withholding at the current applicable rate with respect to such payments, unless you provide a correct taxpayer identification number (your social security number or employer identification number), and with respect to dividend payments, certify that you are not subject to backup withholding and otherwise comply with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Generally, you will be required to provide such certification on Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (“Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification) or a substitute Form W-9.

 

If you do not provide your correct taxpayer identification number, you may be subject to penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, as well as backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. In general, any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules should be allowable as a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability (which might entitle you to a refund), provided that you timely furnish the required information to the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Disclosure of Information with Respect to Foreign Financial Assets

 

Certain U.S. holders are required to report information with respect to their investment in our ordinary shares not held through a custodial account with a U.S. financial institution to the Internal Revenue Service. In general, U.S. taxpayers holding specified “foreign financial assets” (which generally would include our ordinary shares) with an aggregate value exceeding $50,000 will report information about those assets on new IRS Form 8938, which must be attached to the taxpayer’s annual income tax return. Higher asset thresholds apply to U.S. taxpayers who file a joint tax return or who reside abroad. Investors who fail to report required information could become subject to substantial penalties. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the effect, if any, of holding your ordinary shares on your obligation to file new Form 8938.

 

U.S. State and Local Taxes

 

In addition to U.S. federal income tax, you may be subject to U.S. state and local taxes with respect to your ordinary shares. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the U.S. state and local tax consequences of holding your ordinary shares.

 

Passive Foreign Investment Company

 

In general, we would be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of our gross income (looking through certain 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is passive income or (2) at least 50% of the average value of our assets (looking through certain 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is attributable to assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Passive income generally includes, without limitation, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets.

 

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If we were a PFIC for any taxable year during which a taxable U.S. holder held ordinary shares, gain recognized by the U.S. holder on a sale or other disposition (including certain pledges) of the ordinary shares would be allocated ratably over the U.S. holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares. The amounts allocated to the taxable year of the sale or other disposition and to any year before we became a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income. The amount allocated to each other taxable year would be subject to tax at the highest rate in effect for individuals or corporations, as appropriate, for that taxable year, and an interest charge would be imposed on the amount allocated to that taxable year. Further, to the extent that any distribution received by a U.S. holder on its ordinary shares exceeds 125% of the average of the annual distributions on the ordinary shares received during the preceding three years or the U.S. holder’s holding period, whichever is shorter, that distribution (an “excess distribution”) would be subject to taxation in the same manner as gain, described immediately above. Certain elections may be available that would result in alternative treatments (such as mark-to-market treatment) of the ordinary shares. In addition, each U.S. holder of a PFIC is required to file an annual report containing such information as the U.S. Department of the Treasury may require. If we were classified as a PFIC in any year with respect to which a U.S. holder owns ordinary shares, we would continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to the U.S. holder in all succeeding years during which the U.S. holder owns ordinary shares, regardless of whether we continue to meet the tests described above. However, if we ceased to be a PFIC, a U.S. holder of our ordinary shares could avoid some of the adverse effects of the PFIC regime by making a deemed sale election with respect to our ordinary shares.

 

A U.S. holder that owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the U.S. holder, may have to file an IRS Form 8621 (whether or not a QEF or mark-to market election is made) and such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department.

 

As a result of the disposition of all of our shareholdings in Plastec in October 2016 and based on the expected composition (and estimated values) of the assets and the nature of the income of us and our subsidiaries and our current plans of operation, we are expected to be treated as a PFIC. However, our actual PFIC status for any taxable year will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. We urge U.S. investors to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules.

 

F. Dividends and Paying Agents

 

Not applicable.

 

G. Statement by Experts

 

Not applicable.

 

H. Documents on Display

 

We file annual or transition reports on Form 20-F and furnish certain reports and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act in accordance with our status as a foreign private issuer. Such materials can be obtained on the SEC’s site on the internet at http://www.sec.gov.

 

We will also provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, upon written or oral request of that person, a copy of any and all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this Form 20-F. Please direct such requests to us, Attention Kin Sun Sze-To, c/o Unit 01, 21/F, Aitken Vanson Centre, 61 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

I. Subsidiary Information

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

The disclosure set forth under “Market Risk” in Item 5.A of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES.

 

A. Debt Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

B. Warrants and Rights

 

Not applicable.

 

C. Other Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

D. American Depositary Shares

 

Our securities trade directly on U.S. markets and do not trade through the use of American depositary receipts.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES.

 

There has been no default in the payment of principal, interest or sinking or purchase fund installments, or any other default relating to indebtedness, nor has there been any arrearage in the payment of dividends on any class of our preferred shares or the preferred shares of our subsidiaries.

 

ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

On December 10, 2010, we held an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, at which our shareholders approved the merger and other related proposals, including proposals to amend our memorandum and articles to:

 

  · increase our authorized share capital to U.S.$101,000 divided into 100,000,000 ordinary shares of a par value of U.S.$0.001 each and 1,000,000 preferred shares of a par value of U.S.$0.001 each;

 

  · change our name from “GSME Acquisition Partners I” to “Plastec Technologies, Ltd.”; and

 

  · enable us to repurchase ordinary shares in order to facilitate the approval of the merger proposal and the conversion of shares in accordance with shareholders’ conversion rights and in certain other circumstances and provide for ordinary shares to be uncertificated if requested by a holder rather than requiring shares to be issued in certificated form.

 

Except for the foregoing, there have been no changes to the instruments defining the rights of the holders of any class of our registered securities, and the rights of holders of our registered securities have not been altered by the issuance or modification of any other class of our securities. There has been no removal or substitution of assets securing any class of our registered securities. None of our registered securities have a trustee or paying agent.

 

ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2019. Based upon their evaluation, they concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting of the Company. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our board of directors and management; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

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Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the year ended December 31, 2019. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on management’s assessment and those criteria, our management believes that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019.

 

This Annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. An attestation report is not required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

During the most recently completed fiscal year, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Since December 16, 2010, we have had a standing audit committee, now consisting of Joseph Yiu Wah Chow and Chung Wing Lai, with Joseph Yiu Wah Chow serving as chairman. Each is an independent director under the NASDAQ listing standards. The audit committee will at all times be composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate” as defined under NASDAQ listing standards. The definition of “financially literate” generally means being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, statement of comprehensive income and cash flow statement. In addition, our board of directors has determined that Joseph Yiu Wah Chow satisfies the definition of financial sophistication under the NASDAQ listing standards and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

In November 2009, our board of directors adopted a code of ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees as well as those of our subsidiaries. We will provide to any person upon request, without charge, a copy of our code of ethics. Please direct such requests in writing to us, Attention Kin Sun Sze-To, c/o Unit 01, 21/F, Aitken Vanson Centre, 61 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. 

 

ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were Centurion ZD CPA & Co..

 

The following table presents the aggregate fees for professional services and other services rendered by Centurion ZD CPA & Co. to us for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
   Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
 
Service Category  2019   2018 
Audit Fees   HK$    285,000    HK$    270,000 
Audit-Related Fees   HK$    30,000    HK$    30,500 
Tax Fees   HK$        HK$     
All Other Fees   HK$        HK$     
Total Fees   HK$    315,000    HK$    300,000 

 

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In the above tables, in accordance with the SEC’s definitions and rules, “audit fees” are fees for professional services for the audit and review of our annual financial statements, as well as the audit and review of our financial statements included in our registration statements filed under the Securities Act and issuance of consents and for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements except those not required by statute or regulation; “audit-related fees” are fees for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements, including attestation services that are not required by statute or regulation, due diligence and services related to acquisitions; “tax fees” are fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning; and “all other fees” are fees for any services not included in the first three categories.

 

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

Our audit committee of the board of directors pre-approves all audit, audit-related and non-audit services not prohibited by law to be performed by our independent auditors and associated fees prior to the engagement of the independent auditor with respect to such services.

 

ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES.

 

Our securities are not listed on a national securities exchange.

 

ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

In November 2011, our board of directors approved a $5 million share repurchase program expiring initially in June 2012, which was extended twice through December 9, 2013 and expanded to cover public warrants. Under the 2011 Repurchase Program, we could make repurchases of shares and public warrants from time to time in open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing of repurchases under the 2011 Repurchase Program was dependent on a variety of factors, including price and market conditions prevailing from time to time. The 2011 Repurchase Program was completed on September 25, 2013. On the same date, we announced a new $5 million repurchase plan approved by our board of directors to cover repurchases of shares and public warrants from time to time in open market or in privately negotiated transactions through September 25, 2014. On May 13, 2014, we announced expansion of the scope of the 2013 Repurchase Program to include our units, with all other terms thereunder remained unchanged. On August 11, 2014, we announced a 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2015. On August 6, 2015, we announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2016, under which period, all warrants (insider or public) expired on November 18, 2014. On August 5, 2016, we announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2017. On August 9, 2017, we announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2018. On August 17, 2018, we announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2019. On August 26, 2016, we announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2020. The timing of repurchases under the 2013 Repurchase Program would depend on a variety of factors, including price and market conditions prevailing from time to time, and the program may be suspended, modified or discontinued without notice at any time.

 

We made no repurchases of our securities during the period covered by this Form 20-F. The approximate dollar value of securities that may be purchased under our current repurchase program stood at $1,431,918 as of the date of this Form 20-F.

 

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ITEM 16F CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

 

Our securities are not listed on a national securities exchange.

  

ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

We have provided financial statements pursuant to Item 18.

 

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ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018 And 2017  

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENT

 

  Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-1
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-2
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income F-3 to F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-6
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7 to F-21

 

 

 

 

  中正達會計師事務所
Centurion ZD CPA & Co.
Certified Public Accountants (Practising)

 

 

Unit 1304, 13/F, Two Harbourfront, 22 Tak Fung Street, Hunghom, Hong Kong.

香港 紅磡 德豐街22號 海濱廣場二期 13樓1304室

Tel 電話: (852) 2126 2388 Fax 傳真: (852) 2122 9078

Email 電郵: info@czdcpa.com

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Plastec Technologies, Ltd.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Plastec Technologies, Ltd. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows, for each year of the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each year of the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Centurion ZD CPA & Co.

Certified Public Accountants

Hong Kong

Date: April 27, 2020.

 

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2012

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

     December 31,   December 31,
     2018   2019
      HK$   HK$
ASSETS          
           
Current assets          
Cash and cash equivalents     272,750   185,530
Deposits, prepayment and other receivables (note 4)     1,685   1,754
Consideration receivable (note 5)     165,506   -
Current assets from discontinued operations (note 3)     1,724   -
Total current assets     441,665   187,284
           
Property, plant and equipment, net (note 6)     786   423
Intangible assets     438   438
Non-current assets from discontinued operations (note 3)     120,550   -
Total assets     563,439   188,145
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
Current liabilities          
Other payables and accruals (note 7)     776   1,341
Tax payable     8,678   9,407
Current liabilities from discontinued operations (note 3)     3,676   -
Total current liabilities     13,130   10,748
           
Total liabilities     13,130   10,748
           
Commitments and contingencies (note 10)     -   - 
           
Shareholders’ equity          
Ordinary shares (U.S.$0.001 par value; 100,000,000 authorized, 12,938,128 and 12,938,128 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31 2018 and 2019, respectively)     101   101
Additional paid-in capital     26,049   26,049
Accumulated other comprehensive income     (30)  (30)
Retained earnings     524,189   151,277
Total shareholders’ equity     550,309   177,397
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity     563,439   188,145

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

  

 

Year ended December 31,

  

 

Year ended December 31,

  

 

Year ended December 31,

 
   2017   2018   2019 
    HK$    HK$    HK$ 
                
Revenues   -    -    - 
                
Operating (expenses)/income, net               
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (6,614)   (4,554)   (15,083)
Other income   -    9,954    - 
Total operating (expenses)/income, net   (6,614)   5,400    (15,083)
                
Income/(loss) from operations   (6,614)   5,400    (15,083)
                
Interest income   2,213    3,082    3,297 
Income/(loss) before income tax expense   (4,401)   8,482    (11,786)
                
Income tax expense from continuing operations (note 8)   (524)   (2,435)   (729)
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company’s shareholders   (4,925)   6,047    (12,515)
                
Discontinued operations (note 3):               
Net income from discontinued operations (including gain of HK$47,845 (2018: HK$171,809, 2017: HK$141,341) upon the disposal)   144,820    171,927    53,364 
Income tax expenses from discontinued operations   -    -    - 
                
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company’s shareholders   144,820    171,927    53,364 
                
Net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders   139,895    177,974    40,849 
                
Other comprehensive income:               
Continuing operations   -    -    - 
Discontinued operations   (813)   6,674    - 
    (813)   6,674    - 
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company’s shareholders   139,082    184,648    40,849 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (CONTINUED)

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

  

 

Year ended December 31,

  

 

Year ended December 31,

  

 

Year ended December 31,

 
   2017   2018   2019 
    HK$    HK$    HK$ 
                
Net income/(loss) per share (note 9):               
                
Weighted average number of ordinary shares               
    Continuing operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
    Discontinued operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
                
Weighted average number of diluted ordinary shares               
    Continuing operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
    Discontinued operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
                
Basic income per share attributable from               
    Continuing operations   HK$(0.38)    HK$0.47    HK$(0.97) 
    Discontinued operations   HK$11.19    HK$13.29    HK$4.13 
                
Diluted income per share attributable from               
    Continuing operations   HK$(0.38)    HK$0.47    HK$(0.97) 
    Discontinued operations   HK$11.19    HK$13.29    HK$4.13 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

    Ordinary shares           Accumulated              
    Number of
shares
outstanding
      Amount     Additional
paid-in
capital
    other
comprehensive
income
     Retained
earnings
     Shareholders’
equity
 
          HK$     HK$     HK$     HK$     HK$  
                                     
Balance at  January 1, 2017     12,938,128       101       26,049       (5,891 )     761,365       781,624  
                                                 
Net income for the year     -       -       -       -       139,895       139,895  
Dividend paid     -       -       -       -       (151,376 )     (151,376 )
Cumulative translation adjustment     -       -       -       (813 )     -       (813 )
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2018     12,938,128       101       26,049       (6,704 )     749,884       769,330  
                                                 
Net income for the year     -       -       -       -       177,974       177,974  
Dividend paid     -       -       -       -       (403,669 )     (403,669 )
Reclassification adjustment relating to exchange difference upon disposals of interests in subsidiaries     -       -       -       6,674       -       6,674  
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2018 and
January 1, 2019
    12,938,128       101       26,049       (30 )     524,189       550,309  
                                                 
Net income for the year     -       -       -       -       40,849       40,849  
Dividend paid     -       -       -       -       (413,761 )     (413,761 )
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2019     12,938,128       101       26,049       (30 )     151,277       177,397  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

     Year ended December 31,      Year ended December 31,      Year ended December 31,  
    2017     2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$     HK$  
                   
Operating activities                        
Net income     139,895       177,974       40,849  
Less: Net income from discontinued operations     (144,820 )     (171,927 )     (53,364 )
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations     (4,925 )     6,047       (12,515 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                        
Amortisation     363       363       363  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                        
Deposits, prepayment and other receivables     (402 )     (310 )     (70 )
Other payables and accruals     (475 )     (221 )     565  
Tax payables     524       2,435       729  
Net cash provided by/(used in) continuing operations     (4,915 )     8,314       (10,928 )
Net cash provided by/(used in) discontinued operations     (16,774 )     17,168       11,987  
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities     (21,689 )     25,482       1,059  
                         
Investing activities                        
Net cash inflow from disposals of subsidiaries (net of cash disposed of HK$93 for the year 2019, HK$49,666 for the year 2018 and HK$ nil for the year 2017)     131,686       350,655       325,413  
Net cash provided by continuing operations     131,686       350,655       325,413  
Net cash used in discontinued operations     (48,943 )     (101,410 )     -  
Net cash provided by investing activities     82,743       249,245       325,413  
                         
Financing activity                        
Dividends paid     (151,376 )     (403,669 )     (413,761 )
Net cash used in continuing operations     (151,376 )     (403,669 )     (413,761 )
Net cash used in discontinued operations     -       -       -  
Net cash used in financing activity     (151,376 )     (403,669 )     (413,761 )
                         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (90,322 )     (128,942 )     (87,289 )
                         
Effect of exchange rate changes     (813 )     6,674       -  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year     486,222       395,087       272,819  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year     395,087       272,819       185,530  
Less: cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations     (94,516 )     (69 )     -  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year from continuing operations     300,571       272,750       185,530  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:                        
Interest income     2,213       3,082       3,297  
Income taxes paid     -       -       -  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITY:                        
Consideration receivable     141,341       165,506       -  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

1. Organization and Business Background

 

Plastec Technologies, Ltd. (“Company”) (formerly known as “GSME Acquisition Partners I”), incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands on March 27, 2008, and its subsidiaries (where the context permits, references to the “Company” below shall include references to its subsidiaries (collectively as the “Group”)) had principally been engaged in the provision of integrated plastic manufacturing services from mold design and fabrication, plastic injection manufacturing to secondary-process finishing as well as parts assembly. The Group’s manufacturing activities had been performed in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”) and Thailand during the years through October 11, 2016. The selling and administrative activities had mainly been performed in China.

 

On November 14, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Shanghai Yongli Belting Co., Ltd. (“SYB”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Yongjing Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“SYIM”). Pursuant to the Agreement, SYIM was to purchase, through a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary (the “HK Subsidiary”), the entirety of the Company’s shareholding interests in its then wholly-owned subsidiary, Plastec International Holdings Limited (“PIHL”) alongside the latter’s subsidiaries (collectively, “PIHL Group”), for an aggregate purchase price of RMB 1,250,000,000 (or US$195,312,500 equivalent, adopting the exchange rate when the transaction was first reported), in cash (the “Transfer Price”) subject to terms and conditions thereof.

 

The disposal of PIHL was completed on October 11, 2016. As a result, the Company no longer owns PIHL. Thereafter, the Group’s only operations have generally been to complete construction of a manufacturing plant at Kai Ping, China which was disposed of and transferred to PIHL upon its establishment on April 20, 2018 as described below, collect rental income from certain property the Group used to own and which was being leased to one of PIHL’s subsidiaries until November 2019 when the former subsidiary of the Company that held the property was disposed of to an unaffiliated third party as described below and explore other investment opportunities.

 

In accordance with the terms and spirit of the Agreement, the Company caused Viewmount Developments Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, “Viewmount”), to enter into a Share Transfer Agreement with PIHL (a wholly owned subsidiary of SYB since October 11, 2016) on March 30, 2018 (the “Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of which Viewmount was to transfer the ownership interests in certain of its former subsidiaries holding the newly established manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China through their PRC subsidiaries to PIHL for a total consideration of approximately HK$70, representing the actual registered capital injected by Viewmount into the relevant subsidiaries. On April 20, 2018, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Manufacturing Plant Transfer Agreement. The parties also settled all accounts payable owed by the relevant subsidiaries to Viewmount totaling HK$258,910.

 

On November 15, 2019, Viewmount entered into an agreement (the “Assets Disposal Agreement”) with an unaffiliated third party (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which Viewmount was to transfer the ownership interests in its then wholly-owned subsidiary holding the right to use certain parcels of land in Shenzhen together with premises built thereon to the Purchaser for HK$47,965 in cash, net of all relevant expenses, charges and taxes. On November 20, 2019, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Assets Disposal Agreement; on which date Viewmount also received from the Purchaser HK$112,035 representing all amounts due from the former subsidiary disposed of.

 

The aforesaid disposals represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Group’s results of operations. Accordingly, assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and cash flows related to the disposed business lines have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 (note 3), the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 have likewise been adjusted retrospectively to reflect this strategic shift.

 

As of December 31, 2019, details of the Company’s subsidiaries are as follows:

 

Name   Date of
incorporation/
establishment
  Place of
incorporation/
registration and
operation
  Percentage of
equity interest
attributable to
the Company
    Principal activities
Allied Sun Corporation Limited 盟暉有限公司   August 20, 2008   Hong Kong     100 %   Dormant
                     
Sun Line Industrial Limited 新麗工業有限公司   April 27, 1993   Hong Kong     100 %   Dormant
                     
Sun Ngai Spraying and Silk Print Co., Ltd.   July 25, 1995   BVI     100 %   Dormant
                     
Sun Terrace Industries Limited   March 2, 2004   BVI     100 %   Dormant
                     
Viewmount Developments Limited   November 12, 2013   BVI     100 %   Investment holding
                     

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

1.Organization and Business Background (Continued)

 

History and Background -The Merger Transaction with Plastec International Holdings Limited

 

On March 27, 2008, the Company was established as a special purpose acquisition company whose objective was to consummate an acquisition, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses located in the PRC.

 

On August 6, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with GSME Acquisition Partners I Sub Limited (“GSME Sub”), PIHL and all former shareholders of PIHL (“PIHL Shareholders”) (together, the “Parties”). Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, GSME Sub was to be merged with and into PIHL, with PIHL surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). The PIHL Shareholders were then entitled to receive up to an aggregate of 16,948,053 ordinary shares, par value U.S.$0.001 per share, of the Company.

 

On September 13, 2010, in connection with the Merger, the Parties entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Amended and Restated Merger Agreement”) to, amongst other matters, revise the terms of the merger consideration to be paid to the PIHL Shareholders. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, the PIHL Shareholders became entitled to receive up to an aggregate of 16,778,571 ordinary shares of the Company, of which 7,054,583 shares were issued to the PIHL Shareholders on the closing of the Merger and the remaining of up to 9,723,988 shares (2,944,767, 3,389,610 and 3,389,611 shares for 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively) (the “Earnout Shares”) would have been issued to the PIHL Shareholders, if PIHL had net income as defined in the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement in the following amounts for the indicated years ending April 30 below:

 

Year ending April 30,   Net Income 
    HK$ 
      
 2011    130,700 
 2012    176,000 
 2013    250,000 

 

At the Special Meeting held on December 10, 2010, the merger proposal was approved by the shareholders. On December 16, 2010, the Company consummated the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, amongst other things, PIHL became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Transaction”). The Merger Transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition with PIHL being considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

 

The completion of the Merger enabled the PIHL Shareholders to obtain a majority voting interest in the Company. Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States require that a company whose shareholders retain the majority interest in a combined business be treated as the acquirer for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the aforementioned Merger Transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition of a private operating company (PIHL) with a non-operating public company (the Company) with significant amount of cash. The reverse acquisition process utilized the capital structure of the Company and the assets and liabilities of PIHL were recorded at historical cost. The transaction was recorded as a recapitalization of PIHL and thus was reflected retrospectively in PIHL’s historical financial statements. Although PIHL was deemed to be the accounting acquirer for financial accounting and reporting purposes, the legal status of PIHL as the surviving company did not change.

 

F-8

 

 

PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

1.Organization and Business Background - Continued

 

Under the reverse acquisition accounting, the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company for the periods prior to December 16, 2010 were those of PIHL and its subsidiaries. Since PIHL was deemed as accounting acquirer, PIHL’s fiscal year replaced the Company’s fiscal year. The fiscal year end changed from October 31 to April 30. The financial statements of the Company reflected the aforementioned Merger Transaction in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity through a line of “Recapitalization in connection with the reverse merger” to present the net assets of the Company as of December 16, 2010. The net assets of the Company as of December 16, 2010 were as follows:

 

Net assets acquired:  HK$ 
     
Cash   58,160 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (1,524)
      
    56,636 

 

On April 30, 2011, the Parties entered into an amendment to the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement to remove the provisions of Earnout Shares and issued an aggregate of 7,486,845 ordinary shares of the Company to the PIHL Shareholders on April 30, 2011.

 

Purchase of securities by the issuer

 

Prior to November 2011, the Company had no plans or programs for the purchase of its outstanding securities. However, in connection with the Merger, holders of 2,615,732 of the Company public shares elected to exercise their conversion rights (for a description of these rights, see the IPO Prospectus and the Merger Proxy Statement) and, upon the closing of the Merger, such shares were converted into an average U.S. $10.30 (including proceeds that were originally to be from a letter of credit provided by Cohen & Company Securities, LLC but were ultimately paid by Company) in cash and were cancelled. Under Cayman Islands law, such conversions are technically considered “repurchases.”

 

In November 2011, the board of directors of Company approved a U.S.$5 million share repurchase program expiring initially in June 2012 but which was extended twice through December 2013 and expanded to cover publicly held warrants (“2011 Repurchase Program”). Under the 2011 Repurchase Program, the Company was permitted to make repurchases of ordinary shares and publicly held warrants from time to time in open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing of repurchases under this program was dependent on a variety of factors, including price and market conditions prevailing from time to time. The 2011 Repurchase Program was completed on September 25, 2013. On the same date, the Company announced a new U.S.$5 million repurchase plan (“2013 Repurchase Program”) approved by the board of directors of the Company to cover repurchases of ordinary shares and publicly held warrants from time to time in open market or in privately negotiated transactions through September 25, 2014. In May 2014, the Company announced expansion of the scope of the 2013 Repurchase Program to include the Company’s units, with all other terms of the 2013 Repurchase Program remained unchanged. In August 2014, the Company announced a 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2015. In August 2015, the Company announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2016, under which period, all warrants, insider or public, expired on November 18, 2014. In August 2016, the Company announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2017. On August 9, 2017, the Company announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2018. On August 17, 2018, the Company announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2019. On August 26, 2019, the Company announced a further 12-month extension of the 2013 Repurchase Program (as expanded) through September 25, 2020. The timing of repurchases under the 2013 Repurchase Program will depend on a variety of factors, including price and market conditions prevailing from time to time, and the program may be suspended, modified or discontinued without notice at any time.

 

F-9

 

 

PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

1.Organization and Business Background - Continued

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s repurchases of securities under the 2011 and 2013 Repurchase Programs:

 

Period* 

Total number of

publicly held

warrants purchased as

part of the publicly

announced

repurchase plans

  

Total number of

ordinary shares

purchased as part of

the publicly

announced repurchase plans

  

Total number of units

purchased as part of the

publicly announced

repurchase plans

 
February 2012   -    4,000         - 
June 2012   -    60,675    - 
January 2013   -    600,000    - 
June 2013   80,000    94,100    - 
August 2013   5,000    -    - 
September 2013   -    73,990    - 
October 2013   -    586,010    - 
August 2014   547,600    -    - 

 

* Each period covers the full calendar month indicated. There were no repurchases made in omitted months. Repurchases for September 2013 and earlier months were under the 2011 Repurchase Program. Repurchases for October 2013 onward were under the 2013 Repurchase Program. As of the date hereof, the approximate dollar value of securities that may be purchased under the Company’s current repurchase program stood at U.S.$1,431,918.

 

In addition to the purchases made pursuant to the 2011 and 2013 Repurchase Programs, the Company also repurchased 1,570,000 ordinary shares held by Sun Yip Industrial Company Limited, an entity controlled by Mr. Sze-To, pursuant to a purchase agreement on December 1, 2011 at a price of U.S.$7.5 per share or approximately U.S.$11.8 million in cash, which shares were cancelled.

 

Further, pursuant to the mandatory redemption terms of an escrow agreement (as amended on December 16, 2011), a total of 806,293 ordinary shares held in escrow on account of the Company’s initial shareholders were automatically repurchased by the Company at the close of business on March 16, 2012 for an aggregate consideration of U.S.$0.01, which redeemed shares were likewise cancelled.

 

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), include the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of all subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances, transactions and cash flows are eliminated on consolidation.

 

Discontinued operations

 

A disposal of a component of an entity or a group of an entity shall be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations. Classification as a discontinued operations occurs upon disposal or when the operation meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, if earlier. Where an operation is classified as discontinued, a single amount is presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The amount of total current assets, total non-current assets, total current liabilities and total non-current liabilities are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Continued

 

Foreign currency translation

 

The functional currency of the Company is United States Dollar. The functional currency of the subsidiaries other than the former subsidiaries in the PRC is Hong Kong dollar. The former subsidiaries in the PRC have their local currency, Renminbi, as their functional currencies.

 

In the individual financial statements of the consolidated entities, foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency of the individual entity using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the reporting date, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the reporting date retranslation of monetary assets and liabilities are recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Aggregate net foreign currency transaction gain/(loss) were HK$(1,571), HK$9,954 and HK$(11,476) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.

 

Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the date when the fair value was determined and are reported as part of the fair value gain or loss. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

 

In the consolidated financial statements, all individual financial statements originally presented in a currency different from the Company’s reporting currency have been converted into Hong Kong dollars. Assets and liabilities have been translated into Hong Kong dollars at the closing rates at the reporting date. Income and expenses have been converted into the Hong Kong dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the transaction dates, or at the average rates over the reporting period provided that the exchange rates do not fluctuate significantly. Any differences arising from this procedure have been recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated separately in the shareholders’ equity.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with the US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The most significant estimates relate to allowances for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and contingencies. Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash at bank and in hand and demand deposits with banks with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

 

Allowance for doubtful account

 

The Group regularly monitors and assesses the risk of not collecting amounts owed to the Group by debtors, if applicable. This evaluation is based upon a variety of factors including: ongoing credit evaluations of its debtors’ financial condition, an analysis of amounts current and past due along with relevant history and facts particular to the debtors. Other receivables are written off if reasonable collection efforts are not successful.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Continued

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation. The cost of an asset comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working condition and location for its intended use.

 

Depreciation is provided to write off the cost less their residual values over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method, at the following rates per annum:

 

Motor vehicles 20%

 

The assets’ estimated residual values, depreciation methods and estimated useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date.

 

The gain or loss arising on retirement or disposal is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

 

All other costs, such as repairs and maintenance are charged to the operations during the financial period in which they are incurred.

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The Group periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.

 

Intangible asset

 

Intangible asset consist of acquired golf club membership. Intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The Group has no financial instruments that are measured at fair value.

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short term bank deposits, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturities of such instruments.

 

Revenues recognition

 

Rental income receivable under operating leases is recognized in profit or loss in equal instalments over the periods covered by the lease term, except where an alternative basis is more representative of the pattern of benefits to be derived from the use of the leased assets. Lease incentives granted are recognized in profit or loss as an integral part of the aggregate net lease payments receivable.

 

Comprehensive income

 

The Group presents comprehensive income in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220 “Comprehensive Income”. FASB ASC 220 states that all items that are required to be recognized under accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in the consolidated financial statements. The components of comprehensive income were the net income for the periods and the foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Continued

 

Income taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740 “Income taxes”, which requires an entity to recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for all temporary differences at enacted rates and classified as current or non-current based upon the classification of the related asset or liability in the consolidated financial statements. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion of, or all, the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

FASB ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides accounting guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest or penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Interest and penalties from tax assessments, if any, are included in income taxes in the consolidated statement of income.

 

Earnings per share

 

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to ordinary shares by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share gives effect to all dilutive potential ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding is adjusted to include the number of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential ordinary shares had been issued. In computing the dilutive effect of potential ordinary shares, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of treasury shares assumed to be purchased with the proceeds from the exercise of derivative securities.

 

Dividends

 

Dividends are recorded in the period in which they are approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Contingencies

 

From time to time, the Group is subject to claims arising in the conduct of its business, including claims relating to employees and public authorities, if applicable. In determining whether liabilities should be recorded for pending litigation claims, an assessment of the claims is made and the likelihood that the Group will be able to defend itself successfully against such claims is evaluated. When it is believed probable that the Group will not prevail in a particular matter, an estimate is made of the amount of liability based, in part, on advice of legal counsel.

 

Recent accounting pronouncements adopted

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” ("ASC 842"), on the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e., lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. The Group has adopted a policy whereby leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for in a manner similar to the accounting under the prior guidance (ASC 840). The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to ASC 840 guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. The new standard supersedes the previous leases standard, ASC 840, "Leases". The Group does not expect that adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

New accounting pronouncements not yet effective:

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 amends the impairment model to utilize an expected loss methodology in place of the currently used incurred loss methodology, which will result in the more timely recognition of losses. The new accounting standard will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2020, including interim periods within that year. The Group does not expect that adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

F-13

 

 

PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

3. Discontinued Operations

 

On April 20, 2018, the Company, via Viewmount, completed disposals of its certain former subsidiaries holding ownership interests in the newly established manufacturing plant in Kai Ping, China to PIHL for a total consideration of approximately HK$70, representing the actual registered capital injected by Viewmount into the relevant former subsidiaries alongside settlement of all accounts payable owed by the relevant former subsidiaries to Viewmount at the closing (totaling HK$258,910).

 

On November 20, 2019, the Company, via Viewmount, completed disposal of its former subsidiary holding the right to use certain parcels of land in Shenzhen together with premises built thereon to an unaffiliated third party for HK$47,965 in cash (net of all relevant expenses, charges and taxes) alongside settlement of all accounts payable owed by the relevant former subsidiary to Viewmount at the closing (totaling HK$112,035).

 

The disposals represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Group’s results of operations. The disposed entities are accounted as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. Gains of HK$141,341, HK$171,809 and HK$47,845 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, were recognized on the disposals including in net income from discontinuing operations.

 

The financial results of the disposed business lines are set out below. Based on the Group’s management accounts, the assets, liabilities as of December 31, 2018, the revenues and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 have been reclassified as discontinued operations to retrospectively reflect the strategic shift.

 

Carrying amounts of assets disposed

  

   December 31, 
   2018 
   HK$ 
Cash and cash equivalents   69 
Prepaid lease payments   1,527 
Prepayment   128 
Current assets of discontinued operations   1,724 
      
Property, plant and equipment, net   106,966 
Prepaid lease payments   13,584 
Non-current assets of discontinued operations   120,550 
Total assets of discontinued operations   122,274 

 

Carrying amounts of liabilities disposed

 

   December 31, 
   2018 
   HK$ 
Other payables and accruals   3,676 
Current liabilities of disposal liabilities   3,676 
Total liabilities of disposal liabilities   3,676 

  

F-14

 

 

PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

3.Discontinued Operations (Continued)

 

Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income

 

    For the year ended December 31,  
    2017     2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$     HK$  
Revenues     -       -       -  
Cost of sales     -       -       -  
                         
Gross profit     -       -       -  
Other revenues     16,413       16,754       14,398  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (12,979 )     (16,660 )     (8,879 )
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries     141,341       171,809       47,845  
Interest income     45       24       -  
                         
Profit before income tax     144,820       171,927       53,364  
Income tax expense     -       -       -  
                         
Profit for the year     144,820       171,927       53,364  
                         
Other comprehensive income                        
Exchange gain/(loss) on translation of financial statements of foreign operations     (813 )     6,674       -  
Income from discontinued operations attributable to shareholders of the Company     144,007       178,601       53,364  

  

4.Deposits, Prepayment and Other Receivables

 

Deposits, prepayment and other receivables consist of the following:

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$  
Prepaid insurance     744       470  
Rental deposits / prepaid rent     9       -  
Other receivables     932       1,284  
      1,685       1,754  

 

5.Consideration Receivable

 

Consideration receivable of HK$165,506 in 2018 represents the fourth and final installment of the total consideration for the sale of 100% equity interest in PIHL to SYB and SYIM. The transaction is disclosed in Note 1. The Company received the fourth and final installment of RMB137.37 million (HK$165,506) in May 2019.

 

F-15

 

 

PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

6.Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$  
Property, plant and equipment:                
Motor vehicles     1,814       1,814  
                 
Accumulated depreciation     (1,028 )     (1,391 )
Property, plant and equipment, net     786       423  

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment from operating activities were HK$363, HK$363 and HK$363 during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.

 

7.Other Payables and Accruals

 

Other payables and accruals consist of the following:

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$  
Accrued salaries, wages and bonus     40       40  
Accrued audit and professional fees     736       1,301  
      776       1,341  

  

8.Income Taxes

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to taxation in various jurisdictions including Hong Kong. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to any income tax in the Cayman Islands. The income of its subsidiaries which are incorporated in the BVI is not subject to taxation in the BVI under the current BVI law. The subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong are subject to income taxes as described below.

 

The provision for current income taxes of the subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong has been calculated by applying the rate of taxation of 16.5%, 16.5% and 16.5% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, to the estimated income earned in or derived from Hong Kong if applicable.

 

The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters in interest and penalties expense within income tax expense. The sum of accrued interest or penalties accrued on the consolidated balance sheets accumulated to HK$3,916 on the consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2019. The Company had no significant unrecognized tax benefits at December 2018 and December 2019.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2019, board of directors considered that the Company had accounted for the uncertain tax positions affecting its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and will continue to evaluate for any uncertain position in future. The Company’s tax positions related to open tax years are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities.

 

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

    Year ended
December 31,
    Year ended
December 31,
   

 

Year ended
December 31,

 
    2017     2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$     HK$  
Current tax                  
- Hong Kong     144       -       138  
- Other countries     380       2,435       591  
      524       2,435       729  

 

F-16

 

 

PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

8.Income Taxes (Continued)

 

Reconciliations between the provision for income taxes computed by applying the Hong Kong profits tax to income before income tax expense are as follows:

 

  

Year ended December 31,

  

Year ended December 31,

  

Year ended December 31,

 
   2017   2018   2019 
    HK$    HK$    HK$ 
                
Provision for income taxes at Hong Kong profits tax rate   (208)   40    (2,867)
Current tax in other jurisdictions   380    2,039    591 
Effect of income not chargeable for tax purpose   (2,732)   (12)   - 
Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purpose   1,289    -    - 
Tax effect of unused tax losses not recognized   1,795    368    3,005 
    524    2,435    729 

 

9.Net Income/(loss) Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income per share for the years indicated:

 

   Year ended December 31,  

Year ended December 31,

   Year ended December 31, 
   2017   2018   2019 
    HK$    HK$    HK$ 
Basic and diluted income per share               
Numerator:               
Net income/(loss) for the year attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders   139,895    177,974    40,849 
-       Continuing operations   (4,925)   6,047    (12,515)
-       Discontinued operations   144,820    171,927    53,364 
                
Denominator:               
Weighted average number of basic and diluted ordinary shares outstanding               
-       Continuing operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
-       Discontinued operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
                
Weighted average number of basic and diluted ordinary shares used in calculating income per share               
-       Continuing operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
-       Discontinued operations   12,938,128    12,938,128    12,938,128 
                
Net income of Basic and diluted income per share   HK$10.81    HK$13.76    HK$3.16 
-        Continuing operations   HK$(0.38)    HK$  0.47    HK$(0.97) 
-       Discontinued operations   HK$11.19    HK$13.29    HK$4.13 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

10.Commitments and Contingencies

 

Corporate guarantee

 

Certain former subsidiaries of the Company used to be granted credit facilities by various banks in the forms of import loans, trust receipt, documentary credits, loans and overdraft against various guarantees provided by the Company, jointly with others. As of December 31, 2018, the Company was unconditionally released and discharged, as guarantor, from all of its obligations under the guarantees so provided for the purpose of securing credit facilities extended to certain of its former subsidiaries.

 

Capital commitment

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2019, no capital commitment was expected.

 

Legal Proceeding

 

As of December 31, 2019, the Group is not aware of any material outstanding claim and litigation against them.

 

11.Statutory Reserve Appropriation for former PRC Subsidiaries

 

Pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable to the PRC, the Company’s former wholly foreign-owned subsidiaries must make appropriations from after-tax profit to non-distributable reserves funds including: (i) the statutory surplus reserve and; (ii) the statutory public welfare fund. Subject to the law applicable to foreign invested enterprises in the PRC, they were required annual appropriations of the general reserve fund no less than 10% of after-tax profit (as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the PRC at each year-end). These reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes of enterprise expansion and staff welfare and are not distributable as cash dividends. No appropriation had been made as a result of their accumulated after-tax losses incurred in those years. As of December 31, 2018, no reserves funds were expected due to the disposal of PRC subsidiaries.

 

12.Operating Segment and Geographical Information

 

The Company uses the management approach model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a Company’s management organizes segments within the Group for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The Group does not allocate any assets and liabilities to the three geographic segments as management does not use the information to measure the performance of the reportable segments.

 

(i)       The location of the Group’s identifiable assets other than acquired intangible asset and liabilities by business operations from continuing operations are as follows:

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2018   2019 
    HK$    HK$ 
Identifiable assets          
Hong Kong   437,081    184,061 
United States   3,646    3,646 
           
    440,727    187,707 
           
Identifiable liabilities          
Hong Kong   9,454    10,748 
           
    9,454    10,748 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

12.Operating Segment and Geographical Information (Continued)

 

(ii) Reconciliations of reportable segment assets and liabilities from continuing operations:

  

Year ended December 31

  

Year ended December 31

 
   2018   2019 
    HK$    HK$ 
           
Assets          
Current assets   439,941    187,284 
Non-current financial assets   786    423 
Consolidated total assets before intangible asset   440,727    187,707 
Intangible asset   438    438 
           
Consolidated total assets   441,165    188,145 
           
Liabilities          
Liabilities excluding tax liabilities   776    1,341 
Tax liabilities   8,678    9,407 
           
Consolidated total liabilities   9,454    10,748 

 

13.Cash dividend

 

On June 7, 2017, the Company approved and declared a special cash dividend of US$1.50 per ordinary share on its total 12,938,128 outstanding shares as of the close of trading on June 21, 2017, resulting in payments totaling US$19,407,192 to shareholders. Such dividend was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings at the declaration date.

 

On March 29, 2018, the Company approved and declared a final cash dividend of US$1.50 per ordinary share on its total 12,938,128 outstanding shares as of the close of trading on April 12, 2018, resulting in payments totaling US$19,407,192 to shareholders. Such dividend was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings at the declaration date.

 

On August 17, 2018, the Company approved and declared a special cash dividend of US$2.50 per ordinary share on its total 12,938,128 outstanding shares as of the close of trading on August 31, 2018, resulting in payments totaling US$32,345,320 to shareholders. Such dividend was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings at the declaration date.

 

On June 7, 2019, the Company approved and declared a special cash dividend of US$2.50 per ordinary share on its total 12,938,128 outstanding shares as of the close of trading on June 21, 2019, resulting in payments totaling US$32,345,320 to shareholders. Such dividend was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings at the declaration date.

 

On November 21 2019, the Company approved and declared a special cash dividend of US$1.60 per ordinary share on its total 12,938,128 outstanding shares as of the close of trading on December 5, 2019, resulting in payments totaling US$20,701,005 to shareholders. Such dividend was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings at the declaration date.

 

14.Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated all other subsequent events through April 27 2020, the date these consolidated financial statements were issued, and determined that there were no other subsequent events or transaction, apart from the above described events, that required recognition or disclosures in the financial statements.

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

15. Condensed financial information of Plastec Technologies, Ltd.

 

The condensed financial statements of Plastec Technologies, Ltd. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Balance Sheets

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$  
Assets                
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents     248,050       152,340  
Amounts due from subsidiaries     141,396       -  
Consideration receivable     165,506       -  
Prepaid expenses     741       468  
Total current assets     555,693       152,808  
Investment in subsidiaries     -       -  
Total assets     555,693       152,808  
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     715       1,257  
Amount due to subsidiary     -       18,650  
Tax payable     7,284       7,874  
Total current liabilities     7,999       27,781  
NET CURRENT ASSETS     547,694       125,027  
TOTAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES     547,694       125,027  
                 
Shareholders’ equity                
Ordinary shares (US$0.001 par value; 100,000,000 authorized, 12,938,128 and 12,938,128 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively)     101       101  
Retained earnings     547,593       124,926  
Total shareholders’ equity     547,694       125,027  

 

Statements of operations and comprehensive income

 

    Year ended
December 31,
    Year ended
December 31,
    Year ended
December 31,
 
    2017     2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$     HK$  
Revenues     -       -       -  
Other income     5,689       16,573       6,192  
Gain on disposal of a subsidiary     141,341       165,506       -  
Administrative expenses     (5,937 )     (3,564 )     (14,507 )
Income/(loss) before income tax expense     141,093       178,515       (8,315 )
Income tax expense     -       (4,155 )     (591 )
Total comprehensive income/(loss)     141,093       174,360       (8,906 )

 

 

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PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Hong Kong dollars in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and unless otherwise stated)

 

15. Condensed financial information of Plastec Technologies, Ltd. – Continued

 

Statements of cash flows

 

    Year ended
December 31,
    Year ended
December 31,
    Year ended
December 31,
 
    2017     2018     2019  
    HK$     HK$     HK$  
Cash flows from operating activities                        
Net income/(loss)     141,093       174,360       (8,906 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                        
Gain on disposal of a subsidiary     (141,341 )     (165,506 )     -  
Change in operating assets and liabilities                        
Prepaid expenses     (882 )     312       273  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (534 )     (237 )     541  
Income tax payable             4,155       591  
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities     (1,664 )     13,084       (7,501 )
                         
Cash flows from investing activities                        
Sale proceeds of disposal of a subsidiary, net     131,686       141,341       165,506  
Net cash provided by investing activities     131,686       141,341       165,506  
                         
Cash flows from financing activities                        
Decrease/(increase) in amount due from subsidiaries     (99,060 )     223,200       160,046  
Dividend paid     (151,376 )     (403,669 )     (413,761 )
Net cash used in financing activities     (250,436 )     (180,469 )     (253,715 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (120,414 )     (26,044 )     (95,710 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year     394,508       274,094       248,050  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year     274,094       248,050       152,340  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:                        
Interest income     2,089       3,019       3,042  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITY:                        
Consideration receivable     141,341       165,506       -  

 

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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS.

 

The list of exhibits set forth under the “Exhibit Index” of this Form 20-F is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

 

Dated: May 13, 2020

 

  PLASTEC TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Kin Sun Sze-To
    Name: Kin Sun Sze-To
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
1.1   Form of Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (included as Annex C to the Merger Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
2.1   Specimen Ordinary Shares Certificate (included as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed on October 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1   Registration Rights Agreement (included as Exhibit 4.17 to the Company’s Shell Company Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2   Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2009, between Plastec Technologies, Ltd. (formerly GSME Acquisition Partners I) and its initial shareholders (included as Exhibit 4.18 to the Company’s Shell Company Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3   Form of Indemnification Agreement (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.4   Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2011, by and among Plastec Technologies, Ltd. and parties named and listed therein as Investors (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 3, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit
No.
  Description
4.5   Employment Contract between Kin Sun Sze-To and Broadway Precision Co. Limited, dated March 28, 2013 (included as Exhibit 4.32 to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 20-F filed on April 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.6   Employment Contract between Ho Leung Ning and Broadway Precision Co. Limited, dated March 28, 2013 (included as Exhibit 4.33 to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 20-F filed on April 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.7   First Amendment to Employment Contract between Kin Sun Sze-To and Broadway Precision Co. Limited, dated April 1, 2013 (included as Exhibit 4.34 to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 20-F filed on April 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.8   First Amendment to Employment Contract between Ho Leung Ning and Broadway Precision Co. Limited, dated April 1, 2013 (included as Exhibit 4.35 to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 20-F filed on April 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.9   Second Amendment to Employment Contract between Kin Sun Sze-To and Broadway Precision Co. Limited, dated December 05, 2013 (included as Exhibit 4.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed on April 25, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.10   Second Amendment to Employment Contract between Ho Leung Ning and Broadway Precision Co. Limited, dated December 05, 2013 (included as Exhibit 4.22 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed on April 25, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.11   Share Transfer Agreement (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer filed on November 16, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.12   Share Transfer Agreement (included as Exhibit 4.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed on April 30, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.13   Agreement, dated November 15, 2019 (included as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer filed on November 15, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.14   Description of Securities of the Registrant
8.1   List of Subsidiaries as of May 13, 2020.
12.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
13.1   Certification pursuant to 18 USC § 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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