Exhibit 99.1
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This announcement is for information purpose only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities of the Company in Hong Kong, the United States or elsewhere, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or invitation to subscribe for securities, and is provided for information only. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession the information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the laws of any such jurisdictions. Securities referred to in this announcement have not been issued, registered in accordance with any securities laws and regulations or allowed to be offered to public or to circulate in Hong Kong, the United States, or elsewhere. No representation is made that any such securities will be issued or so registered or allowed to be offered to the public or circulated in Hong Kong, the United States or elsewhere. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer and that will contain detailed information about the issuer and its management, as well as financial statements.
GRAPHEX GROUP LIMITED
烯 石 電 動 汽 車 新 材 料 控 股 有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 6128)
COMPLETION OF
ISSUE OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE
Reference is made to the announcement of Graphex Group Limited (the “Company”) dated 20 June 2024 (the “Announcement”) in relation to the issue of new shares under general mandate. Unless the context requires otherwise, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Announcement.
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COMPLETION OF ISSUE OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE
The Board is pleased to announce that the Conditions set out in the Subscription Agreement have been fulfilled and Completion took place on 28 June 2024.
A total of 43,689,383 new Shares are allotted and issued under the Subscription, represent approximately 4.71% of the existing issued share capital of the Company immediately before Completion and approximately 4.50% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the allotment and issue of the 43,689,383 new Shares immediately upon the Completion.
Although the Subscription will not generate any proceeds for the Company in terms of cash but they will set off and eliminate liability in the sum of HK$5,461,000 owing by the Company to the Subscriber and improve the overall liquidity of the Company.
EFFECTS ON SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY
The shareholding structure of the Company (i) immediately before Completion; and (ii) immediately upon Completion and as at the date of this announcement is as follows:
| Immediately upon Completions and as at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders | Immediately before Completion | the date of this announcement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Ordinary Shares | Approx. % | Number of Preference Shares | Approx. % | Number of Ordinary Shares | Approx. % | Number of Preference Shares | Approx. % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chan Yick Yan Andross (Note 1) | 97,930,887 | 10.56 | — | — | 97,930,887 | 10.08 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PBLA Limited | 75,123,669 | 8.10 | — | — | 75,123,669 | 7.74 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lau Hing Tat Patrick (Note 2) | 55,215,444 | 5.95 | — | — | 55,215,444 | 5.69 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tycoon Partners Holdings Limited (Note 3) | 38,632,000 | 4.17 | 323,657,534 | 100 | 38,632,000 | 3.98 | 323,657,534 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subscriber | — | — | — | — | 43,689,383 | 4.50 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public Ordinary Shareholders | 660,545,379 | 71.22 | — | — | 660,545,379 | 68.01 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 927,447,379 | 100 | 323,657,534 | 100 | 971,136,762 | 100 | 323,657,534 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes:
| 1. | Mr. Chan Yick Yan Andross, an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, holds 4,214,000 Ordinary Shares by himself and 93,716,887 Ordinary Shares through CYY Holdings Limited, a company wholly owned by him. |
| 2. | Mr. Lau Hing Tat Patrick, the Chairman and an Executive Director of the Company, holds 9,212,000 Ordinary Shares by himself and 46,003,444 Ordinary Shares through LSBJ Holdings Limited, a company wholly owned by him. |
| 3. | The number of ordinary shares is based on the latest disclosure of interests filing on HKEX website. |
| 4. | The above percentage figures are subject to rounding adjustments. |
By order of the Board Graphex Group Limited Lau Hing Tat Patrick | |
| Chairman |
Hong Kong, 28 June 2024
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Lau Hing Tat Patrick, Mr. Chan Yick Yan Andross and Mr. Qiu Bin; the non-executive Director is Mr. Ma Lida; and the independent non-executive Directors are Ms. Tam Ip Fong Sin, Mr. Wang Yuncai, Mr. Liu Kwong Sang and Mr. Tang Zhaodong.
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