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維亞生物(01873.HK)擬斥資8000萬美元收購股權進一步擴展及發展CRO市場
格隆匯 09-21 06:35

格隆匯 9 月 21日丨維亞生物(01873.HK)發佈公告,2020年9月20日,公司作為買方與SYNthesis med chem Pty Limited訂立該協議,據此,賣方同意出售其全資附屬公司SYNthesis med chem (Hong Kong) Limited的全部股權,代價約為8000萬美元(可予進行價格調整及相當於約6.20億港元)。代價可予進行價格調整,惟無論如何不會超過8400萬美元(相當於約6.51億港元)。

公司就目標公司全部股權應付賣方的代價約為8000萬美元。其中,6000萬美元(可予進行價格調整)將以現金付款方式支付;1000萬美元將由公司於完成時按發行價每股代價股份約8.955港元向賣方配發及發行約865.47萬股代價股份償付,惟公司有權以現金支付1000萬美元而非在完成日期向賣方發行代價股份;價值1000萬美元的實物服務付款將由集團在完成日期後5年內透過提供藥物發現服務而向賣方提供。集團毋須於任何一年期間提供價值超過200萬美元的藥物發現服務。

為促進收購事項及結算有關目標公司的若干外部貸款,公司(作為貸款人)與賣方(作為借款人)於同日訂立過渡貸款契據。根據過渡貸款契據,公司同意於可動用貸款期間向賣方提供250萬美元短期貸款融資,過渡貸款金額將自最後截止日期起按每年5%的單利率計息,按當時未償還過渡貸款金額的本金額計算。倘完成於最後截止日期前落實,則過渡貸款金額將不計息。

於該公告日期,約865.47萬股代價股份相當於公司現有已發行股本約0.45%及經配發及發行代價股份擴大後公司已發行股本約0.45%。代價股份發行價約每股8.955港元,較9月18日收市價9.700港元折讓約7.68%。

目標公司是一家臨牀前小分子新藥研發合約研究機構(CRO),主要為客户提供高端的藥物化學和合成化學服務。目標公司總部位於香港,並在蘇州、上海及澳大利亞均設有服務平台。公司客户收入主要來源於美國、澳大利亞和英國等,並在該地區設有分公司進行項目管理和商業拓展工作。目標公司的高層科學管理團隊由多位在藥物開發方面具有豐富經驗的國際化專業人才組成,截止2019年12月31日,目標公司員工逾200人,累計為全球逾250家藥企和生物醫藥公司提供服務。

公告稱,收購事項將使集團能夠收購專注於小分子合成及藥物化學且往績記錄及聲譽良好的成熟CRO平台,同時節省時間及避免因建立自有平台而產生意料之外的成本及不確定性。董事會認為此與集團目前的核心專長非常契合,併為進一步擴展及發展CRO市場提供良機。

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