Pansoft Company Limited (NASDAQ: PSOF) ("Pansoft" or the
"Company"), a leading ERP software service provider for the oil and
gas industry in China, today announced that the Company entered
into an agreement and plan of merger (the "Agreement") on May 16,
2012 with Timesway Group Limited, a company limited by shares
incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the
"Parent"), Genius Choice Capital Limited, a company limited by
shares incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands
and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger Sub").
Timesway Group Limited is controlled by Chairman Hugh Wang and CEO
Guoqiang Lin and had voting power over 63% of the Company's voting
securities as of June 30, 2011. Timesway Group Limited intends to
finance the merger and the other transactions contemplated by a
bank loan raised in Hong Kong, China.
Pursuant to the Agreement, (i) upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein, at the effective time of the merger,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and
in accordance with the BVI Companies Law, Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company. Following the Merger, the Company
shall continue as the surviving corporation and the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and (ii) each
ordinary share, par value US$0.0059 per share, of the Company
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of
the merger (individually, a "Share" and collectively, the "Shares")
(other than Shares to be cancelled), shall be cancelled in exchange
for the right to receive an amount in cash equal to US$4.15 per
Share without interest. As of the effective time of the merger, all
of the Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist and the
register of members of the Company will be updated accordingly. The
$4.15 cash Per Share consideration, represents a 106.0% premium to
the one-day pre-announcement price of $2.01 per share on January 6,
2012, the last trading day prior to the Company's announcement on
January 9, 2012 that it had received a "going private" proposal,
representing a 10% increase from the $3.76 originally offered by
Timesway on January 7, 2012.
The Company's Board of Directors, acting upon the unanimous
recommendation of the Special Committee consisting of independent
Board members Paul Gillis, Samuel Shen, and Tony Luh, approved the
Agreement and the merger contemplated in the Agreement and resolved
to recommend that the Company's shareholders vote to approve and
adopt the Merger Agreement and the merger. The Special Committee,
which is composed solely of directors unrelated to Parent, Merger
Sub or any of the management members of the Company, negotiated the
terms of the Merger Agreement with the assistance of its financial
and legal advisors.
The merger contemplated in the Agreement is subject to the
approval by an affirmative vote of shareholders representing a
majority of the Shares present and voting in person or by proxy as
a single class at a meeting of the Company's shareholders which
will be convened to consider the approval and adoption of the
Agreement and the merger, as well as certain other customary
closing conditions. If completed, the merger will result in the
Company becoming a privately-held company and its Shares would no
longer be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
Duff & Phelps, LLC is serving as financial advisor to the
Special Committee. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP as the Special
Committee's United States law counsel and Maples and Calder is
serving as its British Virgin Islands law counsel.
Additional Information about the
Transaction The Company will furnish to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a report regarding the proposed
merger, which will include the Merger Agreement and related
documents. All parties desiring details regarding the proposed
merger are urged to review these documents, which are available at
the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).
In connection with the proposed merger, the Company will prepare
and mail a proxy statement to its shareholders. In addition,
certain participants in the proposed merger will prepare and mail
to the Company's shareholders a Schedule 13E-3 transaction
statement. These documents will be filed with or furnished to the
SEC. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY AND IN
THEIR ENTIRETY THESE MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS FILED WITH OR
FURNISHED TO THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE PROPOSED
MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. In addition to receiving the proxy
statement and Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement by mail,
shareholders also will be able to obtain these documents, as well
as other filings containing information about the Company, the
proposed merger and related matters, without charge, from the SEC's
website (http://www.sec.gov) or at the SEC's public reference room
at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. In
addition, these documents can be obtained, without charge, by
contacting the Company at the following address and/or phone
number:
Pansoft Company Limited 3/F Qilu Software Park Building, Hi-Tech
Zone, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China 250101 Telephone:
86-531-88871166
The Company and certain of its directors, executive officers and
other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be
deemed to be "participants" in the solicitation of proxies from our
shareholders with respect to the proposed merger. Information
regarding the persons who may be considered "participants" in the
solicitation of proxies will be set forth in the proxy statement
and Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement relating to the proposed
merger when it is filed with the SEC. Additional information
regarding the interests of such potential participants will be
included in the proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3 transaction
statement and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when
they become available.
This announcement is neither a solicitation of proxy, an offer
to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities
and it is not a substitute for any proxy statement or other filings
that may be made with the SEC should the proposed merger
proceed.
About Pansoft Company Limited Pansoft is a
leading enterprise resource planning ("ERP") software and
professional services provider for the oil and gas industry in
China. Its ERP software offers comprehensive solutions for various
business operations including accounting, order processing,
delivery, invoicing, inventory control, and customer relationship
management. For more information, go to Pansoft's website at
http://www.pansoft.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This press release
contains forward-looking statements concerning Pansoft Company
Limited, which include but are not limited to, statements regarding
Pansoft's ability to expand its service offerings and maintain
leadership as a provider of ERP software and services for the oil
and gas industry in China. The actual results may differ materially
depending on a number of risk factors including but not limited to,
the following: general economic and business conditions,
development, shipment and market acceptance of products, additional
competition from existing and new competitors, changes in
technology or product techniques, the Company's ability to
successfully integrate acquisitions, its ability to repurchase
shares, share-repurchase plans, and various other factors beyond
its control. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified
in their entirety by this Cautionary Statement and the risk factors
detailed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Pansoft Company Limited undertakes no duty to
revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances after the date of this release.
Company Contact: Pansoft Company Limited Allen Zhang
Chief Financial Officer Phone: +86-531-8887-4455 E-mail:
allen.zhang@pansoft.com Investor Contact: CCG Investor
Relations Mr. John Harmon, CFA Sr. Account Manager Phone:
+86-10-8573 1014 (Beijing) E-mail: john.harmon@ccgir.com
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