BEIJING, July 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:
HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company") today announced that it has
been informed by Ascendent Capital Partners ("Ascendent") that a
buyer controlled by Ascendent has obtained all the PRC approvals
required to be obtained by the buyer to complete the merger
transaction with the Company.
The transaction will close upon satisfaction or waiver of all
closing conditions in accordance with the merger agreement,
including, among other things, (i) the satisfaction of the
conditions that the aggregate amount of net cash of the Company and
its subsidiaries exceed a certain amount and a certain amount of
cash deposits are maintained in deposit accounts by certain of the
Company's subsidiaries, which the Company does not currently
foresee issues in satisfying and (ii) the waiver by the buyer of
the condition that holders of no more than 10% of the Company's
total issued and outstanding ordinary shares have validly served
and not validly withdrawn a notice of dissent under Section 179 of
the BVI Business Companies Act. Upon the consummation of the
transaction, the Company's ordinary shares will be delisted from
the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Ascendent and the Company are
working to close the transaction expeditiously.
About Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.
Hollysys is a leading automation control system solutions
provider in China, with overseas
operations in eight other countries and regions throughout
Asia. Leveraging its proprietary
technology and deep industry know-how, Hollysys empowers its
customers with enhanced operational safety, reliability,
efficiency, and intelligence which are critical to their
businesses. Hollysys derives its revenues mainly from providing
integrated solutions for industrial automation and rail
transportation. In industrial automation, Hollysys delivers the
full spectrum of automation hardware, software, and services
spanning field devices, control systems, enterprise manufacturing
management and cloud-based applications. In rail transportation,
Hollysys provides advanced signaling control and SCADA (Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition) systems for high-speed rail and urban
rail (including subways). Founded in 1993, with technical expertise
and innovation, Hollysys has grown from a research team
specializing in automation control in the power industry into a
group providing integrated automation control system solutions for
customers in diverse industry verticals. As of June 30, 2023, Hollysys had cumulatively carried
out more than 45,000 projects for approximately 23,000 customers in
various sectors including power, petrochemical, high-speed rail,
and urban rail, in which Hollysys has established leading market
positions.
About Ascendent Capital Partners
Ascendent Capital Partners, headquartered in Hong Kong, is a private equity investment
management firm managing assets for global institutional investors,
including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, pensions and
foundations.
Ascendent has successfully led and executed a large number of
innovative and ground-breaking private equity investments,
generating strong risk-adjusted returns for investors and business
growth for our portfolio companies. Ascendent has established a
consistent track record in providing advice and solution capital to
entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams, building
long-lasting relationships through in-depth collaboration. For
additional information about Ascendent, please visit Ascendent's
website at www.ascendentcp.com.
Safe Harbor Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact included
herein are "forward-looking statements," including statements
regarding the ability of the Company to achieve its commercial
objectives; the business strategy, plans and objectives of the
Company; growth in financial and operational performance of the
Company; and any other statements of non-historical information.
These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "will," "expects,"
"anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes,"
"estimates," "target," "confident," or similar expressions involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking
statements, based upon the current beliefs and expectations of
Hollysys' management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which
could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking
statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they
do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these
expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors,
including those discussed in the Company's reports that are filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its
website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements
attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than
as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume
a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
Contact Information
Company Contact:
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.
www.hollysys.com
+8610-5898-1386
investors@hollysys.com
Media Contacts (Hong Kong and
New York):
Brunswick Group
hollysys@brunswickgroup.com
Daniel Del Re (Hong Kong)
ddelre@brunswickgroup.com
+852 9255 5136
Libby Lloyd (New York)
llloyd@brunswickgroup.com
+1 347 283 3871
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