RE LAI SUN DEVELOPMENT CO LTD

RE LAI SUN DEVELOPMENT CO LTD

The petition was granted because the reduction had discernible purposes, the auditors' confirmations supported the figures, and the undertakings including the creation and treatment of a special capital reserve provided adequate protection to creditors; accordingly the court made the order in the terms of the draft.

Citation
RE LAI SUN DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
Parties
Petitioner: Lai Sun Development Company Limited
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 October 2006
Case Number
HCMP1850/2006
Procedural Posture
Companies Ordinance Petition for Reduction of Share Capital / Judgment (confirmation of Reduction of Capital)
Outcome
Petition granted; reduction of share capital confirmed.
Legal Topics
Reduction of Capital, Share Premium Account, Creditors' Protection, Undertakings
Source Language
EN
Company Law Corporate Finance Reduction of Capital Share Premium Account Creditors' Protection Undertakings

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Parties

Lai Sun Development Company Limited

Petitioner

Procedural Posture

Companies Ordinance Petition for Reduction of Share Capital / Judgment (confirmation of Reduction of Capital)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed reduction of share capital should be confirmed under the Companies Ordinance
  2. 2 Whether the proposed reduction would prejudice creditors
  3. 3 Whether the undertakings and special capital reserve sufficiently protect creditors and satisfy statutory requirements

Ratio Decidendi

The petition was granted because the reduction had discernible purposes, the auditors' confirmations supported the figures, and the undertakings including the creation and treatment of a special capital reserve provided adequate protection to creditors; accordingly the court made the order in the terms of the draft.

Court Disposition

Petition granted; reduction of share capital confirmed.

Orders

  • Order confirming cancellation of HK$0.49 per issued ordinary share and reduction of nominal value of each ordinary share from HK$0.50 to HK$0.01; aggregate reduction of paid-up capital recorded as HK$6,245,560,737.00.
  • Order accepting the undertakings and directing that specified receipts be credited to a special capital reserve and treated as undistributable for the protection of creditors on the terms set out in the schedule.