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Adjustment of conversion price
  • 3 Sept 2010

    PEARLDELTA GROUP LTD v. HUGE WINNERS INTERNATIONAL LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    PEARLDELTA GROUP LTD v. HUGE WINNERS INTERNATIONAL LTD AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV105/2010

    The Court held that clause 7 adjustments to the Conversion Price could not be applied because NPAT had not been properly determined and certified in accordance with the SIA (audit committee had not adopted the accounts; the RSM report contained disclaimers) and because a negative NPAT cannot produce a lawful multiplicative reduction under the clause. The plaintiff therefore was not entitled to the adjusted Conversion Price or 10 million shares. The plaintiff was only entitled to redemption under formula (i) (12% IRR), the parties having agreed the relevant calculation basis and having effecti…