FUJIAN, China, April 16, 2014 -- Exceed Company Ltd. (EDS) ("Exceed" or the "Company"), one of the leading domestic sportswear brands in China,
today announced that it has adjourned its extraordinary general meeting
of shareholders that was called to authorize and approve the proposed
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated December 2, 2013,
by and among the Company, Pan Long Company Limited ("Parent"), an
exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of
the Cayman Islands
and wholly owned by Mr. Shuipan Lin ("Mr. Lin"), the Company's Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, and Pan Long Investment Holdings Limited
("Merger Sub"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
Mr.
Lin has advised the Company that he requires additional time to obtain
his contemplated financing for the pending transaction. Apart from the
motion to adjourn, no other business was conducted at the extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders on April 16, 2014.
The resolutions set out in the notice of the extraordinary general meeting dated March 21, 2014
will be considered and voted on at such time as the adjourned
extraordinary general meeting is resumed.
The Company intends to resume
the adjourned extraordinary general meeting of shareholders as soon as
practicable following confirmation from Mr. Lin that financing is on
deposit in an account outside of the People's Republic of China
and available at the closing of the transaction, and Mr. Lin has
further advised the Company that he expects this will not be later than May 31, 2014.
The Company will give notice to shareholders of the date on which the
adjourned extraordinary general meeting will be resumed as soon as a
date is selected, and in any event not less than seven calendar days
prior to such resumed meeting.
About Exceed Company Ltd.
Exceed
Company Ltd. designs, develops, and engages in wholesale of footwear,
apparel and accessories under its own brand, XIDELONG, in China. Since it began operations in 2002, Exceed has targeted its growth on the consumer markets in second and third-tier cities in China.
Exceed has three principal categories of products: (i) footwear, which
comprises running, leisure, basketball, skateboarding, and canvas
footwear, (ii) apparel, which mainly comprises sports tops, pants,
jackets, track suits, and coats, and (iii) accessories, which mainly
comprise bags, socks, hats and caps. Exceed Company Ltd. currently
trades on NASDAQ under the symbol "EDS."
Forward-Looking Statements
This
announcement contains forward-looking statements that are based on our
current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about us
and our industry. All statements other than statements of historical
fact in this form are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will",
"expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "plan", "believe", "is/are likely
to" or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements
involve various risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements
made in this announcement relate only to events, including the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement described above, or
information as of the date on which this announcement is published. We
undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date this announcement is
published or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations / Exceed Company Ltd./ Vivien Tai / +852 3975-8116 / ir@xdlong.cn
SOURCE Exceed Company Ltd.
http://www.ir.xdlong.cn
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