晶元光電 2020/06/18
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1.Type of merger/acquisition (e.g.merger, consolidation, spin-off
,acquisition, or receiving assignment of shares):Share exchange
2.Date of occurrence of the event:2020/06/18
3.Names of companies participating in the merger (e.g.name of the
other company participating in the merger or consolidation, newly
established company in a spin-off, acquired company, or company
whose shares are taken assignment of):
Epistar Corporation
Lextar Electronics Corporation (hereafter, ”Lextar”)
4.Counterparty (e.g.name of the other company participating in
the merger or consolidation, company taking assignment of the
spin-off, or counterparty to the acquisition or assignment of shares):
A investment holding Co., Ltd.
(The name of the newly established holding company is to be determined.;
hereafter, the “Newly Established Holding Company”)
5.Relationship between the counterparty and the Company (investee
company in which the Company has re-invested and has shareholding
of XX%), and explanation of the reasons for the decision to acquire,
or take assignment of the shares of, an affiliated enterprise or
related person, and whether it will affect shareholders' equity:
Non-Related
6.Purpose/objective of the merger/acquisitionation:
With this share exchange case, the Newly Established Holding Company
will strive to become a transnational investment platform in III-V
Compound Semiconductor industry. In addition to continuing to invest
in the existing businesses of the two companies, it will strengthen
its investment in Mini/Micro-LED displays, smart sensing and advanced
technologies in the fields of III-V Compound Semiconductor
microelectronic element to enhance international competitiveness.
7.Anticipated benefits of the merger/acquisition:
The Company and Lextar implement resources integration, professional
division of work and collaborative cooperation to share the synergy.
The synergy of this cooperation includes:
(1) The Company and Lextar will integrate resources and implement
professional division of work. The Company focuses on the upperstream
and midstream, and Lextar becomes one of the important customers of
the Company. Lextar focuses on the downstream, and the Company becomes
one of important suppliers of Lextar.
(2) Focusing on the development blueprint of products and technologies and
the application of resources, it can accelerate from the Research and
development to mass production, avoid repeated investment, reduce
costs and maximize the benefits.
(3) Accelerate the expansion of Mini/Micro-LED application to make the
customers, suppliers and consumers share the benefits of resource
integration.
In the future, the Company and Lextar will jointly create a new milestone
in II-V Compound Semiconductor industry and its applications through this
cooperation.
8.Effect of the merger or consolidation on net worth per share and
earnings per share:
The comprehensive effect resulting from this share exchange is expected to
have the positive impact to the Newly Established Holding Company's net
value per share and earnings per share.
9.Share exchange ratio and basis of its calculation:
The share exchange transaction will be exchanged 0.5 common share of the
Newly Established Holding Company for 1 common share of the Company and
0.275 common share of the Newly Established Holding Company for 1 common
share of Lextar, and the Newly Established Holding Company will acquire
100% of issued shares of the Company and Lextar.
(1) The Company intends to exchange 0.5 common share of the Newly
Established Holding Company for 1 common share of the Company. The
shareholders' equity will not be impaired due to the share conversion
ratio, which is still reasonable.
(2) According to each evaluation models, the reference interval for the
calculation of the share conversion ratio of Lextar and the Company on
the evaluation base date is 1:0.461~0.597. Due to the conversion ratio
of the Company and the Newly Established Holding Company is 1:0.5, the
value ratio of Lextar and the Newly Established Holding Company could
be calculated, and the reasonable conversion ratio range is
1:0.231~0.299. Lextar intends to become a 100%-owned subsidiary of the
Newly Established Holding Company through this joint share exchange,
and will exchange 0.275 common shares of the newly established
holding company for 1 common share of Lextar, which is considered
reasonable after the independent expert issued a reasonable opinion.
In summary, the share conversion ratio is reference to the basic financial
reports of the Company and Lextar, and considerate of the market price of
each share, the net value of each share and other factors that may affect
the equity of shareholders upon mutual agreement, furthermore, considering
of the current operating conditions of the Company and Lextar and the future
comprehensive operating benefits and development conditions and other
factors, the independent experts issue opinions on the share conversion
ratio, it is considered reasonable.
10.Do the CPA, lawyer or underwriter issue an unreasonable opinion?:NA
11.Name of the CPA firm, law firm or underwriter’s company:
Top Standing CPA Firm
12.Name of the CPA or lawyer:
Richard Shi / CPA
13.The practice certificate number of the CPA or lawyer:
(2014) SFC Certificate No. 6524
14.Scheduled timetable for consummation:
The base date of the exchange of shares is preset at Oct. 20,2020.
15.Matters related to assumption by the existing company or new
company of rights and obligations of the extinguished (or spun-off)
company:Not applicable
16.Basic information of companies participating in the merger:
Epistar Corporation
Main line of business includes the research, manufacture, and sales of
upstream LED epi and dies.
Lextar Electronics Corporation
Main line of business includes the design, manufacture, and sales of
AlInGaN wafers and dies, and LED packages and modules.
17.Matters related to the spin-off (including estimated value of
the business and assets planned to be assigned to the existing
company or new company; the total number and the types and
volumesof the shares to be acquired by the split company or
its shareholders; matters related to the reduction, if any,
in capital of the split company) (note: not applicable other
than where there is announcementof a spin-off):Not applicable
18.Conditions and restrictions on future transfers of shares
resulting from the merger or acquisition:Not applicable
19.Other important stipulations:None
20.Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:None
21.Is it related to new business model?:yes
22.Explanation of new business model:
After the Company and Lextar jointly establish the investment holding
company through share exchange, both Company and Lextar will become a
100%-owned subsidiary of the Newly Established Holding Company. Each
Company and Lextar is still an independently operated company, and the
employees and customers will not be affected.
23.Transactions with the counterparty for the past one year
and the next year:Not applicable
24.Source of funds:Not applicable
25.Any other matters that need to be specified:
(1) This share exchange case, the ”share exchange agreement” and the
independent experts issued reasonable opinions on the consideration
of the share exchange, which was reviewed and approved by the special
committee of the Company's merger and acquisition (according to the
provisions of Article 6 of the Corporate M&A Law and implemented by
the audit committee of the company). And it was submitted a report
on the results to the BOD meeting and approved by the board of
directors.
(2) Prerequisites for this share exchange case:
(2.1) This share exchange transaction and this agreement have been
legally approved by the respective shareholders' meetings of the
Company and Lextar.
(2.2) This share exchange transaction has obtained the necessary
permission (including but not limited to the Taiwan Stock
Exchange and the anti-trust law authority), consent or approval
(including but not limited to a burden or conditional license,
agree or approve).
(3) Authorization:
(3.1) The chairman of the Company and Lextar are authorized to decide
and deal with the name of the Newly Established Holding Company
(including the name change and other documents in the share
conversion case)
(3.2) The chairman of the Company and Lextar are authorized to sign a
joint share exchange agreement and its amendments or additions
(if any).
(3.3) The Company and Lextar will holds extraordinary shareholders'
meeting respectively to approve the proposal of exchange of
shares and the agreement of it on August 7, 2020. The tentative
date for the exchange of shares is October 20, 2020. The chairman
of the Company are authorized to discuss with Lextar for changing
the date of exchange of shares subject to the progress.
(3.4) This share exchange case should be approved by the Taiwan Fair
Trading Commission, the Antitrust Bureau of the State
Administration of Market Supervision and Administration of
Mainland China, and any similar laws and regulations in other
countries. The chairman of the Company and Lextar are authorized
to make the relevant applications or declarations.
(3.5) The chairman of the Company are authorized to apply for the
listing of Newly Established Holding Company to the Taiwan
Stock Exchange, and apply for the suspension of the listing
and public offering of the Company.
(3.6) If there is any unresolved matters, or any terms is necessary to
change pursuant to the instruction of the related authority or
Taiwan Stock Exchange or in response to the subjective and
objective environment, it is proposed that the board of
directors of the Company or the person authorized by the board
of directors are authorized to has full discretion by the
shareholders' meeting.