Privatisation of Pou Sheng off after shareholder vote

13/04/2018
Chinese sportswear distributor and retailer Pou Sheng has announced that plans by its parent company, Pou Chen, to take it private have been cancelled after more than 10% of its shareholders voted against the proposal.

In January, footwear manufacturing group Pou Chen made an offer of nearly HK$11 million ($1.4 billion at the time) to privatise Pou Sheng, one of its subsidiary companies.

As part of this deal, Pou Sheng’s largest shareholder, Yue Yuen, also a subsidiary of Pou Chen, agreed to sell its 62.41% stake in the company. 

Pou Sheng was spun off from Yue Yuen and listed separately in 2008. 

Pou Sheng has said neither Pou Chen, Yue Yuen, nor any other related party in the privatisation proposal can propose another deal within the next 12 months.