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WISDOM SPORTS GROUP
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1661)
VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT ON ARBITRATION AND
LITIGATION INVOLVING SUBSIDIARIES
This announcement is made by Wisdom Sports Group (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") on a voluntary basis to keep its shareholders (the "Shareholders") and potential investors informed of the latest business development of the Group.
Reference is made to the announcements of the Company dated 5 July 2018 and 7 December 2018 (collectively the "Announcements"). Unless otherwise stated, capitalized terms used herein shall denote the same meanings as those defined in the Announcements. The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") wish to inform the Shareholders and potential investors that several
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subsidiaries of the Company recently commenced and/or initiated legal proceedings against the Arena Company, three of which were arbitration proceedings and two of which were litigation proceedings (collectively, the "Proceedings"). Further details of the Proceedings are set out below:-
Amount of claim | |||||
(including corresponding | Progress of | ||||
Arbitration | Background information | interests and legal/arbitration | arbitration/ | ||
Plaintiff/applicant | or litigation | Venue | of arbitration/litigation | costs) | litigation |
Wisdom Sports Entertainment | Arbitration | Beijing Arbitration | Dispute in relation to a loan of |
(Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.* (智美 | Commission | RMB3.0 million (note) | |
體育文化(浙江)有限公司) | |||
(formerly known as | |||
Wisdom Events Operation | |||
and Management (Zhejiang) | |||
Co., Ltd.* (智美賽事營運 | |||
管理(浙江)有限公司)) | |||
Auto Culture Group Holdings | Arbitration | Beijing Arbitration | Dispute in relation to a loan of |
Limited (suing on behalf of | Commission | RMB15.0 million with | |
Wisdom Sports | annual interest rate of 4% | ||
Development (Shenzhen) | (note) | ||
Co., Ltd.* (智美體育發展 | |||
(深圳)有限公司), which | |||
was de-registered on 5 | |||
November 2019) | |||
Beijing Wisdom Sports Industry | Arbitration | Beijing Arbitration | Dispute in relation to a payment |
Co., Ltd.* (北京智美體育 | Commission | on behalf of approximately | |
產業有限公司) | RMB10.4 million (note) | ||
Shenzhen Wisdom Sports | Litigation | Shenzhen Futian People's | Contractual dispute in relation to |
Industry Co., Ltd.* (深圳 | Court* (深圳市福田區 | capital increase of | |
智美體育產業有限公司) | 人民法院) | approximately RMB40.0 | |
million in the Arena | |||
Company | |||
Jiangxi Wisdom Sports Culture | Litigation | Jiangxi Fuzhou Linchuan | Contractual dispute involving |
Co., Ltd.* (江西維世德 | People's Court* (江西 | purchase of advertisement | |
體育文化有限公司) | 撫州市臨川區人民 | services for RMB7.0 million | |
法院) |
Return of loan of RMB3.0 | Commenced |
million and arbitration | proceedings |
costs |
Return of loan of RMB15.0 | Commenced |
million with interests and | proceedings |
arbitration costs |
Return of payment on behalf of | Commenced |
approximately RMB10.4 | proceedings |
million and arbitration | |
costs | |
Return of investment | Commenced |
prepayment of RMB1.74 | proceedings |
million and legal costs | |
Return of advertisement | Initiated |
services prepayment of | proceedings |
RMB6.4 million and legal | |
costs |
Note: The respective loans and the payment on behalf were included and formed part of Shenzhen Wisdom's investment in the Arena Company
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Currently, all business operations of the Company remain normal. The Company will take all appropriate measures to protect the rights and interests of the Company. Further announcement(s) will be made regarding any significant developments in relation to the Proceedings as and when appropriate.
By Order of the Board
Wisdom Sports Group
Ren Wen
Chairlady and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 11 February 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Ms. Ren Wen, Mr. Sheng Jie, Mr. Song Hongfei and Ms. Hao Bin; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. Chen Zhijian, Mr. Ip Kwok On Sammy and Mr. Jin Guoqiang.
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