BOCOM INTL (03329.HK): Buys US$12m Standard Chartered Notes for HK$93.6m

NewTimeSpace News: On 13 November 2026, BOCOM International Holdings Company Limited (stock code: 3329) announced that its direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Preferred Investment, acquired US$12,000,000 principal amount of STANLN Notes II on the off-market market on 12 November 2026 at a purchase price of US$99.386, for consideration of US$11,926,307, equivalent to about HK$93,621,509.95. The notes are issued by Standard Chartered PLC and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

The Group funded the acquisition from internal resources. Together with the acquisition of US$8,000,000 principal amount of STANLN Notes I on 27 October 2026 at US$100.948 for about US$8,075,845.33 and other note purchases between September and October 2026, the prior and current acquisitions were made within a 12-month period and must be aggregated under Rule 14.22 of the Listing Rules.

On an aggregated basis, the highest applicable percentage ratio exceeds 5% but is below 25%, making the acquisition a discloseable transaction subject to the notification and announcement requirements under Chapter 14. The counterparties were Goldman Sachs International and Citigroup Global Markets Limited, both independent third parties. The directors consider the terms fair and reasonable, on normal commercial terms, in the ordinary course of business and in the interests of the Company and shareholders.