SPH Notice - China Resources Enterprise, Limited ("CRE")
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Disclosureofmovementof1%ormoreinsubstantialholding
orchangeinnatureofrelevantinterest,orboth
Sections277and278,FinancialMarketsConductAct2013
ToNZXLimited
and
ToComvitaLimited("CVT")
Relevanteventbeingdisclosed:Changeinthenatureofrelevantinterestinsubstantial
holding
Dateofrelevantevent:17August2025
Datethisdisclosuremade:18August2025
Datelastdisclosuremade:26July2022
Substantialproductholder(s)givingdisclosure
Fullname(s):ChinaResourcesEnterprise,Limited("CRE")
Summaryofsubstantialholding
Classofquotedvotingproducts:OrdinarySharesinCVT
SummaryforCRE
Forthisdisclosure,—
(a)totalnumberheldinclass:4,408,736
(b)totalinclass:70,492,156
(c)totalpercentageheldinclass:6.254%
Forlastdisclosure,—
(a)totalnumberheldinclass:4,582,000
(b)totalinclass:69,731,461
(c)totalpercentageheldinclass:6.571%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: On 17 August 2025,
Florenz Limited ("Bidder") entered into a scheme implementation agreement with CVT
under which the Bidder agreed to acquire all the shares in CVT, at a price of $0.80 per
share, pursuant to a scheme of arrangement under Part 15 of the Companies Act 1993
(the "Scheme"). Thereafter, also on 17 August 2025, the Bidder entered into a voting
agreement with CRE ("Voting Agreement"), a copy of which is attached to this notice.
Under the Voting Agreement, CRE has agreed to vote all of its ordinary shares in CVT that
it holds or controls in favour of the Scheme at the relevant scheme meeting, on the terms
as set out in the Voting Agreement.
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Detailsafterrelevantevent
DetailsforCRE
Natureofrelevantinterest(s):Registeredholderandbeneficialownerofordinarysharesin
CVT
Forthatrelevantinterest,—
(a)numberheldinclass:4,408,736
(b)percentageheldinclass:6.254%
(c)currentregisteredholder(s):ChinaResourcesEnterprise,Limited
(d)registeredholder(s)oncetransfersareregistered:FlorenzLimited
Additionalinformation
Address(es)ofsubstantialproductholder(s):39/FChinaResourcesBuilding,26Harbour
Road,Wanchai,HongKong
Contactdetails:ChinaResources
C/-IanBeaumont
RussellMcVeagh
Level30,48ShortlandStreet,Auckland
Telephone:+6493678302
Email:ian.beaumont@russellmcveagh.com
Nameofanyotherpersonbelievedtohavegiven,orbelievedtoberequiredtogive,a
disclosureundertheFinancialMarketsConductAct2013inrelationtothefinancial
productstowhichthisdisclosurerelates:FlorenzLimited
Certification
I, Li WANG, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information containe
din this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure by all
persons for whom it is made.
EXECUTION VERSION
Voting Agreement
relating to the scheme of arrangement in respect of
Comvita Limited
Dated
17 AUGUST 2025
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Contents
1. Interpretation ....................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Voting ................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. No disposals ........................................................................................................................................ 4
4. Warranties and acknowledgements ................................................................................................... 4
5. Compliance with exemption notice .................................................................................................... 5
6. Bidder undertaking .............................................................................................................................. 5
7. Restriction on communications .......................................................................................................... 6
8. Termination .......................................................................................................................................... 7
9. General ................................................................................................................................................. 8
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Parties
China Resources Enterprises Limited, a Hong Kong incorporated company (company number
65068910) (Shareholder)
Florenz Limited, a New Zealand incorporated company (company number 8241853) (Bidder)
Background
1. The Bidder entered into a scheme implementation agreement (SIA) with Comvita Limited
(Company) on or before the date of this agreement under which the Bidder and Company
agreed to implement a scheme of arrangement under Part 15 of the Companies Act 1993
involving the acquisition by the Bidder of all of the shares in Company (Scheme).
2. As at the date of this agreement, the Shareholder holds or controls 4,408,736 ordinary shares
in the Company (being approximately 6.25% of the total Shares).
3. This agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which the Shareholder has agreed to
vote in favour of the Scheme.
Agreed terms
1. Interpretation
1.1 Definitions: In this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
Associate has the meaning given in Rule 4 of the Takeovers Code.
Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which banks
are generally open in Auckland, New Zealand.
Companies Act means the Companies Act 1993.
Company Shareholder means each person who is registered as the holder of a Share from
time to time.
Competing Proposal has the meaning given to it in the SIA.
Consideration means the price per Share payable in cash on the Implementation Date, being
no less than NZ$0.80 per Share.
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Control means, in relation to a person (relevant person) and one or more other persons, where
those one or more persons, directly or indirectly, whether by the legal or beneficial ownership
of shares, securities or other equity, the possession of voting power, by contract, trust, or
otherwise:
(a) has the power to appoint or remove the majority of the members of the governing
body of the relevant person;
(b) controls or has the power to control the affairs or policies of the relevant person; or
(c) is in a position to derive more than 50% of the economic benefit of the existence or
activities of the relevant person.
Court means the High Court of New Zealand.
Effective has the meaning given to it in the SIA.
Exemption Notice means the Takeovers Code (Voting Agreements for Schemes of
Arrangement) Exemption Notice 2020.
Implementation Date has the same meaning as given to that term in the SIA.
NZX means NZX Limited and, where the context requires, the main board financial product
market that it operates.
Related Party means, in relation to a person, any person who directly or indirectly Controls the
Shareholder, is under the Control of the Shareholder, or is under the common control of the
Shareholder.
Representative means in relation to a person any director, officer, employee or agent of, and
any accountant, auditor, financier, financial adviser, legal adviser, technical adviser or other
expert adviser or consultant to, that person.
Scheme has the meaning given to it in paragraph A of the Background.
Scheme Meeting means any meeting of Company Shareholders for the purposes of section
236A(2)(a) of the Companies Act ordered by the Court to be convened under section 236(2)(b)
of the Companies Act (and includes any adjourned meeting).
Scheme Plan has the meaning given to that term in the SIA.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the Company.
SIA has the meaning given to it in paragraph A of the Background.
Specified Shares means:
(a) the 4,408,736 Shares held or controlled by the Shareholder as at the date of this
agreement; and
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(b) in relation to clauses 2 and 4.2 only, also includes:
(i) Voting Rights in respect of Shares and any rights relating to the exercise of
any voting power acquired under any swap, derivative arrangement,
synthetic transaction or other contractual right or interest, in each case
held or controlled on or after the date of this agreement; and
(ii) any other Shares which the Shareholder acquires or gains control over
after the date of this agreement.
Takeovers Code means the Takeovers Code set out in the schedule to the Takeovers
Regulations 2000.
Voting Rights has the meaning given in Rule 3 of the Takeovers Code.
1.2 Interpretation: In this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires or as specifically
otherwise stated:
(a) references to dates and times are to dates and times in New Zealand;
(b) references to currency are to New Zealand currency;
(c) headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;
(d) a reference to a statute or other law is a reference to a New Zealand statute or other
law and includes regulations and other instruments under it and consolidations,
amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them;
(e) a reference to “including” means “including but not limited to” and “include” and
“includes” have corresponding meanings;
(f) a reference to any instrument or document includes any variation or replacement of
it; and
(g) no term of this agreement will be construed adversely to a party solely on the ground
that the party was responsible for the preparation of this agreement or a provision
of it.
2. Voting
2.1 Voting: The Shareholder agrees that if the Scheme is proposed by the Company to Company
Shareholders, then it will vote, or will procure that the chairman of the Company is appointed
as proxy in respect of the Specified Shares and that the chairman is directed to vote, or will
otherwise procure the vote of, all of the Specified Shares in favour of the resolution to be put
to the Company Shareholders at the Scheme Meeting to approve or otherwise facilitate the
Scheme, unless at the time the Scheme Meeting is held:
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(a) the Consideration is below the valuation range specified by the independent adviser
appointed by the Company; or
(b) the majority of independent directors of the Target recommend that the Target
shareholders vote against the Scheme.
3. No disposals
3.1 No disposals: The Shareholder agrees that, prior to the termination of this agreement, it will
not, and will procure that each of its Related Parties and Representatives does not:
(a) dispose of, or agree to dispose of, or encumber any of the Specified Shares (or any
interest in them), other than to the Bidder under the Scheme or any alternative
transaction promoted by the Bidder (or a related party of the Bidder) under the SIA;
(b) dispose of, agree to dispose of or otherwise part with ownership, control or any
Voting Rights in respect of Specified Shares; or
(c) except as required by clause 2, fetter its right to vote any of the Specified Shares.
4. Warranties and acknowledgements
4.1 Mutual warranties: Each party warrants to the other that:
(a) it has the legal right, authority and full power to enter into this agreement and to
perform its obligations under it;
(b) it has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorise the execution,
delivery and performance of this agreement; and
(c) this agreement constitutes valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms.
4.2 Shareholder warranties: The Shareholder warrants to the Bidder that:
(a) as at the date of this agreement, it holds 4,408,736 Shares;
(b) it controls and has the right to exercise, or control the exercise of, the votes in
relation to all of the Specified Shares;
(c) it controls the disposal of all of the Specified Shares;
(d) as at the date of this agreement, the only Voting Rights that it holds or controls in
the Company are those in respect of the 4,408,736 Shares that it holds or controls;
and
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(e) that it is able to assess the risks and implications of entering into this agreement
and has had an opportunity to obtain independent legal advice in relation to this
agreement.
4.3 Acknowledgements: The parties acknowledge that:
(a) this agreement has been concluded on commercial, arm’s length terms;
(b) the Bidder and Shareholder are not acting jointly or in concert and nothing in this
agreement is intended to make them Associates;
(c) other than as set out in this agreement, there are no ongoing covenants between
the Bidder and Shareholder; and
(d) the legal relationship between the Bidder and Shareholder contemplated by this
agreement will cease on the implementation of the Scheme or termination of the
SIA.
4.4 Substantial product holder notice: The Bidder acknowledges that, as soon as practicable after
both parties sign this agreement, it must provide a substantial product holder notice to NZX
disclosing that it has a relevant interest in the Specified Shares as a result of this agreement.
5. Compliance with exemption notice
5.1 Exemption Notice: The parties acknowledge and agree that:
(a) the Bidder does not, under this agreement, become the controller of the Voting
Rights attaching to the Specified Shares in any way other than in respect of the
voting commitment contained in clause 2 of this agreement;
(b) the voting commitment under this agreement relates to the scheme of arrangement
that is proposed under the SIA;
(c) the Bidder is required to, as soon as is reasonably practicable but, in any event,
within one working day after this agreement is entered into, provide certain
information about this agreement to the Takeovers Panel and the Company; and
(d) if the Bidder becomes aware that any information sent under clause 5.1(c) has
changed, the Bidder is required to, as soon as is reasonably practicable but, in any
event, within one working day after becoming aware of the change, send notice of
the change to the Takeovers Panel and the Company.
6. Bidder undertaking
6.1 Bidder undertaking: The Bidder confirms to the Shareholder that, at the time of the entry into
this agreement by all parties, the SIA and Scheme Plan contemplate that in respect of the
4,408,736 Shares held or controlled by the Shareholder as at the date of this agreement, and
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any other Shares which the Shareholder acquires or gains control over after this agreement is
entered into, the Shareholder will, subject to the implementation of the Scheme, receive the
Consideration. The Bidder also confirms that if a higher consideration per Share is offered by
the Bidder in the future under the Scheme, the Shareholder will receive it in respect of the
Shares referred to above.
6.2 Reliance by Shareholder: The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that the Shareholder is
entering into this agreement in reliance upon the Bidder's undertaking in clause 6.1.
7. Restriction on communications
7.1 No shop restriction: The Shareholder must not, and must procure that each of its Related
Parties and, when acting on its behalf (and not in any other capacity), its Representatives does
not, prior to termination of this agreement, directly or indirectly:
(a) solicit, invite, encourage, initiate or otherwise seek to procure any Competing
Proposal or any other offer, proposal, expression of interest, enquiry, negotiation or
discussion with any third party in relation to, or for the purpose of, or that may
reasonably be expected to encourage or lead to, a Competing Proposal; or
(b) assist, encourage, procure or induce any person to do any of the things referred to
in clause 7.1(a) on its behalf.
7.2 No talk restriction: The Shareholder must not, and must procure that each of its Related
Parties and, when acting on its behalf (and not in any other capacity), its Representatives does
not, prior to termination of this agreement, directly or indirectly:
(a) enter into, permit, continue or participate in, negotiations or discussions with any
third party in relation to a Competing Proposal or for the purpose of or that may
reasonably be expected to encourage or lead to a Competing Proposal; or
(b) assist, encourage, procure or induce any person to do any of the things referred to
in clause 7.2(a) on its behalf.
7.3 Non-disparagement: The Shareholder must not, and must use reasonable endeavours to
procure that each of its Related Parties does not, prior to termination of this agreement, take
any action or make any statement to any third party or to the general public that is disparaging
or reflects negatively on the Company, the Bidder, their respective Associates or the Scheme.
For the purposes of this clause 7.3, a “statement” includes both oral and written statements
in all mediums (including statements published on the internet).
7.4 Competing proposals: For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this clause 7 limits, alters, or
otherwise affects the Company’s ability to deal with a Competing Proposal in accordance with
clause 13 of the SIA.
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8. Termination
8.1 Automatic termination: This agreement will automatically terminate on the earlier of:
(a) the date on which the resolution to approve the Scheme is declared by the Company
as having been passed at the Scheme Meeting by the requisite thresholds ordered
by the Court under orders applicable to the Scheme Meeting; and
(b) the date on which the SIA is terminated in accordance with its terms, with effect from
the time of such termination.
8.2 Termination by Bidder: If required (in the reasonable opinion of the Bidder) in order for the
Scheme to become Effective, the Bidder may terminate this agreement at any time by written
notice to the Shareholder.
8.3 Shareholder termination: Subject to clause 8.5, the Shareholder may terminate this
agreement by written notice to the Bidder if:
(a) the SIA or the Scheme Plan in the form attached to the SIA is amended or varied; or
(b) any rights or obligations under the SIA or the Scheme Plan in the form attached to
the SIA are waived by the Bidder,
and the result of such amendment, variation or waiver:
(c) is to reduce the Consideration;
(d) is to change the form of the Consideration payable to Shareholders;
(e) is to defer payment of all or part of the Consideration to Shareholders to a date which
is after the Implementation Date;
(f) is to impose additional conditionality on the Scheme which materially adversely
affects the benefit of the Scheme for the Shareholders as a whole; or
(g) otherwise materially adversely affects the benefit of the Scheme for the
Shareholders as a whole,
where the Shareholder's prior written consent (acting reasonably) has not been obtained to
such amendment, variation or waiver.
8.4 Effect of termination: If this agreement is terminated under clauses 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3:
(a) except for this clause 8.4, this agreement has no further force and effect; and
(b) the parties will otherwise be released from their obligations under this agreement
and no party will have any claim against any other party arising under or in
connection with such termination, except in respect of any breach occurring before
termination.
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8.5 Notice: The Shareholder may not exercise its right to terminate this agreement under clause
8.3 unless:
(a) where the matter giving rise to the entitlement to terminate is capable of being
remedied or cured, the Shareholder has first given the Bidder 48 hours’ prior written
notice of their intention to terminate and the Bidder has not remedied or cured the
matter within that 48 hour period; or
(b) the matter giving rise to the entitlement to terminate is not capable of being
remedied or cured.
9. General
9.1 Notices:
(a) Each notice or other communication under this agreement is to be made in writing
and sent electronically to the addressee at the email address, and marked for the
attention of the person or office holder, from time to time designated for the purpose
by the addressee to the other parties. The initial email address and relevant person
or office holder of each party is set out in clause 9.1(c) of this agreement.
(b) No notice of other communication is to be effective until received. A communication
will, however, be deemed to be received by the addressee on the Business Day on
which the email was despatched or, if despatched after 5.00 p.m. (in the place of
receipt) on a Business Day, on the next Business Day (in the place of receipt) after
the date of despatch provided in each case the computer system used to transmit
the communication:
(i) has received an acknowledgement of receipt to the email address of the
person transmitting the communication; or
(ii) has not generated a record that the communication has failed to be
transmitted.
(c) The initial address details of each party are as set out below:
(i) the Shareholder at:
Email: wangli743@cre.com.hk
Attention: Li Wang
(ii) the Bidder at:
Email: mark.stewart@masthead.co.nz
Attention: Mark Stewart
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With a copy (which does not constitute notice) to:
Email: Michael.Pritchard@MayneWetherell.com /
Callum.Bailey@maynewetherell.com
Attention: Michael Pritchard / Callum Bailey
9.2 Compliance with applicable laws: Nothing in this agreement requires any party to do any act,
matter or thing in contravention of the Takeovers Code (except as permitted by the Exemption
Notice), the Exemption Notice or the conditions attaching thereto, the Commerce Act 1986,
the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 or the Companies Act.
9.3 Variation and waiver:
(a) This agreement may only be varied in writing signed by the parties.
(b) No waiver of any breach, or failure to enforce any provision, of this agreement at any
time by the Bidder or the Shareholder will in any way affect, limit or waive that party’s
right thereafter to enforce and compel strict compliance with the provisions of this
agreement.
9.4 No assignment: No party will, directly or indirectly, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any rights or interests of that party in, or obligations or liabilities under, this agreement without
the written consent of the other.
9.5 Costs: The parties will each bear their own costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the preparation, negotiation and implementation of this agreement and any documentation
pertaining hereto.
9.6 Specific performance: Each party is entitled to seek specific performance, injunctive relief, or
such other equitable relief, which remedies shall be without prejudice to any other rights and
remedies available to such party under applicable law or under this agreement, as a remedy
for a breach or threatened breach of this agreement by any other party.
9.7 Severability: If any part of this agreement is held by any court or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such determination will not impair
the enforceability of the remaining parts of this agreement, which will remain in full force, and
such provision will be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid
and enforceable.
9.8 Entire agreement: This agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
(express and implied) between the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement and
supersedes and cancels all previous agreements and understandings between the parties
relating thereto, whether written or oral.
9.9 Counterparts: This agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including
electronic copies), each of which is deemed an original and all of which together constitute
one and the same agreement. This agreement will be effective upon the exchange by
electronic means of executed counterparts. The parties consent to the use of DocuSign or
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other method of electronic signature as a method to execute this agreement or any document
or notice relating to this agreement.
9.10 Governing law: This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, New
Zealand law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand
courts.
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Execution Page
Bidder
Signed by FLORENZ LIMITED by:
Signature of director
Mark Stewart
Name of director
Docusign Envelope ID: 622388F4-20E5-464F-9082-03FC982C8978
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