章節 382: Chapter 382: Deceiving the Entire Hong Kong
At the HSBC headquarters, in the president's office.
Bao Yugang had just finished shaking hands amicably with Shen Bi, and they let go.
"Mr. Shen, thank you very much!"
"There's no need for thanks between us; it's mutually beneficial!"
Shen Bi said with a faint smile.
"Haha!"
Bao Yugang laughed heartily, nodded at Shen Bi, and no longer engaged in polite formalities.
Glancing at his watch and concerned that Xia Yu might have been waiting for a while, Bao Yugang said to Shen Bi, "Mr. Shen, I have a little business to attend to, so I'll head over now. Next time, we'll have a good drink together!"
"Alright, if you have things to do, just go ahead!"
Shen Bi said with a gentle smile, then saw Bao Yugang to the door.
Once in the car, Bao Yugang looked at the confidential document bag in his hand and muttered to himself, "Mr. Xia must have been waiting long enough; I should give it to him quickly."
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In the office of Jiuding Securities, while Xia Yu was chatting with Wang Qi, the phone on the desk suddenly rang urgently.
"Riiing... riiing..."
Seeing the number, Xia Yu immediately showed a look of anticipation and quickly picked up the receiver.
"Hello, this is Xia Yu... Mr. Bao, good morning!"
"Has it been finalized? Good, I'll come over right away, please wait a moment..."
"Click!"
After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu said to Wang Qi, who was full of anticipation, "Good news has arrived again. I'm heading out for a while. Please keep an eye on things at the company. By the way, make arrangements for a press conference when I return. Remember to call Huang Xizhao at Lide TV and let him know it's a live broadcast as I mentioned!"
"Understood!"
Wang Qi replied seriously.
Then, Xia Yu picked up his hanging suit and, while putting it on, quickly headed out, his heart burning with excitement.
Yesterday, not only did he ask Liu Tianci to help him acquire stocks under the name of HSBC Securities, but he also sought help from Bao Yugang, who agreed without hesitation.
Xia Yu's target was none other than the 13.5% stake in the Wharf Holdings held by HSBC!
The shares in Wharf Holdings were really quite dispersed, with no absolute controlling shareholders; only two entities held more than 10%—the Hang Lung Group and HSBC!
This was the result of decades and even hundreds of years of mergers and acquisitions or the introduction of new shareholders.
After all, every time a company merged, if Wharf Holdings could not provide all the cash, it could only merge through a combination of stocks and cash. This would turn the original shareholders of the acquired company into shareholders of Wharf Holdings.
Where do the new shareholders' stocks come from?
Of course, they are either distributed by the old shareholders according to their shareholding ratio or issued as new stocks.
This would lead to a decrease in the proportion of equity held by the old shareholders with each strategic merger and introduction of new shareholders.
Although the total assets of Wharf Holdings continued to expand and the proportion of shares held by shareholders decreased, the overall value of the equity increased, the downside was that control over the company gradually decreased.
This is why the current situation is like a loose sand!
Among the two shareholders of Wharf Holdings who hold more than 10%, HSBC is a financial investor and does not intervene in the company's management and operations. HSBC only needs to see the annual returns, nothing more.
Because of this situation, Xia Yu had the opportunity!
If it weren't for this situation of scattered leadership, how could Xia Yu secretly acquire more than 40% of the shares? The stocks were too dispersed; even if acquired, it wouldn't be noticed!
This time, entrusting Bao Yugang to acquire HSBC's shares was also to ensure everything went smoothly!
With Wharf Holdings' stock price currently low and its revenue poor, HSBC was already dissatisfied. Therefore, as long as the price was reasonable, HSBC would still sell.
Moreover, Xia Yu was entrusting the most influential Bao Yugang!
Asking Bao Yugang for help was the best choice because, in Hong Kong, if anyone had the closest relationship with HSBC and could make HSBC give them face, it was undoubtedly Bao Yugang.
Bao Yugang was a director of HSBC and the first Chinese director to join HSBC, serving since 1970, for over eight years, and also holding a portion of HSBC's shares.
HSBC, in turn, was the second-largest shareholder of Bao Yugang's Global Shipping Group!
This relationship made Bao Yugang's connection with HSBC very close, both personally and in terms of mutual interests.
That's why Bao Yugang was helping to acquire the shares.
As Xia Yu pondered, time flew by, and the car swiftly traveled from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island.
Soon, Xia Yu arrived at the headquarters of Global Shipping Group. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Wu Guangzheng standing at the company entrance. Upon seeing Xia Yu, he immediately greeted him warmly.
"Mr. Xia, you're here! My father is waiting for you in the office on the third floor."
"Alright, thank you!"
Xia Yu shook hands with Wu Guangzheng and expressed his gratitude.
Knowing that Xia Yu's meeting with his father-in-law Bao Yugang was urgent, Wu Guangzheng didn't engage in much small talk and took Xia Yu to the office on the third floor.
"Mr. Bao, I've arrived!"
Arriving on the third floor, with the office door unlocked, Xia Yu immediately saw Bao Yugang sitting behind the large central desk. Bao Yugang saw Xia Yu and immediately stood up to greet him. Xia Yu quickened his pace, smiling and saying,
"Haha, welcome. Please have a seat!"
After inviting Xia Yu to sit down, Bao Yugang, knowing Xia Yu was in a hurry, didn't engage in much small talk and directly handed the confidential file folder on the desk to Xia Yu, who immediately took it.
"Mr. Xia, here is what you requested!"
"Let me take a look!"
Xia Yu didn't bother with formalities and opened the file folder with a smile, taking out a stack of documents.
Indeed, it was the share certificates for Wharf Holdings, but there were also the share transaction contracts between HSBC and Bao Yugang!
Bao Yugang hadn't removed the latter but had explicitly let Xia Yu see it!
Xia Yu was surprised and looked up at him, thinking Bao Yugang had forgotten to take it away. Unexpectedly, Bao Yugang had a friendly smile, nodded at him, and said nothing.
It was clear that it was intentional.
Xia Yu said nothing more and calmly examined the documents.
A total of 13.23 million shares, accounting for 13.5% of the total shares. The share transaction contract between Bao Yugang and HSBC was for a transfer amount of 235 million Hong Kong dollars.
Xia Yu quickly calculated the per-share price and found that HSBC had not sold the shares to Bao Yugang at a high premium; the stock price was quite close to the market price!
It seemed that Bao Yugang indeed had considerable influence!
After reading the documents, Xia Yu put them down.
Seeing Xia Yu's action, Bao Yugang spoke up, smiling and asking, "Is everything alright?"
"Yes, no problem!"
Xia Yu nodded immediately.
"Then let's sign the contract. I'll transfer the shares to you."
Bao Yugang said without hesitation, taking the prepared share transfer contract and handing it to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu nodded with a smile and took it.
It seemed Bao Yugang had thoughtfully prepared everything. Xia Yu read through it carefully.
The share transfer contract was very simple, with only a few basic necessary clauses and no other terms, with no hidden loopholes.
What surprised Xia Yu was that the transaction amount written on the share transfer contract was exactly 235 million Hong Kong dollars!
Xia Yu suddenly looked up at Bao Yugang and said in surprise, "Mr. Bao, this price is wrong!"
Xia Yu had entrusted Bao Yugang to acquire the shares, but Bao Yugang had not only purchased them for 235 million Hong Kong dollars but was also selling them to Xia Yu for the same amount, without intending to make any profit!
This was a completely gratuitous help!
This was completely unexpected!
Xia Yu had already decided to have Bao Yugang draft a new contract to include the appropriate fees.
But before Xia Yu could mention it, Bao Yugang smiled and said, "How could there be a mistake? It's the right price!"
Bao Yugang's meaning was very clear: he truly did not want to earn Xia Yu's money!
"Mr. Bao, this really won't do. I'm very grateful for your help. If I let you work for free, I'll really be ashamed to face anyone!"
"Your kindness is appreciated, but it's unreasonable not to accept payment. How about this: I'll buy the shares from you at 300 million Hong Kong dollars!"
Xia Yu said with a look of gratitude.
In his mind, if he were to buy the shares from HSBC directly, even if HSBC was willing to sell, it would still be at a high premium, at least over 270 million Hong Kong dollars.
Who would have thought Shen Bi would give Bao Yugang such a favor, selling the shares to him at nearly market price? Xia Yu offering 300 million was about a 30% premium over the 235 million Hong Kong dollars.
Bao Yugang's generosity made Xia
Yu deeply grateful. He could not accept Bao Yugang working for free.
However, Bao Yugang shook his head and smiled, "Forget it, you should take it. I still owe you a favor!"
Xia Yu did not insist further. He signed the contract and received the share certificates.
"Thank you very much!"
Xia Yu said sincerely, then stood up and prepared to leave with the documents.
Bao Yugang walked Xia Yu to the elevator and smiled, "Goodbye, Mr. Xia. I look forward to your next visit."
"Goodbye!"
Xia Yu said with a smile.
The elevator door closed, and Xia Yu quickly descended to the first floor. He walked out of the office building and headed straight for the car.
Xia Yu's face was filled with joy. With 13.5% of Wharf Holdings' shares in hand, his plans could now proceed smoothly.
He had successfully acquired these shares without alerting the market!
Now, Xia Yu's next plan was to create a huge disturbance and rapidly expand his influence in the market!
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